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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1959
Page
11
Rural fire crews from Pilot 10-A Horneytown Colfax joined a joint drill at an old barn on Sinclair Street to test firefighting tactics. About 50 firefighters worked in teams using fog nozzles to smother the blaze after it was saturated with oil and lumber.
Eugene Stewart remains jailed without bond on simple assault charges tied to the July 11 death of Ella B. Goode of West Street. Goode, 41, underwent brain surgery Saturday. autopsy results by Coroner R B Davis Jr were withheld pending comparison with findings from a Salem surgeon.
A building permit was issued to Flex-0-Lators Inc for a brick 140 by 70 feet addition at 1417 Progress St. costing $19,000, increasing floor space to over 30,000 square feet. Fred E. Pratt, VP and plant manager, said the addition would greatly increase production of tors and edge roll material for the furniture industry.
Dr. Dennis H. Cooke, retiring president of High Point College, earns a seat on the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Committee on Studies. Ten leaders from U.S. colleges join, meeting Aug. 17–21 at the University of North Dakota Grand Forks campus. Cooke will lead a discussion on a philosophy for teacher education and will present a platform on related topics. He also serves as chairman of the committee and will attend an Aug. 24–25 Liberal Arts and Teacher Education committee session in Omaha Nebraska.
A devotional prayer credits John W. Shackford of Waynesville North Carolina as author. It asks God to help wayward individuals return to Him through Jesus Christ, emphasizing mercy, forgiveness, and friendship with sinners.
Thornton Charnock, High Point businessman, spoke to the High Point Civitan Club at noon yesterday. He said the Boys Club receives 95 percent of its operating income from UF allocations and faces critical conditions after last year’s goal was not met. The club, supervised by the Salvation Army and led by 20 High Point men, runs eight baseball teams and six football squads, with swimming usually part of activities but pool repairs closed it this year.
M. C. Hamrick received a building permit for a four room frame house at 817 Carolina with estimated costs of 5075 dollars. L. H. Coker was issued a permit for a residential garage and storage unit at 303 Gray Street with estimated costs of 300 dollars.
Arthur Corpening veteran hotel operator has resigned as manager of the Sheraton Hotel here effective December 31. He said he may stay in High Point and consider two or three new fields. He arrived as manager in 1947 after a career in Chicago Winston-Salem and Raleigh hotels and has served on local health and commerce boards.
Holiday Inns Inc has acquired about nine acres southeast of High Point near the Spring field Avenue overpass along highway 29 70. The site will join High Point after Jan 1 1960 with development plans in early stages. The Memphis based parent company bought the local property as franchised Holiday Inns.
About 150 people watched as a memorial plaque was unveiled at a new softball field between High Point and Winston-Salem. Maj. Clifford Keith praised the late Sgt. Owens for distinguished service on duty and in squadron athletics.
Marine officials at Camp Perry Ohio reported no progress in the search for two missing Marine corporals and their rented boat. The missing men are Lance Cpl. Darrell D. of High Point North Carolina and Cpl. Jackie Richardson of Blackwell Oklahoma and Midway Park North Carolina. They rented an outboard motor boat on Sunday for a trip to Lake Erie Islands. A Monday roll call revealed their absences and the search began.
President Khrushchev's announced U S visit sparks protest from the American Council of Christian Churches. Tacoma pastor calls the trip morally wrong and warns welcoming him could harm the nation, likening him to an international Dillinger.
Election officials are revamping High Point precincts after annexation. Arthur Utley notes progress with many complications as 20 square miles join Jan 1. The county board will decide final changes after local input while preparing for a October bond election on utility extensions.
The city planning department mailed questionnaires to about 80 local professionals and business leaders and to members of the city board of adjustment. The goal is to learn problems tied to zoning and to guide revision of zoning ordinances as part of an advance planning program to assess current and future land needs of local industry.
Jesse Taylor director of parks and recreation announces Freckles Contest with six prize divisions. Judges include Mrs Madison, Mrs Forward, and Fred Barber. Contest events start Aug 3 with final judging Aug 10 at Blair Park Clubhouse and City Lake amphitheatre.
Weather forecast calls for high of 88 to 90 with very humid conditions in the High Point area. Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers. Five day outlook shows temperatures near normal to three degrees below with scattered showers and thundershowers.
In Gadsden Alabama during a routine building check officers H. K. Downey and J. W. Brock left their patrol car unattended. Fifteen minutes later they found the vehicle parked in front of a nearby cafe, the officers embarrassed by the theft.
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