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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1952
Page
5
In Hartford a youth, worried about his mother's illness, asked a doctor to prescribe not only pills but also a quart of ice cream, illustrating a bold grab for a chance during a medical call.
Mary Grace Megginson reports on the North Carolina Memorial Hospital Auxiliary in Chapel Hill. Volunteers perform free tasks for patients and visitors, from guiding tours to writing letters, sewing, and assisting in the Out Patient Clinic, with 73 volunteers totaling 1,084 hours in Sept-Oct.
The Auxiliary organized volunteers to manage flowers for nursing booths, a hospital information desk, and the Hospitality Shop with 21 volunteers totaling 462 hours in September and October. They coordinate with Red Cross sewing and assist in expanding services statewide under the Good Health Program.
In New York a columnist notes a decisive Eisenhower victory signaling broad public desire for change. The piece cites failures of the New Deal era, criticism of Truman Fair Deal and Stevenson, and widespread distrust of pollsters and professional forecasts amid postwar inflation and corruption concerns.
Wall Street celebrated the Republican victory with a brisk week, led by utilities, pipelines, liquors, and tidelands oil issues. Volume surged with 2,000,000 shares traded on Wednesday and the industrial and utility averages posting weekly highs. Chrysler and General Motors hit new year highs as rumors of a stock split circulated.
A grass fire near the Southern Pines circus was stopped before reaching the tents as 2,500 spectators including Gen. George C. Marshall watched a matinee. Circus owner Jack Mills, his family, and staff battled the blaze while the band played to mask the flames.
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