Huge Bootleg Whisky Cache Found by Police
Police unearthed 96 jars of non tax paid whisky hidden in concealed traps near Kivett Drive, Downing Street. Officers Graves and Alexander valued the haul at 500 to 1200 dollars, with jars selling up to 12 dollars per half gallon, no arrests made as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kivett Drive
Downing Street
Lawrence Graves
Graves
David Alexander
Alexander
High Point
Methodists Greet New Minister Corrider of First Methodist
Rev. Douglas Corrider will assume pastoral duties at First Methodist Church on Wednesday after being assigned at the recent annual conference. The North Carolina pastor, a Duke and Yale graduate, has served at Matthews, Charlotte and Brevard churches and is moving with his wife Barbara and four children from Lincolnton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Douglas Corriher
A. C. Waggoner
Lincolnton
Corrider
Columbia
S. C
North Carolina
Charlotte
Duke
Yale
Western North Carolina Conference
First Church
Matthews
Spencer Memorial
Hayward Street
Asheville
Brevard Methodist
Brevard
Providence Church
Corriher
Barbara Elinor Johnson
West Haven
Fair Grove Father of the Year Named at Trinity Church
Thomas Myers of Fair Grove Forest was chosen Father of the Year at Trinity Methodist Church based on letters from church youth members. The contest was sponsored by the church Cub and Boy Scout groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomas Myers
Fair Grove Forest
Trinity Methodist Church
Revival Begins At St Matthew Holiness Church
Bishop Samuel Sadler of Paterson New Jersey will lead revival services starting today at St Matthew Holiness Church on Taylor Street. The evangelistic series will run through June 30, according to church officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Sadler
Patterson
N. J
St. Matthew Holiness Church
Taylor Street
Prayer for T DAY Blessings and thanks for another precious day
A New York City rector offers a daily prayer asking guidance to live each moment with gratitude. He prays that tomorrow not obscure today and that yesterday not hinder future glories, thanking God for loved ones and seeking joy in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
James W. Kennedy
Church of the Ascension
Negro Girls Admit to City Lake Pool Quietly in Break with Segregation
Three Negro girls were admitted to the swimming pool at City Lake Park in a landmark step toward racial integration. Police officers and parks officials were present, with little fanfare as the trio entered at 11 05 a.m. and swam at the shallow end while some onlookers jeered lightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Lake
City Lake Park
Parks and Recreation
Ray Kiziah
Kneel-Ins Move Takes Place at Two White Churches
Two Negro couples attended services at High Point Friends Meeting and First Baptist Church amid a planned kneel-in by integration leader B. Elton Cox. Cox warned of church kneel-ins if school authorities did not advance integration. In both churches the couples were seated with other worshipers and no disruption occurred.
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B. Elton Cox
Cox
Congress of Racial Equality
High Point Friends Meeting
W. A. Tomlinson
First Baptist Church
Dean B. Pruette
Firemen Answer Four Alarms On Sunday
High Point firefighters fought four calls Sunday all non serious. At 9 a.m. a report of a faulty gas stove at 407 Cable St prompted inspection with no fire. The Custom Hardware sprinkler system at 1706 Cloverdale activated but no blaze found. A smudge pot on Lovers Lane set a highway sign briefly alight and was extinguished. A gas cylinder valve at 103 Harrison leaked with no damage.
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High Point
Cable St
Custom Hardware
Cloverdale
Lovers Lane
Harrison
Wife Accused of Weapon Assault in Thomasville
In Thomasville police reports over the weekend, Bessie E. Crump 32 a Highland Avenue housewife was charged by her husband Allen Crump with assault with a deadly weapon. She posted $200 bond and faces trial June 29. Also arrested on drunkenness charges on Church Street were Willie Mae Dunlap 39 and Leonard Davis. Dunlap had an earlier warrant for larceny and receiving about 15 dollars served during the drunkenness arrest. Ophelia Moss is the complainant in the larceny case. Police are probing a theft of 12 to 14 watches from Glen Mays the salesman whose car was on Church Street.
