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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1951
Page
9
Local residents comment on the Centennial celebration in High Point. Ed Hoover and Pete Wood discuss civic pride and future goals while others joke about beards and heat. Police officer Lawrence King notes increased town attention as paper carrier Clarence Smith observes lively chatter along the route.
Residents on Fourth Street abandoned plans to stop a $10,000 Negro owned dwelling at 316 Fourth Street after petitioners concluded their efforts would be ineffective. Neighbors varied from strong opposition to cautious acceptance while the contractor M. G. Smith proceeded with excavation on the lot once part of M. J. Wrenn property and sold by Mrs. Cobb from R. B. Gantt.
Leonard Scheele names Dr William J McAnally of High Point Chief Medical Officer for the World Jamboree in Bad Ischl Austria. The former High Point physician, now a commissioned officer with the Public Health Service since 1940, is stationed in Washington and married to Florence Allen daughter of George F E Allen.
The forecast calls for warm humid conditions with tomorrow's high near 88 degrees. Today also tops 88 with a low tonight around 70 and guidance noting yesterday's high reached 85.
One hundred thirteen cases are set for trial in a me week municipal jury court term starting Monday. It is Archie ee s first jury term and Morgan enters after a month in office. The docket lists crimes including illegal manufacturing of alcohol assault drunkenness and violations of prohibition law.
Three parades mark the centennial festivities in Point with a gala through Main Street from the Post Office to the county hotel. Officials and 56 mayors from 14 North Carolina counties will attend. a Veterans division and farmer tribute are featured.
Centennial events in Kernersville and High Point include a Fourth of July parade at 11 a.m. with a Farmers Parade, street dance at 9:50 p.m., an old time fashion show at 8 p.m., and a Fashion show on Knox Bridge at 10:30 p.m. The Centennial Ball is scheduled for Friday at 9:30.
High Point health officer Dr Loren Wallin is listed as a patient at Point Memorial Hospital following an operation. His current condition is described as satisfactory with recovery underway.
Friday night exhibition at Finch Field features a Gay Nineties style game with vendors and a beer reward for first baserunners. The bout starts 6 45 p m and includes rules on ball handling, search times, and batting etiquette reflecting nostalgic themes.
New York police say a 24 year old unnamed man attempted to steal a trailer truck loaded with office furniture from James Hursel late at night. The truck valued at $10 000 was parked at Washington and Vestry Streets when the arrest occurred. The suspect was caught while trying to start the vehicle.
A Benton Harbor resident contemplates importing a group from the House of David to the Den of Michigan celebration. He notes beards grown by members of the religious sect, aiming to bring a plane load of adherents to the event and comparing it to a broader American context.
Fort Bragg report details the lineage of the 6th Field Artillery Battalion, V Corps, tracing roots to colonial guard duties and the Wilmington Light Infantry charter of 1849. It notes prewar militia evolution into coastal defense units, the transition to North Carolina Coast Artillery, and the 1917 formation of the First North Carolina Light Field Artillery Regiment with later federal deployment.
David R. Williams nine year old son of Mr and Mrs H O Williams is reported by his mother to have a mild polio case. Hospital information said the boy’s condition is satisfactory with no paralysis. Mrs Williams said he showed polio symptoms and was taken to the Greensboro hospital.
State police report the arrest of Thomas J. Selton, a 41 year old Black man from New York, accused of driving while intoxicated.
A series of articles on High Point's AH et al is in the works as the city considers employee impact ahead of next Tuesday's council meeting.
Proposals would raise salaries for hundreds of city employees though not all. Hinson notes a July 1 start with a base increase plus a further 5 percent in some cases. The plan adds ranks in police divisions and would edge city pay into upper municipal brackets, with comparisons to Tar Heel cities.
Dr. F W Gross was announced as an associate in High Point medicine by Dr J G Groome. A native of Oklahoma with 13 years private practice plus Navy service, he comes from Davis Hospital Statesville after a year as resident physician there.
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