Lagging Tag Sale Prompts License Plate Notice
Thelman H. Ryan reports state license plate sales through yesterday were 3 640 versus 3 904 last year and city tags 1 614 this year versus 1 896 last year. Auto owners urged to renew soon for quick service at the Carolina Motor Club with hours 9 to 4 weekdays and 9 to 12 Saturday. Plates expire midnight January 31 with a 30 day grace period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelman H. Ryan
North Carolina
Ryan
Carolina Motor Club
Harris Drug and Star Sales Incorporate in High Point
Two High Point firms Harris Drug Store Inc and Star Sales Co Inc were incorporated by Secretary of State Thad Eure. Star Sales Co Inc authorized to manufacture and deal in furniture and appliances with Roy E Carr as stockholder. Harris Drug Store Inc authorized to operate in drug business with stock of 3000 and founders W B Harris Zada W s and Arthur M Utley Jr of High Point. Also listed Reeds Fire Dept Inc of Lexington as a non stock mutual aid group to aid in fires and disasters with organizers Carne Ervin C Leonard Lester Temple of Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Thad Eure
Star Sales Co., Inc
Roy E. Carr
Arch Schooh
Harris Drug
Carne
Ervin C. Leonard
Lester Temple
Lexington
Federal suit seeks bond liability ruling in hosiery case
Judge Johnson J. Hayes in the Middle District Court Greensboro ordered a brief filed yesterday in United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. of Maryland versus Harris and Covington Hosiery Mills Inc. of High Point. The suit asks the court to declare the bond holder not liable under a $50,000 surety bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson J. Hayes
Middle District Court
Greensboro
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co
Maryland
Harris and Covington Hosiery Mills Inc
High Point
Guaranty Company
Holiday patterns by Ruth Wyeth Spears at Home Workshop
Two Christmas crafts are described by Ruth Wyeth Spears in the Home Workshop. A snow man plaque for the front door stands 16 inches high and uses white enamel with Santa red and green accents. A doorside candle project offers step by step directions on the same pattern No 361, send 2 cents with name and address to Ruth Wyeth Spears Pattern Dept Bedford Hills NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wyeth Spears
High Point Enterprise Pattern Dept
Bedford Hills
New York
Council Agrees to Request Retention of Housing Units
City Council votes to ask the Federal Housing Authority to relinquish control of 18 temporary veterans housing units on Me and Hoover Streets. The plan transfers operation to High Point Housing Authority while the city retains land ownership and could end use at any time, with a two year expected duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Authority
Me and
Hoover Sts
High Point Housing Authority
Erty
Jarrell to Moderate Discussion of Slums
A nine member High Pointers panel will discuss substandard housing at a public forum arranged by the High Point League of Women Voters. Harris Jarrell will moderate at 7 30 tonight in the County Building courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point League of Women Voters
J. T. Warren
League
Harris Jarrell
Warren
EU Gton
T. E. Hinson
Paul Brooks
A. R. Strange
Grover Jones
C. C. Stoker
Claude Canady
Alton Stanford
High Point Board of Realtors
Loren Wallin
Christmas shoplifting arrests in Thomasville prompt warnings
Thomasville police disclosed one arrest after shoplifting incidents near Christmas. Clara Carter, 24, of 103 Brown Street, faces larceny and receiving charges for allegedly taking costume jewelry, beads, gloves, and cuff links from two dime stores. Police urge merchants to tighten security during peak shopping days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Clara Carter
Brown St
Paul M. Shore
Guard Christmas Baskets Collected By Local National Guard
Local National Guard units begin their annual drive to assemble Christmas baskets for needy City of High Point families. Merchants and residents donate toys clothing and food while citizens may submit names with number and ages of children and clothing sizes for adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uard
High Point
National Guard
Truckers Form Group to Reduce Cargo Claims
Truckers in Greensboro Winston Salem and High Point plan a nonprofit association to reduce cargo loss and damage claims through shared freight handling and claim prevention ideas. The meeting at Central Motor Lines terminal Greensboro 2810 Oakland Ave 8 pm will be supervised by Tom King. Guest speakers include Max Cooke and A E Spadie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Winston - Salem
High Point
Central Motor Lines, Inc
Oakland Ave
Tom King
Charlotte
Max Cooke
McLean Trucking Co
Winston-Salem
A. E. Spadie
Hennis Freight Lines, Inc
Cooke
National Freight Claims Council
American Trucking Association
Archdale Trinity Lions Plan Christmas Party in Asheboro
Archdale Trinity Lions met at Guil Rand fire station to plan the annual Christmas party for the blind in Asheboro Friday night. J H Kalte spoke on leadership and loyalty during the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Archdale-Trinity Lions
Guil Rand
Driver Jailed After Vehicle Hits Abutment
Glenn McKinley Steward 38 of 1019 Blair St Thomasville was charged with drunken driving after his car struck a railroad underpass abutment on Ward Street at 7 59 p m. Damages to the car estimated at 300 with 25 to the abutment. Steward suffered facial and leg cuts. No arrests in a separate three car collision on E Green Street at 7 p m involving Warren Glenn Sexton Samuel Russel Yarbor and Roscoe Lee Everhart with combined damages around 395.
