Permits Issued for 53 New One Family Homes in High Point
City building records show permits totaling 34560 for 53 new one family frame houses by Ace Development Corp planned north of the Golfcrest area in south High Point. Each house costs about 6500 and the project spans valleys Ridge Nathan Hunt and Kearns streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spector
Ace Development Corpora
Golfcrest
South High Point
Valley Ridge
Nathan Hunt and
Kearns
Sherwood Corporation
North Carolina
Virginia
Joseph J. Cox
Hoover Street
West Commerce Street
C. S. Rutledge
Taylor Street
Greensboro Man Fined For Drunken Driving
Joseph E. Williams, 26, of 1410 Brandt Street Greensboro was found guilty in Municipal court of driving under the influence. He was fined 100 dollars and court costs and barred from driving for 12 months. Della McDonald, Negro, of 600 Leonard Street was indicted for violation of the prohibition law and given six months suspended on 2 year good behavior plus fifty dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Williams
Brandt Street
Greensboro
Della McDonald
Leonard Street
Couple Held In Vagrancy Case At Main Street Duplex
A married man Edward Swaim and single woman Mabel Fulcher were arrested for vagrancy and appeared in municipal court. Police say they lived in half of a duplex at 1515 North Main Street with three children without the owner's consent. The case was sent to the welfare office for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street
Main Street
City Welfare Office
Ofkcers
Edward Jesse Swaim
Mayodan
Mabel Fulcher
Spencer
Swaim
Fulcher
L. V. Holbrook
Holbrook
South Main Street
Welfare Office
Scout Executive Board Meeting Sets 1948 Growth Goals
The Uwharrie council executive board met last night with 21 members from Thomasville Lexington Salisbury and High Point. They set a 1948 membership target of 2008 boys 510 cubs and 183 seniors a 20 percent rise and approved finance campaigns for October 4 to 11. John Hackney deputy regional scout executive led charter review and Harry Brown Finch presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uwharrie Council Executive
Thomasville
Lexington
Salisbury
High Point
John Hackney
Atlanta
Uwharrie Council
Harry Brown Finch
VFW Members Asked To Meet For Carraway Funeral
All members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars are asked to meet at the Home on West Broad Street at 2 p.m. tomorrow afternoon to attend the funeral of Bruce H. Carraway. The VFW firing squad will participate in the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
West Broad Street
Bruce H. Carraway
VFW
First Robin Arrived Last Week to Visit Mrs Barbee
Mrs Barbee reports a large robin in her yard since last Friday on East Green street and hints at an early spring. North State Telephone line man H M Lovelace sighted a robin on North Hamilton street but his claim seems premature. Cedar Waxwings also paused on Sunday en route north, as pansies and other blooms hint at spring ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
H. M. Lovelace
North State Telephone Company
Hamilton Street
Robin Redbeast
Rites for B H Carraway set in Wesley Memorial Church
Bruce H. Carraway 63 longtime Guilford County official and World War I veteran dies after months of illness. Funeral at Wesley Memorial Methodist Thursday at 3 pm with Masonic rites in Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include Bertha Lindsay Carraway widow and children John Roberts Mary H Maude and Bruce H Carraway Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce H. Carraway
Mr. Carraway
Monticello Farm
Kinston
William Whitfield Carraway
Rhodes Military Academy
University of North Carolina
Wake Forest
Maryland
Newport
Clayton
Swansboro
Gibsonville
Morehead City
Guilford County
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Numa F. Reid Masonic Lodge
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bertha Lindsay Carraway
John K. Roberts
Lexington
Mary H. Carraway
University of North Carolina Graduate School
Maude Carraway
High Point
Bruce H. Carraway, Jr
Gordon
Raleigh
Sam Carraway
Chattanooga
Tenn
Paul Hardin, Jr
Numa F. Reid Lodge of Masons
Oakwood Cemetery
Masonic Temple
Colored Friends of
Supreme Court Grants Doctor Another Trial
The North Carolina Supreme Court granted a new trial to Dr. B. O. Choate, Sparta physician convicted in Surry Superior Court of criminal abortion. It ruled he could not be tried again for manslaughter in the August 1946 death of Annie Mae Anderson, since he was acquitted. The court said improper evidence of other offenses prejudiced the defendant and the judge had stricken it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
B. O. Choate
Sparta
Surry Superior Court
Choate
Annie Mae Anderson
Charlotte
Supreme Court
Dr. Choate
William H. Bobbitt
J. Wallace Winborne
Four High Point men awarded plumbing heating contractor licenses
