Jamestown Forms Rotary Club With Local Leaders
Jamestown plans a Rotary International unit as 25 business leaders vote to establish a club. E W Freeze Jr district governor presided while Tom Ragsdale was elected president and Charles Turner secretary treasurer. The High Point Rotary Club sponsors the new Jamestown group meeting Tuesdays at 6 30 p m at the Rainbow Supper Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Rotary International
E. W. Freeze, Jr
Rotary
Billampbell
Austin Fortney
Oed Hall
Rodger Jones
Graves Kerr
Kenneth Iller
Bill Payne
Tom Ragsdale
Ed Wicke
M.C. Holton
L. M. Hodgin
W. C. Parker
G. Johnson
Emsley Armfield
F. Everhart
H. R. Gillespe
Shasies Grissle
Joe Johnson
G. C. Justice
C. C. Roach
Bill Saunders
Vance Proctor
Roy Sullivan
Dick Wisenburg
C. R. Smith
Charles Turner
Rotary Club of
High Point
Rainbow Supper Club
High Point Rotary Club
Jamestown Club
Hervie Williard
Nathan Ayers
M. D. Bonner
Sam Wiley
Backing Auto Hits Woman and Child on Main Street
A driver backing into a parking space struck a woman, 39, and a five year old girl, injuring them slightly in the 100 block of South Main Street at 2 p.m. Mrs. C M Whitlow and Shelia Whitlow, both of Route 1 High Point, suffered minor bruises. No arrests were made.
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South Main Street
C. M. Whitlow
Shelia Whitlow
Route 1
High Point
Sarah R. Barret
Woodrow Avenue
Route 5
Joseph W. Stone
East Burton
Wrightenberry
Stone
Nancy J. Everhart
Walnut Street
Thomasville
Superior Court Brinas Session To Close Here
A two week term of Superior Court adjourned after jurists sentenced defendants including Kenneth Kennedy to seven months on the roads for selling whiskey to an ABC agent. Nathan Spencer received 60 days on the roads for drunken driving. Eldridge Tuggle’s 12 month suspended sentence was revived for violating suspension terms. Roy Hudspeth, 17, received a three to five year term at State Prison after a prior guilty plea for theft-related receiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
A. R. Crisp
Kenneth “Doc” Kennedy
Nathan C. Spencer
Eldridge Tuggle
High Point
Roy Hudspeth
Parker
State
Superior Court
C D Smith Succumbs At Age 79
Clarence Donald Smith aged 79 of 213 Woodrow Avenue died at High Point Memorial Hospital Monday at 8 p m after years of declining health. born February 3 1874 in Wake County he moved to High Point in 1907 to lead Stehli Silk Mill then founded High Point Underwear Co retiring 1931.surviving widow former wife three children two grandchildren two sisters three stepchildren funeral Wednesday 11 a m at Sechrest Chapel with burial in Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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Clarence Donald Smith
Woodrow Avenue
High Point Memorial Hospital
Wake County
Talbot B
Eliza Brown Smith
Raleigh
Durham
Mr. Smith
High Point
Hillsboro
Stehli
High Point Underwear Company
I City
Mattie Nancy Sasser
Goldsboro
O. Delk Smith
Earl D. Smith
Lois Cusworth
Medora Garaalo
New York City
L. A. Atkisson
Burlington
Ralph W. Smith
H. L. Sasser
G. A. Sasser
Clarkton
Sechrest Chapel
Roy E. Watts
First Presbyterian Church
Guilford Memorial Park
Sechrest’s
Club Work Discussed For Locals
Ralph Adams of Toledo Ohio assistant secretary of the National Exchange Club spoke to the local Exchange Club last night on local operations morale activity and member classifications. He outlined formation of new clubs extension work and meetings in North Carolina with district governors. President George Gibbardt presided and highlighted Crime Prevention Week and committee activity. George Anderson of Greensboro visited. Gibbardt Brown and Bailey attended a district governor conference in Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Adams
Toledo
Ohio
National Exchange Club
Exchange Club
Adams
North Carolina
Exchange
George Gibbardt
Whammy Tests Speed Enforcing Device in High Point
Police test the Whammy electronic speed checker on English Street with two patrol cars and a warning setup. No tickets issued yet while officers verify accuracy and public signs mark city entrances to deter speeding.
