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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1949
Page
4
Public notice listing subscription rates and mailing options for the High Point Enterprise with staff credits for R. B. Terry, Robert L. Thompson, D. A. Rawley, C. W. Patterson Jr., and Charles B. Loflin. Details of pricing and delivery periods referenced.
The High Point Enterprise dated Thursday September 29 1949 presents condensed local items and notices from the North Carolina city, reflecting postwar civic updates and community events.
North Carolina sold a $50 million rural road bond at 1.5687 percent, a favorable rate amid a $200 million total issue. The cost supports Governor Kerr Scott’s plan but shows high long-term payments and heavy tax burden to fund highways and maintenance, with motorists paying much of the interest.
The piece reports 12,000 tons of powdered eggs stored in Kansas and a Chicago wholesale price above 60 cents a dozen. It argues federal price-support buying keeps egg costs high, draining in-shell stocks and swelling households’ fall and winter expenses.
President Truman accepted Sarah Churchill’s invitation to Olney for The Philadelphia Story opening. Evalyn Tyner’s piano draws Washington crowds, with Dutch Bergman and Florence in attendance. Peruvian Indiana links mention Bergmans, Emil S Schram, Cole Porter, and Ole Olsen as notable locals.
Mrs. Bergman recounts a prison break during Peru’s centennial celebration in which two jailbirds sawn an upper window, rode a ferris wheel gondola, and walked away without paying. The Economist notes Britain’s financial talks ended with bland conclusions and little critical overtone.
Henry J York, Farm Bureau Insurance representative, reports from Paris on a western Europe tour with underwriters. He describes the Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary, chats with travelers from multiple nations, visits the U S Cemetery at St Laurent, and notes Paris nightlife, tourist traffic, and historic sites including Notre Dame and Versailles. He also mentions British pound fluctuations and antihistamine trends for winter colds.
A quirky, reflective piece on friendship and love. It notes that friends may seem colorless when judged quickly, yet they see you clearly. It hints at unity through common trials and the right to rethink decisions, ending with a sharp line about the girl who thinks she knows everything.
The piece traces the wartime rise of U S scientific mobilization under Vannevar Bush beginning in 1940 and the 1945 Manhattan Project milestones including the Trinity test. It notes Roosevelt Truman support for a peacetime science blueprint titled Science the Endless Frontier and the push for a National Science Foundation. It warns of Soviet progress, calls for capable scientific leadership, and highlights radar and atomic warfare as central factors shaping postwar policy.
A column contrasts Roosevelt and Truman handling of emergencies, arguing Roosevelt would stage an dramatic atomic hysteria while Truman offers a half-hearted, less convincing scenario. It mocks public frenzy, cites Alger Hiss trials, and notes vigilance against Soviet threats without widespread panic.
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