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Thomasville
Ward St
Glenn McKinley Steward
Blair St
Steward
E. Green St
Warren Glenn Sexton
Cable St
Samuel Russel Yarbor
Sexton
Yarbor
Roscoe Lee Everhart
Kivett Dr
Everhart
Franklin St
Denton Youth Bound Over For Theft
John Eugene Poole a 17 year old of Denton was bound over to Superior Court in Lexington after a Davidson County hearing on auto theft speeding 80 mph and no operator license Bond set at 1600 Poole said he had a prior record after an 11 mile chase starting in Southmont on a rain slick highway His father Lee Poole later swore out a warrant charging him with auto theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
John Eugene Poole
Denton
Superior
Davidson
Poole
Southmont
Lee Poole
Flames Destroy Dairy Truck on Highway 29 70
A ton and a half truck from Coble Dairy of Lexington owned by George Coble burned on Highway 29 70 near Pilot School. Driver Joseph Craft Presne Coble Farms said smoke erupted through the floorboard while traveling at normal speed. The front and motor were a total loss. Carl Eggers was a passenger. The blaze began about 2 45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
George ‘Coble
Coble Dairy
Lexington
Pilot School
Joseph Craft
Coble Farms
Carl Eggers
Gunman robs Hyman's Jewelry. takes 120 dollars and watch
A lone bandit, described as a young Negro about 5'9 with a trench coat and gloves, robbed Hyman's Jewelry Store at 1168 Main St. He fled with roughly $120 and a ladies Bulova wristwatch after holding three women at gunpoint. Police, led by Detective Lt. George Leverett, pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marksurprise
Hyman
Main St
I. Hyman
Norma Phillips
Ethylenne Freeman
George Leverett
Winter Weather Promises Cold Dip Through Midweek
Old Man Winter makes a strong entrance as a wintry mix hits the area. Forecasters say temperatures may fall to 22 tonight with a high of 42 this afternoon and 43 expected Wednesday. Monday's sleet snow mix formed as snow then melted and partially refroze before ground impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
GOP Bigwig Seawell Visits Court and Staley Case Delayed
Herbert F. Seawell of Carthage Republican candidate for governor and potential district attorney visited the county Building to seek a continuance in the Diffie Wade Staley case as proceedings moved through a busy first day of the term. Witnesses remained present and Delores Massey, now Delores Massey Harps, faced new charges tying to bigamy and liquor violations. The welfare department faced questions as Massey is mother to seven children now in temporary custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert F. Seawell
Carthage
Seawell
Asheboro
Miller
North Carolina
Washington
Staley
Kathy Hedne
Kathy
Delores Massey
Welfare Department
Delores Harps
Main St Church Presents The Other Shepherd Christmas Pageant
Main Street Methodist Church will present a Christmas pageant titled The Other Shepherd at 7 30 p m on Wednesday. The play follows a shepherd who learns Christ through loving service rather than hillside encounters. Junior and Senior Choirs provide music. featured participants include Jerry Sowers Sarah Johnson Richard Mason Joanne Sowers Doris Boone Ted Fallenstein Sandra DeLappe Libby Johnson and Phillip Kinsey. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St. Methodist Church
Christ
Jerry Sowers
Sarah Johnson
Richard Mason
Joanne Sowers
Doris Boone
Ted Fallenstein
Youth Handed Term For Stabbing Pal
An 11 year old Negro youth, Andrew Little of 1009 Hoover St, was sentenced in Superior Court to 12 months in a first offender camp for the Sept 15 stabbing of 17 year old Curtis Lee Charles of 204 Price St. Charles was stabbed with an ice pick after a dispute at a local theater. Charles recovered after a week in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Little
Hoover St
Curtis Lee Charles
Price St. Charles
Gourt
Little
Charlies
St. Marks Church
Ith
Realty Transfers High Point Township and Nearby Areas
Realty transfers list multiple property moves in High Point Township and nearby areas. Transactions include Hils Inc to F M Ferrell a lot of J C Elliott and others, Hayworth Dal ton and husband to R H Harmon, Burns to E Humble, Coe, Seward E George to Windsay Jr, Hillcrest Edgedale Drives, Shavitz to Perdue and Jarrett, Phipps to Pike, Bell g at various streets, Groome Linthicum lots, Jamestown Oakdale Highway, and Lucille Brown to William Orr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Shavitz
Harvey L. Perdue
Woodbine Street
Hillside Street
William F. Jarrett
R. A. Phipps
Kenneth J. Pike
Johnson Street
Dayton Street
Whe Shelton
C. Flynt
Neill
Amestown
Carl S. Hill
J. G. Groome
W. H. Linthicum
East Colonial Heights
Kivett Drive
Ae Lucille Brown
William Orr
