Judge shifts fire blame to employer in barn blaze case
In Municipal Court Judge A. Myatt held employer C. W. Powell of John H. Taylor Construction responsible for a fire that burned a nearby barn while worker Jesse Corbett merely carried out orders. Powell fined $10 and court costs. Corbett cleared of main blame. Kennedy and others faced suspended terms or fines for false pretenses and related charges as sentences depended on future conduct and court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ju . A. Myatt
Jesse Corbett
Greensboro
C. W. Powell
John H. Taylor Construction Company
Powell
Corbett
Bett
Harry Kennedy
Downing Street
Kennedy
Myatt
Harry
Ocbt
Kenn
M. C. Rowe
Chestnut Street
Rowe
Mead
G. N
Clara Cox
Davidson Tax Valuation Surveys Ahead of Plan
Davidson County speeding up revaluation and equalization as appraisal crews survey Thomasville commercial buildings and homes. Mapping is largely finished with countywide maps nearly complete. work aims to finish by January 1 1954, with commissioners noting overall tax payment should be equalized across homes farms and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Davidson County
Frank Gray
Gray
Statewide Trade Contests At A T College Draw Many Winners
Nearly 300 high school students competed in statewide trade contests at A T College. Hillside High Duke Durham and Dudley High Greensboro led with many first places across 16 trades. Winners advance to national events at Tuskegee Institute next week. Also news on a church raffle, Gate City Open Golf plans at Nacho Park May 9 10 and a PTA meeting change May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & T. College
Hillside High School
Durham
Dudley High School
Greensboro
Andrew Jenkins
Eddie Jackson
High Point
Eugene Hopkins
Wilson
Wood
Alphonso Charles
Reuben Hamilton
Goldsboro
Linwood Grant
North Carolina
American Youth Industrial Association
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Washington Street
Presbyterian Center
East Washington Street
Cora L. Robinson
Gate City
Nocho Park
Nacho Park
Arthur Lee
Gate City Golf Association
PTA
Fairview Street
McNabb child dies in hospital here
Helen Carol McNabb age 3 died at a local hospital shortly after 5 am Tuesday after a brief illness. Born August 28 1949 in High Point she was the daughter of Vance and Eula Weaver McNabb. Survived by parents one brother Eugene and two sisters Nancy and Nettie Marie all of Allen Jay community. Funeral at Providence Wesleyan Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 pm. Interment Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Carol McNabb
High Point
Vance and
Eula Weaver McNabb
Eugene McNabb
Nancy McNabb
Nettie Marie McNabb
Fairfield Road
Allen Jay
W. B. McNabb
Union
S. C
J. H. Weaver
Route 4
Providence Wesleyan Methodist Church
Alvin K. Morgan
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Former Resident Here Succumbs In Lenoir
L. W. Kirkman 85 died early today at Caldwell Hospital in Lenoir. A former High Point resident, he is survived by his wife Laura Mitchell Kirkman, a son in High Point, and seven daughters including Mrs. T. B. Culler Mrs. A. R. Samuels and Mrs. Cline and Mildred Crews of Thomasville. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 3 p m in Granite Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Kirkman
Caldwell Hospital
Lenoir
High Point
Laura Mitchell Kirkman
T. B. Culler
A. R. ‘Samuels
C .F. Cline
Mildred Crews
Thomasville
Granite Falls
Rail Schedule Improvements Told Here
Charles F. Bigelow of the Southern Railway met in High Point with H. D. Saunders to discuss handling rising off season furniture market traffic. The plan drops Number 40 and combines Trains 29 and 39 due to Pennsylvania Railroad cuts, adds a Charlotte car to Number 39, and shifts schedules including the 6 24 a m stop. The Southerner gains Pullmans and coaches previously on Number 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Bigelow
Southern Railway
High Point
H. D. Saunders
Southern
Bigelow
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
New York
Charlotte
Southerner
Florida Professor Is Suspended From University
Gainesville report says University of Florida professor John H. Reynolds was suspended from the staff after refusing to answer a congressional committee about his political beliefs. University president Dr. J Hillis Miller announced the action in a prepared statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Llp
University of Florida
John H.reynolds
J. Hillis Miller
Reynolds
Price hikes in Waterbury laundries spark 1903 dispute
The Winsted Citizen reprints from February 2, 1903 that due to high labor costs Waterbury laundrymen raised shirt laundering to 12 cents, collars to 2.5 cents and cuffs to 5 cents, reflecting wage pressures of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winstead
Clark May Experiment Promises Rewards For Defecting Pilots
Washington reports Gen. Mark W. Clark may launch further psychological warfare in Korea offering up to 100000 dollars to Soviet pilots who fly MiG 15 or other jets to UN lines. The plan aims to sow distrust among Communist air crews and possibly obtain a modern aircraft for testing, with 50000 dollars for each subsequent desertion.
