Council Delays Water Tap Issue as Yadkin Discussion Opens
City Council defers action on allowing outsiders to tap city water and sewer lines, sending the matter back to committee for study. Council debates Yadkin River project, voices mixed on feasibility and High Point's stake before backing a county domestic relations court proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Kirkman
Kirkman
Yadkin River
Gary Davis
Yadkin
Davis
Greensboro
Guilford County
Ig Tagger
High Point
John Haworth
M. L. Patrick
Basin
Grover Jones
Council Today
Jones
Council
Robert Parker
Textile Workers of America Union
Parker
Asheboro Firm Creditors Get Priority List
Bankruptcy proceedings for Regal Furniture Company of Asheboro set an order of payment from a $266000 fund. First priority goes to the IRS for taxes and Social Security, with several large deed of trust claims including Crawford, Culler, and National Upholstery among others. Fees and local taxes occupy lower priority positions in the 14 ranked items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regal Furniture Company
Asheboro
Rufus W. Reynolds
Internal Revenue
C. C. Crawford
R. B. Culler
National
Culler
Wash and dry wooden kitchen utensils correctly
Chopping woodenware bowls rolling pins pastry boards and mixing spoons should be washed promptly with a well soap ed dishcloth or brush Never immerse or soak wood utensils After rinsing wipe well and air dry before storing to prevent damage
Realty Transfers Involving J. H. Hicks and Others
A series of property transfers are recorded, listing buyers and sellers by name and wife, with parcels on Deep River Road Montheu Avenue Springfield Avenue East Over Park Albertson Road Radio Tower Road Greenway Park Blairwood Subdivision and other J C Elliott and Wouts property stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hicks
Roscoe Simmons
Deep River Road
Maude Goodman
Glennie Southard
V. S. Elliott
R. A. Elliott
J. R. Eliot
V. A. Yow
J. C. Elliott
Hilton Homes, Inc
C. E. Brown
Montheu Avenue
Eugene Johnson
James N. Cagle
J. W. Fouts
J. Eugene Horney
J. T. Morgan
Springfield Avenue
M. L. Winslow
Grace Loraine Clodfelter
Albertson Road
Radio Tower Road
D. S. Neill
E. Y. Neill
Eastover Park
A. P. Brown
J. W. Lamet
Bernard L. Howard
Clyde L. Murrow
Greenway Park
Sally G. Siske
James W. McAbee
R. A. Sheloff
Ardmore Homes, Inc
William T. Marsh, Jr
Blairwood Subdivision
City Wide Boys' Club Launches 15th Summer Program
The City Wide Boys' Club opens its 15th summer program Wednesday at 9 am in the park. Eligibility includes boys of all ages with hundreds helped over 15 years. Last year 153 enrolled, with registration followed by a softball game. bring swimwear. Household of Ruth Lodge 622 meets Wednesday night at the hall.
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Ruth
Ruth Lodge
Cadillac and Ford crash at intersection injures minor driver
A brand new Cadillac driven by Sylvia D. Mc Ghee collided with an older Ford driven by Dennis C. Barnes at Roland Park and Totero Street. Police report $250 damage to the Cadillac and $50 to the Ford. Barnes cited for reckless driving. A second injury incident occurred when A R Cain of Asheboro sustained minor lacerations after a collision at Mallory Street and Mangur Avenue. Total damages estimated at $1,000 with Cain’s car bearing about $700. Billy Cain and James Hunt are also named in related reports. no charges reported.
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Roland Park
Totero Street
Cadillac
Sylvia D. McGhee
Club Drive
Ford
Dennis C. Barnes
Homestead Avenue
A. R. Cain
Asheboro
Mallory Street
Mangur Avenue
Cain
Billy Edward Cain
James David Hunt
Route 1
Hectors
Tommy Tyson
Ferndale Drive
Howell and
Lindsay Streets
Jack Ford Tilson
West Bay Street
Ruth Eller
Fast State Street
Locke Street
Secong
Walkup K. McCain
Sunset Drive
Dr Williams Dies at 87
Reverend Dr Williams longtime Methodist leader dies at 87 with service at Orange Chapel near Chapel Hill. He helped found Lindsay Memorial Church High Point and served as pastor after retirement. Survived by wife Cora Maynard daughter Mrs Ben Hill son Dr Dud Williams Jr and granddaughter Nancy Mary Hill. Burial at church cemetery after services at Orange Chapel.
