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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1948
Page
1
De Gaullists in the national assembly promised their votes to Henri Queuille, virtually assuring confirmation as premier. The move followed his bid to head the fifth French government since 1937, amid labor unrest and calls for general elections.
States Rights Democrats aim for full campaign organization in North Carolina with HQ in Charlotte and regional offices in Raleigh and Hendersonville. Phillip S. Finn of Hendersonville says executive committee and divisions for women veterans and college groups will form, with Gov J Strom Thurmond to appear in NC. Finn accuses state officials of delaying the party’s setup.
Louisiana Democratic state central committee removed President Truman's name from the ballot today in Baton Rouge. The action stems from internal party decisions affecting the 1948 campaign dynamics.
About 1,000 delegates to the North Carolina American Legion 30th annual convention plus the 40 and 8 society and the women's auxiliary arrived for registration in Asheville. Officials planned sessions on internal matters and veteran rehabilitation starting tomorrow at 9 30 a m with national leader James F O Nea l expected later. The 40 and 8 parade peaked activities at 2 p m while registration occurred at the George Vanderbilt Langren and Battery Park hotels.
Deadly gases from Hibokhibok on Camiguin Island sent about 13000 Filipinos to two southern ports awaiting rescue by ship. Coast Guard cut off island towns except Sagay and Mahinog, both crowded with refugees at risk from chlorine. General Weigel, en route from San Francisco, due to reach Manila with evacuation facilities.
In Charlotte a man described as berserk attacked a female passenger and a bus driver with a shovel at the Union Bus Terminal. Patrolmen J E Youngblood and J T Coble shot him after he advanced on them. the man was later identified as Bob Jones of Buffalo New York. The bus driver W M Wilkerson of Augusta Georgia and the woman Louis Foster of Charlotte escaped with minor injuries.
Washington reports American officials expect renewed four power disagreement over Italy’s war lost colonies as foreign ministers meet in Paris. Secretary Marshall signals US openness to a Moscow proposal but says reconvening the council is impossible this week. UN assembly in Paris set for Sept 21.
Washington report notes that combining exercise with the drug curare speeds recovery from infantile paralysis. Doctors Paul and Couch of the University of Iowa say curare relieves pain and tightness to allow muscle and nerve training, while not curative itself. A Northwestern physician cites electric stimulation as beneficial for new and long‑standing cases, with strong psychological relief and six months of six‑day weekly treatment.
Lt Gen Leslie Groves wartime head of the Manhattan Project testifies behind closed doors to the House hearing into alleged atomic espionage. He says he can reveal much about wartime duties and stresses security was only part of the objective to end the war. The committee probes Hiss Chambers fallout and uranium shipments to the Soviet Union.
U S department balance sheet shows total farm assets at 122.3 billion on Jan 1 1948 up from 110.5 billion a year earlier. Farm real estate valued 62.8 billion vs 58.6 billion. other physical assets 37.2 billion vs 30.7. liquid assets 22.3 billion up from 21.2.
Associated Press reports a heated exchange among Republicans Democrats and Progressive groups over presidential campaign momentum. CIO PAC and Democratic chairman J. Howard McGrath accuse GOP figures of rabble rousing while GOP chair Hugh D. Scott Jr. denounces Truman’s administration as a failed experiment filled with communists and traitors.
Raleigh reports 20 new polio cases today, bringing the annual total to 1,996. For the week, 104 cases vs 131 last week. Carteret records another death raising the year toll to 99. July 855, August 662, September 61. Several counties report cases as schools delay openings.
Strikes in oil, shipping, and trucking persist with 115000 idle workers including 50000 Detroit auto plant employees. CIO refinery workers and AFL truck drivers in New York and New Jersey hold out as unions seek 21 cents an hour. Federal conciliation may join talks if state efforts fail.
A commentator warns that France's political instability weakens western Europe against Soviet influence. It urges stronger democratic unity, cross party cooperation, and possible wartime style coalition to counter communism amid Berlin crisis and Soviet show of force in Europe.
Asheville biographical notice announces the death of R Frank Jarrett at 84 in Dillsboro after illness. The grain speculator poet innkeeper and philanthropist contributed to Mars Hill Wake Forest and Brevard colleges and supported the Oxford orphanage and Baptist facilities from Asheville to Murphy. He formerly lived in Jackson County and served in the state legislature.
Inspectors found 843 violations of labor and safety laws in 586 industrial firms during July. Of 32 plants checked for wage hour compliance, 14 failed to pay overtime, one did not pay the 40 cent minimum, and two firms violated child labor laws, Deputy Labor Commissioner Lewis P. Sorrell reported.
Senator Clyde R. Hoey recommends T A Uzell Jr for the post of District United States attorney in the Western District of North Carolina. Uzell has served as assistant U S district attorney there for the past three years and is backed by state leadership.
American officials rejected a Soviet demand to tighten airlift controls in Berlin after street clashes near the Brandenburg Gate. Soviet and police fire killed at least one demonstrator as Moscow raised the hammer and sickle over the gate, while U S airlift crews continued flying about 400 planes daily under four power safety rules.
Paul G Hoffman says Marshall Plan aid would be cut off to any European government that becomes fascist or communist. He dismisses France as at risk and predicts no fascist swing there while noting a dispute over Bizonal Germany's share of Marshall funds should be settled soon.
Actress Rita Johnson once pegged as Jean Harlow successor remains in critical condition with a brain injury suffered four days ago in Hollywood. Authorities have not released details of the incident.
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