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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1949
Page
3
Quincy Howe author editor and early TV news commentator will lecture at Greensboro Woman's College on Wednesday evening in The World Today series. Howe, Harvard Cambridge graduate, has been managing editor of The Living Age and chief editor of Simon and Schuster and wrote World History of Our Own Times. He was a top war news analyst and visited the Western and Italian fronts.
Defense Secretary Johnson faces unification woes as sailors at Treasure Island mock a Pentagon call. The gag stems from a Navy operator answering caller queries with a pun on air force and water division in Washington.
In a tale of a doomed settlement, fires and windstorms destroy the town as the creek floods and the county seat moves to Sylvania. Bryant is born into slavery and later witnesses Sherman’s march burning the Goodall home while the night of Uncle Richard’s death is marked by rustling trees and a howling hound.
Unions intend to link political activity with recruitment drives. They argue that each new member strengthens bargaining power and amplifies labor's sway in politics.
The article outlines Fred L. Karpin’s Point-Count System for responding to a two bid in bridge. It lists seven response schemes from ace or two kings to none and describes implications for slam chances and forced bids. Also mentions a legal notice about Guilford Superior Court term and a property sale in High Point, with trustee details.
William E McKenney explains bridge play strategies and bidding methods in clear prose for NEA Service readers. The column covers common conventions, hand evaluation, and practical tips to improve contract success at the table.
North Carolina cruises through autumn with burley tobacco harvests in the mountains and a schedule of festivals, exams, and sports. Asheville, Waynesville, and New Bern host fairs and dog shows while Pinehurst hosts the 47th North & South golf tournament. College football features NC State, Wake Forest, Duke, and UNC matchups across Raleigh and Durham as Southern events fill November.
HAL BOYLE notes Halloween’s shift from wild practical jokes to supervised events. He recalls apple bobbing, porch pranks, and a feared “haunted house” as kids’ rebellion, contrasted with today’s parades and painted windows. In Manhattan tenements, trick or treat survives despite changes.
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