Methodist Plan approves 1.3 Million church project contracts
Contracts totaling 1,355,822 authorize construction for the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. The general contract is 1,052,075 with R. K. Stewart and Son. plumbing 63,878. heating and cooling 150,747. electrical 49,112. The plan includes site work, design by Harold E. Wagoner, and a total project cost around two and a half to three million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
R. T. Amos
R. K. Stewart
Bryant Electric Company of
High Point
L. R. Stewart
Chestnut and
Westchester Drive
Highway 10A
Harold E. Wagoner
Philadelphia
C. C. Hartmann
Greensboro
Hartmann
Charles W. McAnally
McAnally
Front's Arrival Dumps Mercury
Weather observers at Greensboro High Point Airport report partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with a high near 81 today. Scattered showers possible this afternoon with a low around 63 tonight. tomorrow’s high may reach 62. Five day outlook shows a few degrees above normal temperatures with daily scattered rain totals from half to three quarters of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro- High Point
High Point
City Court Handles Large Docket In Municipal Session
A Municipal Court session before Judge Byron Haworth moved through more than 125 cases. Brad ley Taylor faced charges of issuing worthless checks and received a 30 day sentence suspended on payment of amounts and costs. Rice faced reckless driving with a 15 day no driving condition. Woods sought a jury trial on drunken driving to be scheduled later. Bondsman Walter Moore stands charged with destruction of records for removing and destroying duplicate tickets from police HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Haworth
Bradley Taylor
Oast Street
Taylor
Con Rice
Wendell Street
Rice
Bill Woods
Miss Cherry to Represent US at World Convention on Christian Education
Miss Mabel Cherry of 1209 Johnson St will be a United States Methodist delegate to the 14th World Convention on Christian Education in Tokyo Aug 6 to 13. More than 100 Methodists from the US and at least 52 from other countries will attend, with about 4,500 total participants from over 60 nations. The event is sponsored by the World Council of Christian Education and Sunday School Association, in which the Methodist Church is a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Cherry
Johnson St
United States
Tokyo
Japan
The
World Council of Christian Education and Sunday School Association
Methodist Church
Home Dedicated in Lindale for Halipilias Family
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Halipilias on Hampton Drive in Lindale was dedicated yesterday by Rev. Robert Tuttle of First Methodist Church. The home, finished a month ago, was occupied by the family and their two sons Charles and Michael about two weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Halipilias
Hampton Drive
Lindale Section
Robert Tuttle
First Methodist Church
Charles
Michael
Peeping Tom and Trespass Charges Filed in Thomasville
Two Finch Row residents were jailed with James Bloomfield 39 charged as a peeping tom and Cora Harmon held on a trespass count. Both await Recorder's Court. Weekend arrests included Nathan Hurst Freeze 34 speeding with revoked license. George Crabtree 48 assault on Isy Crabtree. Quentin L Veach 43 drunk driving. William Letcher Woods 52 assault and liquor violation. John Wayne Dunlap 22 drunk and property damage at VFW Hall. Bonds set for trial dates in June and July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Finch Row
James Bloomfield
Cora Harmon
Bloomfield
Nathan Hurst Freeze
Kannapolis
George Crabtree
Johnsontown Road
Isy Crabtree
Quentin L. Veach
Pleasant Grove
William Letcher Woods
Sanita Woods
John Wayne Dunlap
High Point
VFW
Fire at Palace Theater Triggers Temporary Closure
Firefighters respond to an overheated fuse box at the Palace Theater on Salem Street Saturday night. Investigators suspect a wiring short caused the power failure and the theater was shut briefly for wiring repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Palace Theater
Salem Street
Auto mishap leads to two charges on Main Street
Police report two separate rear end crashes Saturday night. Dan Carter 28 and Friday Brown 21 faced charges for revocation and following too close after a northbound collision on Main Street. damages totaled 200 dollars. A second crash on Cook Street involved Paul Spenard 23 backing from a driveway and Robert Leach 31. Spenard charged with failure to yield, damages pegged at 200 dollars.
