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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1964
Page
14
A resident boy at Boys Home on 33 acres beside Lake Waccamaw follows a strict daily schedule from 6:30 am to 10 pm. The home, serving neglected and homeless youths aged 10 to 16, offers structured care in cottages of 16, aiming to foster family-like life and eventual placement with welfare and referral agencies.
The High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors the sixth annual game pitting Atlantic Coast Conference seniors against Carolina Conference seniors. It will be at Alumni Gymnasium, High Point College, with proceeds to Boys Home at Lake Waccamaw. Gibson Jr and A Gilbert Marsh lead local support. The Boys Home operates three cottages for 16 boys each with housemothers, supervised by an experienced staff providing counseling, schooling, and recreation with church and community involvement. A motto proclaims A Boy Saved is a Man Made, reflecting judges’ praise for the home as a lifeline to youth facing limited opportunities.
Robert Oswald testified for three days before the Warren Commission about his upbringing and his relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald. Attorney William A. McKenzie dismissed a Times report as inaccurate, while Allen Dulles called Robert forthright. The commission, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, will reconvene Monday.
Mount Etna halted its latest eruption Friday night after lava flowed for 21 days from the 10 705 foot crater, creating several small vents near the rim. A river of lava traveled about three miles downslope and ceased in a valley at 5500 feet elevation.
A year round non sectarian group funds cottage construction at Boys Home. Supported by voluntary contributions from civic clubs church groups business firms fraternal organizations and individuals. J Sanders Dallas of High Point chairs the board with trustees including D Sloan.
Colony Craft Furniture Co announces an open house before the spring market and plans an 18,000 square foot expansion this summer. The Denton plant, formerly Biltwell Furniture and Denton Chair Co, is led by Owen Reid and aims to move into new buildings by March 1967. The operation employs about seven people and produces maple early American furniture.
Norman Desrosiers rose from lace mill worker to Navy seaman to Duke graduate and UNC medical school, then to acting psychiatry director at the North Carolina Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Butner. His lifelong passions for aviation and music continue as he builds a second home aircraft with his son.
PRINCESS ANNE Md AP four Negroes were arrested and a state police captain was slightly injured Saturday when a racial demonstration erupted into fist fighting. The clash began when a white man pushed from a segregated restaurant entrance blocked by about 200 demonstrators, mostly Maryland State College students. Captain Paul Randall intervened and was struck in the face. K Nine dogs were deployed and club wielding troopers dispersed the crowd. Three MSU students Douglas Hutchins 21 Donald Md Edward A Davis 20 Snow Hill and Thomas Dapson 20 Baltimore were charged with failing to obey officers or disorderly conduct. Dapson was bitten by a dog but treatment was minimal.
Vincent Spracklin vice president and trust officer for Wachovia Bank will address the High Point Chapter of the North Carolina Association for Retarded Children Monday at 7:30 p.m. The meeting in Adams Memorial YWCA Room 4 will cover the importance of wills to protect the retracted child's future.
Fairview Street School marked Arbor Day with a dogwood planting on the front lawn. Sixth grader Bonnie Crawford introduced the celebration as the Speech Choir performed songs about tree planting. Four pink dogwood were planted as part of the school's conservation and beautification efforts led by the Student Senate.
The $300,000 Elizabeth City municipal building was officially dedicated Friday by Rep. Herbert Bonner. The new structure will house city offices, the police department, and utilities offices.
A Penn notebook recounts a busy week with drama on The Negro all of Fame and a Dance Group performance. Notable tributes to Harriet Tubman and other figures feature music by the Kings of Harmony and a Griffin Orchestra concert. World History TV class explored production mechanics with Robert Frederickson, while seniors were feted at a reception by Alpha Kappa Alpha. A Friday basketball win over Dudley, 68 to 66, closes the update.
Brenda Brown an eighth grader at Alfred J. Griffin Junior High won the school oratorical contest. Principal Orlando F Hudson presented the plaque. Judges were Mrs E Steele Mrs P P Little and C E Yokely. Advisors are Mrs E Grier and Mrs W S McLeod.
In Thomasville two people faced charges after a two car crash on U S Highway 29. Henry Evans 31 of Atlanta Ga is charged with reckless driving while Ella Mae Oakes of Chamblee Ga is charged with public drunkenness. The collision involving Evans northbound vehicle and George Ira Holcomb 74 of New York left rear damage to Holcomb’s car and its passenger Vera Holcomb uninjured. A Evans passenger Tommy Gerald Duncan of Tyler Texas was uninjured. Estimated damage was 200 dollars to Evans car and 250 dollars to the Holcomb vehicle. Investigators cited prior drinking by Evans.
W F Mauldin Inc president W F Mauldin of 819 North Main Street was elected to a two year Buick dealer council term in the Charlotte zone. Other selections include N P Williams Smithfield J P Parrish Georgetown S C J W Wakefield Spartanburg S C W A Deal Asheville N C and P R Tudor Bluefield W Va Mauldin attended Furman University and graduated from the University of Texas.
The Carl Chavis YMCA schedules a membership check-up meeting for Tuesday at 7 29 p m Group Captains must report. The annual dinner on Monday March 2 features speaker Wesley S Williams of Washington D C.
Mary Bethune YW posts a schedule of weekly clubs and events at Delta. Highlights include Blue Jay Club Co Ed Club Garden Club Tourna ment Y Teen Star Lite Scouts Modernette Theatre and Ninth Grade Y Teens with various time slots from 4 p m to 8 p m across Tuesday to Friday plus Friday lounge.
Daughters of Dorcas of First Baptist Church will meet Monday at p.m. with Mrs. H M Kirkpatrick. VFW Earlie Gabriel Post No 5574 will meet Monday at 8 p.m. at the Post Home. Singing Angels and Gospel Silver Tones perform tonight at 2 p.m. at Temple Memorial Baptist Church. City Missionary Union convenes today at 3 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Royal Echoes of Winston Salem perform tonight at 7 30 p.m. at Gethsemane Baptist Church.
Forty two students at Allen Jay School received Red Cross home nursing certificates taught by Mrs Ruth S Causesy, the home economics teacher and course instructor. First Class recipients include Theda Kennedy and Shirley Andrews among others. Second Class graduates list Carolyn Brown and Linda Gulledge, plus additional names.
In present day Athens the bride and groom receive a unique wedding gift from the bride's parents a quarter share in a privately run city bus.
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