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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1951
Page
9
In a lively discussion about adding a dog, a couple weighs size, cost, shedding, and suitability. The contest for naming their new dwelling yields the winner Little Brown Jug after judges select a semi autobiographical entry recalling early 1900s boyhood life.
A revival starts Tuesday at the Church of God located at 1113 E Commerce Street. Evangelist Rev Doc Wilbanks of Lott will lead services nightly at 7:30 with all hours open to the public.
This Week In High Point lists events at the Sheraton venues and local halls. Clubs include Civitan Altrusa and Sertoma with noon sessions at the Sheraton and 6:30 meetings for Rotary Lions Kiwanis and Alcoholics Anonymous at 108 E Washington St. Evening Legion meeting at 7:30 and AA sessions at 8 p.m. round out the week.
City Planner Malcolm Little proposed buying a 10 acre tract near East Farriss Avenue in the Northeast for an elementary school site. The undeveloped land is owned by J R Welch. Mrs Welch plans to sell soon. The Northeast area shows a 25 percent rise in families this past year, with 300 preschoolers and an estimated 586 children expected for elementary schools when fully developed.
Joe Lae Enterprise reports a new city budget plan for 1951 52 totaling 3 584 369 90 with revenue about 3 384 514 59 and a projected cash surplus of 1 530 01. Council set for 9 30 a m session to review the outline and hear bids for a diesel tractor and a gasoline powered crawler shovel for Public Works while a map division amendment faces a public hearing.
The new Thomasville by pass will open Tuesday afternoon August 21 as part of a Thomasville Good Roads Appreciation Day. The event, led by the Chamber of Commerce, highlights road improvements and draws local celebrities for the celebration.
The Friendship Weather Bureau forecasts continued fair weather for High Point and vicinity. Temperatures rise to a peak around 85 degrees today with a low near 63 degrees tonight after a 62 degree low last night.
Funeral services scheduled for Mary Ellen Williams 14 of 602 Baker Road who drowned at High Rock Lake during a picnic with five others. Lloyd Tucker 30 of 330 Conner Street will have services Monday at 4 P M at Pentecostal Holiness on Highland Avenue. Burial for Williams at Garden Park cemetery and Tucker at Floral Garden.
A home-coming event on campus draws about 1,000 attendees. Ed win S Lanier of Chapel Hill, UNC official and Mills Home board member, will give the address. Lunch on campus follows, with visitations concluding the day.
Ralph Miller of the North Carolina Security Commission reports July activity: about 10 000 office visits, 393 referred to jobs, 305 placed, 198 in permanent positions, 4 400 continuing claims, and end-July active applications near 1 284 despite June higher levels.
A reflective piece argues time links past and present to shape the future, suggesting understanding comes from examining what has already occurred rather than guessing ahead. It posits memory and history guide predictions more than speculation.
Ten years ago today Nazi forces pushed a 70 mile deep salient toward Moscow and two major battles of annihilation emerged as Kiev and Smolensk operations intensified. In Washington two heavy cruisers moved toward Australia amid Soviet aid pledges while tensions with Japan persisted. Britain increased Malaya readiness and Singapore reinforcements arrived as Bangkok faced a pivotal choice in wartime alignments.
The High Point Public Library announces a list of 155 architecture books available through the North Carolina interlibrary loan plan. Librarian Elizabeth Gurley notes patrons can request items by consulting the list, and a second copy is offered for clubs and groups.
Thomasville Ira E Beeson Jr tomorrow becomes superintendent of the Thomasville office of Imperial Life Insurance, succeeding Jack Miller. A Kernersville native and World War II veteran, he moved here five years ago, resides at 819 Unity Street, and is a director of the Thomasville Life Underwriters association. He has served Imperial 2 1/2 years.
Fragmentary report notes Seveeinen and TN listed items and a chief element amid discussion of payroll issues. The piece references Miller High Pointers drawing pay this month and contrasts it with losses, citing an imminent statement from the chief official.
Dr Dennis H Cooke of High Point Cave de Eeetment is set to speak before the Farris Andrews group at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church this week. His topic is Brotherly Attitudes and will address the regular sermons at street churches in the area.
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