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Washington
Mark W. Clark
Korea
United Nations
Clark
Air Force Psychological Warfare Branch
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Department of Defense
U.N
Air Force
Congress
Red Air Force
Francis Jarecki
Denmark
Poland
U.S. Immigration Service
Jarecki
New York
United States
Duke Endowment Allocates 168706 to 46 Hospitals in Carolinas
The Duke Endowment announced a 168706 distribution for 46 hospitals in North and South Carolina. North Carolina hospitals share 81215, with names such as Alamance General and Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial listed. South Carolina hospitals total 87491 including Roper Charleston and St Francis Greenville. The report notes only nine elements were known to ancient scientists before year one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Alamance County
Burlington
Alamance General
Ashton Park
Asheville
Chowan
Edenton
City Memorial
Winston-Salem
Gaston Memorial
Providence
Columbia
Roper
Charleston
St. Francis
Greenville
St. Francis Xavier
St. Philip’s Mercy
Rock Hill
S. C. Baptist
Union Community
Union
Mary Black Memorial
Spartanburg
North Carolina House Clears 74 Bills in Push for Adjournment
The North Carolina House passed 74 bills as it presses toward final adjournment, while the Senate approved 22 measures and retained a revenue bill amendment on consolidated corporate returns. Key actions include bonds for mental hospitals and school construction, plus laws on dog track escheats, judge pay, divorce limits, axle weight, and juvenile court study. The session also enables state civil defense for disasters and confirms a study commission for higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
House
Senate
Umstead
Gov. Umstead
Currituck
Carteret
University of North Carolina
State Supreme Court
State Personnel Council
State Highway Commission
State Turnpike Authority
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill
Congress
Henry Bridges
D. S. Coltrane
Coltrane
Scott
State Board of Medical Examiners
TB Association Holds Annual Meeting Here
About 40 rions attended the High Point Tuberculosis Association meeting at the YWCA. George J. Johnson presided. New board members named included J Ed Pleasants Rev Cecil Haworth Rev George H Wallace James A Penley Ed Kemp Robert E Bencini Jr Mrs Charles Westmoreland W J Pappas and Gary Davis. Mrs Arch Schoch read a resolution on the late Nick Lawrence adopted with plans to send a copy to Mrs Lawrence. Officers listed included Mrs Harper president elect Snotherly vice president Pleasants treasurer Loflin seal sale chairman and Dr H L Brockmann Dr C W Lewis and Mrs Gilbert Bernard as executive members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Tuberculosis Association
YWCA
George J. Johnson
J. W. Snotherly
L. J. Harper
J. Ed Pleasants
Cecil Haworth
George H. Wallace
James A. Penley
Ed Kemp
Robert E. Bencini, Jr
Charles Westmoreland
W. J. Pappas
Gary Davis
Arch K. Schoch
Nick Lawrence
Lawrence
Guilford County Sanitarium
Gouldin
Doris Jones
Ace Quinn
Lucypp
Johnson
Harper
Snotherly
Pleasants
Charles Loflin
Seal Sale
H. L. Brockmann
C. W. Lewis
Gilbert Bernard
Regulatory Boards Warned Over CPA Licensing Bill
North Carolina House Judiciary Committee killed a bill to grant CPA licenses to more accountants citing concerns boards have operated as a closed system. Rep. Ed Gavin warned regulatory boards to reform or face action in two years while Rep. Sam Worthington noted exam grading by New York officials and poor pass rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
House Judiciary Committee
Ed Gavin
Randolph
Sam Worthington
Pitt
New York
Shelley Caviness
Greensboro
Cpas
Caviness
Worthington
Gavin
House Education Committee Debates Two Proposals in Raleigh
The North Carolina House Education panel debated renaming Western Carolina Teachers College to Western Carolina State College and discussed post season play for a Canton Paper Bowl between Haywood County winner and an outside team. The name change proposal was approved 5 to 4 amid opposition over potential confusion with North Carolina State College.
