No Pomp but Enterprise Celebrates Its Birthday
The Enterprise marks 68 years of publication beginning with this issue as volume 68, number 1. Note the paper’s history from a daily start in 1883 through ownership changes in 1915 1919 1921 and today with longtime staff recalling the old days near the current office.
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Enterprise
J. J. Farriss
E. B. Jeffress
W. A. Hildebrand
Mr. Rawley
C Olin Love
George Allison
Luke Ridge
Claude Matthews
Anvil Brand Holds Three Day Convention at Sheraton
Anvil Brand Inc salesmen gather for talks on salesman ship and company aid. Tours of Hudson and New White divisions, luncheon at the Sheraton, afternoon sessions with Hugh Webster Jr and others. Tonight features dinner and dancing. Closing plans include spring line discussion and fall line suggestions.
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Anvil Brand, Inc
Aeetey
Sheraton Hotel
Ree
Hudson and
New White
Sheraton
Hugh Webster, Jr
Jack Quaritius
Tom Turner
Anvil Brand
Man Charged With False Pretense
James Barr known as Perr, 45, of 304 Loflin Street, jailed on a false pretense charge after James and Martha Gates accused him of selling them a lot he did not own. They say he took 375 dollars on November 15, 1549 promising to build and deliver title by year start. Barr bonded at 1000 dollars.
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James Barr
Loflin Street
Perr
James
Martha Gates
Gates
Barr
Furniture Executive John Lindsay Jr Hospitalized
John Lindsay Sr. of 704 Farris Avenue collapsed at work at the Exposition building this morning. He was rushed to High Point Memorial Hospital and admitted shortly before noon. Doctors say he is acutely ill but have not determined the exact cause.
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John Lindsay
Farriss Avenue
High Point Memorial Hospital
Lindsay
Local Man Hurt When Hit by Car
A 40 year old local man, Carl Reddick of 208 Idol Street, was injured early yesterday four miles north of the city when the car he rode in failed to negotiate a curve and struck two power poles. The driver Banks Thayer of 1115 Delk Drive was uninjured. Reddick suffered a broken rib and fractured vertebrae and investigators considered possible criminal charges.
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D. J. Mount
Carl Reddick
Idol Street
Banks Thayer
Delk Drive
Reddick
Quiz Program Held By Rotary Club
THOMASVILLE December 28 A Rotary luncheon featured a quiz with twelve year old contestants from Mills Home Kern Main Kern Street Iton Mills Home Janie le Poole Main Street and Jimmy Bodie Colonial Drive The four tied contestants received small gifts and Alvin Boyles Jr Junior Rotarian thanked the club with a musical farewell by the Wild Five The president said next week’s meeting would focus on various matters.
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Thomasville
Rotary
Mills
Kern Main R
Kern Street
Iton
Janie le Poole
Main Street
Jimmy Bodie
Colonial Drive
Alvin Boyles, Jr
Wild Five
Toot
Bob Rapp
Thits
Two Auto Crashes Reported on North Main Street
Police logged two automobile accidents yesterday afternoon in the 1600 block of North Main Street. Damages totaled about 200 dollars for the four cars. Vernon Phillips 21 and James C Kennedy Jr 19 were in one crash. Petty Ann Stroud 23 and W R Medlin Jr 19 were in the other. No arrests or injuries were reported.
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North Main Street
Vernon Phillips
Ths N. Main Street
James C. Kennedy, Jr
Old Winston Road
Pe. Ann Stroud
S. Hamil Street
W. R. Medlin, Jr
Swedish Communist Leader Denied U.S. Entry Permit
Hilding Hagberg, chairman of the Swedish Communist Party, was refused a United States entry permit by an American consulate spokesman in Stockholm on December 28. The decision blocks Hagberg from entering the United States.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Communist Party
Hilding Hagberg
United States
Student Recognition Day Observed at Wesley Memorial
Wesley Memorial Methodist church hosts Student Recognition Day on Sunday December 31 with an 11 o'clock service. Dr William R Locke of High Point college will preach Meet the Students Barbara Lee Greensbor o College and John Hall Duke University will participate. Ushers are listed and the parsonage hosts will welcome students 3 30 to 5 00 at 202 Hillcrest drive. Youth fellowship opens at 10 in Wesley hall followed by John Wesley Memorial Chapel watch night service and Lord's Supper.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
William R. Locke
High Point College
Barbara Lee
Greensboro College
John Hall
Duke University
Jack Bollinger
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
Robert R. Fountain, Jr
Nat M. Harrison, Jr
David Hay
Jailer Foils Third Jail Suicide Attempt in Ten Days
Police report Bobby M. Fields 18 of 513 W Green St jailed for violating a court order tried to hang himself from bars with shirt pieces. A vigilant jailer stopped him before harm. Chief C C Stoker praised staff for preventing fatal incidents as other youths face prior larceny and intoxicated arrest.
