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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1961
Page
9
The High Point council will study measures to deter itinerant merchants who set up quickly offer discount goods and then depart. Merchants association urges higher short term license fees while council signals careful consideration. Street vendors and mobile ice cream carts also prompt discussion on parking limits and traffic impact.
City council approved immediate land purchases for a planned High Point reservoir on Deep River. Owners within the lake zone will have first option to repurchase if the project is abandoned, with about $400000 of bond funds freed for watershed sites.
A Madison patrolman on rounds triggered a warehouse alarm by vigorously shaking a door. He was unexpectedly surrounded by fellow officers at police headquarters after the incident.
Billy Jay Smith 23 of High Point escaped from the County Building detention room by ripping a heavy wire screen and jumping 20 feet. He was recaptured in Pomona, California, returned to High Point, and sentenced by Judge Byron Haworth to two years for escape. Earlier, he faced separate trials for breaking and entering, larceny, and a 2000 dollar safe robbery.
Clyde W. Leftwich of Rivelt Drive was charged after a Kroger store complaint for stealing a bottle of wine valued at 67 cents. Trial set for Oct. 2 with bond of $100. Other cases include Ronald Baldwin facing assault, bond $50, trial Sept. 22. William Thompson charged with assault, bond $100, trial Sept. 22. John Davis Jolly cited for passing a worthless check. Howard Raymond Turney charged for driving during license suspension, trial Sept. 27, bond $300.
The Greensboro High Point area forecasts a couple more days of cold damp conditions with clouds, cool temperatures, wind, and rain. Northeast winds push the day’s high toward 72 after a 60 degree low tonight, with Thursday bringing some clearing and diminishing strong winds.
Twenty five High Point firms and two employee groups earned Good Citizenship Plaques for supporting the United Appeal pilot campaign begun September 12. Contributions reached 41,200 dollars, 14 percent of the 289,964 dollar goal, with a second report meeting set for Friday at the YMCA and the general campaign to start next Monday.
The city issued the fourth fallout shelter permit in the past week to James Donoghue of Circle Drive, a hardware representative selling prefabricated sheet metal shelters by Wonder Building Corp of Chicago, total cost listed at 1000 dollars. G. W. Gilliam received a permit to build a five room brick house on Jacob Street for 8400 dollars. Refrigeration Sales and Service Co. got a permit to enlarge its loading platform with an estimated 500 dollar cost. A L Elliot obtained a permit for roof repairs costing about
The Dixie Colonels led by Red Sechrest Glad Lawson Jerry Livengood and Dave Livengood entertained the Twilight Civitans and wives at Springhill Methodist Church. A Ford Station Wagon bought jointly by High Point Civitan and Twilight clubs will transport mentally retarded children to classrooms. Harold Lichtenberger announced Paul Harvey will speak October 24 at Senior High School Gymnasium.
City to return land on Taylor Street to Myrtle Desk Co a 50 year old deal. In 1912 Myrtle Desk Co sold the No 3 fire station site to the city for one dollar. The city used the West End site but built a new station at Rotary and Phillips. City Manager Harold Cheek asks council to return the land with appreciation, while the building remains city property unless removed.
City Council budgeted 25 000 for a new one story brick faced administration and recreation site at Blair Park on Nathan Hunt Drive. Bids totaled 25 019 for general and subcontract work with the project set to house the parks and recreation department and later convert to a Golden Age Club or teen center.
THOMASVILLE The sheriff's deputies investigate theft of a vending machine from the men's room at a Pilot Esso service station on the highway. The machine valued at $60.
High Point officials discuss allowing up to 20 duck blinds on City Lake to attract hunters from Greensboro and High Point. Parks director says blinds could be built cheaply with cedar slabs and labor. revenues could come from $2 half day fees for three hunters per blind. Council seeks park commission input before any decision.
A three car collision on English Street near West Point Avenue sent a female passenger and a driver to Memorial Hospital for observation. Austin T. Swain Jr. was cited for following too closely. Damages were estimated at 450, 75 and 25 dollars for the involved vehicles. A second crash on Montlieu Avenue injured two, with Robert Fincher Jr. cited for speeding.
The High Point Fair hosts Kids Day with Atlantic States Show joining in offering special ride and show rates. Co-owners Ross Manning and Merle Beam announce reduced pricing and free fairgrounds admission for children until 6 p.m. A bicycle giveaway for a boy and a girl will follow free entry.
The Sullivan family reunion will be held Sunday September 24 at the home of Mr and Mrs F J Sullivan Rt 2 Thomasville. A picnic lunch starts at 12:45 and Roy Hughes Thomasville City Court judge and Methodist lay leader will speak in the afternoon.
Criteria for administering the 1962 wheat stabilization program in Guilford County will be set in four Greensboro meetings. ASCS community committee members must establish productivity indexes for farms that produced wheat in 1959 1960 or 1961. Incumbents will serve today as new committees form. Meetings run at 8:30 10:00 1:00 and 3:00 with lists of communities scheduled at each time.
ASHEBORO The Randolph County Republican Party confirmed Sen. Barry Goldwater will speak at the Lincoln Day Dinner on February 16 at the Asheboro National Guard Armory. Leslie Morgan, the dinner chairman, said Republicans from across the state are expected to attend the $10 per plate event.
City councilors ordered detailed plans for extending Wrenn Street to Hamilton Street after viewing a preliminary drawing by traffic engineer E L Walker Jr The plan would connect Wrenn and Hamilton through Montlieu Avenue and widen Hamilton to ease congestion The panel also explored acquiring the Bay Street School site as right of way and advised the school board of the citys interest in purchasing when offered For now Walker will prepare further details with experts as part of a regional thoroughfare plan for High Point
City Council approved public necessity water and sewer projects despite protests. Councilman Roy Culler disclosed he paid $5,000 out of pocket after voting for the contracts affecting his own land under the policy.
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