Suspended Term Emerges From Liquor Case in Municipal Court
In a Randolph county proceedings dubbed the Battle of the Booze, Fred Massey a Black resident of 1061-2 North Street received a 12 month suspended sentence three years on condition of future compliance with prohibition laws and subject to search. The judge also sentenced Frank Robinson for assault with a deadly weapon to 12 months, with an appeal filed. Other defendants faced drunkenness speeding and reckless driving, with varied suspensions fines and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
Randolph
Fred Massey
North Street
Massey
Trinity
Randolph County
D. C. MacRae
Frank Robinson
Hoover
Charles L. Elliott
East Commerce
Emory M. Hartman
Winston- Salem
Junior M. Barnes
Bencini
Notice of Sale of Personal Property in High Point
Lien holder Craven announces public sale of B. O. Wiley’s stored items on March 13 1950 at 2 PM at 204 English Street High Point NC. Items include 2 bedsteads 2 springs dresser chifferobe chatt lounge radio box assorted articles 1 kitchen cabinet. Sale for cash to highest bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O. Wiley
English Street
High Point
N. C
L. J. Craven
Lien Holder
Ministerial Fellowship Is Organized Here
The High Point Pentecostal Ministerial fellowship was organized on Monday at Rev. Fred Jump’s home with eight Pentecostal ministers present. Officers for six months are Rev. Fred Jump president Rev. Austin Hart vice president Rev. Allen D. Rich secretary and treasurer. Monthly meetings and rallies are planned on the fourth Monday at various churches. The next meeting is Monday March 27 at Church of God East Commerce Street at 6 30 p.m. All Pentecostal ministers may join. call secretary at 62266 for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Pentecostal
Fred Jump
Mr. Howard
Paul Jones
Winston-Salem Pentecostal Fellowship
Austin Hart
Allen D. Rich
Church of God
East Commerce Street
Short Ladder Left by Thief
Pete Cavanos told police the weekend theft at 215 and 217 Elm street involved a 40 or 44 foot ladder borrowed from F. M. Autry valued at $45. A shorter ladder was left in its place, softening the loss for the repair worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Cavanos
217
Elm Street
F. M. Autry
Cavanos
Forged Check Case Tied to FBI Arrest in Asheville
Police linked a December forged check case to Valiant Lopez after FBI arrest in Asheville. A Wilson clerk noted a similar scam where a man posed as a minister to defraud church members, using aliases and a dark complexion. The $35 check on December 3 was passed to W G Hutchens at 1412 Welborn Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Asheville
Valiant Lopez
W. G. Hutchens
Welborn Street
Hutchens
Lopez
Charles L. West
Wilson
C. C. Stoker
Firemen Respond to Six Grass and Field Blazes
High Point firefighters battled six calls in 4.5 hours yesterday ending at noon. Grass fires hit West Green street 600 block rear 1607 Kivett drive 700 block Ward street and a Cedar street rear. A flooded stove at Clara Cox apartment and a short circuit on South Wrenn street were quickly controlled with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Green Street
Kivett Drive
Ward Street
Cedar Street
Clara Cox
Ralph Smith
South Wrenn Street
Rings Stolen From Car Of Salesman
Police search for leads after a parked car in front of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church was looted of 700 to 800 sample rings and a traveling bag. Edward D. Kurtz of Lennox City New Jersey reported two black sample cases and personal belongings missing from the luggage compartment between 1 05 and 2 15 p m. The automatic lid lock and possible lock failure are noted as purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward D. Kurtz
Lennox City
N. J
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Kurtz
Ex-Policeman to Be Tried Next Week in Municipal Jury Court
Trial of an ex policeman charged with larceny and receiving over 4.28 dollars taken from parking meters on North Main Street near Washington Street is set for a one week municipal jury session starting Tuesday. W C Pemberton of Wesley Place posted a 500 dollar bond after his February 1 arrest. Harold E Davis, a local ambulance driver, faces trial on a reckless driving charge from last fall. Sixty three other cases are docketed with uncontested divorces scheduled Tuesday morning. Pgym D C MacRae will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Jury Court
North Main Street
Washington Street
W. C. Pemberton
Wesley Place
Harold E. Davis
Pgym
D. C. MacRae
McMahan’s Job Offer Falls Through After Court
