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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1951
Page
19
A damaged appeal describes a girl’s plea for meals this Christmas and lists early donors and totals. It urges readers to contribute to the Empty Stocking Fund at Enterprise High Point, noting several gifts from individuals and groups totaling about 194 dollars.
Police and postal inspectors arrest 30 year old Hu Prickett after a year long case. He confessed to stealing parcels from the U S mails and was found with women’s undergarments, hose and a Christmas package. He was turned over to postal authorities.
The HPC Band led by Dr. eee Wilson will perform at 10:20 AM during the regular assembly in Harrison gym. The program splits into two parts with Holst Second Suite for Military Band and a Latin rhythms piece "Si Trocadero" plus a Jericho arrangement and a clarinet solo by Ed Sueta. The public is invited to attend.
A High Point couple filed suits in Guilford Superior Court Greensboro seeking injunctions and damages totaling 20 000 from Perley A Thomas Car Works Peerless Veneer and Lilly Company claiming the firms dumped acids and chemicals into a stream crossing their property. They say livestock and two bird dogs and a pony died after drinking from the stream and allege noxious odors from the polluted water.
A. H. Culbreth of Marcus Hook Pennsylvania died after a period of declining health. He was the father of Mrs. J. L. Tedder of High Point who had traveled to Pennsylvania to be with him in his final days.
The weather outlook shows scattered showers with continued cloud cover and little temperature change. Today and tomorrow highs near 46 degrees, with lows around 35 to 37 degrees tonight after a 37 degree low yesterday.
Piedmont Natural Gas announces state utilities approvals cutting bills by 14 percent for 35 000 customers in North and South Carolina, effective when gas becomes available in cities now served by manufactured gas. E Hurst of Charlotte signals potential future adjustments if rates prove too high.
The Southern Furniture and Rug Market will open January 21 at the exposition building for a two week display of new home furnishings. Paul Casey, second manager, expects an active market with many exhibitors unveiling a large number of new items. A cocktail party at Emery Country Club will welcome reporters.
The Lexington Avenue Church hosts a week of prayer and missions study led by the Woman's Missionary Society. Each evening features a different speaker including Reverends Richmond and W. W. ns and Dr. L. B. Reavis. Services begin at 7:15 each night.
CHARLOTTE Southern hosiery manufacturers will convene in High Point on Thursday to discuss the industry’s economic troubles. The session is part of a three day series with meetings in Hickory on Friday and Chattanooga next Tuesday.
The Air Force announces direct commissions for qualified civilian women. MSgt Richard Burpo says 80 women have already received commissions from civilian life. Eligible applicants must be 24 to 32, may be married, hold a BS degree, and meet other requirements. Applications are available at local Air Force recruiting offices.
King Jr and the Kings show team captured top honors at the Winston-Salem event, taking Grand Show Champion and Female Show titles along with multiple second and third place ribbons. The Carolinas unit of the National Chinchilla Breeders of America includes Mr King Jr as one of eight directors, with over 120 animals entered. The ranch operates along Route and is supported by a local insurance firm.
The Carl Chavis YMCA board meets Wednesday December 4 at 7 30 pm at the YMCA. Daisy Farrington is home from hospital on Underhill Avenue. Ministers Wives Alliance meets with Mrs F O Bass Base at 7 pm 808 Hoover Street. Professional Mens Club gathers tonight at 9 pm with Jonathan Campbell hosting at the Hughes residence Fourth Street. Crusaders Club of First Baptist meets at Park View Lunch tonight at 8 pm.
High Point College provides biology lectures and lab courses for nurses at HPC, led by Dr. Hill with a zoology PhD. Twenty four nurse students in gray uniforms attend three weekly two hour sessions, combining college level instruction with hospital training. The program augments the hospital’s nursing education, with students slated to continue next semester in psychology and sociology.
The Uwharrie Council area including High Point Thomasville Lexington Rowan and counties reports a total 2562 scouts after an 255 new members. A national drive seeks funds training and education under the theme Forward on Liberty s Team promoting conservation citizenship and ideals. A murder hearing in Smithfield concerns Byrd 22 Clayton held in the fatal stabbing of Marine Cpl Francis Salvernardi Jr 22 Waterbury Conn during Thanksgiving week.
Police said a spinet size electric organ and hymn books were reported missing from a Southern Baptist church location in Philadelphia. Investigators described the theft as a church property loss with no injuries or suspects announced.