Jamestown- Oakdale
Class To Present Christ Of Andes On Radio Show
The High Point College Radio Class will air Christ of the Andes tomorrow at 3 30 pm on WHPE. It tells how Argentina and Chile settled differences peacefully, and how The Christ of the Andes memorial marked the peace. Next week the Department of Religion will present A Hymn is Born by Dr William R Locke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
WHPE
Argentine
Chile
Department of Religion
HPC
William R. Locke
Bloodmobile Visit Approved for High Point in January
Red Cross officials set a January 25 to 27 bloodmobile stop in High Point after medical experts said hepatitis epidemics should abate by then. Drs. Davis Groome and hospital head Peters approved, with Biol Center director DeVelling praising High Point’s strong blood-collection record and the chapter’s year-to-date use and quota progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Phillip Davis
J. G. Groome
Memorial Hospital
W. R. Peters
Ralph Rochelle
Glenn Smith
John R. DeVelling
Charlotte
High Point
Lam
Velling
North Carolina
Deaths and Funerals in Greensboro and High Point
Arnold Howlett 64 of Route 3 Greensboro died at Piedmont Memorial Hospital after weeks of declining health. A Jehovah’s Witness minister since 1912 and former WBBR manager, he is survived by his wife Helen and his mother in law. Funeral Thursday at Sechrest chapel with interment in Guilford Memorial Park. Larry Wayne Neal 8 months son of Everette and (Mrs.) Neal of 309 Elm St High Point died Monday. Graveside service Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Bill Barker officiating. He was born in High Point on April 29, 1953.
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Arnold Howlett
Route 3
Greensboro
Piedmont Memorial Hospital
WBBR
New York City
Helen Blett
Charles Dorman
Sechrest Chapel
Jehovah's Witnesses
Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery
Sechrest's
Larry Wayne Neal
Everette Neal
Elm St
Ricky Lee Neal
Wanja Anna Neal
Emma C. Neal
C. L. Lawson
High Point
Bill Barker
Oakwood Cemetery
Yow
Larry
Forrest City man dies in Rutherfordton hospital
George Wells father of Miss Georgia B. Wells and a Tomlinson School teacher died early today in a Rutherfordton hospital. His daughter had left for Rutherfordton yesterday. Surviving are two other daughters and three sons. Funeral arrangements had not been learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wells
Forrest City
Georgia B. Wells
Tomlinson School
Rutherfordton
Funeral rites for Roy Medlin killed in auto crash
Funeral services for Roy Medlin aged 53, killed instantly in an auto accident at Montlieu and Centennial Aves. were held Monday at 2:30 PM from 1100 Smith St. Rev. L S Strader and Rev. Robert Smith officiated. Pallbearers included Joe Medlin Jodie Medlin Paul Medlin Clarence Medlin Howard Medlin and John Easter. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Medlin
Montlieu
Centennial Aves
Smith St
L. S. Strader
Welch Memorial Methodist Church
Robert Smith
Asheboro
Joe Medlin
Jodie Medlin
Paul Medlin
Clarence Medlin
Howard Medlin
John Easter
Oakwood Cemetery
Colored Park Building To Be Rebuilt
Parks and Recreation Commission studies converting Colored Park pavilion and bath house into a year round recreation center. Plans call for replacing the wood superstructure with reinforced steel and concrete and enclosing the second floor pavilion for full time use. Officials hope completion by next summer with no staff increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colored Park
Parks and Recreation Commission
Bill Stronach
City Parks and Recreation
Stronach
Prayer for TDAY: honoring humble workers in communities
A prayer by James Ross McCain of Decatur Ga praises the millions who perform humble duties that keep daily life smooth. It asks God to bless postal workers newsboys milkmen bus drivers repairmen and countless neighbors who labor early and late in service to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
James Ross McCain
Decatur, Ga
Agnes Scott College
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W. F. Sheetz
Kermit Sloop
Helen E
Elma Ryan
Sturkey
Wee Ruth Wyeth Spears
Eason
Council
E. Commerce
Hamilton
Wrenn
Locke St
Chestnut
Ferndale
Byerly
Sebastian
State Department
Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
Archdale-Trinity Club
J.H. Kalte
Gunman
Humanss Jewelers
Phillips
High Point Enterprise
Gop Bigwig
Frank M. Armstrong
Tommy Joe Brady
Tomlinson
Charlie Leonard
Grenhinn
White Star Cafe
Arthur L. Porter
Soonena A
Fred Small
W. W. Hornmen
Grayson Davis
Clara Cox
Kenneth Johnson
Route 4
Central Prison
C. A. Ring
William Kassell
Granby
Eyohn H. Williams
Loflin St
King
Janie Williams
High Point Township
Christ of Andes
Neal Infant
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