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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1962
Page
9
City-County Building air conditioning failure leaves workers in oppressive heat as officials seek who will pay. City Manager Harold Cheek says insurance may cover repairs once responsibility is determined, with an estimated $2,500 cost to restore cooling.
A Sherman Road commercial structure by J. W. Coltrane at 1114 Sherman Road, built without a permit, received final city approval after council scrutiny. A $53,000 cost was added to last week’s total of approved structures over $115,000. Coltrane must submit a subdivision plat before power is issued, while other permits were issued for several residences and additions totaling tens of thousands.
Careless smoking in bed caused a fire at 608 Mangum St early today in Mack McCracken’s home. Firemen found a mattress in the bedroom and extinguished the flames with no serious damage to the house owned by Jack Austin. A separate trash fire at Globe Furniture Co. yesterday caused no building damage.
Mrs Claudia Roberson, manager of Credit Bureau Collections, Inc., returned after a seven day Southeastern Management Institute at the University of North Carolina. Managers from 10 states attended the sessions, sponsored by the University and the Associated Credit Bureaus of America.
Weather outlook from Friendship indicates temperatures in the 90s through the weekend, about 3 to 6 degrees above normal with daily thundershowers. Forecast calls for 93 tomorrow after a 69 night, with scattered rain and a trace at the airport for yesterday’s events. An intense thundershower affected Greensboro and High Point, while Kivett Drive reported only .2 inch.
A Furlough Street resident was arrested twice over the weekend on reckless driving charges. Arthur McClure, 25, was jailed Saturday for reckless driving and license violations and then again later for the same offense. He awaits Municipal Court Sept. 5 on bond.
A short prayer invoking God for daily guidance and peace. The text asks for truth, love, and will, to steady minds and actions, freeing from fret and strain, embodying the spirit of Jesus Christ. Attributed to Charles M Crowe of Wilmette Illinois.
Thieves stole from stores, homes, garages and stations over the weekend. The value of stolen goods totals about 3216 dollars with 12 reported thefts and one arrest, a youth named Robert Franklin, for shoplifting cov
Six people were injured in four automobile collisions in High Point over the weekend. A high speed 65 mph crash at Ferndale Drive and Rockford Road injured four Lexington residents, with Charles Leonard Davis 20 charged with excessive speed. Other incidents: a bicycle collision at E Green Drive and Walnut Street caused $150 damage. a collision on English Road damaged a mailbox and wall. and a Friday weekend crash at West Green Drive and Trinity Avenue caused injuries and $1,250 damage. Police also noted charges for speed and yielding right of way.
City officials expect federal approval this week for a plan to add up to 400 public housing units linked to the urban renewal program. Mayor Carson Stout and Housing Authority Manager William Gordon say approval is likely, though all 400 units may not be granted.
A Raleigh Times lookback details 50 years of quirky NC happenings from Bessemer City to Mooresville. Incidents include an intoxicated horseback rider on NC 274, bicycle wrecks injuring pedestrians in Raleigh and Gastonia, a stolen truck discovered with the owner’s son driving, a near-drowning at Ft. Fisher, train whistle disruptions in Mooresville, a plan to standardize cemetery fees, and a first time shipment of European art to Wilmington docks arriving for a Greensboro firm.
Perkins Mc Kenzie exhibits a 15 inch long okra pod grown from climbing okra seeds at 520 Leonard St. The enormous pod measures about 2% inches in diameter at its girth and stands as the field’s latest horticultural oddity.
Thomasville police reported a one week old infant Bernice McClary found dead in bed at about 7 a.m. The Davidson County coroner Dr. M E Block ruled death by suffocation, noting the infant failed to take nourishment and had less than four ounces of milk in life.
THOMASVILLE The City Council will meet at 7 30 p m at City Hall A report on a study of urban renewal conducted by the Chamber of Commerce will be heard.
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