Pemberton To Be Tried Tomorrow
Selection of a jury to hear the case of Jesse Lee Thomas charged with drunken driving began in Municipal jury court. W. C. Pemberton ex policeman, accused of stealing from parking meters, set for trial tomorrow. Multiple disorderly conduct and assault cases, fines, suspensions, and several divorces were noted. Judge D. C. MacRae presiding. Utah geography statement concludes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Lee Thomas
W. C. Pemberton
Louis Fisher
Lenora Boylston
Taft Overman
Tryon
Ruby Carroll
W. C
Mildred Lawdon
Wade
Evelyn Ballard
Ruth Samuels
Tate
Henry F. Cox
Jamestown
W .W. Strickland
Welborn
Linwood C. Brown
Route 2
Ella Jean Douglas
Elsie Stamey
Herbert Stamey
Helen Presnell McCarter
Arville McCarter
Martha L
Three-Car Crash Injures Two Seniors on Hamilton Street
Two high pointers injured in a three car collision on Hamilton Street. Mrs. Y. M. Cook of 1111 Fores Avenue suffers a fractured ankle and leg lacerations while J. W. Fulcher, 28, of 329 South Main Street has deep head cuts. Harold Snider, 23, of Sligo Point Road 3 is jailed for drunken driving after his car swerved into R. T. Setzer's car at 500 block North Hamilton. Dr. N. S. Stirewall's vehicle then hit Snider’s. Damages total 1650.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Street
Y. M. Cook
Fores Avenue
J. W. Fulcher
South Main Street
Harold Snider
Slig
Point Rt. 3
North Hamilton
R. T. Setzer
Woodrow Avenue
Snider
N. S. Stirewall
East Lexington
Setzer
Stirewall
Cranford Names New Commander for Veterans Post
Walter Sonny Crawford was elected commander of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Cranford. He succeeds Curry Regan. Other officers named for one year include Billy Nance senior vice commander Robert Lucas junior vice commander Paul Crawford post quartermaster Ellis Davis adjutant Dugan Daniels chaplain Dr. O R Hodgin Curry Regan trustees and Dr R P Harris surgeon. Installation set for March 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Walter
Sonny’) Crawford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Curry Regan
Billy Nance
Robert Lucas
Paul Crawford
Ellis Davis
Dugan Daniels
O. R. Hodgin
R. P. Harris
Asheboro Man Reports His Auto Stolen
Floyd A. Johnson told Asheboro police he allowed a man named John Cowdoon to take his 1942 gray Buick sedan to a garage for repairs. Johnson valued the car at 800 dollars and said he had not seen either the vehicle or the man since. The theft was reported to the state highway patrol late last night. no report had reached the department by noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro Express
Floyd A. Johnson
Biltmore Hotel
John Cowdoon
Johnson
State Highway Patrol
Clear Cold Weather Forecast With Showers and Winds
The Friendship Weather Bureau predicts clearing and cooling late tonight and Thursday. Showers and possible thunderstorms were noted this afternoon with a high around 56 and a low tonight near 38. In North Carolina, thunder showers and warming today end this afternoon, then clearing and colder tonight with lows 25 to 30 in the mountains and 30 to 35 elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
Asheville
Little Rock
Atlanta
Angeles
Augusta
Memphis
Boston
Meridian
Miami
Charleston
Chicago
New York
Colu
Raleign A
Denver
Antonia
Detroit
Freisee
Evansville
Spartanbure Ss
Galveston
Tampa
High Point
Washington
Jacksonville
Wilmington
Angels Full Front to Open Carolina Playmakers Tour
The 41st Carolina Playmakers tour from UNC will present Francis M. Casey's Angels Full Front on April 8 under American Legion auspices. The troupe shifts from one act to full length plays with Eaton aiding the change and four new plays slated for this season. Casey, a graduate assistant at UNC and former Williams College instructor, has four one act comedies published by Samuel French with Broadway interest possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Playmakers
University of North Carolina
Francis M. Casey
Angels Full Front
American Legion
Phil Warner
Walter Prichard Eaton
Yale University
Chapel Hill
Robert Armstrong
Casey
Williams College
Samuel French, Inc
New York Play Publishers
Firemen Answer Alarms at Two City Homes
Fire crews responded yesterday afternoon to Rev. J. B. Jones on Park street and to Roland Horney on Rockspring road. A hot stove pipe at Jones’s home scorched wallpaper, causing minor damage while the flooded oil circulator at Horney’s house was left to burn out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Jones
Park Street
Roland Horney
Rockspring Road
Horney
Two High Point Men Booked On Reckless Driving Charges
Joe E. Young of 901 Leonard Street and Fred Giles of 226 Windley Street were booked on reckless driving and driving without a license. Young’s bonds were set at 150 dollars and Giles at 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Joe E. Young
Leonard Street
Fred Giles
Windley Street
Young
Gile
Notable Residents Named in Local Notices
The notice lists individuals including Lewis D. Stoves of Washington D C Mary Lou White of High Point Carl Wood Beulah Mae Hayes of North Wilkesboro Gus McNeil and Essalane Henderson Negroes of Winston Salem representing local community residents in an archival notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis D. Stoves
Washington, D. C
Mary Lou White
High Point
Carl Wood
Beulah Mae Hayes
North Wilkesboro
Gus McNeil
Essalane Henderson
