Elvis Name Draws Buyers At Market Show
Elvis' young modern style boosts traffic at the Southern Furniture and Rug Market in Chicago and Hungerford Space led by Ralph Morehouse. Hungerford plans a contest to name the Mellotone Walnut furniture with Elvis Seville prize. Bassett Furniture elected J D Bassett Jr president at Martinsville. W M Bassett becomes chairman. Debonaire line promotes strong Chicago sales. Glove Globe of High Point expands to Merchandise Mart. The dinner at Sheraton features talks on consumer credit and store finance as dealers discuss inventory amid tight money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis Presley
Young Modern
S. R. Hunoead Co
Memphis
Hungerford
Chicago
Ralph Morehouse
Presley
Elvis
Globe OF
High Point
Merchandise Mart
Windy City
Debonaire
SAFA
Sheraton
W. J
Bill) Cheyney
National Foundation For Consumer Credit
George Thornton
Thornton Stores Corp
Thomasville Man Falls From Auto Injures at least one in weekend crashes
A Thomasville man, John Strickland, 43, was injured after falling from a westbound car on English Street. Driver Jack Wells, 28, of E Main Street, was involved. Strickland treated at High Point Memorial Hospital and said he did not shut the door tight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Strickland
Trinity Street
Thomasville
Strickland
English Street
Jack Walter Wells
E. Main Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
North Street
Walter L. Chandler
Trinity
Chandler
Willie J. Dunbar
North St
City Planning Council Schedules Two Meetings
Delegates from 25 local organizations will meet Tuesday and Wednesday at the public library to discuss plans and run for the first half of the year. Mrs Dalton announced that the Health and Welfare group will meet Wednesday at the same hour and urged organizations to appoint delegates for 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Planning Council
Public Library
R. Frank Dalton
Council
Health and Welfare Group
Martha Can
One-Week Term Opens with 43 Trials Scheduled
Forty three criminal cases were set for trial as a one week term of Superior Court began presiding by Judge J A Rousseau of North Wilkesboro. Worth D Shuskey, of Greensboro Road, faces assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill and is under indictment for carnal knowledge of his 14 year old stepdaughter. The assault case includes stabbing his wife with serious injuries. both were hospitalized for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
J. A. Rousseau
North Wilkesboro
Worth D. Shuskey
Greensboro
Shuskey
Robert Stack and Rose Marie Bowe welcome daughter Elizabeth Langford
Hollywood actor Robert Stack and wife Rose Marie Bowe announce the birth of their daughter Elizabeth Langford, a 7 pound 10 ounce newborn born yesterday, just three days before the couple's first wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Robert Stack
Rosemarie Bowe
Elizabeth Langford
Police List Arrests In Thomasville
Weekly police roundup reports assaults driving drunk liquor possession and several domestic incidents. Waddy Holmes 33 and Bessie Holmes 42 of Tremont Avenue held on liquor charges with 27% gallons seized. Rob ert C Wilson 26 faced public drunkenness disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Frank Carter 27 and J W Barber 43 charged with driving drunk and assault with a deadly weapon respectively. Milton Draton 29 alleged assault against Louise Drayton with hearings set in February. A 16 year old youth from Route 2 listed for February 1 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Waddy Holmes
Bessie Holmes
Tremont Avenue
Fred Boyd
R. V. Stamey
Holmes
Fisher Ferry Street
Robert C. Wilson
Wilson
High Point
Lexington
Frank Carter
King Row
Jacob Street
Johnson Street
J. W. Barber
Ora Barber
Barber
Milton Draton
W. Guilford Street
Louise Drayton
Route 2
Muskrat Name Debate Sparks Classification Note
The muskrat is an amphibious rodent, not a true rat, and should be called musquash in proper usage. The remark highlights terminology distinctions and adds a common variant for the creature.
