Camera For Donnie Is In Santa's Bag
Donnie a 13 year old with a gravely ill father and three younger siblings will receive a flash camera from Santa via a National Supply Co donation. The Enterprise notes fundraiser totals near 3904.87 with a goal to reach last year’s 4297.69 as Christmas Cheer Fund urges more gifts.
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Donnie
Santa
Enterprise
National Supply Co
Thomasville
Christmas Cheer Fund
Thomasville Company
City to pay residents on Green Street for land takings
City officials announced reimbursements to more than 100 Green Street landowners condemned for right of way as part of widening plans. Owners who accepted appraised amounts now qualify, but the early $25 bonus offers are not included and state notice warns of six month options to contest. The project splits costs with the state for grading and paving while the city handles land acquisition and utility moves.
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E. Green St
State Highway Commission
Highway Department
City Hall
Green St
Whiteoak St
Old Ave
State Highway Department
W. Green St
Driver Jailed On 2 Counts After Crash
An accident on N Main Street resulted in Marion T Weaver facing two charges including driving under the influence and no license. Police say his car crossed the center line and hit oncoming vehicle driven by Van Parrish. Parrish, 20, Route 2, escaped injury with minor damage reported.
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N. Main St
Route 3
Marion T. Weaver
Weaver
van M. Parrish
Route 2
Ronald Lee Norman
New St
E. Green &J
Prayer for TO DAY Christmas Spirit and Charity
The message prays that children, in Christmastide, feel the season and share their blessings with the needy. It asks that the Christ child guide and govern them in all days to come, signed by George Pidgeon of Toronto, past moderator of the United Church of Canada.
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George
Pidgeon
Toronto
Stray Bullets In Woods Strike Two Local Teens
Two teenage boys were hit by shotgun pellets while in a wooded area north of the ae. Brown, 14, and Sam Odum, 13, were unhurt beyond a forehead cut and a pellet wound. They were in the woods with BB guns and heard distant shooting. Brown received first aid. Odum required none. The incident occurred about 10 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
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Brown
Lexington Ave
Sam Odum
Long St
General Steel Honors Workers With Dinner
A dinner at the Springfield Meeting House celebrated General Steel Products Co. Christmas bonuses and gifts for employees and children. James I. Groome Jr. hosted the event as master of ceremonies with prize winners Mrs. James R. King and Silas E. Reddick. About 90 people, including workers and families, attended as the plant closed yesterday and will reopen Tuesday.
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Springfield
General Steel Products Co
James I. Groome Jr
James R. King
Silas E. Reddick
Christmas Mass Schedule at Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Church choir on Montlieu Ave arranges Christmas music starting 11 30 p m on Christmas Eve. A Solemn Mass follows at midnight with Mass and carols led by the choir and Rev. Robert J. ae. The Epiphany feast is celebrated January 6.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary
Montlieu Ave
Tehele
Robert J. — Ae
Bs Mg
Jamestown Band Plans Bowl Trip
The Jamestown High School band prepares for a Miami Bowl trip with 56 musicians, six majorettes, and a drum line. itinerary runs Dec 27 to Jan 4 including stops at Callahan Silver Springs Cypress Gardens Winter Haven and Orange Bowl events with hotel stays on Miami Beach and Callahan.
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Jamestown
Miami
Callahan
Fla
Silver Springs
Winter Haven
Cypress Gardens
Bok Tower
Bn Po —Sac
Oklahoma
Maryland
Bob Ingram
Lona
Judge Chastizes Youth on Disorderly Conduct
Judge Archie Myatt chastised 16 year old Bobby Howard of 521 Tate St for cursing his mother and refusing entry to their home. He suspended judgment for two years with a $25 fine plus costs and warned payment to his mother by January 15 would avoid further court payment.
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Archie Myatt
Bobby Howard
Tate St
Myatt
Warehouse Theft At Howard Carpet Co Detected
Police probe details a burglary at the Howard Carpet Co warehouse on N Main St. Missing items include a chest mirror dresser bed and five mattresses valued at 423 dollars. Report filed yesterday at 1 p.m.
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Wareouse & Local
N. Main St
Howard Carpet Co
Carolina Veneer gives Christmas bonuses to workers
More than 100 employees at Carolina Veneer Company received bonuses totaling a week’s pay plus a basket of Florida fruit during the firm’s annual Christmas party held, it was announced by proprietor C J mins.
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Florida
Carolina Veneer Company
C J.mins
Petitions Circulate for Water System in Allen Jay Archdale
Citizens push two petitions to form a sanitary district for Allen Jay and Archdale and to oppose a Trinity inclusion. A new survey outlines the district, requiring 51 percent owner signers to validate. Fire insurance could drop after installation, with an estimated $8 yearly cost per home.
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Allen Jay-Archdale
Trinity
Allen Jay
Archdale
Jamestown
Witnesses Seek Housing for Circuit Assembly in High Point
Hundreds of Jehovah's Witnesses will come to High Point for a three day Circuit Assembly at Senior High School from January 6 to 8. Local Witnesses canvass for spare rooms to rent as many attendees stay in private homes. Messages to list rooms go to the Watchtower Rooming Committee at 1213 N Hamilton St or call 7068. E A Dunlap will close the event with a talk on overcoming fears of this generation. All sessions are open to the public.
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High Point
Warren Fisher
Watchtower
Hamilton St
North
South Carolina
E. A. Dunlap
Horn Blowing Driver Cited To Court
A local man, Paul Haynes, 31, of 428 Randolph St, was cited under the city noise ordinance for excessive car horn blowing and must appear in Municipal Court on Dec 30. Other items include Iris Smith struck on the head by Ganee 39, Gordy St. domestic choking case against Charles Presnell, 34, of 3215 S Main St Ext. Clifton M Norris, 21, of Chadbourne charged with DUI, bond set at 500.