Winston- Salem
Johnson and Spencer Johnson Divorce and Custody Case
Juanita M. Johnson seeks absolute divorce on separation grounds from Spencer Johnson and requests custody of one child. Henley Paper Co files actions against James R. Steele for 526.70 and against Service Craft Printing Department Inc for 558.51 for allegedly delivered paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita M. Johnson
Spencer Johnson
Henley Paper Co
James R. Steele
Service Craft Printing Department, Inc
Fire Protective Body To Meet Tomorrow
A mass meeting in the Springfield Allen Jay Archdale Trinity area is set at the Allen Jay school building Thursday at 7 30 PM to discuss fire protection. Officials urge property owners to attend to protect dwellings and businesses from fire. Equipment shown has 95 percent efficiency and reporters on the Guil Rand Fire Protective association canvass are asked to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield-Allen Jay-Archdale-Trinity
Allen Jay School-Building
Guil-Rand Fire Protective Association
Archdale
Sheriff Walters Seeks Re Election In Guilford County
Guilford County Sheriff John E Walters announces his candidacy for a second term in the May Democratic primary He cites a five year record with no unsolved murders an expanded fingerprint bureau 24 hour deputy coverage and a larger radio patrol fleet He lives in the Rankin community with his wife and three children and served in World War I and II and holds multiple civic affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FE. Walters
Guilford County
John C. Story
Walters
Guilford
High Point
Greensboro
Herman Burrows
Jamestown
Deep River
Summit Avenue
Rankin
Rockingham County
Four Arrested On Gambling Charges
An early morning visit to a North Main street package store led to the arrest of four men on gambling charges. John D. Weisner, 37, of Lexington Route 1, was charged with operating a gambling house at 1319 North Main. Grissett, Jr., 19, George Grissett Jr., 19, Bill Sheffield, 34, and Carl C. Reddick, 43, all of local addresses, faced gambling counts. Each posted $50 bonds and were released for Municipal court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street
John D. Weisner
Lexington Rt. 1
North Main Store
Weisner
George Grissett, Jr
Johnson Street
Bill W. Sheffield
Carl C. Reddick
Idol Street
Hydro-Electric Plant for High Point Before State Advisory Body
High Point's long sought hydro electric project sits before Governor Scott's flood control and power advisory committee. The study aims to reactivate the plan using Yadkin river dam at 25 miles distance with potential use of reservoir water for raw city supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Scott
Board of Power Commissioners
Dean I. O. Schaub
Raleigh
Yadkin River
E. L. Briggs
Dean Schaub
North Carolina
Congress
Briggs
George Gillette
North Carolina Ports Authority
State Power Committee
Army
Department of Interior
REA
Rural Electrification Administration
Labor chief weighs state funds for Duke Power bus strike study
Labor Commissioner Forrest H. Shuford said he will confer with Governor Scott on using state funds to finance a study of a threatened Duke Power bus drivers strike. He noted possible use of contingency funds and questioned legality, as cities in North and South Carolina prepare a fact finding panel in Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Mar
Forrest H. Shuford
Scott
Duke Power Company
Shuford
Labor Department
High Point
Salisbury
Charlotte
Spartanburg
Winston-Salem
Greenville
Victor Shaw
Govnor Scott
Decision On Decontrol Due Soon
Mayor W F Bailey indicated a decision on rent decontrol is forthcoming after High Point realtors sought a public hearing. A council committee failed to act yesterday, and Bailey will study the issue before possibly reconvening council or appointing a quick recommendation. He promised to inform the realtors before week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Bailey
High Point Board of Realtors
Bailey
Building Permits Granted for Home and Garage Projects
Permits issued to A. W. White to construct a five room house on West Lexington Avenue valued at 7500 dollars and to E. H. Roach to build a private garage at 710 Jones Street valued at 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. White
Lexington Avenue
E. H. Roach
Jones Street
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Lacy High
Dr. N. S. Stirewall
Stizewall
Pemberton
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Arizona
Nevada
N. L. Smith
Vigoro
Swift Clinard
Cranford
Veterans
Asheboro
Warner
W. Broad ST
Ring-Harris Pharmacy, Inc
N. Main St
Max Bones
Legion
W. Washington
Bruce H. Carraway Office
City Views Briefs
Fire Protective Body
John E. Walters
Sheriff Story
81St
Somme
St. Die
North Carolina State Guard
the Forty and Eight
Disabled American Veterans
The
Odd Fellows, Elks Club
Co- Operative Club
Tare
Jeff
National Cash Register
Cecil
Office Equipment CO
Main ST
Samuel Morse
Baltimore
Mittal
N. Main
Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch
J. C. Roberts
HP. L
Acadia Lodge
A. F
A. M. Emergent Communication
J. R. Adams
J. Roy Teague
Kennedy
A. E. Sherron
Guilford) Optical ‘Oy
Lewis Motor CO
Crom
Madam Shannon
American Palmist & Life Reader
Pany Ana Sunday Office
lIn Trailers
High Point City
Greensboro Road
Mom” Rogers Cafe
High Point, N
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