Father Seeks Son as Abduction Case Heads to Trial
Russell Benson, father of an 11 year old alleged kidnapping victim Curtis Eugene Benson, pleads for information on his son's whereabouts. The boy was taken from his grandmother's home on June 13. The boy's mother Gladys Cox and her sister Ruth Samuels remain jailed on abduction charges with bonds set at 5000 each. A grand jury returned true bills on both counts last week. trial is slated for the criminal term of Superior Court starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Benson
Benson
Curtis Eugene Benson
Gladys Cox
Ruth Samuels
Superior Court
L. Richardson Preyer
Greensboro
Bension
Texas
Cox
S. Main St
Delta seeks new New York to Florida air route via Greensboro
Delta-C&S Air Line petitions the Civil Aeronautics Board for a Tampa leg on its Jacksonville Miami service and a new north south route from Columbia to Boston via Charlotte Fayetteville Greensboro High Point Winston Salem Norfolk Washington Philadelphia and New York The Greensboro High Point Airport Authority backs the plan and Ceasar Cone is to appear at the CAB hearing next week
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New York
Florida
Greensboro-High Point
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Delta-C&s Air Line
Tampa -St. Petersburg
Jacksonville-Miami
Columbia
S. C
Boston
Ceasar Cone
Authority
Delta
Greensboro High Point
Martin
Greensborough Point
Bonds posted for assault and battery case
James Burrell age 26 of 208 Morgan Street posts 600 total bond for Domestic Relations Court appearance on charges of assault and battery on his wife and inadequate support. Trial set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Burrell
Morgan St
Deaths and Funerals for Mrs Cra yworth Baker
Mrs Baker 86 of Route 4 High Point died Sunday morning after six years of declining health and six weeks of critical condition. Services were held Tuesday at Bennefica Friends Meeting House with ministers Millard Jones and W S Smith officiating. Burial was in Springfield Cemetery. Honorary bearers were from Sprain Friends Meeting Senior Mother Class. active pallbearers named John Richardson Hayden Ratledge Marvin Ingram Robert Ridge Reitzel Clodfelter and Claude Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crayworth Baker
Bennefica Friends Meeting
Millard Jones
W. S. Smith
Archdale
Miss Daisy Robbins Funeral Rites Held for 67 Year Old
Miss Daisy M. Robbins 67 of 821 W Green St died Sunday at 5 05 pm after five years of declining health and eight weeks in critical condition. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 pm at Congregational Christian Church with Rev L G Brady Rev G H Veazey and Rev W H Barker officiating. Burial followed at Country Holiness Church Cemetery with pallbearers John Robbins James Robbins Walter Robbins and William Robbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Robbins
Daisy M. Robbins
W. Green St
Congregational Christian Church
L. G. Brady
G. H. Veazey
Lake View Christian Church
Eton
W. H. Barker
South Side Baptist Church
Country Holiness Church
John Robbins
James Robbins
Walter Rob
William Rob
Miss Robbins
Market Buyer Injured In Auto Mishap
A 70 year old visitor to High Point was hospitalized after a collision at Howell and Locketts. Romulus S Spencer of Englehard suffered back and head injuries and was reported resting comfortably at High Point Memorial Hospital. Drivers were Hermond V Gibbs of Bath and Billy F Ransom of Route 5. The Gibbs car struck the Ransom vehicle when Gibbs pulled from a stop sign. Ransom was northbound on Locke Street. Vehicle damage totaled about 400 dollars.
