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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1963
Page
2
Stocks drifted with mixed gains and losses as utilities held firm and major sectors eased. News of construction contract declines and soft retail trade tempered buying while a Cuban raid narrative emerged with Rorke detailing aircraft, bombs, and external bases amid ongoing exiles financing.
A warrant is issued for Sidney H. Tomlinson III on larceny charges after hubcaps were stolen from a car at the Sheraton Hotel lot. Jamie Frith, 21, was also charged with larceny in the same incident, with the car stopped after an officer saw people flee. The hubcaps were found in Frith’s car and the vehicle was returned to the owner's family. Frith posted a $100 bond and faces trial May 3. Additional police reports note Charles Cook, 18, charged with carrying a concealed weapon and Olin Clodfelter, 60, arrested for issuing a worthless check with trial set for May 3.
The North Carolina Senate voted not to concur with a House change to the higher education bill proposing North Carolina State University as the consolidated system name. A conference committee will seek a compromise as alumni favors the House version while trustees and Sanford administration back the Senate designation. The bill also redefines the system and would create a statewide community college network with four year status for Charlotte Wilmington and Asheville colleges.
C. K. Mack co owner of Nu Way cleaners was shot to death about 4 a m in his Hendersonville home. Shirley James Watson 26 of Durham is charged with murder. Watson received a minor heel wound while fleeing. She was arrested at a hospital after seeking aid. Nu Way operates branches in Hendersonville Asheville Brevard and Waynesville.
Forest Furniture Co officials estimate replacement cost at 1.5 million dollars after a Thursday fire destroyed the three story factory. The blaze, aided by several minor internal explosions, gutted a longtime local employer with about 200 workers.
Services were scheduled for John G. Dickson 77 veteran North Carolina editor who died after a long illness He formerly edited the Greensboro Record was city editor of the Charlotte News state editor of the Charlotte Observer and managing editor of the Gastonia Gazette He also wrote for the Rock Hill Herald Survivors include his son Alfred Dickson executive editor of the Star and News Wilmington and his widow
London AP report: High Court Judge Sir Richard Elwes awarded Vivian Pettit 1 384 pounds for leg injuries after a motorist hit her scooter. He noted societal admiration for shapely legs and acknowledged her disfigurement, stressing a young woman’s concern over ugliness.
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