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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1958
Page
9
Signs advertising gasoline two to three cents below the going rate appear between High Point and Thomasville, signaling a potential price war. Thomasville travelers report regular gas at 27.9 cents, three cents under the standard 30.9, with earlier drops to 22.9 during prior conflicts.
Executors of W T Powell estate sue the United States in Middle District Court over estate tax on four Jefferson Standard Life Insurance policies. The suit alleges the policies are Myrtle Desk Co assets and not Powell property, seeking $7,784.43 and a tax refund denial reversal.
The Mills Home campus of the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina will host the General Board of the State Baptist Convention for a two day meeting on July 23. This marks the first Thomasville gathering in three years for the 80 member board.
A short formal prayer asks for independence from matter while affirming faith love integrity and hope. It emphasizes devotion to the unseen and ends with Amen in Jesus name. The note credits Russell S Hutchison a Muskingum College professor in New Concord Ohio.
An editorial urged homeowners to combat Japanese beetles with multiple methods. It warned that beetles damage roses and crops, described approaches from milky disease to DDT, and noted a parasitic wasp as a possible natural control. The piece tied the pest to Pearl Harbor as a wartime motivator.
Municipal Court Solicitor Robert Bencini reported his 1954 green and white Oldsmobile four door parked outside Emerywood Court Apartments was stolen last night. Police conducted an overnight search. the vehicle has not been recovered.
Jamestown Rotary Club presented perfect attendance pins to seven members led by Coy Putman with five years. Also honored were Charles Roach and Joseph Slade four years, Ed Reams three years, Jim Hornday two years, and Kenneth Miller and H. R. Gillespie one year. President Charles Roach appointed committees. Clarence Hill of Dalton, Georgia visited.
Forecasts show temperatures in the mid eighties through Friday with frequent cloudiness and showers. Tonight's low near 70 degrees, after a 70 degree low recorded last night.
Southern retailers heard a Home Furnishings Council of America program to raise furniture awareness. Dr George Heaton and Philip Lesly outlined the plan to improve relations among public retailers and manufacturers, citing 1956 data on new purchases and stressing service over volume.
Vernon Presley asked Justice of the Peace Whit Boyd for the speeding fine amount and said a check would cover it. The fine plus costs totaled $22.50 after Elvis Presley was cited for 75 mph in a 51 mph zone. The star and his parents were at Fort Hood in Killeen.
The Greens County Health Board discussed the homeless house on Kentucky Avenue with James D. Greene seeking permission for a septic tank. A committee led by High Point Mayor Jess Washburn will study the request. A sanitarian testified the land’s sand rock blocks septic use. The board also considered annexation to share water and sewer lines, and reviewed a $547,982 county budget with noting wage and position changes.
On December 31 1957 at 1028 Sherrod St Mrs Hedgecoe was awakened by her dog Tippy who barked during a fire caused by a shorted Christmas tree circuit. Tippy earned a bronze medal and an engraved citation for heroism and may advance to a national award with a $1000 bond and Chicago banquet.
About 265 professors at eight California colleges sign a petition to President Eisenhower calling for an immediate stop to U.S. nuclear and thermonuclear tests. The petition warns that continued testing sustains and magnifies international tensions.
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