Methodist Conference Reassigns Four High Point Pastors
Western North Carolina Conference assigns four High Point pastors to new charges. Rev C C Herbert Jr moves from Myers Park Charlotte to Wesley Memorial. Rev Harold Schram replaces Rev Malcolm Reese at the church. Rev A C Gibbs moves from Connelly Springs to St Timothy Church. Rev H R Wilkinson goes to Lees Chapel. Dr E C Few becomes district superintendent of Greensboro, overseeing High Point area, with J Clay Madison named new Morganton First Church official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Piedmont
Western
Myers Park Church
Charlotte
Wesley Memorial Eee
Walter J. Miller
Neyo
A. C. Gibbs
Connelly Springs
St. Timothy Church
Sherwood Village
H. R. Wilkinson
Lee's Chapel
E. C. Few
Greensboro
High Point
Myers Park
J. Clay Madison
First Church
Morganton
Methodist pastor appointments announced at Lake Junaluska
The Western North Carolina Conference at Lake Junaluska announced new assignments for several ministers. Rev. Harold M. Robinson moves to First Church Salisbury. Frank Jordan becomes Salisbury District superintendent. Other changes include Lanier to Hutchinson at First Church, Goldston to West End, Little to Highlands, Stough to Spring Hill, Brown to Burnsville, Duckwall to Midway, Naese to Valdese, Thompson to Calvary Asheboro, Stubbs to Bessemer, and Walters from Black Mountain to Denton Central.
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Thomasville
Harold M. Robinson
Western, North Carolina
Lake Junaluska
Mr. Robinson
First Church
Salisbury
Frank Jordan
Charlotte
H. Glen Lanier
O. N. Hutchinson Jr
West End Church
R. J. Goldston
West Macon
Franklin
Gene H. Little
Highlands
Waynesville
Welcome Church
F. J. Stough
Spring Hill
C. E. Williams
Smyre
Gastonia
Archdale
O. L. Brown
Burnsville
Paul Duckwall
Midway Church
Asheboro
Calvary
E. H. Naese Jr
Valdese First Methodist
George W. Thompson
Denton Central
D. L. Stubbs Jr
Bessemer Church
Greensboro
R. W. Walters
Black Mountain
Firemen Respond to Four Sunday Calls
Defective controls on a baking oven at Lilly Paint Company caused a fire call at 6 34 p.m. The thermostat failed, overheating the oven but no damage was noted. A grass fire by the railroad near 800 block of W Green Street was extinguished after 9 30 a.m. Water pressure variations at Custom Hardware Co on King Street triggered an alarm with no fire found. A flooded oil stove at 410 S Hamilton St caused another call at 4 50 p.m. yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly Paint Company
W. Green Street
Custom Hardware Co
King Street
S. Hamilton St
Air Guard Training Begins Across Carolinas
Air National Guard communications groups start summer field training at Lake Greenwood and multiple North and South Carolina sites. About 170 guardsmen from Texas Arkansas and Ohio join units from Springfield Ohio Hot Springs Ark Laporte Neder land Tex and others. They run telephone and radio teletype links with operations at Congaree Florence Wadesboro Camp Mackall and surrounding sites.
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Donaldson Afb
North
Congaree
Florence
Wadesboro
Camp Mackall
N.C
Crowers Mountain
Monroe
Lilesville
Ellerbee
Cognac
Laurel Hill
Hammond Crossing
Lugoff
Spring Hill
Timmonsville
Blenheim Tower
Auto rolls over, keeps on going after 18 year old driver
Rayford Johnson 18 of Beddington Road rolled his car over twice on Gordon Street at 3:30 p.m. He inspected about 700 dollars in damage and continued driving. He faced charges of exceeding a safe speed and failing to report an accident. Another crash occurred around 9:20 p.m. on West Broad Street as Charles Peele 55 and his car hit on the wrong side of the road. Peele faced liquor law and wrong side charges with about 300 and 150 dollars in damages. A third collision at 11:30 p.m. on Main and Green streets involved Elzie Wilson 20 rear ending Douglas Auman 21. Wilson was cited for following too closely with 200 and 100 dollars in damages.
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Beddington Road
Rayford Johnson
Gordon Street
Young Johnson
Johnson
W . Broad Street
Charles E. Peele
Moffitt Drive
Peele
Dixon
S. Main
Green Streets
Main
Elzie L. Wilson
S. Wrenn Street
Douglas W .Auman
Franklin Street
Wilson
Auman
Pair Ordained By Pentecostal Holiness Church
Two High Point men were ordained into the Pentecostal Holiness Church ministry by senior bishop J A Synan. T L Byrd and Gerald Davis were among 12 new ministers. The Western Conference holds its 42nd annual conference at the assembly grounds near Guilford College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Pentecostal Holiness Church
J. A. Synan
T. L. Byrd
Gerald Davis
Guilford College
Seven Drown As Ferry Sinks Off Korea
A ferry overloaded with 82 people sank off the southwest tip of Korea. Seven perished and two remain missing.