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High Point
Howell and
Locketts
Romulus S. Spencer
Englehard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Hermond V. Gibbs
Bath
Billy F. Ransom
Route 5
Gibbs
Well St
Ransom
Locke St
Two Charged in Robbery On Highway
Two men, Tommy Sams age 20 and Robert Welch age 18, face highway robbery and accessory charges after a Sunday dawn attack on Richard Jarvis. Sams is jailed on 2000 dollars bond. Welch booked as accessory. Deputies seek three more suspects and pursue extradition for an accomplice who fled to Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Tommy Sams
Route 1
Jamestown
Robert Welch
Garter St
W. L. Brown
S. H. Robertson
Richard Jarvis
Clara Cox Apts
Jarvis
Robertson
Sams
Jovlasune
Archie Myatt
Kentucky
What Motorists Can Expect
ANN ARBOR Michigan J Paul Buckley chief engineer for the Automotive Safety Foundation highway division outlines future roadway ideas including separate lanes for specific speeds helicopter removal of disabled cars bridges across large lakes lighted highways eliminating headlights and snow and sleet melting pavement Buckley spoke at a University of Michigan transportation conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
J. Paul Buckley
Automotive Safety Foundation
Buckley
University of Michigan
Mrs Schuh Dies At 85 In Southern Pines N C
Mrs Mary A Savage Schuh 85 widow of Julius Schuh a vice president at McKesson Robins died after a two week illness in a hospital Southern Pines N C She came from Cairo Illinois in 1951 to live with her daughter and son in law Capt and Mrs L A Desland Funeral services will be in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Cairo with burial in the family plot nearby She was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and held state civic chairmanships in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scuch
Southern Pines
N.C
Mary A. Savage Schuh
Julius Schuh
McKesson- Robins Drug Company
Schuh
Cairo
Ill
Capt
L. A. Desland
Daughters of the American Revolution
Illinois
Episcopal Church of the Redemeer
Vote List Mistakes Revealed Irregular registrations flagged near liquor referendum
Election officials identified irregular registrations including double registrations and party changes as voters were asked to correct records before Monday to remain eligible for the July 23 liquor referendum. Arthur Utley urged affected voters to contact the county election office to clear up the issue by Monday. About 17 570 residents are registered in 15 High Point precincts with 700 new registrations added recently. Election machinery is being prepared for expected turnout as registrars and officials meet on July 21 for final instructions and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Election Board
Arthur Utley
High Point
Utley
Salk Vaccine Schedules To Be Decided
County health officials meet in Greensboro to decide if second Salk polio vaccine clinics will be held this summer or in September. Dr. Ellinwood says vaccine should arrive within a week to 10 days and Lilly has approval for a large supply to North Carolina. Some doctors favor fall clinics as many children are on vacation after receiving the first shot in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
E. H. Ellinwood
County Health Department
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapollis
Ind
North Carolina
Youths Find Fur Coat In Thomasville
Three boys found a wet fur coat in a wooded area off Lake Street between Brewer Street and Cox Avenue. Police are seeking the owner as officers inspect the garment. no value or owner identified yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake St
Don Ferguson
Council St
Brewer St
Cox Ave
Young Ferguson
Two Men Killed As Planes Collide
In Kansas City a Trans World Airlines training plane and a light single engine plane collided. Two men aboard the smaller craft died Thomas D. Jones 28 a flying service instructor and Samuel Hoyte Rempel Jr. 26 a TWA student co pilot. The airline plane with two men aboard landed safely. The other occupants H Orr Mission Kan and R L Horton Kansas City first officer were injured. The accident occurred after the two planes could not see each other before impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Trans- World Airlines
Thomas D. Jones
Samuel Hoyte Rempel Jr
TWA
H. Orr
Mission
Kan
R. L. Horton
Kansas
State to turn over 7200 school bus titles to counties
North Carolina transfers titles for 7,200 school buses to county officials under a General Assembly law aimed at local control of routes and operations. The state will still fund the transportation system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
General Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
Bis
Market Sales Volume Soaring At Southern Furniture Show
Enterprise reports that the 1955 Southern Furniture and Rug Market shows record attendance and robust buying. Exhibitors indicate strong orders through September with luxury and low-cost items selling well, as retailers and out-of-towners fill the Southern Exposition Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
S. Main
High Point
Methodist Men S Day At St Marks Church In Morning
The St Marks Methodist Men's Brotherhood sponsors a Men’s Day with a 7 to 9 a.m. church breakfast and an 11 o'clock service guest speaker Max Meeks, a local radio announcer. The United Ushers Chorus performs at 8 p.m. in service. News update editor Mrs L E McDonnell opens the column today.
