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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1966
Page
2
A compact note lists stock terms including ex dividend ex rights and warrants. It mentions ex-distribution ex rights and when distributed or issued, and notes next day delivery. The fragment references warrants and issuance timing in a historic context.
The court notes May 28 pri mal kick off and reluctantly extends until July 4 1967. The earlier January 21 1586 deadline is mentioned with appeals arguing the interim plan would delay practical relief. Representatives elected in 1988 may be sworn in by January 1969, as constitutional rights are cited in the dispute.
The legislature produced a redistricting plan deemed not constitutional as districts were not as nearly equal in population as possible. The court, while rejecting the plan, acknowledges the legislature's good faith attempt to bridge the gap between the status quo and constitutional requirements and recognizes the effort toward reform.
North Carolina authorities reported multiple wildfires near Hamlet and Ammon under control after heavy rain and shifting winds. Foresters cited arson as a possibility for some blazes, with 500 acres burned near Old Fort to Ridge and Ammon threatening communities before containment. Firefighters, National Guardsmen, and prison inmates helped contain the flames as crews mopped up.
Fire trucks were dispatched to six fires Sunday but none caused major damage. At 6 p.m. a Charlotte Street house fire was controlled quickly, while the Robert Marshall residence suffered heat and smoke damage. Firemen cited careless smoking as the probable cause.
Fire crews responded to multiple incidents including a car fire at Clara Cox Apartments at 5 45 PM a grass blaze on Old Martinsville J Clyde Thomasville Road at 5 20 PM and a grass fire near Valley Ridge and Industry Drive at noon The Hooker furniture founder and Martinsville pioneer J Clyde Thomasville Road area figure Hooker Sr died after an illness at his home Lucille Johnson residence is also noted in the report
J C Hooker Sr longtime chairman and founder of Hooker Furniture Co died aged in Martinsville He established the firm in 1924 and led it as chairman since 1960 Survivors include his wife Mabel Basset Hooker daughter Mrs Paul B Toms son J C Hooker Jr two brothers A Frank Hooker Ralph A Hooker and sister Mrs G Ben Turner Funeral was set for 4 pm today at First Methodist Church Martinsville
Civil court docket lists a dozen civil cases set for trial in the Superior Court, with names including Helen B. Randall, Mary Floyd, Walter Floyd, Leo R. Palmer Jr., Frederick Van Reames, Brenda Palmer, Worth Bass, Elizabeth Robertson, Purcell Supply Co., Burwell Edwards, Martha Amos, and Francis Boyles among others. A separate notice announces a land foreclosure sale in Guilford County North Carolina, under a deed of trust from Nathaniel Lisenby and Nannie S. Lisenby to trustee Thos W. Spelkie, to be held at the City-County Building High Point on Friday April 16, 1966 at 11:20 a.m. The property, described as Lot No. 26 in Lincolnshire Lambe Lands, is subject to unpaid taxes and municipal charges, with a deposit required at sale.
A revival at Fairmont Park Baptist Church began yesterday and runs through Sunday. Pastor Rev Hoyt Rutledge announced evangelist Rev Floyd Rhyne, a missionary for Central Baptist Asia, will lead services nightly at 7 30 p m Nursery for children five and under is provided by the church choir with visiting groups also singing.
Witnesses recount a loud blast with a doorway blown open scratching a leg as a mother grabs her child and escapes. Robert Boyle of St Petersburg describes a tremor that damaged his home and nearby houses. A Lakeland Hospital spokesman says the emergency room is overwhelmed with injuries, nine people are hurt though none seriously, as at least 40 homes in a fashionable residential area sustain heavy damage.
North Carolina mostly cloudy and cooler with scattered showers and possible thundershowers in the eastern coastal plain tonight. west partly cloudy. Tuesday, cloudier in the east, cooler, with lows tonight near freezing in the mountains to the 40s near the coast. South Carolina mostly cloudy and cooler with possible coastal thunderstorms early tonight. Tuesday, variable clouds and cooler. Lows tonight 35 to 42 in the northwest, mostly in the 40s elsewhere.
St Edward s Guild of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening at 8 15 p m in the Madonna Room. Father Xavier Butler pastor of Christ the King Church will be guest speaker on The Ecumenical Council and its Effect on the Laity. Refreshments will be served by Mrs Hoke Duke Mrs James Brucks and Mrs John Banks hostesses. All women of the parish are invited.
A Harris survey finds nearly two to one favor turning the Viet Nam conflict over to a three member United Nations arbitration panel with a binding decision. The public would require both the United States and Communists to accept the settlement in advance, with South favoring opposition. Republicans show mixed support. Democrats and independents lean toward acceptance. Women favor, while dove supporters back the plan by a wide margin.
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