Record Crowd Seen At Furniture Mart
A large crowd attended the January market at the High Point furniture mart with industry leaders citing automation advances and better value. Building plans show an eight story addition may be ready for 1958. parking expanded on Wrenn Street eased access. buyers arrived from the Carolinas Virginia and the Southeast amid favorable weather and airport traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heer
Chicago
Hospital Guild
Jewish’s Women's Organization of
High Point
Wrenn St
Greensboro-High Point
Carolinas
Virginia
Southeast
Jaycee Week Proclaimed By Mayor Covington
Mayor George A. Covington proclaims Jaycee Week and lists community service projects. A banquet at the Sheraton Friday at 7 p.m. will crown High Point’s 1956 Young Man of the Year and present the Distinguished Service Award. The proclamation urges citizens to support Junior Chamber leadership and future services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Covington
Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Junior Chamber of Commerce
le Haute
Orty
Faulty Motor Blamed for Regal Lunch Fire at Main Street
Fire officials traced the blaze to an overheated electric motor inside an ice cream box that ignited the floor beneath it at 6 11 last night causing damage to Regal Lunch at 604 North Main Street. Weekend incidents included burst frozen pipes triggering alarms at Universal TV and Myrtle Desk plants and multiple small fires after smudge pots overturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regal Lunch
N. Main Street
Universal TV
Reed Street
Myrtle Desk
Taylor Street
E. Russell Street
Career Bank
Highland Mill
Planes Land Piggy-Back At Tulsa Airport
Two light planes landed piggy-back at Tulsa North Airport with both pilots escaping injury. The run during final approach saw Paul E. Lee's craft atop Arthur Rody's, Rody ejected on impact. Neither plane burned though both suffered extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa North
al Kobel
Paul E. Lee
Arthur Rody
Rody
Truck Skids Overturns At Colfax
A furniture laden truck overturned on Highway 421 near Colfax early today. No injuries were reported. The driver Cripp said he saw a flare on the road edge before braking and skidding into a yard where furniture was scattered. The load belonged to Cripp's mother and was valued at about $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 421
Colfax
State Highway Patrol
New Bern
Cripp
Vireeamen
First Methodist Church Plans $175,000 Building Fund
The First Methodist Church finance committee and board of stewards met to discuss a planned $175,000 fund drive for a new educational building and other needs. Rev. Robert G. Tuttle and Rev. William H. Matthews attended. Bill Morris named general chairman. Details to be released later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church Finance Committee
Board of Stewards
Robert G. Tuttle
William H. Matthews
Collingwood
N. J
Matthews
Department of Finance
The
of Missions of
Methodist
Bill Morris
Tuttle
Mobile Exhibit Of Electrical Equipment Here
A display of industrial electrical equipment was shown at the Westinghouse distribution warehouse at 121 Mangum Ave. The event, arranged in a coach van, targets contractors and industrial users. J. O. Leonard of Westinghouse Greensboro and High Point branches said the exhibit traveled from Greensboro last Friday and will visit Winston-Salem tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
Mangum Ave
J. 0. Leonard
Greensboro
High Point
Winston-Salem
Weekend assault arrests top city police report
Three assaults with a deadly weapon led weekend arrests, with Leroy Hilton and Ethel Hilton of Leonard Street involved in a case. John Clay Walls and Azalea Williams also noted. Additional arrests include George H. Rowan Walter Chandler Howard Briles Willie Holley Mary Elizabeth Bailey and James W. Cash for various charges with court dates set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Hilton
Leonard Street
Ethel Hilton
Hilton
John Clay Walls
Taylor Street
Willie Countee
Grayson St
Walls
Benjamin Crouch
Reid Street
Azalea Williams
E. Commerce St
Crouch
George H. Rowan
Danville
Walter Lee Chandler
Route 2
Trinity
Rowan
Chandler
Howard H. Briles
Culbreath Avenue
Ext
Thomasville
Oak Hill
Briles
Willie Holley
Hobson Street
Mary Elizabeth Bailey
Leonard ‘Street
James W. Cash
Realty Board To Welcome NC President On Wednesday
North Carolina Board of Realtors state president Eugene Phillips of Durham will visit for an official trip with local realtors. The luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel starts at 12 15 p.m., joined by Harry Lewis of Greensboro and Malcolm G. Moore, president of the local association. Phillips just returned from national meetings in Washington and will report on them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Board of Realtors
Eugene Phillips
Durham
Sheraton Hotel
Harry Lewis
Greensboro
Malcolm G. Moore
Realtors’ Organization
Phillips
Washington
Unseasonably Warm Week Forecast Alights After Cold Spell
Weather forecast contrasts last week’s 12 degree below normal average with this week’s 8 to 10 degree above normal outlook. Friendship forecasters expect warmth through Friday with scattered showers, then a turn to colder by Saturday. Tonight's low around 43 after a 35 reading last night and a tenth inch rainfall. highs reach 50 today and 60 tomorrow with cloudy skies and light rain through Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Deaths and Funerals Two Local Obituaries
Minnie Thompson Hargrave 34 of Lexington dies. Survived by two daughters, one son, a brother, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral at 3:30 p.m. at home with Rev. Ralph Taylor and Rev. Howard Wilkinson officiating. Interment Lexington City Cemetery. Ernest A. Davis 64 of 202 Sheppard St. died Friday morning. Funeral at St. Pauls Episcopal Church with Rev. J. A. Viverette Jr. in charge. Pallbearers were local VFW members and post office staff. Interment Mt Pleasant Methodist Cemetery. Davis worked 22 years at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Hargrave
