Hospital May Get Big Gift To Expand Beds At High Point
Officials at High Point Memorial Hospital envision adding 140 beds after a potential $100,000 gift from an out-of-town donor raises the push toward a million dollar expansion. Trustees report strong donor activity, with gifts surpassing $250,000 and room subscriptions for Heart Center and standard beds, while Hospital Care Commission pledges half funding for replacement and expansion up to 140 beds.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
R. T. Amos
Sheraton
Jack Burris Sr
Heart Center
Hospital Care Commission
Amos
State Fund Leaders To Meet Here
United Fund and Community Chest executives from 12 Carolina communities gather in High Point at the Hotel Sheraton for an all day session. Eseeee S. Ford of Community Chests and Councils of America will visit en route to Charleston for consultations. Ford will meet High Point’s United Fund board at 4 p.m. and answer questions.
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United Fund
Communi Chest
Carolina
High Point
Sheraton
Community Chests and Councils of America
Eseeee S. Ford
Charleston
S. C
North Carolina
James E. Smith
Ford
High Point United Fund
Sausage Plant in Asheboro Damaged by Boiler Explosion
Firefighters battled freezing temperatures to save the Millikan Country Sausage plant on Liberty Road after an early morning boiler room explosion. The boiler room and storage area suffered total loss, with lard buckets worth 2000 dollars, truck tires, and motor oil drums destroyed. R C Millikan reported insurance coverage. Chief James Tatum cited the blast likely caused by an oil flooded boiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millikan Country Sausage Plant
Liberty Rd
A.m
James Tatum
Volunteer Fire Department
North Asheboro
Central Falls Sanitary District
R. C. Millikan
Tatum
Mercury Dips To 19 Degrees Tonight In Piedmont
The Friendship weather bureau warns of continuing cold across the Piedmont with sub freezing temperatures tonight. Lows fall to 19 as daytime high reaches 38 this afternoon and a 44 degree high is expected tomorrow amid a potential warm-up Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Friendship Weather Bureau
Local Baptist pastors call for Tribble dismissal at Wake Forest
Seven Greensboro and seven Wake Forest area pastors demand Harold Tribble be relieved of his duties. They present an open letter to Basil Watkins citing Tribble's sworn testimony in the North Rocky Mount autotomy case and his views on church autonomy and the virgin birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Forest College
Harold Tribble
Lette
Basil M. Watkins
Tribble
North Rocky Mount Baptist Church
C. K. Rand
Conri Memorial Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
George Tunstall
Green St. Baptist Church
Lloyd, Arner
Reavis Memorial Baptist Church
Rand
Watkins
Dr. Rand
Greensboro
Woodrow W. Robbins
Cecil Hedgepeth
J. H. Bolich
W. H. Barker
W. L. Smith
Charlie Monk Jr
Wake Forest
Dr. Tribble
North Rocky Mount Church
Ention Baptist Church
Duke Scholar Named President of SEPA at High Point College
Robert Moore of Duke University was elected president of the South Eastern Pre-ministerial Association at the weekend conference hosted by High Point College. He succeeds Reginald Smith, also of Duke. Harry Long heads the local Kappa Chi chapter. Professors from High Point led delegates through workshops on Pastoral Counseling and Preaching. Dr. William R. Locke addressed the theme The Relationship of the Pre ministerial Student to the Student Body. Rev D D Holt of Greensboro spoke at the banquet. SEPA, organized in 1952, opens membership to colleges with campus pre ministerial groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moore
Duke University
Clyde N. Parker
C. Excelle Rozzelle
D. D. Holt
Greensboro
SEPA
Paraplegic William Johnson Dies at Duke Hospital
William Johnson, paralyzed for seven years after a Jamestown High School accident, died at 4:10 p.m. in Duke Hospital. Survived by wife Joncee Byerly and parents, he had operated a leather business and earned the Civilian Award after graduating in 1950. Funeral at Chapel in Greensboro Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Harchel Folger officiating. Burial in Groome Town Cemetery.
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William ‘Walter Johnson
Joseph Clarence Johnson
Roanoke Rapids
Randal Matson
Greensboro
Wil Hea, Gulledge Jr
Greenville
Johnson
Jamestown School
Civitan
Asheboro St. Friends Church
Chapel
Harschel Folger
Kenneth Miller
Semewe
Groometown Methodist Church
Lampate Funeral Home
Servce
Special Report Reveals High School Graduates Not Going to College
A Columbia College special report states that a notable portion of the nation's brightest high school graduates will not enroll in college this year. The piece highlights the shift in plans among top students and examines potential factors influencing this trend.
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New York
Columbia College
Thomasville man jailed after drunken driving rail incident
A 22 year old Thomasville motorist Lee Wright was arrested for drunken driving after he drove onto and along railroad tracks for a short distance injuring two others and causing over 1900 dollars in damage. Injured were Wade Brices and Mrs Mildred Richardson. Police said the Wright car and a four car crash at Church and Elm streets caused extensive damage with several parked cars hit.
