Simple Assault Verdict Against Thomasville Man
Twenty one year old Jack Wray of 509 Hill street found guilty of simple assault in recorder's court. Judge W H Steed gave 30 days suspended on good behavior for two years and a 50 dollar fine. Additional drunken and disorderly charge also suspended on similar conditions and costs. Other judgments included Fletcher Hunt two larceny counts 12 months each and Sylvester Kirkland driving without a license 30 days each. Beck and Wray involved in January 7 shooting at Hoover street poolroom.
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Thomasville
Jack Wray
Hill Street
Wray
Eercey
Recorder’s Court
W. H. Steed
Wilson
Monkey) Beck
Hoover Street
Beck
Steed
Superior Court
Elie
Fletcher Hunt
Polk Street
Hunt
S. B. Daniels
Sylvester Kirkland
Oak Street
Kirkland
Doug Cross
Southmont
Edward Haywood
Gray Street
Dolan Bowers
John Reece Miller
High Point
High Pointer Is Honored By Electrical Men
Howard R. Pancoast executive vice-president of Bryant Electric Company Inc heads NECA District 3 Southeast as part of a new training committee. NECA will develop a formal training program for its 3000 members with a $60000 budget for textbooks covering estimating methods cost accounting business administration and management. The program will be offered as a university extension course to future industry leaders.
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Howard R. Pancoast
Bryant Electric Company, Inc
High Point
Greenville
S. C
Nashville
Association
High Point Ministers Attend Eastern Lutheran Synod Meeting
Rev. Harry D. Hawthorne and Nesbit H. Caughman attended the Eastern Conference meeting in Greensboro. About 80 people heard Rev. Peter J. Dennis and Rev. Royal Walther discuss evangelism and a May state plan tied to the National Lutheran council campaign.
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Harry D. Hawthorne
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Nesbit H. Caughman
Emmanuel Congregation
Greensboro
Eastern Conference of
United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina
First Lutheran Church
Peter J. Dennis
Board of Social Missions
United Lutheran Church In America
Royal Walther
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Charleston
W. Va
S. L. Cox
Burlington
Raleigh
High Point
Winston-Salem
Thomasville
Lexington
Sanford
Rocky Mount
Fayetteville
New Bern
Gibsonville
Goldsboro
National Lutheran Council
Mr. Walther
Nebraska
Hickory
New York City
Dennis
Council Moves To Widen Main Street In Thomasville
The Thomasville city council began steps to widen Main Street by about 11 feet between Trade and Salem streets. The city manager was told to consult Southern Railway about right of way and to work with the state highway division to solve drainage problems on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Main Street
Salem
Southern Rail Way Company
State Highway Division
Thompson to Talk To Moose Members
Robert L. Thompson editor of the High Point Enterprise will address the Loyal Order of Moose tonight at their weekly meeting at the Moose home 120 Church Street Governor Sturgis May urges full membership to attend and hear Thompson The meeting begins promptly at 8 p.m.
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Robert L. Thompson
High Point Enterprise
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Home
Church Street
Sturgis
Thompson
City Hall and Library to Close After Death of Public Works Director
City Hall and the public library will close tomorrow afternoon following the death of Silas McBee director of public works. Funeral set for two at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church. Acting director Dempsey Neal named until replacement is found.
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City
T. E. Hinson
Silas McBee
Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church
McBee
North Carolina State Highway Commission
Hinson
Dempsey Neal
Plans for city park development discussed at council
Curry Regan of the parks commission reported at last night’s meeting that architect R D Tilson of High Point is drawing up plans for further development of a city hall south side park. Partial development has occurred. plans will be submitted for council inspection.
