Thieves Target Doctor Bags After Narcotics Crackdown
A physician H K Bennett reports his car in Archdale was burglarized overnight and his medical bag with narcotics stolen, estimated at 100 dollars. Detectives say this follows a second similar theft in weeks amid a narcotics crackdown and warn doctors to secure bags. Authorities note other cases in Winston-Salem and Thomasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Bennett
Archdale
W. C. Johnson
Capt. Johnson
Johnson
Winston- Salem
Thomasville
Bandaged Doll Case Solved In Local Mystery
The anonymous donor of the bandaged doll for the hospital child has been identified as Mrs. R. L. Brinson Sr. The girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Davis, received a nine bandage doll with gifts inside each day and a final note revealing the giver's name hidden in a twine ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butch Davis
R. L. Brinson Sr
Hal Davis
Rocking Horse Used in Assault Case
Police report two domestic assault arrests. George Muse 48 was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly beating his wife with a rocking horse and is free on 300 bond awaiting County Domestic Relations Court next Tuesday. Kermit Evans 36 was arrested for assault by his wife and released on 300 bond with a domestic relations court hearing set for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beddington
Carrie Muse
George Muse
Beddington Rd
Muse
Kermit Evans
Park St
Madie Evans
Evans
Realty Transfers: Multiple Property Deeds Listed
Realty transfers record several deeds across neighborhoods. Casey Hilliard and wife sell to Louis F. Marion and Mary F. Tuggle one West Erd Heights lot. Esther Fausnet Larkin sells to Alberta Fausnet Harrison adjoining P. H. Johnson and Z A Burns land. Martha Wooley transfers Brockett Farm lot to Dallas H. Hauser and Henry F. Marley. Whitley sells four D E Headen lots to Elmer L. Carter and wife. Hilton Homes Inc to Taylor Made Homes Inc one Blairwood lot. Thompson and wife to William G. Ervin and wife two Bascom Henry Osbert lots re-subdivision. Bolling sells one Gelf Crest Development No 2 lot to C R Yates Jr and wife. Beaudry Jr and wife to Edwin White one Lindale Section No 1 lot. Covert to William A. Anderson and wife tract on Hard over Street. Annie Willard Evas to Claude E. Smith Jr and wife two Elsiewood lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Hilliard
Louis F. Marion
Mary F. Tuggle
West Erd Heights
Esther Fausnet Larkin
Alberta Fausnet Harrison
P. H. Johnson
Z. A. Burns
Martha Wooley
Dallas H. Hauser
Henry F. Marley
Brockett Farm
W. T. Whitley
Elmer L. Carter
D. E. Headen
Hilton Homes Inc
Taylor- Made Homes Inc
Blairwood
Charles Bayskin Thompson
William G. Ervin
Bascom Henry Osbert
R. C. Bolling
C. R. Yates Jr
Gelfcrest
F. Earl Beaudry Jr
Edwin White
Lindale
Joseph L. Covert
William A. Anderson
Hardover Street
Jamestown Township
Annie Williard Evas
Claude E. Smith Jr
Elsiewood
Flimflam Narrows To $22.03 Theft At Local Hardware Store
Police traced a con artist who netted $22.03 from a hardware store with a phony wire delivery scheme. A $50 change was handed to the man for a fake check drawn on a Goldsboro bank. the delivery wire remained on the curb. The suspect, about 5 feet 9 inches, 32 to 37, wore blue trousers and a white shirt. Police warned merchants to watch for the flimflam artist while continuing inquiries into other local thefts including $80 stolen from two plants and losses at Silk Street Hillcrest Throwing Co and Furniture Co locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
Hillcrest Throwing Co
Silk St
Louise Cunningham
Pee Furniture Co
Fire Destroys Carpenter Upholstery Shop on Highway 62
Thomasville reports a blaze at Carpenter Upholstery Shop on Highway 62 caused by an exploding gasoline can. James W. Carpenter of Fair Grove escaped as flames engulfed the building and a Jeepster being outfitted with seat covers burned. Insurance covered the building but not the contents. Citizens contained a nearby grass fire on Jacobs Street Ext and city firefighters responded to the grass fire on the railroad bank on W Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Highway 62
James W
Windy) Carpenter
Fair Grove
Carpenter
Jacobs St. Ext
W. Main St
City Budget Proposes Merit Based Raises and Higher Max Pay
The 1954-55 tentative budget estimates $55,000 for merit raises to city employees with raises at six month intervals no automatic commitment. City Manager T F E Hinson seeks $10 monthly increases for most staff and raises to maximum scales from $5 to $20, plus higher hourly rates up to $2 for bricklayers. Total wage allocation is $1,520,100 with $52,529 for new hires and increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
T. F E. Hinson
Hinson
Council
City Council
Public Safety
Fire
Police
Himson
County Board Of Elections Sets Meeting In High Point
The High Point county elections office may close temporarily with state approval while the board studies filing fees for justices of the peace. Meyland said a meeting may occur this week to discuss the move and possible investigations into incumbent candidates' fees. The board also canvassed results from Saturday's runoff for three constables with Hedrick, Beal, and Strickland winning in their townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
A. L. Meyland
County Board of Elections
Meyland
Greensboro
Justices of the Peace
Archie Hedrick
L. G. Jones
High Point Township
Willie R. Beal
Gurley Wyrick
Gilmer Township
C. B. Strickland
B. F. Lefler
Friendship Township
Vandals Let Air Out of Car Tires in Park Street
State car owners on Park Street seek police help after several tires were flattened yesterday. Roy Redmond of 408 Park St reports his car and four nearby vehicles each had one or two flats as valve cores were loosened to release air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park St
Roy Redmond
Beetle Swarm Trouble Limited at Local Golf Courses
