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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1954
Page
7
Ottis Connor of Hickory appeals a $35 fine and six month no driving order after an 85 mph speeding charge. Jack Pike and others face fines or judgments for assorted offenses including speeding, trespassing, and drunk driving with various driving prohibitions and court costs.
In Thomasville a dispute between two women over one man led to assault warrants. Zua Sims 46 faced Mandy Rippley 53 with assault with a deadly weapon for pointing a rifle and for a knockdown assault. Bonds set at 100 dollars with trials planned in January. Robert Odell 41 posted 100 dollars on an assault charge. Jean Alford 39 jailed for carrying a concealed weapon and drunkenness. not released.
President Velasco Abarra dismissed top generals after a failed officers coup. Five ringleaders were arrested. Col Leonidas Hidalgo named defense minister and Col Jorge Benaverria jailed as plot leader. Officers of military zones and Quito cavalry units were reassigned. Violence and political fallout arose from a quarrel between defense and economy ministers Nebot Velasco and Varea Donosa, who then resigned.
In Rockford Illinois John Walden a mailman used his jacket to smother flames in Doris MacCloskey’s home after an explosion. He received a new uniform jacket from fellow workers as thanks and helped a passerby extinguish the fire.
In Helena a federal Plant Pest Control office predicts grasshoppers will infest more than half a million acres in Montana in 1955. The forecast also warns Mormon crickets may threaten crops in at least six counties, but data on corn was lacking.
In Cleveland Tennessee volunteer firefighter Herbert Benton on his way to a blaze spotted smoke from his own home. He reported a fire only to learn a pot of beans on the stove caused the smoke. The other volunteers tease him about the faux alarm.
Albert Big Horley of Asheboro had his 15 month federal liquor sentence cut to one year and one day after paying $1,350 in fines in the Middle District of North Carolina at Greensboro. Judge Johnson J. Hayes ordered total fines of $1,050 for three liquor counts and directed forfeitures be struck from the list and ordered additional days in court.
Ruth Duffy of the Social Security Administration explains changes in earning limits for old age and survivors insurance in Guilford County. The rule allows earning up to 2200 yearly while receiving benefits. earning over 1200 may suspend benefits for months in that year. After age 72, benefits resume regardless of earnings.
Montrose Michigan resident Hercy Mote marks his 102nd birthday saying grunters live longer. He notes a lifetime of aches and pains and the idea that grunting correlates with longevity.
Pope Pius XII again rode in an automobile and walked in the Vatican gardens under bright skies. Vatican sources report his gradual improvement continues as he resumes light outdoor activity today.
Thomasville police chased a 1941 car driven by Claude W. Watkins 19 from Fisher Ferry Street to Holly Grove Road. Watkins sped at 90 to 100 mph, ran a dirt embankment and wrecked the car. Ward 20 suffered facial lacerations and a concussion. Watkins was charged with speeding reckless driving and other offenses. An appearance bond was set for $400.
Lenoir Chair Co has put into partial operation a large new factory for the upholstering division. The 400 by 200 foot, two story building of concrete brick glass and steel houses upholster ing cutting sewing shipping and related operations. It also includes two cafeterias storage rooms production offices and lounges. The original Lenoir plant will continue frame construction and storage. About 250 people are employed and the number is expected to rise. The plant results from long range plans by Broyhill Furniture for expansion in the area.
S Anderson Wolff 93 a music teacher and church organist died in Charlotte after a long career. He once led Gaston College in Dallas NC and leaves four sons and three daughters including Miles H. Wolff ex editor of the Greensboro Daily News. Funeral services were in Concord where he lived from 1910 to 1942.
Men of the 6607th Food Service Squadron at Thule Air Base in Greenland collected to aid Hurricane Hazel victims. Santa delivered a $451 Greenland check, and via Myrtle Reich News and the Red Cross nine Horry County families each received $50 to help them through Christmas.
Thomasville officials report eight wooden scaffolds are being erected at the Thomasville Civic Center to brace the damaged roof. The contractor aims to finish the bracing by week’s end, after which the architect will inspect the damage and bids will be sought for repairs. The roof collapsed last September, closing the center. council seeks funds or Community Foundation help to cover rebuilding costs.
