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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1962
Page
2
A four year old child received slight abrasions yesterday when she ran into Albertson Road and was struck by a car driven by Rex Holloway 26 of Bedding ton Road. She was treated at the hospital for minor head abrasions. No charges were filed.
The following over the counter stock prices from the National Association of Securities Dealers and other sources are unofficial and serve as a guide to approximate bid and asked ranges at the time of compilation October 9 1962. Origin of quotations available upon request.
Local Catholics will observe the eve of the Second Vatican Council opening at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in High Point with a 5 30 p m Mass on October 10. Father Donald F Staib will celebrate and preach on the Council s significance. The next day October 11 Pope John XXIII will convoke the council in Rome with all world bishops present.
Meredith recalls being heckled at Ole Miss and cites a later sighting of Negro soldiers on a garbage detail truck with armed white guards. He says the scene dishonors Black service members and vows to inform them. He praises federal marshals and the Justice Department for handling his entry.
At the University of Mississippi cafeteria Moore Meredith faced jeers and a shattered window as marshals kept order. Deputy U.S. Attorney General Katzenbach met with students to discuss the federal government's civil rights actions and aim for campus acceptance.
In Sao Paulo state the race for governor shows Adhemar de Barros with a lead over Janio Quadros and Jose Bonifacio as votes are tallied. Unofficial counts list De Barros at 166,467. Quadros 145,632. Bonifacio 114,806 amid nearly four million votes cast.
Cotton futures opened in New York today 10 to 55 cents a bale lower than the previous close signaling a weaker start for the commodity market.
Bartholomew Columbus built the first organized New World community on August 6 1496 in the area now known as the Dominican Republic naming it Santo Domingo.
The giant bamboo Dendrocalamus igiganteus reaches about 120 feet in height with a trunk diameter of 8 to 12 inches, making it the largest known grass.
Water trips at Hatteras Yacht Co. on Kivett Drive triggered an automatic signal but revealed only water in the spipe lines. Moments later Reliable Manufacturing Co. on Tate Street reported smoke from boiler ignition with no fire or damage. Overturned smudge pots on Commerce Street and Alberson Road lit barricades at 9 56 p.m. and 10 03 p.m. firemen extinguished both.
In 1962 vacationists in the United States could choose from about 63 million automobiles and over 7 million recreational boats. There were more than 280 thousand buses and 111 thousand commercial and private planes plus over 25 thousand railroad passenger cars. The concept of concentrating iron ores began on Minnesota's Mesabi Range in 1907.
James Arthur Jeeter sues the City of Charlotte and Patrolman K D Jetton for 15000 arguing malicious wrongful arrest on Dec 4 1961 based on a wrong identity. He says police refused to verify details, was jailed then released with $50 and $500 bonds later exonerating him.
The High Point Draft Board seeks the whereabouts of three men Michael David Frank Robert Earl Gaffney and Clarence Edward King Jr The board asks anyone with information to contact the draft board office immediately.
An old note describes camels as capable of three days without water with minimal hardship.
The second action packed installment titled Walk the Dark Street features a tense chase through urban alleys and shadowy night streets with daring stunts and a climactic confrontation. The film highlights edge of seat pacing and stuntwork as the protagonist faces a formidable foe.
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