Camp Leader Outlines Sky Ranch Work for Crippled Children
W T Culbreth director of Sky Ranch Camp at Blowing Rock spoke to the Exchange Club at the Rainbow Supper Club on Greensboro Road. He described the camp opened in 1948 and its mission to tailor activities for each child including swimming archery rifle contests and horseback riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Culbreth
Sky Ranch Camp
Blowing Rock
Exchange Club
Rainbow
Greensboro Rd
Culbreth
A. E. Sherron
David Hensley
High Point
Sky Ranch
Crippled Children Committee
Mason Thomas
C. L. Russell
State Exchange Organization
Students in area receive degrees at Wake Forest
More than 265 seniors earned degrees in Wake Forest College commencement exercises. Doris Lee Craven of High Point received a Bachelor of Science while William English Tomlinson Jr. of Thomasville earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. Lena Mae Laws and Mary Nell Reed, both of Thomasville, were awarded Bachelor of Arts degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Thomasville
Wake Forest Collge
Doris Lee Craven
William English Tomlinson Jr
Lena Mae Laws
Mary Nell Reed
Eight HPC Seniors Win Honor Awards
Eight High Point College seniors received honors for outstanding achievement at year end. 26 graduates earned magna cum laude or cum laude honors during commencement in the new Memorial Auditorium as Dr. Henry H. Hill of George Peabody College spoke. 117 seniors received degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Joan Crowder
High Point
S. P. Montgomery
H. C. Hudgins Jr
Hobbsville
C. L. Amos
Frances Roberson
Coy Burchfield Jr
Frank M. Autry
Elaine Dorothy Thompson
Frances Lee Roberson
Harry Louie Eargle
Elizabeth Lucille Rose
Bennie Lee Robbins
W. H. Needham Jr
Audrey Jean Stutts
Dwight Monroe Jester
James Carlton Queen
Donald Gene Bridger
Mary E. Williamson
Sam George Kasias
Norma June Merritt
Walter Henry Krewson Jr
Douglas James Norwood
Charles Donald Lowery
Mary Edith Rollins
Marie Fogleman
Shirley Davis McLellan
Frank Young Broome
Constance Joan Crowder
Johnnie Everett Hawkins Jr
Oscar Rudolph Frazier Jr
Charles A. Rhinehart
Tom Monroe Charping
New Memorial
Henry H. Hill
George Peabody College For Teachers
Nashville
Tenn
Pair Nabbed Here Held For Theft
A man and a 16 year old boy were nabbed behind local businesses in Winston-Salem and held on theft charges after confessing to stealing three checks from a mailbox near Reynolds Park. The checks totaled 391 75 and 52 dollars and were found on the suspects Er nest Andrews 30 and Kenneth Myers 16. Myers is on probation for a gasoline theft. Local police reported a separate theft of a red motor scooter from Senior High School parking, owned by Theon Harris of 1104 Adams St. Authorities said postal officials were en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Ernest Andrews
Kenneth Myers
Reynolds Park
Myers
Theon Harris
Adams St
Washington St. Man Charged On 3 Counts
A 45 year old Washington Street man, William E. Hendrix of 408 E. Washington St., faced two assault charges and a forcible trespass count with bonds set at 500 dollars. A boarding house operator alleged Hendrix grabbed her and threatened her, while his wife alleged he threatened her with a brick. A separate case charged Jack Paul Simmons with assaulting his wife Mariam Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Washington St
William E. Hendrix
E. R. Pulliam
S. Main St
Hendrix
Elsie Hendrix
Jack Paul Simmons
Cecil St
Mariam Simmons
Rezoning Plea Delayed as High Point Council Refers Study
South High Point faces a dispute over a 50 acre residential zone along the proposed superhighway to permit light industry and business. The council sent the matter to a joint committee after an hour and a half of public input from residents led by Arch Schoch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South High Point
Arch Schoch
Paul Brooks
Brooks
Schoch
Board of Adjustment
Council
Horace Haworth
Gary Davis
High Point
John Clinard
Preston Loflin
J. E. Gibson
Lloyd Clodfelter
Davis
High Point selects Pat Peacock as Community Ambassador
Pat Peacock a 19 year old High Point College junior named from 11 applicants to serve as High Point's Community Ambassador to Europe for six months under the Experiment in International Living. She will report her experiences locally and plans to bridge cultural gaps while studying abroad. Alternate candidates Betty Jo Ring and Frank Young Broome named. fundraising toward a $1000 goal continues with contributions from American Business Club Kiwanis Crown Hosiery Mill Jewish War Veterans and American Legion totaling 575 to date.