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Methodist Men's Brotherhood of
Mars Hill
F. O. Bass
All Hill
American Legion the
American Legion Auxiliary
Mamie Williamson
Underhill Ave
J. D. Rike & Sons Incorporation Chartered in North Carolina
The secretary of state's Raleigh office has issued a certificate of incorporation for J. D. Rike & Sons Inc of High Point to operate a general floor coverings business. Authorized capital stock is $100000 and subscribed stock amounts to $300 held by J. D. Rike Sr J. D. Rike II and Blanche Rike of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Raleigh
J. D. Rike & Sons, Inc
High Point
J. D. Rike Sr
J. D. Rike
Blanche Rike
Ot High
Dispute Over Taxi Permit Transfer To Lexington Firm
A quarrel over transferring 10 High Point taxi permits to Frank Capps of Lexington and Burlington stalls after City Council committees clash with local cab firms. Newton's Red Bird Cab seeks sale despite protests amid claims of outsider competition and alleged ownership questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Cab Company
Toay
Red Newton
Red Bird Cab Company
Frank Capps
Lexington
Burlington
High Point
Newton
Red Bird
Capps
Old City Cab Co
Harllee, High Point Mercantile Leader, Dies in Conway
Frederick Earl Harllee, 75, a prominent High Point mercantile leader and organizer of Harllee's Inc. in 1934, died at Conway Memorial Hospital in South Carolina after a lingering illness. He had lived in Myrtle Beach since 1947 but maintained ties to High Point. Funeral services are planned in Conway with graveside rites at Forest Lawn Cemetery Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Earl Harllee
High Point
Conway
S. C
Memorial Hospital
Harllee's Inc
Mr. Harllee
Anson County
David Stuart
Elizabeth Cooley Harllee
Greensboro
Meyer's
Harllee’s Inc
Marjorie Fisher
Chicago
Harllee
Myrtle Beach
Trip Abroad Described To Civitan Club
Civitan members heard Bill Beaver recount his Europe trip with his father. They flew from New York to Manchester then Zurich, touring Switzerland Austria Liechtenstein Italy and visiting Florence Genoa Elsinore Copenhagen London and Hamlet site. Plans for a family outing at City Lake on July 26 were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civitans
Bill Beaver
Europe
Beaver
New York
Manchester
England
Zurich
Switzerland
Italy
Austria
Principality
Liechtenstein
Florence
Genoa
Isa
Beavers
Denmark
Copenhagen
Elsinore
London
Clarence Wagner
City Lake
Ronald E. Lowe
Delaware
Ohio
Bill Wilson
Lexeaton
Paul Gordon
High Nt
Five Accused of Drinking Canned Heat
Five men were jailed on prohibition violations for mixing canned heat to drink. Dozie Outing, Joe L. Johnson, Robert Turner, Alice Bryant, and William Bryant were named with ages and addresses. Johnson is held as a possible fugitive from justice. others released on bond for July court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dozie Outing
Hoover St
Joe L. Johnson
Kivett Dr
Robert Turner
Beamon St
Alice Bryant
William Bryant
Leonard St. Johnson
State Dramas Reviewed For Toastmasters
E O Lane spoke at the Piedmont Toastmasters Club meeting on North Carolina dramatic works The Lost Colony Unto These Hills and Horn in the West were discussed as vivid heritage keepers Other speakers included Neal Thore Everett Hill Lewis Brandon and Paul Turberville with various topics and roles noted Joe Gray of High Point attended as a visitor.
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North Carolina
E. O. Lane
Piedmont Toastmasters Club
Lane
Manteo
Hills
Cherokee
Horn
West
Boone
Neal Thore
Everett Hill
Read
Lewis Brandon
Paul Turberville
Carl Shelton
Porter Hauser
P. W. Kirkman
Rudge Calhoun
Bill Freeman
Joe Gray
High Point
Drexel Official Resigns Post
Burton R. Tuxford of Drexel Furniture Co. resigns as vice president and director of merchandising for the Morganton firm after a decade as a key Drexel executive. He began with Drexel 23 years ago as a New England salesman. President Robert O. Huffman cites the circumstances of the resignation and will name a successor in due course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton R. Tuxford
Drexel Furniture Co
Morganton
Drexel
Tuxford
New England
Robert O. Huffman
Skies To Start Clearing Tonight In High Point Weather
Moderate temperatures and partial clearing expected tonight after brisk showers. Cloudy mild conditions continue this afternoon with a risk of light rain then skies clear tonight as Thursday warms. Highs near 77 this afternoon and 82 tomorrow. lows around 67. Rain totals varied across the state with Rocky Mount 3.65 inches and Charlotte 1.38. Winston-Salem reported 0.5 inch and the local measure was 0.42 inch.
