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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1954
Page
5
A 15 year old driver Hugh Hoffman of 1018 Sherrod Ave failed to negotiate a curve on Fairway Drive and hit a utility pole. He was uninjured. The car sustained about 400 dollars in damage and the pole was knocked down. No charges were filed.
Municipal Court keeper Archie Myatt labels the case an epidemic after a convicted bad check offender struck again. E. M. Harrison, 32, of 1025 Sherrard St., charged in a $20 check case to B. J. Hughes on Dec 25, was ordered to appear Jan 22. Harrison previously received suspended four month sentences as police report a rising pattern of worthless checks. Robert C. Moss, 42, of 301 W. Lexington Ave., and Clyde Scarborough, 3209 S. Main St., were arre ste d on worthless check charges. Moss for $77 to C. P. Evans of High Manufacturing Co., Scarborough for $53.35 to W. Walker of Walker’s Service Station. Both posted $100 bond and face Jan 20 trial.
Dr. A. J. Walton of Duke University Divinity School will speak at the HPC Assembly tomorrow at 10 20 a.m. He chairs rural church development for the Duke Foundation and has been traveling from Durham to Springfield Church for evangelism conferences. The public is invited.
C F Suttenfield was elected Man of the Year by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 619 for outstanding VFW work in 1955. Commander Roy Hunter presided as post plans for 1954 projects were discussed.
ROSELIE PARK New Jersey theaters use quiz sessions to bypass gambling laws. raffles are illegal as games of chance while games of skill are permitted, prompting the rise of quiz promotions to attract audiences.
Rufus Hayworth of the local Republican organization said the party will not make an official bid for the council seat vacated by Clinard until the position opens. He noted informal discussions and promised a strong bid, but observers expect a Democratic replacement.
In Greensboro Superior Court Marshall Crawford 38 a Negro hotel cook with a history of liquor dealing received a 12 month sentence. He was ordered to serve on the roads first then at the county jail to use his culinary skills for inmates. The case involves liquor warehouse operations for a higher up and Sta ley's defiant stance amid ongoing proceedings.
Rumors circulated before noon about whether the Diffie Staley rape trial would proceed this term. The delay centers on Capt. W. G. Friddle who handled the entire case and now governs proceedings.
The planning and zoning commission approved two subdivision requests. James C. Smith parcel at Rockford Rd and Edgedale Dr approved for subdivision, and Veterans of Foreign Wars on Broad St to divide into eight 20 foot lots. Rename Corbett St to Adams St discussed with limited local support and potential cross-city duplication avoidance. Elk Dr to be renamed Trenton St per one resident’s request amid mixed local feedback.
After bottling champagne, sediment forms and is collected in the bottle neck. The neck is frozen so the sediment forms a plug of ice. The cork is removed along with the frozen wine and then replaced to trap the sediment.
Solicitor Hagan asked juror Annie Maiden if she is Miss or Mrs Maiden. She answered Miss, prompting a quip that she would be a maiden as the name implies.
During a DUI case, jurors from Greensboro were largely tied to the textile industry while those from High Point were employed in furniture and allied industries, reflecting local economic specialties.
Judge Susie Sharp warned during recess that if illness among judges continues the state will need all jurists on duty. She had been given a week off to attend a Raleigh freedom of information meeting on Thursday. Jurists were shifted to cover two eastern judges who were ill, forcing her to preside during the term. She plans to attend the Raleigh meeting and announced a court recess Thursday so she can travel. Trial sessions resume Friday.
Thomasville officials announced the first bills under the new split-month system will go out this week for the south side residents. Most charges will be for three weeks, with a due date of January 30 to avoid penalties. North side bills remain read at month end.
Thomasville mill worker Charles Joe Cannon bound over to Davidson Superior Court on charges of breaking and entering larceny and receiving. Judge Roy Hughes set a $1,000 appearance bond. Cannon did not testify at preliminary hearing. He allegedly broke into the Atlantic Service Station on the National Highway weekend and stole a rifle shotgun shells a radio headache powders cigarettes.
Funeral services set for Miss Martha Frances Brown in Davis Chapel at 2 30 Wednesday with Rev Bill Barker officiating. Brown, 32, died in New York City Saturday and will be interred at Oakwood Memorial Park. R L Deal's funeral was held at Yows Funeral Home with ministers from Wesley Memorial Methodist Church officiating and interment in Oakwood Memorial Park. Ollie Lee Salley 62 died from burns at his home 517 Cross Street and funeral plans are at Cumby Orrells with burial at Quaker Gap Baptist Church Cemetery in Stokes County.
Mrs Rosa Ella Stigall 79 died at 714 Morris St Monday at 4 45 pm after a year of declining health. Born June 13 1874 in Stokes County she lived in High Point 12 years from Kernersville. Survived by four daughters two siblings and multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial plans await arrival of a daughter from Japan with services pending.
Funeral services are set for Edna W Patterson 51 who died recently. The obituary notes her lifelong ties to the community and mentions surviving family members. Arrangements are pending at the local funeral home.
J. W. Jerry Hayworth aged 65, formerly of High Point, died at his Augusta Georgia home Monday after three weeks of illness. Born Archdale May 1888, he worked at Pitts Rah Plate Glass Co and later in Augusta. Survived by wife Lois, three daughters Helen Hayworth Louise Landris and Henry Landris, two grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral and burial set for Augusta Tuesday.
Mrs. Flos Sie Callie Sugg a former High Point resident died in a Winston-Salem hospital yesterday afternoon after a weeks long illness. Survived by husband J. E. Sugg four sons and four daughters. Funeral services set for tomorrow at Vogler's Chapel with burial at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Charles W Sheron a retired section master for the Atlantic and Yadkin Railway died Sunday night at his Route 1 Franklinville home after a three day illness. He was 84 and had worked 45 years for A and Y. He was born in Rockingham County and came to Randolph at 28. Survived by wife the former Licy James Smith and many children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at 10 am at Red Cross Baptist Church Gray's Chapel with burial in the church cemetery.
C. P. Conrad Henry J. Lowder and Claude A. Young associates of Southland Life Insurance Co. have been awarded an expense Regal Holiday to the Hotel Shoreham Washington D C for exceptional insurance writing during 1953. Wilbur Groome district manager of the local office says the trip includes the men and their wives from Jan 15 to 17.
S. E. Cashwell receives a permit to build a five room house on McCain Place with an estimated cost not specified. W. W. Peurifoy is authorized to construct a four room residence on Spruce Street at an estimated cost of $8,000.
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