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High Point
Euan
High Point College
Sarah Patrick
Pat) Peacock
John Haworth
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Miss Peacock
L. R. Peacock
W. Farriss Ave
Europe
Hunter Dalton
George Covington
Ed Mendenhall
J. Archie Myatt
Harry Hawthorne
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Dalton
Peacock
Betty Jo Ring
Lexington High School
E. T. Ring
Circle Dr
Frank Young Broome
Dewey Broome
Idol St
Haworth
American Business Club
Kiwanis Club
Crown Hosiery Mill
Jewish War Veterans
American Legion
Jaycee Committee
Farmer Killed In Accident At Oak Ridge
Arthur Lee Knight 65, a Route 1 Stokesdale farmer, died when his car was crushed by a loaded tractor trailer on Highway 68 three miles north of Oak Ridge. The truck from Johnson Motor Line Charlotte, driven by James Ollie Blackman 31, remained on scene as police continue investigation. Knight survived by wife Rosy York and four children. funeral at Mount Zion Methodist Church tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
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Arthur Lee Knight
Route 1
Stokesdale
Guilford County
Oak Ridge
Highway
Knight
Johnson Motor Line
Charlotte
James Ollie Blackman
Route 6
Rosy York
Percy Southern
J. E. Knight
Charlie Knight
Greensboro
C. A. Vaughn
Madison
N. E. Knight
Mount Zion Methodist Church
Joe Ervin
Pentecostal Church Receives $45,000 Building Permit
A building permit totaling $45,000 was issued for a new Pentecostal Holiness Church on Kennelworth Road. The general contractor is listed as J. C. Putman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentecostal Church
Kennelworth Rd
J. C. Putman
Man Charged in Greensboro Auto Fatality
Claude Burrow 40 of High Point faces a voluntary manslaughter charge after a Saturday crash on Vandalia Road near Greensboro that killed passenger Thomas Wood 40. The car plunged 440 feet after missing a curve and Wood died at Wesley Long Hospital. Burrow remains hospitalized with a broken arm and head injuries. Funeral services for Wood were held at N Main Street Baptist Church with interment at Occa Baptist Cemetery.
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Claude Shelton Burrow
High Point
Vandalia
Greensboro
Thomas David Wood
Burrow
Wood
Guilford County
Wesley Long Hospital
N. Main St. Baptist Church
Neil J. Armstrong
W. C. Sides Jr
Lebanon Methodist Church
Tommy Kemp
Petitions Seek Outlawing Communist Party in United States
High Point Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 619 sponsors a statewide drive to collect signatures to urge Congress to outlaw the Communist Party and make membership a crime. Commander Charles Gardner says the party is part of an international conspiracy seeking to overthrow the U.S. government by force, with petitions available through VFW members.
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Congress
Communist Party
High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
United States
Charles Gardner
Gardner
Congress of the
Funeral services for Mrs Sue Jeffreys Allred announced
Funeral services are scheduled for Mrs Sue Jeffreys Allred at First Presbyterian Church Wednesday at 2 30 p m conducted by Dr Roy E Watts. Interment follows in Green Hill Cemetery Greensboro with the body at Sechrest Funeral Home and at the church one hour before the service. She died unexpectedly at home H2B Emerywood Court Apartments Sunday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Jeffreys Allred
First Presbyterian Church
Roy E. Watts
Green Hill Cemetery
Greensboro
Sechrest Funeral Home
Allred
Emerywood
Apts
Funeral services for Mrs Lena Davis at Mt Vernon Church
Funeral services for Mrs Lena Davis aged 75 will be held Wednesday at 4 PM in Mt Vernon Methodist Church with Rev Dwight W Mashburn and Rev Claude Young officiating. Interment follows in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The body lies in Sechrest Funeral Home one hour before the service. She died Sunday at home Route 2 Trinity after two years of declining health and one week of critical illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Davis
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
Dwight W. Mashburn
Claude Young
Level Cross Methodist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Davis
Route 2
Trinity
Child mortality in 1900 far higher than today
In 1900 about 200 per 1000 live births died before age one, compared with about 20 per 1000 today in several countries. The note highlights dramatic improvements in child survival over more than a century.