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Thomasville
Curry Regan
Parks and Creation Commission
R. D. Tilson
High Point
Regan
Open House For Scout Hut At Spring Hill Church
Open house will dedicate a new scout hut for Troop 1 of the Spring Hill Methodist church tomorrow night starting at seven. Rev. J. Paul Hill leads a dedicatory service. A free chicken dinner honors contributors, with stunts cake auction and entertainment. The hut sits on Chestnut street extension beyond highway 10-A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill Methodist Church
J. Paul Hill
Milford Byerly
Chestnut Street
Highway 10-A
Polio Flight Benefit Cancelled by Jaycees
Thomasville February 14. The Fly For Polio drive cancelled by sponsors the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The event set for last Sunday failed due to bad weather and pilots could not offer rides in exchange for donations. The polio drive ends today and the Jaycees will not renew the fundraising effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Werther
Taycees
Local Land Involved In Litigation In Superior Court
Heirs of Minnie P. Vail contest a deed transferring property between South Main and Willowbrook to her son V. B. Vail. Plaintiffs claim fraud induced the deed for a larger tract while the son says the land described was correct and the will valid. Defense testimony was to continue this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Minnie P. Vail
South Main
Willowbrook
Army Air Force recruitment team to visit High Point College
A three officer procurement team will spend three days at High Point college to enlist students for the army air force. Captain Ralph J. Ferree leads the team, joined by Major Leslie McLaurin and Captain Burns. They will base at the Student Center and target seniors for early training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Army Air Force
Ralph J. Ferree
Air Force
North Carolina
Leslie McLaurin
Burns
Caribbean
McLaurin
Thomasville Police Enjoy Brief Rest in Quiet 24 Hours
Thomasville police reported a rare 24 hour period with no arrests ending late morning. Officers could not recall a comparable stretch of calm in recent memory as the city experienced unusual quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Trinity Grange To Entertain Swimmers In High Point Meet
Trinity Grange members met in the Grange hall and approved aiding in entertaining participants in the National Swimming meet to be held in High Point. A film by J W Davis demonstrated proper land use during the session. No decision on opening the hall to other groups was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Grange
Grange Hall
W. F. Baiey
High Point
Grange
J. W Davis
Susie Perdue Not Involved In Local Peeping Case
In Thomasville on February 14, the paper clarifies that the Susie Perdue linked to a recent peeping tom case is not the resident at 17 East Colonial Drive. The defendant in the inquiry was charged by warrant with peeping into a home at 208 Leonard Street belonging to Eugene Perdue's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Susie Perdue
Enterprise
Fred A
Susie) Perdue
East Colonial Drive
Leonard Street
Eugene Perdue
Chamber Drives New Members In 1950 Campaign
Thomasville reports a 1950 drive by the chamber of commerce to enlist new members. About 35 campaigners, briefed by Chamber President Homer Beck and membership chairman Ernest Harrell, work in two person teams after a morning pep meeting at the Pioneer restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Chamber of Commerce
Pioneer
Chamber
Homer Beck
Ernest Harrell
Kenneth Hoyle
City Rejects Courtesy Parking for Visitors in Dollar Days
Thomasville merchants urged free parking beside meters for March 2 3 and 4 during Dollar Days but the city council denied the request. Officials decided to keep meters in operation and issue courtesy parking tickets to out of town shoppers leaving the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville Council Backs County Building Site Plan
At a regular meeting the Thomasville city council supported asking Davidson county to construct a county building on the south side of the city hall. The move followed a letter from N C English offering to sell a nearby lot for about 18000 dollars for a proposed county facility. The council also ordered parking restrictions on Church street and discussed various city needs including a new rabies inspector and gar bage disposal units. They planned with WTNC to broadcast meetings and considered an armory site option and a re zoning of National Highway to local business after a hearing set for February 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Davidson County Commissioners
N. C. English
City Hall
Winston and Guilford Streets
English
High Point
Church Street
Main Street
J. F. Epps
Curry Regan
W. E. Tomlinson
WTNC
Hal Harrison
General Electric
Davidson Street
Theodore McRae
High Point Negro
State National Guard
Guilford
Unity Streets
Eligible List For Captain In Fire Division Released
Fire Chief FE K Ingram releases an eligible list from the Civil Service Commission for potential captaincy in the fire division. Jack Wilson shifts to switchboard duty, ranks changed to private first class due to health concerns. Chief Ingram will confer with City Manager Hinson and aims to name a captain from within the fire division before month’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. K. Ingram
Civil Service Commission
Jack Wilson
Wilson
Ingram
T. E. Hinson
Fire Division
Trailer Camps To Be Outlawed By City Ordinance
