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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1963
Page
15
Police question Gus Godfrey after a fatal blaze on Fairview Street. A 13 year old girl Bernita Smith died from smoke and gas in a back room. Fire officials noted arson evidence and a brick throw incident linked to the stepfather, who remained jailed and under bond.
Airport Restaurant owner Steve Bartis will donate the entire day's proceeds to the Guilford County American Cancer Society drive. The funds will be split among Greensboro High Point and county chapters with a special menu planned to boost receipts. Substantial support is expected from the High Point drive chairman who cites a potential contribution of up to 300 dollars.
The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore reported new European engagement regarding the famed author. The development signals growing international interest in Poe and strengthens Baltimore's ties to his legacy.
Dr. Leon Mandell, associate professor of chemistry at Emory University, will address the Central North Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society at Elon College at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The topic is Syntheses of Some Quinalidine Alkaloids.
The Rt. Rev. Saneplh M. Harte, new Episcopal bishop of Arizona, has moved to Phoenix since the latest telephone directory was published. A newsman seeking the bishop at home asked an operator who replied, We have a retired, Reverend listed.
The article describes a North Carolina journalism class exercise where questions test students' ability to locate answers rather than know them. It notes related anecdotes from the General Assembly including birthdays, a bachelor legislator, azalea festival sightseeing, a Christmas tree bill, and a church sales tax refund case.
A single story log-frame house on Baker Road near Springfield Baptist Church was leveled by a fire reported at 2:08 a.m. Firefighters found the structure engulfed and, despite control soon after arrival, the building was destroyed. No occupants were inside and investigators had not identified the owner by mid-morning.
Traffic officers charged John David Mills 22 of N Hamilton Street with failing to yield the right of way after a four vehicle crash on Johnson Street. Grout 24 of Rockspring Road struck Mills rear causing Mills to spin and overturn hitting a parked Guilford Insurance Co vehicle. Mills was treated and released at High Point Memorial Hospital. Damages: Grout 300 Mills 150 Wood 150 parked car 35.
Lt. Theresa M. Proto of the Navy Nurse Corps will visit the local recruiting office to talk with registered professional and student nurses about joining. She notes unlimited opportunities for graduate nurses and Navy subsidies for juniors and seniors in baccalaureate programs.
High Point hosts All-America City ceremony at Albion Millis Stadium with sky diving exhibition and a 7:20 p.m. award presentation. Secretary Hodges to speak, fireworks follow at 7:45 p.m. The event honors High Point for civic industrial and racial progress in 1962.
City councilmen will review proposed public housing sites after revisions by the planning commission and housing authority. The plan calls for 80 elderly units on Steele Street and 40 elderly plus 200 general units near the East Central Urban Renewal area, with federal approval required in Atlanta. The 2 p.m. meeting in the City County Building follows Easter Monday, and additional items include Anex Furniture Co. land use and National Guard training on city land in Oakview.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures this afternoon and tomorrow with a warming trend on Wednesday. Friendship observers note a cool night with a risk of frost, and Wednesday should see warmer conditions with highs around 69.
An Amos Street man, Boyd Turner, suffered a facial laceration after a collision with James Quick on E Russell Street. Quick fled the scene. Turner treated and released. Trial set May 15. Quick posted $300 bond.
A prayer for inner renewal and renewed zeal for Christ led by minister Robert W. Burns of Peachtree Christian Church in Atlanta Georgia. The text asks for steadfast service and enthusiasm in the name of Jesus.
R. J. Levin manufacturing vice president of United Mills Corp of Mt. Gilead will speak to the Greensboro Area Chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Management Tuesday at Star Mount Forest Country Club in Greensboro. He has addressed chapters in New York and Chicago and spoken to about thirty S A M chapters nationally.
First Pilgrim Church reported larceny over the weekend. A wallet containing $60 was taken from Laura Jane Rhodes of Loflin Street. Two hubcaps were stolen from William E. Tyndall's car on English Road, each worth $10. Police continue the search for the thief.
Dr. Christopher L. Wilson selected to lead the High Point College chemistry department for next year. He succeeds Dr. F. O. Cummings who retires after long service and will run the Industrial Coatings Center while teaching. Wilson joined the college in 1961 and earned a B S from Leeds and Ph D and D Sc degrees from London University.
The executive committee of the iHigh Point Chapter of the High Point College Alumni Assn. will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the College Relations Building. The session aims to plan alumni annual giving for 1962 63.
Miss Gayle Bauer of Southern Illinois University had her studies interrupted after her uncle Paul Bauer visiting at her home gulped a glass of water containing her contact lenses. She now uses a new safety container for lenses.
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