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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1965
Page
2
Selected stock transactions on the American Stock Exchange show steady gains with steel and auto shares advancing. A mixed tone persists as aerospace issues slip while nonferrous metals rails and utilities trend higher. Lockheed remains strong but many big gainers pull back.
Lawmakers debate the proposed North Carolina congressional redistricting plan as changes target Iredell and Alexander counties plus gains like Avery Wilkes and Surry. Opponents cry gerrymandering while some representatives defend the plan and promise adjustments before the January session.
The Great Buddha statue in Kamakura, Japan, has stood since 1252 despite repeated earthquakes that destroyed its housing temples without harming the statue itself.
The text credits Senator Oral Yates and Representative Gordon H. Greenwood for their efforts to craft a fair solution to the redistricting issue in Western North Carolina, praising their determined approach and service to the region.
A fragmentary OCR shows stock and bond entries with numbers and percentages. Mentions Indus, utilities, public utilities, and industrials with values like 248,534 and 2.00. Some items appear garbled but indicate a securities table with ratios and grades.
Four children died in a Morven North Carolina fire that destroyed a four room home. Elaine Terry four, Nelson Terry two, Johnnie Mae Richardson three, and John Thomas Richardson one were left alone while their mothers Thelma Terry and Jennie Mae Richardson visited a neighbor about 500 yards away. The cause of the blaze remained undetermined.
In Tarboro North Carolina three youths were killed and two injured in a car wreck Tuesday. Victims were Jimmy Ray Hathaway 18 Wayne Jenkins 15 and Marshall Hamm 13 all of Tarboro. Al Webb 13 and Robbie Webb 12 were listed in satisfactory condition. Witnesses said Hathaway drove at excessive speed.
A British writer living in Palo Alto, who has visited China four times, describes Chinese fears of an attack and notes his dispatch aims to show the situation as observed on his latest trip. The piece is presented with an editor's note stating U S reporters are barred from Red China.
AP dispatch from London reports Felix Greene's interview through China describing a government belief that a U S attack is highly probable. Chen-yi, foreign minister, urged the U S president to decide whether a big war is desired, while China mobilizes civilian defense to 100 million within hours. Greene notes China’s militant readiness paired with relaxed daily life, rising living standards, and ongoing anti U S imperialism messaging amid Viet Nam support.
Gov. Dan Moore names a 16 member technology utilization advisory board to guide the North Carolina Science and Technology Research Center. Members include Dr. Donald V. Black of Douglas Aircraft in Charlotte and Jack H. Rochelle of Globe Furniture in High Point, among others, with one year terms and quarterly meetings after an organizational session.
J Benjamin Bostick head of NC National Bank trust division promoted to executive vice president. Charleston native joined American Trust Co of Charlotte in 1950 after 19 years at Hanover Bank. INCNB president Addison H Reese announced several promotions including James R Sheridan of Charlotte and A G Thompson Jr of Greensboro to senior vice presidents. Also named were assistant vice presidents W Ronald McCarter of Burlington John H Perkins of Greensboro H Keith Brunnemer Jr John J Pringle William D Limerville and W Parks Wilson, all of Charlotte.
Sechrest Funeral Service Inc announces new officers led by Edgar C. Johnson as president and general manager following the death of William D. Lemons. William B. Lee becomes secretary. Betty Sechrest Clontz is re elected vice president with Bobby H. Safrit and G Kenneth McDowell also listed as vice officers.
Raleigh AP Gardner, North Carolina Republican chair, blasts a tentative congressional redraw as a farce designed to protect incumbents. He faults Governor Dan Moore for delaying a special session and says the GOP will draft its own plan for the January 10 special session, aiming to resist vested congressional interests.
The High Point Rotary Club will hold its regular meeting tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. in the Sky Room of the Exposition Building. Mrs. R. T. Amos Jr. will present a Christmas program for the club.
Presidents, and James N. Reams, assistant secretary. Both Johnson and Lee are native High Pointers. Johnson has been with the Sechrest company for 39 years and Lee for 25 years. The firm operates from 1361 FE Lexington Ave and 414 Main St, and is High Point's oldest operating mortuary.
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile completed a two day stop in High Point collecting 316 pints. Of the 167 donors yesterday 46 were first time givers. The visit fell short of the 340 pint goal but ranked as a top drive of the year. Local officials thanked Singer Fidelity Division for running a plant drive producing 159 pints. New and existing club levels were announced for several donors. The next Bloodmobile visit is set for January 11 and 12.
In Rae ford North Carolina two adults and two children died after a pulp logs truck rear ended a car and veered into oncoming traffic. Clarence Matherson 26 Eagle Springs faces charges of failure to decrease speed to avoid an accident. Victims were Fanny Braddy 52 Thelma Townsend 23 Joseph Fairley Jr 7 and John Duncan 2 all of Maxton. Three others in the car were hospitalized. The wreck occurred on a sight rise on U S 401 about three miles north of Rae ford.
RALEIGH AP A State Highway Patrol trooper Thomas Cherry was moved from Hamilton to Jacksonville after a complaint by former legislator R i Frank Everett. Maj C Raymond Williams said transfers follow repeated complaints about Cherry who cited Everett’s trucks for equipment and passing issues. Williams noted the move reflects routine policy rather than targeting a prominent figure.
The article explains that what looks like a whale fountain of water is actually moisture from whale breath condensing as it meets cooler air. It describes the science of whale exhalation and the visual effect observed at the surface.
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