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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1946
Page
2
Establish the nearest fire alarm box location and provide the correct emergency contact method for reaching the local fire department. Include steps to dial emergency services and any regional call numbers or address cues for rapid response.
Certificates of incorporation filed in Raleigh list Welborn Cleaner Products company of High Point to buy and sell cleaning products with 100000 authorized and 300 subscribed shares held by J. L. Welborn James R. Butler and Jennie D. Welborn. Guilford corporation of High Point to manufacture and deal in plywoods and veneers with 1000 authorized shares and three subscribed by John A. McCain Archdale and M. L. B. Larcom High Point and G. B. Ritch.
Congress lowered 1946 surtax rates and may apply cuts to 1947 income. Withholding could start Jan 1 before the new Congress meets, forcing refunds for excess payments later. Tax officials estimate refunds may not begin until after March 15 and stretch into midsummer 1948.
A string of fatal incidents reported across the state includes nine Lemore Hannah's death in a Wilson area auto wreck, five gunfire fatalities, a self inflicted death by Mrs. Mary Ellen Hodges, a gunshot wound death of Howard Phipps in Edenton, and a Pitt county veteran Joshua W. Branch dying from gun related wounds. Four men await coroner inquest in Kennedy case, a Gastonia youth charged with murder after a rifle shooting at home.
A slipping clutch should be addressed immediately as clutch plates may suffer damage beyond repair and compromise vehicle safety and drivability.
Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals to better see his food and to help others at the table. The note mentions the ladies across from him observing his use of the lenses.
Chippewa leaders accuse the government of bad faith over signed promises and push for United Nations intervention. They demand action on fishing hunting and trapping rights, insisting white regulations restrict their living. Moose Skin, a 90 year old speaker, recalls killing a 600 pound bear with an axe and laments meat restrictions under existing rules.
ILWU chief Harry Bridges urged members to approve the pact covering Coos Bay Oregon and a jurisdiction dispute with Harry Lundeberg's AFL sailors union. Bridges said the agreement would bring substantial gains for both CIO unions and would go to members with a unanimous joint committee recommendation.
The notes explain the 17 year locust life cycle and that most birds have four toes while some species have three and ostriches have two. It notes half of Canada’s population lives south of Minnesota’s northernmost point. It records Red Boy the Derby horse dying in December 1944 at Council Bluffs Iowa and that fertilized spiders lay fertile eggs for about four years.
President Truman faces a miners crisis as John Lewis terminates the United Mine Workers contract with the government and a wide shutdown looms. The Krug led administration posted notices at all mines urging continued work and rationed coal deliveries to essential services while exploring legal action under the Smith Connally act. Local UMW officials in Milburn Va report Lewis will not heed the appeals for work.
A group of 58 Labour lawmakers urged an independent socialist foreign policy, challenging Ernest Bevin and the Attlee government. They argued Britain should mediate between America and Russia, warning of an inevitable clash between American capitalism and Soviet communism. Observers expect Attlee to win a confidence vote.
Diplomats report hopeful progress on Trieste as a possible near settlement. Britain, the United States, and France push to curb veto use, with Bevin proposing a code of conduct while Russia faces criticism for veto abuses. Byrnes meets US UN delegation ahead of big five talks.
Murray and CIO leaders pledge continued wage demands with vigor despite a Republican Congress. A 77 page report urged higher wages and lower prices to avert economic collapse. Major unions including auto steel and rubber workers commit to wage increases to offset living costs.
London contains more than 5454 licensed houses including hotels and restaurants.
The president has no set schedule during his stay this week and may fish if the spirit moves him. He is expected to rest and recover from a cold picked up on his recent Missouri home visit to vote in the general election.
LANLORDS OPA ceilings and we feel it is bet ter for them to be idle than for us to continue losing money and having them torn up by unde sirable tenants we cannot evict under present regulations. As the Texas group swung into action other state representatives at the convention were busy.
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