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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1958
Page
7
An at home mail order offer from OLD AMERICAN of KANSAS CITY selling a $1,000 life insurance policy to cover final expenses. No obligation and no calls. Send details to Insurance Co. 3 West 9th Dept L-932B Kansas City Missouri.
The ceremony took place at Trinity Episcopal Church in Asheville with Rev. John W. Tuton officiating. Bride Miss Jordan wore antique silk peau de soie with Alencan lace and pearls, carrying a white orchid. groom Hurdle Lea Jr. is a North Carolina State College textile student. The couple will reside at 835 C Daniels St Raleigh and reception followed at the church social hall. Out of town guests attended.
An AP report says NAACP regional counsel A Simpson Tate planned to file in Fort Smith to force 13 Negroes back into Van Buren High School amidst a boycott and taunts from white students. Local ministers urged calm and restraint as integration tensions continue.
Mrs Rufus Williams reports a 30 pound stone rolled from a hill into her home while she was at work. Police say the impact damaged siding bathing and plaster. No injuries are mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Morgan H Hutchison hosted a cake cutting at their 1300 Forrest Ave home on Saturday to honor daughter Penny Hutchison and fiancé Harold Wray. The event followed a wedding rehearsal at North Main Baptist Church with a pink satin table, three tier cake, and floral centerpieces.
Dr Jordan outlines alcoholic polyneuritis a nerve inflammation from overuse of alcohol and poor diet. He notes possible causes including heavy metals deficiencies and infections, with symptoms of weakness pain and numbness in limbs. Rest aids recovery and treatment includes vitamin preparations and abstinence from alcohol.
The 21 year old University of Mississippi senior was crowned Miss America before 17 000 spectators and a national television audience at Atlantic City Convention Hall. She weighs 114 pounds and has measurements 94 22 35 and begins her reign with escorts West Point cadets Victor Letnoff and Charles Otstott. Her mother and attorney-stepfather missed the ball due to long distance calls. She plans an acting career and will use the 10 000 prize toward that goal while also earning about 140 000 in personal appearance fees and prizes.
Hearings before the Advisory Budget Commission will occupy Governor Hodges for most of the week. Hodges sat in with the commission as it began hearing budget requests and will attend hearings tomorrow and parts of Thursday. The day includes a Nashville meeting of the State Committee and a Democratic clubs event in Chapel Hill.
A war dispatch details the first convoy escort with Beakley and Capt. Spring observing from the flagship as Nationalist planes cover the retreat. Helena crew in orange life jackets battle stations since dawn amid battleships unloading landing ships, with progress reported as satisfactory and return to Formosa arranged for the escort.
SEATO marked its fourth anniversary with congratulatory messages from capitals of treaty nations. U S Secretary of State Dulles said Americans are proud to share in the partnership and its aim to preserve freedom. Army Secretary Brucker arrived from Karachi to join the Bangkok celebrations and meet Thai and American officials.
Delegates at the 12th annual State Employes Association convention return to work hopeful for a general pay increase from the 1959 General Assembly. Executive Secretary Clifton Beckwith says the group seeks a salary hike but has not fixed the amount or form, pending tax revenue and legislative petition. Gov Hodges urged pay based on performance and private-sector rates, not state surpluses, as he noted financial issues.
President Eisenhower told the North Carolina News and Feature Writers Conference that Washington reporting was too lax and not widely reported until public mood shifted. He urged editors to prioritize news reporting over entertainment and spoke on newspaper responsibilities. Roy Thompson became conference chairman, replacing Jim Chaney.
Newark AP reports truck driver John E. Gregory of Faison North Carolina told police he went to a truck terminal in Newark and met friends then stayed four days. He, 33, was arrested at Scottys Diner and Truck Terminal on charges of interstate theft of a truck and trailer. He left Mount Olive two weeks earlier with a 40 ton truck owned by Robert Fields, picked up a bean load in New York and delivered in Philadelphia last Tuesday. His employer learned of his whereabouts only yesterday when arrested on a Mount Olive police warrant.
In Miami a gun battle and hand to hand struggle at a drugstore left Russell Lee Thomas dead. Police captured two other suspects Russell Lee Thomas died after the fight and Mizell and Fale fought officers to disarm a manager and flee.
An explosion destroyed a two story frame house in Johnson County suburb last night. Harold Remus family were away and unharmed. Firemen said the blast likely came from liquefied gas.
Do You Remember Way Back When? J Van Banner returns from a Washington D C visit. Mr and Mrs W J Bennett move back to High Point after Hartsville DC stay. Several families visit Wrights Ville Beach and Oak Ridge. Amos R Kearns reelected Piedmont German Club president.
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