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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1957
Page
5
The hosiery industry maintains a robust pace with a lingering backlog as demand climbs into year end. High Point furniture plans expand with new showroom space and plant moves while companies like Spectrum and Dixie broaden production, and Farmers Day promos push sales despite weekend weather.
Chicago reports show price trends slipping as CCC eases corn sales and USDA crop data circulate. Wheat futures end mixed with gains and losses across corn oats rye soybeans and lard futures, reflecting government actions and storage rental news.
At McClellan Air Force Base two first lieutenants named William John Henderson share the same name. One from Escanaba Michigan dropped junior while the other from Dover New Jersey dropped his middle initial. The mix ups persist as checks and bills go to the wrong Henderson.
Fort Worth Texas assistant district attorney Gordon Whitman filed a lawsuit for 2925 against Rambo Construction Co and Continental National Bank. He claims the amount is owed for city parking meter spaces blocked by barricades during construction atop the bank building.
Donald E. Dahle and L. C. Gooch receive new roles in Wood Conversion Co. fabricating divisions in High Point North Carolina and Atlanta Georgia. Dahle becomes general manager for both sites while Gooch becomes High Point division manager. New salesmen Lewis H. Brandon and George E. White also named.
A US Navy or Marine pilot, 2nd Lt. Bernon R. Erickson, 27, of Sacramento, California, parachuted from his F13 Fury into Pamlico Sound after a power failure during a routine flight from Cherry Point Marine Air Station. He was picked up by a fishing boat and was uninjured.
Emergency room records show multiple injuries among children including a 4 year old with a ear wound from a toothpick, a 5 year old head caught in doors, a 11 year old with a broken arm, and several dog bites and a poisoning from a toadstool, reflecting a day of common childhood mishaps in Stamford. Jamestown Park to become permanent for the 350th anniversary celebration, including the James Forte and Old and New World pavilions.
Comanche Oklahoma resident T. J. Morris discovered an old campaign button behind a baseboard at his home. The relic references Martin Van Buren in the 1836 presidential race and drew local attention.
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