The Japanese beetle outbreak has minor impact on Emerywood and Blair Park golf courses as of this week. Blair Park pro Chuck Alexander reported 50 to 100 beetles last week, killed on sight, while Emerywood saw no activity. Pilot Life Insurance Co plans intensive control on greens and lawns at its Greensbo ro site. Sedgefield attendants report sweeping swarms. The county agent advises spraying shrubs and fruit trees with 50 percent wettable DDT and using DDT around plant bases to protect lawns from future grub damage for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood
Blair Park
Greensboro
Chuck Alexander
Alexander
Pilot Life Insurance Co
Greensboro Highway
Sedgefield
Elevator Prank At City Memorial Hospital Leaves Questions
A self operating elevator at City Memorial Hospital drew curious attention from a boy who rode it for an hour and claimed he aimed for sixth floor room 605. Administrator W K Peters explained the hospital only has four stories, with fifth and sixth floors being the old wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Memorial Hospital
W. K. Peters
Peters
Thomasville Council Cuts Tax Rate By 18 Cents
Thomasville City Council in special session tentatively adopted a 1.68 tax rate, 18 cents lower than last year, with expenditures rising to 629334.29 dollars. The budget preserves a 15.5 cent school levy and 10 cent recreational levy while funding new art and music positions and police raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville Council
Thomasville
Davidson County
Carl C. Wilson
C. T. Kennedy
Charles R. Eanes
Chamber
Harold Harrison
Carl Wilson
Council
City Planning Discussed By Exchange Club
Paul Brooks High Point city planner spoke on the importance of city planning as a civic responsibility. He described the city’s planning department, traffic and off street parking concerns, and housing and zoning talks at the Exchange Club meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Brooks
High Point
Exchange Club
Brooks
Rainbow Supper Club
Department of Planning
M. L. Patrick
A. E. Sherron
City Lake
Bob Conrad
Winston- Salem
George Gibbardt
J. E. Beamon
Paul Callaham
Prayer for TISDAY by Richard W Graves
A religious reflection invoking divine steadfast love to renew faith and dedication. The piece closes with a prayer in Christ’s name attributed to Richard W Graves of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, editor in chief of United Presbyterian Publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Graves
Pittsburgh
United Presbyterian Publications
High Point stores plan all day hours before July Fourth weekend
Grace Baker of the Merchants Association says most High Point merchants will stay open all day tomorrow to help families prepare for the July 4 weekend. Stores will be closed all day Monday July 5 for the holiday, with regular 1 PM Wednesday closings resuming on July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Germany
Europe
Grace Baker
Merchants’ Association
City Ditches Clearing Policy Narrows to Owner Requests
Public works will dredge ditches and clear streams only on request or on city property. After last summer’s backlash, the department limits work on private land and will clear streams that drain city streets. The city remains responsible for keeping storm water ditches clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Department
City Hall
George Dean
Public Works
Deaths and Funerals Miss Clara Everhart
Miss Clara Elmar Everhart 40 of Route 2 Thomasville died Sunday morning after a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday at Emmanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev A Odell Leonard and Rev Lawrence L Leonard officiating. Pallbearers were Paul Raymond Everhart David Everhart Bill Pegram Clyde Myers Bobby Varder Joe Power Max Smith Roland Russell. Interment followed in the family plot in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Everhart
Thomasville
Clara Elmar Everhart
Emmanuel
Evangelical and Reformed Church
A. Odell Leonard
Lawrence L. Leonard
Paul Raymond Everhart
David Everhart
Bill Pegram
Clyde Myers
Bobby Varder
Joe Power
Max Smith
Roland Russell
Everhart
Route 2
City Memorial Hospital
Clear And Sunny Week Ahead Seen
Temperatures return to cool normal after Sunday’s record highs. The Friendship bureau forecasts a clear sunny week with highs around 90 degrees, no heavy rain or clouds expected. Tonight is fair and mild with 60 degree low. highs of 88 today and 90 tomorrow.
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Friendship Bureau
Bad Check Artist Receives Long Term Sentence
A North Carolina judge sentenced Charles John Stephen Edwards to two years and six months for eight counts of forgery reduced to false pretense. Edwards used forged payroll checks from a non existent Tri-State Construction Co of Durham, totaling $716.07. The sentences run consecutively and with Edwards' existing time. A Kannapolis man received 30 days for drunkenness and Rosa Holley, a Black woman, 90 days suspended on $35 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Piedmont
North Carolina
Archie Myatt
Charles John Stephen Edwards
Mt. Pleasant
N. C
Edwards
Tri-State Construction Co
Durham
H. Henry Moore
Walter A. Shens
Edna
Charlie Lee Laws
Kannapolis
Rosa Holley
Pearson St
Appeals Suspended Term In Worthless Check Case
Clyde W. Jackson of Thomasville appealed a two year suspended road sentence for issuing an $8000 worthless check. He must pay $8260 into the General Finance Co. and court costs, and is bound over to the August term. The case has been continued weekly for over a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Clyde W. Jackson
Roy Hughes
Jackson
General Finance Co
Recorder’s
Buddy Eugene Martin
Route 5
Winston-Salem
Dennis Wood
Peggy Vestal
Billy Ray Pierce
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Swiderk
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Pat Peacock
New York
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Zora Bell Brown
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