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High Point
Rocky Mount
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Fred Flagler to Retire From HPTD August 1
Fred J. Flagler Sr. will retire August 1 after 31 years with the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad Company. He served as general freight agent from 1924 to 1954 and then as special traffic representative. Previously with Southern Railway and Atlantic Coast Line, Flagler was noted for expertise in rates and divisions and owned properties in High Point and Hickory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Thomasville
Hickory
Realty Transfers in High Point and Jamestown Townships
Trustees of First Baptist Church of Archdale transfer to G L hran and wife a Hall Ave lot. J S Samuels and wife to H W Gibbardt and wife a Samuels and Gansmanland lot. D 8 Hedgecock and wife to G Slack and wife a Pine Ridge lot. G E Mickey and wife to R L Baker and wife a Highway No lot. Clodfelter and wife to D W Johnson Jr a Five Points lot. Harvey F Rice and wife to Francis N mnedy and wife a H F Riceland lot. R B Younts and wife to Thelma B Parker a Highway 29 70 lot. Howard Parker and wife to Jesse P Julian and wife a Highway 29 70 lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
First Baptist Church of
Archdale
G. L. Hran
Hall Ave
J. S. Samuels
H. W. Gibbardt
Samuels
Gansmanland
Hedgecock
G. Slack
Pine Ridge
G. E. Mickey
R. L. Baker
R. Clodfelter
D. W. Johnson Jr
Jamestown
Harvey F. Rice
Francis N.mnedy
H. F. Riceland
R. B. Younts
Thelma B. Parker
Howard Parker
Jesse P. Julian
Unitarian Meet Features Barker Talk on Freedom
Addison Barker will speak at the High Point Unitarian Fellowship meeting at the YMCA tonight at 8. The topic is Berdyaev's Emphasis on Personality and Freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison Barker
High Point Unitarian Fellowsh
YMCA
Berdyaev
Court Grants Divorces To 18 Couples
Municipal Court juries granted 18 divorces yesterday ending a one week term that included criminal and civil business. A single criminal assault case and minor charges against two defendants were also handled, with the Medlin debt civil suit resolved for $67.86. Judge Archie Myatt presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Walter Barneycastle
Corbett St
Austice M. Wilson
Furlough St
Dorothy May Turner
W St
J. D. Medlin
J. T. Smith
Allenay
Gracie H. King
Cecil King
Annie Lilly Battle
Albert Battle
Brantley B. Springs
Elizabeth Virginia Springs
Thelma Jean Crumpler
Edmond Ralph Crumpler
Graham Johnson
Betty B. Johnson
Nathaniel Young
Geneva Boulware Young
Charles A. Leonard
Gladys Lee Leonard
Paul McCoy
Mary McCoy
Andy Mac Todd
Jessie Todd
Sadie Wood
Everett C. Wood
Shirley Jean Neese
Bobby Pew Neese
Alenn'e Holden
James M. Murdock
J. C. Hedges McDaniel
James B. Daniel
Virginia B
Joel A. Robbins
Archie Myatt
Repairman Fails To Hear Train At Coney Island
In New York 23 year old C Santo a coaster repairman at Coney Island failed to hear a three car train approaching while on a catwalk 35 feet above tracks. The train struck him and he was knocked 10 feet to the catwalk dying shortly after at Coney Island Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C. Santo
Coney Island
Santo
Edward Jr
Coney Island Hospital
Prayer of Gratitude From Reverend Russell Hutchinson
A devotional prayer credited to Reverend Russell Hutchinson of First Presbyterian Church of Kinsburg, expressing thanks for green pastures and still waters, asking for grace and beauty to begin the day, and seeking comfort from the divine in life’s dark places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Russell
Hutchinson
Burgh
Presbyterian Church of
Kinsburg
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Spitzer Furniture Co
Stephens City
Don Sturkey
High Point Enterprise
F. E. Harllee
Conway Hospital
W.johnson
Arlington
F. E. Harllee Jr
Victor F. Harllee
E. Harllee
Moody Stroud
John Davis
J. J. Lindsay
Marty Bird
Guy Hill
Wallace Clardy
John Dunivant
Alan Tonkin
J. Grady Goldston
J. J. McDevitt
Kemp Neal
Arthur Verena
Paul Stevens
Ray MacElhinney
N. Y
F. Fe, Harllee
Civitan Club
Toastmasters
Fred Flagler
Unitarian Meet
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