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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1968
Page
2
Washington area insurance broker T Hellmuth will address the High Point Underwriters at a Thursday meeting at the Sheraton Hotel. Hellmuth, author of Split Iiding Yensio Plans and other articles, is a noted figure in business notes.
In New York trading, stocks rose as investors weighed news of a merger minded conglomerate and ongoing Vietnam settlement talks. The Associated Press index showed gains with notable moves in General Electric, PepsiCo, and United Shares while analysts eyed ex-dividends and corporate prospects for the week. Weather and regional forecasts followed the market wrap with cold nights and milder days across the Carolinas and Georgia.
Black is named to Heritage Furniture Co design staff succeeding Gus Tron who moves to Drexel Furniture as director of design. Black joined Heritage as a detailer in Oct 1967 after a year as a designer at Rockwell-Otto-Moore. United Furniture stockholders approve agreement to sell all assets to Burlington Industries Inc.
A 41 voice touring choir from Mars Hill College will give a concert this evening at Green Street Baptist Church starting at 7 30. The performance is open to the public.
Thomasville Baptists plan a 3,300 square foot one story brick church near the Clonger and Liberty Drives intersection. City building inspector James Miller issued the building permit. Estimated cost is 49000 dollars. Gray Construction Co. of Lexington is the contractor.
In Vietnam the shelling of four American bases in the Central Highlands and two provincial capitals east and west of Saigon was described by military spokesmen as provocations, possibly aimed at testing Washington. Ground action remained light as U.S. and allied troops faced rocket and mortar fire.
In New Bern North Carolina an AP report details two Camp Lejeune Marines and two co-defendants receiving life sentences and lengthy terms for the robbery slaying of Albert J Jones, with both Rochelle and Rodesky linked to the case. The trial revealed joint arrests and prior AWOL status.
The Baptist State Convention filed a resolution noting racial tension in Swan Quarter and Hillsborough, urging stronger staff and funding for the Good Neighbor Council. Gov. Moore named Dr. James Taylor acting council chairman while Robert Harrell returned to assist. The body also considered resolutions opposing liquor by the drink and urged a statewide vote, and reaffirmed a policy allowing Baptist colleges to accept some federal aid.
RALEIGH NC AP The appointment of Dr. James T. Taylor as acting chairman of the North Carolina Good Neighbor Council was announced by Gov Dan Moore. Taylor, previously vice chairman since 1963, succeeds the late D S Coltrane. Robert Harrell, former Coltrane aide, rejoined on a temporary basis to assist Taylor. Moore said the council will be led by Taylor and Harrell with the regular staff, two community outreach consultants, two employment representatives, and two secretaries.
North Carolina automobile insurers appealed state Insurance Commissioner Edwin Lanier's rejection of a 5 percent average auto liability rate hike. The Raleigh appeal, filed in Wake Superior Court, follows prior rulings granting partial increases and a reconsideration order amid ongoing disputes over what constitutes adequate and reasonable rates.
American bishops debate loosening the ban on artificial birth controls with a proposed pastoral letter favoring a conscience based view while a report still labels contraceptives a sin. Dissent and punishment disputes surface as Lawrence Cardinal Shehan defends mediation and critics urge action.
A grounded Hess Hussler barge carrying over 1.0 million gallons of oil drifted to a jetty near Rehoboth Beach. Two motel partners claimed salvage rights while Coast Guard officials insisted the vessel was not abandoned as crews monitored the scene.
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