Fine Arts Unit Names Judges for Guilford County Festival
Thor Johnson of Winston-Salem will judge professional music entries in the 1953 Guilford County Fine Arts Festival to be held April 30 to May 3. Dr. Austin Lovelace of Franton Illinois will judge amateur division. Textile design judge will be John B. Gaither of the State College School of Textiles. Greensboro Chamber offers silver cup for textile design winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thor Johnson
Winston-Salem
Cincinnati Orchestra
Guilford County
Austin Lovelace
Franston
First Presbyterian Church
Eric Pryce
YMCA
Greensboro Woman's Club
Two Jailed After Wreck On Highway
Earl E. Harris and Thomas Wayne Barrett, both of Maiden, are jailed on charges from a stolen car wreck one mile east of here on the Greensboro Highway. Harris faces reckless driving, license revocation, and prohibition violations. both held for Newton authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl E. Harris
Thomas Wayne Barrett
Maiden
Greensboro
Charles Pierce
Harris
Newton
Pierce
Barrett
Deep River
Welfare relief recipients averages shown in Guilford County
Louis M. Thompson reported mid March survey results for Guilford County Welfare Department. High Point general relief recipients average 123 months on relief with 39.50 dollars per month while Greensboro averages 213 months and 34.12 dollars. 35 High Point and 44 Greensboro recipients were on relief at survey time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Guilford County Welfare Department
Greensboro
Louis M. Thompson
Thompson
Realty Transfers High Point Township and Pine Valley Lots
H T Jackson and wife transfer a Gatewood Avenue near Council Street lot to Ralph A Cheek and wife. D S Hedgecock and wife transfer to J S Hedgecock and wife and to J S Curlee and wife a Pine Valley lot. John W Foust trustee transfers nine Eugene Avenue and Prospect Street Extension lots to Carolina Container Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
H. T. Jackson
Ralph A. Cheek
Gatewood Avenue
Council Street
D. S. Hedgecock
J. S. Hedgecock
J.S. Curlee
Pine Valley
John W. Foust
Carolina Container Company
Eugene Avenue
Prospect Street
Jamestown Rotary Club Chartered In North Carolina Ceremony
Jamestown's new Rotary Club was chartered at the Oakdale Community House with about 100 Rotarians and wives attending from Central North Carolina. Charles W. Phillips of Greensboro delivered the address, and E. W. Freeze Jr. of Randleman presented the charter to Thomas C. Ragsdale, the club's president. Officers include Ragsdale as president with Kenneth Miller as vice president and Charles Turner as secretary treasurer. Charter members list a wide range of local Rotarians and an honorary member R. Dwight Ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Oakdale
North Carolina
Charles W. Phillips
Greensboro
Rotary
E. W. Freeze, Jr
Randleman
Thomas C. Ragsdale
Freeze
Kermit Cloniger
Thomasville Rotary Club
High Point Club
Thomasville Club
Asheboro
Rotary International
Phillips
George Eichhorn
Greensboro Club
Cleveland Thayer
E. K. Willis
Concord
Bert Weaver
Leaksville-Spray
Joseph Ross, Jr
Ragsdale
Kenneth Miller
Charles Turner
Fortney
Roy Sullivan
Charles E. Armfield, Jr
Emsley Armfield
M. D. Bonner
W. Cletus Campbell
Delbert F. Everhart
H. R. Gillespie
Robert L. Green
Charles Gressle
Harold Hall
Lawrence M. Harvey
Earl W. Hedrick, Jr
Simon M. Hodgin
M. Cicero Holton
W. Guy Johnson
J. W. Johnston
Roger M. Jones
George C. Justice
B. Graves Kerr
Neese N. Osborn
William C. Parker
William B. Payne
R. T. Petty
J. Coy Putman
William G. Ragsdale
Charles C. Roach
William L. Saunders
J. Ralph Sechrest
Carl R. Smith
Joseph W. Smith
John Tilley
C. Richard Wisenburg
Edward B. Wiike, Jr
R. Dwight Ware
Incumbents File For Re Election In Jamestown Mayoral Race
Jamestown mayor Thomas C. Ragsdale and all Town Council members seek re election. Filing ends April 11 with five candidates listed Ragsdale Bundy Sulivan Tilden and Williard. If eight run or more than two run for mayor a primary on April 12. Election May 5. Non partisan filings on one ticket. Registration begins April 7. Polls at Town Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Thomas C. Ragsdale
S. H. Strickland
Ragsdale
Robert E. Bundy
J. Roy Sulivan
Robbins Tilden
Hervie N. Williard
Bundy
Tilden
Williard
Sullivan
W. C. Campbell
J. F. Brown
Robert §. Davis
James D. Adams
Local fraternal notices and church meeting changes
Elks and Daughters are asked to report on tickets Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Daughters listed include Johnnie McAdoo Blanche McRae Gladys Mason Lillie Massey Elizabeth McCain Ellis Jack Betha Albert Clinton Otis Watson James Alston. Pilgrim Church fellowship moves to April 2 for crucifixion rehearsal. Ever Ready Club meets at Mrs. Katie Evans Moon Street at 8 p.m. Hossanna Tents sponsor Heaven and Hell Party Friday 8 p.m. 314 Taylor Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk
Elks
Johnnie McAdoo
Blanche McRae
Gladys Mason
Lillie Massey
Elizabeth McCain
Ellis Jack Betha
Albert Clinton
Otis Watson
James Alston
Woman's Fellowship
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Ever Ready
Katie Evans
Moon Street
Hossanna
Taylor Street
Permanent Receivership Ordered For Duplex Printing Co
