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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1956

Page

9

Physicist to Speak in City on Health Physics

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory health physics division chief Dr. Karl Ziegler Morgan will address the American Business Club at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Woman's Club on High Street. Morgan, a Duke- and UNC-educated physicist, helps lead radiation protection efforts and radiological exposure standards work.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory American Business Club Woman's Club High St Karl Ziegler Morgan National Research Council American Standards Assn International Commission On Radiological Protection National Committee On Radiation Protection Kannapolis Morgan University of North Carolina Duke University Lenoir Rhyne College

Deaths and Funerals Carey Truitt 49

Funeral services for Carey Lee Truitt 49 were held at Canaan Methodist Church with Rev. William Bobbitt Rev. Marvin Smith and Rev. Marcus Myers officiating. Pallbearers were coworkers from Carrick Turning Works. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Truitt of Canaan Church Community Route 5 Winston-Salem died en route to High Point Memorial Hospital after a heart attack.

Thomasville Carey Lee Truitt Canaan Methodist Church William Bobbitt Marvin Smith Marcus Myers Truitt Carrick Turning Works J. B. Gordon Arland Hayden Ottis Bottoms Eugene Swaim Joe Ring Kenneth Hubbard Mr. Truitt Canaan Church Winston-Salem High Point Memorial Hospital

McWilliams Baby Dies Suddenly In Thomasville Home

Curtis Lee McWilliams four month old son of Eugene and Helen Faye McWilliams died at home on Route 2 in Thomasville early Sunday. Dr Milton Block ruled suffocation as the cause while the infant slept. Surviving are parents two sisters Daisy Bernice Veronica Faye one brother Pearl Eugene and maternal grandfather Pearl Hughes. Funeral at Hughes Grove Baptist Church Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial in church cemetery.

Thomasville Curtis Lee Pean Eugene Helen Fayees McWilliams Milton E. Block Davidson County Daisy Bernice Veronica Faye McWilliams Pearl Eugene McWilliams Pearl Hughes Route 2 Hughes Grove Baptist Church

Mrs Willie Hayes Dies In Hospital Rites Tomorrow

Mrs Willie Mae Dean Hayes 30 of Route 4 Thomasville died Sunday morning in Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem after a three year illness. She was born May 10 1925 in Tennessee and lived in Thomasville 15 years. Survived by husband Arnold Hayes and son Ronald Boyd Hayes, mother and stepfather Achey and Mrs Lawson Lenoir City Tenn, sister Mrs Walter E Johnson Lenoir City and two half brothers Joe and Jimmy Lawson. Funeral from South Side Baptist Church Tuesday at 3 pm with Rev Fred Jurney, burial in Holly Hills cemetery. Interment in family plot.

Thomasville Willie Mae Dean Hayes Arnold Hayes Route 4 Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem Hayes Tennessee Boyd Martha Wallace Dean South Side Batist Church Joe Jimmy Lawson Lenoir City Jeff Dean Vonore Tenn W. B. Wallace South Side Baptist Church Tor Fred Jurney Holly Hills Ceme

Republicans Map Precinct Meetings and County Rally

High Point Republicans plan precinct meetings this Friday then county convention Saturday and district state meetings the following weekends. N D McNairy will not seek re election as county chairman and potential successors are being discussed. C C Frazier Jr named as possible top county post.

High Point Rufus Hayworth Township Gop N. D. McNairy Hayworth Greensboro McNairy Guilford C. C. Frazier Jr GOP

Motorist Backed Speed Excuse In Reckless Driving Case

Police say James McDuffy 33 Greensboro sped along N Main Street jumped a stop sign at Church and Elm and reached 80 on Ferndale Drive. He claimed he needed a hospital due to heart trouble but officers said he was headed away from the hospital and he was booked for reckless driving.

Neal Griffin James McDuffy Greensboro N. Main Street Church and Elm Streets Ferndale Drive

Boy 12 Seriously Injured After Run Across Road

Donald Ray Shreve, 12, a Oak View School student, was struck by a car at 8 a.m. in front of his home on 209 Oak View Rd. He suffered a skull fracture and other injuries, described as serious, as the driver William Gurney Allred, 37, swerved to avoid him. The sister said he darted across the street. Police noted skid marks and the windshield damage. No charges filed against Allred.