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N. Main Street
Main
Dan Blake Carter
Bridges Street
Friday Joe Brown Jr
Valley Ridge Drive
Blake
Carter
Brown
Paul L. Spenard
E. Lexington Ave
Robert A. Leach
Stimson Street
Leach
Cook Street
Spenard
Second Hurd Shooting Listed As Duel By-Product
Archdale man Eugene Furman Prigden 28 remained jailed without bond after a shooting at Bouldin Lake near Kivett Drive. Vince Austin 19 was wounded in the groin with a .22 caliber bullet during a duel attempt between Charles Britt and Glenn Ingram with Prigden and Austin acting as seconds. Britt and Ingram faced affray charges. Britt received 90 days active with other penalties, Ingram’s term similar but suspended on costs and a $25 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Bouldin’s Lake
Kivett Drive
Prigden
E. Green Street
Charles Britt
Glenn Ingram
High Point
Lake Tor
Pridgen
Britt
Ingram
Byron Haworth
Demerits Raised Over Civil Service Allegations
Five city employees in the public works department received demerits after a Civil Service Commission report alleged deficiencies. City Director George Dean said he issued penalties to clear the department and said the payroll confusion stemmed from a misunderstanding. The commission criticized pension and merit practices and noted other procedural issues while Dean defended actions and pledged to let employees prove innocence or guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Public Works Department
George Dean
Sord
Dean
Commission
Dempsey
Ross Hepler
Furr
Draughn
Hepler
Delton Sechrest
Bloodmobile Drive Credits High Point Industry Workforce
High Point industry employees, led by Tomlinson personnel, donate 250 pints this year, 33 percent of total, supporting the Red Cross blood program. Kinney praises industrial cooperation and Tomlinson’s transportation and payroll support. The final bloodmobile visit, sponsored by the YMCA Y’s Men’s Club, operates at the YMCA gym Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Red Cross
Guy Kinney
Tomlinson
Kinney
YMCA
Y’s Men's Club
W. R. Campbell
Blood Program
W. A. Tomlinson
He Furniture Company
Two Vehicle Collision Injures Vera Mae Tysinger
A two car crash on Baker Road at 6 30 a m sent Vera Mae Tysinger to High Point Memorial Hospital with facial lacerations. Charles R Tysinger 37 drove south into Earl Wilson 60 whose brakes failed. Wilson was charged with improper brakes. A second incident on Highway 29A involved Israel Derry 43 and David Elliott Taylor 21 with Taylor cited for failure to reduce speed. truck undamaged and car damage estimated at 300 dollars.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Baker Road
Vera Mae Tysinger
Triangle Lake Road
Baker
Charles Richard Tysinger
Earl Eugene Wilson
Route 4
Wilson
Tysinger Auto
Highway
Israel Derry
Taylor Street
David Eliott Taylor
W. Ray Street
Deep River Road
Taylor
City Court Term Opens With One-Week Municipal Docket
The city court begins a one week term tomorrow with hearings on uncontested divorces before a criminal session. The docket includes charges from operating a disorderly house to assault with a deadly weapon. Traffic violations appear in eight cases, racing charges in three, and drunken driving in twelve.
HPC Alumnus Byrum To Lead Greensboro Church
The Rev. R. Delbert Byrum resigns from the Methodist General Board of Education in Nashville to become associate pastor at Grace Methodist Church in Greensboro. A High Point College graduate, he has served since 1953 in leadership education and will oversee Christian education in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Delbert Byrum
Methodist General Board of Education
Nashville
Prayer for TOAY by Hoover Rupert
A Jackson Michigan minister asks for divine help to lift gloom and despair and restore hope. He seeks faith through Christ to find enemy and strength, trusting God as the sole source of aid and hope. Amen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Hoover Rupert. Jackson
Mich
First Methodist Church
Stolen Car Recovered Minutes After Report
A car stolen from Neal's Auto Service on Willowbrook was found within ten minutes by officers. The driver, Elbert Caldwell Miller, 16, of W. Willis Street, faces larceny and no license charges with a $1,000 bond, and $100 on the no operator charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal
Willowbrook
Elbert Caldwell Miller
W. Willis Street
Miller
Munici Court
John W. Lewallen
Asheboro Street
Scout Camp Receives Flags After Fire Loss
The Roger Kirchefer Post of the American Legion presented two American flags to Camp Uwharrie as part of a campfire program opening the summer season. Post Commander John Banks pledged further support to replace losses from a fire that destroyed the dining hall kitchen and supplies. A field kitchen from the 82nd Airborne Division keeps the program on schedule.
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Roger Kirchefer
American Legion
Camp Uwharrie
John Banks
82Nd Airborne Division
Weekend fires prompt three calls to local firefighters
Firemen responded to three weekend calls including a stove fire at 1209 Johnson Drive caused by food left unattended and smoke damage at the home of Mrs. Frank Lawing. A separate bed fire at 212 Price Street near Minnie Taylor caused mattress damage and no injuries. A sprinkler system at Universal TV Mfg Co on Reed Street triggered a mechanical false alarm early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lawing
Johnson Dr
Price St
Minnie Taylor
Universal TV Mfg. Co
Reed Street
Advertises For Wife In Louisville Widow Seeks Partner
Carl Lullen a 37 year old widower from Sligo Kentucky placed newspaper ads seeking a wife. He received three responses none suitable as the women were too old. Lullen says he will continue trying to find a wife to housekeep for him and his two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, Ky
Carl Lullen
Sligo
Lullen
Sears executive wins prize in fencing sales contest
W Hoyle Morgan, fence department manager for Sears Roebuck and Co in town, won a 30 dollar cash prize in a fencing sales contest after competing against 24 Sears zones and selling 231 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hoyle Morgan
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Morgan
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C. C. Herbert Jr
Miss Cherry
Wrenn
Wrenn Street
Southern Furniture Exposition
Commerce and
Green
Janet Teague
Archdale
Eugene Furman Prigden
Colin Beye
Central Boulevard
Wens
Civil Service
Hugh Upchurch
Upchurch
Mack Farr
Elmer Craughn
City Hall
Credit Union
HPC
Hassell
Henley
John H. Bell
Harry G. Bell
Greenway Dr
Duke Medical School
Duke
Frank Hassell
C. C. Hassell
Montheu Ave
Woman's College
Newton
Nixon Carr Henley
A. B. Henley
Ferndale Dr
Washington and Lee University
Lewallen
Kearns St
Kearns
Pershing
Luffman House
Willie Russell
Russell
James T. Smith
Smith
Charley L. Ellmore
David Allen Turnage
Wise Street
James N. Allen
Allen
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