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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1956
Page
2
A blaze at a hall in Brooklyn Park killed ten and left nine missing as firefighters from five companies fought the flames. The tar-paper roof was ablaze within minutes, and the structure collapsed into charred debris while survivors searched the ruins for victims.
Sen Morse denounces a proposed natural gas bill as a producer raid on consumer pocketbooks and doubts a presidential veto this year. He notes the House passage, warns of higher producer prices, and argues for unregulated gas development despite opposition from Sen Elibender and Sen Butler offering differing views.
Program lineup lists Howdy Doody at 30, Weather at 6:00, News at 6:15, Loonestoon at 6:30, Kit Carson at 7:00, and Let's Dance at 7:30 indicating a daily TV block schedule.
A scrambled daily timetable lists shows such as Garrowar Romper Room Ding Dong School Ernie Kovaks Arlene Francis Ernie Ford Feather Your Neat On the Farm News Devotions and Chris rm with an unclear final entry This Aharnose appears as a damaged OCR segment.
A head on collision on Highland Ave Ext yesterday afternoon injured one driver and led to charges for driving on the wrong side of the road against Dame Gray Brown of S Main St. Harold Ray Marsh of Route 5 was treated at H'th Point Memorial Hospital for facial cuts and chest injuries.
New Bedford Massachusetts Patrolman John Lomas assisted in the delivery of his seventh baby in three years on the police force and his second this month earning him the nickname Doc from colleagues.
Rockford authorities investigated the deaths of George H. Arnold, 59, vice president of the Illinois National Bank & Trust Co., and his 26-year-old son Robert. A .22 revolver was found near the bodies, a note was found in the father's pocket, and police termed it an apparent murder and death by own action. The elder Arnold's wife Rose discovered them four feet apart in the family garage near the Rockford Country Club. The son had recently left the Navy and was a Northwestern Naval and Military Academy graduate.
Public Service Co. of North Carolina asked the Utilities Commission for authority to issue 3.2 million dollars in 20 year 5 percent sinking fund debentures to pay bank loans and fund new natural gas facilities for Lee and Chatham counties. The plan would offer 25 shares of common stock at six dollars per share for each thousand dollar bond.
A warrant charges Patricia Upton with manslaughter in the death of Billy in a car crash near Guilford on January 21. Six others were hurt including Nancy Sloan who is improving at Baptist Hospital. Bond set at three thousand dollars. hearing scheduled in Recorder's Court February 2. A note adds world lightship growth from 136 to 800 between 1860 and 1913.
The market advanced with several leading divisions showing strength. Boeing benefited from a new 504 million Air Force contract for B52 bombers while Bath Iron Works gained 2 to 3 points on Navy orders. Ford Motor held steady around 64.5 in over the counter trades as overall volume reached about two million shares.
Hollywood Errol Flynn says alimony matters with Lily Damita are settled. Flynn had previously been reported in arrears on support payments totaling $18 a year.
Senator Eastland told NBC-TV yesterday that whites and Negroes will not favor integration in the South. He argued separation is a social matter not a matter of racial superiority and claimed Mississippi has no discrimination while races develop better apart. He cited the Supreme Court decision as not addressing the real reasons for segregated schools. He added the pocket gopher can run backward and uses its tail as a guide.
J M Everitt, High Point district manager for Pilot Life Insurance, is one of 22 district heads invited to a Greensboro four star managers meeting. Plaques will honor managers who exceeded production quotas in the past year. The event spans three nights with banquets and business sessions. A 1000 pound steer yields a 70 pound hide, about 7 percent of live weight.
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