Weekend Burglars Hit Big Bear Store and Local Homes
Thieves breached the Big Bear store on English Street by removing a basement lock and sawing a hole in the floor to steal a two by three foot safe with papers and change. A 1940 hotrod was taken from Griffin's Crown Service Station and a 1957 car theft occurred on S Main Street. A broken kitchen window at First Presbyterian Church and a missing $1,185 diamond ring from Lester Morgan’s Main Street shop were also reported. Footprints and tire tracks may aid investigators. at least two suspects were involved.
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Big Bear
English Street
Griffin
Crown
Taylor and
S. Main Streets
Hotrod
Charles G McKinney
Juanita Street
First Presbyterian Church
Lester Morgan
Morgan
Construction in Holiday Doldrums
Christmas week brought four construction permits in High Point totaling $1,750, the year's new low while the city records a $7,047,809 construction total with three days left. The top permit was a $1,000 carport for J. M. McGuinn at 1412 McGuinn Ave, with three repair permits totaling $750.
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High Point
J. M. McGuinn
McGuinn Ave
Airplane Lands Safely After Emergency Field Landing
A small Tri Pacer aircraft ran out of gas over Thomasville on Saturday and landed in a muddy field near US Highway 29. Piloted by Ralph Hawkins the plane carried his wife and two children and was en route from New York City to Hickory. no injuries were reported. The craft was grounded over the weekend and scheduled to take off again this morning.
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Thomasville
Here
New York City
Hickory
Ralph Hawkins
Unreported Crash Nets Charges
A Marion Street resident, Hasell Jones Mead, 78 feet off Highway 68, crashed into a ditch and pole and faced charges for failing to report the accident. Patrolmen logged another Saturday crash on Kivett Drive involving David Louis Brown, 21, charged with driving without a license and improper turn. damages estimated at $250.
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Marion Street
Highway 68
Hasell Jones Mead
Kivett Drive
New Road
David Louis Brown
Cross Street
Lula Morgan Dunn
Brown
Youth Awarded Eagle Badge At 1st Presbyterian
George Welch received the Eagle Scout badge at First Presbyterian Church yesterday. He is a member of Explorer Post 20 and is the son of Mr and Mrs George C Welch of 520 Parkway.
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1St Presbyterian
George Welch
George C. Welch
520
Parkway
Young Welch
Explorer
First Presbyterian Church
Re Church
Motorists Clash On Main Street Fenders And Fists
A post holiday weekend street incident ended with Carlos DeVan Bull and Ralph Allred cited for affray after a fender scrape turned into a brawl in the middle of the road. Officers, drenched in rain, saw the pair shake hands at the close. Other weekend arrests include Randolph Waden booked on non tax paid whisky transport with $300 bond, Allene Crofts charged with assault posting $100 bond, and William Johnson held on a $200 bond for reckless driving.
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Wekend
Carlos DeVan Bull
Wallburg
Ralph Allred
Thurston Street
Bull
Alfred
Randolph Waden
Cross Street
Allene Crofts
N. Hamilton Street
Pupils Return to Class as Thomasville Schools Reopen
Thomasville City Schools reopen for a three day Christmas break with classes in session Tuesday and Wednesday and closures on Thursday and Friday for New Year holidays. Davidson County schools resume Wednesday and continue normal operations.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Time Given To Camp Escapees In Municipal Court
Two Sandy Ridge Prison Camp inmates received short sentences on escape charges. Jack Kincaid 30 of Free man Mill Road got 90 days while Calvin Hyder 34 of Draper received 60 days for separate escape acts. Kincaid pled not guilty claiming no escape intent and sought sentence reduction to county farm. Hyder turned himself in Christmas Day and was credited with a lighter 60 day term. Also bound over to Superior Court were Mary Bates and William Steelman on felonious assault and forgery counts respectively.