The state board of plumbing and heating contractors licensed T. G. Summey Jr and T. E. Summey of High Point for plumbing contracting. John C. Davis and Jack C. Dilliard, both of High Point, were licensed for heating contracting. The board announced the successful applicants in Raleigh yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
State Board of Plumbing and Heating Contractors
T. G. Summey, Jr
T. E. Summey
John C. Davis
Jack C. Dilliard
State Board of Examiners
Raleigh
Funeral Rites Scheduled for Four Day Old Darrell Albertson
Darrell Wayne Albertson died at a local hospital Tuesday morning at four days old. He was born in High Point on February 20, 1948, to W. Darrell and Inez Venable Albertson. Survived by parents and grandparents W. E. Albertson of this city and Mrs. Mary Jane Venable of King. Funeral services were held at 4 PM at 529 Flint Street, with Rev. T. R. York officiating. Burial followed at Mount Zion church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Albertson
Darrell Wayne Albertson
High Point
W. Darrell
Inez Venable Albertson
W. E. Albertson
Mary Jane Venable
King
Flint Street
T. R. York
Mount Zion
Fraud Charged In Settling Contracts Report
GAO reports evidence of fraud in war contract settlements and urges congressional inquiry. Rep. Bender notes millions wasted and calls for repeal of the contract settlement act as Warren cites 6,701 settlements totaling $906.9 million examined through December 31. Fraud potentially affected about 145 settlements involving nearly a significant sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Accounting Office
Rep
Bender
Ohio
House
GAO
Congress
Lindsay Warren
Warren
French Leader Warns Czech Crisis Threatens World Peace
Paris with Bidault voices grave French concern over Czechoslovakia crisis as a danger to peace. He cites Munich pact historic and warns Prague remains a center of European tension. He calls for peacemaking and liberty for all nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Georges Bidault
Czechoslovakia
Bidault
Conspiracy in Milk Case Brings 8 Indictments
The justice department indicted two dairy companies and six individuals for conspiracy to fix fluid milk prices in the St Louis area. Attorney General Tom Clark called it the first major indictment under the antitrust division’s food price control program begun last August, with further grand jury probes ordered in Chicago and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
St. Louis
Tom Clark
Anti-Trust Division
80 County Buses Operate On Double Duty Plan
Guilford county schools run 80 of 120 buses on double duty delivering students twice daily, causing lost classroom time. Supt. Idol asked the board for funds to buy 80 more buses in a plan to strengthen rural consolidation. High Point’s Carroll supported more buses as a key need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
E. D. Idol
Board of Commissioners
Idol
Charles F. Carroll
High Point
Davidson Road Projects Await Bids For County Highway Work
Two Davidson County highway projects await bids after bids submitted to the state highway commission. Bellenger Paving Company of Greenville submitted 412,094.55 for bituminous paving and a 6 mile section from Lexington toward Thomasville on U S 70 and U S 29. D W Winkelman Company of Greensboro offered 19,445.27 for grading and surfacing a 5.8 mile segment from the county road west of High Point to NC 109, with structures bid at 51,280. The work would connect High Point to Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point
N. C
Thomasville
Winston-Salem Road
Winston-Salem
Rose Society Elects Officers For Ensuing Year
The High Point Men’s rose society met in the P. T. & D. railroad main ice house despite stormy weather. Officers for 1948 were unanimously elected: H. R. Williamson president, Dr. T. R. Zimmerman vice president, Judge C. N. Cox secretary, and W. J. Carter treasurer. A rose show is hoped for May or June, with next meeting set for the fourth Tuesday in March at a later announced time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Men's Rose Society
Roll Call
H. R. Williamson
T. R. Zimmerman
C. N. Cox
W. J. Carter
Partitioning Plan May Be Repealed
Lake Success February 25 report notes possible repeal of the Palestine partition plan as the UN Security Council weighs options. Colombia asks for a special session of the General Assembly, the U.S. seeks a big five study committee, and Russia's reaction looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kremlin
Moscow
Palestine
U. S
Russia
General Assembly
Warren R. Austin
United States
Holy Land
Austin
Dan
Pin
UN Palestine Partition Cosion
Congress
Nut Fat Content Compared Among Almonds Peanuts and Walnuts
A nutrition note states almonds and peanuts average about 59 percent fat, while walnuts contain about 64 percent fat, highlighting varying fat levels among common nuts.
