Penny Sells For 2 Cents Cake For $4 At Auction
At the High Point Rotary Club supper auction last night total proceeds exceeded 2600 dollars with over 1500 barbecue meals served. A $125 Shetland pony sold for 95 dollars and various donated items brought brisk bidding benefiting the YMCA YWCA and the Red Shield Boys Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Enterprise City Edito
High Point Rotary Club
YMCA
YWCA
Red Shield
Rotarians
Rembrandt
Clyde
van Ryn
Merchants Welcome Holiday Shoppers In High Point
High Point merchants report a brisk Christmas crowd on Main Street with optimistic views despite a tough year. Downtown stores will stay open until 9 p.m. each night except Saturday to ease the holiday rush, following a merchants poll.
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High Point
Ed Stubbs
The
Merchants Association
Glenn Ward
Stubbs
Orchestra To Perform Opera Works At High Point College
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform operatic scenes from Wagner and Verdi at Memorial Auditorium, High Point College, 6 30 p m Thursday under Peter Adler with Frances Yeend and Charles ONeill. The event is co presented by the Community Concert Association and the college.
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Memorial Auditorium
High Point College
Peter Herman Adler
The
Community Concert Association
Col
NBC Television Opera Theatre
Adler
Frances Yeend
Charles O'Neill
Miss Yeend
New York City Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Rhadames
Aida
City Election Board Rules Four At Large Council Seats
High Point voters may run for four at large city council seats in spring elections. Four seats will be elected May 2 with filing due by April 4 and a $5 filing fee. Primary is April 18. Current holders Phillips Williamson Bryant and Smith occupy the four at stake.
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High Point
City Election Board
State General Assembly
J. B. Phillips
Harry Williamson
Hubert Bryant
Lynwood Smith
Phillips
Williamson
Bryant
Smith
GOP Inquiries, the Election Board
Sunny Warm Day Predicted In Local Forecast
Forecase calls for a sunny and warmer day with a high near 60 degrees after a chilly night in the low 20s and a Saturday high of 58. Tonight should rise above freezing by about three degrees, with mild conditions and some late Monday cloudiness.
Boy Narrowly Survives Drowning At Motel Pool
An 11 year old boy Jimmy Osborn of Cable Street nearly drowned after being pushed into the deep end at New South Motel on S Main Street. He was rescued by John Fowler of Schrafft's Restaurant and rushed to High Point Memorial Hospital where doctors treated him for asthma and pneumonia in one lung and he recovered.
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Jimmy Osborn
Cable Street
New South Motel
S. Main Street
Jerry
Young Osborn
John Fowler
Schrafft’s
J. D. Cook
Cook
High Point Memorial Hospital
George Leverette
Belk Named to Executive Committee of Merchants Group
Irwin Belk of Charlotte and member of the General and a director at large of the Merchants Association has joined the Executive Committee of the 8,000 member retail organization. Belk, son of the Belk stores founder, leads Belk Enterprises and chairs the Legislative Committee of the State Merchants Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Belk
Charlotte
N \Merchants Association
Belk
Belk Stores
Belk Enterprises
Staite Merchants Association
Inaugurated in city weird looking numbers bring automation
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co adopts IBM 650 computer to handle High Point personal accounts. Daily transfers from High Point to Winston-Salem run checks and deposits through a master ledger. Magnetic imprinted numbers identify the Federal Reserve district bank and the individual account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachovia ‘Bank and Trust Co
High Point
Wachovia
Winston-Salem
Winston
Salisbury
Greensboro
Burlington
Raleigh
Federal Reserve District
Emery Nelson to Speak at World Service Meeting
Emery Nelson, associate executive secretary of the YMCA International Committee, will deliver the keynote at the World Service Meeting dinner at the Y at 6 30 p m Tuesday in High Point. Kinney says the program aims to extend Christian and democratic influence to about 40 countries and Nelson aids YMCA fundraising for the world program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Nelson
Ymca International Committee
YMCA
High Point
Guy E. Kinney
World Service Committee
Nelson
Canada
World Services
Europe
Near East
Asia
Methodist Workshop Scheduled in Thomasville District
A two hour missionary workshop for primary and junior leaders in Methodist churches in the Thomasville District will begin at 2 30 p m Sunday at Memorial Methodist Church. John H Carper D L district superintendent of Davidson and Davie Counties says the institute will help workers with children plan more effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Memorial Methodist Church
John H. Carper
D. L
Davidson
Davie
Missionary Institute
Fire damages garage on S Wrenn Street
A four car garage in the 300 block of S Wrenn Street sustained heavy damage from a fire that started in the rear. Firefighters arrived at 10 58 a m and found the building burning fiercely. Owner Charles McAnally reported only moderate value inside. An old automobile nearby suffered exterior heat damage but the fire did not reach it.
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S. Wrenn Street
Charles McAnally
Christmas Cheer Fund Seeks Five Thousand In Appeal
An appeal for 5000 is issued by High Point civic groups to aid needy families during December. Donations fund food and toys for Christmas Day, with contributions received by The Enterprise or Post Office Box 1749. The drive lists early contributions from groups and individuals to support unemployed and ill residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Melvin i
Nancy Ann Durham
Councilmen Debate Zoo Proposal And Costs In City
The city council listened to zoo expert Raymond Gray on building a metropolitan zoo at the water reservoir site with animals such as tigers bears and snakes. Costs raised by Gray include 1200 to 2000 for tigers and about 4000 for a gorilla, prompting debate over financing and possible cost-saving ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Gray
Gray
Memphis, Tenn
Zoo
Memorial Rites Slated By Elks
Annual memorial services for High Point Elks Club members will be held at 3 p.m. at the lodge. Raleigh Dingman, local school principal, will deliver the memorial address in the ceremony conducted by Paul R. Hampton exalted ruler assisted by Steve G. Steffan esquire. Invocation by Francis Nelson. Eulogies for Elk members who died this year.
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High Point Elks Club
Lodge
Raleigh Dingman
Paul R. Hampton
Steve G. Steffan
Esquire
Francis Nelson
Man Shot and Boynamed Harold Sought After Incident
A young High Point man identified only as Burchette was shot in the back during a confrontation that began after an argument about a glove compartment lock. He aided officers in their search for the assailant named "Harold" while seeking treatment at Clara Cox Apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Burchette
Burchette
Harold
Clara Cox Apartments
Burdette
Burcette
Divorce support program at Bethel Temple Church
A special program for divorced men and women and couples on the verge of separation will be held today at Bethel Temple Church located at 525 Randolph Street. Rev. M. C. Myers pastors the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Temple Church
Randolph St
M. C. Myers
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Mary Linday
Ann Parker
Washburn
Dal Bayles
High Point Enterprise
Executive
Methodist Workshop
Cheer Fund
Forrest
J. B. McNeill
Animal Kingdom
Gers
Horace Ilderton
Ilderton
McNeill
Elks
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