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Sandy Ridge
Byron Haworth
Superior Court
Jack Lamar Kincaid
Freeman Mill Road
Sandy Ridge Road
Calvin H. Hyder
Draper
Kincaid
D. R. Tolbert
Tolbert
Haworth
Hyder
Mary Virginia Bates
Hunter Court
William Clarence Steelman
Beamon Street
Bates
Mack Bates
Steelman
Snow Delayed Guilford Tobacco Meeting Rescheduled
A Guilford County tobacco farmers meeting, postponed from December 11 due to snow, is set for 7:30 p.m. January 1 in Courtroom No. 1 at the county courthouse in Greensboro. Assistant County Agent W. S. Strickland announced the new date. S. N. Hawks of the State Extension Service will lead the program outlining the 1959 crop production and marketing picture.
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Guilford County
W. S. Strickland
Greensboro
Strickland
S. N. Hawks
State Extension Service
High Point Man Accused After 120 MPH Chase
Greensboro police arrest 23 year old Jimmy Nelson Ingram of High Point after a wild highway pursuit. He faces charges including speeding 120 mph in a 60 mph zone driving while intoxicated reckless driving speeding 100 mph in a 30 mph zone and failing to heed a police siren with bond set at 700.
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Greensboro
Jimmy Nelson Ingram
High Point
Ingram
Fire causes minor damage at Edgedale Dr home
An overheated unlined fireplace at 401 Edgedale Dr owned by J D Martin sparked a small fire at 5 44 p m. Firefighters described moderate blaze along the basement wall and ceiling near the fireplace with water damage expected. occupants thought smoke was from logs. Another call at 12 03 p m for a flooded oil heater at 1207 Leonard St caused no damage.
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Edgedale Dr
J. D. Martin
Martin
Ihe
Leonard St
Thomas Croker of Asheboro Dies at 78
Thomas Riley Croker 78 of Asheboro died yesterday in a local hospital. A Randolph County native, he leaves three daughters Grady Jarrell Amy Robbins and George Moore, two sons Richard and Clifford Croker, a brother Harold Croker, 19 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. today at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel.
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Asheboro
Thomas Riley Croker
Randolph County
Grady Jarrell
Thomas Robbins
Fayetteville
George Moore
Ketchum
Okla
Richard
Clifford Croker
Harold Croker
Pugh Funeral Home Chapel
Rotary Meeting Time Changed for New Year Week
High Point Rotarians will meet Wednesday at 12:15 PM at the Sheraton instead of the usual Thursday session due to the New Year’s Day holiday.
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High Point Rotarians
Sheraton
Prices Up as January Market Spurs Furniture Optimism
Local furniture makers foresee a strong January showing in Chicago with a substantial order volume and modest depth buying. Upholstered furniture prices are expected to rise three percent, while case goods adjust three to four percent. October’s strong market and popular woods like walnut and mahogany shape 1959 trends. Southern Retail Furniture Association notes ongoing sales dips in the Carolinas and Virginia through November, though inventories rose and Christmas buying boosted activity.
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Chicago
High Point
Southern Retail Furniture Association
Carolinas
Virginia
SRFA
Dorothy Harris
Southeast
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Rail Freight Cuts Unify Furniture Rates Nationwide
Substantial rate reductions up to 200 per car take effect Feb 10 between eastern and western rail points, finalizing a nationwide move to a uniform furniture rate. SFMA executives note savings for shipments from High Point Thomasville and Denton to cities including Baltimore New York Chicago Little Rock New Mexico Dallas and Denver, easing Western market access for Southern makers.
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Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Mississippi River
Western Trunk Line
SFMA
J. T. Ryan
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Baltimore
New York
Chicago
Little Rock
New Mexico
Dallas
Denver
Ryan
Southern Railroads
Southern Roads
Rain Sets Dec 48-Hour Record in High Point
Weather bureau reports 3.87 inches of rain in 48 hours at Greensboro High Point Airport, the most for any December 48-hour period. Forecasts call for partial sunshine this afternoon with a high near 55, then cooler nights and a slight chance of more rain later in the week.
