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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1950
Page
16
In Roanoke, Tim Hylton and his wife restore wrecked cars as a hobby. After wrecking his own car, they used insurance and 200 hours of work to rebuild it, then expanded to four more projects mainly from junkyards. They now turn junked cars into polished, higher value vehicles.
Hollywood stars join the season premiere of Theatre Guild on the Air with Rosalind Russell and Charles Laughton in Edward, My Son. Jimmy Stewart also slated to appear as radio's honored drama program opens its sixth year tonight at 8 30 p m on WWPTEF US Steel Hour.
STATE COLLEGE Pa Sept 8 1 The chimpanzee named Viki can whisper Mama Papa and cup and exchange a Bronx cheer with a listener Dr Keith J Hayes of the Yerkes laboratories said the three word vocabulary shows how a chimp learns words and the difficulty of language. The study aims to explain why chimps rarely talk even when exposed to human speech and suggests a chimp brain develops differently from a human brain. Hayes warned Viki may not become a chatterbox but expects her to learn more whispered words while voiced words may be harder.
Sanford NC September 9 Gavin L Gavin Republican candidate announced his campaign for the U S Senate at the Lee County courthouse. He attacked the federal security scheme claiming free enterprise and opportunity are being replaced by government spending and high taxes on low income groups.
London dispatch reports soap rationing implemented February 1942 ends tonight. The scheme capped individuals at 21 ounces of soap per eight weeks amid fats and oils shortages. Trade sources say ample supplies may be available unless hoarders create a run on retail stock.
The Rural Electrification Administration approved a 250 000 loan to Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp of Lenoir North Carolina for rural electric service improvements. A multicoupler device now lets one antenna feed signals to multiple receivers, useful where space limits multiple antennas.
The Halifax county health department received the Reynolds award for tuberculosis detecting X-ray surveys. Dr. Robert Young and four staff members were honored at a North Carolina Public Health Association banquet in Winston-Salem. A state radiological defense program will start with a course at Chapel Hill on Oct 4-5 for health officers.
Haircuts in Charlotte rose by 1 to 1.00 dollars from 0.73 yesterday while shaves held steady for now. The last price hike occurred in 1946 when a 10 cent increase brought prices to 75 cents.
The rural carrier Billy Hawks is praised for delivering to 190 patrons across Allen Jay for four years with minimal complaints. The 14 year old son of Mr and Mrs H L Hawks also works on tobacco farms in summer and enjoys baseball as his favorite sport.
The first American native to visit England is believed to be an Indian taken from Roanoke Island, North Carolina, by Sir Richard Grenville in 1585. The piece notes that many bath sponges are made from luffa gourd fibre and that luffa sponges are used in some insoles.
High Point Board of Realtors hosts a noon luncheon at the Sheraton hotel to observe Constitution Day Sunday September 17. Attendees include local officials, the city council, school board, ministerial association, and state and other boards of Realtors. Dr. Malcolm McDermott Duke law professor will speak on undermining the Constitution.
Washington reports a one percent decline in retail food prices in the final two weeks of August. Wholesale prices show signs of rising, potentially prompting later retail increases. Prices in stores remain about one percent above pre Korean War levels.
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