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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1956

Page

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Student Recognition Day at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church

The church will observe Student Recognition Day during morning worship. The church bulletin will list 108 youths enrolled in various schools. Readers and performers include Bob Marsh Guilford College Ellen Foscue Duke Paul Moss Jr High Point College and Wanna McAnally Duke.

Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Church Bulletin Bob Marsh Guilford College Ellen Foscue Duke Paul Moss Jr High Point College Wanna McAnally Carter Ingram Marty Chernault Sherry Kearns Amos Kearns Jr Phil Davis Pete Jones Freddie Munday Bobby Kirkman Judy Risch Southern Seminary Lord Jesus

Student Night Observed at E Green Street Church

Tomorrow evening at E Green Street Baptist Church a Student Night will be observed. The theme is Student Night at Christmas and youth including Buddy Nickens Larry Grisset Shelby Jean Grady Rachel Mixon Beverly Ussery Pat Stout Bob Williams Tommy Teague and John Whaley will participate. The youth choir will sing and the pastor will deliver a short message.

E. Green Street Baptist Church Buddy Nickens Larry Grisset Shelby Jean Grady Rachel Mixon Beverly Ussery Pat Stout Bob Williams Tommy Teague John Whaley

First Baptist Watch Night Services Outline 1956–57

Watch Night at First Baptist Church starts at 9 p.m. with activities in the Training Union and a film in the Young People’s Department. At 11:15 p.m. the sanctuary service features a “Mountain Tops of 1956 and Aspirations for 1957” theme with music by Norman Acker Jr. and a student-led program on service.

First Baptist Church Training Union Young People’s Department Norman Acker Jr First Baptist Joy Goldsmith College Marjorie Boyles Byron Godfrey Paul Boyles Best Margaret Slate Judy Williams Joe Rawley Marilyn Pruette Helen Lucas Don Reid Barry Ruth

Friends of the High Point Area Hold January Meeting

The Quarterly Meeting of the Friends of the High Point area convenes January 5 at the High Point Friends Meeting House on Quaker Lane. Attending groups include Oak Hill Deep River Springfield Archdale and High Point Meetings. Ministry and Counsel meet at 10 a.m. led by presiding clerk W Evans Cecil. The Rev. David Stanfield of Springfield preaches at 11 a.m. Lunch follows in Ragan Hall, with an afternoon business session at 1 15 p.m.

Friends of the High Point

Student Night at Christmas Program Set for Tomorrow

A Student Night at Christmas program will be held tomorrow at 7 30 p m at N Main Street Baptist Church with students home from college in charge.

N. Main Street Baptist Cirect

Masses Planned at Immaculate Heart on Jan 1

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Mont lieu will offer three masses on January 1 to observe the Feast of Circumcision. Morning services are at 6:00 and 8:30, with an evening mass at 5:30. Confessions noted but details continue on page two.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Montlieu

Winds May Aid Firemen In Malibu Blaze

Malibu fires threaten 65 homes and 27000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties as changing winds raise hopes of control. Lake Sherwood blaze expanded yesterday while Zuma Beach fire neared containment and Malibu fire officials shifted to defense under federal aid request. Governor Knight sought federal assistance in Sacramento.

Malibu Calif Santa Monica Los Angeles Ventura Lake Sherwood Zuma Beach Here James K. Mace Eisenhower Los Angeles County Mace

Chou En Lai to Cut Short India Visit

Communist Chinese Premier Chou En Lai will shorten his return visit to India and postpone a Nepal trip. He is expected to return to Peiping for urgent consultations ahead of a Moscow trip slated to begin January 7. Chou had held talks with Nehru and Burma’s leaders during his stay.

New Delhi India Chou En-lai Nepal Chou Peiping Red China Moscow Nehru Burma Pakistan North America Europe

Eisenhower tests Middle East peace plan with military aid

Washington officials reviewed a double edged proposal to pressure Middle East peace using military force and large economic aid. Secretary Dulles prepared to unveil the plan with President Eisenhower at a New Year’s Day White House meeting with congressional leaders. A leak strategy aimed to assay public and congressional reaction.

Washington Eisenhower Middle East Dulles Congress White House

New York Bomb Scare Wave Hits City as Police Close In

New York Police face a wave of 36 bomb scares in 24 hours as Chief James B. Leggett tightens bomb squad duties. A Times Square theater find and Macy's each prompted alarms, while two real bombs were linked to the Mad Bomber. A man in Grand Central collapsed and died amid questioning.

New York James B. Leggett Times Square Madison Square Garden Macy's Department Store Queens Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Paramount Theater George der Bethlehem Coleonseo Grand Central Station Cormac

Congressmen Name New Secretaries

Three North Carolina congressmen elect named new secretaries. Paul Kitchin chose Jane Pratt a former congress helper and the state’s first woman in Congress. Basil Whitener selected Herbert Lineberger who served Woodrow Jones’s staff and Bulwinkle’s era. Ralph Scott picked Harold Thomerson of Winston Salem who has led the NC Democratic Club of Washington and began as Folger’s secretary in 1943.

