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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1953
Page
3
HAL BOYLE argues a future of self contained supermarket cities to end traffic jams. He envisions skyscrapers connected by moving sidewalks, automated homes, and floors housing schools hospitals offices and a family restaurant.
The piece outlines three main paths to a balanced cash budget next year. It notes the deficit in the conventional budget at 3.8 billion with a cash deficit of about 0.5 billion and discusses Social Security trust receipts, potential 4 to 5 billion in unspent trust funds, and risks from unemployment. It cites Defense spending cuts, possible tax law changes by April, and the slim chance of no big business downturn as key factors, with warnings from Pentagon observers.
The weekly averages show the Carolina Border Belt closing with an all time high seasonal average of 56.76 per 100 pounds on 47.8 million pounds traded, while North Carolina Middle and Old Belts posted weekly lows. Season totals reach 444,695,509 pounds at 57.60 average.
The National Planning Assn reports the U S economy could bear defense spending up to 75 billion dollars annually by 1956. It notes such spending would likely require sales taxes and limited economic controls. The study, led by Ralph J Watkins of Dun and Bradstreet, says it shows what could be done but does not advocate a specific level.
Dr. Edward J. McCormick, president of the American Medical Association, denounced the Veterans Administration policy of admitting all pauper oath signers as a threat to private enterprise. He warned VA care should be limited to those unable to pay and urged regulatory changes during a talk at the Oklahoma Clinical Society meeting.
SYLVA, N. C. Demos Woods, 57, a mountaineer, faces life in Raleigh State Prison after a judge sentenced him for first degree murder in the shotgun slaying of Griffin Middleton in Jackson County. The blue ribbon jury deliberated over two hours, recommended life with hard labor. No appeal planned.
Dr Charles Ely Flowers 64 of Zebulon becomes medical director of the State Prisons System effective November 1 replacing interim appointee Dr Charles E Angstadt. He will supervise inmate medical care at Central Prison with three full time male nurses and an assistant for records. Salary nine thousand dollars yearly. A Wilmington convict died by suicide in Central Prison Hospital after isolation for mental observation. an investigation cited insufficient medical attention. Flowers will head prison hospital services for about 10 000 inmates.
Walter White of the NAACP warned at Rocky Mount that Democratic unity on civil rights could determine the party’s future. He said Govs Battle of South Carolina and Madge of Georgia demand abandoning civil rights and restoring veto power at the national convention. White urged preserving civil rights while seeking unity, noting Dixiecrats’ price is too high.
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