YMCA board eyes combining Negro YWCA with facility
At a luncheon meeting new officers were named Holt McPherson as president J Paul Ingle as first vice president W A Tomlinson as second vice president W S Petree as secretary and Robert Silver as treasurer The board also approved funds for the local Y basketball team for a trip to Toledo Ohio and discussed a test plan to house the Negro YWCA in a proposed new Negro YMCA led by Lee Johnston The offer will be studied by a committee and judged by officials who have long served the Y
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Negro Ywca
Board of Directors
YWCA
Lee Johnston
Holt McPherson
J. Paul Ingle
W. A. Tomlinson
W. S. Petree
Robert Silver
Horace Hayworth
The
Amos Kearns
Hayworth
City
Toledo
Ohio
Carolinas
Arrests Decline In Thomasville February Report
Thomasville police report 274 arrests in February, down from 298 in January. Main case: 18 year old Patricia Upton of High Point charged with manslaughter in Billy Ray Pierce death from a January 21 automobile crash in Fair Grove, with Upton driving per the state patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Lester Henley
High Point
Patricia Upton
Billy Ray Pierce
Pierce
Fair Grove
State Highway Patrol
Vandals damage new house again in Riverside area
Police report repeated vandalism at a new house under construction at 211 Herbert Street with ceiling damage estimated at 100 dollars. Contractor R C Eaton notes this is the second incident. Joseph Neem of 405 EB Farriss Ave reports a set of fender skirts stolen from his car Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Eaton
Herbert Sty
Joseph Neem
EB. Farriss Ave
Horton Faces Trial In Superior Court
Horton a landlord and furniture dealer faces superior court on breaking and entering and larceny charges. The trial also addresses toilet facilities at 12 rental homes after a health inspection found unsanitary conditions. Testimony described eviction efforts and disputed good faith, with health officials ordered to report findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Horton
Archie Myatt
Myatt
Horton
Vlrba
County Health Office
Jesse James Dun
Taylor St
Dunlaps
Robert E. Bencini Jr
Sora
E. Commerce
Reed Streets
Oeare
High Point Youth Joins Scabbard and Blade Honor Society
Stuart Albert Hart of High Point is elected to Scabbard and Blade at NC State College. The ROTC honor society admits advanced student officers with leadership and military achievement. the State College chapter limits membership to 45. Chapters exist at nearly 100 US colleges, promoting ROTC standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Albert Hart
High Point
Scabbard and Blade
N. C. State College
State College
VU. S
Scabbard Seasaes
Car theft report lists stolen hubcaps fender skirts
Police note two thefts in the city. A resident said hubcaps and fender skirts were stolen from a vehicle earlier in the week. Another report cites Robert P Fountain saying a tire wheel was taken from his car as it was washed near 1105 Westwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P Fountain
Westwood
Winter Returns Cooling Temps Hit 25 Tonight
Winter fronts push through the Piedmont driving temperatures down after midnight. Highs near 69 today with a forecast of 25 for tonight and a slight warm-up to 48 tomorrow. Skies to clear and fair through Saturday with spring-like warmth returning Saturday.
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Piedmont
High School Music Contests Set Here
Nearly 3 000 high school students will visit High Point for district music contests over the weekend. Friday features district chorus eliminations at Senior High School. Saturday hosts district bands and orchestras at High Point College. Judges include E K Williams Sara Holroyd Paul Peterson and others.
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High Point
High Point Callege
Uilford
Forsyth
Dan Aan
Renee
Rockingham Yadkin
Surry
Durham
Charles
C. Taylor
Taylor
E. K. Williams
Greensboro College
Sara Holroyd
WCMC
Paul Peterson
Salem College
Rooms Boro
Herbert Fred
Eugene Jacobowski
Nicholas Erneston
ASTC
Taylor Antriday
Officer Nabs Suspected Bootleggers
A Negro officer in street clothes caught two white men delivering at a Negro area. Pecan Lee Osborne and George S. Clay, both residents of E Green Street, were jailed on $500 bonds for tax paid whisky. A 1956 bottle and six gallons of booze were confiscated. Officer Lawrence Graves posted watch on Belor Street, arresting the pair as they drove away. Clay and Bond posted bonds. a second man James Dixon faced a separate charge for failing to support a child, with a $300 bond set for trial.
