High Point Man Sentenced to Eight Months on Roads
John L. Cook of High Point Route 4 received eight months on the roads after two larceny and receiving convictions and was bound over to Superior Court on a charge of breaking and entering. He allegedly stole two handbags from Norwood Court residents and broke into Wat son’s Service Station on South Main Street on February 15. The state presented six witnesses. the handbags were found in a car loaned to Cook by Fred Grubb. Cook appealed the road sentence and posted bond. An extra court day was set to handle additional cases before Easter Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Cook
High Point Rt. 4
Cook
Norwood Court
Josephine Brady
Helen Tiger
Watson's
South Main Street
E State
Fred Grubb
Grubb
Walter E. Norman
Dallas EF. Kay
Richard Z. Peace
Bobby Samuel
Roland L. Embler
Walton Ingram
Sherman W. Culler
High Point
James Fowler
Joseph P. Mitchell
Greensboro
Harold Far
False Teeth Victims Relax With Luxion Dental Solution
A dealer in dental relief asserts Luxion will firmly hold loose teeth and let wearers eat and speak normally when other powders and pastes fail. The ad promises refunds if first use does not bring unprecedented relief, claiming strong efficacy for worst-fitting sets. All drug stores carry it.
Near Holiday Thieves Strike Local Homes and Site
Police report a quiet period broken by thefts Monday night totaling about 70 dollars. A metal chair valued at 35 dollars vanished from Mrs. Harvey Rice’s porch at 705 Montheu Avenue, and 75 joist anchors worth 45 cents each disappeared from a building site at Hamilton and East Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Rice
Montheu Avenue
Rice
Hamilton
East Green
J. W. Coltrane
Hedgecock C H Dies at 62 in Local Hospital
Carl H Hedgecock aged 62 died at a local hospital at 8 30 Tuesday evening after eight years of declining health He was born October 19 1886 in Davidson county son of Charles and Margaret Robert son Hedgecock and lived in Abbott Creek community He married Anna Davenport September 8 1909 Surviving are his wife two sisters Miss Leedk Winston Road and Mrs R J Palmer Fayetteville The body lies at Koonce Funeral Home then to the Abbott Creek church for Friday 4 pm services Elder W V Williard officiating Interment in church cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Hedgecock
Davidson County
Charles
Mrgaret Robertson Hedgecock
Abbott Creek
Anna Davenport
Fred Leed K
Winston Road
R. J. Palmer
Fayetteville
Koonce
High Point
Route 2
Abbotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church
W. V. Williard
GEO MINERAL Promises Health Boost with Refund Guarantee
GEO MINERAL claims to purify kidneys and intestines, relieve gas and toxins, and ease arthritis. It promotes one week use, with a money back guarantee and 10 cent extra for mail orders from Mann's Drug Store.
Wachovia Names Richard Stockton Acting President
Wachovia Bank of North Carolina directors meet in Winston-Salem and name Richard G. Stockton acting president while Robert M. Hanes takes a one year leave to head the ECA Belgium Luxembourg mission in Brussels. Hanes was sworn in Washington April 13 and begins duties April 25. Stockton has led Wachovia trust activities since 1922 and will serve as acting president during Hanes absence. The board also elected William T. Joyner to the directorate and approved a quarterly dividend of 65 cents per share payable May 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Winston-Salem
Robert M. Hanes
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Richard G. Stockton
Hanes
Washington
Belgium
James G. Blaine
ECA
Stockton
The
Wachovia
American Bar Association
Brant R. Snavely
High Point
Main
Washington Streets
Wach‘ovia
Accountants To Meet in Greensboro Panel on Inventory Valuation
The Piedmont chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants holds its monthly meeting at the O'Henry Hotel in Greensboro. A panel of five members led by H. O. Williams will discuss valuing inventory, sharing varied and possibly conflicting insights. Social hour at 6:00 PM, dinner at 6:30, session at 7:30. L. Page Marshall coordinates High Point transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
National Association of Cost Accountants
O'Henry
Greensboro
H. O. Williams
R. E. Cunningham
Ted R. Hosick
Carl D. Rusenberg
B. D. Radford
L. Page Marshall
High Point
Hickory Man Killed in Truck Crash Near Chester
L. E. Isenhour, 66, a Hickory North Carolina produce dealer, was killed when his truck overturned near Chester South Carolina yesterday. The accident occurred on a rural road as he drove through the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
S. C
Hickory, N. C
L. E. Isenhour
Five Cars Damaged in Three Auto Accidents
Five cars sustained heavy damage in three separate collisions within 12 hours. Three drivers were arrested for reckless driving. Hazel Wade and Lewis Beck, both cited, were involved in a crash near Melrose Hosiery mill on Kivett Drive extension. Beck suffered a forehead laceration requiring four stitches. Total damage to Wade and Beck's cars was 450 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Marie Wade
New Street
Lewis B. Beck
Route 1
Jamestown
Melrose
Kivett Drive
D. J. Mount
Wade
Mount
Beck
William H. Robinson
Washington, D. C
Duke Power Company
East Lexington Avenue
North Main Street
Robinson
Employers Instructed To File Social Security Forms
North Carolina Internal Revenue District notes employers must file Form SS-1A for the quarter ended March 31, 1949 with the Greensboro Collector by midnight April 30, 1949. C H Robertson urges accuracy and completeness, with Thompson of the Social Security Field Office stressing timely submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Internal Revenue Collection District
Collector of Internal Revenue
Greensboro
C. H. Robertson
Robertson
E. Clyde Thomas
Social Security Administration
Auto Collision and Ditch Turnover Near Kivett Drive
West on Lexington Avenue failed to stop at a light and hit a southbound bus driven by Edgar W. Smith, 32, at Wade Street. No injuries. Car damage $60, bus $75. Leston Millikan, 18, of 306 S Hamilton, escaped injury when his car turned over in a ditch on Kivett Drive around 8 p.m. Vehicle damage estimated at $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Avenue
Edgar W. Smith
Wade Street
Leston Millikan
S. Hamilton Street
Ing
Kivett Drive
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Albert C. Collins
Charlotte
Wilbur Edgerton
Frank T. Shaw
Sophia
Kevil Hughes
Lexington
Aaron Hutchins
Holiay
Radios Modern Radio Ser
N. Wrenn ST
VICE
C. H. Hedgecock
Nature
Hipocrates
Gariag
Roosevelt
Georgia
Lourdes
France
Greece
Hercules
Porter Bros., Pharmacists
Concord
N.C
Mann’s Drug Store
San Francisco
Rover
Mavis Mueller
Mavis
Richard Stockton
Wachovia Bank
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