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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1966
Page
3
High Point welcomes Robert P. Gerholtz president of the United States Chamber of Commerce as guest speaker for the annual meeting. He is noted as a major spokesman for American business during a time of unemployment debate and federal unemployment compensation proposals.
L R Stewart died at his desk from a heart attack, ending a long career with R R Stewart and Son’s contracting in High Point. Trained by his father Rt KR Stewart, he shaped many city and state structures since 1919, prioritized church construction, and valued quality over profit, leaving a legacy in the new telephone building and Wesley Memorial church plant.
Congress and the courts push to end jury discrimination. A federal Montgomery court ordered Lowndes County Alabama to purge its jury list and redraw it without racial bias and ruled Alabama's woman exclusion unconstitutional. A Davis bill would require Census lists for random jury pools and empower appeals if discrimination persists. The drive follows acquittals in high profile crimes by all white juries and landmark Supreme Court rulings dating to the 1880s opposing biased jury selection.
The article lists D A Hawley and Mrs C H Lockwood among others, with Randall B Terry Ir, Joseph P Rawley, Holt McFierson, Jo Brown Tteres V Idol IX, Charles 5 LOF 2. It appears as a partial roster of local officials or contributors with several names spelled unusually or truncated.
Drew Pearson notes that major American corporations are controlled by tax exempt foundations, drawing White House pressure for curbs on foundation ownership of business. He highlights three congressmen with potential conflicts of interest and ties to Irvine and other foundations, plus a separate caper involving the Capitol dome painting and a painters union bribery probe.
A notorious street pester described as a fearful man preying on women is urged to be captured by police. The piece shifts to report on Red Cross operations at 2011 English Road, outlining renovation, bloodmobile facilities, and a March fund drive of 25,000 dollars, plus updates on Rotary banners and district plans. It concludes with notes on local civic efforts, the Bond Issue for High Point area, and retirements and promotions at Fairchild Publications and business stock activity.
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