Washington North Carolina Paul Kitchin Wadesboro Jane Pratt D-Nc Congress William Umstead Raeford Basil L. Whitener Gastonia Herbert M. Lineberger Dallas Whitener Woodrow W. Jones Lineberger A. L. Bulwinkle Air Force Ralph J. Scott Danbury Harold Thomerson Winston-Salém Thomerson Democratic Club Rep Joan Folger

Uprising in Celebes Island Reported in Indonesia

Report from Jakarta notes a violent Celebes uprising with 3,713 buildings burned in Kabeana South Celebes and 21 schools among targets. No deaths reported. Rebels linked to a defensors of justice movement, separate state aims, and sympathy for Sumatra revolt. Premier Sastroamidjojo's government gains backing from two coalition parties. More on page eight.

Sumatra Ali Sastroamidjojo Indonesia Jakarta Celebes Defenders of Justice Kabeana South Sastroamidjojo

Traffic Deaths Run Behind Yale Record

The Associated Press reports traffic deaths at the start of the New Year holiday lag behind last Christmas weekend but safety experts warn of a record toll during the four day period. Early counts show 26 killed since 6 p m yesterday versus 36 last Saturday. A Pittsburgh collision killed five residents, four teenagers, in Baldwin Borough. The National Safety Council predicts up to 490 deaths by midnight Tuesday, a New Year record.

Associated Press Eisenhower Baldwin Pittsburgh National Safety Council

Maid of Cotton Crowned in Memphi s Beauty Contest

Helen Landon, 20, daughter of Air Force General T H Landon, won the Maid of Cotton title at the Cotton Belt beauty pageant in Memphis after besting 22 entrants from Tennessee and surrounding states. Landon credited a rabbit’s foot for luck while keeping it in her purse.

Helen Landon Huntingdon, Tenn Memphis Tenn Air Force Helen University of Tennessee Co Cotton Belt Louise Landon Huntingdon T. H. Landon U.S. Air Force Caribbean

Year End Review Highlights High Point News 1956

The Sunday Enterprise will publish a year end section on 1956 events in High Point and a future outlook. Top ten news stories, municipal government, crime roundups, and events in Thomasville are summarized. Airport development and national rounds are also covered with staff insights and prize information.

Tomorrow Morning High Point Joe Brown Cat Pla Forrest Cates Tom Alston Ed Lane Thomasville Pete Jones

Negro Woman Shot as Bus Violence Flares in Montgomery

Rosa Jordan of Montgomery, 22, the first reported victim in renewed bus segregation clashes, was shot in both legs aboard an integrated Montgomery city bus and is listed in fair condition. Police halted all bus service for the night after a second attack. In Camden, J. C., Guy Hutchins, 52, Camden High School band director, was beaten by hooded men after stopping to change a tire on his way home from a Charlotte appearance.

Associated Press Montgomery Ala Camden J. C Clyde Sellers Alabama Guy Hutchins Charlotte N.C Hutchins Page Ten

Snow Storm Targets New England With Heavy Snowfall

Heavy snow fell across New England with 4 to 7 inch accumulations expected today as storm moves northeast. Northward regions saw 3 to 4 inches in South Bend Indiana Philipsburg Pennsylvania and Binghamton New York while Tennessee and Florida experienced lighter precipitation and milder spells. Cold air pushed southward lowering readings 10 to 15 degrees from 24 hours earlier with near zero temperatures in parts of upper Michigan and mild spells along the South Atlantic Coast.

Associated Press New England Indiana South Bend Ind Philipsburg Binghamton N.Y Tennessee Mississippi Valley Great Lakes Mississippi South Carolina Florida Middle Atlantic South Atlantic Ohio Valley Kentucky Upper Michigan Montana Wyoming Maries South California

Weir Attacks DC School Report On Segregation

Representative Wier charged a House subcommittee report endorsing racial segregation in District of Columbia schools aims to sabotage integration. He said the panel's findings show it sought to prove integration failed and would hinder future efforts.

Washington Wier D-Minn House District of Columbia James C. Davis D-Ga Davis John Bell Williams D-Miss Joel T. Broyhill R-Va Woodrow W. Jones Williams

UN Salvage Team Begins Suez Canal Clearance

A United Nations salvage team begins clearing obstructions from the southern entrance of the blocked Suez Canal in Suez Egypt. The operation, delayed from yesterday, follows instructions to start immediately though Egyptian officials had not yet issued orders. Sunken ships damaged bridges and debris hinder the channel, with work seen as long and complex.

Suez Egypt United Nations Suez Canal U. S Raymond A. Wheeler U.N Suez Canal Authority Ismaila Canal Port Said Britain France

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Pat Duggins Green Street N. Y Celebes Island Yale Sally Wade Kenton Jo Ann Deason Enoree S. C New Maid of Cotton the Sunday Enterprise University of Tennessee United States 8. C Pat Cowden Raleigh N. C Cotton Little Liz Southland D.C
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