North Carolina Holiness Association Convenes Here
The North Carolina State Holiness Association holds its annual convention at Hayworth Wesleyan Memorial Church tonight through Sunday. Rev. W. M. Deal presides with Rev. J. Paul Hill as secretary. Speakers include Dr. J. M. Couchenour, Rev. Julian Hopkins, and Rev. F. B. Dennard. Daily services at 10:30 am 8:30 pm and 7:30 pm feature Pilgrim Bible College pupils music with a mammoth youth rally Saturday at 2:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina State Holiness Association
Hayworth Wesleyan Memorial Church
Newton and
Chestnut Streets
W. M. Deal
State Association
J. Paul Hill
High Point
J. M. Couchenour
Boynton
National Holiness
Route 4 Man Held On Three Charges
Dewey V. Williams 27 of High Point Route 4 was arrested early today on operating a car while intoxicated no operator s license and improper auto equipment. He was held on bonds totaling 600 and scheduled for municipal court this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey V. Williams
High Point Rt. 4
Williams
Social Service Agencies Hold Monthly Meet
A monthly meeting at the American Red Cross office featured Miss Mary Louise Hasty of the city health department who spoke on department services including tuberculosis control and the chest X ray drive. Also present were officials from Family Service bureau Paul Owen Community Chest Tuberculosis Association health department county welfare Salvation Army and the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Mary Louise Hasty
City Health Department
Health Department
High Point
Hasty
Iss Hasty
Frances Roberts
Margie Hodgin
Family Service Bureau
Paul Owen Community Chest
Virginia Ryan
Tuberculosis Association
Maxine Boyd
Gladis Kivett
County Welfare
Adj. C. R. Collins
Salvation Army
Mina K. Wilson
Lucille P. Lee
Radio Expert M M Hause to Speak at High Point
M M Hause a Winston-Salem radio council member and sound effects authority will address the High Point radio council on Thursday at 7 30 pm at High Point college. He has long studied radio sound effects and cites a hippopotamus splash as a defining hobby moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Hauser
Winston-Salem Radio Council
High Point Radio Council
High Point College
Hauser
May-flies Darken Skies in Vast Swarms
Mayflies travel in immense numbers darkening the air at times, creating a striking natural phenomenon observed in the region. The swarms draw attention from observers and local wildlife, signaling seasonal change.
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Frieda
Tirst
Bob Steele
Spencer Tracy Turner
Don Andrey Long Castle
Paramount
Lawless
Trail Street
Randolph
Sccott
Robert Ryan
Ann Jeffreys
George “Gabby” Hayes
Rial
Isle OF Destiny
William Gargan Wallace Ford
Albert Dekker
West End
Scout
Junior
Pop
DIAL
Robin
Mrs. Barbee
B. H. Carraway
Davidson
Rose Society
N. C. Holiness Association
Couchenour
Route 4
Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. F
A. M. NO
Coke Cecil
T. Gregory
Radio Council
M. M. Hause
Tre
Greyhound
Union Bus Station
N. Wrenn St
Cel Te Greyhound
High Point and Vicinity
H.A
Dize
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