Weather blamed for most of City fires in weekend string
Thomasville fire crews battled five blazes amid eight degree cold. One man, Charles Summers, suffered smoke and burn injuries at the Z T Robinson residence on Church Street and was hospitalized with a good prognosis. Faulty wiring and overheated chimneys sparked several fires, including the Leffen and Bingham incidents, as firefighters fought low temperatures and steam-logged smoke.
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Thomasville
Pilot
Fair Grove
Church Street
Charles Summers
City Memorial Hospital
Summers
City
Z. T. Robinson
Church St
J. W. Black
Jack Beasley
Rex Gallimore
Moose Order to Establish New Lodge in Thomasville
A Loyal Order of Moose unit will be established March 2 at 2 p.m. in the VFW Hall Thomasville with H Way Russell as installing officer. Frank Ray of Asheboro the southeastern director will oversee the ceremony. Officers from multiple Moose lodges will staff the event as the group works toward a charter requiring about 100 members.
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Thomasville
Loyal Order of Moose
VFW
H. Way Russell
Thomasville Lodge
Russell
Frank Ray
Asheboro
Southeastern
Moose
High Point Lodge
Sanford Lodge
C. E. Powers
Winston- Salem
Cecil D. Webster
Burlington
A. H. Kimble
High Point
M. F. Crooks
Edward Vaughn
Winston-Salem
John Sleigh
Greensboro
G. F. Koontz
Lexington
R. P. Witherspoon
Joseph H. Miller
Lexington Avenue
Jamestown Man’s Chinchillas Win Show Honors
Jamestown resident W. C. King's entries won two awards at the Carolinas chapter show of the American Chinchilla Breeders Association in Asheville. The event ran with the breeders convention. King captured best pelt of show and dark color phase awards.
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Jamestown
Carolinas
Asheville
W. C. King
Jury Pool Delays as Jurors Seek Excuses for Service
Jurors overwhelmingly asked to be excused from a one week Civil term of Superior Court causing delays in hearing motions and first cases. Judge F Donald Phillips of Rockingham required strong reasons to release prospective jurors as many sought to avoid service. About a dozen contested cases were set for the week.
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Superior Court
F. Donald Phillips
Rockingham
Prayer for TOAY New Beginning Through Defeat
A prayer from Paul S. Wright of Portland Oregon asks for divine guidance to see defeat as a new beginning. He urges lifting eyes from failure to God’s larger task and accepting present defeat to enable Christ’s triumph through faith.
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Jesus Christ
Paul
Wright
Portland
Ore
First Presbyterian Church
Fire department reports weekend incidents and minor blazes
The fire department logged no major fires over the weekend with only one causing slight damage due to severe weather. Two fires in businesses Saturday included the High Point Steam Laundry boiler room fire at 228 N Wrenn St with minor damage and three companies responding, and Myrtle Desk Co dumpster fire at Millis and Taylor streets confined to trash. A chimney fire at 301 Centennial Ave caused heavy smoke damage but was contained to the attic area.
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High Point Steam Laundry
N. Wrenn St
Myrtle Desk Co
Millis and
Taylor Streets
Dempster
J. W. Atkins
Centennial Ave
Woman Held In Bond On Theft Count
A Leonard Street woman Martha Lewis faces a theft charge after a man, Thomas Southern, was found badly beaten outside 1204 Leonard St. He said he and others drank at June Bailey’s home before being robbed of $35. Southern received 12 stitches and was hospitalized. Hearing set Feb 24. Other arrests include Paul Ellis larceny. Wilbur Short assault with a deadly weapon. Herman Lee Powell and Rialto Farrington drunk driving.
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Leonard Street
Martha Lewis
Thomas Southern
Southern
Memorial Hospital
Leonard St
June Bailey
Lewis
Paul Ellis
Olga Street
E. M. Harrison
Monthieu Avenue
Wilbur Short
West Street
Eleanor Love
Bond
Herman Lee Powell
Charlotte
Rialto Farrington
Ferndale Drive
Ex Pastor Speaker At Lutheran Anniversary Dinner
The Rev. Paul Conrad of Concordia Lutheran Church China Grove spoke at Emmanuel Lutheran Church fiftieth anniversary activities recalling his childhood. First charter members were honored with corsages and boutonnieres as part of the program. Anniversary officials and pastors from 1907 to present were listed. services continue tonight with Rev. F Curtis Morehead speaking on Beyond Tomorrow.
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Paul Conrad
Concordia Lutheran Church
China Grove
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Conrad
F. L. Conrad
North Carolina Synod
Christ
Harry D. Hawthorne
James R. Sloop
J. L. Southern
E. L. Ketchie
Roy G. Conrad
Charles Barrier
Edwin Chappell
Wayne Hill
G. Ray Ralls
Betty Claire Schultheiss
4. K. Stephens
Max Stout
Ralls
Stephens
Don Padgett
A. W. Klemme
James A. Sloop
Yoramar
Frank P. Cauble
Lynchburg
High Point
F. Curtis Morehead
F. C. Morehead
Monroe St
Nine Die Violently In State Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports at least nine violent deaths in North Carolina over the weekend. Victims include Frank Arval Franklyn of Kings Mountain killed when his car stalled on a railroad and was hit by a train, and Sgt. 1C Billy Joe Lee of Ft. Bragg in a fatal Ft. Bragg Boulevard collision. Others die in crashes or exposure across Wake Forest, Lillington, Charlotte, Double Shoals, and Burlington areas.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Frank Arval Franklyn
Kings Mountain
David John Hoffman
Warren
Ohio
Virginia
James H. Snellgrove
Macon
Wake Forest
Snellgrove
Hoffman
Spring Hope
Ft. Bragg
Bill
Kirby Surratt
Cleveland County
Double Shoals
Ollie Harris
Surratt
Paul Langley
Burlington
Pastor Hutchinson Publishes Upper Room Meditation
The Rev Orson N Hutchinson Jr of First Methodist Church writes a meditation for The Upper Room to be read by about 11 million readers worldwide. The piece reflects I Peter 1 8 about rejoicing in faith and sharing Christ’s joy through simple daily moments.