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Raleigh
Western Carolina Teachers College
House Education Committee
North Carolina State College
Western Carolina State College
Frank Brown
Jackson
Paul Reid
WCTC
Brown
Roger Kiser
Scotland
Canton
Haywood County
Joe H. Palmer
Haywood
State
House Suffers Minor Damage From Fire
City firemen report minor damage from a bathroom blaze at 611 Prospect Street. occupant Audrey Reames listed. Fire call came at 10 15. Fire burned a hole through the wall believed to start on the outside. Cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Street
Audrey Reames
Graham Honored by UNC Honorary Society
The Order of the Golden Fleece, UNC’s honorary group, named Frank Graham its outstanding alumnus. The United Nations mediator and former UNC president was chosen by secret ballot of 400 members during a ceremony marking the Fleece’s 50th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Chapel Hill
Order of the Golden Fleece
University of North Carolina
Frank Graham
United Nations
UNC
Stocks Slip as Market Dulls in New York Trading
Trading in New York stocks sank to the lightest of the year as buyers stayed away awaiting clearer signals. Rail issues led declines while many industrials and utilities showed modest moves, with Seaboard Line dropping 2 1/2 points on 300 shares and U S Steel steady after a dividend and earnings report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seaboard Line Railroad
Santa Fe
Northern Pacific
Atlantic
Union Pacific
Barber Oil
Standard Oil
Socony-Vacuum and
Texas Co
Houston Oil
Pacific Western
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
National Steel
Chrysler
General Motors
Soviets Back World Peace Five Power Conference Aim
Moscow reports the Soviet government approves an appeal by the World Peace Partisans for a Big Five conference among the USSR United States Britain France and Communist China to resolve major international issues. Molotov signed the reply, published in Pravda, endorsing peaceful solutions and noting Malenkov's March declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Ussr
Unit States
Britain
France
China
Vyacheslav Molotov
Fredrick Joliet-Currie
Peace Partisans
United Nations
Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Supreme Soviet
Joliot Currie
Soviet Union
Joliet Curie Committee
Pravda
Peace Partisans’ Press
Vienna
Permits Issued for $71 500 in City Construction
Building inspector granted several construction permits totaling about 71 500. Major awards include D W Hunter for a Ward Street storage building costing 21 000 and John C Davis Plumbing and Heating for an English Street building at about 10 000. Other permits cover Oak Street, Arch Street, Wendell Street, East College Drive and Hill Ferest Drive projects with varied costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Hunter
Ward Street
John C. Davis Plumbing and Heating Company
English Street
Davis
Jack Smith
Oak Street
R. E. Allred
Arch Street
Robert H. Terrence
Wendell Street
Co. F. Vail
East
Pickett Cotton Mill Strike Keeps Negotiations Open
Negotiators for Pickett Cotton Mill and the Textile Workers Union of America prepared to meet next Friday under Federal Conciliator Seth Brewer. About 300 workers did not report for the first shift when the strike began April 13 over wage and benefit terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett Cotton Mill
Pickett
Robert Parker
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Seth Brewer
Driver Blanks Out on Perry Street Crashes Wall
A 27 year old woman, Mrs Rezelia W Armstrong, suffered a blackout while driving on Perry Street and struck a stone wall on East Green Street. Damage to the car was about 100 dollars. Later two cars collided at Lake and Asheboro Streets injuring no one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Street
Rezelia W. Armstrong
Windley Street
East Green Street
Lake
Asheboro
Ruth L. Sheppard
South Main Street
Elsie P. Metcalf
Missing 13 Year Old Girl Reported by Mother
A 13 year old Negro girl named Imogene Miller was reported missing by her mother Mrs Minnie Miller of 305 West Willis Street. She was last seen last night at 11 with 41 year old June Shoffner of Route 1 Asheboro. Imogene is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds with light skin and sandy hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Pace
Minnie Miller
West Willis Street
Imogene
June Shoffner
Route 1
Asheboro
Window Caged Monk Displays Notorious Temper
A window display at Wagger's, Inc. on South Main Street features a so called Monkey-faced owl described by owner Bob Wagger as a strange cross between a ring tailed monkey and an eagle. Wagger notes the bird dislikes humans and claims it inhabits Southern Florida and South America. The display comes amid debate over evolution theories. Formosa is 245 miles long and 88 miles wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main
East High Streets
Bob Wagger
Webster
Wagger
Florida
South America
Wagger's, Inc
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REP Boys Jin Awards
McNabb
Zack Dean
Abiail
Tachiawa Air Force Base
Japan
Dean
Panmunjom
Duke
Carolinas
TB Association
Stumb
E.s.tmerican
Car & F
American T & T
American Tobacco
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Aircraft
Borden
Briggs Mfg
Chesapeake & Ohio
Coca Cola
Colgate
Curtiss-Wright
DuPont
Eastern Air
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
Goodrich
Gulf Oil
Ill
Central
International Can
International Harvester
International Nickel
International T & T
Johns-Manville
Pace
Ed Kroger Co
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard
Lou& Nash
Monsanto
Packard
Paramount Pictures
Penney
Pennsylvania RA
Pepsi-Cola
Philip Morris
Reynolds Tobacco
Seaboard Airline
Sears Roebuck
Southern Co
Standard Oil (Nj
Studebaker
Union Carbide
U. S. Pipe & F
U. S. Rubber U. S. Steel
Warner Bros
Western Union
Westinghouse Air Bke
Westinghouse Electric
Woolworth
Reds
Formosa
Sedgefield
Lions Club
Sedgefield Horse Show Grounds
High Point Lions Club
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