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Lee Osborne
George S. Clay
E. Green Street
Lawrence Graves
Belor Street
Clay
Aoe
Plicare
Bone
Pasedenes
James Dixon
Leonone Street
Dixon
Cites Relations
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Winston-Salem and Virginia Couples
Thomas Lee Dunnigan and Helen Gilbert of Winston-Salem obtain a marriage license. Gene G. Aran of Route 2 Danville Virginia married to Betty Faye Jackson of Route 2 Lake City also listed for license.
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Thomas Lee Dunnigan
Helen Gilbert
Winston - Salem
Gene G. Aran
Danville
Betty Faye Jackson
Lake City
Realty Transfers Summary of Property Deeds
Realty Transfers list conveys multiple parcels in Highland Cotton Mills West End Heights Pine Valley Gibson and Pennyburn areas. Transfers include D Fields and wife to C E Ian, R Jarrell to O L Brady Sr, Beal to B M A, J Grace to J S Caries, Kirkman Jr to Ruth Connor, Mary R Connor to Kirkman Jr, and A C Joyner to W C Fot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er Ruth Connor
Gibson Mary R. Connor
D. T. Kirkmr Jr
Gibson
Residents Plan City Hall Meeting Over Farriss Avenue Damages
A group led by Edward Stubbs will address the City Council committee tonight at 7 30 about curb and gutter work on E Farriss Avenue causing damage to driveways and lots. They seek compensation and discuss a future street improvement cost policy and hiring restrictions for city jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Farriss Avenue
Edward Stubbs
E. Farriss
Stubbs
T. E. Hinson
High Point
New Rural Fire Unit Planned In Davidson
A meeting to organize Davidson County's new rural fire fighting unit is set for next Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Stan Allen Route 1 Lexington. The unit will serve the Pilot Holly Grove Pilgrim communities and the area along old Highway 29 from Thomasville to Lexington and will be patterned after other county rural departments. When formed it will be the seventh rural fire group in Davidson County.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
Stan Allen
Lexington
Pilot
Holly Grove
Pilgrim
City issues two major building permits this week
The inspector approved two permits totaling about 450000 dollars. A 321000 dollar permit covers a physical education plant for Junior and Senior High Schools. Snow Lumber Co. projects a 125000 dollar woodworking plant on E Springdale Avenue. Work has begun grading sites on Ferndale Drive with foundations next. The PE plant should finish by year end. Snow Lumber’s plant by late summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Lumber Co
E. Springdale Avenue
Dean B. Pruette
Ferndale Drive
Guilford NCEA Unit Names New Officers
The Guilford County unit of the North Carolina Education Association selects its new leadership. William F. Baxter of Bessemer faculty becomes vice president, Theodore Perkins of Allen Jay treasurer, Miss Coleen Long of Sumner recording secretary, and Mrs. Mabel Ponzier of Bessemer corresponding secretary.
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Guilford County
North Carolina Education Association
William F. Baxter
Bessemer
Theodore Perkins
Allen Jay
Coleen Long
Sumner
Mabel Ponzier
New Ready-to-Wear Store Opens In High Point
Albert’s Jewelers expands into a new ready-to-wear store at 146 S. Main St in High Point. The remodel features new fixtures and lighting, extended payment options, a rotating charge account, gift departments, life-like mannequins, and a new color scheme. Owner Al Levinson will supervise with staff including Viola Griffin Foster Moffitt Willie Campbell and Carolyn Wofford.
