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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1961
Page
32
In 1961 High Point readers ranked the Ray Street Fire as the top story with 67 points, followed by the Trinity racial explosion. The year featured school relocations, a landmark airport consolidation, bank embezzlement, urban renewal, downtown revival, and major Main Street widening efforts.
After a deflated race the city elected Carson Stout a young furniture maker as mayor. He touts a six point program pushing Civil Service reform and a 1961 62 budget at the old tax rate. Street widening on S Main begins and water sewer expansion reaches annexed areas while talks with the FCC aim to locate a High Pointers television station.
North Carolina’s first ski development on Fie Top Mountain near Maggie Valley Waynesville draws hundreds of skiers. Cataloochee Ranch runs report hosting 150 daily meals and food runs out, with 150 on Friday and 200 on Saturday from 18 states including Asheville Charlotte Raleigh Greensboro Atlanta and South Carolina.
About 40,000 refugees have been resettled in other states with around 40 settling in Guilford County. Many also moved to Charlotte, Hickory, Asheville, Raleigh, and other parts of the state. Merchants are urged to donate excess inventory during the first week of the new year for Kiwanis pickup, with merchants contacted directly.
Jammed Thomasville traffic halted as a sportscar whipped along the sidewalk, while readers note odd Christmas gifts and a mix of local anecdotes. A local merchant gave a bag of walnuts grapes and gum to a police officer, and a woman showed rare gold coin earrings.
Brig. Earl E. Lord, general secretary and assistant divisional commander for Salvation Army in North and South Carolina, will conduct a watchnight service at the Salvation Army Citadel on S Main Street tonight. The program begins 10 45 p m with Lord also speaking at the 8 o clock regular service. A fellowship period follows before the watchnight service which runs until midnight.
Gov. Sanford outlined a 1962 program aiming at more farm profits more merchant trade and broader economic opportunities. He stressed translating farm research into dollars expanding agri cultural opportunities programs and expected new jobs rising capital investments and progress in roads ports water conservation cultural projects the research triangle and tourism.
The corps commanding officer in Scranton Newark Baltimore and New York City serves as chaplain major for the North Carolina Wing of the Civil Air Patrol and is a member of the Charlotte Downtown Kiwanis Club.
An interview with Jack Simmons raises questions about the door chimes sounding under a cut power condition. The account notes the chimes rang when the button was pressed but the main electric switch was pulled, suggesting a puzzling sequence of events.
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