Citywide DDT Spraying to Begin Saturday Afternoon
High Point voters approve a spraying program using DDT to curb polio spread with a $1500 to $2000 budget. Extermination firm starts Saturday as council seeks to reduce potential polio cases. No new cases reported. Churches urge staying away from public assemblies. Wesley Memorial to close children and youth divisions. Public areas see reduced uptown youth activity.
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T. FE. Hinson
Hinson
High Point
Health Department
Greensboro
Wesley Memorial Church
Thomasville Contends with Second Polio Case and City Spraying
Thomasville faces a second polio case as residents unite with radio appeals and civic groups to fund a Guilford county hospital. City plans to spray streets with DDT, coordinating with Orkin Exterminators after a council vote, with costs around 1000 dollars.
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Thomasville
Guilford County Polio Hospital
R. M. Cooksey
Orkin Exterminators
Greensboro
Cooksey
Jamestown
High Point
Hamilton Lakes
Rotary Club
Keith Walker
Baptist Hospital
Winston - Salem
Richard Lioyd
Tom Lioyd
Julianaveghe
Polio Hospital Drive Reaches Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred
The polio hospital fundraising enters day five with $15 500 in cash and Greensboro totals at $21 581 including direct gifts. High Point Jaycees host a grand auction on the Main Street bridge with bids by telephone and broadcast on WMFR. Rotary and local groups contribute, Life photographers visit, and brick work begins on the Greensboro facility.
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Greensboro
High Point
Jaycees
Main Street
Edgar Snider
Snider
WMFR
Life
New York
Martha Holmes
Dotie Hambler
Polio Hospital
J. Welch Harriss
Rotary Club
Jack and Jill Nursery
Swink Faces Second Trial In Capital Case In Guilford
Greensboro dispatch reports Guilford Superior Court will open a new fall term in High Point with three capital cases. John Thomas Swink, 19, of route 5 High Point, seeks a death sentence for a second time after a 1946 conviction for assaulting 9 year old Anne Marie Hunt. Also slated are two 1st degree murder prosecutions of Ennis Clarence Smith and Lawrence Brooks. Trial calendar lists numerous cases for Tuesday and Wednesday with Judge W H Robbins presiding.
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Greensboro
Guilford Superior Court
High Point
John Thomas Swink
Route 5
J. H. Clement
Walkertown
Clement
Swink
Anne Marie Hunt
Supreme Court
State High Court
Ennis Clarence Smith
East Washington Street
David M. Hobson
Lawrence Brooks
Meredith Street
Malachi Raynor
W. H. Robbitt
Charlotte
Charles T. Hagan
Roosevelt Clark
Dot Jackson
Elmer Swaringen
Almond G. Barker
Wayne J. Morris
William B. Beck
Vander J. Henderson
Charlies Lepper, Jr
John K. Morgan
Roy T. Duncan
Roy Truman Duncan
Roy D. Leonard
Lonnie
Negro Scout Camp decision pending amid polio fears
W Hackney Uwharrie Council scout executive says council officials meet tonight to consider health officer recommendations on whether colored scouts can hold their Ha whee Ni camp starting July 18. About 120 scouts from High Point Lexington East Spencer Granite Quarry Landis Cleveland Salisbury were slated to attend as health concerns may delay the gathering.
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W. Hackney
Uwharrie Council
Hackney
High Point
Lexington
East Spencer
Granite Quarry
Landis
Cleveland
Salisbury
Uwharre Council
Defective Wiring Triggers Two Fire Calls in Hour
Firemen responded to two incidents in a heavy downpour within an hour. At the corner of Fast Green and Perry streets a power pole fault caused a ground-wire fire with minor damage after crews removed fuses from the transformer. A second call at 802 Chestnut Street involved a short circuit in an electric water pump. no damage reported.
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Fast Green
Perry Streets
Tate Furniture Company
Chestnut Street
E. F. Mabrey
Finance Firm Wins $600 Judgment in Civil Court
The Industrial Finance Company of America was awarded 600 dollars from the State Finance Company in the late civil term session of the municipal court. The case involved a lien on an automobile not delivered, with the car later burned and money not returned. The hearing extended the entire afternoon after three prior cases, two continued and one dismissed on motion.
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Industrial Finance Company of America
State Finance Company
E Industrial Company
Laintiff
Thirteen Box Cars Roll Into Engine At Thomasville Plant
A line of 13 box cars rolled onto a Southern Railway shunting engine at the Thomasville Chair company spur on East Main street causing minor engine damage and crushing the end of a box car. No injuries were reported. Steam pipe burst required a temporary crossing blockage on Trinity street Whisnant's Place. Repairs to a second boiler were started and expected to finish late this afternoon.
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Thomasville
Southern Railway
Thomasville Chair Company
East Main Street
Iremen
Trinity Street
Whisnant’s Place
Scout Chiefs Gather for Blue Ridge Regional Conference
Scout officials from North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Florida prepare for the annual regional conference at Blue Ridge Uwharrie Council Executive B W Hackney leads the event from August 24 to 30 with attendees including Charles N Miller Leslie Stratton and Hal F Pete. Attendees from the Uwharrie Council include C M Gaskins O Turner and Jake Copeland along with many staff members.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Blue Ridge
Uwharrie Council
B. W. Hackney
Charles N. Miller
New York
Leslie Stratton
Hal F. Pete
Hackney
C. M. Gaskins
O. Turner
Jake Copeland
The
Coun
More Showers Are Due Today
A forecast predicts considerable cloudiness today and tomorrow with scattered showers and thunderstorms. The weather man, buoyed by recently successful showers, warns of a high of degrees and a drop tonight.
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Mercury
David H Baker Memorial Scholarship Announced
The David H Baker memorial scholarship funds a three year nursing program at High Point Memorial Hospital School. Grace Baker announces the award in his name to aid North Carolina student nurses facing financial barriers. The winner receives varying monthly stipends totaling over three years while covering essential uniforms supplies and clothing. Applicants should submit to the hospital nurses school with admission materials. a committee will evaluate candidates with advisor input from hospital officials.
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David H. Baker
High Point Memorial Hospital
Grace Baker
W. R. Peters
Katherine Spencer
Miss Spencer
North Carolina
Miss Baker
Baker
Hospital Nurses School
F. L. Conrad
C. H. Williard
Robert L. Thompson
Spencer
Mr. Peters
Chest Leaders Meet Tomorrow at Chest Headquarters
Community chest leaders gather tomorrow at 3:30 PM at chest headquarters 194 College Street to discuss next fall plans. Paul Owen announces Brant Snavely will direct campaign public relations and preside, with Betsy Saunders from the radio council in charge of radio publicity joining the meeting.
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Community Chest
Chest
College Street
Paul Owen
the Chest
Brant KR. Snavely
Curtis Smithdeal
Betsy Saundrs
Community Radio Council
The
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Farriss Avenue
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John Swink
Lee Taylor
Abe Rhynehardt
Gilbert R. Black
J. L. Whitworth
Claude Lewis
W. C. Lewis
James Gray
James White
A. L. Solomon
Roy F. Samuels
John P. Moore
Fanis Smith
Theo
Tomlinson
Shele
Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital
Claude Rice
Harold Leach
Mose Lamet
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