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Paul Haynes
Randolph St
Haynes
Gordy St
Iris Smith
Red Cross Office Closes For Christmas Holiday
The local American Red Cross office closed at noon today and will stay shut through Monday for Christmas. Mrs. W Page Harriss announced the closure and a contact number 4644 is listed for congestion inquiries.
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American Red Cross
W. Page Harriss
Christmas Day May Bring Rain Forecast for Holiday Weather
As Christmas approaches, High Pointers can expect mild conditions but with possible showers and overcast skies. Forecasters anticipate a trend toward warmer weather through Christmas Day, followed by another cold spell by Monday with partly cloudy skies and rising clouds tonight and tomorrow.
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Endship Weather Bureau
Man Fined For Aiding Escapee
Ike Beamon, 38, fined 100 dollars and costs for harboring an escapee found at his New Rd home. Escapee Freddie Fleming fled a window. captured a mile away. Beamon pleaded not guilty, says he did not know Fleming was an escapee. Beamon given a six month suspended sentence and appeals notice filed. Other cases include Messick larceny with drunkenness, Sparks reckless driving, Burris public drunkenness, and multiple divorces.
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Ike Beamon
J Archie Myatt
C. E Pearce
Beamon
New Rd
Pearce
Freddie Fleming
Fleming
Messick
J. E. Sparks
Winston-Salem
Lenora Burris
Sparks
Clifford G
Richardson St
Claude Bennett
Johnson Rd
Donald C. Turner
Ernest H. McCall
Vivian Plantz
John Plantz
J. S. Fiederowicz
Clara Fiederowicz
Thomas Owen Washam
Ilsa Belle Washam
Judith York Bartsch
Downey
Lynn Bartsch
Calvandus Lassiter
Juan
Calvin C. Everhart
Joy H. Freeman
Faye Dean Freeman
Schoonbeck Furn Co Employees Celebrate Christmas Dinner
Schoonbeck Furniture Co employees enjoyed a Christmas dinner and party with gift exchanges and bonus checks. Jack Campbell, the manager, presided as Santa Claus distributed gifts. The company will close for holidays and reopen Tuesday.
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Schoonbeck Furniture Co
Jack Campbell
Santa Claus
Three City Group OKs New Airport Survey
A Three City Development Committee subcommittee voted to hire W L Seely to prepare a detailed economic and technical survey for a proposed centrally located airport serving High Point Greensboro and Winston-Salem with a budget not exceeding 10000 dollars funded by private donations. The plan would study population trends transportation potential and a suitable site near Kernersville on the Guilford Forsyth line with final approval by the full committee.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
W. L. Seely
Leesburg
Fla
Eeack Lth
Frank Sizemore
High Point
Tully D. Blair
Winston-Salem
Seely
Three Cities
Chambers of Commerce
Blair
Pg Peee
CAA
South
Tri-City
Huger Ee Ee Sane
Greense
Charlotte
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Greensboro
W. A. Tomlinson
Paul Ingle
E. A. Carr
N. P. Hayes
J.C. Cowan
Gas Station Fumes Spark Explosion at Local Service Station
A heater allegedly ignited fumes in the grease pit of the T. Lohr Service Station at 621 N. S. Lt, shattering front windows. Two men present were unhurt, as fire crews reported no blaze and the incident occurred about 7 14 a.m.
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T. Lohr
N. S
Motorist Fined For Trying To Run Down Cat
Hal Nelson McDaniel, 22, of Route 2, zigzagged along Highway 68 in a bid to strike a housecat. Patrolman W A Riggsbee testified in Municipal Court that McDaniel admitted the aim. Judge Archie Myatt quipped about a wildcat as the remark.
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W. A. Riggsbee
Hal Nelson McDaniel
Route 2
Riggsbee
Archie Myatt
Nominees Offered for High Point Election Board Seat
Two local Democrats Alton Stanford and Clyde Martin were named by the High Point Democratic executive committee as candidates for a vacant High Point election board post. One will be chosen by the county board at an upcoming meeting. The board also may open the election office to update records ahead of the Democratic primaries next spring.
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High Point Election Board
Alton Stanford
Clyde Martin
High Point Democratic Executive Committee
Arthur Utley
Robert Rankin
Rankin
High Point
Utley
County of Commissioners
L.C. Amos
Greensboro
W. G. Ragsdale
Jamestown
Hi Point
Wall Ale
Thomasville Trio Injured In Morning Crash
Three persons were injured when two cars collided at the Lake Street and National Highway intersection in Thomasville at 4:30 AM. Betty Harper and Evelyn Jarrett remained hospitalized with multiple injuries, while Keith Smith was treated and released. Damages were estimated at about $1,500. No charges were filed.
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Thomasville
Betty Harper
Hinkle St
Bg Aoa
Evelyn Jarrett
Winston St
Keith Smith
Lake St
City Memorial Hospital
Smith
North State Telephone Co Authorized Stock Change
The North State Telephone Co received approval from the State Utilities Commission in Raleigh to change from par value stock of 100 dollars per share to no par value. The commission also authorized issuing 42 000 new shares to cover 8 500 existing shares. The move aims to attract more investors and fund further expansion and improvements.
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North State Telephone Co
Rae
State Utilities Commission
Raleigh
Gasee Eanes
Ter Cach Chase
English Watchmaker Unlocks 1740 Crucible Steel Secret
A historic English watchmaker reportedly guarded a caste ing crucible steel discovery for 60 years around 1740. The retained knowledge, linked to early steel production, reflects secretive craft practices of that era.
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England
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