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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1957
Page
16
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 30 p m Saturday for John C Rayle of Greensboro. Burial will follow in Memorial Park in Ashe. The obituary notes family survivors including Rayle and Jack Billy and Earl Rayle.
Baptist family narrative from Asheboro recalls death of a local man after illness at Kellam Foundry. Funeral at Mount Shepherd Baptist Church planned for 4 pm with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Everette and Ra ford Hill, sisters Misse Tisha and Della Hill, brother J J Hill, and seven grandchildren.
Interment was in Oaklawn Gardens near Winston Salem. The child, son of Loyde and Jo Shields Stewart of Route 1 Stokesdale, died Thursday morning shortly after 1 o'clock in High Point Memorial. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart reside in the High Point area.
Annual homecoming at Summerville Baptist Church on the Denton Southmont Road will be held Sunday with services starting at 11 a.m. Former pastors Rev C L Taylor of Stanfield and Rev B Wilson of Winston-Salem will speak in the afternoon. The program includes group singing talks by other former pastors and a picnic dinner. Rev Inman L Stewart invites all former members and friends to attend the all day event.
A 14 year old from Silver Valley, Jerry Tucker, nearly drowned at High Rock Lake in Oakwood Acres. Bystanders and two sheriff deputies pulled him from the water unconscious. McGinn and Lang revived him. He was taken to a Denton clinic and reported in satisfactory condition.
In Hamilton New York a citizen asks which country a official represents. William Pecsok of Shaker Heights cites the governor’s remark that he is from Ohio leading to questions about national allegiance.
A weather official faces scrutiny after rainfall data shows 1.59 inches at the airport but no rain reported downtown. The record also notes no rain over the area except for possible automobile related spray.
The Hungarian government commuted sentences for two prisoners yesterday, as officials announced. Details on names and exact reductions were not fully disclosed, but one case reportedly lowered a long-term sentence.
A Thomasville mother, about 60, had her husband’s trial set for July 19 as deputies yesterday booked Joe Wesley Smith, 33, of Route 5 Winston-Salem, on alleged failure to support a minor child. He faces trial in Domestic Relations Court.
Randleman fire officials announce need for a new pumper truck with large water capacity for the town's sole fire apparatus. Chief Greeson cites deteriorating equipment and outlines plans for fundraising and potential acquisition of an additional support vehicle.
A notice reports danger from cans found in Lexington. Police say an unsuspecting person could have been harmed. investigators arrived at the location and recovered the cans without any attempt to open them.
In Thomasville, John Hicks, 63, discharged after posting 5000 bond on accessory after the fact of felonious assault in the June 23 shooting death of Irey C. Underwood. Hicks, recovering from injuries, faces Recorder's Court next Friday while Arvil Hunt also jailed in Lexington cannot post 5000 bond.
Vice President Nixon will make a brief California trip in late July to discuss state political matters. He will attend the Bohemian Club’s high jinks at Bohemian Grove on July 26.
A garbled report notes confusion about a forthcoming fishing trip with words suggesting a con tre pa and a warning that details arrived days before planning. The readable text hints at miscommunication or deception but lacks clear individuals or organizations.
County officials report nearly 85 acres sold at the county home in Davis Townsend, bringing about $78 000. Property sold in 700 units included both residential and business parcels. County Manager Eugene Morris announced the results and noted bids on furniture for the Thomasville library were rejected.
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