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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1959
Page
24
A quirky hometown column covers Friday snow and local life in Thomasville and Wallburg. Fire chiefs discuss cold hazards, a Guil-Rand Rescue incident on a frozen pond, and plans for the Davidson County Fox Hunters Association field trials with breakfast and hot biscuits.
The Horneytown Volunteer Fire Department organizes a new company with a Howe Company built body to be mounted on a commercial chassis. Delivery is expected in about three months, with training for volunteers to begin soon. The firehouse is paid for, aided by the ladies auxiliary, and a fund drive starts in February to cover the remaining debt.
High Point College Tower Players under Miss Jane DeSpain present Girl Crazy February 19 and 20 to showcase Jazz Age appeal. The production features Gershwin songs such as Embraceable You I Got Rhythm But Not For Me and I m Bidin My Time amid nostalgia and energetic numbers.
The 1899 gathering began in The Hague after an invitation from Czar Nicholas II of Russia, drawing delegates from multiple nations to discuss peace.
Police nabbed Seccolia Branch 18 of EB High Street on a robbery charge. Branch is the third person named by William Burris in an alleged months‑old attack and robbery. Burris suffered a scalp wound from a lard pail during the incident and claimed his pocketbook was taken. Bond for the Brand case was set at 1000 pending a Monday preliminary hearing.
A fragmented note indicates Christmas holidays in Mexico stretch from December 16 to January 7. The text is unclear on exact dates but suggests an extended holiday period impacting schools and offices.
In Thomasville, Clarence Mangum of Greensboro found a check for Motte Williams and delivered it to the police. The owner’s wife thanked Mangum, saying Motte was nearby looking for the found money, as police verified the endorsement and traced the payee.
Recreation department listings show daily programs at Goldston Park from 10 a.m. to 12 noon for ages 3 to 6, and 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for free play and wrestling. Blake Park offers golf shop hours, arts and crafts, square dance, and senior activities with coordinators and contact details. An athletics section lists adult basketball games at the Armory on Jan 21 and 22 with multiple matchups.
State Senator O Arthur Kirkman addressed a school official dinner in Chapel Hill detailing findings of the State Commission for the Study of Public School Finance. Kirkman chaired the commission and spoke to about 65 educators on expected General Assembly reactions to its proposals, with Guy B Phillips introducing him.
Teasing Norgay the Everest guide plans a Dolomites visit next month to teach skiing to Indian apprentice mountaineers. Now chief instructor at a state mountaineering school, he will share schuss and slalom techniques on the slopes.
Superior Court opens with fifty five defendants facing sixty three criminal charges across a week. Judge Frank Armstrong will preside as courts convene, including cases of larceny robbery assault and driving offenses and related appeals, spanning Monday to Thursday.
In 18th century Old Salem Moravians used hand crafted tile stoves made by local potters from Terra cotta clay. Tiles assembled around a wood frame formed the stove, with glaze or polished surfaces. stoves varied by tile arrangement and extra clay for heat. Salem potters produced these for decades, selling beyond Old Salem. Wachovia Museum displays tiles and molds. three complete stoves exist at the John Vogler House and Salem Tavern.
Henry C. McPherson of High Point was initiated into the University of North Carolina chapter during a 25th anniversary celebration. He was among 16 top junior and senior business students honored for scholastic ranking.
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