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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1947
Page
2
Durham reports describe one of the worst traffic jams in state history after a Duke NC football game at Duke Stadium. Photographers and reporters trapped, a five car wreck blocked progress, mud slowed efforts, and fans struggled to move for hours with vehicles stuck and rescuers assisting.
State highway patrol officers worked to ease congestion around the stadium but faced many obstacles. Late arriving fans parked on highways and blocked movement, forcing some to walk several miles as others chatted with car occupants.
Cranston Williams of the American Newspaper Publishers Association condemned the ITU in New York noting the National Labor Relations Board will likely end the union's push to compel newspapers to deal with it. He predicts an effective order to stop what he calls illegal activities and says the ITU and its officers may present their case to the board. The NLRB complaint cites ITU demands for working under conditions of employment rather than a contract.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co announced price hikes of 61 percent for passenger tires 5 percent for truck tires and 7 percent for tractor tires effective Monday in Akron Ohio.
Four power foreign ministers adjourned their 13th session in London in sharp disagreement over German policy and a working agenda for the forthcoming four power talks. John Foster Dulles said the failure to agree at deputy level was not significant as top level talks would decide. Secretary Marshall, in Oxford, praised Allied unity in war but warned that postwar hazards are less clear. Molotov expected from Moscow for the main conference. Bidault to arrive after French politics settle.
Prices rise with a 35 item AP index hitting a new high at 202.26 percent of the 1926 average. Power consumption tops wartime peaks as shortages threaten 1948, the Federal Power Commission warns. Farmers foresee lower farm food prices in 1950, and Senate action on relief plans may clash with inflation and foreign recovery proposals.
Funeral services are planned Monday at St Pauls AME church for Uncle Dave Haywood a longtime Raleigh figure and personal attendant to 14 governors. He will be buried in his dark green uniform bearing 14 stripes. Survived by his widow a daughter four sons and nine grandchildren.
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip pass a second day at Broadlands estate as rain limits activity. A small crowd watches gates while the couple, seen at the stables, hope for horseback riding when weather clears, with a church visit planned at the abbey tomorrow.
Archaeologists note that ancient Rome used lead pipes for water distribution. The finding highlights the longevity of lead plumbing in urban infrastructure and suggests potential health implications for Roman citizens.
Funeral services for Private Bruce H. Ledbetter were conducted at Yow's Funeral Home at 1 30 this afternoon led by Rev R L Smith of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Interment with full military honors followed at Floral Garden Cemetery under High Point post 619 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Ledbetter was killed in action in Belgium on December 26 1944. He was the son of W S and Susan E Smith Ledbetter and is survived by his mother three brothers A D A L and J R Ledbetter all of High Point and three sisters Mrs Lacy Barb ee of Jamestown Mrs W L Brooks and Mrs Hugh Helms of Oakboro.
A verdict of suicide was returned in the death of socialite Mrs. Ana Trimble Fletcher 42. She shot herself after guests arrived at her home and died an hour later at Emergency hospital. Fletcher, wife of W Meade Fletcher Jr attorney for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, had hosted a cocktail party earlier that evening.
Attorney General Clark asked U S District Attorney Morris Fay to schedule next week for the justice department to present evidence to a grand jury. The inquiry will cover all possible charges except income tax matters. Meyers’s tax returns would be examined for any related indictments. General Arnold warned of severe penalties for false official statements and hinted at further developments.
Five persons were injured late last night in a string of affrays and traffic incidents. Jule Fagg, 50, remained in Memorial hospital with a possible brain concussion. Darrell Hackler, 20, held without bond for allegedly assaulting Fagg, with charges to be decided by condition. Frank Wilson suffered non serious injuries following a confrontation in an alley. A separate family brawl on Walnut Street sent a man and his wife to Memorial with serious head and body lacerations. Dora Ruth Samuels, 24, broke her arm in a motorcycle crash at Mill and Myrtle, while rider Homer Reeves, 23, faced charges for driving without a permit and reckless driving.
Bob Rodenberg said he competes with three other interests to purchase the J. Louis Browns in the American League and is ready to spend 2500 dollars. The Baltimore Football Colts president warned the deal might force him to operate in St. Louis for a year if successful.
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