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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1955
Page
17
A giant roach wandered through Thomasville City Council Chambers during a tense discussion, disturbing proceedings before a resident stomped it. The column also reports on Sgt Fred Boyd’s lightning damage, a packing garbage truck retrofit, and the city’s aging street sweeper situation with plans for a modern unit.
Cumberland Gap will be dedicated as a national historical park in October marking a 35 year effort to preserve an area tied to Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Trail. The dedication is tentatively set for Oct 8 with more than 20 000 acres contributed by three states.
A prospectus for The High Point Reporter, begun in 1859 and to issue its first number in 1860, was found in an attic. Publisher James Harvey Moore listed subscribers from Westminster and High Point, and the paper aimed to avoid scandal and immorality. The Civil War halted the venture.
The American Finance Conference cautioned auto dealers against low down payments and long terms. They warned such practices could invite arguments for government controls on installment credit and threaten dealer stability.
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