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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1957
Page
2
Robert F. Kennedy will address the University of North Carolina about the attorney’s role in congressional investigations. The Senate select committee on improper activities in labor or management fields has highlighted figures such as Dave Beck James Hoffa Mathan Shefferman and Anthony Valente amid its public hearings.
The Dow Jones averages are provided by Bache and Co indicating barometer moves in market activity. Investors watch fluctuating levels in response to daily trade, with analysts noting shifts across major industrial and utility components.
New York stocks opened irregularly higher in quiet Veterans Day activity. Industrials and select issues rose while oils and chemicals led declines. The AP average nudged up to 155.30 as investors weighed Treasury borrowing costs and federal debt plans.
A dated ad proclaims a jewelry store with 39 years in business offering diamonds watches and other jewelry. It highlights a convenient layaway plan for Christmas purchases and urges buyers to select items now.
The distilling industry remains divided over decanters with some firms dropping them while others offer fancy glassware or wrapping. Holiday sales drive much of the revenue as liquor firms chase shelves and gift markets, with forecasts of rising gift decanter volumes and varied packaging strategies.
A Pan American airliner with 36 passengers and 8 crew on a San Francisco to Honolulu flight vanished 1,028 miles east of Honolulu after a routine 5:04 a.m. position report. The Pacific-wide search expanded to 25 aircraft, 3 submarines, 8 Coast Guard vessels, and 13 radar planes, with distress signals detected but not located.
The article describes Laika the satellite dog as having died after her mission, noting Sputnik I and II launches and the claim she was fed automatically in an airtight cabin. It mentions the dog provided scientific data, the eight day food supply, and the possibility of future space research aided by her sacrifice. It also references Dr. Alan Nunn May offering to volunteer for spaceflight discussions in Cambridge England.
Bascom Eli Jarrell 74 of 944 Council St died Sunday after five weeks illness. Born June 13 1883 in Randolph County he moved to High Point in 1912 and worked 42 years for Adams-Millis. Surviving wife Bessie Smith daughters Jesse Irene Ruth sons H L and C J Jarrell ten grandchildren one great grandchild. Funeral Tuesday 2:30 p.m. at Yows Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
Basil F. Brittain 66 of Asheboro died Saturday night in a Pleasant Garden rest home after a long illness. He was a UNC graduate who practiced law in Asheboro. Surviving are his wife Mary Ballard Brittain three daughters five grandchildren one brother and three sisters. Funeral at 2 30 p m today at Pugh Funeral Home with interment in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs Mary Durham Pinnix 76 of High Point Road died at her home. Native of Rockingham County she lived 50 years in Greensboro widow of Cleveland F Pinnix. Survived by two sons four daughters and two sisters. Funeral at Hinshaw Memorial Methodist Church at 4 pm with burial in Guilford Memorial Park.
Odess P. Younts 52 of Route 2 Lexington died yesterday morning. A native of Davidson County he is survived by his wife Hilda a daughter Mrs Vernon Burkhart a brother Lloyd Younts three sisters mother Carrie Loflin Younts and one grandchild. Funeral at 4 30 p m today at Holly Grove Lutheran Church officiated by Rev Donald Londholt with burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs Laura Jordan Goins 66 of Asheboro died in a local clinic after a brief illness. Survived by husband Ben Goins two daughters Vallie Kennedy and Thurman Wright both of Asheboro five sons Lloyd Ervin William Farley and Grady all listed, three grandchildren and four half grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
In Durham the Duke Hospital addition opens amid Founder's Day ceremonies marking Duke University's 33rd anniversary. Founder's Day recalls the 1924 endowment by James B. Duke that created Duke University and funded hospital and humanitarian programs. Dr. John B. Youmans delivered the principal address as former American Medical College president.
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