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C. C. Stoker
Bobby M. Fields
W. Green Street
Fields
Young Fields
D. C. MacRae
MacRae
Chief Stoker
Stoker
CITY News Briefs in Winston-Salem area incidents
Local police cited 29 year old Willis H. Slane Jr of 218 Edgedale Drive for speeding. Hilltop Grocery at 161 Jordan Avenue received a building permit for improvements valued at 1800 dollars. Fire alarms went off twice for residential fires causing minimal damage. A rifle shooting left about 30 bullet holes at Lester Upholstery on Ward Street. Ten year old Ronnie Younger was bitten by a dog at Brentwood Apartments. Cars at the Sheraton hotel were broken into. items stolen from two vehicles, a coat and flashlight from Martin W. Gilmore and a camera and coveralls from A Duncan.
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Willis H. Slane, Jr
Edgedale Drive
R. L. Martin
Mangum Avenue
Fiue
Rebecca Colson
Meredith Street
Lester
Ward Street
Sheraton Hotel
Martin W. Gilmore
Winchester
A. Duncan
Beckley
West Va
Thomasville Man Loses Wallet at Local Motor Club
Donald E. Gray of 305 Council Street reported losing his wallet at the Carolina Motor Club while buying a license plate. He set the wallet on the counter to take out a $20 bill and found it missing after leaving the College Street office.
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Donald E. Gray
Council Street
Thomasville
Carolina Motor Club
Gray
Motor Club
College Street
Thomasville Man Faces Drunk Driving Charges
Lee Lewis, 34, of 105 Tremont Street, is to be tried January 12 in recorder's court on charges of driving while intoxicated and improper brakes. He was arrested Tuesday on the National highway by local police and released after posting bond.
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Thomasville
Lee Lewis
Tremont Street
Recorder’s Court
Negro faces no-bond status in motorcyclist burglary case
A 21 year old Negro was ordered held without bond after being bound over to Superior Court from Municipal Court on a burglary charge. Judge D C MacRae found probable cause from Sadie Barker and Robinson statements. Other cases list reckless driving speeding and assault with various penalties.
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D. C. MacRae
Sadie Barker
Neppe
Fairview Street
Tgainer Robinson
Robinson
Mas Eve
Puls Sah
Glenn Collins
Centen
Weather forecast for Friendship region
The Friendship weather man issued a dismal outlook with light snow and sleet turning to freezing rain. Expect cloudy, colder conditions with more freezing rain tonight and tomorrow. Temps fell to 18 last night and should reach about 30 today. tonight’s low near 2 and tomorrow’s high around 38.
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Friendship Weather
Drunkenness Appeal Hears Case for Ben Chestnut
The record notes Ben Chestnut a Negro of 900 Cassell was fined $10 and costs for drunkenness and gave notice of appeal while the prosecuting witness was urged to maintain good behavior for 12 months.
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Ben Chestnut
Cassell
Foundation Drive Short of Goal in Thomasville
In Thomasville on December 28 a $100, Community Foundation drive to fund a hospital addition and civic center raised under $4,000 of the goal. Officials said the campaign will continue until the target is reached. A note mentions the pirarucu fish in the Orinoco reaching about 15 feet.
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Thomasville
Executive Club to Hear Scientist January 8
Dr. Gerald Wendt, noted American scientist, will address High Point Executives Club on January 8. He will discuss new aids for better living from national laboratories and demonstrate upcoming industrial articles including fabrics plastics metals silicones for waterproofing grease baking tins foam elimination and stabilizers.
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High Point Executives Club
Gerald Wendt
Toay
Wendt
Wend
Yule Business In Thomasville Rated Good
Kenneth Hoyle of the Merchants Association notes a strong Christmas season in Thomasville retail. Clothiers report their best postwar holiday sales, attributed to fairly paced merchandise and steady demand.
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Thomasville
Kenneth Hoyle
Merchants Association
Ces
Hoyle
Hendersonville Man Held For Murder In Sailor Death
Hendersonville resident Jake O'Sullivan is charged with murder in the death of Grove McGinnis a 40 year old sailor from Pensacola Florida. He will face Polk County Superior Court starting January 29 with a $5000 bond. A coroner s jury ruled the death resulted from beating during a Sunday afternoon fight while McGinnis was home on Christmas leave.