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C. C. Stoker
High Point
English Street
Accu
English
North Main
South Main
Prospect
Chestnut
East Green Streets
Lexington Avenue
Kivett Drive
Sears Workers Get Statement Of Earnings
36 local Sears employees received statements showing each share in profits from the savings and profit sharing pension fund. H. E. Hutto reported 114,600 nationwide participants hold 25 percent of Sears stock valued around 133,981 dollars locally and 455 million dollars overall, funded by employee deposits and Sears contributions.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
H. E. Hutto
Sears
Hutto
Three Arrested in Separate Assault Cases
Police report three individuals were arrested on assault charges. Leroy Bunton, 40, and Herman DeHart, 35, faced warrants for violent acts against spouses and were released on bonds of 300 dollars. hearings set for tomorrow in Municipal Court. Calvin Wagner, 25, also bonded at 100 dollars with a hearing tomorrow. Benny Haney, 19, jailed on a December board bill beat, released on 100 dollars bond with March 2 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Bunton
East Green Street
Josephine Bunton
Grayson Street
Herman DeHart
West Broad Street
Vanda DeHart
Calvin Wagner
Winston Road
Virginia Wagner
Whitehall Street
Bunton
DeHart
Wagner
Benny Haney
Pearl and Dick's
Stone seeks permit for repairs at 412 Grier Street
Mrs W P Stone applies for a general repairs permit to a residence at 412 Grier Street with an estimated total cost of 2000 dollars.
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W. P. Stone
Grier Street
More Rain Due This Vicinity With Cooler Temps
The weatherman at Friendship says more rain and cool temperatures are headed for this area. A low of 34 degrees and a high of 45 were recorded yesterday. tonight's low should be about 38 and tomorrow's high near 48.
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Friendship
High Point Lieutenant Credited With Damaging MIG
First Lieutenant Alexander M. Rankin III son of Mr and Mrs A M Rankin Jr of 427 Edgedale Drive was credited with damaging a communist MIG 15 in an air battle near Seoul Korea late January He and Radarman Lt Allen C Washburn of Memphis Tenn flying an F 94 night fighter damaged the MIG Rankin was awarded the Air Medal and recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross
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Alexander M. Rankin, III
A. M. Rankin, Jr
United Press
Seoul
Korea
Rankin
Allen C. Washburn
Memphis
Tenn
Thieves Break Into Thomasville Home Steal Pistol
Thieves entered the home of Joe Swiregood at June and Memorial Park Drive during the weekend. They unlocked a screen and broke a window pane to steal a .25 caliber German automatic pistol.
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Thomasville
Joe Swiregood
Memorial Park
Bill Guyer Dies in Korean Air Accident
First Lieutenant Garfield William Guyer, a jet fighter pilot with the 80th Bomber Squadron, was killed in Korea on February 22 in an aircraft accident. A High Point native born October 15, 1927, he was a 1949 UNC business graduate and Phi Kappa Sigma member. He previously worked for Pilot Life Insurance in Greensboro before joining the Air Force in 1950.
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Garfield William
Bill) Guyer
Korea
Guyer
High Point High School
University of North Carolina
Phi Kappa Sigma
Pilot Life Insurance Company of
Greensboro
Air Force
Shepherd Field
Lebanon Methodist Church
High Point
Jamestown P T A Plans Founders Day Program
Jamestown P T A will meet Thursday at 7 45 p m Founders Day will be observed with a skit directed by Ora Sublett Visitation night will open classrooms for parents Refreshments will be served George Davis serves as association president
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Jamestown
Jamestown Parent Teacher Association
Ny Ora Sublett
George Davis
Literary Judges Named for Guilford Fine Arts Festival
Eight North Carolina professionals will judge the Guilford County Fine Arts Festival literary division to run April 30 through May 13. Entries are due March 28. prizes include cash and trophies across radio scripts, plays, poems, essays, humor, short stories, and Guilford County life works.
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Guilford County
Robert Cottam, Jr
Eric Pryce
Route 3
Greensboro
Public Library
Chamber of Commerce
D. A. Rawley
Cecil Hoskins
Hoskins
WWNC
Asheville
North Carolina Broadcasters’ Association
Walter Spearman
North Carolina
Spearman
University of North Carolina
N. C. Scholastic Press Institute
Charlotte ‘News
Stop Sign Violators Warned by City Police
City police launched a campaign warning motorists to obey stop signs at intersections. Chief C C Stoker said patrols will seize violators as law requires a complete stop at signs. He blamed sign disregard for many crashes and urged High Point drivers to set an example. A recent stop sign violation charge was dismissed after an intersection collision killed one person.
