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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1958
Page
1
Emerywood Baptist Church marks its second anniversary during the 11 a.m. service with a membership roll call and a sermon by Rev. Tom Haggai. The choir directed by Martin Edwards will sing A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. A cake cutting follows in Tomlinson School cafeteria.
Six children aged 5 months to 6 years died in a ramshackle South Phoenix tenement fire. Alfred John Stafford, 9, escaped as the lantern toppled, trapping the others in the bedroom. Sheriff’s Sgt. Buck Stockton said the blaze was confined to one apartment of an eight-unit building.
Four Ogden city councilmen voice strong opposition to fluoridation of the community water supply. The debate centers on health risks and taste concerns as allies and opponents mobilize supporters.
A historic air mail flight from Washington to New York arrived 24 hours late, echoing a 1918 incident when a Jenny biplane broke down near Philadelphia. Original pilot Leon Windy Smith, aged 68, retraced the route in a replica and then switched to a modern Cessna to land safely at LaGuardia.
Aurelia and Sally Pat Rowe, ages 6 and 2, face a fatal rare childhood disease after their brother died of cystic fibrosis. Doctors offer no cure. monthly medical costs of about 350 dollars threaten the family as Duke Hospital treatments continue. The Washington Daily News reports a fund drive raising over 4,450 dollars in a week.
Charlotte officials seek support from 18 nearby cities for a CAB approved helicopter taxi service covering the region. Airport Manager Al Quinn expects a formal CAB application this summer and requests a $300,000 annual federal subsidy. The plan targets Charlotte metro for cities in North and South Carolina.
In a cold war era display North Carolinians marked Armed Forces Day with paratroopers at Ft. Bragg a 600 troop drop and a 6000 pound platform beneath a parachute a 3000 pound Russian Sputnik passed over the state Camp Lejeune opened its doors to Marine equipment displays while Winston Salem residents watched a Navy man transfer drill and flyovers by Air Force jets graced Charlotte Seymour Johnson AFB and other cities Nike Hercules missiles rolled from the Douglas plant in Charlotte Fort Bragg units joined parades in Roanoke Rapids Greensboro Durham Raleigh and Fair Bluff with nationwide patrols and a ritual awaiting the Unknown Soldier's return.
President Camille Chamoun and Premier Sami Sohl pressed Lebanon to end the riots and strikes led by opposition figures including Kamal Jumblatt. Druze leaders Arslan and Jumblatt held talks as fighting paused, with armistice hopes and calls for national unity amid accusations Syria backs the opposition.
The 63-foot Redstone missile was launched at dusk by the Army 40th Field Artillery Missile Group from Cape Canaveral after a year of Redstone Arsenal training. Officials say the weapon can carry a nuclear warhead beyond 250 miles and features a self contained guidance system. A unit may be based overseas before July end.
Gen. Charles de Gaulle's top lieutenant moves toward Algeria as Premier Pflimlin fights rightists at home. Jacques Sous telle arrives in Algiers to pressure Pflimlin toward a settlement, while De Gaulle plans a Monday news conference to clarify his offer of full power amid a growing crisis.
Superior Court Judge Julius A. Rousseau of North Wilkesboro died after a heart attack at his home and at Wilkes County hospital. He had served as resident jurist of the 23rd Judicial District since 1934 and recently announced his bid for re election. Attorney Robert M. Gambrill had also announced opposition in a Democratic primary.
Barre Vermont invites its 10,000 residents to Nate Flint’s 62nd birthday bash set for tomorrow. Flint predicts over 3,000 attendees and about 350 dollars for ice cream and cake. Family history noted with relatives who died at 62.
Billy Graham wraps up week three of his San Francisco crusade with a nationally televised address on The offense of the cross. Crowds at the Cow Palace pushed attendance to 292 600 after 15 500 attended last night’s talk on pride and humility and 637 more chose to accept Christ, bringing the total decisions to 10 568. He argued against linking anti Nixon rioting to Communist influence, saying opposition stems from how the United States asserts itself.
The Sunday Enterprise previews a special article by Robert Marks on the furniture industry revolution in North Carolina and its manufacturing changes to appear tomorrow. It highlights a profile of Marie Grant and her husband traveling to the Southern Baptist Convention and an in-depth piece by Wint Capel.
Air Force Captain Walter Wayne Irwin set a new speed record of 140419 mph in a jet, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. The 34 year old, born in Everett, Washington, and married to Christine Irwin, recalled wartime service including a P47 mission and capture as a prisoner of war. He is flight commander of the 83rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Hamilton AFB near San Francisco.
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