High Point Schools Begin 1957 58 Term Without Segregation Disturbance
High Point city schools will start the 1957-58 term in the fall with no apparent disruption from segregation issues. The district reportedly passed the final issuance of report cards without conflict, marking a calmer start than many other districts in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point City
High Point
Evangelist Billy Graham Preaches Heaven at Madison Square Garden
Billy Graham told 16 000 in Madison Square Garden there is no death or sin in heaven and urged the crowd to choose the narrow way to salvation. He cited Job 14 14 and spoke of the Bible's certainty of heaven as decisions for Christ rose to 19 142 from the Garden meetings since May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Iast
Jack the Garden
Dempsey
Graham
Heaven
Nen
Hell
Odd Fellows To Pay Tribute To E F Segraves
Odd Fellows Lodge No 63 will hold open house tomorrow night at 8 oclock honoring E F Segraves a veteran Odd Fellow J R Young announced today The meeting is open to all members and their families The program will be followed by a reception by the Rebekah Lodge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Lodge No. 63
E. F. Segraves
J. R., Young
Rebekah
Skunk Gets Last Laugh in Colorado Cruelty Case
In Littleton Colorado Richard Huttell of Climax was fined 12.50 and given a one day suspended jail sentence for cruelty to a skunk found locked in his abandoned car for three weeks by police.
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Littleton
Colo
Richard Huttell
Climax
Hutell
Weekend wrecks near High Point cause over $1,000 damage each
Two weekend single vehicle accidents near High Point caused over 1000 dollars in damage per car. 17 year old Gerald Hedgecock was cited for reckless driving after a 1953 model auto left Skeet Club Road and hit a ditch and fence. The second crash on Greensboro Road involved a 1955 Cadillac convertible hitting a telephone pole after the driver reportedly fell asleep. A separate Archdale motorcycle turn signal incident occurred near Archdale Food Market.
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High Point
Gerald Lee Hedgecock
Route 1
Skeet Club
William Riggsbee
Hedgecock
Greensboro
Richard Strang
Strang
Archdale
Archdale Food Market
Court Sends Theft Case To Jury In Guilford County
Robbery charges against two High Point men were sent to the Guilford County grand jury after Judge Byron Haworth found probable cause. Kenneth Myers 25 of S Wrenn Street and Robert Taylor Mangum Avenue had bond set at 1500 each. The grand jury session is in Greensboro during the week of July 8. Harold D Land 16 Ward Street faced breaking and entering and malicious damage counts and possible action for suspension terms. Land previously convicted of temporary larceny of an auto but given a suspended sentence. He has not met conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Guilford County
Hedrick
Haworth
Myers
Taylor
Greensboro
Harold D. Land
Ward Street
Land
Prayer for TODAY
A brief devotional prayer asks for wisdom and peace in a troubled world. It prays that thy Spirit move across nations to comfort the oppressed and guide leaders toward wise decisions for Jesus' sake. Read by M Ray McKay of Wake Forest North Carolina Southeastern Baptist Seminary.
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Jesus
M. Ray McKay
Wake Forest
N. C
Southeastern Baptist Seminary
Ten Million Get Old Age Benefits
The article notes ten million social security beneficiaries, about one in 17 people, with retirees 65 for men and 62 for women. It discusses using benefits as a floor for retirement planning, combining pensions, savings, and possible earnings limits.
Composer Dies in Culver City at 66
Chris M. Schonberg pianist and composer of hits such as Darling Neath a Blanket of Stars and It Was on a Night Like This died at his home from a coronary thrombosis. He helped form Los Angeles first night club orchestra and led the Cocoanut Grove debut orchestra in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver City
Calif
Chris M. Schonberg
Los Angeles
Cocoanut Grove
Summer Heat Persists In High Point Area
Hot humid conditions continue across High Point with clear to partly cloudy skies today and tonight. Widespread highs near 95, with 70s overnight, and tomorrow's forecast around 99. Five day NC outlook averages near 69 with mountain highs 74 to 75 and other areas 88 to 66, with isolated afternoon storms expected and about one-fifth inch of rain.
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High Point Area
Friendship
North Carolina
High Point Police End Pursuit With Arrests In Several Cases
High Point officers reported a wild chase ending with Jesse Thomas Wright, year old, being arrested after running from a car near English Street and Highway 29 70A toward Thomasville. Wright faces drunkenness and several driving offenses including drunken driving and speeding over 70 mph. He posted 1200 bond and has a Municipal Court hearing set for June 28. A Route 4 couple Arthur and Morene Griggers faced multiple charges including drunkenness, liquor violations, and unlicensed operation. bonds were 700 and 350 with a joint hearing June 24. Other weekend arrests included Wade Walden on drunken driving, Willie Wilds on reckless driving with a 100 bond, and Charlie Peele, Edna Dewberry, Donald Heath, and Howard Green on liquor or license counts with 50 bonds and June hearings.
