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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1947
Page
2
The Textile Workers of America CIO announce a 10 percent wage increase for 75 000 members in New England cotton and rayon mills. Effective Jan 5 the raise lifts minimum pay from 88 to 97 cents and average earnings from 1.07 to 1.18 dollars per hour, with $20 million in raises.
A 91 year old Irish mother of eight daughters and three sons plans to fly the Atlantic to join her family for Christmas. She will depart Shannon and be accompanied by Millie Gallagher of Vineland New Jersey. A daughter awaits at LaGuardia Field in New York after 25 years apart.
In Oak Hill on December 22 a broken exhaust pipe caused carbon monoxide to seeping from a car killing Virgil Kenneth Hambrick aged 23 of Ingram Branch and Delores Gilkey aged 19 of Oak Hill. The locked vehicle was found behind a church in Winston with no inquest planned, according to State Trooper H. Dies.
Funeral services were held today for William A. Thomas 89 a longtime Statesville industrial and civic leader and Meredith College trustee. He died Saturday night after a hip fracture and months of illness. Born near Louisburg Franklin County he organized Statesville Furniture Co serving as president until 2. Thomas served on the Statesville school board led the Associated Charities and Rotary club.
Dr and Mrs C E Dement report a burglar entered their empty Seattle home. The thief ate clam chowder pudding bread and drank a quart of milk then washed dishes folded towels and left a note saying Thanks for the meal.
Two Winston Salem men Otis B Honeycutt and Edward Quinn left their girlfriends Mary Barton and Dorothy Miller jailed after being arrested in a local hotel for immoral purposes. The women posted $25 cash bonds for jury trials on February 4 while the men faced a $300 bond after Judge MacRae learned they fled. Both couples are from Winston Salem and the men remain jailed at noon awaiting further court action.
Three suspects were linked to weekend thefts in High Point involving hams and a turkey. Mary Johnson and Evelyn Rutherford, both 40 and 30, face municipal court jury trial requests after thefts from a truck. Henderson Bailey, 30, was arrested for a 30 pound ham theft from a smokehouse and sentenced to six months on county roads.
Edgar L. Cook, 57, formerly of Guilford county, died at his Jamestown New York home Saturday afternoon. He moved to New York about 30 years ago and is survived by a son Edgar L. Cook Jr of Woodside Long Island a daughter Mrs Lewis Hodges of Greensboro four brothers and four grandchildren. The body will be brought to High Point for a Wednesday 11 AM service at Sechrest Funeral Home with burial at Oakwood Memorial Cemetery.
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Police in Cumberland Maryland hunt for would be burglars who abandoned a theft after their tools were blocked by a steel night depository. A bottle of oxygen and another of acetylene were left behind, and a one eighth inch deep cut was found in the bullet proof metal. Merchants faced swollen holiday weekend receipts in the Second National Bank deposit box totaling thousands of dollars.
A six pound pet monkey escaped from a cage in MOBILE Alabama and bit 52 year old Mrs Myrtle D Webster so severely that 150 stitches were required. Doctors said she had a severed tendon and multiple lacerations. The monkey, described as a "woman hater," escaped while a grandson fed it candy and was killed by a shotgun blast at Webster’s request after the incident.
P Reverend Ellison A. Smyth IV, pastor of Hartsville South Carolina’s Presbyterian church, will assume the Blacksburg church role February 1, following a decision by the local pulpit committee chaired by Sally Miles.
Mrs. Alice Victoria Allred born April 5 1869 died Saturday at the home of her daughter Mrs. R A Cole route 1 where she had resided the past two years. Survivors include four daughters Mrs. Lee Williamson Mrs. R A Cole Mrs. Callie Daniels Ohio and Mrs. Julia Clements Washington DC two sons Charles Gibson Washington Vernie Gibson Jamestown one sister Rose Davis and one brother Edward Lindsay ten great grandchildren Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 pm from Florence Methodist church with Rev F O Fuller officiating. Christmas program at Temple Memorial church December 24 at 8 pm invites public.
Robert E. Atkins, 69, died en route to a hospital after being stricken at relatives’ home 1300 East Green Street. He once operated a store at 413 South Main Street and recently sold it. Survived by wife Primmie Tuttle two daughters Frances Atkins Ritch and Marie Atkins Resnick and two sons G. B. Atkins New York and P. E. Atkins this city. Funeral plans incomplete.
