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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1959
Page
9
Forecasters warn of light rain with a slight chance of sleet or snow overnight. Temperatures rise to near 50 today before dropping to the low 30s tonight. By midday tomorrow skies clear and the high should reach about 40 degrees.
Firemen reported seven alarms with five grass fires and a series of no permit burnings. Four suspects will be heard in Municipal Court tomorrow for burning without a permit, with arrests made yesterday and Saturday night.
The Uwharrie Council seeks 50 000 for capital improvements to fund a summer camp. District chair Raleigh Dingman outlined needs including a dining hall kitchen showers and water system upgrades. Campaign starts February 8 with a whirlwind drive to support 900 scouts at Camp Uwharrie this summer.
A wave of auto accessory thefts continues with four victims listing hubcap losses. Names include James Beeson Thom asville George Williams Trinity Mrs Clarence Sink Mocksville and Tommy Morton Valley Ridge Drive. Police urge prompt reporting and accurate descriptions while traffic incidents add to a night of arrests and bonds.
Homeowners cite insufficient storage and closet space as their top complaint. They ask where to store bicycles trunks garden tools seasonal clothing and other family odds and ends. The issue highlights the need for extra closets built ins and larger storage solutions in new housing.
High Point approves the 26.4 square mile annexation plan in an 8 to 1 vote aimed at expanding the city toward Davidson and Randolph counties and near Forsyth. Councilman Horace G. Ilderton dissented over excluding five square miles, while Rep. Ed Kemp’s modification was rejected.
Six District IV nominees from North Carolina compete for Morehead Foundation scholarships at UNC Chapel Hill with five finalists and one alternate named from High Point Winston-Salem Burlington Leaksville Elkin Greensboro. Finalists join 36 peers for interviews with $5000 total value and $1250 annually plus spending funds.
Jim Marley of the High Point Board of Realtors reports a nationwide surge of public interest in real estate as an investment amid the 1959 boom. He notes rising personal incomes and employment and says NAREB will ask Congress to tax real estate investment trusts like security trusts to attract small investors into ownership of offices and apartments.
In Portland Oregon Harry Mowrey keeps nine cats three like TV. One watches only Westerns and Phil Silvers another only You Asked For It and the third plays along with football basketball and hockey stars and ignores other tele performers.
Readers learn milk may rest stomach and that ulcers can improve on normal diet when fed often. The February Reader's Digest argues the stomach is a dependable companion when nourished properly and linked to emotions.
In Westerville Ohio a horse tombstone is found in Room 206 at Westerville High School. The Junior Historical Society students explain Rowdy Boy the pacer died August 15 1892 before a race here.
Final 1958 results show shipments in a 14 state area near 1957 pace with December likely narrowing the small gap. SRFA reports December sales outpacing November in the Carolinas and Virginia, with nine of ten stores up. Manufacturers anticipate strong first half of 1959.
The Greensboro High Point Airport faces potential nonstop service to Chicago as the CAB finalizes the case after briefs. Eastern Air Lines had sought to split Route Six for direct North Carolina to Chicago service, Piedmont objected then secured a stay, later lifting objections to Charlotte Chicago service. The CAB may calendar the case or study it individually before ruling.
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