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Jesse Thomas Wright
High Point
Wright
English Street
Thomasville
Davidson County
Davidson
Route 4
Arthur Griggers
Morene Griggers
Wade Walden
Skeet Clap Road
Walden
Willie J. Wilds
Lake Street
Wilds
Charlie E. Peele
Moffitt Drive
Edna May Dewberry
Elizabeth Street
Donald W. Heath
Regular Session Promises Large City Council Agenda
City officials to tackle a lengthy agenda including finance tax discounts for early payments, bank investments, parking changes along Broad Street and E Farris Avenue, and utility projects. Bids for creosoted poles and transformers are to be reviewed. Church of God property purchase and subdivision map approvals are also on the docket.
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Committee On Finance
Mt Bank
Law and Public Safety Committee
Broad Street
College Street
Railway Express Company
E. Farris Avenue
Armstrong Park
Coletrane-Graham
Paramount Public Works
Church of God
E. Green Street
Springfield Avenue
A. N. Carter
L. H. Bottoms
A. L. Chapman
Bottoms
Ae Avenue
Tabor and
Bridges
Chapman
Valley Hill Park
Chair City Pool Sets Weekend Attendance Record
In Thomasville Memorial Park the Chair City Pool drew a record crowd as heat wave kept swimmers visiting. Recreation Director J. D. Foust said Saturday saw 632 paid admissions and Sunday 560, surpassing last summer’s 557 mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Memorial Park
J. D. Foust
WAF Recruiter To Visit City
A Women of the Air Force representative will visit High Point next Monday. Sgt. Charles L. Peterson says Sgt. Patricia Pryor will be in his office all day to counsel young women on a career in the Women of the Air Force. Eligible applicants are single 18 to 34 year olds with a high school diploma and no dependent children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
High Point
Charles L. Peterson
Patricia Pryor
Olmecs Known For Calendar And Mathematics
The Olmecs, an early American civilization around 400 B C, demonstrated advanced knowledge of mathematics and developed a calendar system.
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B. C
Pupil assignments to stay unchanged in Lexington for 1957 58
Lexington schools will remain segregated for the 1957 58 term as no requests were received to alter assignments. Superintendent L E Andrews notes 10 day appeal period ended with no changes. only new movers over summer will adjust. Eight more teachers will join for 1957 58 with six in white schools and two in Negro schools.
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Lexington
L. E. Andrews
Supt. Andrews
Andrews
Building Office Grants Permits for Two Dwellings
The building inspector’s office approved two residence permits this morning. A duplex on Harmon Street is estimated at 4000 dollars with John Hicks as builder. J O Connor receives a permit to construct a home at 1502 Whitehall Street valued at 12000 dollars.
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A. R. Strange
Harmon Street
John Hicks
J. O. Connor
Whitehall St
Crowds Flock To Pool To Beat Heat
The city lake pool drew more than 1,900 swimmers as the warmest June 16 on record. Over the weekend 9,000 to 10,000 people used the park and pool, with parking jams and delays as cars blocked exits. total weekend attendance exceeded 3,600.
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City Lake
W. B. Stronach Jr
Army School Postings From Recruiter Offer Local Grads Training
Army recruiter M Sgt Charles Hutchins lists multiple Army service schools with openings for recent area graduates. Fort Rucker Alabama offers Flight and Aircraft Maintenance eight week courses. Fort McClellan Alabama hosts Chemical Corps nine week chemistry and seven week lab courses for women. Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Alabama offers six and seven week Guided Missile System Repair training. Fort Gordon Georgia provides Southeastern Signal School with up to 25 weeks challenging cable splicing, navigation and radio courses. Fort McClellan also offers Clerical Procedures Typing for women. quotas may drop at month end.
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Charles Hutchins
Post Office
Army Aviation School
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Dothan
Alabama
Chemical Corps School
Fort McClellan
Anniston
Chemical Corps
Ordnance Guided Missile School
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Redstone
Army
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Augusta
Hutchins
WAC Training Center
Chemical Laboratory
Cecils Attend Magicians Meet In Houston
Mr and Mrs A Coke Cecil depart for Houston to attend the International Brotherhood of Magicians convention where Cecil a past president will receive his 25th year membership award. They travel with local magicians Bill Davis and James Moss for the two week trip.
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A. Coke Cecil
Houston
Tex
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Cecil
Cecils
Bill Davis
James Moss
Dairy of Anne Frank to be staged in Spanish in Mexico City
In August the play about Anne Frank will premiere in Spanish Mexico City with an all Mexican cast. The production is led by Jean Dalrymple of New York and presented as a widely acclaimed drama.
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Mexico City
Anne Frank
Jean Dalrymple
New York
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Methodist Conference
Weber
Lindsay
Chair City Church Appointments
High Point Enterprise
Beaux Art
Ralph Rochelle
High Point Little Theatre
Emerywood Country Club
Little Theatre
Bil Jackson
Christ
Odd Fellows
Skunk
Summer
Council
Public Utilities Committee
John Wesley Camp Association
C. C.ene Association
R. L. Brinson
West End Water Works
General Creosoring Co
Gulf
Electric Supply and Equipment Co
Chair City Pool
WAF
Army School
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