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High Point
Weather Bureau
Greensboro High Point
Father Of Three Thomasville Men Succumbs At 91
Patrick Springs Virginia James Alex Wray 91 died yesterday at his home after months of illness He is survived by six sons Moir Wray of Bassett Raymond and Dewey Wray of Patrick Springs Dick Charlie and Henry Wray of Thomasville NC four daughters Mrs Ed Taylor Cascade VA Mrs Rufus Rhodes and Miss Ethel Wray both of Patrick Springs and Mrs W N Tilley of Leaksville NC 41 grandchildren 75 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Old Center Primitive Baptist Church by Elders Dan Helms and J W Puckett Burial will be in the church cemetery
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Patrick Springs
James Alex Wray
Moir Wray
Bassett
Raymond
Dewey Wray
Charlie
Henry Wray
Thomasville
N. C
Ed Taylor
Cascade
Rufus Rhodes
Ethel Wray
W. N. Tilley
Leaksville
Rites Tomorrow For 3-Year-Old Lexington Girl
Margaret Annette Gibson, 3, daughter of Mr and Mrs Billy Gibson, died at Duke Hospital Durham. Survived by parents three sisters Sylvia Diane Debra Jean Lesa paternal grandmother Margaret Gibson Hunt and maternal grandmother Ja Kepley. Funeral at Hedrick's Grove Reformed Church at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Lexington
Margaret Annett Gibson
Billy Gibson
Duke Hospital
Durham
Sylvia Diane
Debra Jean
Lesa
Margaret Gibson Hunt
Ja Kepley
Hedrick's Grove Reformed Church
Raymond Craven
Church Cemetery
Roanoke Man B C Stout 63 Dies After Attack
B C Stout aged 63 died in Roanoke Virginia Sunday morning after an attack at his home Saturday. He was born in Randolph County January 1 1895 and was a World War I veteran. He was a deacon at New Hope Christian Church and member of Lakeland Masonic Lodge Woodmen of the World and the 30th Division. Survived by wife son and siblings. Funeral at Yow's Funeral Home Tuesday 2 pm with interment at Fairfield Methodist Cemetery.
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Lee Clifford Stout
Roanoke
Randolph County
C. J
Alice Matilda Cox Stout
High Point
New Hope
Green Street Baptist Church
Fairfield Methodist Church
Yow
C. D. Stout
Centennial Ave
Mrs. Freeman of Lexington Dies At 74
Mrs. Jessie Jarrett Freeman 74 died in a Salisbury nursing home after a long illness. Born in Spartanburg County, she is survived by a daughter Mrs. A. C. Flack Salisbury route seven two sons W. G. and Charles Malcolm two brothers E. B. and Dr. B. M. Jarrett Shelby and a sister Miss Lillie Jarrett Mooresboro. Funeral services were held at Piedmont Funeral Home with burial in City Cemetery.
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Lexington
Jessie Jarrett Freeman
Salisbury
Spartanburg County
South Carolina
A. C. Flack
Route 7
W. G
Charles Malcolm
E. B
B. M. Jarrett
Shelby
Lillie Jarrett
Mooresboro
Piedmont Funeral Home
W. E. Samson
Guy Moore
City Cemetery
Remus Tucker 73 Dies at Home in Burlington
Remus E. Tucker 73 of Johnsontown Road died at his son's home in Burlington after an extended illness. He was born March 29, 1885 in Montgomery County and lived in Thomasville 13 years, earlier serving in se departments at Robbins and Raeford, North Carolina. He was a former employee of Fremont town Methodist Church and owner of Seen's Bite Chees. He married Bessie Thrower on March 7, 1907, who survives with three daughters, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Thomasville
Remus E. Tucker
Johnsontown Road
Morris E. Tucker
Burlington
Mr. Tucker
Montgomery County
John S
Martha Simmons Tucker
Robbins
Raeford
N. C
Fremont Town Methodist Church
Bessie Thrower
W. B. Robertson
Ae Mitty
Britt
Route 5
High Point
Jones Tucker
Greensboro
J. C. Green & Sons Funeral Home
Pendne Cunsorees
Sunevel Arcana
Prayer for TODAY by Lyndon B. Phifer
A short devotional prayer requests God’s presence amid daily troubles and sins. The author Lyndon B. Phifer, a retired Methodist editor from Tallahassee Florida, signs the text.
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God
Christ
Lyndon B. Phifer
Tallahassee, Fla
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