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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1953
Page
10
The Brentwood PTA gathered Tuesday evening in the school auditorium for its final meeting. Mrs. R. L. Humphreys presided as grades one through three performed songs poems and dramatizations including Cinderella Indian Dance Boy and His Billy Goats Three and High Point. The attendance banner went to Mrs. Chappell's third grade.
The Overseas Club will convene Thursday at 7 30 PM at the home of Mrs J N Horlick on Saga Avenue as announced.
Aimed at older folks with itching skin the ad markets Resinol ointment as a relief for dry flaky skin. It claims the product acts as a substitute for missing natural oils, works fast and provides lasting comfort with relief from scratching, available at all drug stores.
A letter from Ruth Willett offers practical advice to a young wife after discovering her husband and a friend dated other women while hunting out of state. It urges open dialogue, setting boundaries, and suggests joining the next trip to curb his behavior rather than issuing a blunt ban.
Kathy struggles with Pete dating others while hoping to attend the prom with him. A conversation with her mother prompts Kathy to recognize her true feelings about Pete, leading to a decision to go to the prom with Boyd Taylor and to reflect on anger and love.
Mrs Paul M Jones, long patient at the local hospital, has recovered enough to receive visitors following a week of treatment. Hospital officials note steady improvement and encourage family contact as part of her care.
Minersville Ohio. David Roach, 13, told his parents he would hunt for buried treasure in the basement. He returned with a can of old greenbacks and coins dated 1873 1861 and 1879 worth about 1500 at face value. The money was found behind a foundation stone in the house once a village saloon.
The Swiss Political Department reports that in the prior year the Soviet bloc paid Switzerland over 10 million dollars for Swiss property nationalized by Communist regimes. Romania Hungary Czechoslovakia and Poland are compensating former Swiss owners while Yugoslav seizures also yield compensation. Bulgaria and East Germany have no agreement.
Emily Krahn, Chicago native, has run the American Polled Shorthorn Society for 15 years overseeing pedigree registrations and transfers. She rose from a part time role with the Short horn Breeder's Association to full leadership, learning from four successive secretaries and proving women can manage cattle affairs.
Hong Kong reports that the Chinese Communists have restricted the number of newspapers that can be mailed abroad. In the first year many cities’ papers could be sent to Hong Kong, but last year only selected papers from Peiping Shanghai and Canton remained listed. Some papers still leak into Hong Kong, allowing a limited cross section of information.
Home Minister Kailas Nath Katju told Parliament that India restricts passport issuances to new democracies in Europe and Asia to maintain internal peace. He defended the policy against Communist criticisms during the budget debate and said Indians should not study sabotage techniques abroad.
Advice on beauty makeup emphasizes fuller mouths, lipstick shades, and multiple colors to match outfits and seasons. It advocates Remod eling with a magnifying mirror, avoiding uniform lipstick, and keeping lips ends lifted for a polished expression.
Buffalo photo caption notes a father son team on the Lehigh Valley Railroad switching job from Buffalo’s Tifft Terminal yards. Donald H. Zimmerman has worked since 1911 and his son Chester, a University of Buffalo bacteriology graduate, joined in 1941.
An international congress will be held in Bruges Belgium from August 12 to 17 with participation by religious theatre groups from France Switzerland and Belgium. The program includes talks seminars carillon concerts by Belgian organist Staf Nels museum visits and an exhibition of documents on Christian theatre activities in recent decades.
SPENARD Alaska AP highway patrol answered a call from irate parents on Campbell Station Road as a wild moose prowled nearby bothering their children and dog prompting authorities to intervene.
State Public Works Director Frank B. Durkee awarded a grading contract in Shasta County for 555 thousand 555 dollars and 55 cents, noting the bid appeared like an adding machine stuck as it was announced in Sacramento.
A 124 year old Manchurian model peasant named Futsai is reported by a Red broadcast heard in San Francisco by the AP. The elder, despite age, reportedly walks 18 miles daily, retains sharp hearing and sight, and won an award for tree planting near Shinshan village in Kirin province.
Special Commissioner Charles Adams told Gov. Lee E. Emerson that the Indians offered no new evidence to support a claim to a large northwestern area of Vermont. Adams said he remains in the same position as the 1880 commissioner with nothing to act on.
Pepper the fox terrier climbs trees to chase cats in Memphis. Owners Mr and Mrs Charles Kerr say the five year old dog began tree climbing as a pup and learned to use a ladder to reach higher branches. The Kerrs even built Pepper a house and hope to give him an address for his adventures off the ground.
Foreign aid supplies imported into Formosa in 1952 totaled over $93,000, with the U S Mutual Security Agency in Taipeh noting the largest items were fertilizers valued at more than $23,000,000 and petroleum products at about $12,000,000.
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