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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1955
Page
9
The county tax office will open additional hours and Saturday mornings in January to handle heavy traffic as taxpayers file city and county taxes. Supervisors move last year’s abstracts to the foyer for easier access and station desks to aid taxpayers.
The notice states every real estate or personal property owner must file taxes with a $300 exemption for basic items, and all men 21 to 50 plus any automobile owner must file. Tax offices open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. 1955 taxes due by December 31 with February penalties for late payment.
The USDA extended the 3 percent emergency loan period through December for eligible farmers in 31 North Carolina counties hit by drought and rising costs. Counties include Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Ashe, Caldwell, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Harnett, Henderson, Hoke, Iredell, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Northampton, Orange, Randolph, Rockingham, Richmond, Stokes, Surry, Union, Wake, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin.
A daily prayer attributed to Raymond E Balcomb of Medford Oregon from the First Methodist Church. The text asks for divine mindfulness of love from morning to night and for sins to be forgiven through loving much while work is done as labor of love in Christ.
Highland Motors sales manager reports a flood of calls after a classified ad offering to pay for used Christmas trees. The Bernets faced a charged-to-Bennet’s bill prank and later tightened rules requiring multiple references for pine tree related want ads.
Cash registers ring as High Point stores report post holiday crowds surpassing Christmas season figures by 20 to 30 percent. Shoppers flock to bargains with some items cut as much as 50 percent while stores retain extra staff to handle rushes. Returns remain lighter, with shirt exchanges most common, and managers credit improved local earnings and education in post holiday promotions.
Police yesterday filed another forgery count against William T. Little 37 arrested last week on three similar charges The latest warrant alleges Little cashed a forged 48 check at a local store bringing his total forged checks to 193 with bonds in the cases totaling 2000 A hearing is tentatively set Friday in re Court Also to be heard then is a larceny charge and an assault with a deadly weapon against Andrew Mack 28 who is free on bond for Friday court appearance
Archdale VFW Post 9899 held its regular meeting at the post home last night. John Blake reported on distributing baskets to needy families for Christmas funded by post members donations. W H Flint noted further details and a planned event.
A 39 year old Henry Ingram received an eight month sentence suspended on a $150 fine and costs after a liquor raid. The judge added $50 to the fine for his courtroom testimony. Ingram denied owning 219 gallons of whisky found near his apartment claiming he found a drum of fuel oil. Officers testified he fled and later returned at the scene claiming he intended to steal whisky. The trial also involved another liquor case and a tavern affray resulting in 30 day sentences for Louis McGee.
A community gathering of ministers wives featured a turkey dinner exchange of gifts and lively entertainment. Obituary notes cover Rosa Simpson of Winston-Salem died at Kate Bitting Hospital. Gaither Simpson and James Simpson are among survivors. Birthdays, OES meeting, camp meeting, and church services are listed with local attendees and times.
George Lyles Jr. was elected president of the High Point Authorized Auto Dealers Assn for 1956 at the December meeting. He is treasurer and general manager of Lyles Chevrolet Co. with Charles Peacock named vice president and secretary treasurer. The group approved continued participation in the voluntary free auto safety plan and set Jan. 2 as the opening day for sales and service establishments.
High pointers can expect increasing cloudiness tonight and tomorrow as temperatures rise gradually. Tonight's low about 23, down from 17 last night. Tomorrow's high 45 to 50, today about 42. Unsettled weather continues midweek as a warm front from the Southwest meets a Northern front Friday bringing a chance of rain.
The State Advisory Committee on Education urged North Carolina local boards to stop activities of advisory committees studying segregation for the time being. The confidential directive was sent to 174 superintendents and signed by W. W. Taylor.
Three people sustained minor injuries in two traffic incidents. Roxie Isom was cut and treated after a collision involving Carney Moran’s car and Thomas Medley’s jeep, with damage over 400 dollars. Moran was charged with a red light violation. Earlier, a Chestnut Street collision led to sprained arm treatment for Coga Edmonds. both drivers, Richard Edmonds and William Hobson, faced red light charges. None of the injuries were serious.
Sixty Jamestown High Senior Band members board two chartered buses for a trip to Miami Florida to perform during Orange Bowl festivities. Directed by Bob Ingram the group will participate in a pre game parade and perform at intermissions while staying four days at the Miami Beach Simeone Hotel.
Nominations for High Point Man of the Year close January 10. Gordon B. Weathers JC chairman said a secret committee will judge young men aged 21 to 36 for leadership and community contributions in 1955. Nomination blanks available from Weathers at 5941.
Detectives logged another accessory theft in Thomasville as Clyde Wood’s car on a downtown street lost a rubber mat rear-view mirror and chrome strip worth 10 dollars. A Christmas day stolen car was recovered at Mangum and Kearns, owned by Thomas Fuller. A wedding band valued at 150 dollars with stones was reported missing by Mrs. Jane Austin downtown.
The U S District Court in Greensboro authorized the sale of the former Southland Hosiery Mill at 2210 High Point Road to the Ham Estate Co for 000. Funds will stay in court until liens on Southland are resolved. the property has sat idle since 1951 after government seizure and tax liability disputes involving Theodore Samet.
Jacksonville makes bid to host the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad headquarters with a seven member committee led by Richard J. Lewison to attract the ACL from Wilmington. ACL head McK. Davis authorized the move at a New York meeting of directors serving Florida and the Carolina lines.
A planned escape from Washington State Prison in Walla Walla was halted when officials found a two foot deep hole under the prison auditorium stage during inmate rehearsals. The dig would need about 50 feet to reach outside, indicating a longer tunnel was planned for temporary freedom.
An Army tug tows a barge up the Sacramento River to rescue between 1,500 and 2,000 cows stranded on levees in the Nicolaus area, 17 miles north of Sacramento. The State Office of Civil Defense said the tug would reach the animals today and move them to places where they can be properly fed.
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