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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1958
Page
3
Vice President Richard Nixon wrapped a three day Alaska tour praising Republican candidates. He lauded former Gov Mike Stepovich and John Butrovich Jr while noting Alaska will vote on Nov 25. Stepovich led Gruening in the August primary. Butrovich trailed Egan.
North Carolina's State Wildlife Resources Commission approved limited doe hunting due to nuisance reports. Doe may be killed in Madison Stanly Montgomery Hertford Halifax Bertie and Beaufort counties starting December 15 and 16. Bow and arrow hunters may target does in Burke County on November 7 8 10 and 11 and in Stanly Montgomery and Madison on November 7 and 8. The bow and arrow season opened 14 days before the gun season.
The Rev. John William West age 87 and longtime Disciples of Christ pastor died Monday at his Lynchburg home. Born in Maryland he led pastorates in Virginia Maryland and in Lunenburg County He founded and served as secretary of the Appalachian States Evangelism Assn He authored Sketches of Mountain Preachers and belonged to the Mark Twain Society Surviving are his wife three sons and a funeral was held in Lynchburg.
The Stockholm was expected to dock at a Wilmington state pier easing tensions after a dispute over pier priority with three freighters. Authority chief D Leon Williams said cargo ships get preference for revenue. Stockholm officials and agents criticized the move amid plans for a Bermuda cruise.
The article notes that many races are formalities with no opposition. It lists unopposed candidates including Ernest Vandiver of Georgia, Er nest F Hollings of South Carolina, John Stennis of Mississippi, and Rep William Bates of Massachusetts. Several others in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are marked with X as incumbents likely to win.
Raleigh legislative study commission heard requests to rebalance UNC Board of Trustees seats so North Carolina State College gains parity with Chapel Hill. State College Alumni Assn also urged electing the chairman by the board and changing tenure and distribution rules before Hodges’ 1961 term ends.
The North Carolina State Department of Civil Defense receives a $50 000 federal advance to reimburse National Guard costs from Hurricane Helene with some funds set for coastal mosquito control. Gov Hodges and the Council of State approve allocations alongside a $180 266 Ports Authority measure to fund forklift trucks and road paving. The Wildlife Resources Commission will buy 14 000 acres in Caswell County for $891 262 with three fourths funded by a federal program. Caswell may retain income from 105 acres of tobacco allotment. Additional actions include a Wilson County land deal for a prison farm area and a Chapel Hill property purchase of $74 630 for UNC use. Esperanto is noted as a common international language now spoken by over seven million people in 47 countries.
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