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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1963
Page
2
Orchestra leader Vincent Lopez will speak at the High Point Executives Club dinner at Sedgefield Manor on February 4. He will recount the story of American music since the turn of the century and the event begins at 7 pm with reservations due by Friday noon February 1.
Police charged Harold Lewis Briley, 16, of Rt. 1, with two counts of forgery after he allegedly cashed checks at Fairground Grocery. Bond set at $300 per count. trial slated for Jan. 30. Other arrests included Warren, 24, held on fugitive from justice charges with $500 bond, and Ola Mae Lindsay charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon after knife wounds requiring extensive stitches. Bond $300. trial Jan. 28. Wilda Grubb cited for trespassing with Feb. 1 court date.
Charles L. Kearns of High Point announced the five story building at 113 S. Elm St Greensboro will be converted into a two story structure with a basement and fully occupied by Wills Book and Stationery. The project begins soon and marks the store’s second relocation in 58 years since 1905 establishment.
The National Ballet of Canada performed a traditional program at Reynolds Auditorium to a sold-out Winston-Salem Civic Music audience. Lois Smith Lillian Jarvis Jocelyn Terelle Jeremy Blanton Earl Kraus led in Serenade and Pas de Deux with strong corps support in a European staging style. Death and the Maiden drew the loudest applause before the finale Ballet Divertissement. The company conducted by George Crum and Walter Baik tours the United States offering refined ballet artistry.
Two former Guilford County sheriff's deputies start the North State Detective Service at 209 E Commerce Ave. James B. Skinner and Ira B. Walker, Navy veterans with civil and criminal investigation credentials, offer confidential investigations including industrial theft, domestic cases, child custody, divorce actions, blackmail, and extortion. Offices opened Dec 31.
In Madison North Carolina two men Joseph Watkins and Howard Knight were charged in a $105000 robbery of Dr C W McAnally. Bond set at 75000 each at a habeas corpus hearing over defense objections. Trial slated for March at Rockingham County Superior Court.
Community tobacco meetings sponsored by the county agricultural agent will occur at Busick, Monticello, and Colfax schools starting at 7 30 p m. B H Taylor in charge will discuss tobacco production topics including varieties plant bed management fertilization nematode control and bulk curing. Further meetings are planned for the following week.
Firemen from Horneytown extinguished a kitchen blaze blamed on faulty wiring in a ventilation hood over the stove at C. W. Potts’s 3601 Fairlane home. Neighbor reported the fire around noon. Jack Davis injured his leg entering smoke to help. Damage estimated at 1500 dollars. fire confined to kitchen ceiling attic and roof with a three foot hole.
Thirty two Guilford County Sheriff's Department members finished a Red Cross advanced first aid course as the department begins full training. Sheriff Clayton Jones says all personnel will take the course and vehicles will be equipped with first aid kits for emergencies.
Joyce S Williams of Chapel Hill will join the Raleigh staff of the North Carolina Association of Afternoon Dailies as a legislative reporter starting February 4. She will report legislative news write features and handle special assignments for the 30 member newspapers during the 1963 General Assembly session. Williams is a former United Press International reporter and editor with a journalism master’s degree from Northwestern University and a Dorothy Dawe Cup winner.
Plans to enlarge the OEM division of MAC Panel Co. at 2060 Brentwood to meet rising output from the Adams-Millis group. James H. Millis and H. C. Williams announced the proposed rear expansion by the plant south of Highways 29 and 70 in the growing industrial park, driven by a NASA sub contract for world wide tracking stations.
The 1963 Great Decisions series begins February 5 at the High Point Public Library with weekly panel discussions on world topics. Sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association the free program meets Tuesdays at 7 30 p m in the Audio-visual room with interested residents urged to call for participation.
In Sun Valley California authorities fail to lure Tippy the mongrel from the bed of his dead 4 year old owner. The fire killed Hayes Eaton Jr and Barbara Eaton 35 who suffocated. Hayes Eaton at work as a bartender.
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