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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1959
Page
8
The bill proposes Treasury redemption of old currency at face value from general funds, reducing the national debt as worn notes are written off. It would authorize writing off money believed destroyed or lost, noting billions issued but only a small fraction ever redeemed since 1920.
The article notes disputes between Labour and Conservative figures over a potential world summit and funding for domestic programs. Gaitskell argues money is available for homefront plans while Macmillan faces claims of costly policies. Voter indecision persists as Britons weigh Labour, Liberal, and Conservative options in the 630 seat Parliament contest.
The Archdale post hosts the Summers Hodgin Ladies Auxiliary meeting led by President Mrs Anna McKinney. A department order notes national president Mrs Gertrude Rhyne will visit Elkin November 12 to 15. New projects senior citizens and memorial building fund to be added to department support. Meeting adjourned to October 19 at 7 30 p.m. Attendance prize won by Mrs Virginia Sullivan.
Stephens Bible Class will meet tomorrow at 3 p.m. with Miss Mary Childress and Mrs. A. G. Car son leading at William and Mary Apartments.
The notice lists ongoing meetings for Tuesday and Wednesday at venues including the YWCA, Arch 8, and Sheraton Hotel. Groups include WCTU Iota Sigma Pride and Patience Garden Club Pilot Club executive board and multiple junior and garden clubs with time, host, and location details.
The schedule lists activities from 3:15 PM through 10:00 PM including girls beginner swim at 3:15, 4:00 PM sessions for 8th and 9th grade Y Teens, intermediate and advanced girls swims, Adams Club, B and P Club, Bible class, women beginner and intermediate swims, advanced swim and plunge, and a Begin Bridge session plus a millinery class and advanced millinery.
Hamilton Streetman jailed awaiting Domestic Relations Court for attacking his wife and facing assault and battery charges after a failed $300 bond. Robert Lee Barrett, 33, jailed on driving without a license with a $50 bond, hearing Oct 16. Two men held on affray for street punches, Tyree Grubb jailed on worthless check, bond set, hearing Oct 12. Others include Henderson Leak freed on $100 bond for non taxpaid whisky, Charles Dorsett released on $109 bond, Bertie Walker charged with disorderly conduct, released on $100 bond.
Forty year old Luther Mitchell of Redding Plumbing Co. was partially buried up to the waist when a ditch cave-in at the new College Heights Shopping Center trapped him. Fellow workers freed him and he was transported by ambulance to High Point Memorial Hospital where he remains confined.
The union demands stricter management of mill conditions while rejecting industry inflation tied to wage and benefit concessions. Industry claims a 2 to 4 cent first year rise and 4 to 12 cent second year hike with pension, insurance, and unemployment improvements. The union pushes for a four cent annual increase plus a 15 cent yearly package and asserts no new proposals have been tabled since Oct in Pittsburgh.
Soviet space observers report the Lunik satellite held a slow velocity of 6.83 miles per second before slowing to 1.24, a pace chosen to keep it from escaping lunar gravity. Tass says the craft will curve toward Earth, avoiding solar orbit, while noting the automatic observatory is functioning and sending radio signals for several hours daily. Britain’s Jodrell Bank tracked the craft for over an hour and found it near predicted position.
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