Thomasville officials act to ban trailer camps inside city limits and regulate how trailers may be placed for living purposes after city council authorizes the attorney to draft the ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Community Club Opens Heart Campaign Drive in High Point
Red plastic hearts appear on store counters and public spaces marking the 1950 Heart Campaign opening led by the YWCA Commun ity club headed by Mrs. Shore Neal. Dr. Kenneth Cheek says 30 hearts will be placed locally to fund cardiac services and national heart research and education programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Adams Memorial Ywca
Heart Association
High Point
Community Club
YWCA
Shore Neal
North Carolina
American Heart Association
Kenneth Cheek
High Point Committee
United States
Ex Reichstag Member Discusses War, Russia, and Gobels
Gerhart H. Seger, former Reichstag member, told High Point Executives about options for handling tension between the Western Powers and Russia, suggesting waiting or war. He contrasted American impatience with European views, and recalled Gobels’ afterlife tale, criticizing propaganda and noting Stalin as a dictator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerhart H. Seger
Reichstag
High Point Executives Club
Russia
Seger
Europe
Paul Joseph Gobels
Purgatory
Hell
Hitler
Goering
Gobels
Germany
Pupils Hold Clinics Led By Adults During Evaluation Week
Evaluation Week at Senior High enters its second day with vocational clinics led by community adults. Thirteen panel discussions cover cosmetology engineering home making journalism medicine military service and more. Leaders include Dick Jamerson of UNC and Louise Lowe of the Woman’s College Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Goodson
First Methodist Church
Dick Jamerson
University of North Carolina Physical Education
Louise Lowe
Woman's College
Greens
Voorhees to Criticize Prints at High Point Camera Club
Local architect Louis Voorhees will critique photographic prints at the Shutter Bugs Camera Shop tonight at 7:30 during a High Point Camera Club session. The 76 photo exhibit from the Greensboro graphic contest includes entries from High Point Greensboro Winston-Salem and Reidsville with many prizes won by High Point photographers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Voorhees
Shutterbugs
High Point Camera Club
Greensboro
High Point
Winston - Salem
Reidsville
Local students hear diverse panel lectures on homemaking
W F Freeman Betsy Saunders Mrs Henry White Albert Moser Gene Humble Faye Farr Eva Staples Dr Hal Ingram Virginia Lane and Fred Flagler joined local residents as art panel lecturers. Rev Lee Tuttle of Charlotte will address juniors and seniors tomorrow morning as English classes discuss evaluating life. The special week ends Friday with a high school gym dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boro
W. F. Freeman
Betsy Saunders
Henry White
Albert Moser
Gene Humble
Faye Farr
Eva Staples
Hal Ingram
Virginia Lane
Fred Flagler
Lee Tuttle
Charlotte
Savings On Fire Rates Possible In Thomasville
Thomasville city council discussed raising the fire defense class from sixth to fifth to cut fire insurance costs. Estimated yearly savings amount to about five percent, potentially up to 50000 dollars, with residences not calculated. Underwriters urged two improvements a new fire engine and a new water pump at roughly 20000 dollars, but no action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Tatomasville
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Mrs Ollie Moser 81 Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs. Ollie Moss Moser aged 81 formerly of Burlington died Monday at 2 45 PM in a local hospital after three weeks of deep illness. She resided in Burlington until moving to High Point to live with granddaughter Mrs Harvey C Allen. She leaves a daughter Mrs A F Amick four sons two sisters and a brother nineteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral at Davis Street Methodist Burlington Wednesday at 3 PM with burial in Pine Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Moss Moser
Burlington
A. F. Amick
High Point
Thomas S
J. H
EF. G
B. A. Moser
Queen Northen
Addie Pendergraph
W. T. Pendergraph
Durham
J. G. Alexander
Davis Street Methodist Church
Pine Hill Cemetery
Infant Ronald Keith Reece Dies in High Point
Ronald Keith Reece infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert W. Reece of High Point died in a local hospital Monday evening. Born February 13 1950 in High Point he is survived by his parents a step brother and two sets of grandparents. Graveside services were held Tuesday at 2 pm conducted by Rev J A Grout at Floral Garden Lark Cemetery.
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Ronald Keith Reece
Hubert W. Reece
High Point
Hubert W
Ethel Faye Brady Reece
Route 6
William Robert Reece
C. W. Reece
Thomasville
O. L. Brady
J. A. Grout
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Floral Garden Lark Cemetery
Weather forecast for Georgina and Carolinas shows showers
Extended forecast predicts heavy local showers with 1 to 1.5 inches, rain Tue night into Wed morning across eastern Carolinas and southeast Georgia, then showers Wed and Fri with colder conditions. Record temperatures list many cities including Charlotte 58 and Wilmington 69, with mild highs near 60s and lows around 40s.
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Georgina
Carolinas
Sauure
Coler
Georgia
South Carolina
Stolen 1941 Chevrolet Truck Crashes Into Bus
Police investigate a 1941 Chevrolet truck belonging to R. B. Gantt that crashed into a Duke Power bus on Prospect Street then fled. The driver, identified as Robert Alexander, a Hulda Street resident, is being sought for larceny and hit and run. Truck license NC 788 327.