Renowned writer Algernon Blackwood, famed for supernatural tales, died last night in London aged 78. Officials confirmed the author of notable works passed away after a period of illness at a private residence, drawing tributes from literary peers worldwide.
A High Point truck driver Joseph Cephas Mabe faces a third manslaughter count for a November crash near Winston-Salem that killed F W Freedie family members. Marie drove a tobacco truck into a jeep killing father Count William Freedie Sr and his two children Irene and Count William Jr. at Winston Salem Route 6. Count William Freedie Sr died in hospital December 1 from skull fractures.
Marlboro Friends Meeting House service held at 1 o'clock by Rev Frank Edwards and York Teague with burial in the Marlboro family plot. Pallbearers listed as 409 Jones Street for the Saturday funeral after a roughly three week illness.
Police disclose Roy Boles is charged with abandonment and non support of his wife Vivian in South Carolina. He located in Grand Prairie Texas and signed an extradition waiver as deputies head to Texas to return him for prosecution. FBI found him wanted by local authorities and Grand Prairie officers held him for transfer.
Ardena Jester aged 53 of 646 Willowbrook Street dies at Thomasville Hospital after health issues. Funeral at Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church in High Point with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. survivors include five brothers and three sisters. Elmer Monroe Jackson, 33, of 1114 Dorris Street dies in Norfolk hospital. survived by wife Ruth, mother Martha, and sisters Thelma Lentz and others. Funeral arrangements pending in High Point.
Speaking to more than 3,000 at Green Street Baptist Church Dr W A Criswell of Dallas told the Pieamont Association Baptist Training Union that war is God’s response to nations’ disobedience. He said biblical history shows sin brings death and national transgression brings war.
Thomasville announces the annual Christmas party for city employees set for Friday at 6 30 p m in City Hall fire station. A dinner will be served followed by an entertainment program.
Gracie Royals of High Point and Mrs Cardie Jarrel of Asheboro are named among relatives. Two brothers Tommy Jackson and Ic narie Jackson reside in High Point.
Calvary Methodist Church in High Point hosts two December evenings of Iles Dick ens story A Christmas Carol performed by the youth maeneey School classes with no admission charge. A free will offering benefits the church school. Cast includes Harold McMahan Dallas Chapman James W. Griffin Johnny Davis J. T. McGhee Max Collins Garland Wampler Collene McKinney Norman Wampler Tommy Slate and others.
Betty Jo Smith a Meredith College student and member of the chorus helps present the 76 voice ensemble directed by Beatrice Dorsley. They will perform Britten Ceremony of Carols with Old English parts on Sunday December 16 at 4 pm in the college auditorium Raleigh. The event is open to the public and includes soloist Miss Smith in Go Tell It. Frances McFarland Bible Class gathers tonight at 7:30 pm at the Main Street Methodist Parsonage.
A Georgia mother of four received a two and a half to four year sentence for bigamy after living with two husbands in one house. She fainted in court when Judge Zeb V Nettles sentenced her husband Lereford Adams to one to two years for aiding and abetting bigamy. The story recounts her tense trial, family dynamics, and a prior miscarriage while jailed.
A building permit was issued for a one story dwelling at 707 Sherwood Street by Quality Built EMEA with an estimated cost of 0.00. The notice records the project details and the issuing authority.
North Carolina Methodist College Foundation reports over one third of its 1.5 million expansion aim raised. In 11 months, $45,614 subscribed across High Point and church districts Gastonia Statesville Charlotte and Thomasville. Funds will be shared by Greensboro Brevard and High Point Colleges due to greater needs.
In Recorder's Court Judge W H Steed sentences Jr of Route 3 to six months on the roads after a drunkenness charge. Also listed are defendants Paul Westmoreland driving drunk, Cletus Hagar, Blair, LeRoy Williams non-support, and Virgil Horne convicted of assault on a female and forcible trespass with suspended terms and fines.
A rubber flashlight is advertised as breakproof waterproof and damage-proof and will not mar furniture or surfaces. It features adjustable focus allowing either a wide beam or a focused spotlight.
R M Cooksey resumes duties at Thomasville City Hall after an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Text notes his long service of over 25 years. A second item mentions Norwegians offering Christmas Eve food as Santa C prepares to sell food left in a barn.
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