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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1959
Page
10
Pro-rug senators push carpet in the old office building arguing high heels and tile floors are not compatible. Proxmire counters the floors are not the issue and cites a non skid wax. Philip Roof notes noise is a bigger problem and invites tests to ease concerns.
James Miller, city building inspector, issued a permit for an addition with carport at 601 Duke St in the name of Leon Ingram. The $6000 project was issued Monday. A second permit for a duplex at 212 W Guilford St was issued yesterday with an estimated cost of 5000 dollars.
President Eisenhower said the site for any summit would be chosen by the Big Four foreign ministers and hinted at inviting Khrushchev to the United States might depend on further developments. He will send Congress a special message on housing highways construction and wheat surplus curtailment and urged needed legislation. He criticized anti fiscal spending while pressing for a balanced budget and surpluses to reduce the national debt. He warned Americans must push for sensible action from labor business and Congress to avoid harm. He also addressed concerns over waste in missile development and stressed avoiding duplication.
Dewey J. Stanley of Route 1 Trinity was treated at High Point Memorial Hospital for injuries to the arm chest and shoulders after a tree fell on the bulldozer he was operating at Kivett's Lake on Cox Avenue off Springfield Road yesterday. He was released last night after ambulance transport to the hospital.
Reports describe repeated violence since the mills reopened. A highway patrol detachment left after Gov. Hodges warned of troops if needed. Elliott Caulder posted 5000 bond for inciting riot. Odell Tart and O. C. Clark charged with interfering with officers. Charlie Harriss accused of throwing a rock. A WSOC-TV crew car was pelted. no injuries, but a window broke. Frank Beatty faced threats from striking crowds. A union official intervened.
Thomasville police report a local man James D. Parker aged 42 of Pine Street was arrested on a warrant from Robeson County for issuing a worthless check. He posted $300 bond and is to appear in Robeson court May 22. Bruce Grimsley named as informing witness. check amount $30.
Airliners Go Down as investigators comb for clues. In Charleston and nearby areas, witnesses describe a Constellation crash that killed and injured passengers. Stewardess Nancy Marshall helped others escape by sliding open a burning door, while a priest performed rites amid the wreckage.
The High Point Optimist Club will run bike safety lanes and obstacle courses at Ray Street, Johnson Street, and Oak Hill Schools. Checks run Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to teach cyclists and drivers safety and awareness. A stated Britannica note mentions Bryant earning a net $14.92 from his first poetry book.
The article reports Khrushchev’s possible summer visit to the United States to boost prestige. It notes Eisenhower’s stance on formal versus informal talks, Mikoyan’s informal U S visit, and the central hurdle of massive security. Officials say they can manage the security demands despite concerns of an assassin’s impact.
The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina voted down a 250000 fund drive for an aging home named for the late Bishop Edwin A. Penick. The decision paused the measure for the next convention. A committee was named to nominate a bishop coadjutor, with elections set for October 7 in Raleigh. Delegates approved a record 377272.60 budget and a 150000 diocesan HQ in Raleigh, while considering halting work on the Thompson Orphanage.
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