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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1957
Page
5
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association notes September shipments rose from the prior year, signaling the first increase this year. Through November 3, 1957, shipments reached an all time high for 1957 to date, while national data from the NAMF corroborated the trends.
A look at 1958 auto publicity and consumer demand shows buyers want bigger plush cars but resist high prices. Commerce notes rising accounts receivable, a holiday push with Christmas Dollar Days, and a rise in Southern furniture orders while national figures lag. News covers new Kroger and Shell postings, CPA meeting attendance, and regional sales appointments across North Carolina, Florida, and nearby states.
New York reports a weekly stock market drop with trading volume below par at an average of 1,991,656 shares. The October loss in quoted values reached about 8.6 billion dollars, while Friday’s decline erased early gains and dragged the weekly average down. The AP 60-stock average fell 80 cents to 155.90 as Fed restraint and railcar loadings weakness weighed on prices.
Asheville NC. The Blue Ridge Parkway drew 592 920 visitors in October. Parkway Superintendent Sam P Weems said good weather could push the year total past 5 022 933 the top attendance for any National Park Service site. October attendance rose by 88 000 over 1956.
Washington reports that Secretary Dulles, 69, entered Walter Hospital for a routine health examination last night, a year after cancer surgery. An aide said he would remain overnight, with routine post operative care due today. The text notes an operation in November 1956 for the removal of a fracture. Sydney Australia is described with nearby Darling Harbor and Woolloomooloo Gardens.
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