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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1953
Page
11
An attempted burglary at 4 Delk Drive last night prompted police action after two men believed to be Negroes tried to enter via a back window around 9:30. The intruders fled and were not located during the search.
Mrs. Martha Bell of Greensboro described Alcoholics Anonymous to the High Point Lions Club. She noted AA requires a sponsor and a desire to change, faces the facts honestly, and seeks God with member support. She said AA operates constantly to aid members and was introduced by Lion Taylor Kennerly.
Four minor cases were heard by Judge Archie Myatt this morning in Municipal Court. Mack Cleveland was given a 12 month suspended sentence for failure to support a minor child and must pay costs. R. C. Kidd received a 30 day suspended sentence for assaulting his wife. McCabe Cleveland faced a 30 day sentence or costs for drunkenness, costs unpaid at noon. E. E. Elmore paid the two bad checks and half the costs. Regular sessions resume at 9.
Funds to equip the Guil Rand Volunteer Fire Department in Trinity Archdale Allen Jay area will be raised at an ice cream and cake supper. The event starts at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Archdale firehouse.
A Nashville minister from Belmont Methodist Church admits human failure before God. The speaker expresses feeling overwhelmed, then states that the burden is lifted and life resumes with renewed spirit and song.
Weatherman offers little relief as Guilford County farmers struggle with a July drought. Total monthly rainfall remains under one inch despite slight Wednesday showers. Corn and tobacco suffer while some farmers irrigate. weekend showers possible but uncertain.
High Point Sertoma Club directors plan a 7:30 pm meeting at 241 East Washington Street in Merle F. Crooks’s office. Ladies Night likely July 31 at City Lake with Sertoma International officer installing officers. Jake Harris to assist in publicity during Firemen’s Week. A weekly luncheon featured Highway Patrolman E. D. Young who urged law-abiding driving to reduce fatal crashes, noting 579 deaths so far this year.
The Pensacola crash toll rose to 40 killed when Marine Captain C. E. Graff died from burns and injuries after a Fairchild transport plane crashed on takeoff. Six survivors, including Cpl. J. P. Tuttle and ROTC students, faced injuries and unclear causes as investigators sought answers.
Bennett Advertising Inc of High Point and Charlotte is among five bidders for North Carolina's $175000 a year advertising contract. The board's advertising committee will hear bids Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the contract possibly signed at a meeting in Morehead City next week. Other bids come from Ayer and Gillett Inc Walter J. Klein Co Chandlee and Jackson Advertising Agency and Hugh A Deadwyler Inc all of Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kearns and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reed of Thomasville attend a Child Care Institute at the University of North Carolina. The program for superintendents of children's institutions runs this week, set by UNC School of Social Work and the Child Welfare League of America. Reports were to be submitted on the conference's final day, with material to be included in a forthcoming manual.
W. J. Smith files in Municipal Court claiming wages for a 1470 mile dead head trip to New York. He says the Bob Cummings owned truck carried furniture for National Upholstery, incurred damage from faulty Neches, and that the shipment was refused at destination with further truck brake problems on return. He seeks 73.50. Co-defendants are Cummings and National Upholstery.
The 9 1/2 inch silver gray toy poodle Masterpiece, valued at 20000, has been missing from New York for six weeks. Owner Alexis Pulaski says the dog, titled with CDCDX and UD, has earned 300 blue ribbons and about 30000 in breeding and modeling fees, and has appeared in ads for nylons and dog foods. Police and poodle services have been alerted. the dog’s theft is believed to involve a passer-by from Poodles Incorporated.
Frank Lee of the State Highway Patrol will resign from his Thomasville post soon. He will take over a family business near Wade's Ro. Huntley, assigned to Brewer Street, has served here for several years and is expected to depart at month end.
Dr C E Rozzelle of Winston-Salem addresses the Rotary Club praising forgotten figures who shaped education. He cites Benjamin Franklin Noah Webster William Holmes McGuffy Horace Mann and Horatio Alger for their lasting influence through writings and ideas that aided public schooling and language.
Howard Richardson a 14 year old boy of Route 4 Asheboro was admitted yesterday to Central Carolina Con valescent Hospital in Greensboro. The patient count at the polio center now stands at 97.
Funeral services for Percy Mce kinley Fields aged 57 were held at St. Pauls Methodist Church Greensboro Thursday at 4 pm led by Rev James H Trolinger. Pallbearers included Arthur Schoolfield Orin Harris Lloyd Proctor Roy Coltrane Ernest Southern and Hildred Yates. Interment followed in Spring Hill Methodist Cemetery High Point after a heart attack at White Oak Mill Greensboro Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services for Mrs Emma G Ingram 67 wife of William G Ingram were held Thursday afternoon at 5 from Pentecostal Holiness Church conducted by Rev F A Dale and Rev G E Overstreet Pallbearers listed and interment at Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Funeral services for Ransom Moody age 59 were conducted at Erlanger Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday by Rev. Bill Barker of High Point. Burial followed in Forest Hill Cemetery with pallbearers listed. Moody died unexpectedly Monday night at his home in Lexington.