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Thomasville
Lee Wright
Council St
Thomasvill High Point
Wade D. Brices
English St
Mildred Richardson
Seagrove
Briggs
Clover Dr
S. Main St
Samuel C. Kellam
Parkway
Kellam
S. Main
Russell Sts
Mitchell Wins Company Honor Trophy for Sales Excellence
G William Mitchell, a senior associate at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. local office, received the company honor trophy for being the most outstanding in sales volume service to policy and representation of the agency. Gray Hutchinson, head of the local agency, presented the award. The Enterprise had incorrectly reported Hutchinson as the recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. William Mitchell
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
Gray Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Suspected burglar trapped by victim after repeated thefts
A resident on E Washington St set a trap over the weekend and caught 21 year old Bobby Gannaway breaking in. Gannaway was charged with first degree burglary and bond was set at 1500 by Judge Archie Myatt. Detectives said he entered the room, fled, and returned to assault the occupant. later he was taken into custody. Bond was posted. An unrelated list of arrests followed for various charges including assault with a deadly weapon and possession of concealed weapons, with bonds ranging up to 500. The report also notes a jail hold for Ivan E. Craighead on a Virginia fugitive warrant and other minor charges with upcoming hearings.
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E. Washington St
Bobby Gannaway
Trinity Negro
Archie Myatt
Tom Pedant
Byrd
Gannaway
Bond
Ivan E. Craighead
S. Main St
Virginia
Craighead
Roy Bruton
Coolidge Street
Mary Caldwell
Bruton
Municipal
Foster Autry
Underhill St
Co. R. Ingram
Harrison St
Autry
Ingram
Verelle Ingram
Joe Lindonse
S. Spring St
Julia Wilson
Fremont St
Archdale
John W. Overman
Ye St
George
Garrett
Route 1
Ernest McMillan
Leonard St
Bobby W T
Cornell ‘St
Ernest Res Pringle
Fourth St
Edgar Ernest Whitworth
E. High St
Furniture Makers Offer Farmers Free Seedlings
Furniture makers collaborate with the North Carolina Forestry Association to distribute free yellow poplar seedlings to farmers. Leading companies like Henredon, Denny Oll, Statesville Plywood, Alma Desk, Hickory Chair, and Grand Rapids Varnish partner with nurseries. applications open through county foresters and agents with a Jan 1 deadline. Caution: late filings incur a three dollar per thousand fee.
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North Carolina
Concres
North Carolina Forestry Association
Piedmont
N. C. Division of Forestry Nurseries
He Itate Henredon Furniture Comany
High Point
Denny Oll & Panel Company
Statesville Plywood & Veneer Company
Statesville
Sher
Man Fined For 100 MPH Drive In Virginia
A Virginia man William Frank Liver, 37, of Churchland, was clocked at 100 mph on a highway. Patrolman testified before Municipal Court that the offense warranted a $100 fine and a one year license revocation under Judge Archie Ennor’s order.
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William Frankliver
Churchland
Archie En
Ezell gets 6 10 years in slaying
Shirley Ezell of Trinity watched as her husband Ezell was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the August 27 shooting death of Mary Elizabeth Ezell, an 18 year old mill worker. Judge Frank M. Armstrong sentenced the 20 year old to six to ten years in state prison.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
Shirley Ezell
Route 1
Trinity
Frank M. Armstrong
Ezell
Mary Elizabeth
Christmas Cheer Fund Needs More Gifts From High Point
Last year the fund aided 643 families and 49 children in local homes and institutions. contributions topped $4,000. This year only $230.20 has been received with two weeks until Christmas, prompting appeals for local citizens to donate. The fund supports a Christmas dinner or fuel needs and is run by volunteers through the Salvation Army and Welfare, with gifts mailed to The Enterprise to be processed.
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High Point
Greensboro
Spoapaven Ier
Pers
Vision Women's Groupe
Fire Destroys House Near Thomasville
A five room frame house on Ok High Point Rd near Thomasville was destroyed by fire at 8:05 a.m. Occupants Carlie Ridge his wife and two young children escaped with most furniture saved. Cause unclear but flames appeared to start around a chimney and a busload of schoolchildren helped rescue items. no injuries reported.
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Thomasville
Ok High Point Rd
Carlie Ridge
Furni—G
Leonard Ported
Tetco
Leonard
ManSentenced For Attempting To Dupe Cops
A Lincolnton man, Marion Jason Boyd, 29, received an eight month sentence after admitting he tried to use another man's driving permit to avoid drunk driving charges. Police testified Boyd had been indicted under a different name, and he allegedly presented Eugene Alton’s license while arrested. The case was heard in a lower court session before Superior Court proceedings.
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Lincolnton
Marion Jason Boyd
Eugene Alton
Childers
Boyd
Capias
Lincoln
Superior Court
Walter Crissman
Public Hearing Set On Taxi Rate Hike
Thomasville city council transportation committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday at City Hall 7 30 p m on a proposal by Hegler and Benner to raise taxi fares to 55 cents in city, 75 cents for first quarter mile outside, 40 cents per mile beyond, and 4 dollars waiting. The panel also will review water system improvements and bond issuance.
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Thomasville
Transportation Committee
City Hall
C. T. Fields
J. Curry Regan
Baren Craven
Jay Hegler
Hegler
Benner
Council
Public Works Committee
W. T. Green
W. C. Olsen Co
Raleigh
Een
Water Improvement Age
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Mercury
South Eastern Preministerial Association
Bob Moore
Robert Freyermuth
Newberry College
Jim Hinson
HPC
Walter Scott
Mister Bosgles
Mitchell
Hammers Club
Gh Taker
Kiwanis Gan Eta
Kiwanis
William F. Froman
F* Bee Ff
Holt McPherson
T. R. Kennerly Jr
Sam Tobias
Guil-Rand Volunteer Fire Department
C. J. Hiatt
Women's Auxiliary
Clyde Wilkerson
Charles Devis
Murray Law
Talmadge Hilliard
J. D. Lowe
Robert Culler
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