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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1958
Page
8
A staff photo by Jenet Teague accompanies advance planning for an African violet show. Organizers prepare display setups, judging criteria, and scheduling details as exhibitors secure entries. The event aims to showcase diverse varieties and attract plant enthusiasts from the community.
The Tenth Annual African Violet Show by the High Point African Violet Society will run Saturday 2 to 9 p m and Sunday 2 to 6 p m in the HPT D Railroad office. Entry is free with entries due by 10 a m Saturday and judging at 1 p m. Proceeds benefit the Heart Fund.
The notices record births for Michael Wesley Lloyd at Roanoke Memorial Hospital on April 14 to Mr and Mrs Bill Lloyd. Allen Hunt Hayworth on April 9 at Cone Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert Hayworth. Collie Thomas Latimer II, Rosemary Geneva Embler, Sarah Etta Clapp, Chalmer Davis Pope, and Ronnie Lee George born between April 12 and April 14 at local hospitals.
Mr and Mrs P T Shoe Route 5 announce the birth of Geneva Aline on April 12 at High Point Memorial Hospital The mother is the former Barbara Jean Hopkins of High Point Mr and Mrs N R Vestal 2513 Friends Ave announce the birth of Susan Donita in April at High Point Memorial Hospital Debra Lynn Creasy 2405 S Main St report the birth of a daughter on April 12 at High Point Memorial Hospital The mother is the former Maxie Russ of High Point Del Don Ella Carter 1318 Kentucky Ave announce the birth of a daughter on April 11 at High Point Memorial Hospital The mother is the former Ethel Reavis of High Point Freddie Keith Sink Route 2 announce the birth of a son on April 11 at High Point Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Edna N. Cox of Chatham Virginia reports relief from flu through McCoy's Cod Liver Oil and Mineral Tablets. She urges others to try the product and offers money back if not satisfied, noting winter has been rough.
The Open Heart Club will gather tonight at 7 30 p m at Mrs Bob Venable 600 F State St. Mrs Bob Godwin serves as associate hostess. A book sale is planned for the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adams Jr. of Portsmouth Va plan a trip to New York City after visiting Thomasville Tuesday night. Their children Pamela Carol and Walter III stay with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams of Mount Hue Avenue. The Tews of Durham hosted a Sunday gathering with two children. Ritchie and Williams families from High Point Raleigh Kinston and Durham are noted in visits and Easter weekend plans.
The High Point Chapter of the American Red Cross was awarded a Certificate for Distinguished Service by the Veterans Administration in a ceremony at the Salisbury V A Hospital. The chapter directed nine hospital activities in the past year including the High Point Jaycee Jollies. Mrs. C. H. McConnell received a gold pin for 200 hours of service and Mrs. Lewis M. Carter received a pin for 100 hours. Both Gray Ladies work with hospital psychologists in group therapy. The ceremony began at 7 30 last night.
A train carrying holiday bank clerks collided with a 200 foot ravine near Yannina in northwest Greece on Sunday. Nine people were killed and forty two injured, most critically, as passengers on a Greek Easter outing.
The population of the United States has risen roughly 1.7 percent per year since 1950, reflecting steady demographic expansion over the decades.
The Eiffel Tower rises 984 feet in Paris becoming the tallest man made structure in Western Europe, surpassing nearby landmarks and shaping the skyline.
Iron Age editor George F Sullivan told the 40th annual American Zinc Institute convention that immediate tax writeoffs could spur industry to replace obsolete equipment and end the recession. Ralph C Miller Jr of Jones and Laughlin Steel cited January galvanized steel shipments rising over December 1957 and urged stronger advertising by producers.
At Leavenworth federal penitentiary 75 of 400 inmate painters display works in the annual show judged by Kansas City artist Thomas Hart Benton. Warden C H Looney notes crafts like fancy needlework and knitting alongside paintings while associate warden Robert Kaiser says constructive activity brings small successes for inmates.
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