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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1953

Page

7

Police Use Machine Guns to Quell Near Riot in Thomasville

Thomasville police armed with submachine guns and tear gas broke up a riot in a Negro area after Patrolman Harris was knocked unconscious and Officer Floyd came under assault. The disturbance began near Finch Field with 100 or more participants and escalated when Annie and Modell Glenn aided by William Epps resisted arrest. Police captured three suspects and filed multiple charges including assaulting officers and carrying concealed weapons.

Thomasville Fred Kaney Henry Easley M. R. Harris Doak Street Annie Modell Glenn R. L. Floyd Kaney Easley Harris Finch Field E. E. Siers Ball Park Siers Annie Glenn Fred Boyd Modell Ray Glenn William Epps Barnwell Street Epps Glenn Boyd Floyd William E. Epps

Man and Boy Injured In Two Car Collision

A 53 year old man and a teen age boy were injured in a two car crash at Fairfield Road and Bakertown Road around 2 30 yesterday afternoon. Osroe Wade Welch 17 was hospitalized for observation after suffering shoulder and head injuries. Raymond E Osborne 53 was treated and released after driving Welch s vehicle. William Thomas Cruthis 56 was cited for failing to yield right of way. The Osborne car was a total loss and Cruthis car sustained about 200 dollars in damage.

Fairfield Road Bakertown Road State Highway Patrol Osroe Wade Welch Willowbrook Street Raymond E. Osborne Route 1 Pleasant Garden Welch Cruthis Holton Road John Henry Fuller Route 6 Fuller Willard Charles Marsh Route 4 Winston-Salem Harry Cardell Highway 311

Confederates Suffer One More Defeat

In Chapel Hill North Carolina the Nationalist Party wins all state offices as 307 high school boys form the Boy's State program elect a governor and eight other officials for the upcoming year. Georgifies include Fred Simpson Charlotte as governor Frankie Black Salisbury as lieutenant governor Graig Brandon Stanley as secretary of state Harold Allen Kannapolis as superintendent of public instruction Tommy Poole Marion as commissioner of agriculture Ted Murphy Stanley as attorney general Corky Stedman Mooreville as commissioner of labor Ed Adkins Draper as commissioner of insurance Bob Hunt Stantonsburg as auditor.

Chapel Hill N. C American Legion Fred Simpson Charlotte Frankie Black Aeolis Graig Brandon Stanley Harold Allen Kannapolis Tommy Poole Marion Ted Murphy Corky Stedman Mooresville Ed Adkins Draper Bob Hunt Stantonsburg

George Casteen and Son Leave Rescue Work After Marine Incident

Goldsboro furniture dealer George Casteen and his 19 year old son Jack quit search and rescue work after a near clash with Marines at Camp Lejeune. They chased a parachute they believed belonged to a missing aviator near Snead's Ferry but found no pilot in the water, then parked on government property to talk with guards who said no pilot was missing and that the parachute belonged to a radio controlled target plane.

Goldsboro N. C George Casteen Jack Casteen United States Camp Lejeune Snead

Five Join Service At Station Here

The Army and Air Force Recruiting Station reported the enlistment of five High Point men and two Thomasville men in the U S Army. All were three year enlistments in the regular Army. Enlistees were Wade O Harper Prevo G Whitson Arrant J Clifton Carl N Haigler Clayton N Beeson R V Moore and Acie F Poole.

Army and Air Force High Point Thomasville U. S. Army Wade O. Harper West Green Street Prevo G. Whitson Tate Street Arrant J. Clifton New Road Carl N. Haigler Clara Cox

Clover Brand Dairies Observes Dairy Month Open House

Clover Brand Dairies held a June Dairy Month open house at the West Broad plant. The event ran from 12 15 p m to 6 15 p m with about 3600 visitors. out-of-towners attended. Door prize winner was Mrs Mary Lee Melton of 304 Taylor Street.

Clover Brand Dairies West Broad Mary Lee Melton Taylor Street

Five Hearings on Agriculture Board Agenda in Raleigh

The North Carolina Agriculture Board haverá five hearings on regulatory proposals at today's session in Raleigh. Three members will be sworn in at Gov Umstead's office: George Kittrell, Hoyle C. Griffin, and Charles F. Phillips. A referendum request from the NC Peanut Growers Association on grower assessments for peanut promotion is on the table. Public hearings cover fertilizer grade list 1953-54, airplane dusting regs, insecticide admixture in fertilizers, fertilizer delivery tonnage reporting by grade, and new bread standards.

Raleigh State Board of Agriculture Gov. Umstead George Kittrell Carnpeake Hoyle C. Griffin Monroe Charles F. Phillips Thomasville North Carolina Peanut Growers Association

High Point Furniture Market Dates Set for July

The coming furniture market runs July 6 to 18 in High Point drawing thousands of visitors as the Chamber of Commerce promotes the event and local business activity.

High Point Chamber of Com

Four Charges Filed After Wild Chase

Charles Phillips Dennis 26 of 917 Unity Street was charged with drunken driving speeding reckless driving and resisting arrest after a police chase. He posted 600 bond and faces July 6 trial in Thomasville Recorder's Court. Other arrests include two men for bootleg whisky possession and several drunken driving and hit and run charges with varied bonds.

Thomasville Charles Phillips Dennis Unity Street John Goins Jonah Leach Steel Street Leach Lonnie Tyson Route 1 Wadesboro Tyson No. 2 Kenneth Ramsey Cannon Street Donald Ray Creasey South Main Street High Point Doak Hudson Route 2

Drowning and multiple funeral notices in North Carolina region

Obituary roundup lists several deaths and funeral services. Frank D. Bradshaw, 33, drowned at Deep River near Walker's Mill Pond, funeral in First Pilgrim Holiness Church with burial in Lebanon Methodist Cemetery. Alice Poe Hill, 76, of Route 3 Thomasville, funeral at Country Holiness Church with burial in church cemetery. Ella S. Hege, 58, of Route 2 Advance, funeral at Fulton Methodist Church with burial in church cemetery. John Boyd Grayson, 63, of 317 Ward Street, funeral at Greenwood Baptist Church with burial in Holly Hills Cemetery. Evie Lena Medlin, 59, dies at High Point Memorial Hospital after illness. further family notices appear.