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R. B. Gantt
Duke Power
Prospect Street
C. M. Gantt
Gantt Real Estate
Gantt
English Street
Robert Alexander
Hulda Street
Alexander
North Carolina
Oil Production Jump in Utah Reports 1949 Output
The Utah crude oil industry produced 640000 barrels in 1949 with 49 wells completed, up from 18 in 1948. Of last year's drilling, 25 wells yielded oil, one produced gas, and 23 were dry. 1948 production was listed at 15000 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery Notice
The body will be returned to the home late this afternoon for burial arrangements following services at Pleasant Grove Methodist church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
Mrs Margaret Cowan of Thomasville
Mrs Margaret Louella Davis Cowan aged 76 of 15 Forsyth Street Thomasville died at City Memorial Hospital at 4 30 AM after a long illness She was born September 7 1873 in Davidson County and lived in the county most of her life Surviving are daughter Mrs Russell T Sigmon son George P Cowan brother Daniel Davis and eight grandchildren Funeral services will be at Toms Creek Primitive Baptist Church Thursday at 2 30 PM with burial in the church cemetery The body will lie in state at J S Green and Sons funeral home until Wednesday noon then proceed to the Sigmon home at 15 Forsyth Street
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Margaret Cowan
Thomasville
Margaret Louella Davis Cowan
Forsyth Street
City Memorial Hospital
Davidson County
Alexander and
Sarah Gallimore Davis
Denton
Linberry Methodist Church
Abraham O. Cowan
Russell T. Sigman
George P. Cowan
Lexington
Daniel Davis
Rocky Mount
Toms Creek Primitive Baptist Church
J. S., Green and Sons Funeral Home
Sigmon
Rosa Frye Gibson Dies After Heart Attack In High Point
Rosa Frye Gibson 53 wife of Avery H Gibson of 805 Redding Street High Point died suddenly Monday after suffering a heart attack at Jewell Cotton Mills. Born June 9 1896 in Moore County she lived in Thomasville before moving to High Point in 1939. Surviving are her husband three children two sisters two brothers and one grandchild Funeral Wednesday at Church of God High Point with burial to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Gibson
Thomasville
Rosa Frye Gibson
Avery H. Gibson
Redding Street
High Point
Gibson
Jewell Cotton Mills
City Memorial Hospital
Moore County
James Frye
Ester Mae Gibson
Lorena Gibson
James Gibson
Mary Eliza Fields
Catherine Harris
Pinehurst
Huey Frye
Church of Godlin High Point
Lemuel S. Loflin dies at 72 in Sophia
Loflin Lemuel Stedman Loflin 72 of Rt 1 Sophia died suddenly Monday afternoon at 4 30. Surviving are widow Mary Brookshire Loflin four daughters Mrs Edison Watson Mrs Von Hurley Mrs Rowland Yow and Mrs C W Banks two sons Garfield and Arthur Loflin and 11 grandchildren. Funeral at Carraway Baptist church Flint Hill Wednesday at 2 p m. Burial in church cemetery. Body taken to Hurley home at 5 p m today.
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L. D. Loflin
Asheboro
Lemuel Stedman Loflin
Rt. 1
Sophia
Mary Brookshire Loflin
Edison Watson
von Hurley
Rowland Yow
C. W. Banks
Atlanta, Ga
Garfield
Fayette Ville
Arthur Loflin
Carraway Baptist Church
Flint Hill
Hurley
Death of Henry Spencer in Seagrove area
Henry Spencer 78 died suddenly at his home Rt 1 Seagrove at 6 30 with widow Mrs Hannah Northcutt Spencer and four children present. Surviving are three daughters two sons fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Union Grove Baptist Church Wednesday at 4 pm with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Spencer
Asheboro
Rt. 1
Seagrove
Hannah Northcutt Spencer
Beulah Chriscoe
Eulah
Eulah Spencer
Phronie Mc.Kinley
Ervin Spencer
Willie Spencer
Arena Wilson
Steeds
William and
Alfree Spencer
Ramseur
Artemis
Cedar Falls
Millard Spencer
Marshton
Union Grove Baptist Church
Mrs Lydia Bean Dies in Asheboro at 60
Mrs Lydia Brown Bean 60 of Rt 4 Asheboro died here yesterday. Survived by husband Isom Bean seven daughters including Connie Criscoe and Fannie Bullins Seagrove Aggie Woodall Esta Woodall Jewel Tedder Marie Woodall Eileen Small four sons Wade Bill Arnold all of Randolph county one sister Nevia Hurley two brothers Ira Brown Odell Brown of Seagrove and 11 grandchildren Funeral set for 2 p Wednesday at Maple Springs Baptist Church burial in church cemetery Northern China deli cacy snow fungus in eternal snows sells for 0 an ounce.
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Lydia B. Bean
Asheboro
Lydia Brown Bean
Isom Bean
Connie Criscoe
Fannie Bullins
Seagrove
Aggie Woodall
Esta Woodall
Jewel Tedder
Randleman
Marie Woodall
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