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Winston-Salem
High Point
First Methodist
Burlington
Henderson
Winston - Salem
Liberty
Reidsville
Greensboro
Welch Memorial
Lindsay Memorial Church
Ded, Williams, Jr
J. Dudley Williams
Nancy Mary Hill High Point
Orange Chapel Methodist Church
Chapel Hill
Herman Duncan
J. Pritchard
Asheboro
Roy C. Putnam
Lindsay Memorial Methodist Church
Kenneth Goodson
First Methodist Church
Raleigh Hunter
West End Methodist Church
Koonce Funeral Home
Mrs Iber Mae Walton Dies At Local Hospital
Mrs Iber Mae Walton 66 died at a local hospital shortly after 9 this morning after years of declining health She was born February 14 1887 in Bluff City Arkansas and moved to High Point 27 years ago She married Walter L Walton on June 12 1907 Surviving are her husband two daughters a grandson and a great grandson Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 PM at Koonce Funeral Home with Rev Walter J Miller officiating Interment will be at Oakwood Memorial Park.
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Iber Mae Walton
Thursay
Bluff City
Ark
W. J
Missy Walthfall
High Point
Atlanta
Centennial Avenue
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Susanna Wesley
Walter J. Miller
Oakwood Memorial Park
Forty Stitches After Knife Assault in Local Incident
Russell McMahan, 33, was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after a man was slashed from left shoulder to right hip. The victim required forty stitches. McMahan was released on $500 bond with a trial set in Municipal Court tomorrow.
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Russell McMahan
East Washington Street
Johnny Buckum
Queen Elizabeth II Faces Sun and Showers in Historic Procession
London witnessed a mixed weather coronation pageant as the golden coronation coach carried Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back. Crowds cheered along Regent Street and the Mall as military units from the empire marched past, with Beefeaters and top commanders in attendance.
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Buckingham Palace
Landers
Westminister Abbey
Abbey
Regent Street
Haymarket
Golden Coach
Whitehall
Pall Mall
Piccadilly
Windward Islands
Bermuda Rifles
King’s Own Malta Regiment
Gibraltar Defense Force
Somaliland Scouts
King's African Rifles
Rhodesian Rifles
Royal Pakistan Artillery
Royal Australian Armored Corps
25Th Canadian Infantry Brigade
Korea
Elizabeth
Queen Mother
George VI
Princess Margaret
Earl Alexander
Tunis
Italy
Viscount Montgomery
Alamein
Rommel
Duke of Beaufort
Viscount Alan Brooke
Tower of London
Buckingham
Coe Agrees To Make An Appearance
Former IMF secretary Frank Coe once listed as missing agreed to appear for questioning tomorrow. Lawyer Milton Friedman said Coe is available to testify when called. Subcommittee witnesses tie Coe to attempts to block 1949 Austrian currency revaluation opposed by Czechoslovakia’s Communist government. Mundt noted Coe had been missing from Arlington home for two months. Coe resigned last December after not answering questions about Communist ties or espionage.
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Washington
Frank Coe
International Monetary Fund
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Milton H. Friedman
New York
Coe
Roy Cohn
Subcommittee
Czechoslovakia
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Arlington
Cohn
Monetary Fund
Senate
Rosenberg Execution Time Is Set
U S Marshal William A Carroll announced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg will be executed at 10 p.m. EST June 18 after a 75 minute conference with Ward en Wilfred Denno at Sing Sing Prison. Defense attorney Emanuel H Bloch pressed last minute appeals as Judge Kaufman set the date for the week of June 15. June 18 falls on a Thursday the traditional Sing Sing execution day.
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New York
U. S
William A. Carroll
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Carroll
Wilfred Denno
Sing Sing Prison
Emanuel H. Bloch
Sing Sing
Irving R. Kaufman
Talent Night at Wesley Memorial slated this Thursday
A Talent Night program will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m in Wesley Hall Wesley Memorial Methodist Church under Junior High Fellowship sponsorship Proceeds go to the church building fund Jean Harriss Judy Boylen will lead acts and Bob Marsh serves as master of ceremonies A variety of musical and novelty acts will be presented
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Wesley Hall
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Church Building Fund
Jean Harriss
Judy Boylen
Bob Marsh
Britain Crowns Its Queen
Elizabeth II is crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony watched by representatives from 74 nations and 30 royal houses. The archbishop presided as she took the oath on the Bible and was anointed, signaling her dedication to the church amidst a vast display of tradition and public awe.
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Lilibet
England
Elizabeth
George C. Marshall
United States
Soviet Union
Jacob Malik
Geoffrey Fisher
Buckingham
Abbey
Stocks steady after sharp drop to a new low
New York stocks opened steadier after yesterday’s heavy decline that pushed the industrial average to a low not seen since October. Trading reached 400000 shares in early hours, led by mixed moves among rails and major issues, with notable gains for New York Central Chesapeake & Ohio and Santa Fe and declines for several oil and chemical stocks.