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Thomasville
Bessie E. Crump
Highland Avenue
Allen Crump
Willie Mae Dunlap
Church Street
Leonard Davis
Dunlap
Ophelia Moss
Glen Mays
Mays
Eight New Residences Approved
The High Point building inspector's office issued eight new residential building permits totaling $98,500 last week, down from $122,590. The largest went to W. P. Hinson Jr. for a $36,000 home at 1405 Westchester. other permits include Ray D. Robinson $11,500 on Cashatt St and John C. Fry $4,000 at 1302 Vernon.
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High Point
W. P. Hinson Jr
Westchester
Ray D. Robinson
Cashatt St
John C. Fry
Vernon
Myrtle Desk Co
Earl Clark
W. Green
Methodist Transfers Announced at North Carolina Conference Meeting
Bishop Edgar A. Love announced transfers in the 104th session of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church Central Jurisdiction. J. T. Jones is assigned to Brooks Memorial Methodist Church Greensboro and F. F. McCallum is transferred to Ramseur, among 11 others announced at Bennett College yesterday.
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Greensboro
J. T. Jones
Brooks Memorial Methodist Church
F. F. McCallum
Ramseur
Edgar A. Love
Love
North Carolina
The
Forgery Charged to 16 Year Old
A 16-year-old boy named David Garlington was charged after he allegedly signed the name Claudia Torrence on a $72 check from Guilford County Aid to Dependent Children. The check was cashed at a food store on N Wrenn Street.
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David Garlington
Olga Street
Claudia Torrence
Guilford County Aid
Torrence
Garlington
N. Wrenn Street
Three Autos Damaged In Collisions
Damage totaling $200 occurred in two Saturday collisions. Dalton Hill 23 of Boles Street left the road on Wise Street, hitting a tele hill front end damaged about $150 and he was cited for driving left of center. In Johnson Street a second crash involved Dana Wilson and Elliott Taylor with $35 damage to Taylors car and $15 to the Wilson vehicle. no charges.
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Dalton Junior Hill
Boles Street
Wise Street
Elliott Taylor
Thomasville
Wilson
Johnson Street
Thomasville City Council to Discuss 1962 63 Budget
The Thomasville City Council meets at City Hall to discuss the 1962 63 budget and consider appointing a member to the school board. Harry B. Finch's term expires July 1 and reappointment or a new member may be chosen.
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Thomasville
City Hall
Harry B. Finch
Finch
Trespassing Charged To Young Man
Larry Smith twenty of Bethel Drive was arrested weekend and charged with trespassing and resisting an officer after being ordered off the VFW on Highway 311 south of High Point Saturday night. He refused to leave and allegedly kicked and struck deputies S. H. Robertson and F. C. Smith. Smith held on bond pending Municipal Court. Also arrested were Robert Webster Barger of Greensboro for drunken driving and driving on revocation, Richard K. Moffitt twenty of Hickory Chapel Road for reckless driving, and Billy Thomas Garner twenty seven of Rt. 1 Pinnacle for reckless driving and liquor law violations, with Garner posting a $25 bond for the reckless driving case.
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Smith
VFW
High Point
S. H. Robertson
F. C. Smith
Robert Webster Barger
Greensboro
Richard K. Moffitt
Hickory Chapel Road
Billy Thomas Garner
Rt. 1
Pinnacle
Garner
High Pointer Wins Award For Music
Mrs Dorothy Lewis Griffith of High Point now in Charlotte won one of four prizes in the South Wide Young Artists Competition at Brevard Music Center. The pianist will perform Friday with the center’s symphony orchestra, receive a $100 cash award, and spend a week at the center. Other winners were Joseph Lawton Hartsville South Carolina Roy MacAllister Montevallo Alabama and Sally Wyly Gastonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brevard
Dorothy Lewis Griffith
High Point
Charlotte
Brevard Music Center
Griffith
Center
South America
Joseph Lawton
Hartsville, S. C
Roy MacAllister
Montevallo, Ala
Sally Wyly
Gastonia
Hot Dry Week Ahead for Piedmont Weather
The weatherman predicts a hot dry week in the Piedmont with temperatures averaging 2 to 5 degrees above normal over five days. Saturday may bring a cooler spell and possible rain toward week’s end. Tomorrow’s high near 94, tonight 67, yesterday 92/65. Wednesday looks hot and partly cloudy.
