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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1961
Page
9
Weekend mail brings in 370 dollars toward a 6,000 dollar goal to aid hundreds of local families. Civic clubs provide much of the total as the fund collects toys food vouchers and clothing for needy residents. Contributions should be mailed to The Enterprise or P O Box 1864. all gifts acknowledged in The Enterprise.
Police reported a rough weekend with multiple assaults on women. Three suspects were jailed on assault charges including Mazell Dozier accused of bottle assault injuring Louise Ivey. Other incidents involved Alexander Patterson Betty York and James Marley amid threats with a knife and other attacks.
Glenda Holder reports that High Point hosiery firms face a male worker shortage during pre Christmas production. Ralph Miller of the Employment Security Commission urges long term planning, relaxation of bias against women and older workers, training, and year round production to spread demand.
Members of the High Point Area Mission Society of the Methodist Church discussed building a small mission outpost near Beddington Road. Dr. Ralph Taylor chaired the meeting at Wesley Memorial, with Rev. John Carper of Thomasville District attending. A joint effort of Pleasant Grove and High Point districts aims to purchase site and begin construction soon, presently hosting students from Duke Divinity School in a small dwelling.
The High Point College Choir under J. Fryhover performs sacred Jewish music in High Point Memorial Auditorium and Greensboro Town Hall. Soloists Miss Virginia Person and Norman Silver, both from High Point, are featured.
High Point Elks Lodge held the annual Lodge of Sorrow service at the Elm Street lodge rooms to honor twelve deceased members. Rev. Cecil Haworth of High Point Friends Meeting delivered the principal address, urging the living to carry on the departed’s unfinished work.
Guilford County Commissioners allocate 530 773 dollars for Kirkman Park Elementary School construction and equipment to replace Ray Street School destroyed by fire. Additional 9.4 acres land purchase near Northwood Elementary for future needs approved. insurance proceeds and capital budget funds cited.
High Point issued seven building permits totaling 201 540 led by First Methodist Church renovation 151 040 and Woodlawn Baptist Church addition 8 000. Six other permits covered new homes including Jason Stevens 12 000 at 3305 Crestview Mendenhall Moore 12 000 at 1502 Delk Celia Doctor Anne Lou Cassell 923 Grace St Donald R Scott 525 Ames the week saw twelve repair permits totaling 6 395 with 2 500 for fire damage at an upholstery shop on Albertson Road.
A two-car collision at Denny Street and Montlieu Avenue at 7:05 a.m. left Sybil Alese Evans trapped in her vehicle. Evans and Percy Marvin Caudle Jr. suffered injuries as Evans ran a stop sign and hit Caudle, with Evans later released after treatment and Caudle needing hospital care. A wrecker freed Evans from between two houses. damages were estimated at 300 for the Evans car and 1200 for Caudle’s. Police charged Evans with running a stop sign and driving with an expired license.
Weather forecast from Friendship indicates a mild week with above normal temperatures in the Piedmont area. Highs near 67 today and 70 tomorrow, nighttime lows around 46, with little rain and variable cloudiness.
The High Point Ministers Alliance planned an installation at the YMCA with Rev. John L. Pharr as president for 1962. Other officers named include J. Sylvester Higgins as vice president Rev. R. Dale Grubbs as secretary and Rev. George Brown as treasurer. Rev. Harry Hawthorne would conduct the installation and Dr. N. M. Harrison would lead the program.
A devotional prayer asking Eternal God for compassion toward divided lives. It requests vision to see the need for Thee and healing for inner conflicts, forgiveness of evil, and unity through Christ.
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