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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1961
Page
5
Merchants debate whether to close or stay open on Wednesday afternoons. No firm decision. many large stores will stay open while others plan a half holiday. A memo urged uniform practice, with choices to all stay open or all close.
Henry Shavitz of 115 W. Washington was elected to the High Point Board of Realtors. He runs Henry Shavitz Realty Co and has attended the NC Realtors Institute at UNC. Also named is H G Ilderton treasurer on the officers slate. Textile Insurance names Robert R. Fountain claims manager replacing Leslie F. Wells after 34 years in risk and claims.
In this column author Harry Golden outlines that small businesses must plan ahead and live “out of season.” Start with a yearly calendar marking holidays and selling seasons, then project at least six months ahead. Consult competitors trade magazines and suppliers for leads and use tax dates and filings as essential planning milestones.
A reader survey highlights how The Wall Street Journal helps earners rise financially. Readers note increased income from journal business ideas, tax guidance, and global awareness improving conversations and understanding of trends. The ad promotes a trial subscription at seven dollars for three months.
Organized labor led by AFL-CIO and the Teamsters vows to press unionization of farm workers nationwide, focusing on California where crops like lettuce pears and citrus demand heavy hand labor. Farm and agricultural interests resist with support from the American Farm Bureau Federation amid mixed government actions.
Merger Madison Throwing Co Inc announces acquisition of Baldwin Processing Co in Milledgeville Ga. Joseph H Hamilton Baldwin president becomes Madison vice president in charge of sales. Hamilton previously led Burlington Throwing Co in High Point until last August. Fred L Proctor of Greensboro will handle sales in High Point Thomasville Asheboro.
The article presents unofficial bid and asked prices from the National Quotation Bureau as a guide to price ranges on April 21, 1961. It notes these quotes are not actual transactions and origin details can be supplied on request. The piece also highlights Hawaii producing 70 percent of the world’s pineapple supply.
Lewis Einhorn was re-elected president and chairman of the board of General Factors Corp. and Southland Factors Corp. Gladys Smith was re elected secretary treasurer at the annual stockholders meeting in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on Friday.
In Rio de Janeiro an admiral, reserve Adm. Carlos Pena Botto, was arrested as President Janio Quadros intensifies a purge of military critics. The move brings to four the number of generals and admirals detained or relieved for opposing government policies.
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