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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1956

Page

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Pilgrim Holiness Church Elects Officers at NC District Meeting

Ministers and delegates of the North Carolina District of the Pil grim Holiness Church elected officers for the coming conference year during the 46th annual conference held August 15 16. Re elected district superintendent Rev W F Page Kernersville heads the slate. Officers include assistant superintendent Rev Wray J Smith secretary Rev J A Grout Sr treasurer L B Gallimore. District council members named are Rev R I McCluskey Greensboro Rev H B Barger Harkers Island Rev O L Ruth Burlington Rev R J Hobbs Mebane and Rev L L Lange Thomasville.

North Carolina Pilgrim Holiness Church W. F. Page Kernersville Wray J. Smith J. A. Grout Sr High Point L. B. Gallimore Greensboro

Fred Moore to Speak at North Main Street Baptist Church

Fred Moore, former church member, will speak at all worship services this Sunday at the North Main Street Baptist Church. The announcement notes his return to the pulpit for the day.

Fred Moore North Main Street Mr. Moore

Joint Youth Week Activities Across Two Churches

Rankin Memorial and Lebanon Methodist Churches co sponsor Youth Activities Week from Aug 26 to Sept 1 with nightly alternations between ministries. Five speakers cover citizenship faith fellowship outreach and witness concluding with a city lake picnic and joint communion at Rankin. Ministers switched at Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church name Rev D C Stone as new pastor replacing Rev J W Phillips who moves to Kings Mountain. Rev Stone previously served Hickory Chapel Concord and Asheboro and now resides at 308 Ennis Street parsonage. The Women's Organizing convention of the United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of NC meets at Lenoir Rhyne College Aug 16 20 with mission reports and new officers forthcoming. Dr Eugene C Few Greensboro district Methodist will speak at Wesley Memorial tomorrow on Making Life Hold Together.

Rankin Memorial Lebanon Methodist Lebanon City Lake Rankin Methodist Youth Fellowship Herb Waldrop Grady Whicker Marge Case Stanly Baker Vancyl Linthicum Wesleyan Methodist Churches Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church D. C. Stone Farmville J. W. Phillips Phillips Kings Mountain Stone High Point Hickory Chapel Concord Asheboro Ennis Eugene C. Few Greensboro The Methodist Church Wesley Memorial Methodist Church

High Point Sub District Youth Fellowship Update

The High Point Sub-District of the Methodist Youth Fellowship features updates and notices. more details appear on page two.

High Point The Methodist Youth Fellowship

Dulles and Shepilov Weigh Canal Crisis Talks

London report says Secretary of State Dulles and Soviet Dmitri Shepilov conferred nearly 90 minutes on a possible Suez Canal compromise. Dulles toured the British Foreign Office with Pineau and Lloyd as behind the scenes bargaining continued. Western and Eastern blocs debated international control versus Egypt ownership with ideas for a preparatory four nation commission and an international body to oversee free passage.

Carl Hartman London Dulles Russia Dmitri Shepilov Suez Canal Charles E. Bohlen U. S Moscow Interwee Foreign Office Christian Pineau Selwyn Lloyd Shepilov Egypt U. N U. N. General Assembly Gamal Abdel Nasser Pineau Shepsley United States U.S India Spain Alberto Martin Artajo

Cyprus relaxes curbs as EOKA truce holds in Nicosia

In Cyprus the first easing of security since the EOKA truce began is announced. Nighttime motorcycle and bicycle bans are lifted in Nicosia and Limassol as daily life returns to pre-emergency patterns. The British government warns it will wait two weeks to gauge if the truce persists.

Nicosia Cyprus EOKA Limassol Greece Oper Makarios Seychelle Islands Indian Ocean

Liner Homeric Collides With Greek Ship in Quebec Harbor

In dense fog in Quebec harbor the 16 152 ton liner Homeric owned by Home Lines struck the 9 800 ton Greek Line ship Columbia moored at her berth. No injuries were reported as the Homeric, under tow, crushed lifeboats and ripped Columbia’s side. Harbor officials noted thick fog limited visibility along the St Lawrence River.

Quebec Europe Columbia Bremerhaven Germany St. Lawrence River Home Lines North Atlantic San Francisco

Sunday Enterprise Previews Varying Local Features

The Sunday Enterprise teases pollen hazards hay fever in Carolina with a story by Pete Jones. It highlights fall fashion findings by Forrest Cates, bachelor-women’s plight by Dick Bickerton, unemployment fraud warning by Robert Marks, plus a broad lineup of Talent Search coverage, a women’s section, Pearsall Plan commentary, sports notes, GOP convention previews, and a feature on Harry Truman.

Enterprise Pete Jones Carolina High Point Thomasville Dick Bickerton Dave Gillespie Pearsall North Carolina Sublic San Francisco Harry Juman

Democrats Patch Up Rifts To Line Up Behind Adlar

In San Francisco Republicans claim the Open ticket of Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver could rival Eisenhower Nixon. The GOP notes Kefauver’s selection shifts dynamics, while Nixon defends Eisenhower’s electability as the convention debates veer.

Adlar GOP San Francisco Stevenson Los Angeles Nixon Eisenhower Harold Stassen Christian Herter Massachusetts Herter Chicago

Kefauver Named Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate

Estes Kefauver won the Democratic vice presidential nomination on a second ballot at the convention, defeating John Kennedy with 755% to 589%. Kennedy’s motion made Kefauver's nomination unanimous amid Southern grumbling, while Kefauver pledged to fight alongside Adlai Stevenson and criticized Nixon without direct mention.

Kefauver Tennessee Kennedy Adlai E. Stevenson Stevenson Nixon Florida California

North Carolina Delegation Backs Stevenson Kefauver Ticket

North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges led the delegation at the Democratic National Convention and backed the Stevenson Kefauver ticket. Hodges received 40 votes on the first ballot, with most votes shifting to John F. Kennedy on the second ballot. John D. Larkins Jr. had placed Hodges’ name before the convention, seconded by Irvin Carlyle and Mrs. B. B. Everett.

Hodges North Carolina John F. Kennedy Massachusetts John D. Larkins Jr Democratic Committee Irvin Carlyle B. B. Everett

Typhoon Babs Leaves US Servicemen Dead in Japan

The powerful Typhoon Babs crossed northern Japan and moved to the Pacific, killing at least three American servicemen among 30 total fatalities. Winds dropped from 115 to 50 mph as it struck northern Honshu. Japanese police report 27 dead, 16 missing, 168 injured, and 6,000 homeless amid widespread flooding.

Tokyo Japan Pacific Ocean Okinawa U.S Honshu

Democratic Unity Show At Stockyards Arena For Stevenson

Delegates at the Chicago convention staged a unity display behind Adlai E. Stevenson promising a new era of world progress. Sen. Estes Kefauver and Sen. John F. Kennedy shared spotlight as Truman offered reluctant support and Stevenson urged an end to Washington drift and a campaign to abolish poverty and expand freedom for all. The rally included Truman joking about prior doubts and signaling a strong, aggressive campaign tone. More on page eight.

Chicago Adlai E. Stevenson Washingon Stockyards International Stevenson Washington Estes Kefauver Tennessee John F. Kennedy Massachusetts Harry S. Truman Eisenhower Truman Averell Harriman New York America Kefauver Kennedy Ste-More

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