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New York
New York Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Northern Pacific
Atlantic Coast Line
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Republic
Bethlehem
Chrysler
General Motors
American Telephone
Johns Manville
Goodyear
Texas Land Trust
Richfield
Amerada
Jersey Standard
Texas Co
Phillips
Texas Gulf
Gulf Oil Station Permit and Three Home Constructions
Gulf Oil Corporation received a permit for a service station on South Main Street between Grimes and Welch Streets with an estimated cost of 18 000. Andrew H. Smith obtained a permit for a six room residence on Quaker Lane totaling 14 000. Henry J. Jung secured a permit for a five room residence on East Farriss Avenue valued at 7 000.
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Gulf Oil Corporation
South Main Street
Grimes
Welch Streets
Andrew H. Smith
Quaker Lane
Henry J. Jung
East Farriss Avenue
Former Local Resident Killed In Accident
Bob McKinney a former High Point resident was killed in an automobile accident near Whiteville last night. He was living in Greensboro at death with Mrs Alice Hill of Route 3 High Point who was injured and hospitalized in Wilmington. injuries unknown.
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Bob McKinney
High Point
Whiteville
McKinney
Greensboro
Alice Hill
Route 3
Estranged Pair to Argue Custody of Small Child
A habeas corpus writ served in Thomasville moves High Point mother Beecher Kennedy to regain custody of her child. The father Beecher Kennedy is ordered to produce the child before Judge Archie Myatt in High Point Municipal Court, with custody arguments set for the regular session.
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Thomasville
Sheriff's
High Point
Beecher Kennedy
Archie Myatt
Myatt
Mrs. King
Officials To Confer On Pay Raises
Raleigh officials plan a conference with the Budget Bureau Personnel Department and attorney general office to decide if about 3000 Highway Commission "temporary employes" should receive the 10 percent retroactive pay raise approved by the Legislature. The commission has paid the raise only to permanent workers, while temporary staff await a ruling. Governor Umstead called the meeting after senators Cutlar Moore and Robert F. Morgan raised the issue citing long service and payroll timing.
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Raleigh
Highway Commission
A. H. Graham
The
Budget Bureau
Personnel Department
Gov
Umstead
Cutlar Moore
Robeson
Robert F. Morgan
Cleveland
Moore
Graham
Proposed UN Ban Scrapped Sparks GOP Debate
Senate Republicans led by Knowland push a rider to block US funds to the UN if it seats an aggressor nation in the Security Council. Key Democrats oppose the move while Tobey calls it a statement of no confidence in President Eisenhower. A party policy meeting and caucus are set to measure GOP sentiment with midweek votes anticipated.
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Knowland
Reblican
Sen
Taft
Ohio
U. S
Korea
Russia
MBS
Red China
U. N. Security Council
U. N
Security Council
Oider
Hill
D-Ala
Sen. Tobey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
State Fire Marshal Brockwell Dies After Hotel Fire Legacy
The State Fire Marshal Sherwood Brockwell, famed for fire safety laws passed after the Winecoff hotel blaze, dies. Insurance Commissioner Waldo Cheek hails him as a devoted public servant and steadfast ally in fire loss prevention. He leaves a widow, two daughters, two sons, two brothers, and a sister.
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Winecoff
Atlanta
Waldo Cheek
Sherwood Brockwell
North Carolina
Brockwell
Langdon Joslin
Danville
Mary Brockwell
Rye, N. Y
Sherwood Brockwell Jr
Southern Pines
Kenton Brockwell
Charlotte
Phillip
Robert Brockwell
Raleigh
Katherine Covalt
Spanish War Vets Meet Charlotte In Two Day Encampment
A brisk two day encampment of Tar Heel Unit Spanish War Veterans ended in Charlotte. Yesterday L. C. Sevier of Asheville was elevated to department commander and J. T. Perkins of Lincolnton became senior vice commander. The group's auxiliary elected Mrs. Kathryn Bryan of Asheville president and Mrs. Mamie Penninger of Concord senior vice president.
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Charlotte
L. C. Sevier
Asheville
J. T. Perkins
Lincolnton
Women’s Auxiliary
Kathryn Bryan
Mamie Penninger
Concord
Rotarians Plan Lunch Meeting At City Lake
Members of the High Point Rotary Club will meet at City Lake for their weekly luncheon Thursday at 12 15 PM. Arrangements for the lake outing and miniature train ride were organized by Jack Holbrook, program chairman.
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High Point
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