Robbery Suspect Named Beaston Ties to Loan Firm Hold-Up
A 25 year old Spring Lake man Harold Beaston is held on an open charge as an accomplice in a daylight hold up of People's Loan Service Inc. He confessed to involvement but says he did not act alone. Police seek two other youths. getaway driver received 40 percent of loot. The incident occurred Friday around 1 30 p.m. at the Fayetteville bound plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Lake
People's Loan Service, Inc
Harold Beaston
W. C. Johnson
Frances Yarborough
Beaston
W. Virginia
High Point
Fayetteville
Lion's Share
Yarborough
High Point College Honors Fellow Program Members
High Point College plans its first Fellow Program recognition in Memorial Auditorium at 10 20 AM on Wednesday. Citations will honor active supporters from High Point and nearby towns, with Dr J E Rawlinson Rev Ralph Taylor and Dr Wendell M Patton among speakers. A luncheon follows in Harrison Hall with several local sponsors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Memorial Auditorium
J. E. Rawlinson
First Baptist Church
Ralph Taylor
Holt McPherson
High Point Methodist Church District
Wendel M. Patton
Richard A. Mensendiek
First Reformed Church
Harrison Hall
Myrtle H. Barthmaier
Henry G. Bell
Jack H. Campbell
W. R. Campbell
J. Harris Covington
R. Frank Dalton
Raymond L. Deal Jr
John H. Foy
Charles E. Hayworth
High Point Savings and Trust Co
I. Paul Ingle
C. 1. Ingram
Charles L. Kearns
W. H. Linthicum Jr
James H. Millis
N. C. National Bank
W. T. Powel
Robert M. Silver
Edgar H. Snider
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Eliott
YMCA 38th Annual Meeting Set With Keynote Speaker
The Y announces the 38th annual meeting to be held Thursday at 6 39 in the Y facility. Charles McAnally will preside and report on the year’s program and administration. Special awards will be given by Norman Weisbecker and Jack Rochelle. Past presidents are invited, and retiring directors will be replaced under rotation. Frank S. Minnerly will deliver the keynote as associate executive from the Ohio West Virginia area. Reservations must be made by Wednesday.
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YMCA
Young Men's Christian Association
Charles McAnally
The
Norman Weisbecker
Jack Rochelle
F. Logan Porter
Welch Harriss
Everett Marsh
Amos R. Kearns
Nathan Avers
Horace Haworth
Holt McPherson
William C. Sheloff
Richard D. Meisky
McPherson
George W. Dixon
Paul K. Frye
W. S. Petree
W. C. Sheloff
Robert M. Silver
Edgar Snider
W. A. Tomlinson
Ohio-West Virginia
Frank S. Minnerly
Springfield College
Massachusetts
Detroit
Mich
Greenwich
Russia
Baptists State Study Session Begins At Central Assn
The Central Baptist Association training union department will hold its annual four day training course of study this week. From 7 to 9 p m daily it runs tomorrow through Thursday at First Baptist Church with teachers including Rev Clyde Tucker Edward Kessiah Rev W W Robbins Rev Albert Leath and a list of lay leaders.
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The
Training Union Department of Central Baptist Assn
First Baptist Church
Clyde Tucker
Edward Kessiah
W. W. Robbins
Albert Leath
Alma Bumgarner
Neil Armstrong
Billy Freeman
H. E. Hutto
R. C. Fincher
Lula Mae Underwood
Herbert Ingram Jr
Wilfred Eddinger
Robert Eagle
Hazel Ward
Nell Seagraves
Barneycastle Fund Seeks to Avoid Prison Time
A group of Bonnie Barneycastle friends began efforts to raise 8128 dollars to keep the 22 year old from federal prison after a Greensboro court convicted her of embezzling 5128 dollars from Wachovia Bank. She faces 18 months, with a five year suspended term conditioned on payment and restitution by April 15. Reverend J S Higgins leads the fund, noting the aim is to meet the court’s order while honoring its decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Gray Barneycastle
Miss Barneycastle
Greensboro
West End
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Wachovia Bank
Edwin M. Stanley
Bonnie Gray Barneycastle Fund
J. S. Higgins
Higgins
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
Barneycastle
Phillips ,St
Barneycastles
Phillips
Miss Bar
Clearing and Windy School Weather Today
Forecasters at the Friendship Weather Station expect clearing skies and windy, cooler conditions today after a few early showers. High yesterday 66, expected today 63, tonight 35, tomorrow near 50 with partly cloudy skies and colder.
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Friendship Weather Station
Bond Sales Up in Guilford County January
Treasury Savings Bonds sales in Guilford County reached 335067 in January up 69 percent from January 1960. Statewide sales lagged about three percent, according to C M Allred, city bond chairman.
