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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1968
Page
10
Fred P. Karriker of Kannapolis died at Lowrance Hospital Mooresville with survivors including wife Vivian and five siblings. Amanda Barber 86 of High Point died after long illness with a large family. funeral at Temple Memorial Baptist Church. Jesse Madison Elder 84 of Trinity died Saturday. funeral held at Hopewell Methodist Church with pallbearers named.
Mrs Mary Harper Boone 76 of Seagrove died Monday at home. Survived by brothers Elmer Harper and Bernie Harper of Asheboro and sisters Dell Lloyd of High Point Ella Lloyd of Asheboro and Esther Owens of Asheboro. Body at Ridge-McDowell Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
George O Wall Sr died Saturday in High Point Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 30 p m at Cumby Chapel with Rev Beldon Smith and Rev J E Nelson officiating. Burial followed in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Pallbearers named include Edgar Prichett Ir Sam McGee Charlie Wood Whitehead John Geewin Teague and Way, of 321 Coltrane St.
Paul Robert Miller 49 of Asheboro died after three months illness at McCain Hospital. Survived by wife Hilde Griffin three daughters Janet Okie Pauo Miller a son Rickie Miller sister Viola Allman Autauga Ga brother Ravrond Miller New Hampshire. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday at Cool Springs Baptist Church. Pearl Hogan Rhyne 75 of Ellerbe died Sunday at home. Survived by four stepchildren Mrs Paul Voncannon West End Mrs J C Stanton Asheboro Mrs Elwood Adams Newport News Va Mrs John Findler Newport News Va. Service 2 p m today at First Baptist Church Ellerbe.
Affidavits filed with Guilford County Superior Court request trials outside the county on charges of intimidation. Defendants include George F. Dorsett Clyde A. Webster Jr James D Buck Franklin D Meade and Roseman. They accuse local papers the Enterprise Greensboro Daily News and Greensboro Record of scandalizing them as Ku Klux Klan officers and creating a public image that would deny a fair trial.
Mrs Eula Luther Shaw 72 of Rt 5 Asheboro wife of Jim Shaw died Monday at Randolph Hospital after a year long illness. Survived by husband three sisters three brothers five stepdaughters and three stepsons. Services 2 p m today at Pisgah Methodist Church.
Amy Yvonne McMahan aged 18 days, daughter of Odell and Iva Perrell McMahan of Lexington Route 3, died Monday at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem. Survived by parents three sisters Patrina Mina Penny and grandparents Elmer McMahan Pat Perrell. Service 1 p.m. today at Forest Hill Memorial Park.
Mrs Louise C Clemmons 78 of Salisbury died Sunday at Rowan Memorial Hospital Survived by son the Rev T H Hairston of Springfield Ohio three daughters Lillie Rodriguez of Washington Mable Davis of Ports mouth Va and Wynda Hicks of Salisbury three brothers John Crump of Lexington Demart and Homart rump both of Detroit Mich and four sisters Margie Bangum Etta Perryman and Zola Crump all of Lexington and Inez Crump of Washington Funeral arrangements pending at Noble and Xelsey Funeral Home.
Encyclopaedia Britannica records a peak Russian cavalry force of 54 divisions during World War I. This figure highlights the scale of mounted units Russia mobilized despite overall manpower strains in the conflict.
Asheboro liquor operators concede to padlocking ordered after December raid. Sheriff Lloyd Brown says several will not contest, accepting 12 months of closure. Charles Moody plans to fight. others like Log Cabin will remain closed without protest. Today’s hearing lists Moody Westmoreland Gales Pugh Tyner with others.
A devotional prayer asks for God's close presence this day, guidance in uncertainty, and strength to align words and deeds with His will. The speaker seeks humility to credit past successes to God and asks forgiveness for taking credit themselves through Christ.
R. E. Kizer Jr., vice president of the First National Bank of Asheboro, was named Asheboro Young Man of the Year by the Jaycees at the Distinguished Service banquet. He was praised for community and church service including Red Cross United Fund Jaycees and Boy Scouts.
Stanley Furniture Co of Stanleytown Va will not open its showroom in the Southern Furniture Exposition Building during the winter market. The closure stems from material shortages after a supplier plant fire. Sales manager Hubert Smith will handle buyer inquiries in the showroom. The market runs Monday through Friday and draws retailers from Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina.
North Carolina State University engineers and students are building a wind tunnel described as possibly one of the world’s largest. Dr. Fred O. Smetana said it will research space and anti ballistic missiles and help explain missile behavior on atmospheric reentry. It will handle gas speeds up to six times sound, about 2,700 feet per second, funded with 135000 dollars from state and federal sources.
Wake County Treasurer E Lee Murray repaid 6360 48 for unexplained disbursements made while he served as Franklin County accountant. He denies personal responsibility but says affairs of the office were his during the audited period. Former Franklin County Commissioner chair E M Sykes had noted the audit findings last October.
Kelly Alexander president of the North Carolina NAACP conference was chosen as a national director at the NAACP meeting in New York on Monday.
Lorene K. Talton of Centennial Street was injured yesterday when her car rolled backward in her driveway and passed over her left arm and right leg. Her injuries are not considered serious. George Allen Mitchell, 18, is charged with hit and run following an accident at the Burger King parking lot on N Main Street last night. He backed into a car occupied by Rebecca Barnes of Academy Courts causing $175 in damage and leaving the scene. Miss Barnes was slightly injured. Bond was set at $50. Damage to his car is estimated at $10.
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