Two Hurt In Auto Mishaps
Two people were injured in successive accidents yesterday afternoon. Richard C. McIntire, 36, suffered a fractured hip when his car was struck at Gatewood Avenue and Locke Street. Mrs. Hattie C. Fidler was hurt after her car rammed a brick wall at the Union Bus Terminal. Police charged Paris C. Smith with failure to yield. Damages: McIntire $1,600. Smith $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Mclntire
W. Broad St
Gatewood Avenue
Locke Street
Hattie C. Fidler
Willowbrook Street
Union Bus Terminal
McIntire
Paris C. Smith
Smith
McIntir
Rep
Anderson Drug Store
Memorial Hospital
McIintire
Bill Woods
Landsdown Avenue
Woods
Kivett Drive
Norwood Distributing Co Incorporation in North Carolina
The Norwood Distributing Co Inc of High Point filed a certificate of incorporation in the Secretary of State office. The firm, dealing in electronic components, has authorized capital of 1 000 shares no par value and will begin business with 1 000. Owners are Jack R Siegel Ben L Herman and Christine Tucker all of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood Distributing Co. Inc
High Point
Thad Eure
Jack R. Siegel
Ben L. Herman
Christine Tucker
Quota Set For Bloodmobile Visit In High Point
New leaders of High Point's Bloodmobile program announce a two day Red Cross visit with a 350 pint quota. Fred Swartzberg and Jim Greenway say the unit will be at the armory on English Street from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Call the Red Cross chapter house at 6711 for appointments or transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Red Cross
Fred Swartzberg
Jim Greenway
English Street
Wesleyans Re-elect Leaders in North Carolina Conference
The North Carolina Wesleyan Methodist Conference re-elected Col B. H. Phaup as president for a sixth term and Rev. C. Wesley Levin as conference vice president for a third year. Other officers include Rev. W. M. Phaup secretary Rev. C. W. Levin Elder C. E. Hedgepath and W. R. Upton as trustees. Sunday school attendance rose to over 11 000 weekly and a new Lincolnton church was organized boosting congregational sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Co
Wesleyan Methodist Church
B. H. Phaup
C. Wesley Levin
W. M. Phaup
Roanoke
C. W. Levin
C. E. Hedgepath
Gastonia
W. R. Upton
Wesleyan
Lincolnton
Jeremiah
Bound Over in Alamance County Theft Case
Dewey Lee Overman Jr. of Glen Raven and Ira Gardner were bound over for Superior Court on charges of participating in a break in at Kirkman’s Store on November 27 1957. The theft yielded over $3 000 in watches rings clocks radios and other items. Both defendants faced $5 000 bonds and were previously taken into custody by Durham authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Haworth
Superior
Dewey Lee Overman Jr
Glen Raven
Alamance County
Overman
Ira Gardner
Danville
Gardner
Durham
ABC
Bill Woodell
Kirkman’s
Highway 62
Alamance Church Road
N. Main Street
Elwood Boyles
Boyles Wholesale Co
Woodell
Earl Kirkman
Kirkman
Playgrounds See Big Crowds Across City Parks
The fifth week of city playground activity drew 8325 attendees led by Clara Cox and Fairview parks, up 2500 from last year. Interplayground carrom winners included Vic Mabe and Larry Neely with Rodger White runner-up, while Senior Division winner Donald Hope and runner-up Charles Kirkpatrick topped their events. Faye Gay and Joyce Footer led girls. Various events and free-swim days were held at multiple parks with planned closing day on Aug 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Cox
Fairview Parks
M. H. Fritts
Goldston
Fairview
Vic Mabe
Johnson Street
Larry Neely
Fairview Park
Rodger White
Harvell Park
Philip Lovelace
Eddie Caldwell
Daniel Brooks Park
Joe Garner
Brentwood
Alphonso Tate
Tomlinson School
Tomlinson
Daniel Brooks
Harvell
Armstrong
High Point City Lake
City Parks and Recreation Department
City Lake
Donald Hope
Charles Kirkpatrick
Washington Terrace
Faye Gay
Joyce Footer
Goldston Park
Leonard Street
Motorist Finds Farmer Tougher Than His Fence
Franklin B. James of Winston-Salem rode as a passenger in a car that left U S 421 near Kernersville, plowed through a farmer's pasture, and toppled seven fence posts. He escaped injury then sought payment for the posts and later suffered a broken nose after a patrolman reported the sequence of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernersville
Franklin B. James
Winston-Salem
James
U. S. 421
Here
Arrests and recoveries cited in county cases
Woodell identified a recovered item obtained under a search warrant at Kirkman’s store. Edith Wright of E Washington Street received a two month sentence in the county workhouse after a guilty finding of drunkenness and resisting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodell
Kirkman’s
Edith Wright
E. Washington Street
Young vocalist entertains Civitan Club at noon meeting
High school singer Jimmy Hedgecock performed popular songs at the High Point Civitan Club meeting in the Sheraton Hotel ballroom. Accompanist Miss Becky Holder helped on piano, with an encore of Let the Rest of the World Go By.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Hedgecock
High Point Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
Becky Holder
P. J. Neal
Clarence Wagoner
Tarheel Civitan
Bill Ervin
Charlotte
Board of Directors
Fine Arts Unit Elects Wilkinson Leader for 1958 59
The Guilford County Fine Arts Festival Association elected Allen S. Wilkinson of Greensboro to lead the group for the coming year, succeeding Mrs. D. A. Rawhey of High Point as president. Other officers include W. B. Stronach Jr. vice president and Mrs. G. S. Miles custodian. Re-elected were Sidney B. Jeffreys treasurer, Mrs. I. Paul Ingle secretary, and Mrs. J. D. Gooch corresponding secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County Fine Arts Festival Association
Allen S. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
D. A. Rawhey
High Point
W. B. Stronach Jr
G. S. Miles
