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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1957
Page
2
North Carolina added non-farm jobs in September totaling 1,107,500, up 3,800 from September 1956 and 15,100 above August. Tobacco stemmeries and redrying plants led a rise to 27,200, with schools opening boosting manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors.
William Schmeisser of Washington, D. C. jumped a cab at the Fairmont Hotel and asked for the Pacific Union Club. The driver guided him to the opposite curb, noting the PA Club across the street and offering no charge.
WSLS TV Roanoke Channel 10 presents Ernie Ford at 8:30 with Rosemary Clooney at 9:00 and Jane at 9:30. Ozzie and Harriet follow at 10:00, Tonight at 10:40, and News at 12:00.
The State Banking Commission adopts a rule requiring small loan agencies to operate from their own offices after January 1. The measure aims to reduce consumer confusion by separating loan offices from other businesses. The commission also put on hold the Bank of Hobbsville Edenton branch plan amid objections and questions about Edenton’s banking needs.
In Raleigh during the week of November 29 a campaign for North Carolina Clean-Up Week unveiled talking trash cans. Governor Hodges activated the first can in a Raleigh intersection, with the cans announcing warnings to litterbugs via loudspeakers. Additional cans were set for Winston‑Salem, Greensboro, and Charlotte as part of a state wide effort led by Hodges’ committee.
Leaf prices fell on most Virginia and North Carolina belts with only the Eastern Belt showing mixed moves. The Old Belt and Middle Belt posted losses of one to three dollars per hundredweight as volume stayed light and quality weakened.
United Nations observers say the Turkish-Syrian crisis may be a Soviet ploy to widen influence in the Middle East. Delegates warn against war while noting Moscow-backed pressure and covert agitation. A range of U.N. responses includes border patrols, arms embargo, and high-level talks.
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