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Albert's
High Point
Albert's ‘Jewelers
S. Main St
al Levinson
Viola Griffin
Foster
Josephine Moffitt
Willie Campbell
Carolyn Wofford
Levinson
Albert's Jewelers
HPC Grad Chaplain Promoted to Captain at Camp Lejeune
Captain E C Andrews a High Point College graduate rises to captain and senior chaplain of the 2nd Marine Division during informal ceremonies at Camp Lejeune Maj Gen Reginald Ridgely Jr officially congratulates him Andrews who joined the Navy Chaplain Corps in 1936 earned two purple hearts in the Pacific and Korea He previously served as senior chaplain aboard the USS Iowa and is a Swansboro North Carolina native Present at the ceremony were Mrs Andrews and son Norman W Andrews
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E. C. Andrews
Reginald H. Ridgley Jr
2Nd Marine Division
Andrews
Norman
Capt. Andrews
High Point College
Rich Fork Baptist Church
Omasville
Campene
Reginald Ridgely Jr
Andrew
Thomasville
Navy Chaplain Corps
Pacific
Korea
2Nd Division
Iowa
Camp Lejuene
Chaplin Andrews
North Carolina
Swansboro
Oyeond
First Baptist Church
Mrs. Andrews
Norman W. Andrews
Clear Zone Rule Cited At Airport
CAA officials cited the Jimmy Doolittle clear zone rule for Greensboro High Point Airport. The zone would extend 2,700 feet beyond each runway with no buildings inside, prompting plans for a new terminal and faster contract timing. J T Martin noted cooperation with the CAA to address the issue.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Greensboro- High Point
CAA
Jimmy Doolittle
Airport Authority
Doolittle
J.T. Martin
Martin
Clifford M. Nelson
Fort Worth
Herbert G. Spencer
Atlanta
John B. Lovell
Scout Camping Registrations Set Record
The Boy Scout office reports a record summer camp sign up with 417 boys registered so far. Hackney notes 185 for week one, 182 for week two, and 50 for week three, with the June 17 start date and potential five to six week sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Office
B. W. Hackney
Hackney
Rosawrenen
Local attorney Jarrell files for High Point Municipal Court
Harris H. Jarrell, local attorney, filed his candidacy for judge of the High Point Municipal Court yesterday paying an $86.50 filing fee to the Board of Elections in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarrell
Harris H. Jarrell
High Point
Board of Elections
Greensboro
Teen Ager Overturns Car Prompting Minor Injuries Report
A 16 year old driver J Wayne Freeman of 501 Flint Street and a unnamed passenger escaped injury when their 1946 car overturned in the 1000 block of Chestnut Street at 6 30 am. The vehicle rested upside down in a yard after sliding on wet pavement. Police estimated damage at 250 dollars.
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Chestnut Street
City 4
J. Wayne Freeman
Flint St
Freeman
Chestnut St
Bower
East Green _ Park Streets
Estate of George Somnes Goes to Widow Under Colorado Law
Theatre director George Somnes dies February 8 leaving an estate of 250000. He left no will and under Colorado statutes the entire estate passes to his widow Miss Helen Bonfils, secretary treasurer of the Denver Post, as letters of administration are disclosed in County Court.
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Denver
George Somnes
Colorado
Helen Bonfils
The
Denver Post
Prayer for TODAY by W Ralph Ward Jr Pittsburgh minister
A short prayer asking God to help believers trust and celebrate others talents. The quotation, attributed to W Ralph Ward Jr a Pittsburgh minister from Mt Lebanon Methodist Church, seeks appreciation of unique gifts and common good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ralph Ward, Jr
Pittsburgh, Pa
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church
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Patsy Ogg
Louella Kidd
Pat Rabhan
Libby Johnson
Betsy Roberts
Eileen McIlvaine
Jim Boyd
Page Thompson
Grace Hudson
Regina Dawson
Alice McDade
Beth Minor
Betty Whitesell
Jamie Matthews
Joyce Young
Margaret Haworth
Buddy Snotherly
Bobby Chastain
John Blackburn
Reed Fisher
Bill Armstrong
Ronald Koontz
Donald Dickey
William Dula
Bobby Kirkman
Donald Samuels
Pat Tyson
Virginia Key
Treva Hipps
High Point Enterprise
New House
Loren Wallin
Conley
Wallin
Iin
High Point Youth In Honor
Mercury
Nabs
High Point Township
Jamestown Township
A. C. Joyner
W. C. Fot
Lot of
Pennyburn
Davidson
Guilford
NCEA
HPC Grad
Mary F. Clark
Mangum Ave
Howard Kaney
Route 1
Arch R. McMullan
Farriss Ave
Joseph Marion
Faust Street
Syby McMullan
Pelton Park Drive
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