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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1949
Page
14
The Charlotte station WBTV began regular telecasts and broadcasts are received in Thomasville with good image and sound. Video dealers display receivers in shop windows and crowds gather to watch during day and night. A Greensboro station plans to start telecasts later this summer.
Jerry Hill 15 of 1607 North Hamilton Street is highlighted as Carrier of the Week. He juggles 14 hobbies from venom milking to bird mounting and photography while running an Enterprise route with A and B grades. His hobbies have even earned him small income. He maintains a large scrapbooks collection in his basement and remains friendly and diligent at school.
Thomasville police report a 15 year old Black boy has confessed to multiple thefts including cameras cash chickens and candy. He was arrested at Church Street School after being found asleep and admitted two November chicken thefts from Isaac Foster and a March 24 theft of a $125 flash camera from Bill Harrington’s car.
Thomasville police arrested Dewey Steed, 48, of 916 Lake Street, on a Randolph County embezzlement warrant. He allegedly took firm funds from timber sales he cut and sold. He posted bond and awaits trial July 26 before an Asheboro justice of the peace.
Police say a juvenile will be released to the Davidson County welfare department for disposition. The youth also implicated two other Black youths in larceny cases and they are being held for investigation. A small camera was recovered and police expect to recover Harrington's camera.
Gospelaires quartet members Jack Kay Ward Ostrander Hal Livengood and Eddie Myers depart Monday on a motor tour visiting Murphy Chattan ooga Jackson San Antonio Phoenix California Yellowstone Pontiac Louisville Knoxville Decatur Gastonia and High Point. They will present quartet vocals instrumental music devotional messages and motion pictures of European evangelistic meetings.
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