Missing Ernest Porterfield Stirs Secrecy Claims
Authorities say little about the disappearance of Ernest Ray Porterfield a Williams Street resident and foreman at Hayworth Roll and Panel Co. His abandoned car with keys and $32 found at home and wallet inside the vehicle prompt speculation he may have changed identity. Local police and Forsyth County deputies search nearby woods with no leads as of Friday and Saturday.
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Ernest Ray Porterfield
High Point
Porterfield
Williams Street
Kern
Ersville
Forsyth County
Forsyth
Ficer
Hayworth Roll and Panel Co
Pair Win District Speaking Honors
Two High Point High School entrants won top prizes at the National Forensic League Carolinas District Tournament in Bluefield West Virginia over the weekend. Margaret Spencer took first in poetry interpretation while Jim Fuller won first in oratorical interpretation. Dwight Wheeless earned third in extemporaneous speaking.
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High Point High School
Margaret Spencer
Jim Fuller
Bruce Roberts
Dwight Wheeless
Bluefield
W. Va
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
W. Virginia
High Point
David Williams
Barry Hyman
Michael Pierce
Jerry Proffitt
Matie Reevis
Judy Rogers
Lenoir Rhyne Musicians To Sing Here
The Lenoir Rhyne College A Cappella Choir of 60 students will perform at Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 8 p.m. Directed by Professor Kenneth Lee the group will present 14 sacred pieces from Palestrina to Wagner including Day of Judgment and Psalm 13 among selections.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Lenoir Rhyne College
Eastern Seaboard
Kenneth Lee
Palestrina
Arkhangelsky
Lateren
Berger
Prayer Note from Greenville Minister
A church member named Dotson N Nelson Jr of Greenville South Carolina offers a brief prayer snippet praising service and selflessness. The text invokes thanks for opportunities to help others and echoes a wish to be more Christlike through Jesus Christ.
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Jesus
Dotson N. Nelson Jr
Greenville
S. C
First Baptist Church
Exposition Leaders Tour Highlights Southern Furniture Markets
Civic and business leaders from High Point and surrounding towns toured the Southern Furniture and Rug Markets to learn their growing regional impact. The party included state legislators, chamber officials, and city leaders, who were hosted by the Women's Guild at High Point Memorial Hospital after the tour.
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Women’s Guild
High Point Memorial Hospital
Dogwood Room
High Point
Steele Heads Washington HPC Alumni
Jake Steele was elected president of the Washington DC Area Chapter of the High Point College Alumni Association in Bethesda Maryland. Other officers named include Russell Lombardy secretary Alice Jane Roach Wrenn and Jack Charles treasurer Beverly Deal historian. An executive committee was chosen and plans for a May 29 scholarship fund dance at Bethesda Country Club were set.
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Jake Steele
Washington, D. C
High Point College Alumni Association
Bethesda
Russell A. Lombardy
Alice Jane Roach Wrenn
Jack W. Charles
Beverly Aan Deal
Louise Ellison Harpe
Charles W. Marton
Muriel Hilton Parks
James M. Parsons Jr
Louis R. Soscia
Bethesda Country Club
Burlington Plant Gets Permit
Permits for eight new homes and an industrial addition topped last week's building activity. Burlington Throwing Co. received a 22000 permit for a small lab addition and lot grading. Security Development Corp. secured two new residences including a 12000 structure at 1127 Biltmore St and a 6000 five room unit at 1307 Wendell.
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Burlington Throwing Co
Lincoln Drive
Joseph Hamilton
Burington Industries
Security Development Corp
Biltmore St
Wendell
L. H. Bottoms
Clover Dr
P. H. Dalton Jr
Mint St
J. W. Lamet
Clay St
Otis Wallace
Union St
S. W. Michael
Coltrane St
Capricious April Drowns Out City
April reminders to Piedmont residents about showers fade Sunday night as wetter weather looms. The message emphasizes April as the month for rain and unsettled conditions in the area.
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The
Piedmont
Fraternity Man of the Year Named at High Point College
High Point College selects Fred Barber, son of F R Barber, as Fraternity Man of the Year for exemplary fraternal spirit. Barber, a senior, leads Delta Sigma Phi as former vice president pledge master and rushing chair, and serves as president of the North State Student Government Association and managing editor of the student paper.
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High Point College Inter- Fraternity
Fred Barber
F. R. Barber
Barber
Delta Sigma Phi
North State Student Government Association
City Primary Sets Two Nominees in Key Ward Contests
As voters prepare for Tuesday city primary polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in 15 precincts with automatic voting machines. In the second ward four candidates compete for one nomination: Hocutt Hor ney Ilderton and Wallin. In the third ward three seek the seat: Brady Haizlip and McNeill. Incumbent councilwoman Katharine Kirkman does not seek reelection.
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Joe Hocutt
Gene Horney
H. G. Ilderton
Loren Wallin
Ilderton
Bill Brady
L. B. Haizlip
James D. McNeill
Katharine Kirkman
Jess Washburn
T. Lynwood Smith
B. G. Leonard
Adam Thomason
Leonard
League of Wom
Washburn, Smith and
Wallin
Hocutt
Haizlip
Thomason
35 Qualify For Safety Awards Luncheon
Thirty five certificates will be presented to firms meeting state and federal safety standards at a luncheon at 12 15 p m tomorrow at the Y W C A J Burton president of Piedmont Associated Industries and manager of Duke Power Co Greensboro will preside over the event co sponsored by the industries organization and the High Point Chamber of Commerce Martin Quincannon safety adviser for the Greensboro Western Electric plant will be guest speaker introduced by J H Millis president of Adams Millis and of the The certificates will be presented by Frank Crane director of the Department of Labor in Raleigh Reverend William Buckey associ ate pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church will offer the invocation.
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Moose Lodge
String and Splinter Club
Marlowe Gun Club
N. C. Automobile Dealers Assn
Wallin
Loren Wallin
Missouri
Arkansas
North Carolina
Barbee Street
Brady
W. G
Bill) Brady
English Street
Ennis Street
City Utilities
Public Works
First Congregational and Reformed Church
Junior Order
Haizlip
Louis B. Haizlip
Haizlip Funeral Home
High Point
Brooks Memorial Methodist Church
McNeill
James D. McNeill
Town House
Lumberton
American Legion
Emerywood Baptist Church
Martin Quincannon
Greensboro
Frank Crane
Department of Labor
Raleigh
William Buckey
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Editor Renamed Journalism Unit Vice President
Holt Mc Pherson editor of The High Point Enterprise was re elected vice president of the American Council on Education for Journalism Herbert Brucker editor of the Hartford Courant was chosen president of the group by representatives of the communications industry and educators in New York.
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New York
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise
American Council On Education For Journalism
McPherson
Herbert Brucker
The
Hartford
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David Cox
Ernest Porterfield
Lenoir Rhyne
Harry D. Hawthorne
Steele
Washington Hpc
Burlington
Cherokee Hills
T. J. Beaver
Cherokee Hills Subdivision
Cherokee St
R. A. Phipps & Son
Sherbrook St
Wendover Hills Subdivision
HPC
Greensboro High Point
Ss. Wrenn
E. Farriss
George Dean
Dean
Bill Williams
N. Main Street
Tomor
Washburn
Smith
Sandra Katherine Ridge
E. Q. Ridge
Gatewood Ave
High Point High
Beta Sigma P
Dana Freeman
Wilma Freeman
Kimrey St
Rosanne’s
Emerywood Studio
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