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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1963
Page
2
A grand jury returns an indictment alleging a judge faced charges related to stock market actions. Details remain sparse in the readable portion, with core facts focusing on the official’s formal accusation and the proceeding’s formal initiation.
Johnston County Grand Jury indicted former Smithfield Recorder's Court judge Jack Austin for attempting to influence juror S. A. Barbour last Dec 1. The true bill accuses embracery after the SBI probe into Austin's conduct did not indict him for bribes. District officials warned further indictments may follow.
Moments before takeoff Lt. Gen Tompkins meets Marine officers as a slim turnout of relatives watches. The December jury panel sits with 12 veterans and six new members under rotation after the prior panel failed to act in court.
Dated police briefing reports D. C. Pierson shot his five children Cathy Rickey Di ana Jackie and Tommy then killed himself in their two bedroom home. A note described a broken home and a plea for mercy as neighbors recalled the father’s despondency before the killings.
The report outlines proposed redistricting that would shift seats toward the Piedmont while reducing representation in eastern counties. Gov Sanford urges balance, vows no budget peril, and propsed two relief measures including repeal of the news boy sales tax and exemption for prepared medicines from the 3 percent sales tax. Details remain vague. The General Assembly, now in its 1963 session, faces a busy week with Republican moves on teacher sick leave and Senate redistricting based on population.
A 1963 guide lists unofficial bid and asked prices from NASD and other sources. It states the quotes are not transactions but approximate ranges, with origin of quotations available upon request.
Cotton futures opened 15 cents a share lower, then rose to 30 cents above the previous close in New York trading.
A sensational ad promotion shows William Holden meeting Tina’s pet lion in a dramatic scene. Reported as a preview for the Book of the Month Club bestseller adaptation, the stunt is billed as a thrilling centerpiece. Holden’s fee is noted as $250,000. The promotion runs to Thursday at the Center.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower notes he paid no attention to critics of his leisure activities including golf and fishing. In a broadcast with Bruce Catton at Gettysburg he cites Lincoln’s need for relaxation and discusses Lee’s loyalty to Virginia and aggressiveness in battle.
James Pierce 37 of Charlotte will coordinate a intensified unionization drive in textiles and furniture in North and South Carolina as Southern Director of the IUE AFL CIO. The AFL CIO Industrial Union Department will hold an orientation for area leaders in Spartanburg on Feb 26-27.
Police charged Johnny Spell 24 of S Elm Street with assault with a deadly weapon to kill inflicting serious injury. He cut James Allen across chest and face requiring about 80 stitches. Spell faced two assault on female counts and bond set at 300 plus 200 each. Trial slated for Feb 15.
The North Carolina ABC Board revoked the license of William W. Craven dba Sedgefield Charcoal House on Greensboro Road effective Feb 21 for beer consumption intoxication profane language and allowing others to drink on Jan 13. Bertha L Privett of Privett's Drive Inn Greensboro was suspended 60 days for selling beer to a minor. Marion E Glass of Glass Lake Stand was penalized 45 days for selling beer during illegal hours.
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