Bottles and crates crash into following vehicle in High Point crash
Seven cases of empty soft drink bottles slid from a truck on old Thomasville Rd and smashed the front of a pickup driven by Lester Lee Hubbard. Lloyd Hedrick, a passenger, suffered only minor cuts. No charges were filed. the pickup was nearly a total loss.
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Thomasville
State Highway Patrol
Lloyd Hedrick
Route 5
High Point
Lester Lee Hubbard
High Point and Denton Students Win UNC Pharmacy Awards
A High Point student and a Denton student are among UNC pharmacy students honored for outstanding records. David Astor Dowdy received the outgoing president key of the student body. Don Rea Hedrick earned both the Bristol Award and the Kappa Epsilon Award for his work in the pharmacy school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Denton
University of North Carolina
David Astor Dowdy
Don Rea Hedrick
Bristol
Kappa Epsilon
Three Local Firms Named In Liens
Federal tax liens totaling more than $4,000 have been filed against three High Point firms by the North Carolina District revenue office in Greensboro. The firms include Moffitt, Inc. with a lien of $1,998.03, The Candlewick Corp. with $1,030.12, and the Boulding Upholstery Co. N. L. Boulding with $1,207.66. The liens, all for employers' quarterly tax in the period ending Dec. 31, 1953, were filed with the county register of deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina District Revenue Office
Greensboro
Moffitt, Inc
Candlewick Corp
Boulding Upholstery Co
N. L. Boulding
County Register of Deeds
Showers Berkhamsted Likely This Evening
Partly cloudy skies and possible thundershowers are forecast for High Point late today into tonight. Temperatures around 88F today will fall to about 80F tomorrow with continued cloudiness and mild overnight lows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Weather Bureau
Reau
High Pointers On Graduation List At Elon
Nelvin Cooper and Jean Booth of High Point were among 75 seniors receiving degrees and diplomas at Elon College commencement yesterday. Cooper received a degree, while Miss Brown awarded a certificate in secretarial science. The exercises closed a program that began with the Commencement Hall events and included the alumni program, the baccalaureate sermon, and two music programs. The baccalaureate speaker was Mills E. Godwin, an attorney from Suffolk, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelvin Cooper
Jean Booth
High Point
Elon Lege
Cooper
Miss Brown
Mills E. Godwin
Suffolk
Swimming Classes Set to Begin in Thomasville
City Recreation Director Hubert Person announced lifesaving and swimming courses will start soon in Thomasville. Registration is urged now for June lessons. beginner classes begin June 21 and non-swimmers should enroll immediately. No charge for instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
City Memorial
Hubert Person
Henderson
Chamber Meeting to Hear Lucas in Thomasville
John Paul Lucas Jr. of Duke Power Co will address the Thomasville Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. New officers to be installed at the banquet at 7 p m at the Woman's Club with Harvey Carpenter taking the presidency from Dr O R Hodgin. Capacity crowd expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
John Paul Lucas Jr
Duke Power Co
Thomasville Chamber of Commerce
Woman's Club
Harvey Carpenter
Carolina Underwear Co
O. R. Hodgin
Quez
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Wiles
Pleasant Garden High
Math School
John Lee
Ida Lee
Elizabeth Wiles
Worthville
Sturkey
Snow Camp
Walter Eugene Tisdale
Saxapahaw
Wake Forest
HPC
Washington St
Pat Peacock
First Methodist Church
Lambda Alpa Phi
Future Teachers of America
Alpha Delta Theta
High Point High School
Ture
The
Jaycees
Hunter Dalton Sr
Harold Lichtenberger
Raleigh
Dingman
Bob Link
High Point Enterprise
Mrs
Sue Allred
Highway Patrol
Harry H. Scruggs
Deep River Church
Highway 68
Scruggs
Robert Duggins
Kernersville
Lucy Olymph
Roanoke
UNC Pharmacy
Elon
Lucas
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