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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1965
Page
7
Weather observers predicted the light snow would melt by tomorrow afternoon if sun breaks through clouds. The forecast called for a high near 40 degrees and warmer conditions as the day progresses.
Weekend violence left two seriously wounded at High Point Memorial Hospital. Grace McDowell and Ed Larry face assault with deadly weapon charges with $500 bonds after police linked a stabbing and a shooting on Beamon Street to their acts. Additional suspects include Jerry Kincaid and Charles Hill Jr. with various assault and related charges.
Frederic Storaska, a karate expert, will give a public demonstration tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Blair Park Club House. High Point Parks and Recreation officials say the event supports a proposal to organize a karate class in the Furniture City. Storaska has trained police in Raleigh Durham Lumberton and several SBI and FBI agents.
High Point city leaders rally to block proposed rerouting of Interstate 85 that would bypass the city and threaten motel hotels and the local furniture industry. Mayor Floyd Mehan and council members plan hearings and meetings with state and federal highway officials, Thomasville and Lexington officials, and local chambers of commerce to map strategy.
A string of weekend automobile accidents blamed on snow ice and poor visibility left injuries and charges. Juanita B Rucker of East Washington Avenue lost control on Centennial Street and hit a telephone pole injuring two. William Horace Brown of Albertson Road faced hit and run and intoxicated driving charges after a crash near Surrett Drive and Elm Street. Clyde Steve Davis of Thomasville was arrested after a high speed side swipe on Russell Street and charged with reckless driving hit and run and speeding. Jane Christopher Ripley of West Farriss Avenue crashed into two parked cars on Parkway causing $1950 damage and she faced speeding related charges.
Despite winter weather in North Carolina, attendance at SRFA’s Creative Selling and Display School opened with about the expected crowd. Robert Deale Jr. notes delays from one attendee and outlines a five day program featuring room planning, color, display art, and field trips to High Point plants including Carsons Inc and the Synthetic Finishing Co. merchants from five states attend and will compete in room arrangements.
The High Point YMCA hosts a kickoff dinner at 6 p.m. on S Main Street with guests Miss Jeanne Swanner Miss North Carolina 1964 and Miss Sharon Finch Miss North Carolina 1965. About 160 volunteers under co chairs Harry Bell and George Armfield aim to raise 50000 in membership fees.
City lawmakers move to enforce ordinances on stored used refrigerators and to outlaw signs or screens depicting nudity visible from streets or highways. The Pointer Drive-In near Five Points faces new enforcement as ministers push for bans on obscene films. The council will vote at Friday’s formal session. Mayor Mehan cites safety concerns over stored refrigerators accessible to children.
The Illuminating Engineering Society Tar Heel Section holds its February meeting tomorrow night at the Towne a Motor Lodge in Greens, with speaker C. C. Keller, president of Holophone Co Newark Ohio, and a national officer of the Electrical Manufacturers Assn and Illumining Engineering Society. Dinner starts at 7 p.m. Reservations managed by Raymond Owens of Industrial Electrics Greensboro.
Prayer text asking for guidance in living the Christian life and living in harmony with God's heart. Mae E. Hunter of Nashville signs the stationary in a National Baptist Publishing Board issue.
Four fire calls over the weekend were answered by the local department none involved fire. One on Sherman Road was termed a needless call and trucks returned to quarters. Another Sunday call sent firemen to the White residence on Elgin Street to inspect a flooded oil circulator and cut off the main fuel supply. Saturday orders covered a Johnson Street air unit repair and a Nathan Hunt Drive defective blower inspection.
The Helpers Class of Rankin Memorial Methodist Church will meet on Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ray Asbury 1210 Adams Street instead of Monday due to weather conditions.
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