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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1957
Page
2
Rain and drizzle are forecast tonight from the eastern Plains to the Atlantic coast. Showers are expected over Kentucky, Tennessee, and northern Georgia, with southeastern regions likely to see damp conditions. Stronger activity may approach southern New Jersey through Virginia.
The Associated Press reports most secondary schools in Finland introduce a short course in English and American literature. The program aims to broaden language skills and cultural understanding across Finnish classrooms.
A sequence of broadcast times lists Tell Truth Red Skelton and game shows including The $64,000 Question Mama live Late Show and Signoff slots. Dates and specific episodes are not provided.
The listing shows 9 30 Bob Cummings at 9 30 followed by 10 00 Pat Boone 10 30 Highway Patrol 11 00 News 11 30.
North Carolina expects partly mountainous conditions with highs 55 to 60 in the mountains and the north, cooler elsewhere. Clouds dominate with occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. lows tonight near the upper 40s. South Carolina and Georgia remain warm with highs 66 to 74 and widespread clouds, showers focused in northern portions tonight and Wednesday.
Governor Hodges announced promotions for six Tar Heel National Guard officers led by Tom Pressnell of Statesville rising from lieutenant colonel to colonel and Lon Wilkinson Taylor of Washington from first lieutenant to captain. Six new appointments followed, including Claude Kitchen Josey Greensboro to captain and Elton Peter Raby Jr. Raleigh to second lieutenant.
The Lenoir County ASC office will be honored with a state plaque at a banquet in Kinston on Thursday night. H. D. Godfrey announced the selection in Raleigh, with Clyde R. Greene of Boone slated to speak. Each county committee member and fulltime employee at the Lenoir office as of July 31 will receive a framed certificate.
Florida Citrus Commission bans all Florida grown fresh citrus from the state for seven days and also bars Florida oranges in frozen concentrate. A Dec 23 meeting will decide when the embargo ends. The move targets fruit unfit for consumption and disrupts the peak holiday trade.
Osbornes admission followed capture hours after a Fletcher bank holdup. Zeb Osborne, 23, of Brevard, confessed to robbing drive ins in Asheville and Hendersonville last month and a local grocery store here. Bond set at 31000 for federal trial on Fletcher branch holdup. Osborne also reportedly implicated in further crimes per Asheville Police Chief.
Miss Linda Kinlaw, 19 year old sophomore from Wake Forest College, was chosen queen of the Dixie Basketball Classic to be held December 26 at Raleigh. The Fairmont, North Carolina brunette won over entrants from North Carolina State, Seton Hall, Duquesne and others. Kinlaw was among five finalists in last summer’s Miss North Carolina pageant.
James Robert Thompson 25 receives Carnegie Medal and 500 from Carnegie Foundation and Theodore N Vail Silver Medal and 1000 from American Telegraph Co for saving a 15 year old from drowning last spring at a North Carolina plant in front of 3000 employees.
In Roanoke Virginia a 10 day appeal window closed with half the defendants not appealing federal convictions for conspiring to fix mirror prices. One defendant and three mirror manufacturers appealed fines totaling 4000 for Pittsburgh Plate Glass 2500 for John A Messer Sr two Galax firms 4000 Galax Mirror Co and 2600 Mount Airy Mirror Co. Not appealing were Edd F Gardner of Carolina Mirror Co Stroupe Mirror Co Virginia Mirror Co Weaver Mirror Co with fines ranging 1000 to 3500.
New York Ameratron Corp president Edmon G Luke says the five day week cut inventories and forced liquidations and will continue at least another year. In 1958 looms will run no more than a five day 120 hour week for gray unfinished goods. Amerotron textile mills operate at Hartwell Barnwell Honea Path Belton Williamston Ga Red Springs and Robbins.
Moscow radio reports a new pedal powered toy named Pednik is popular with Soviet Christmas shoppers. The item attracts attention amid holiday selling.
Edward Staacke a 17 year old San Antonio youth has logged 6770 air miles in 14 months all on his back for spinal treatment. He will ride an air ambulance seated up returning to San Antonio after bone grafts began to solidify. He walked and sat up for the first time in 14 months last week.
The city council announced the contract award to the Barger firm for 1 966 750. L Young White said a crew is standing by to start work immediately after signing.
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