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Friendship
Piedmont
Injured Man Faces Charge in Greensboro Collision
James William Warner, 48, of Lexington, admitted to Moses Cone Hospital with head cuts and broken ribs after a single vehicle wreck on Church Street extension near Air Harbor Road. State Trooper L E Peace said Warner may face drunken driving charges as his car skidded over 100 feet, crossed the center line, hit a ditch, flipped, and slid to a stop.
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Greensboro
L. E. Peace
James William Warner
Lexington
Moses Cone Hospital
Church Street
Pace
Warner
Air Harbor Road
Horneytown Fire Saves Abbotts Creek Home
Seventeen volunteers from the Horneytown Fire Department saved a five room house on Abbotts Creek Road from a blaze started by attic wiring. Ralph Holt reportedly broke a door to reach two sleeping children. Two bedrooms were gutted while total damage was estimated at 1500 dollars. The Wallburg unit assisted after arriving.
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Horneytown
Abbotts Creek Road
Ralph Holt
Holt
Wallburg
Break-In Is Probed at Morris' Service Station
Thomasville sheriff's deputies probe a Sunday morning break-in at Morris' Service Station on Highway 109 North. About $106 in damages and goods missing include 30 cartons of cigarettes 1 box of cigars and $20 cash. Entry via broken glass through a window after failed attempt to force a door.
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Thomasville
Morris
Highway 109
Trial Is Ordered In Larceny Case In Thomasville
Probable cause found against John L. Cooke 56 of Sheppard Street on larceny and receiving charges. He is bound over for trial at the next Davidson County Superior Court session after allegedly taking 200 dollars from a National Highway service station cash register. He also posted notice of appeal of a 30 day suspended sentence for issuing and passing a 25 dollar check. Cooke held in Davidson County Jail with bonds totaling 1200 dollars.
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Thomasville
John L. Cooke
Sheppard Street
Recorder’s Court
Cooke
Davidson County Superior Court
L. Roy Hughes
Crawford
Shell
Davidson County
Lexington
Earl Hicks
David Hunt
Hunt
Ruby Hunt
Sullivan Road
Redale Terry
Kernersville
Terry
Davidson County Road Jobs Tabulated
Seventeen road projects in Davidson and Rowan counties were completed in May totaling 18.8 miles. In Davidson County bituminous surface treatments covered three miles on Amos Smith Road and 1.1 to 1.3 miles on Lanier Everhart Joe Link and Thurman Hedrick roads. Drainage and stabilization were done on Snider Lanning Craver and several smaller segments with additional base work on John Snyder Summerville and Thurman Hedrick roads. James Glenn, Winston-Salem state highway commissioner, announced completion.
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Thomasville
Davidson
Rowan
Davidson County
Amos Smith
Everhart
Joe Link
Thurman Hedrick
Lanning - Craver
John Snyder
Summerville Road
James Glenn
Winston - Salem
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Maurice Geiger
Ed Williford
H. Clay Wooters
Winston-Salem
N. C. Assn
Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise
Douglas Corrider
Fair Grove
Methodist
Thomasville Council
David Armstrong
Rivett Drive
Larry Smith
Bethel Drive
High Pointer
National Guards
Fort Bragg
National Guard
Sen
Company B
Horneytown Department Saves Home
Patricia
Carl Mixer
Dave Miller
M. L. Eddinger
Miller
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