Lexington
Minnie Thompson Hargrave
Lex Lexington
James L. Gordon
W. D. Robertson
Columbia, S. C
C. Hamilton Hargrave
Lexinton
Clifton H. Thompson
Ralph Taylor
Howard Wilkinson
Lexington City Cemetery
Thomasville
Ernest A. Davis
Sheppard St
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
J. A. Viverette Jr
William C. Miller
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Baron Peacock
Bud Ferguson
Bob Ellison
James English
Robert Turner
Pete Moore
Robert Handley
Luther Tuttle
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
Davis
Funeral Services for Joseph Henry Edwards
Joseph Henry Edwards 56 of 501 Hill Street died Thursday at City Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services were held at First Wesleyan Methodist Church with Rev. Melvin L. Gentry and Rev. Ralph E. Osborne presiding. Pallbearers were Cecil Hollifield Bill Goodman George Sowers Z J Johnson Sanford Pruitt and James Cash. Interment followed in City Cemetery with taps by Ray Perry and Jimmy Bowers. Edwards was a World War I veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Bowers
Edwards
City Memorial Hospital
Brother of Local Resident Dies
Dr. M. M. Parks, 65, brother of Joe Parks of 803 Quaker Lane, died at 7 a.m. Sunday in Valdosta, Georgia after an extended illness. Funeral services were to be held in Valdosta today at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Parks
Joe Parks
Quaker Lane
Valdosta
Drunken Driving Costs Motorist His License
Richard A. Teer of Lindsay Street received a four month suspended term in Municipal Court for drunken driving. A hit-and-run charge was dismissed. He must pay a $100 fine plus court costs, not drive for a year, and cover $47.60 in damages to a parked car from the Dec 21 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay Street
Richard A. Teer
Byron Haworth
Teer
Grocery Theft Probe at Evans Street Grocery
City police report a theft at Evans Street Grocery where $18 worth of merchandise was stolen. Proprieter L. A. Pegg said a door lock was cut allowing entry for cigarettes beans meat and coffee to be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Street
L. A. Pegg
Funeral Rites Held for William C. Asbury 79
Funeral services for William C. Asbury 79 were conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at Hayworth Wesleyan Methodist Church with pastors A J Argo G H Phaup and W C Levin presiding. Interment followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Mr Asbury of 1210 Adams Street died Friday morning at High Point Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Asbury
Hayworth Wesleyan Methodist Church
A. J. Argo
G. H. Phaup
N. C
Wesleyan Methodist Churches
W. C. Levin
A Gebhardt
Fred Connely
John Faulkenbury
John Surrett
Floral Garden Park
Mr. Asbury
Adams St
High Point Memorial Hospital
New Beauty Salon Opens on Broad Street
The Chez Charme opens today in High Point with motto The House of Charm at 118 W Broad St. Manager Hazel Yodzio leads staff Mabel Kidd and Hazel Clary as the salon operates Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
House of Charm
Broad St
Hazel Yodzio
Mabel Kidd
Hazel Clary
Prayer for TSDAY by Paul S. Wright in Portland
A prayer expresses gratitude that time leads onward to new vistas and asks for a fresh perspective to turn dull days into glory through Christ. The note cites Paul S. Wright, a Portland, Oregon minister at First Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Paul S. Wright
Portland
Ore
First Presbyterian
Churcch
Clearance Of Slums Proceeds In High Point
High Point moves forward with its slum clearance law amid cooperation from city officials and landlords. Inspector A R Strange and assistant L Freeman Hill administer the program, with 18 notices mailed last week. Inspections focus on Hoover Street area and Tomlinson Taylor Gordy neighborhood as landlords show readiness to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
A. R. Strange
L. Freeman Hill
Hill
Hoover Street
Leonard Street
High Street
Beamon’s Alley
Tomlinson-Taylor - Gordy-Grimes
Strange
Retired Architect Berryman Dies at 73 in Virginia
George R. Berryman of Surry Virginia a retired architect died in Richmond after surgery for cancer. He designed churches colleges hospitals and public buildings across North Carolina and nearby states and led the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Survivors include his widow a brother and sister and other relatives. A funeral is tentatively planned in Surry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
George R. Berryman
Surry
Johnston-Willis
Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
American Institute of Architects
Yout
U.S
Surry County
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Atlanta
Boston
Lexington
R. W. Berryman
Joel Savedge
William Hammill
Los Angeles
C. Berryman
Air Force
Holland
Sailor Briley Drowns After Fishing Boat Sinks
In Panama City Florida a fishing trip ended when a boat swamped on Saturday. Russell C Briley 28 of Bethel North Carolina drowned after the craft sank and his body was found in three feet of water about 250 yards from the sinking site in St Andrews Bay. William Spence and Briley escaped to shore as the boat went under. Briley was a storekeeper second class stationed at the nearby port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Fla
Russell C. Briley
Bethel
N.C
William Spence
Briley
St. Andrews Bay
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J. D. Bassett JR
Bassett Furniture Industries
Martinsville
W. M. Bassett
John D. Bassett Sr
J. Ed Bassett
R. L. Brammer
N. G. Brammer
Bassett
Betty C. McKinnon
Tryon Street
Edward H. Lanier
Barnwell Street
Brookside Drive
Woodrow Avenue
Thomas Paul Shoaf
E. Homestead Ave
William E. Linthicum
Boulevard
Linthicum
Shoaf
City Planning Council
Robert Stacks
Recorder's Court
L. Roy Hughes
High Point Enterprise
MART
W. R. Hall
Homer Simmons
Newton Manufacturing Co
F. M. Burton
Spencer
W. A. Sloane
Lexington Chair Co
Statesville
Janet Teague
Furniture Mart
Ist Methodist Church
Joseph H. Edwards
Broad Street
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