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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1965
Page
2
Twilight Civitan City members heard Bil Hylton describe property evaluation and the value of consulting a real estate appraiser before construction. He noted loan options for real estate investment and that he is High Point’s sole senior residential appraiser.
At Cape Kennedy Cooper and Conrad led a day focused on testing and medical checks as Sergeants Schirra and Stafford prepared for Gemini 4 set for two months away. They planned travel to Houston for seven more days of work while engineers warn against premature celebrations and the pair planned quieter times away from ceremonies.
The PTA Courtci entertained teachers at a buffet dinner Monday at Fairview Street School Cafeteria. Mrs. Mary Gideon presided and introduced Robert Beatty, new principal at Fairview Street School, who introduced his faculty. Principals of Lesnard Street, Griffin Junior High, Parkview Village and William Penn introduced their faculties. Mrs. Alice McLeod, President of the Local Unit of NCTA, spoke as well. PTA Presidents praised the gathered group. Arrangements were led by Elouise Lovett with helpers Rosa Jones, Willie Mills, Bonnie Bethea, L. B. Hairlip, Queenie Dumas and Edith Sturgess.
Berry reports early results show no medical concerns for short flights to the moon. Eight days is slated for the first U.S. manned lunar landing trip in 1969. Medical and technical reviews will proceed at Cape Kennedy through Thursday, before Cooper's status is updated.
Firefighters responded to four small fires yesterday. A defect in an air conditioner at Van Guard Engineering on Henderson Street was extinguished upon arrival. A Brass fire on E Grimes Street and a fire in a dumpster at High Point Memorial Hospital were contained after hot ashes and a carburetor issue, respectively, were cited as causes. Mrs Jemma Lindsay’s Turner Place car sparked a blaze that was out when responders arrived.
Scranton says he is fed up with side groups but will work with any group that helps elect Republicans. Bliss plans to cooperate with conservative factions formed with Barry Goldwater era ties, while Scranton notes most groups can be melded into the party if they commit to electing Republicans.
Officials report about 1,000 workers on the 6,000-foot Allalin Glacier site when the bottom half broke away sending millions of tons of ice and rock onto the Mattmark power project. Witnesses recalled huge blocks and workers buried without warning as Swiss and Italian laborers labored at the alpine site.
Resaid Hollett, 21, born with severe heart trouble, becomes the first patient to receive a new disc valve at University of Southern California. The dime sized plastic disc replaces the ball valve, enabling improved blood flow in a rare right heart chamber defect. Surgeon Dr. Jerome Harald Kay says Hollett shows pink skin and an excellent chance for a productive life after the unprecedented procedure.
Seawell proposes extended registration in 25 counties affected by the federal voting rights law. He plans to urge six day a week opening starting Oct. 9 and will discuss details at a Wilson meeting Sept. 12-13 with county registration officials. Civil rights leaders seek broader openings in all North Carolina counties.
Miami scene shows scientists planning an air seeding attack on Hurricane Betsy. Airplanes from Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico will release silver iodide crystals to divert Betsy, hoping to turn warm moist air into harmless rain and move the storm onto a safer course. The Weather Bureau reports Betsy centered about 900 miles southeast of Miami with no movement toward land expected before midnight.
North Carolina officials confirm Dr. Beverly Lake sworn in as a justice of the NC Supreme Court on Monday. Chief Justice E. B. Denny administered the oath to replace retired William B. Redman, who will remain available for emergency court service. The ceremony drew a record turnout at Capitol Hill.
Gov. Dan Moore said he would keep state troopers in Plymouth as long as needed after clashes between demonstrators and Klansmen. Negro leaders pledged nonviolent opposition and called for unity, while officials planned to keep registration open and address civil rights demands amid racial tension.
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