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C. C. Stoker
Stoker
High Point
Senior Class Play Scheduled for March 6 and 7 at High Point High
The High Point High School Senior Class presents A Full House a three act farce by Samuel French on March 6 and 7 directed by Miss Ruth Goodman. Cast includes Tom Strother Ned Pembroke Jr Nancy Owens Daphne Charters Patsy Swaim Vera Vernon Betty Jo Honeycutt Ot-tily Howell and Buddy Bullock with a large supporting cast and Janice Neill as the prompt er. Committee chairmen and advisers named for publicity ticket properties house stage. The last basketball game of the season for the High Point School Bison has moved from Friday to Thursday night.
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Samuel French
New York
High Point High School
Buddy Bullock
George Howell
Parks
Stuart Fountain
Susie
Nancy Jo Doggett
Miss Winnecker
Betty Jane Beamon
Nicholas King
Lloyd Preslar
Dougherty
Jimmy Hill
Jim Mooney
Nick Fisher
Clancy
Don Elliott
Fleming
Judy Seward
Pembroke
Sarah Stuart
Janice Neill
Ruby Hallman
Ralph Vance
Jane Lucas
Mae Meador
Donald Scalf
Mary McInnis
Kenneth Stephens
Martha Ann Davis
Anna Meisel
Dorothy Whitesell
Robert Medlin
Harry Hendrick
High Point
Bison
More Division Heads Named For Campaign
With under a week to opening, two new divisions are named for the Red Cross Fund Raising Campaign. Patricia Clement will lead the Oak View Community Division and Tilman Thomas heads the Division of Furniture and Woodworking, the latter including furniture firms and wood products in the area. Rankin calls Clement and Thomas key picks for their groups. The local goal is $31,871 and the national goal is $93,000,000, campaign to start March 1.
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Red Cross
Robert B. Rankin
Patricia Clement
Oak View
Oak View Road
Tilman Thomas
Clement
Thomas
Rankin
High Point
Prayer for TODAY from Forrest Feezer of Waco
A minister from First Baptist Church in Waco Texas offers a prayer asking for compassion for those captive to sin. He likens believers to the shepherd with one lost sheep and the woman with one lost coin seeking to bring the lost back to Jesus.
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Jesus
Forrest
Feezer
Waco, Texas
First Baptist Church
Pruco Life Agent Attends Presidents' Club Conference
Paul Owen local agent for Prudential Life Insurance will attend his company top producers conference in New Orleans Thursday and Friday. The Presidents Club gathers the firm’s leading producers from across the nation for the year’s premier event.
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Paul Owen
Prudential Life Insurance Company
New Orleans
Police Query Two Negroes In Robberies and Forgeries
Two men described as a deserter from the Army and a High Point resident were held for questioning in connection with multiple robberies and forgeries in the city. Lawrence Jameison, 20, and Eddie Singleton, 20, were arrested aftera February 2 break in at Glen's Food Store on Kivett Drive. Detectives recovered two counterfeit checks and a watch and overcoat linked to the loot. Jameison reportedly confessed and implicated Singleton. Singleton faces separate armed robbery charges. Police aim to solve additional crimes and note a high clearance rate this month.
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High Point
Lawrence Jameison
Eddie Singleton
Furlough Street
Glen's
Kivett Drive
O James Barker
Raymond Johnson
Kroger Company
Jameison
Singleton
Billford
L. C. Madden
W. E. Carroll
W. C. Johnson
Arthur Kirkman Returns to Raleigh After Flu Bout
Senator O Arthur Kirkman of High Point resumes duties in Raleigh after two weeks out with flu. He attended the Senate session and had conferred with Guilford County officials on bills affecting the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Arthur Kirkman
High Point
Raleigh
Isen
Senate
Guilford
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L. G. Myers
Montlieu
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Perha
Brina
Bill Guyer
G. W
Jamestown P.T.A
Dix Sarsfield
Georgia
Sarsfield
Columbia
S. C
Associated Press
Charlotte AP
Carolinas
C. A. McKnight
Charlotte News
McKnight
World News
Puerto Rico
Samuel Selden
Selden
Frederick H. Koch
Mebane Holeman Burgwyn
Woodrow Price
Price
News and Observer
Elizabeth City
Kannapolis
N. C. Cape Hatteras Seashore Park Commission
Buggs Island Development
Mrs
Arthur Kirkman
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