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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1961
Page
9
Local merchants report post-Christmas sales the biggest in history with 3 to 20 percent above last year. Cash purchases dominate and luxury goods including fur coats sweaters lingerie and high priced shoes lead the boom. Hardware sporting goods and jewelry also show strong activity as shoppers flood stores after Christmas.
The Friendship weatherman forecasts cloudy skies with warmer temperatures and a chance of scattered showers tonight. Lows near 42, about 10 degrees above last night at the airport, with Thursday’s high around 50. Partly cloudy tomorrow, clearing later. Friday looks clear and much colder. Precipitation Thursday and Friday is not likely.
Guilford County Animal Shelter on Pomona Road reports a high population of dogs with new arrivals of five or more daily. About 30 animals found homes during Christmas. remaining dogs wait for visitors and a five dollar fee. Sheltered dogs are kept in clean facilities and older animals are quickly disposed of. Open weekdays 1 to 3 and 5 to 7 PM. Saturdays 10 AM to noon.
James Monroe Carroll 38 of E Green Street was bound over to Superior Court on a first degree murder charge after a judge refused to reduce it to second degree. Bail set at 3000 while Jackie Taylor Smith 38 of Grant Street is bonded as witness at 1500. Eugene Spencer Smith 38 died from knife wounds after a Christmas Day incident at Mrs. Smiths home.
Thom asville Public Library will open at 9 a.m. tomorrow to end the Christmas holidays for staff and resume its usual schedule.
Red Cross aims to collect 175 pints at the YWCA tomorrow to meet January surgical needs and usual medical and accident blood usage. Co chairmen thank hundreds of regular donors and local firms for recruitment and employer paid time off. welcomes new donors ages 18 to 59 at the YWCA Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The city building inspector issued permits totaling 1470 over the past two working days for G L Barnes repairs to roof 150 Lester Hicks repairs to roof and alterations 350 Bennie Bogen additions to house 370 Jimmy s Barbecue additions to barbecue pit 200 C C Bland residential storage building 400.
Two hunters near Sandy Ridge Prison Camp discovered a creekside box with 14 small and 4 large sticks of dynamite. They considered firing one small and one large stick but chose to fire none. The blast gouged the ground. they were uninjured and alerted the Guilford County Sheriff's Department. Deputy Dunbar noted a larger quantities could have wiped out the area. An investigation is underway.
High Point already readying for a police chief transition as retiring Chief C C Stoker nears midnight December 31. City Manager Harold Cheek said an announcement on the chief’s opening will come within a week, but provided no details. If no appointment is made before retirement Capt. W C Johnson may serve as temporary chief.
Two year old Linnie Caldwell of 506 Vail Street was treated at High Point Memorial Hospital after reportedly drinking a portion of a bottle of ammonia. Her stomach was pumped and she was sent for further care.
Court officials plan to move into the new joint city county building on January 8 with a ceremony to dedicate the courtrooms. The full building dedication may be delayed to March as agencies settle in. The complex houses police, sheriff, tax office, and welfare departments with shared financing. move of the tax office and police departs to be staged after January.
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