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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1955
Page
13
Workers deny label of wildcat strike as they prepare for a third round of talks with mill representatives. Union leaders say the stoppage remains authorized and wages are being negotiated, with about half of boarders still on strike and no organized picketing observed.
The Hasty School PTA hosts its annual Halloween Fall Festival Friday night with a pre-event supper in the cafeteria. The main program at 7 30 p m features a Prince and Princess from lower grades and a King and Queen from the high school, followed by bingo fortune telling and games. Refreshments include hot cocoa and cold drinks.
A traffic officer faced a puzzled stop when a foreign car lacking clear maker marks hindered identification. The vehicle’s owner slipped away around the vehicle while the officer searched for a detectable serial number.
H L Broadhurst of the Bahai Faith told the High Point Civitan Club that civilization must face war brutality to avert future conflicts. He cited the atomic bombs on Japan at two million dollars each and US World War I costs of 41 billion dollars, arguing that true peace requires UN led universal patriotism and renewed service to humanity. President Jim Strickland presided. attendance prizes were awarded to Turberville and Jim Strick.
The Brotherhood of the First Evangelical and Reformed Church will meet tomorrow at 6 30 p m in the church on English Street. Dr H G Allen pastor of Main Street Methodist Church will speak and supper will be served to members and invited guests.
Dr. Lincoln Lorenz of High Point College headlines as author of The Admiral and the Empress, a nonfiction work on Admiral John Paul Jones’s service in the Russian Navy under Catherine the Great. The book, among 31 NC nonfiction titles, cites treachery, false trials, and ambition shaping Jones’s Russian career.
Judge Archie Myatt, presiding in the first lottery case in over a year, vows to block corruption in High Point. The trial involves a Negro couple labeled pillars of the community, charged with operating a butter and egg lottery. Detectives testified a car tied to Harrison delivered tickets and receipts, with Harrison acting as an adviser to the ring. The case recalls 1950s Greensboro corruption. police say prior raids largely halted such operations. The Harrisons face convictions and set bails, while a separate stabbing case sends Fred Massey to 90 days on a county farm.
Gerald Winfrey urged parents to control minors' conduct citing recent headlines. He argued curfew laws fail and morals rise from home guidance. Neal Rodeo’s speech and others featured under President Dick Wright with Toastmaster Walter Ker. Visitors included Bobby Kirkman and Dr. John F. Benson.
At the Southern Synod fall meeting at Catawba College Salisbury 250 delegates from 71 churches heard Dr. William T. Scott outline a 1957 merger of the Congregational Christian Church and Evangelical Reformed Church. He said the goal is a unified body of about two million members.
A National Association of Furniture Manufacturers report shows shipments in August rose 6.6 percent from July, helping the industry narrow the 1945 gap with 1954. August orders rose 19 percent from July, but total orders for January-August 1955 remained 19 percent ahead of 194-. unfilled orders eased slightly while accounts receivable stayed strong at 22 percent. The average workweek climbed to 41.1 hours in October with most segments over 40 hours.
Slightly warmer weather with some cloudiness is seen for the High Point area. No showers are predicted until Saturday. Temperatures hover around 6 and 70 for today and tomorrow with lows near 37 to 45 tonight.
Karen Andre faces a life trial in a High Point stage drama set by Little Theatre in a murder mystery. R. Fountain portrays Joe Heath while Pat Duke plays Karen Andre in the courtroom drama following Bjorn Faulkner’s death. Jury selection from the audience adds local intrigue as the cast features Marjorie Brown Lee Faulkner Gil Gray Roberta Bennett and others under Marion West Jr. direction.
Furniture market in High Point total registrations reached 2 650 on the week’s first day and is expected to top 3 000 as two more show days remain. Buyers shed many for Thomasville Lexington and other cities while Virginia case goods makers and retailers report strong demand and volume business.
Two petitions for additions to local gas stations will be considered by the High Point board. One request aims to add a station on the corner of Filament Bealok and neighboring property. Another seeks a variance of 1.66 feet at the corner of Frankie and Winslow Streets. B A Carver applies for a use permit to authorize a rear extension 7 by 10 feet to a non conforming store in a residential zone at 402 Loflin Street.
The Band Boosters Club announces its initial gathering Thursday at 7 30 pm in the ekese auditorium to launch the annual membership drive. David Carter directs a High School Dance Band concert. Oct 27 through Nov 7 marks the drive led by Mrs Charles Mendenhall and Mrs J C Roberts with help from district parents.
A team from the State Security Commission will visit in the first week of November to survey the city government. The four to six week study aims to map the entire employment structure and inform a possible overhaul of pay and job classifications. The N. C. Institute of Government will assist in designing a new pay structure for city employees.
Police reported a two-vehicle collision at an intersection involving Burcham driving a 1948 model. Both cars entered the junction simultaneously and collided on the left side. Estimated damage totaled $800 with $500 to one vehicle and $300 to the other. No charges were filed.
A colonial style Howard Johnson restaurant opens on a superhighway east of the Mississippi with a soda fountain and parking for 75 cars. It operates 6:30 a.m. daily under Guilford Enterprises Inc. officers F. Fitchett, Luther Haville, M. H. Stewart, and W. F. Jones as manager.
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