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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1951
Page
5
Federal agents destroyed 28 illegal stills in North Carolina over the past week and seized 554 gallons of moonshine whisky and 16 930 gallons of mash. Four cars and one truck were also confiscated as 14 arrests were reported.
Washington dispatch reports 27000 Internal Revenue Bureau employees must complete a four page statement of net worth by December 1. Commissioner Dunlap expects compliance with the questionnaire detailing personal finances since 1949, including family assets and debts, loans, and even wife’s income. The move follows a House subcommittee inquiry into bureau scandals and coincides with recent resignations and suspensions. Former Labor Secretary Frances Perkins urges civil service reforms to shield tax collectors from political appointments.
Nation wide liquor buying surge as new tax hike takes effect Thursday. Retailers report sales jumps up to 360 percent with whisky in high demand. New York and Hartford see big gains while Scotch shipments face delays. FBI probes embezzlement case in Pittsburgh with 30,236 involved at First National Bank of Indiana Pennsylvania.
Longshoremen defied President Truman ordering them back to work as strikes cripple key industries including atomic plants at Oak Ridge and Hanford. Cargoes spoiled, shortages loom for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Labor unrest also affects Borg-Warner Oak Ridge plants, General Electric sites, and construction crews amid broader national economic strain.
United Nations spokesman Brig General William Nuckols says the Allies reject a wider Communist cease-fire line. The UN prefers a buffer mainly along the present front to protect United States forces. Subcommittees met 334 hours in Panmunjom with no tangible progress as both sides hold firm on lines of contact and possible refinements.
NEW YORK UP reports stock prices slumped across all departments with chemicals oils steels and autos leading the losses. The market fell over three points with many issues down more sharply as earnings reports weighed on sentiment. Trade was brisk in early hours, then steadied as declines continued.
London AP Churchill names Anthony Eden foreign secretary while keeping defense duties for himself. Eden also becomes deputy prime minister and House of Commons leader as Britain faces Iran Egypt and the Communist bloc. Churchill submits the cabinet to the Privy Council after Buckingham Palace ceremony. The wartime arm minister will also head defense, a dual role he held in World War I. Early election returns show Conservatives leading with 320 seats to Labor 294 Liberals 6 Irish Nationalists 2. five districts remain. Churchill may invite Liberal participants into a national government, potentially narrowing the Conservative majority to 31. result page eight.
President Truman remains cool to Churchill’s push for another Big Three meeting with Stalin. Officials say Truman would consider premeeting talks but doubts a summit would solve major world issues. he wants UN diplomacy and a united Western coalition to address Cold War tensions and avoid risking a failed accord.
In Cairo authorities imposed a fresh state of emergency as protests surged against Winston Churchill's election as British prime minister. Egyptian papers warned that Churchill's return could fuel conflict over the Suez Canal zone and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, while officials pledged to resist any British attack.
President Truman signaled a renewed battle with Congress next year over stronger price controls. He accused special interests of gaining short term edge and urged adequate controls to aid wage earners and business. He backed labor efforts to repeal Taft Hartley, seeking a fair law for free unions and bargaining.
L J Poisson of Wilmington succeeds Armistead Sapp of Greensboro as president of the North Carolina State Bar. Poisson, previously first vice president, assumed the role yesterday marking a leadership transition.
United Nations planes damaged at least eight Communist MiG jets in a day of air battles over North Korea. Ground actions reported near Kumsong and Yonchon with UN troops capturing key positions and engaging in tank and infantry patrols. First snow fell in the eastern mountains as air raids continued toward Manchuria.
Washington reports the United States and Yugoslavia will sign a formal aid pact supplying modern American weapons to Marshal Tito's government. Early details are minor and concern a limited American military mission within Belgrade as assurance.
The report records a high near 92 degrees and a low around 11 degrees. Today's high reached 74 degrees with the previous night’s low at 11 degrees.
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