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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1962
Page
2
Registrations close October 31 at 6 p.m. for the Punt Pass and Kick contest to be held November 10 for boys ages 7 to 11. Co sponsored by the YMCA and English Motors the event features three prizes per age group and a practice session November 3 at 9 a.m. in Albion Mills Stadium.
Freshmen at High Point College celebrate end of initiation by tossing beanies into Farriss Creek. The bemused sophomores struggle to stop the spectacle as the freshman line stretches along the creek bank in a long, spirited showdown.
Dean Jesse L. Taylor started the tug-of-war at 3 p.m. as freshmen held firm against sophomores. Beanies stayed on freshmen heads before the clash. after victory they celebrated by tossing beanies into Farriss Creek.
The U S Army starts an Officer Candidate Program for college graduates to supply qualified officers. Requirements specify a BA or higher from an accredited non Army ROTC school, age 18 to 27, U S citizenship, satisfactory exam score, physical qualification, and a two year enlistment in the Regular Army. Upon entry into Officer Candidate School the candidate is promoted to sergeant with pay and allowances.
Police investigated a break in at Guilford Ve neer Co on Mandustry Road where a thief forced a window punched the safe dial and took a .22 pistol and $50. Coffee and soda machines were also damaged with no totals known. Investigations continue.
Greensboro youth William Michael Andrew 17 a Grimsley High senior will lead the Repiton Lodge IOOF and Rebekahs at a 7 30 p m open house at 1503 2 English Rd Tuesday He won a national speaking contest and a trip to the United Nations Building in New York and earned an invitation to the Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting in Montreal in September Also attending will be C D Oats superintendent of Odd Fellows Children’s Home and Mrs Clifton Sapp of Winston-Salem Mary and other guests a musical program by Mrs Sapp and a social hour to follow.
Twelve schools plus the City School Administration Department qualified for the United Appeal Good Citizenship Award after meeting a minimum $9.75 average pledge to the campaign totaling $312,470. Recipients include Johnson Street Boundry Street Fairview Street Northwood Tomlinson Alfred J. Griffin Brentwood Northeast Junior High School William Penn High School Kirkman Park Montlieu Avenue and High Point Central High School. Additional departments honored were Public Works Municipal Court Civil Service Commission Social Security Office and Housing Authority.
The Thief of Baghdad will be shown Sunday at 8 p.m. in the College auditorium as part of the Fine Films series. The 1939 Alexander Korda classic features Sabu and June Duprez with a notable score by Nikolas Roza and employs early trick photography. Short Chaplin comedies accompany the feature.
Guilford County Republican Hardy Carroll announced a public debate challenge involving GOP nominee Joe Hunt and two Democratic House nominees. Carroll, Rep. William Osteen, and Sen. candidate Charles Strong called for a discussion on political issues at Dana Auditorium Guilford College, Tuesday at 8 p.m. Democrats must answer by 3 p.m. today.
An advanced five day police investigative course starts Monday at the High Point Police Academy with experts from federal and state agencies teaching topics from investigative techniques to undercover work. Local officers Capt George Leverett and Joseph Wade will lecture on records and forms as attendees from Asheboro Thomasville Winston Salem and Guilford County join in.
Firemen attended 803 Tryon St at 3 15 p m yesterday where an unattended food container on the stove ignited but caused only slight damage. At 545 p m trucks fought a car fire in the 100 block of E Grimes St due to a backfire through the carburetor with little damage.
Brain power is crucial to leadership in business science and culture. Colleges face shortages of labor, facilities, and qualified teachers. To learn more about the college crisis write to Higher Education, Box 36, New York Times Station, New York 36, N Y.
Clear skies and cooler temperatures are forecast for the High Point area early next week. Today will reach about 78 degrees with clear skies, then increasing clouds and scattered showers tonight before a return to fair skies Monday.
Rep. Ed Kemp urged voters not to be fooled by office seekers who oppose every issue. Speaking at the High Point Retired Civil Employes meeting in Lebanon Methodist Church, he defended NC progress and called for taxation relief for retired federal workers.
Grand Master Charles C. Ricker will deliver the main address at a joint meeting of the 35th and 36th Masonic Districts in Lexington Lodge No. 473. More than 200 masons are expected. Bruce H. King and Doctor W. McCulloch will preside. Dinner at 6 p.m. and session to follow at 7 p.m.
C. O. Tyndall of the state rehabilitation office Raleigh will address the local North Carolina Association for Retarded Children chapter Monday at 7 30 p m at Wesleyan Methodist Church in High Point The talk centers on creating a workshop program for retarded adults and job training needs statewide.
North Carolina Toastmasters join the worldwide October observance marking Toastmasters International founded in 1924. The Greensboro conference on Saturday expects about 200 attendees at the Holiday Inn South as the new Santa Ana world HQ opens with a speeches exhibit featuring leaders from Kennedy to Nehru.
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