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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1957
Page
2
Sam Chandler has resided in northeast Oklahoma all his life and now lives in the house where he was born, a dwelling he has occupied for 78 years in Jay.
Survivors recount chaotic evacuation as flames engulf the Katie O'Sullivan Memorial Home. Inmates leapt from windows. six inmates aided by a guard before flames forced retreat. Heat from steam and LPG fuel contributed to rapid spread. destruction follows prior inspections and no heating stoves. The disaster mirrors two earlier Missouri rest home fires in four years with high fatalities.
North Carolina will pause to honor former Governor William B Umstead with a portrait unveiling in the state hall Tuessday night The portrait by Henry Rood Jr Greensboro will be presented by Umstead's 1916 UNC classmates Merle Bradley Umstead the governor Hodges and Superior Court Judge Francis Clarkson participate The event honors a career of public service and is chaired by A H Graham State Highway Commission leader
New York stock averages opened higher but turned irregular as profit taking trimmed initial gains. Pivotal issues fluctuated and some advanced beyond a point while major steels gave back early momentum. Trading remained active as the market extended gains seen at Friday's close.
The market shows Chrys ler and Ford rising while leading rails cling to gains by a narrow margin. Nonferrous metals and aircraft stocks are mixed with Anaconda down and Bethlehem Steel easing after a small advance. The Associated Press average for 60 stocks gains to 172.80 as rails and industrials rise and utilities hold steady.
Joseph Ellis Copple 75 resident of Route 4 Thomasville died at Baptist Hospital at 9 35 Sunday night after a long illness He was born Sept 25 1881 in Randolph County son of John and Latricia Kennedy He was active in Fairmont Park Baptist Church and a deacon He belonged to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen He had worked as an engineer for the Southern Railroad in 1999 Surviving are two daughters two brothers a sister a grandson and a great grandson Funeral services were set for 3 pm tomorrow at Fairmont Park Baptist Church with multiple pastors officiating and burial in Spring Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
Edgar Hubert Beane 66 of Augusta Georgia died at home after months of declining health He was a Randolph County native who moved to Greensboro then Augusta forty years ago and worked as a street car conductor He is survived by his wife a daughter six sisters and three grandchildren The body will arrive at Pugh Funeral Home tonight with services at Pugh's Chapel Wednesday at 11 am and interment in Bethel Friends Cemetery near Asheboro
Market update shows Dow Jones averages with figures around 68.59 to 69.94 and a total at 460.89, noting utilities sector activity and the influence of Bache & Co. on furnished data. The snippet records a snapshot of daily stock movement and sector placement.
Albany Ga traffic officer E H Jeter issued parking violation tickets for three cars beside expired meters. After returning to headquarters and submitting duplicate tickets he discovered one was his own car. It cost him the usual one dollar.
Thomasville fire department logged three minor calls yesterday. A backyard playhouse blaze at 801 Fisher Ferry St. started by candles was extinguished with no damage. A second grass fire at 308 Wood St. was put out with no loss. A third grass fire at 516 Broad St. behind Crescent Veneer Co. was started by small children.
The Rev. Robert J. MacMillan, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary in High Point, is on leave due to illness and is hospitalized at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. Administrator Rev. Thomas R. Walsh, named to lead, has served 17 months as parish assistant and previously worked in Durham at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
A New York report announces a non surgical remedy using Bio-Dyne with Preparation H for shrinking hemorrhoids and relieving pain. Suppository and ointment forms are available with a money back guarantee and a registered patent.
State highway patrolman stationed at Welcome is identified as Sam Keteh Um in current reports. His assignment and duties are noted without additional condition or incident details.
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