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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1955
Page
21
Residents clash on one way streets with opinions ranging from improved flow in Winston Salem to worsened congestion and reduced parking. The discussion centers on whether one way streets solve traffic problems or merely shift the bottlenecks.
Six people were injured in a series of crashes in the Point area yesterday. Minor injuries were reported for all, with one driver cited for reckless driving. Police noted a mostly quiet night aside from this activity and a grass fire behind Hoffman's Drug Store.
Thomasville librarian Miss Mary Lee Crouse announced a series of American Heritage discussion groups for fall and winter. Three groups will run: two advanced and one beginner, with six two hour sessions each and multiple start dates through January and February. Charles F. Lambeth Jr. leads the beginner group, using This American People by Gerald W. Johnson.
This fragment lists numbers for accidents including totals of fatalities and property losses. It records property losses at 204 595 84 dollars and notes counts of accidents and fatalities for the year.
Thomasville police last month arrested 233 people, 44 more than September. The rise included 18 liquor law violations and 20 other charges. Major groups included traffic offenses and theft, with five for other assaults and ten for aggravated cases.
A public panel with the local attorney will discuss Guilford County Sanatorium use proposals. The meeting follows two weeks of committee planning with Dr. M D Boncariti and Dea R asking possible options. Suggestions include relocating TB patients to state institutions, using the site for chronic illness care, rehabilitation, alcoholism treatment, juvenile detention, or a mixed partitioned facility.
Coca Cola raised prices by one cent per bottle last weekend with Pepsi Cola and Dr Pepper following. Ralph Greeson of Coca Cola Bottling Co. reports no drop in Coke sales and notes weather and stock levels affect demand as stores adjust to the new price.
City council faces a decision on selling Red Bird Cab Inc. to an out-of-town chain amid protests from local operators. The agenda includes approving the transfer while committees urge two-hour meters on Linton Street and other street fixes, wage for the new municipal court solicitor, street curb and gutter contracts, and annexation and power line exchange proposals.
Officials say the Welch Tract condemnation case will be heard in the upcoming term starting tomorrow in High Point division. The case seeks purchase price for land off E Lexington Ave as the school board considers abandoning its plan to acquire Capus age property for new elementary schools.
Local editors vent about public information practices while noting generally cooperative city officials. Mayor George Covington is praised for keeping press informed, while reporters must often chase stories through limited access and cautious officials. A humor piece about a frozen trunk latch and a radar gizmo adds a rural flavor to the column.
Municipal Court Solicitor Robert E. Bencini Jr. asks magazines and other periodicals to act as their own censors. He voiced deep concerns over the impact of certain literature on youth and said he would pursue actions within his authority.
Fred Smith formerly vice president of operations for Gruen Watch Co of Cincinnati will speak at the Industrial Management Club of High Point at 6 30 p m Tuesday at the YMCA on The Art of Togetherness He rose from day labor to top management before 26 and last summer left Gruen to work on motivation topics He has spoken at national conventions The meeting includes invocation by Rev Robert G Tuttle dinner and entertainment by Culture and Dance Robert M Silver will introduce the speaker He plans to urge dealers to enforce decency laws and hopes to curb unsuitable magazines in stores
Tuberculosis health bonds and seals go on sale in High Point yesterday. Sale chairman C Ex Celle Rozzelle said four thousand six hundred dollars will fund an X ray machine for the health department. Checks payable to J Ed Pleasants, treasurer of the High Point Tuberculosis Association.
Dr Charles E Carroll state superintendent of public instruction will speak at the annual delegate assembly of the North Carolina School Boards Association in Chapel Hill next Wednesday. He formerly led the High Point city school system.
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