Plans Complete For State Merchants Meet In High Point
The 39th annual North Carolina Merchants Association convention will be held in High Point June 23 and 24 with Governor J Melville Broughton and Paul C Kelly among speakers. Events include a banquet, dance, barbecue and more. Headquarters at the Sheraton Hotel. The opening session at 10 30 a m Monday will feature reports and an address by J H Early. Governor Broughton will speak at the banquet Monday night. Tickets are available through the High Point Merchants Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Merchants” Association
High Point
J. Melville Broughton
Paul C. Kelly
American Retail Federation
Washington, D. C
Sheraton Hotel
J. H. Early
Winston- Salem
State Association
A. Coke Cecil
High, Point Association
Early
Ject
R. G. Trosper
Greensboro
Associated Credit Bureaus of
Southeast
Greensboro Merchants Association
Harold D. Cooley
North Carolina
Tom Alderman Sykes
Thomasville Chair Company
Broughton
Kenny
High Point Merchants Association
R. H. Sechrest
D. A. Dowdy
Hugh J. Smart
H. A. Cecil
Grace C. Baker
Elliott Accused of Excessive Force in Police Incident
The May 27 incident on Worth Main Street and a later jail scuffle involve Patrolman Elliott and other officers. Robbins alleges choking and beating after drunkenness arrest, while Elliott and jailer Grissett offer opposing accounts. Chief Friddle testified about prior demerits for rough treatment and a prior temper concern.
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Elliott
J. H. Hubbard
Robbins
Jr. R. Teague
Eliott
Friddle
Varner
Schoch
Friddie
Hubbard
Pickens
Commission
South Main Street
Ball
Grissett
Cliott
Efiet
Warner
Giant chicken liver amazes city on display
An enormous chicken liver, over a pound, was shown yesterday at The Enterprise. Mrs. N. W. Owens of this city said the liver came from a chicken killed by her father in law M. A. Owens of Thomasville routing one for soup for his sick child. The chicken weighed four and a half to five pounds. Russia fought England France Sardinia and Turkey in the Crimean War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
N. W. Owens
M.A. Owens
Thomasville
Duke Power Overcharge Case Leaves Franchise Question Open
The Fourth Circuit in Richmond upheld a $35,000 award to High Point for electric overcharge but did not decide whether Duke Power holds a valid industrial power franchise here. The lower court had found a franchise valid until 1961, allowing sales to domestic and industrial customers. The appellate ruling leaves the franchise issue undecided pending further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Duke Power Company
High Point
Johnson J. Hayes
United States District Court
Greensboro
Judge Hayes
Duke
Hayes
Power Company
Grover H. Jones
Jones
John J. Parker
Charlotte
Hosiery Workers Will Meet Tonight
Four speakers including a well known former IWA official will address a High Point hosiery workers mass meeting at 811 South Main Street tonight at 7 30. Carl L Linker of the AFHW says the former IWA officer is unnamed until on stage. Other speakers include Howard Kenny and Travis K Hedrick. The session aims to outline the union program and a Q A period precedes discussion of wage hour complaints against a local seamless mill now under federal investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Industrial ‘Workers Association
High Point Hosiery
South Main Street
Carl L. Linker
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
IWA
Independent Boarders
Howard Kenny
Philadelphia
Travis K. Hedrick
AFHW
Linker
Hosiery Union
Rev Elbert D Newlin Leaves Oak Hill Church for Cane Creek
Reverend Elbert D Newlin resigns from Oak Hill Friends Church in this city to become pastor of Cane Creek Friends Church at Snow Camp Alamance County He arrived Aug 1 1939 and led Oak Hill to parsonage building upgrades renewed attendance reorganized missionary and youth activities and a strengthened budget He is a Guilford College 1931 graduate married to Inez Braxton with one son Lester 15 The Newlins are well regarded in Oak Hill and surrounding area
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Elbert D. Newlin
Oak Hill
Missionary Society
Christian Endeavor Society
Bible ‘School
United Budget
Cane Creek
Newlin
Friends
Rural Friends
Alamance County
Guilford College
Local Bundles For Britain Projects Bring In Returns
Bundles for Britain efforts in High Point show steady results: meatless meals yield contributions from D A R and Jewish Women Council, Junior Service League, and a Jewish Sabbath School picnic. Sedgefield show nets about 100 from Bundles souvenirs. Sheraton Hotel booth supports sales. Emblem painted by Mrs Curtis Smithdeal. booth open daily 12 to 2:30. Funds aid medical care and clothing for Britons, boosting morale amid a strafing burden.
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Britain
Sheraton Hotel
Great Britain
Council of Jewish Women
Junior Service League
Sedgefield
High Point
R. K. Stewart
Curtis Smithdeal
British Empire
America
Guernsey Cattle Sales Reported in Petersborough NH
The American Guernsey Cattle Club notes the sale of registered cows Pride Bele's Beauty 594986 to J. P. Collett of Trinity and Blossom Bell Beauty's Delta 613629 from Odell Meredith to Collett. In a separate item, eight High Point youths were fired after a poker game at Southside Service Station on the Asheboro road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Petersborough
N. H
W. Lee Meredith
J. P. Collett
Trinity
Pride Bele
Beauty
Odell Meredith
Blossom Bell Beauty
Southside
Willard Hudson
Asheboro Road
Hudson
Ward Street
Hit-and-run Injures Cyclist on Nathan Hunt Drive
John Cross of 1228 South Main Street reported a hit-and-run incident yesterday on Nathan Hunt Drive. Cross, who was knocked from his bicycle, was uninjured though his clothing was badly torn. The incident was reported to the police today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cross
South Main Street
Nathan Hunt
Cross
Prayer Meeting At Bennett Wallace Home
A prayer meeting will be held at Bennett Wallace's home on Route No 2 old Thomasville Road Friday at 7 30 pm. Vance Hill will lead the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Wallace
Old Thomasville Road
Vance Hill
Condemnation Hearings End in Housing Authority Project
A series of condemnation hearings for the High Point Housing Authority Negro housing project concluded before special master Arch K. Schoch. Over weeks, 30 parcels were heard to fix awards and their division among claimants. Schoch will begin drafting reports to Guilford Superior Court clerk Joseph P. Shore after transcripts are received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Housing Authority
Arch K. Schoch
Schoch
Joseph P.shore
Guilford Superior Court
Eight year old and sister mishap during fog ride
In Manson Washington an eight year old boy named Bobby Ocheliee took his younger sister Joan for a drive in an old car. The fogged window steamed over and the car boiled the engine after two miles. Bobby lost visibility and steered off the road into a tree. Joan suffered facial cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manson, Wash
Bobby Ocheliee
Joan
Bobby
S.S.S. Tonic Promises Vital Energy And Red Blood Rise
Advertisement vents enthusiasm for S.S.S. Tonic as a remedy to restore stomach digestion and red blood cell vitality. Claims include improved appetite, better nutrient absorption, stronger resistance to disease, and restored vitality, with testimonials of many users and encouragement to make the tonic part of daily diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bec
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Ena
Luc Chijoy
Post Office
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George Grissett
City Hall
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Sardinia
Turkey
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
E.D. Newlin
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