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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1953
Page
12
A drought in 1946 devastated crops, prompting national recovery efforts. Syig party leaders restored order and shifted control to Khrushchev, who used the period to crack down on collective farming and warned agriculture and industry to correct errors nationwide.
A milk truck descending a mountain struck a parked unlit car on a curve near North Wilkesboro NC killing four men from Gastonia and Clover while the truck driver faced manslaughter charges. Names included Fred R. Chestine 23 Max Glenn Burchfield 18 H Ned Corn 20 Dennis Cree Norris 37.
Thomasville readies a sweeping paving program as nearly half of 19 miles of dirt streets will be surfaced with asphalt or tar gravel this summer. City Manager Everett W. Schadt reports six and a third miles already completed with additional resurfacing in wards three and four and plans for a Julian Avenue bridge bid within days.
Senator Wayne Morse urged Congress to investigate recent Defense Department awards to General Motors and its Fisher Body division. The Army named GM on an 285 million dollar tank and truck contract, with GM and Reo Motors producing about 146 million dollars in 2 1/2 ton trucks and 85 million of that attributed to GM.
At Syracuse on Sept 12 a spectator died and 20 were injured during a 100 mile big car race. Lawrence Syrell of Syracuse died in hospital. 15 spectators were hurt in a first lap crash when Jim Bryan spun and Chuck Stevenson’s car jumped the rail. Five drivers and a state policeman were injured in a five car pileup on the first lap. Tony Bettenhausen won in 1 20 59.
Twelve automobiles piled up in two separate wrecks on the smoggy New Jersey Turnpike near Elizabeth, injuring over 20 people, ten seriously. State police said six cars collided south of Newark Airport around 6 am, then six more in the northbound lanes, blocking the road for about two hours.
Local blood program chairmen expressed dissatisfaction with the pledge card return rate for the Bloodmobile visit Monday and Tuesday. A 375 pint goal was set for the two days and only a few cards were received by Friday afternoon. Melrose Cedalls led with 70 percent donor rate. The Armory will host the drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Donors aged 18 and older may participate, with transportation from the Red Cross available by calling 6711.
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