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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1948
Page
2
Weather note reports warm daytime conditions with considerable wind tonight and Wednesday. Occasional light rain possible and temperatures largely steady. Also includes a calendar snippet for Wednesday November 11 noting sun times and civil data.
Rep J Parnell Thomas will stand trial in Washington January 10 on charges of conspiring to pad his office payrolls. He pleaded innocent at arraignment after the indictment was filed, with delays or a shift to another city a possible factor.
The writer notes the English crown enjoys high pay and little work while hinting at future challenges. He compares royal perks to political leaders and warns that global tensions, including the Communist bloc, threaten the monarchy. He wishes the newborn prince luck but doubts his long term happiness.
The ILA walkout reaches its seventh day as 65 000 members carry on wage dispute. Canada probes longshoremen refusal to handle diverted ships and possible escape clauses in contracts. Halifax handles several diverted ships while special trains move passengers to New York.
Thomasville forms registration for December 14 bond issue election. Voters decide on a 300000 city bond for water, park improvements, street betterment, and sewers. Registration takes place at polling places on Saturdays November 20 27 and December 4 with Challenge Day on December 11.
Homer Flipin, a Surry county farmer, died when a northbound train struck the sedan carrying him and his brother Coy near Walkerton on Highway 311. Coy Flipin, a Pilot Mountain trucker, survived with injuries after being hurled about 40 feet from the wreck. An eyewitness, Reid Bennett, reported the train stopped about 100 yards up the track after impact.
France remains aligned with the United States and Britain over the Evatt-Lie letter though no comment was issued. President Mitterrand stressed France’s stance against negotiating with Russia and said Foreign Minister Robert Schuman will prepare France’s official reply to the proposal.
A navy F4U Corsair crash landed on railroad tracks near Charlotte while taking off. The sole pilot escaped with a scratched face after the plane burst into flames and blocked lines until debris was cleared. The pilot had spent the night at Morris Field and planned to resume flight to Jacksonville, Florida.
West Palm Beach Fla Nov 16 Authorities sift meager clues in the studio slaying of Leno Lazzari 48 nationally famous decorative sculptor and his wife Louise 42 found shot to death in Boca Raton their home Both had been shot twice Police Chief W H Brown called it a cold premeditated murder Powder burns suggested the shots came from not more than 12 inches Deputy Jack Simmons said nothing in the apartment was misplaced.
American occupation troops in Japan will have Thanksgiving turkey delayed by a strike on the U S Pacific coast. Their Christmas birds are en route from the east coast via the Panama Canal and will arrive in time for Thanksgiving.
Jamestown high school crowned Thelma Wilkins and Bill Harvey as fall festival royalty from 46 contestants. Patricia Hughes and Donnie Smith won from the primary and elementary divisions. The PTA raised over 1100 dollars through festival activities and a variety program featured skits songs tap dancing and minstrelsy.
The Christian Education Board of Wesley Memorial Method ists church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 in the director of Christian educations office. The workers conference with school officers superintendents teachers and substitutes will gather for the November supper at 6:00 in Wesley hall. Reverend Paul Hardin Jr will begin a New Testament study at 7:30 in the fellowship hour. Chapel choir rehearsal follows from 8:00 to 9:15. Carillon Choir meets Tuesday 4:00 to 5:00 Chancel Choir Thursday 7:30 to 8:45 Celestial Choir Tuesday 4:00 to 5:00.
Evacuation of American civilians and dependents continues as U S aid director Rogier Lapham and ex ambassador William Bullett assess China for Congress. The embassy plans Manila as the main destination while diplomatic leaders meet in Nanking to discuss safety and capital moves. First gubernatorial candidate Olla Ray Boyd announces 1952 bid from Pinetown.
Herbert Stuckey, member of the Professional Staff of the Boy Scouts of America, will visit the Uwharrie Council in Atlanta headquarters to extend regional service. He meets with council staff including B W Hackney Jr M Gaskins O L Turner and Hoke Copeland to analyze operations and plan 1949 ram emphasis and field executive progress measurement.
A playful Jamestown column shares local chatter on sports fans, a Guilford County league win, and praise for coaches Franklin and White. It notes post office changes, local miscommunications, a fall festival accident, and town progress from new water pipes to the high school gym project.
They won the first round but conflict continues in the Holy Land. Khouri cites Canada’s armistice proposal seeking negotiations between sovereign states as Arabs refuse recognition of the Jewish state. He warned talks imply ongoing dispute and unresolved legitimacy.
Elmer Swaringen of 304 West Point Avenue received nine months on the county roads for drunkenness and violating a prior suspended sentence. Judge D C MacRae ordered 30 days for new drunkenness plus eight months of the earlier sentence, with the old ban on returning to his mother's home. Other bailiffs included James Hutchens, Delmo Carter, Betty Wilson, Edward Trivett and Grayson Davis facing various charges and sentences.
Ernest L. Stahler of the Panama Canal Authority claimed a Western Hemisphere record with a 16 pound black marlin caught Sunday off San Jose Island in Panama Bay. He plans to register the catch with the International Game Association.
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