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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1962
Page
15
The city bought the Duke Power Co. system for 1.145 million dollars before Christmas and will take over annexed sections starting with gradual customer changeovers. Bill Williams said rates will drop to save about 150 thousand annually, with Duke continuing service to key industries and isolated residences.
Representatives from Reliance Varnish Co plants in seven states and Canada attend a two day board meeting and manager’s conference in High Point. The group uses the new $250,000 Reliance building on Prospect Street equipped with a lab and offices.
The ice from Christmas Day has largely melted and the chance of additional freezing rain is gone. Roads improved as temperatures rose to 44 degrees, with a high of 42 today after a low of 33 last night. A non freezing mixed shower is possible tomorrow and temperatures will stay 5 to 8 degrees below normal through Monday.
High Point Democrats push early as May city election nears. They back Mayor Carson Stout and seek a unified ticket amid GOP threats and council vacancies. Republican hopes rely on Mehan and Davis with a larger, less experienced field for the rest of the slate.
North State Telephone Co. reports voting by Thom asville subscribers began in December with results due to the State Utilities Commission within about 30 days. If approved, the merger would allow toll-free dialing and expand service to about 39 000 telephones total, with 31 000 in High Point and 8 000 in Thomasville.
Traffic officers reported fewer accidents as weather improved. Richard Briley, 32, on Kendall Street was charged with driving the wrong way on Ken dall Street after a collision with Hugo Solustri, 40, on King Street, causing $450 total damage. A separate North Westchester crash between Terry Sink, 47, and Daniel McQueen, 33, incurred $700 in damages with no charges. William Duke, 18, Crestview Drive, blamed brake failure in a single car crash at Kivett Drive Scientific Street causing $50 damage and no charges.
A prayer by Stuart LeRoy Anderson of Berkeley California asks God to remind people of His presence amidst daily pressures. It seeks simplicity from confusion, confidence from fear, patience from hurry, and rest and power from frustration.
Charlie Orell Elkins 39 of Maple Street received a one year sentence after breaking into Jacline Stanley’s apartment and attempting a second break in on Christmas Eve. He serves six months on each count.
Martinsville Va American Furniture Co reports a 3 7 percent drop in net earnings for the year ending November 30 after taxes per share 53 cents and a net of 1421577 compared with 55 cents per share and 1961 results before taxes 3036498 vs 3158358 total assets 8458628 current liabilities 1452188 1516831. no sales disclosed and 2678952 shares outstanding.
Stormy Christmas winds shattered Antarctic pack ice in McMurdo Sound. Four U S ice breakers had kept a 50 mile channel open to the base since early December. Winds from the south cracked the ice and pushed floes seaward aiding flights to New Zealand but delaying departures to Antarctica due to head winds.
City crews battle holiday waste after a breakdown in disposal equipment. Public Works Director George Dean says one pickup per residence will occur before week’s end and New Year’s Day collections are skipped to restore twice weekly service. Utilities report minimal storm damage and no major street issues.
A suit seeks 2875 dollars from Southern Die Casting & Engineering Co in High Point under a contract with Kuhns Mold & Tool Co of Dayton Ohio. A separate 15000 dollar personal injury suit arises from a single car wreck at the Cloverleaf on Highway 29 and Groometown Road on Sept 23 1961 involving Paul Albritton and George Calvin Graham. A third case asks 5225 dollars from Sandra Kimbro after a Dec 13 collision on Highway 220 with Woodrow Michael Ingle alleging no lights on the other vehicle.
Fire Chief Lindsay Loftin said investigators work to pinpoint the origin of the Christmas Day Salem Street fire that damaged five businesses and several offices in Thomasville. Damages exceed $100,000 with Frank's Fashion Shop gutted and others including Peacock Furniture Blair's TV Shop One-Hour Martinizing and Joe's Sandwich Shop affected.
James W. Woollen chaired a luncheon honoring Howard Holderness civilian aide to the Army Secretary for four years of service. Maj. Gen. Ethan Allen Chapman presided, with attendees including Holderness’ brothers, Raleigh Col. Marion W. Walker, Carson Bain, and William P. Shore. Gen. Chapman to be greeted by Mayor David Schenck at Greensboro High Point Airport.
The Randleman Gun Club hosted High Point Skeet Club for a registered 50 target skeet shoot. It was a closed event with all registered members invited. Barbecue lunch was served. Class winners were Richard E. Johnson, Finch Kearns, Charles Decker, and Dan Whitley. No entries in AA-A or D.
Three local men Oscar J. Craddock Jesse F. Davis and George A. Davis were charged with gambling after officers found them playing cards for money at Jesse Davis home Bond was set at 100 for each with trials scheduled for January 21 Russell Roscoe Newman was charged with drunken driving after a stop on Highway 311 south of High Point Bond was 300 and trial set for January 9
Greensboro reports a polio vaccine dispute as experts await Sabine oral vaccine approval. The U S Public Health Service lifted a Sept ban on Type III, while Dr Samuel Ravenel calls the move ill advised until a pediatric committee signs off. He notes adult risk and urges Salk use meanwhile.
Guilford County Commissioners meet at Sedgefield Inn at 11 a m to review a petition to establish the Sedgefield Sanitary District covering 1060 acres for a new sewage disposal system. State Health Board officials will join the discussion. the district would have bonding and tax authority and replace the 1923 sewer line.
West German Chancellor Adenauer gave guarded endorsement of the Anglo American missile agreement and asked for further discussion by the NATO council in response to a December 21 Kennedy message. The Nassau agreement, reached by Kennedy and Macmillan, provides for British acquisition of Polaris rockets for submarines in a NATO nuclear force.
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