Donald Ray Shreve Oak View School Highway Patrol Oak View Rd William Gurney Allred Allred H. C. Shreve

Man Waives Extradition To Texas In Court

Clifford Alva Putt 36 waived extradition to Texas at a municipal court hearing. Officers said he is wanted in Texas for forgery and in Greensboro on an unspecified charge. Judge Archie Myatt ordered Putt turned over to Texas authorities.

Clifford Alva Putt Texas Putt Greensboro Lexington Avenue Archie Myatt William Bryant Alice E. Bryant Beamon Alley Bryant Willie J.little Leonard Street

Toastmasters Charter Night Highlights Marietta

P V Kirkman reviewed Piedmont Toastmasters Club history at the third charter night banquet held Saturday at the Marietta clubhouse. Jim Armstrong of High Point Toastmasters spoke on Why Worry, with Paul Turberville and Charles Jarrell and Nap Dills also presenting. Dick Wright acted as toastmaster as plans for the area speech contest in Winston Salem on March 17 were announced. Walter Huber and Hubert Rockwell led the entertainment committee for the banquet and dance.

P. V. Kirkman Piedmont Toastmasters Club Marietta Club Jim Armstrong High Point Toastmasters Club Paul Turberville Charles Jarrell Nap Dills Dick Wright Winston- Salem Walter Huber Hubert Rockwell

Prayer for TODAY from Claude A Broach at St John Baptist Church

A church prayer asks God to guide feet in Sabbath paths today and to fill lips with kind words. The author Claude A Broach, minister at St John Baptist Church in Charlotte North Carolina, signs the exhortation in Jesus name.

Heavenly Father Jesus Claude A. Broach Charlotte N. C St. John's Baptist Church

Police Snafu Brings Man's Dismissal

Ted L. Proctor of Jamestown was arrested on February 11 for drunkenness. A jail mix up freed him by mistake but he walked a sobriety line and was later returned to custody. Judge J Archie Myatt dismissed the case.

Ted L. Proctor Route 1 Jamestown Proctor J Archie Myatt

Deaf Native Boy Faces Blindness and Departure for School

A 13 year old Navajo artist named David Chee, who is deaf and slowly going blind, plans to leave for the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts, tomorrow. He can still draw his classmates but a disease will eventually blur his vision.

Santa Fe, N.M David Chee Perkins School For the Blind Watertown Mass Marshall Hester New Mexico School For the Deaf

Jailed for Sleeping in Jail in Louisville

Louisv ille man Eman R Lee 52 was jailed after being found sleeping in a third jail cell block during a crime spree of dozing in public spaces He claimed he slept in a new police room as a bold tactic to avoid arrest and was charged with vagrancy based on multiple recent sleeps in various locations

Louisville Eman R. Lee Lee

Fails To Get Attention

Gordon Hamilton, 27, roared into downtown Louisville at high speed. A hitchhiker pulled a pipe from his pocket and the youth, forced to stop at a light, took $4 from him.

Louisville Gordon Hamilton Similton

North Carolina Franchise Tax Funds Disbursed

City receipts total more than 5000 dollars as Raleigh sent the franchise tax distribution to municipalities. Mayor Covington announced a 5524.31 check from the State Revenue Department earmarked for the general fund, with Lake Crowe handling the deposit. Across the state the bulk of the 239687.89 total went to Charlotte 33392.90 Greensboro 17314.25 and Winston-Salem 17115.96.

George A. Covington State Revenue Department Raleigh High Point Thenine Lake Crowe North Carolina Jimmy Bethune Charlotte Greensboro Winston-Salem

Heart Sunday Receipts Near Five Thousand Mark

Battalions of volunteers yesterday collected for the Heart Fund in High Point. Receipts to date total 4792.61 from a house-to-house canvass as 600 workers under 26 district captains pressed to reach every home despite many not-at-homes and weather.

Heart Fund High Poi Heart High Point

Open house draws 100 plus to Thomasville National Guard

More than 100 visitors attended the Thomasville National Guard unit open house at the armory Saturday. J Regan, commander of Battery B, 54th Field Artillery Battalion, reported strong interest in enlistments and a goal of 20 new members. The unit currently has 92 enlisted men and four officers.