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Hendersonville
Jake O'Sullivan
Grove McGinnis
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Station
Polk County Superior Court
Loyd Panther
O'Sullivan
Panther
McGinnis
Jaycees Call Off Weekly Meeting
The Junior Chamber of Commerce suspends tonight's meeting. President Baren Craven said the next Jaycee gathering will be held a week from tonight at the Woman's Club building.
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Thomasville
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Baren Craven
Woman's Club
Water Haui Thieves Break Into Boston Store
The Boston Store on Fast Main Street was broken into before 1:40 a.m. yesterday but nothing was reported missing. Police found a cut back door screen and smashed glass. no arrests have been made as the case is investigated. Chief Paul M. Shore cited uptown patrol officers Bennie Hicks and Vernon Dorsett in discovering the break-in.
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Thomasville
Boston
Main Street
Paul M. Shore
Bennie Hicks
Vernon Dorsett
Shore
Family Row To Be Aired January 2
Municipal court set January 2 at 11 a m for a hearing in the civil action Harrison H. Foust versus Mrs Kaveller L. Foust. Foust alleges wife died for control of his assets and claims relatives overran their home. She says he restrained funds and mistreated her, taking boarders for money.
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Harrison H. Foust
Kaveller L. Foust
Foust
Srn
Jets guard New York on round the clock alert
Lightning fast F-94 interceptors are guarding New York City and the East with radar and extra power aboard. The Air Force disclosed yesterday that the Lockheed jets are kept on stand by for day or night defense against enemy bombers.
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Mitchel Field
N. Y
New York City
East
Air Force
Lockheed
Studebaker Plans 20 Percent January Production Cut
Studebaker Corporation will reduce output of passenger cars and trucks by 20 percent in January after a record year. President Harold S. Vance attributed the cut to government restrictions on civilian use of defense materials.
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Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corporation
Harold S. Vance
Board outlines plan for school reassignment and seating contract
The board plans to reassign elementary school attendance based on a city census of children 15 and under and space capacity. It will allocate seats to Ada Brentwood Cloverdale Sam Blair First Ward Johnson Oak Hill and Leonard streets schools with Souther Desk Company Hickory for about 29 356 dollars, funded by proceeds from existing seats.
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Point
Souther
Desk Company
Hickory
Ada Brentwood
Cloverdale
Sam Blair
First Ward
Johnson, Oak Hill
Leonard Stree
Pegan
Body Of Missing Boy Located In Cherokee County
Hunters found the boy in Cherokee County. Henson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Henson of Murphy, left for school September 4 and was last seen alive. A suspect is being held in Cherokee County jail for investigation. Clothing and bed identified at the scene from Mrs. Henson.
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Cherokee County
Cheroke Canty
Henson
Edward
Murphy
Schoc
Thad
Cheroke County
Ranee
Scen
Banks See Surge in Business Loans Despite Fed Efforts
Washington reports that business loans by member banks rose near record levels in the week ended December 20, despite Federal Reserve Board efforts to curb lending on a voluntary basis.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Chief Stoker Defends Police, Seeks Statewide Compare
Chief C C Stoker said he will compare his department’s record with NC cities of similar size and welcomes studies. He promised a favorable FBI comparison and noted only one unsolved crime remains, the May murder case, while criticizing unfounded rumors about the department.
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C. C. Stoker
North Carolina
Stoker
W. F. Bailey
Jess Washburn
Law and Public Safety Committee
FBI
High Point
Tax Office Opens Saturdays In January To Aid Listings
January brings tax listing for about 17000 High Pointers as the Tax Supervisor H A W and staff announce Saturday hours through January 31. Real estate and personal property valued around 80 million dollars were listed last year. nine staffers will assist owners with declarations in county building offices from 8 30 to 12 00 Saturdays.
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Wood
W. G. Ralston
J. H. Oglesby
Frances B. Hutchins
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Paper
Rotary Club
City News Briefs
John H. Lawson
Ruby Mae Burge
Winston-Salem
Samuel H. Bayer
Allene Battson
John W. Boles
Westfield
Ruth Seer
Remares i
Winston‘Salem
Richard Lanier and
Ula Mae Carter
High
Hilltop Grocery
Jordan Ave
Ronnie Younger
Brentwood
R. C. Kirchofer
Craigg
Mehan
Enterprise Photos
John C. McLain
Woodbury
McKinley Hill
West Willis
Ante H. Monroe
John H. Phillips
Lexington Avenue
Grover Marion
Clay
Mack Garvin
Fairview
Eugene Ebore
Jessie Mae Martin
East Washington
Greensboro
Mack R. Cobb
Sonal
Lexington
Cobb Cobb
David Coggin
Welborn Street
Coggin
Orinoco River
South America
Jaycees
N.Y
Tax Office
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