High Point set a 2556 pint blood quota for 1953 54 announced by Blood Program Chairmen Glenn Smith and Ralph Rochelle. Eight visits planned earlier drop to seven with four hundred pints sought during August 4 5 at the Armory on English Street.
Representatives from 63 Lions Clubs in District 31-C will meet Monday night in Denton as John L. Stickley of Charlotte Lions International addresses the club. The event honors E. O. Lane retiring district governor with all past year district officers as special guests.
A group of youths en route to the Ridgecrest Youth Fellowship conference misplaced their bus fare. A brown box containing 65 dollars and a gavel was left on a car fender between the church and High Point and disappeared when the car moved off. Report finds should go to Mrs. Florence Allen at the County Building.
The United States sues in the Middle District for 6688.99 in withholding and social security taxes from Carolina Electric Company. Herman J. Bryant, doing business as Carolina Electric Company, is named as owing the sum. Other defendants are L. R. Stewart, Ben L. Herman and the High Point Savings and Trust Co.
Thomasville City officials released the new budget of $587,857.50 after a council meeting with the City School Board about a reduced school levy of 15.5 cents, down from 20 cents. Mayor Carl Wilson stressed holding tax rates steady while balancing school needs against departmental demands to avoid raising the total budget.
Mayor George Covington and City Manager T E Hinson reported they inspected the High Point west side sewage disposal plant yesterday and found it operating perfectly. Precautions were taken to prevent a recurrence of a prior breakdown that coincided with a mass fish kill in Rich Fork Creek. State wildlife investigators spent an afternoon sampling water and examining dead fish as residents protested the pollution and its stench along the creek.
Thomasville police arrested Steve Griffin 53 of 1006 East Main Street at 5 10 p m for possession of non taxed liquor and violation of prohibition laws. Rol es Summey 41 of Memorial Park Drive was arrested last night at 7 40 p m on forcible trespass at E L Turner property and released on 500 bond pending Recorder's Court hearing August 7. Details of the arrests were not immediately available.
Real estate transfers show multiple disbursed deeds: Lillian S Hodgin and husband to Herbert M Potts Jr one lot in Allendale Heights. E M Avett and wife to Williams Sales Co Inc tract on North Hamilton Street. Willard Edward Stiles and wife to Norvia A Langley two lots in Peace property. D C Montgomery and wife to D S Hedgecock and wife ninety five lots in two tracts of Hayworth Spring Development. D S Hedgecock and wife to Clare C Payne tract along Highway 311. Dan Nicholas and wife to W N Williams one lot in Gurley plat. W N Williams and wife to Connie Weeks and wife one lot in Gurley plat.
The Draft Board issued another list of registrants it wants to contact as it reclas sifies files and updates records. Letters sent seeking information were often returned unopened, and Clerk Mrs. Ethel Kirkman urged anyone with knowledge of the registrants whereabouts to come forward to avoid delinquencies. Names on today’s list include Herbert H. Good John C. Lemons Jr. Paul G. Sanders Darrell D. Hackler Ray N. Brown Willie Halliman Gartrell Cothran Billie E. Hall John H. Stevens William H. Hunsucker Morris C. Adams Allen P. Smith.
In Upper Lake California the Upper Lake Methodist Church backed Rev Jack Richard McMichael after he faced a House Un American Activities Committee summons over alleged Communist affiliation. McMichael stated he would appear and denied party membership while Rep Harold Velde said two sworn witnesses accused him of Communist ties.
In Panmunjom Korea three large white doves replicas of Picasso’s design were erected by Communist workers at the armistice hall entrances. The doves, a Red propaganda symbol for three years, threaten to obstruct Allied officers as they sign the peace accord unless UN command acts to remove them.
Thomasville BPW beautification committee appeals for shrubs flowers and bulbs to enhance City Commons. Co chairs Mrs J R Sechrest and Miss Jewell Sink urge public help and list prior donors with plantings from Loflin to Hoover Street near Carmall Street.
At Quantico Secretaries Wilson and Stevens lead a three day meeting with top civilian and military leaders. The talks focus on defense spending efficiency and reorganizing Pentagon operations. Vice President Nixon and NSC members plan to attend as leaders discuss Spanish base negotiations and reserve service after draft.
In Memphis, Ray Brock, 26, was fined 11 dollars after striking a 74 year old woman. A judge rejected his claim of self defense as the reason for the act.
City Parks director Bill Stronach says the Rotary Wheel miniature train at City Lake attracts about one adult for every two to three children. Weekly riders average 5 000 to 6 000, with 3 738 riders last week including 2 353 children and 1 385 adults. He notes a direction change to downhill clockwise. Plans include repainting the front entrance sign and adding facility signs lit by floodlights to advise both locals and passersby, and possibly a second entrance sign.
In Rome Alcide De Gasperi faces a crucial confidence vote with 265 Cristian Democrats versus 287 opposition votes. Monarchists threaten 40 votes against him, narrowing his path to form a third government. observers blame a foreign arms aid delegation amid Italy's postwar crisis.
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