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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1961
Page
26
Neal Austin at the High Point Public Library highlights a 12 page miniature book bound in leather. The 3 16th inch square item prints The Lord's Prayer in 12 languages using movable type designed to honor Johan Gutenberg. The display also features an old English parchment deed beside the book.
ICC hearing on Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line merger resumes in Richmond after a month, with opponents cross examining last month’s witnesses. Officials say merger would save over 38 million annually within five years. Testimony continues in Tampa Savannah and Montgomery. the new firm would be Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co.
The Lost Colony will open July 1 and perform nightly except Sundays through September 3. General Manager J. Sib Dorton Jr. announced the change during a weekend visit for theater repairs. Hurricane Donna caused about $40,000 damage to the theater last September.
Two High Point banks show gains in the 1960 national rankings. Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. based in Winston-Salem rises to 39th, while North Carolina National Bank, Greensboro, now sits at 60th for oil deposits. Wachovia and North Carolina National report strong year end figures with deposits and capital. NC National formed July 1 last year from Security National and American Commercial unions.
The 10 A Fire Department invites residents from Hasty Zion Church Mt Pleasant Ledford Emerywood areas to a January 30 meeting at the Hasty School auditorium at 7 p.m. A fire safety film from High Point will be shown and a demonstration may occur if weather allows. The goal is to discuss financing a new fire station at Joe Moore Road Burton Street extension, with land graded and funds needed to begin construction.
A local Texarkana notice in a newspaper reads Wanted to rent three bedroom house suburb or city Texas preferred. The Texas Arkansas border runs through the heart of this city highlighting its unique location.
A historical recap of 1861 detailing the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter, Lincoln's inauguration, secession moves, major early clashes, and strategic shifts. It notes Union and Confederate actions, key leaders like McClellan, Lee, and Davis, and the state of morale as 1862 looms with anticipated campaigns.
Eight Negro children seek admission to Mecklenburg County white schools in a federal case docketed for trial in U S District Court. Judge Wilson Warlick has ruled only the county school board is a defendant and will enforce the 1954 Supreme Court school integration decision fairly.
America's first concrete paved street was built in Bellefontaine Ohio in 1891 marking a milestone in road construction. The project showcased early use of concrete materials and influenced future urban paving efforts.
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