Frank Bradshaw Frank D. Bradshaw Walker's Mill Pond Pilgrim Holiness Church J. A. Grout Lebanon Methodist Cemetery Deber Perkins Frank Jones Claude Miller Luzon Jones Sundy Jones Fred Lassiter Thomasville Alice Poe Hill Route 3 Country Holiness Church Earnest Gardner Mr. Smith Sherman Edwards Mac Hedrick Clay Myers Frank Wall Bobby Fausnett Mr. Grubb Ella S. Hege Route 2 Advance Fulton Methodist Church E. F. Fitzgerald George Brunner W C. Anderson Floyd Smith Leo Smith Gray Sheek William Hege W. H. Mason, Jr John D. Hege Peter Elizabeth Millis Fields High Point Medlin Edith Minor Hyacinth Marsh John Ward John Glidville Emory Hill Trinity Henry Fields Ed Fields Koonce Bakertown Route 4 Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church Elder O'Brien Oakwood Cemetery John Boyd Grayson Ward Street Greenwood Baptist Church David Oldham McRae Crawford Melvin L. Gentry D. L. Disher A. G. Ring Cc. H. Smith W. C. Fouts James Barber Pate Stewart Holly Hills Cemetery Grayson City Memorial Hospital Evie Medlin Evie Lena Medlin Smith Medlin High Point Memorial Hospital Guilford County

Three Sentenced on Drunk Charges in Municipal Court

Three defendants received 30 day terms Annie L Carlyle 40 of 1520 Long Street Truman Lee Ward 48 of 329 South Wrenn Street and Morgan Trivett 47 of 724 South Main Street each for drunkenness Ward and Carlyle to serve at County farm and workhouse respectively Trivett to serve six months on the farm James Mounce 39 guilty to unlawful whiskey six months suspended on good behavior with weekly probation and costs Ige B Orr 41 of Sedgefield to pay weekly support for wife and child also 12 month suspended sentence Cletus Davis 20 Route 3 guilty on reckless endangerment and prohibition violations with 60 day suspended term $25 costs and fines for the latter Henry C Hayes 28 108 East Burton Street fined 100 and license revocation for one year

Annie L. Carlyle Long Street Truman Lee Ward South Wrenn Street Ward County Farm Morgan Trivett South Main Street County Arm James Mounce Mounce Heavior Ige B. Orr Sedgefield Cletus Davis Route 3 Henry C. Hayes East Burton Street

Excavations Continue at Pompeii in Italy

Excavations move forward at the Pompeii site buried by lava. Reported that about one third of the ancient city remains to be uncovered.

Pompei Italy

Knife and Frying Pan Figure In Assault Case

Local police charged Ben Johnson 59 of 621 Fairview Street with assault with a deadly weapon after a knife and frying pan were used in an attack on Fred Little. Johnson release set at 50 dollars, court next Monday. Wallis Nesbit 34 of 612 Hurley Street freed on 200 dollars bond after accusing him of stabbing James Jeffries with a knife.

Fairview Street Ben Johnson Fred Little Jonson Johnson Wallis Nesbit Hurley Street James Jeffries Gordy Street Winifred Winslow Route 5 Alphonzo Gill Meredith Street Forrest White Banks Street Lucille White

Accused Released In Larceny Case

A 61 year old man was released after the complainant recovered the $260 allegedly stolen from beneath his pillow. J B Lambeth of 316 South Hamilton Street had filed the warrant against William Grady Brown of the same address. The case was not pursued after the money was found, with a not pros with leave entered.

J. B. Lambeth South Hamilton Street William Grady Brown Brown Lambeth

Moon Linked Cowside Rites Shape Horn in Faith

Religious ceremonies involving cows often tie to the moon due to the crescent horn shape. Observers note the lunar connection appears in rituals across regions and eras.

Cloudy and Cooler Weather Predicted Through Tuesday

The weatherman forecasts partly cloudy skies with cooler less humid temperatures through Tuesday. A chance of scattered thunderstorms exists this afternoon or tonight. High today expected near 85 degrees, down from yesterday's 90. Tuesday’s high and tonight’s low are around 65 degrees.

More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH

Advertising copy touts improved powder for upper and lower plates to hold them firmer and more comfortable. Claims gummy taste and alkaline feel are gone and denture breath is reduced. promotes buying at drug stores.

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George and Son Agriculture Board Carolina AAA Hte Remose Merce Frank Sizemore Ofce Wild Chase Mrs Ella Hege Superior Court A. R. Crips Rawleigh Moses and Co. Inc R. B. Culler M. J. Watson C. F. Koonce J. L. Koonce David E. Anthony Charles Underwood Louis Bondi Clyde W. Jackson Frances Evans Harris Ned P. Harris Paul Apple Mildred Apple Farlow Insurance and Realty Co Julius E. Williams G. A. Brooks Ruth B. Brooks W. E. Davis S. Fannie Davis Lizzie Sledge Spradley Nash Jewelry & Loan CO Main Guilford Blue Cross Lana Prue Pial Mt Crqss Man Wright Goody's Cups Crown Central Petroleum Corporation Cospetite Maretteos Gontral Cal Ecet America Chrysler Imperial Rysler Avatlag Davis-Pruett Motor Co., Inc N. Main St
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