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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1956
Page
17
A salesman urges a stronger traffic control system in High Point noting the city is hard to navigate. He cites the need to widen many streets to handle rapid growth and rising congestion.
The Enterprise selects Water Crisis and Integration as leading 1956 local stories. The list covers the mid December water outage, Blair Park golf rules on race, a hooded bandit case, health board clashes, Mack Warren trial, round school controversy, truck accident, hospital drive, High Pointers testimony, and Hi-Toms pennant win with post season decline.
A 19-year-old High Point man Robert L. Freeman posted 1000 bond after being charged with forging a 42.46 dollar check to H Kansell and cashing it at Big Bear Store on N Wrenn Street. He faces Municipal Court trial Monday.
Herbert D. Minnis, district freight agent for Southern Railway in High Point, will be promoted to assist general freight and passenger agent. Effective Tuesday, he will remain headquartered in the Security Bank Building. Minnis, a North Carolina native, has 15 years in High Point and joined Southern in 1919. He is active in First Baptist Church, the Traf fic and Transportation Club, and the High Point Chamber of Commerce industrial development committee.
Two traffic crashes caused 800 dollars in damage with no injuries. First crash at Main and Howell involved Oscar Rudolph Fraser 48 of Willenbar Terrace and John Preston Bullard 55 of Liberty, property loss 325 dollars. Second crash on S Wrenn Street involved James Mc Queen 29 of Street Opal Lovelace Davis Gi vett Drive and Howard Roy Falk 25 of Old Winston Road, total damage 475 dollars.
Don Buchanan of 1212 N Main St reported three hubcaps stolen from his car while parked on E Farriss Avenue. The hubcaps were valued at $32.
City officials reported the tie in of a new raw water pumping line completed yesterday after a pipe cracked during installation caused a two day water shortage. Pumps were restarted promptly and water stores were expected to be replenished by morning despite no advance notice to avoid arsonist attention.
A statewide Laymen's Institute sponsored by the Baptist Brotherhood is set for January 4 and 5 at the Mills Home Campus in Thomasville. More than 250 men from across North Carolina are expected to attend with pastors joining in. Horace Easom of Shelby notes the program focuses on personal evangelism and will feature reports from lay revival leaders. guests will be housed in local hotels and din e at Mills Home and the Women’s Club in Thomasville.
An 80 year old Black woman, Mary Booker, was hospitalized in very critical condition after being struck near her Kivett Drive home yesterday morning. Harriet Gross Smith, 22, of 3101 Kivett Drive, said Booker ran in front of her car approaching the Kivett Drive railroad bridge. Police noted no charges yet. There have been two pedestrian fatalities in High Point this year.
En route home for weekend two High Point youths Sp 3 C Ralph E Bennett 24 and Sp 3 C Finley P Robbins 22 were killed when their car struck a bridge railing on Manchester Road near McArthur Lake on the Army reservation. Bennett was thrown clear while Robbins was pinned. Next of kin listed as Mr and Mrs Carey A Bennett and Mr and Mrs EB Robbins. Bodies to be returned to High Point for burial. Bennett served 1950 to 1953 including time in Germany. Robbins born Aug 28 1936 in Randolph County. More on page SC.
Accident report totals show 861 accidents this year with 2 fatalities and 135 injuries. Property loss amounts to 285732.83 dollars across incidents in the current year to date.
A humorous essay describes a friend struck by car trading fever and proposes two cures. The author details a tongue in cheek trading formula involving dressing down, and feigning ignorance to lure a dealer into a better offer, ending with a warning that this method can backfire.
A winter session of the Arts and Crafts Workshop opens Thursday at 7:30 Jr High Braica with seven lectures on home building and buying. Topics cover lot purchasing financing planning design interior decoration and building. Courses include welding household repairs basic grooming and china painting plus weaving basketry and bridge lessons.
The Uwharrie Council and High Point District of the Boy Scouts of America released a January activity calendar. Meetings and events include the High Point District Commissioners Meeting January 3 at Furniture Expo Building, various Claude's Cafe Lexington sessions, a January 14 Roundtable at Wesley Memorial, and a January 15 District Committee at Sheraton Hotel. Basic Training for prospective Scout leaders and parents runs January 3 10 and 17 at Wallburg agricultural building with Wallburg Lions Club sponsorship.
The Enterprise announces a Family Weekly Magazine supplement debuting next Sunday January 6 in the Sunday issue. The eight page rotogravure section will cover science sports medicine religion art and more with tested recipes from the Culinary Arts institute and step-by-step instructions.
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