Thomasville Thomasville National Guard Y National G Guard J. Regan 54¢Th Field Artillery Regan National Guard Ar Ne Rey A. Chair

Tire Theft Reported On Blain Street

Hubert Chadwick of Blain Street told police that a tire and a 40 value item were stolen from the trunk of his car yesterday.

Hubert Chadwick Blain Street

Davidson County Votes Tomorrow On Beer and Wine

Davidson County voters will decide Tuesday on the legal sale of beer and wine. Polls open 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m in 37 precincts with an expected large turnout. The dry side touts past campaigns and 40000 eligible voters, while the wet side urges legal control without public meetings.

Thomasville Davidson County Board of Elections Thurman Briggs Lexington Citizens Against Second Evangelical and Reformed Church Lexington Chair Co A. Odell Leonard Dry Organization Leonard Dry Dent Davidson United For Wet Henderson

Fatal Pedestrian Accident Near Lexington

Two men were struck by an automobile on Highway 150 near Lexington. Wade Willis Foster died at Memorial Hospital at 2 30 p m from injuries. Ray Von Michael, 18, sustained a fractured leg and head injuries. Driver Robert Leroy Freedle 18 of Route 4 Lexington swerved and lost control on a curve near the Foster home. Foster leaves a wife, two sons, three daughters, a stepson, six sisters and six grandchildren. funeral arrangements pending at Piedmont Funeral Home.

Lexington Here Wade Willis Foster Memorial Hospital Ray von Michael John Watt Wilson Robert Leroy Freedle Route 4 Freedle Foster Home Wilson Foster Nannie Forrester Foster George W Salisbury Jimmy Foster U. S. Army Sam Green Gilmer Livengood Linwood Nicholas Conte Lancaster Ray Forest Watts Koontz M. P. Farabe James Hall Grover Loman Ed Bolick George Riddell Birmingham Ala Piedmont Funeral Home

Library to Close Half Day in Thomasville

Thomasville the public library will close tomorrow until noon as staff attend a county meeting at the new Welcome branch. Librarian Miss Mary Lee Crouse announced the half day closure to accommodate the staff gathering.

Thomasville Mary Lee Crouse

Defendant in Knifing Case Held in Thomasville

Gilbert Steele 30 of 195 W Guilford St is jailed on assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after allegedly stabbing Rufus Renwick 70544 Kahler St. Renwick sustained a deep thigh wound requiring about 60 stitches. Incident occurred on Church Street Sunday after 6 PM.

Thomasville Gilbert Steele W. Guilford St Steele Rufus Renwick Kahler St Renwick Church Street Melvin David Ritchey Concord St Ritchey Recorder's Court Nancy Gillespie Route 1 Charlie Stoneman Morrison Ave James Crawford Peace Street George McCant Brown Street Gillespie Stoneman Crawford McCant

Pistol Range Burglarized in Phoenix County Sheriff’s Facility

Weekend burglars stole a pistol a box of ammunition a telescopic gun sight and pistol grips from the county sheriff s pistol range in Phoenix Arizona. The break in occurred at the sheriff s range.

Phoenix Ariz

School Marm Begins Flight

Miss Jan Wood a 34 year old physical education teacher from Reseda California heads from Phoenix for a 30 000 mile around the world sightseeing flight with her dog Cindy. She will stay in private homes to meet locals and plans an 11 month journey budgeting seven thousand dollars for the trip.

Phoenix Ariz California Wide Plains Texas Jan Wood Reseda Calif Cindy Europe Africa Near East India Southwest Asia Australia Central America

Skies to Clear After Showers Forecast

After a fair Sunday clouds produced showers in the afternoon and tonight. Tomorrow should be clearing and cooler with temperatures ranging from the mid 30s to the mid 50s. Night lows near 37 rose to 55 this afternoon before dropping to 40 tonight.

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Carey Lee Willie Hayes Cecil Davidson Ellington S. Main ST Curtiss Miami, Su Ward ST Harvey Dolan Gordon Gordon COCA COLAS Jiffy Vaughn High Point N. Main ST Borden Ballard Pillsbury N. Main St Gilbert E. Marsh Vine Street Eh Chiropractic Gearing Aat Tory Sjonvenen WN R. R. Rogers Johnson St Reed Supply CO City Shoe Shop W. Commerc
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