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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1965
Page
2
A brief market item notes prices on the American Stock Exchange and mentions the game of badminton origins tracing to India and its introduction to England in 1873 by English officers on leave.
Zeb Vance Norman of Plymouth notes the Weyerhaeuser Paper Corp. attorney says the bill creates confusion. Rep. James D Speed of Franklin County, sponsor, states the bill targets public protection and is not aimed at any one party.
The United Presbyterian Church in the USA launched a wide-ranging reform program to fit the needs of a changing human landscape. The plan sets a framework for experimentation without prescribing specific changes, signaling openness to new organizational patterns and ministry approaches.
Mrs Edith B Zwack 49 of Tonawanda New York was killed and nine people injured when a south bound station wagon driven by Eugene Whichard 37 crossed the center line and collided with the Zwack car two miles north of Enfield North Carolina on U S Highway 301 Weather rain slick roads and ongoing investigation with no charges filed yet Officers named L D Lyles report the Zwacks were returning to Tonawanda with their daughter Barbara and Iris Waters accompanying them
Lincoln Alabama AP reports a train struck a stalled car at a crossing killing five people. The victims include Clindon Groce, 32, Sarah Groce, 28, Rhetta Groce, 18 months, Harriet Groce, 3, and Dolly Mae Cunningham, 2, all residents of Lincoln. Injured were taken to Coroner Clinton Perkins hospitals in Rocky Mount. The wreck was described as one of the worst seen by the coroner.
Fragmentary notes show a North Carolina case where a Tar Heel native faces a possible 1 to 8 year sentence after a car crash and a fatal incident. The report references a trial date and a jury verdict of voluntary manslaughter, with a witness describing events surrounding the crash and subsequent legal actions.
Political figures and trustees warned that state colleges and universities risk losing accreditation if governance issues persist. Senator Jennings King and others discussed potential legal changes, while UNC system campuses anticipate about 12,657 North Carolina applications and 7,302 new undergraduates, with 26,400 students across three branches planned for enrollment.
Mrs Lillian Massey a 23 year old Burlington mother of two disappeared after leaving home to make cosmetics sales calls. Her sweater and sales case were found April 6 beside a dirt road south of Wadesboro. Police say the case is baffling and describe her as a devoted mother with a distinctive physical peculiarity brown and blue eyes.
In Bogalusa Louisiana Mayor Jesse Cutter Jr. long in clash with civil rights workers faces a recall effort led by the Citizens Council after he pledged to end segregation laws. White residents gathered around a bonfire rally protesting desegregation while park gates were torn down and a park closure sign hung. Police said protests escalated with threats of a march to City Hall as the mayor, a 50 year old ice cream maker, stood firm against violent demands for racial change.
Miss Ginny Blackard, 21, of Mount Pleasant was critically injured when she fell three stories into an elevator shaft at a Charleston motel during a rescue attempt with Sam Rion, 23, of Georgetown. Rion climbed to the third floor landing to help, but Blackard slipped and plummeted to the shaft bottom. she lay for about 30 minutes before responders freed her.
Miller 74 says hearings next month on replacing feet and quarts with meters kilograms and liters. He argues the transition will reduce confusion, possibly over a decade or longer, with some estimates suggesting a generation to fully absorb the change.
A report notes a party at Mrs Riddick’s apartment where a person displayed intent to harm and possible lethal action against Mrs Riddick. No further details on suspects or outcomes are provided.
A terse meditation recalls how a man’s thoughts derail when he forgets to stop the mental train. The piece treats temptation as a misdirection of focus and urges mindful redirection.
The U S Office of Education rejected the compliance plans of 28 North Carolina iSchool units under the 1964 civil rights law. Assistant State Superintendent J E Miller said the notices came from U S Education Commissioner Francis E Keppel. Counties listed include Anson Duplin Guilford Halifax Henderson Hertford Hoke Iredell Johnston Orange Polk Row an Rutherford Sampson Union Warren Watauga Wayne Asheboro Hill Fremont Glen Alpine Kings Mountain Lumberton Monroe Shelby Wilson Whiteville.
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