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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1946
Page
12
The High Point area will be treated with DDT to control Japanese beetles as traps have shown infestation. State and federal agriculture officials, via the state department, plan a citywide spraying program announced this morning by Snyder, the city director of Iks.
The city plans to disinfect trees and private property using DDT as soon as enough workers are hired. About a week will be needed to complete spraying locally with costs covered. Only a small amount of beetle material was shipped to High Point, indicating few insects. Beetle traps were last set in spring, a severe season for the pest. The city will assist the state in finding workers to start disinfection. The piece also notes 50,000 building fires yearly in the United States and about 2,000,000 fires since 1900, with property losses around 15 billion dollars over the period.
Egyptian brides are pictured taking their first ceremonial bath while swathed in red veils believed to ward off evil spirits. The scene blends tradition and local customs as matches prepare.
A large roster of High Point organizations will attend the opening of the Community Radio workshop at Ray Street school at 7 30 p m. The aims are to teach program production and broadcasting while inviting public participation.
Network corrections arrived too late for schedule changes. Times are Eastern PM. subtract one hour for Central, two hours for standard. Listings show network relays and local station variations across programs and repeats through 11:15 PM with various dramas, news, and variety shows.
A rough national tally suggests around 650000 building fires occur annually in the United States, causing property damage and risking public safety. Fire departments report wide variation by region with urban centers reporting more incidents.
Dr. Mark Depp of Centenary Methodist preached at Wesley Memorial Methodist as new members were recognized for 1945-46. He urged the church to focus on saving souls now and promoting peace, warning that misuse of power could threaten world stability. About 147 new members were welcomed by W. B. Hall amid special music and a social hour.
The word sugar covers over 100 distinct substances each with unique properties, leading to a broad range of definitions and uses across chemistry and food.
About 490000 miles of casing are needed yearly for frankfurters produced in the United States. The junior colleges in the United States, 630 of them, will have a record 355000 students this year. The Queen Elizabeth is the world's largest ocean liner.
Dr. M. B. Bethel of Charlotte was elected president of the North Carolina Public Health Officers association at its convention. He succeeds Dr. Robert F. Young of Halifax with Dr. H. W. Stevens of Wilson County named vice president and Harold Parker of Forsyth County chosen secretary treasurer. The group designated Charlotte as the site for its 1947 convention.
Col Westray Battle Boyce head of the Women’s Army Corps praised the South’s wartime output as a reality of today. Speaking at the 50th annual United Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Wilmington he said historians will call World Wars I and II the thirty year war with a temporary truce between. He noted North Carolina as a leading textile supplier to the army last week. The convention ended with officer elections.
Ten youths reached 18 and registered for selective service with local draft board four. Six veterans reported back to the board on returning to the city. Registrants include Bill Leroy Alexander and others across streets and apartments. veterans named Hodgins Pope Jones Hutchinson Maness.
Widening of the northwest corner of West Broad and Elm streets to create a direct path to the Willowbrook street bridge is underway and should finish in a few weeks. The intersection angle has been removed and concrete for the base poured. Bridge construction progresses and should complete within a few months barring bad weather.
Piers are finished and roadway laid as work continues on the footbridge joining College and Broad streets to the Southern Railway depot platform. The bridge is expected to ease Main street traffic.
A historical note reports that consumers in the United States eat about 2.5 billion pounds of sausage each year, reflecting strong demand for pork and processed meat products across the country.
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