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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1951
Page
9
A large audience witnessed a centennial pageant that vividly shifted from past to present. Strong writing, acting, pantomime, narration, scenery and music highlighted top episodes, with masterful narration boosting each scene and a poignant opening that established the "Now" mood.
Police Chief C. C. Stoker asks all motorists to clear downtown streets before 9 p.m. for a street dance and fashion show marking the Centennial celebration. The event showcases local talent and community participation in the civic festivities.
Registration for a senior life saving course and beginner swimming classes opens at Memorial Park pool in Thomasville. The 17 hour Red Cross life saving course runs Monday, with 6:30 p.m. sessions taught by Dick Llewellyn, for swimmers 16 and older. Registration can be made by phone.
Forecast calls for hot and humid conditions with a small chance of scattered showers today and tomorrow. Temperatures reach around 90 degrees with low near 65 and nights staying warm under clouds.
Thomasville police report two brothers aged 10 and 13 snatched a service station night morning. They said they were hungry after being driven from home by their father on Monday and had slept in barns since, seeking food. Police seek to locate the parents near Silver Valley.
Officers report a three vehicle crash causing $575 total damage with the cab hit costing $75, the other car $300, and the truck $200.
A morning fire at Smith Machine Company on Cecil Street caused no injuries and was quickly controlled by a booster with no reported damage. Fire Chief confirmed the blaze originated from a torch and was handled before it spread.
Municipal Court proceedings feature multiple drunken driving verdicts. Judge Archie Myatt fines Gordon T. Finger and others, orders driving bans ranging from 6 to 12 months, and imposes jury costs. Several defendants are ruled guilty of reckless driving or related offenses. some appeal or face additional penalties.
Members of the Southern Retail Furniture Association gathered at the Sheraton Hotel for their annual market session to discuss price trends and the six month outlook. Ervin E. Lampert moderated with panelists Ben Willis, H. M. Short, W. E. Kimbrell, and W. W. Morrison as leaders pushed merchandising knowledge and training. The highlight was the Furniture South magazine awards honoring outstanding service to community and industry, with awards presented by H. C. Philpott and special guests from Virginia-Carolinas Wholesalers Association.
Charlotte man Parks of Charlotte is named president of a military organization as part of a regional body. Officers include Leon J. Asheboro as First Vice President, Brandt as Second Vice President, William L. Lennon of Lumberton as Secretary-Treasurer, with Oscar Sowers of Ashe listed in a senior role. The group is named after Carl English of Raeford and Horace Gore of High Point. These were the only Battery Fs members killed on active duty.
Thomasville deputies returned 16 year old Paul Huffman from Lillington to face charges of breaking into the Paul Kenney appliance store on the Thomasville High Point highway. He is also wanted in High Point for alleged forcible entry in a separate case after being acquitted earlier.
An officer of the Mills Home Baptist Orphanage began work to obtain building priorities for six structures here at a cost of 610000. The institution building committee authorized Dr. I G Greer president of the board of trustees to ask the National Production Authority for priority status.
William C. Suits of Route 4 High Point says his life was saved by Red Cross blood donors during a Winston Salem hospital operation. He received six pints of rare B negative blood shipped from Charlotte after a crisis demanded more supply. donors rallied, sending a pint from the High Point Red Cross chapter and replenishing urgent needs within hours.
Attendance near 2,500 before noon with a heavy afternoon projection as buyers flock to the Southern Furniture and Rug Market. Exposition officials call the market normal but lagging behind last year’s wartime peak, noting a buyer’s market with ample inventories and new blended fabrics gaining traction.
Officers of the High Point unit of the Disabled American Veterans will be installed at rise ne in Odd Fellows. A reunion of the Byerley family will be held all day at Holly Grove Lutheran Church.
Richard W. Setzer of High has been appointed co director of the Di Business Administration at Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont Texas. Setzer is the son of Mr and Mrs R T Setzer of 501 Woodrow Ave.
A 42 year old man, Sr., of Frank D. Johnston, was charged today for drunken driving.
A city water department worker from 9 Jasper Street was held for investigation on assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after a heated dispute at the old Gre station. Police said the man produced a rifle and threatened to end the debate but did not fire before arrest by Chief Paul M. Shore.
A Merchants Association street dance and fashion show will transform Knox Bridge into an 18th century event tonight. Mayor Amos Kearns and Mrs. Kearns lead dancers in period costumes as 16 prizes are awarded for best costumes, dancing, and age categories amid a 2 500 attendance last night.
Calling All Bearded Men will start at 12 noon Saturday in the City Parking Lot behind the County Building with final judging at 8 p.m. Saturday night at the stadium. Judges include Amos Kearns mayor T E B Hinson City Manager C C Stoker Police Chief and E K Ingram Fire Chief.
A portrait of John Carter, High Point’s founding figure, will be presented to the city by a Carter descendant living in Iowa. The ceremony precedes tonight’s pageant at 8 p.m. Adams Dance Studio pupils perform nine acts including ballet rhythm band tap and acrobatic routines with piano by G. M. Haley.
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