Russell McMahan, 32, failed to secure work after a judge suggested he take the drunken driver Mitchell’s job. Mitchell, 26, of 607 Vail, was sentenced to 12 months on the roads for drunken driving after crashing into a telephone pole at Willowbrook and Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell McMahan
Hoover Street
David B. Mitchell
Vail
Willowbrook and
Taylor
Mitchell
D. C. MacRae
McMahan
MacRae
Examinations For Census Jobs Here
Citizens interested in Census enumerator jobs for the upcoming population count can test Thursday and Saturday in the county courthouse commissioners room Greensboro. Exams run 10 a m to 5 p m. J D Rogers district supervisor announced. Tests for High Point area applicants are set for tomorrow and Friday at Wesley Memorial Methodist church starting at 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Commissioners Room
Greensboro
J. D. Rogers
High Point
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
La Salle Receives NIT Tournament Invite
La Salle College of Philadelphia accepted today an invitation to join the National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden starting March 1. The Explorers, 18 wins in 21 games, join Bradley Duquesne and St John’s of Brooklyn as the first four selections. eight more teams will be named for the five day event ending March 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
la Salle College of Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Bradley
Duquesne
St. John's
Brooklyn
la Salle
N. LT
Western Kentucky
U.c.l.aa
San Francisco
Toledo
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point Guilford County
Trustee Thos W Sprinkle will sell at public auction in front of the County Building High Point NC on March 17 1950 at 1130 AM a parcel in High Point Township Guilford County described as Lots 162 163 164 and 165 Oak Hill Park plot on Burton Street Clocdeller Ave and bounded by Freeman survey. Sale subject to 1950 taxes and liens with cash deposit required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Homer Tucker, JR
Margaret Foust Tucker
Thos. W. Sprinkle
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
West Green
South Main Streets
High Point
High Point Township
Burton St
Clocfelter
Wm. F. Freeman
Engineers
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Oak Hill Park
Ed Clodfeller
George Miller
Miss Cushman Presents WHPE Program on March 3
Grace Cushman hosts a children’s radio program on Friday at 2 pm over Station WHPE with a theme Percussion Instruments. Plans include Tympani drums bells cleste castanets tambourine and Chinese drum selections from classical works by Beethoven Tschaikowsky Ivanov and Rimsky-Korsakow for 4th to 6th graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tschaikowsky
Ivanov
Rimsky-Korsakow
February building boost lifts High Point totals near January
February construction in High Point totaled 218 605 dollars, led by a 63 500 dollar addition to the High Point Weaving Company plant on Russell Street. The month saw 95 200 dollars in new residences and 26 225 dollars in new nonresidences. Repairs to nonresidences reached 69 100 dollars, with residence repairs at 28 080 dollars. Permit fees collected were 192 25 dollars. March starts strong with 23 500 dollars in permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Weaving Company
Russell Street
James McDowell
Rotary Drive
R. G. Garland
Main Street
Fannie S. Kress
Linson Street
Leon J. Chidester
Carolina Pillow Manufacturing Company
Dorris Street
Representative Kerr Files for Re nomination
Raleigh March 1 Rep John H Kerr of Warrenton filed with the state board of elections as a candidate for re nomination to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
John H. Kerr
Warrenton
State Board of Elections
Congress
Pile Torture Soothed in Few Minutes
Quick relief promise for piles with Peterson's Ointment described as cooling and astringent. Advertises 40 cent druggist boxes or 70 cent tube with money back guarantee and years of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
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Norman DD. Cecil
Centennial Avenue
Edgar H. Grisson
Henry W. Cash
Thirkeal Gay
Leon Morgan
East High
Fred J. Peele
Herbert O. Stanton
Negro
East Washington
Jesse A. Hiatt
Jack B. Wall
Donald R. White
Archdale
McKennis
Wade T. Loftin
National Highway
David E. Walden
Margaret Dunlap
W. D. Brown
Bes
Peter Wheat
JFF
Mrs. Schuman
Evangelists and Singers
Charleston, West Va
Calvary Nazarene Church
Prospect ST
High Point, N
Evangelist and Singers OF
Charleston, W. VA
Miss Cushman
Kerr
Tom
Skade
Esoterica
Navy
Dorset
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