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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1958
Page
3
A North Carolina grand jury was expected to issue an indictment against Frank Edward Wetzel for the November 5 slaying of State Highway Patrolman J T Brown near Sanford. Wetzel already serves life for the earlier killing of Trooper Wister Lee Reece near Ellerbe, with Robert Terry Jr as the key witness.
Raleigh NC Banks will pay 2 percent interest on surplus state funds, down from 3 percent, after Gov Hodges and the Council of State approved the cut. State Treasurer Edwin Gill cited changes in national money policy and eased the share banks may apply for to 30 percent of capital, surplus and undivided profits for up to 40 million dollars in state funds.
Rocky Mount North Carolina buyers will auction special pools of flue cured tobacco from discount varieties Coker 139 Coker 140 and Dixie Bright 244. The Flue Cured Stabilization Corp will distribute profits from pools and buyers will make immediate payment to speed distribution. The first auction by the cooperative starts at Works Warehouse at 9 30 am with lots instead of hogsheads.
Raleigh The state ABC Board may decide Thursday whether to penalize Glenmore Distilleries for its agent's role in a liquor scandal. Transcripts of the Jan 3 hearing were presented as the board weighs a potential 30 day ban on sale in North Carolina stores. The meeting also marks the departure of ABC Board Chairman Tom Allen with Gov Hodges naming William S Hunt Jr to succeed.
In Galesburg Illinois the old steam whistle atop the power plant was removed as the fifty year old facility was razed. Elder residents recall its calls at work start and end times and historic signals from disasters to wars.
Hickory jailer Arnie James Smith faces trial on liquor law violations after an undercover ABC officer visiting as a prisoner bought him a pint of tax paid whisky for four dollars. The 50 year old was arrested after an eight month probe and posted 300 dollars bond.
Robert Myers and Carl Wilson told police they were ambushed by two older boys outside a Los Angeles candy shop. The youths surrendered $5.60 but were allowed to keep a sack of candy they had just bought.
Suzanne Elaine Soule, found sane by the jury, is to be sentenced Feb 10 for second degree murder in the July slaying of Catherine Elvins. The judge may transfer her from Corona State Prison for Women to a state mental hospital for extensive psychiatric treatment.
James Cole, a North Carolina Klan figure and Free Will Baptist minister, plans to challenge extradition between North and South Carolina on charges of inciting riot in Robeson County. He argues for constitutional free assembly rights and aims for venue change, not necessarily an all white jury. He pledges more public appearances and rallies across the South.
A New York report touts Primatene as the leading doctor prescribed asthma formula now sold over the counter. The tablet claims to open bronchial tubes ease mucus and reduce spasms with a money back guarantee, priced at 98 cents.
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