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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1955
Page
22
Senior cap and gown measurements completed as graduation nears. Banquet plans follow the Junior-Senior Prom with over 300 seniors, a 20 percent enrollment rise. Seniors work on English topics and term papers while leadership and student council elections loom. Preparations for Easter services involve band and A Cappella Choir in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
Duke University debate team finished sixth among 27 at the Cherry Blossom Debate Tournament in Washington DC. George Washington University won. top ten listed include Richmond Harvard Dartmouth Philodemic Duke Notre Dame St Joseph's Fordham St John’s.
A four car electric train without an engineer and passengers began rolling on a siding near Mt Fuji. The unit roared two miles along the track at high speed, derailing and causing damage to electric lines and signaling equipment. No injuries were reported. Authorities investigated the cause of the autonomous motion.
Jack E. Jones and son Joe Jones of 1213 N Hamilton St own Ministerial Equipment Co. They secured July 14, 1953, patent for a sequence book marker designed to mark and reference 12 passages in a book. Production aims for 500 weekly now, rising to 1000, with elastic ribbons, metal tips, and a beveled end piece.
The new Variety Vacationland edition promotes North Carolina tourism with 130 pictures, 47 in color, over 64 pages. Produced by the State Advertising Division, the free booklet focuses on principal vacation regions and a map center spread, marking its fourth edition and a shift to tourist promotion.
Harold Andrews will conduct the Duke University Concert Band in the annual Spring Concert on Tuesday April 5 at 8 15 p m in the Woman's College Auditorium East Campus The free program is sponsored by the Duke Department of Aesthetics Art and Music with invitation open to the public
The article notes that aluminum makes up about 15 to 20 percent of a contemporary automobile’s weight, signaling a shift toward lighter materials in vehicle design and manufacturing.
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