Sidney B. Jeffreys
I. Paul Ingle
Joseph M. Bryan
A. P
Jamestown
Clyde Milner
Guilford College
J. A. Westmoreland
Gibsonville
Willis H. Slane
Thomasville area named in substantial labor surplus list
The Thomasville Lexington area was included in a July listing of areas with a substantial labor surplus. The U S Department announced the list along with Los Angeles Long Beach Milwaukee and Birmingham as major areas with unemployment of six percent or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Lexington
U. S. Department of
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Milwaukee
Birmingham
High Point Probes Downtown Traffic Control System
High Point engineer E. L. Walker Jr outlines post opening work on the $43,000 downtown traffic control system. He targets Sept. 1 for completion of thorough traffic counts using time speed diagrams for 37 intersections to improve progression and reduce bottlenecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
E. L. Walker Jr
Walker
Police Administration
Master Control Board
Presbyterian Home Alarm Error Delays Fire Crews
Three High Point fire companies rushed to Presbyterian Home Inc for an alarm that turned out to be a mistaken button push by a woman visitor. Later fires on Proctor Street and at Grimes and Grayson were found out before crews arrived, with one fire in a TV set caused by a short circuit and another incident extinguished by the time of arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Presbyterian Home Inc
Charlie Moore
Proctor St
Grimes
Grayson Street
Hall earns honor roll at Southern Tech Institute
Olen G. Hall of 324 Phillips St, son of Mr and Mrs Irvin L Hall, earned honor roll for the past quarter at Southern Technical Institute Chamblee Ga. Only a sixth of students met the requirement. Hall studies Mechanical Technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olen G. Hall
Irvin L.hall
Phillips St
Southern Technical Institute
Chamblee
Hall
Belk Beck Names Lonnie Ward Merchandise Manager
Lonnie Glenn Ward is appointed merchandise manager at Belk Beck Co replacing Charles Lawrence who moves to Belk Rutherford. Ward, a Burlington native, has worked with Belk in Burlington since 1944 including eight years as assistant manager and will oversee buying and advertising and serve as assistant personnel manager. He is a Pleasant Grove High School graduate and a WWII Army veteran. His wife Marie Burke and daughter Kim plan to move here after Ward secures a home. Ward has been active in Burlington Merchants Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Glenn Ward
Belk Beck Co
Earl Leonard
Ward
Burlington
Belk
Charles Lawrence
Rutherfordton
Pleasant Grove High School
Marie Burke
Graham
Kim
Merchants Association
Exchangites Name State Delegates Aug Raleigh Convention
Harold S. L. o. presiding exchange club leader announced delegates for the state Exchange Club. The convention runs August 15 to 17 at the Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel in Raleigh. Clarence McDorman of Birmingham Alabama will speak as guest of honor and National Board of Control member. He has 18 years of service across local state and national levels. NC officers listed are J Frank Ray president C C Burriss vice president J D Ennis secretary and Marcus Deal treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O
Harold S
Cal Exchange Club
Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh
James C. Roberts
Clarence McDorman
Birmingham
Ala
National Board of Control
National Exchange Club
Exchange Club
Alabama
National Committee On Education
North Carolina State Exchange Clubs
J. Frank Ray
Hillsboro
C. C. Burriss
Wilson
J. D. Ennis
Sanford
Marcus Deal
Greensboro
Muggy Weather to Persist in Piedmont Area
Weathermen expect continuing heat and humidity with peak temperatures around 92 degrees today and tomorrow. Tomorrow should feel hotter due to higher humidity. Night temps in upper 60s, last night 67, tonight 68. Statewide five day outlook shows near normal average temps with scattered showers totaling about a half inch.
Extension Cost List Prepared for Major Annexation
City officials expect a cost report within weeks on extending water sewer and other services to a planned annexation. Director Bob Griffin outlines goals to assess fiscal impact set policy changes and long range revenue costs while identifying the area and addressing water sewer assessments fire protection street development and recreational facilities for new and existing city districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Griffin
Griffin
Oan General Assembly
High Point
Griffin Sid
New Ragsdale School Bids To Be Taken
Bids for Guilford County's Lucy Ragsdale School will be received at 10 30 a m Saturday and opened during the board of education monthly meeting in Courtroom 1 of the county courthouse. The 1 million dollar project will house 1000 students and is the largest in the board's history. Superintendent E D Idol expects many bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Jamestown
Guilford
Six Year Old Struck By Car In High Point Suit Filed
A $25,000 personal injury suit was filed in Guilford Superior Court for six year old John Menry Watts. Brady Watts sues Hollis Beard and Treva Spencer Beard for injuries after the boy was struck while crossing Mangum Avenue near Jack's Grocery. The complaint says permanent injuries occurred and accuses Mrs Beard of speeding and failing to stop and of faulty brakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford Superior Court
High Point
John Menry Watts
Brady Watts
Hollis Beard
Treva Spencer Beard
Mangum Avenue
Jack
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Norwood Co
Vaughn
Bob Vaughn
Food Fair
O. R
Northside Supermarket
N. Main
David Cox
Wesleyans
Ray Montgomery
Civitan Club
Fine Arts
Davidson
Presbyterian Home
William G. Ervin
Clarence Wagner
J. R
Belk Beck
L. Glenn Ward
New Ragsdale
Bloodmobile
Armory
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