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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1955
Page
5
A record breaking freshman class of 1524 students began a five day orientation and registration program at North Carolina State College today. Upperclassmen will register Monday and Tuesday and classes begin Wednesday.
Raleigh reports organized deer hunts set for Bladen Lakes State Forest in Bladen County. Dates include October 20 and 27, November 3 10 17 24 29 and December 1 6 8. Forestry Division to administer hunts with groups of 20 to 25 hunters per date.
Raleigh reports Lucy Cherry Crisp resigns from the North Carolina State Art Society after leading as executive secretary since 1947. The resignation becomes effective November 1 as she plans to pursue creative writing.
Peyton Abbott formerly an assistant attorney general will rejoin the North Carolina attorney general's staff on October 1 to succeed I Beverly Lake. Abbott has practiced law in Pollocksville and previously served as AAG from 1948 to 1951 after time with the Institute of Government and UNC Law School graduate. Lake, noted as the state's lead attorney on the school segregation case, will begin private practice in Raleigh October 1.
North Carolina Telephone Co seeks higher rates for Wadesboro and Morven exchanges and a new Ansonville dial system. The filing to the Utilities Commission notes planned toll-free service between the three towns and projects gross income rises to 113 076 annually at Wadesboro and 12 600 at Morven, with Ansonville around 10 896.
Robert Conner, a Winston-Salem Negro, faces a second trial for the May 24, 1954 killing of Langston Roberts, a detention home official. Evidence includes bullet fragments and death-scene photos. Conner, 30, previously received a death sentence after a 1954 conviction, later granted a new trial by state Supreme Court ruling.
Hodges told reporters he favors voluntary segregation and called raising per capita income the state's most urgent problem. He warned abandoning public schools would lower income and tied education to the economy. He supported UNC Trustees in appealing a federal court order to admit Negro undergraduates.
New York stocks rose in a cautious advance with railroads and motors pushing gains while the list showed mixed results. Trading remained brisk near 2.7 million shares as the tape briefly lagged on the NYSE.
Britain voiced full satisfaction that Chancellor Konrad Adenauer kept Western Allied agreements in talks with Soviet leaders. Foreign Office cited Adenauer’s assurances before Moscow and welcomed Russia’s move to establish diplomatic relations with the Bonn government, recognizing the Federal Republic’s status.
In Charlotte North Carolina Vicki the 2300 pound elephant escaped a local amusement park and roamed a vine wrapped thicket as photographers reporters and authorities chased her. Circus handlers feared for public safety and warned Vicki may be shot if she does not emerge by week’s end.
At Duke University the annual Southeastern Personnel Conference opens with Dr. Forrest H. Kirkpatrick of Wheeling Steel Corp delivering an address. He urged that better labor management relations are achievable, citing industrial history as proof of progress and productivity rising through improved teamwork between labor and management.
About 70 percent of the world supply of jute used for burlap and twine is grown in East Pakistan, highlighting the region’s key role in global fiber markets.
The storm Hilda, weakened by Cuba’s mountains, regained strength in the Caribbean with 100 mph winds near the eye and gale winds extending 125 miles north and 50 south. Forecasters expect dangerous winds to reach the Yucatan tonight as Cuba reports two deaths and heavy crop damage, including 80 percent loss of Oriente coffee. U.S. $50 bills feature President Grant.
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