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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1950
Page
16
The Eagle Department store on Main street in Gastonia was destroyed by a fire estimated at $200,000. The Spindle City cafe and the Carolina hotel suffered heavy damage as firefighters battled the blaze amid freezing temperatures and winds. No injuries were reported.
Brig. Gen. Frank H. Ox says Russia respects force and the United States must be militarily strong to be seen as a power. He cites Korea and postwar conferences, notes Russian views of democracy as state dominance, and urges rising taxes to avert a third world war.
The Community Foundation in Thomasville continues a 100000 dollar fund drive though only about 11000 dollars has been raised from individuals. The drive aims to fund a 600000 hospital addition and renovate Memorial Church into a civic center, with state and federal aid contingent on a cash local share. Officials warn the town must reach the top of the state Medical Care commission list soon and have cash on hand.
High Point Chapter No 70 marks a special conclave at 7 30 PM Monday November 27 with officers C Roberts FP and L P Magnin serving as secretary and presiding.
Police reported four traffic incidents with ice as a factor. A collision near Poole's Drug Store on Main Street caused only slight damage. Paul Sullivan's car overturned on Unity Street Extension but Sullivan was not seriously injured. No arrests were made.
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