Friedrich Flick head of Germanys largest privately owned coal iron and steel empire received seven years in a American military tribunal for exploiting slave labor and looting occupied countries. Two and a half years already served will be deducted. Otto Steinbrinck and Bernhard Weiss received five and two and a half year terms respectively. Three associates were acquitted.
Harold R Hedrick of 711 Carr street faces a municipal court hearing at 2 pm on charges of manslaughter and reckless driving in connection with the December 7 fatal crash that killed Manuel Blair on East Washington street. A $20 fine was set for Verrie Floyd of 811 Tate street and a capias issued for his arrest for failing to appear as a state witness.
Ray J. Higgins, 24, of Rt. 6, was charged with reckless driving after a collision at West Green and Willowbrook. Police say he failed to stop at a stop sign, causing about $300 damage to his car and a city bus.
Donations continue for the stocking fund but the drive remains more than 500 dollars short of the goal. By noon today the total reached 3 50899, with over 4 000 required to cover meals and Christmas extras for those on the needy list. Contributions from Rev and Mrs W Wilbur Hutchins 5 00 Mr and Mrs C F Rogers 10 00 Mr and Mrs Robert W Conner 3 00 Mrs Elizabeth W Burchfield 5 00 Judy Boylen 1 00 Mrs Nora Tomlinson 1 00 E Vera Idol 2 50 Gene Council 0 0 Miss Rosa Sutherland 1 00
William E. Ault an 18 year old of Staunton Virginia was bound over to the superior court on charges of breaking and entering and grand larceny after police tied him to the Hendricks furniture store theft Saturday night and the Victory cafe burglary last Tuesday night. Cash and jewelry valued at 148.22 were taken from both sites with 393 of the Hendricks money recovered. Bond set at 2000.
Brevard D. Sutton 48 of 1217 Redding Street High Point died at home Sunday morning after four months of illness. He was born February 16 1899 in Fort Mill South Carolina and worked for Myrtle Desk Company. He leaves wife Annie Belle Edwards son William C and siblings M K Sutton M M Sutton S P Sutton and W P Epps. Funeral services were held at home and Lumberton with interment in Lumberton Cemetery.
Russian voters chose representatives for local bodies in five USSR republics. Prime Minister Stalin stood for election in his Moscow district, with no public birthday celebration and a page one picture in Moscow papers. Moscow radio claimed 100 percent turnout in his district in five hours.
Krakow tribunal sentences 23 SS officers to death for crimes at Auschwitz. Five others get life terms, six receive 15 years, two get 10 years, and three are sentenced to five years. One defendant, Dr. Hans Munch of Maasnacfe l, is acquitted.
Rep. Ellsworth of Oregon revived claims that last summer's flying saucer wave stemmed from Soviet rocketry tests. He cited a high speed missile using sequential explosions and metal discs ejected as shells, suggesting discs could have come from Russian proving grounds and noting American work on similar devices.
Washington officials seek navy aid after a December 1 explosion damaged the city water and light plant serving nearly 50,000 residents including Chocowinity Aurora Bath Grimesland and Finetown. Superintendent J H Moss traveled to Norfolk to confer with fifth naval district officials as Governor Cherry urged emergency assistance.
The Norfolk Southern Railway will argue to the North Carolina Utilities Commission to discontinue all passenger service between Norfolk and Raleigh including trains 1 and 2 and to abandon passenger stations and facilities. If approved, the change would take effect January 1 and freight, mail, and levels would continue on Sundays only.
Guilford county tax office will close Tuesday and reopen Monday morning December 29 per office manager Herbert Wood. The closure spans New Year’s Day and tax listings will resume once reopens.
The city building inspector issued two permits to Bruce Clodfelter for construction of two 5 room frame dwellings on Field Avenue. The stated cost is $4. Each dwelling is planned to be 5 rooms.
William Dawkins of 814 Park Street was accidentally shot in the foot at Sid Little’s home on Mangum Avenue last night. Police reported the wound to be superficial as the two men, thinking the gun was unloaded, handled the weapon and it discharged.
A billford valued at $38 belonging to Mrs. R. P. Morgan of Rt. 6 was taken from Parole to book while she shopped at a Kress store Saturday, according to local police.
The army transport General John Pope arrives today in San Francisco as the first of four vessels carrying more than 6,000 military and civilian personnel back to the United States before Christmas. Most soldiers are coming home for separation from the service.
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