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U. S. Treasury Savings
Guilford County
C. M. Allred
One Flight Cancelled By Strike
Weather and a flight engineers strike affected Eastern Air Lines operations at Greensboro High Point Airport. By 6 p.m. only one four engine flight from Chicago scheduled for 7:19 p.m. was canceled due to the strike. Eastern said the Chicago flight normally returns to Chicago next day and could be canceled today without a replacement. Two engine flights proceed weather permitting. jet and long haul schedules continue with supervisory staff and engineers reporting for duty. Passengers with reservations should call for updates.
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Eastern Air Lines
Greensboro-High Point
Chicago
Eastern
City Bank Debits Up In North Carolina Cities
Eight North Carolina cities posted higher bank debits for January compared with January 1961. City Bank of High Point led the gains with a six percent rise from 69.9 million to 74.085 million. Other Tar Heel cities showing rises included Asheville, Durham, and Greensboro with varying percentages and debit totals recorded by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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High Point
North Carolina
Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond
Richmond Bank
Fifth District
Tar Heel
Asheville
Durham
Greensboro
Bryant Stout Battle Signals Heated Democratic Primary
Local Democrats face a split race as Bryant and Carson Stout edge toward a tight mayoral primary. Rumors swirl over party support, with retiring Mayor Jess Washburn backing Bryant and Stout drawing strength from annexed areas and Green Street Baptist Church. Republicans tease a ticket but contribute to the jitters as the contest tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
Carson Stout
Hubert Bryant
Bryant
Stout
Jess Washburn
Green Street Baptist Church
Arthur Kirkman
Ray Davis of High Point Wins Brazil Trip Prize
Ray Davis a 15 year old Enterprise carrier wins a 10 day all expenses paid trip to Brazil after a contest by The Enterprise and Family Weekly Magazine. He flies from Greensboro via flight 568 to New York, then Vargi airlines jet to Rio de Janeiro with nine other boys, touring Rio PetrolpolI Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo, returning March 2.
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High Point
Ray Davis
Enterprise
Brazil
Ray
Enterprise and Family Weekly
Enterprise Sunday Supplement
Hotel Sheraton
New York City
United States
Vargi Airlines
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
Brazila
Petrolpolli
Porto Alegre
Sao Paulo
New York
Eavesdropper Mixes Facts in Local Gossip Splits
A pair on a party line spread a 17 year old mother’s birth of a 7 pound baby but garble a 71 year old woman with a 17 year old husband. A reader debunks Jap Manufacturing Co’s name origin tied to Jasper. A husband’s odd luck turns sour after three black licorice balls from a gum machine.
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Curiosity
Jap Manufacturing Co
First Woman Elected High Point Bar President
Mrs Louise Schoch made history by becoming the first woman to head the High Point Bar Association and likely the first woman to hold the post in North Carolina. The Ladies Night dinner elected Arthur Utley as vice president and Bill Haworth as secretary treasurer. Ed Kemp spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Bar Association
Louise Schoch
Gordon Gentry
Arthur Cooke
Ed Washington
John Comer
D. P. Whitley Jr
Whitley John Hayworth
Bobby James
Arch Schoch
Tuscaloosa
Ala
City Map Project Extends Ground Charting Effort
Aerial mapping experts in High Point shift to ground readings to chart the city's profile with one foot accuracy. Forbes Winn, Robert T. Smith, and Rex F. Miller lead fieldwork after 30 square miles were photographed. 11 more square miles to map. Total project cost exceeds $60,000, with cooperation from the city planning department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abrams Aerial Survey Corp
Lansing
Mich
Forbes Winn
Abrams
Robert T. Smith
Rex F. Miller
City Planning Department
Grocer, 52, Kills Self With Gun
Irby Cates, a 52 year old grocer, was found dead of a gunshot at his Phillips Street home yesterday. He had been in declining health for about a year, born April 9, 1908 in Orange County. He moved to High Point 39 years ago and worked 25 years as a foreman at Melrose Hosiery Mill, retiring a year ago. He had since owned and operated a business.
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S. Irby Cates
Phillips Street
Cates
Orange County
Emmitt F
Vivian Lee Cates
High Point
Melrose Hosiery
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Heart Fund
Ray Wheatley
Pauletta Armstrong
Sharon Frazier
Order of the Rainbow
Wheatley
I. T. Mann Post 87
American Legion
Knox Bridge
David Cox
High Point Enterprise
HPC
Frank Minnerly
Baptists
City Bank
Party Stal
Gene Horney
Thornie White
William Simmons
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Yester
Florida
Miami
Phote
David Con
By Forrest Cates
Jasper
McCoy
New Bar Assn
Mrs
Grocer
Self
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