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Thomasville
Orson N. Hutchinson Jr
First Methodist Church
J. Manning Potts
Mr. Hutchinson
Peter
Christ
Jesus
HPC Project Boosts City Building Amid Strong Week
Total city construction reached 188 840 dollars last week with 131 000 dollars for Susanna Wesley Hall addition at High Point College by R K Stewart & Son. J Robert Connor secured six new house permits totaling 46 000 dollars on Cook Street and Willie Lee Thompson 6 000 dollars for a Boundary Street residence. Twelve renovation permits totaled 5 840 dollars.
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Susanna Wesley
High Point College
R. K. Stewart & Son
J. Robert Connor
High Point
Cook Street
Willie Lee Thompson
Boundary St
Grant Named Tar Heel of the Week by Raleigh Paper
Thomasville editor Marie Grant of Charity and Children was chosen Tar Heel of the Week by the Raleigh News & Observer. The feature praises her as unofficial press agent for 830,000 North Carolina Baptists and notes her 1949 start at the Baptist orphanage publication. She is a High Point College graduate, daughter of L. L. Grant of High Point.
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Thomasville
Marie Grant
Charity and Children
Raleigh News & Observer
Grant
Raleigh
North Carolina
High Point College
L. L. Grant
High Point
Re Scheduling Of Talent Show Caused By Snow
Thomasville says the Pilot School talent show postponed by bad weather will be rescheduled. A Pilot Lions Club spokesman said arrangements will be made soon and an announcement with the new date will follow. The Lions Club hosts the annual amateur event.
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Thomasville
Pilot Lions Club
Pilot Lions
Weekend traffic chaos leaves city with extensive damage
Snowy Saturday brings 70 to 80 accident calls with damages in the thousands. One pedestrian, Smearton Degenerio, 26, suffered a broken leg after being run over by a Buick. the driver fled. A three car crash at W Green and Grimes spurred the day’s biggest loss at about $900 in vehicle damages. Police investigated dozens more incidents including three patrol-car collisions and a rear end crash on English Street. One motorist was cited for following too closely.
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Smearton Degenerio
Leonard St
Degenerio
Memorial Hospital
W. Green
Grimes
Delmar Cope
Route 2
Lexington
Luther Pendry
Ralph Smith
Walnut Cove
Cope
Pendry
Stella V. Thompson
Grant Street
Eldon Christenson
Putnam Avenue
Brookside Street
Forrest Avenue
Grant
S. M. Mattocks
Boulevard
Albert Clyde Carter
Dartmouth Street
Mattocks
English Street
William G. Kennerly
Chandler Street
Abel M. Ijames
Westchester Drive
Kennerly
Ijames
Norman Hekler
E. Far
Riss Avenue
W. Green Street
Hekler
Green
Angus K. Martin
Otteray Drive
Westley McCarter
McCarter
Taylor Street
Martin
Floyd R. Combs
Willowbrook Street
Charles Sanders
Rockspring Road
Lindsay Street
Combs
Sanders
Guilford College Fuss Sparks Campus and Press Clash
Guilford College faces a factional dispute as a petition seeks the ouster of editor Douglas Kerr from the Guilfordian. Kerr and supporters vow to fight, while 150 of about 600 students signed the petition amid internal staff changes tied to deadlines and coverage.
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Guilford College
Douglas Kerr
Guilfordian
Greensboro
Will Fight Kerr
Kerr
Dave Morrah
Robert Shoaf
Herb Appenzeller
Morty Falkoff
Morton Goodman
Lee Jacobson
College News Bureau
Goodman
Infant McCraw Dies in High Point Hospital
Billy Eudene McCraw 26 days old, born Jan 20 1958 in the local hospital, died Sunday at 8 30 a.m. at High Point Memorial Hospital. Survived by parents William R. and Elizabeth Cassell McCraw, one sister, paternal grandparents B. E. and Mrs McCraw, maternal grandparents H. L. and Mrs Gassell. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. from Cumby Mortuary Chapel with Rev W L Smith, burial Oakwood Park Cemetery. Body to be taken to 900 W Broad St this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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Billy Eudene McCraw
William R
Elizabeth Cassell McCraw
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mt. Airy
W. Broad St
Frances Ann McCraw
B. E. McCraw
High Point
H. L. Gassell
Alexandria
Cumby
W. L. Smith
Friendly Baptist Church
Oakwood Park Cemetery
Pilot Fire Department Launches Membership Drive Tonight
The Pilot Fire Department begins a member ship campaign in first district south of the Superurgent and Lexington Highway to Pilot School. Lamar Miller said charges are 10 dollars per residence and 5 dollars for each additional residence.
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Thomasville
Pilot Fire Department
Lamar Miller
Pilot Department
Lexington Highway
Pilot School
Howard, Ford
Hillside
Bethlehem Streets
Harmon Drive
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Larry Jackson
Springhill Church
R. W. McGee
Frank Wall
W. T. Kennedy
Byerly
Frank Leffen
Pineywood Road
Jacob Street
Leffen
Twena
Walter Bingham
Julian Ave
Carmall Street
Bingham
Billy Thayer
Jamestown Man
Tyrs
Phete
Janet
High Point Enterprise
Guilford
Falkoff
Sid Hart
Hart
Acee Ei
Student Affairs Board
McCraw
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