In Rocky Mount North Carolina Mrs. Robert Vick Winstead 22 died in a hospital as the third victim of a Sandy Cross fire that destroyed her frame home ten miles southwest of here Her two children Vivian Irene 3 and L C Winstead II perished in the blaze while husband L C Winstead Jr and neighbors tried to help Coroner Van B Matthews said she apparently poured kerosene on the stove before the fire and the kerosene exploded causing the fatal flames
In Richmond Virginia juniors at Westhampton College offered car wash services to raise money for a junior prom. The effort drew brisk crowds as workers washed about 100 cars before sundown and many more awaited attention at the student run venture. Local drug stores reported busy commerce amid the event.
The 10th anniversary of the Battle of the Ardennes was observed in Bastogne Belgium with a commemorative torch procession. Verdun base troops joined French Belgian Dutch and Luxembourg forces to escort the flame to Mardasson Hill memorial honoring American dead. Catholic Protestant and Jewish chaplains offered remarks. U S ambassador to jum Frederick Alter attended.
SAN FRANCISCO William F Dean Jr 24 was sworn into the Air Force yesterday. His father Maj William F Dean Sr a war hero in Korea spoke proudly as the junior Dean announced he would report in January to Lackland Air Force Base Texas as an aviation cadet. He always wanted to serve the country, the general said.
A year old tigress at Edinburgh Zoo gave birth to six cubs yesterday. Officials brought in three collie dogs to help the mother at feeding and care duties in the cubs’ early days.
Voters show support in the recent general election for amending the 1295 Constitution to remove the dueling oath from the state framework. The plan aims to sever another link with historic restrictions, signaling a shift in traditional policy.
Mrs. John Santts Coens and an unidentified man were jailed in Wilson County for investigation into the July death of her husband Cockrell. Coroner Dr. Goudy confirmed arsenic poisoning from autopsy. Exhumed remains and tests at Duke University linked arsenic to the death. authorities continued inquiry.
In Dunkirk New York a Nickel Plate freight train collided with a six car wrecking train causing extensive track damage. Seventeen crewmen were hospitalized with injuries eight minor. Firefighters battled flames as both tracks remained blocked.
In New York James Griffiths of the military ordinariate says the proposed agreement on religious rights for Americans in Spain aligns with prior policies in France and Western Germany. He notes U.S. service members in Spain must follow local law and that chaplains cannot officiate marriages for American nationals without civil ceremony, a restriction he says has faced little protest.
The Rev Dr Benjamin H Bissell 59 was found beaten to death in his bachelor apartment after a car crash near Old St Peters Episcopal Church. Suspect James Morrison 26 was taken from wreckage and held at Jefferson Hospital with head and facial injuries. Police allege Morrison drank last night and cannot recall the events. detectives note a stolen clerical stole and wristwatch found at the scene. Bissell, born in Hebron Connecticut, educated at Wesleyan and Yale, served at multiple parishes and conducted Central America missions.
Police in Milan announced the arrest of 18 suspects after a seven year probe into a counterfeit ring. Officers found a hidden money mill printing 113000 US dollars and 1800000 Austrian shillings. Those detained included Hungarians Lithuanians Austrians Yugoslavs and Malians.
Brawley says Johnston may call Benson and Dulles to explain Ladejinsky dismissal. The Russian born land reform expert, chosen by Gen. MacArthur, sparked protests as investigators prepare to probe security risk rules. Johnston aims a Central Security Board to unify compliance and save funds.
The tiniest baby born at St. Joseph's Hospital in Memphis has a slim chance at survival. Mary Elizabeth Campbell, born three to four months early, weighed 1 pound 14 ounces and is still in an incubator needing oxygen and tube feeding. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Otis Campbell of Michigan City Indiana.
Delayed reports from Texas and Indiana raise the Christmas holiday traffic toll to 59 on a two day period, the highest on record. The weekend total across all accident types hits 515, with 64 fires and 60 other mishaps, over six p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday local time. Texas records 95 traffic deaths, California 2nd with 2.
Buenos Aires authorities announce the dismissal of four professors at the National University of Cordoba, including five Catholic priests, amid a Peron government clash with church leadership. Dr. Antonio Carlos Giorgis leads the action as Peron seeks to root out church influence and purge clergy seen as political infiltrators.
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