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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1965
Page
2
Selected stock transactions on the American Stock Exchange listed at noon show varied activity with several notable movers. The report details trades across multiple sectors, reflecting midday market moves and liquidity at the exchange.
A fragmented excerpt lists stock market terms and abbreviations related to Dow Jones Averages including ex dividend ex distribution ex rights and related actions. It outlines coding for payments in 1964 stock dividends and cash values on ex dates with various shorthand markers.
National Fire Protection Assn results show Baltimore Md first in 1964 Fire Prevention Contest. Fayetteville NC placed second with Monroe Billings Mont Skokie Ill also noted. Shelton reports yearlong house by house safety inspections reaching over 14000 buildings and ongoing prevention programs across the city.
The Greensboro News Company has been transferred to Norfolk-Portsmouth Newsapers Inc of Norfolk Virginia. News and Record and WFMY-TV join the new ownership with Frank Batten elected president and P S Huber Jr named executive vice president to head a new broadcasting division including WFMY-TV and WTAR-TV stations.
A strong northerly airstream brought unusually low temperatures to North Carolina last night with widespread subfreezing lows. Raleigh Durham reported near 0 degrees with other cities like Hickory Asheville Charlotte Greensboro Winston Salem Elizabeth City and Morehead City recording single digits to mid teens.
Fair and not very cold tonight with lows from 18 to 28 degrees and near 30 along the coast. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and milder conditions.
The High Point Traffic and Transportation Club will hold its twenty fourth annual meeting at the Sheraton Hotel. Clarence H. Noah of the North Carolina Utilities Commission will speak. New officers and directors for 1965 will be announced. The event opens with a 6 15 social hour and dinner at 7.
In Guilford Superior Court, Nelson Hairston received 15 months in state prison after a trial. Fred Chandler of Burlington drew a three month county jail term on an appeal from nonsupport. Virgil Harmon was fined 60 days for issuing worthless checks, with two 30 day terms for separate offenses. Herman Grice got 60 days for drunkenness and was suspended for two years on condition of law compliance. Additional cases heard include Odell Cecil and Charles Brown appeals for assault, and Columbus Pierce’s driving under the influence trial.
The Piedmont Society for Paint Technology holds its monthly meeting Wednesday at Howard Johnson's rant. The program begins at 6 30 p.m. with John A. Laberee of Pontexten speaking on public relations. Dan Monroe heads the Piedmont chapter and Dave Bouldin chairs the program.
The gala included Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews in song and a pas de deux by Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Harry Belafonte Barbra Streisand numbers and a Mike Nichols Elaine May skit drew loud applause while Johnny Carson quipped about Washington society.
Rau retired January 1 as executive vice president of the NRFA. Buyer activity and market attendance remained curtailed by weekend snowfall across North Carolina. Exposition operations were still off but improving. officials predicted a return to normal levels by Wednesday as the show nears Friday close.
In Burgaw area Rocky Point a home fire killed Diana Jones four Timmie Jones two and Ronald Lewis ten The blaze started with an oil heater explosion in a room with the children Their grandmother Rain Bow Cherry was severely burned and treated at Pender Memorial Hospital Their grandfather husband suffered facial and hand burns and was released The parents were away when the fire alarm came in at 1 30 a m The Burgaw Volunteer Fire Department found the house in ashes on arrival
Mrs. Sarah Joan Canipe 30, Hickory assistant tax collector, was arrested on 23 counts of embezzling 2721 from the city treasury. Bond set at 1500. alleged thefts occurred in 1963 and 1964 from tax, water and street-collection funds. She faces Superior Court on January 27.
Federal authorities disclosed the basis for a complaint charging Everett Porte a 58 year old Minneapolis traveling salesman with threatening President Johnson. Porte sent a January letter to Barron Minneapolis vowing to kill the president saying he would keep his mother from media and that Johnson killed Kennedy. He was arrested waived a formal hearing and returned to jail on a 50000 dollar bond.
Arthur K. Pitzer, livestock marketing specialist for the State of Agriculture, will become manager of the North Carolina State Fair with a $10,000 annual salary. The appointment was up to OA, State of Agriculture, as of Monday, per State Ag Commissioner J.
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