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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1965
Page
15
Partly fad and partly economic, High Point dealers report a motorcycle surge. Honda Yamaha Ducati Norton and Harley sales rise as prices, economy and campus access boost demand. People from students to a preacher buy bikes. many use Hondas as second cars.
In a Harley versus Honda Yamaha clash at Honda Sales on N Main, Hester and mechanics defend the Harley image and helmet use while noting shifts toward smaller bikes. Debaters argue Honda’s four cycles and Yamaha’s two strokes influence rider choices amid price and performance rivalry.
The Singer Company Fidelity Division announced a company wide vacation totaling $32 840 for employees about 30 percent higher than last year The local Singer facility reports employment at a record high with over 300 people on the payroll and Mark A Lolatte serves as division manager
Greensboro High Point Airport Authority officials opposed National Car Rental’s plan to conduct business on the airport property. They cited no written agreement and existing leases with Hertz and Avis. Miss Barham pressed for meetings while Cone insisted no solicitation is allowed.
A devotional prayer exhorting united minds and compassionate hearts toward all people, acknowledging dependence on divine mercy in Jesus Christ. Attributed to Conrad Bergendorf, Rock Island Illinois, president emeritus of Augustana College.
Eli McKinley Wood 65 of Rt. 4 Thomasville residing on Burton Road was critically injured when his 1956 car collided head on with a 1955 model car driven by Herman Angel Jr. 18 of Winston-Salem on NC 109 about nine miles north of Thomasville near Ledford High School. Wood was unconscious on admission. Police sketched early details as highway patrol investigates aftermath.
Police investigated break-ins at a Rockford Road residence and a Kearns Avenue business. Entry through a drilled bathhouse lock and a damaged door allowed thefts of beer and $5 in change from a soft drink machine, with damages around $10.
A country ham supper will be served tomorrow by the 10 A Fire Department from 5 to 8 p.m. at the fire station on Joe Moore Road and Burton Street Ext. Proceeds will fund department equipment purchases.
The Friendship weather man says a pleasant weekend with decreasing clouds and cooler nights. Highs near 80 today, 82 on Saturday, lows around 58 tonight and 64 last night, with mainly sunny skies Sunday and fair to partly cloudy conditions at the coast.
The Superior Civil Court term closed with a settlement in one suit and a jury trial on another to remove a cloud on title. Plaintiff David Howard Newton received clear title to the land, against Wesley Marion Lee and others. Odell Jones versus George K. Copeland was settled out of court.
Preliminary hearings were waived today by several defendants in Municipal Court. Robert Booth of Roanoke Va bound over for forgery with bond set at 1000 dollars. Johnny Wesley Wright 24 of Cable Street and Wayne Carter 19 faced auto theft charges with Wright bond reduced to 750. Richard Stafford 17 and Allen Duke 16 held for probation investigation. Johnnie Billings given until week end to pay non compliant checks or face 60 days in prison.
Jake Froelich Jr. of High Point was elected president of Carolinas United Community Services at the annual Charlotte meeting. He succeeds L A Savage of Camden as board chair. Other officers include W W Brawley, Frank Barnes Jr., W J Smith Jr., C M Vanstory Jr., with Joe H Robinson as treasurer and Dwyer Lump as secretary. Froelich has long served on the organization’s executive committee and state budgeting panels.
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