Ben L. Herman appointed permanent receiver of Duplex Printing Co. of Greensboro by Judge Archie Myatt in a civil action against the company and T. E. Wagg, brought by Wade Renfrow former owner of The Beacon. The court declared the firm insolvent and ordered inquiry into mortgage ownership with proportional proceeds to the holder. Other civil actions and divorces were noted including a $287 claim for six quarts of anti freeze and several uncontested two year separations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben L. Herman
Duplex Printing Co
Greensboro
Archie Myatt
T. E. Wagg
Wade Renfrow
Beacon
Wade
Renfrow
Wage
J. R. Stewart
Gaither C. Cagle
Cagle Esso Service
D. L. Taylor
Stewart
Cagle
Judge Myatt
E. Alan Robins
Brower Veneer Co
City Plans Condemnation Of Burned East Washington Shack
A vacant two story frame shack at 713 East Washington Street behind the Ritz Theater faced condemnation after a morning fire the second in recent months. Firefighters called at 6 33 a m found a rubbish and old clothes blaze with unknown origin. Building Inspector A R Strange said the structure would be condemned following fire department and inspectorate consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Washington Street
A. R. Strange
Ritz Theater
Sedgefield Club Advances Plans for New Clubhouse Site
The Sedgefield Club board, authorized by stockholders, will select a clubhouse site, acquire needed property, solicit bids, and begin construction planning for a new clubhouse and swimming facility. Directors voted to raise dues to fund the project with a $42 quarterly rate for Guilford County residents, $45 semi annual for adjacent counties, and $48 yearly for all others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgefield Club
Sedgefield
Guilford County
Guilford
Nurses Hearings Set On Two NC Bills
Miss Lucy Lopp, president of District 9, urged all registered nurses to attend a public hearing on two proposed bills altering nurse status in North Carolina. The session is at 9 a.m. next Tuesday in the High Commission Building Raleigh, discussing S B 258 by Carl Hicks and S B 316 by Zeb Weaver, with the nurses opposing the Hicks measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Lopp
State Nurses Association
North Carolina
High Commission
Wilmington Street
New Bern Avenue
Raleigh
Carl Hicks
Zeb Weaver
Nurses’ Group
Scattered frost expected tonight with cooler temps
The weatherman says scattered frost tonight but not heavy enough to harm spring flowers. Tonight will be fair and colder with a low around 34 degrees. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer temps with highs near 60. Last night’s low was 46 and today’s high reached 57.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perees
Men Charge Boys In Double Assault
Two youths face assault charges after a double incident. James Massey sixteen and Jessie Reece eighteen were arrested on two counts each. Complainants James Taylor and James Padgett accuse Massey and Reece of punching and hitting with a bottle. Both suspects released on two hundred dollar bond with cases set for April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Massey
Willowbrook Street
Jessie Reece
Fairview Street
James Taylor
Gordy Street
James Padgett
Mobile Street
Massey
Taylor
Padgett
Reece
Two youths arrested for breaking and entering in High Point
Patrolman S H Voncannon surprised John Raymond Dildine and Albert G Smith behind a Tar Heel Upholstery Co safe. Both youths, ages 21 and 18, are held on 5000 bond each on charges of breaking and entering. Hearing tentatively set next Friday in Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Merchants Patrol
John Raymond Dildine
Mangum Avenue
Albert G. Smith
Salisbury
Lee W. Boswell
Merchants Patrol
S. H. Voncannon
Tar Heel
Springdale Avenue
Smith
Dildine
Voncannon
Boswell
W. C. Johnson
City Detectives
Water Authority Measure Sent to Assembly Today
The Central North Carolina Water Authority bill heads to Raleigh for consideration by the General Assembly. Greensboro supporters push a Yadkin River dam project to supply Piedmont water, with seven non salaried members named from High Point Winston Salem and Greensboro and a Governor appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central North Carolina Water Authority
General Assembly
T. E. Hinson
Raleigh
Greensboro
Yadkin
Piedmont
Winstonalem
Hinson
Grover Jones
Jones
Yadkin River
High Point
Winston-Salem
Ies
AB Club Attends Film on Investment Banking
George Jones of First Securities Corp Durham presented a film titled Opportunity U S A to the American Business Club at the Sheraton Hotel. The film explained investment bankers roles and how individuals' savings fund industry and municipal growth, encouraging viewers to become investors. Collier Ellis introduced Jones, with Sidney Gayle presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jones
First Securities Corporation of Durham
American Business Club
Sheraton Hotel
Opportunity U
Collier Ellis
Sidney Gayle
Perry Jones Completes Service With Marines
Staff Sergeant Perry Jones, son of Mr and Mrs Grover H Jones, is discharged after nearly four years in the Marine Corps. He returned to High Point Friday night after over 14 months in Korea and a Mediterranean cruise with NATO maneuvers. Another son, Pfc Powell Jones, has been stationed in Germany since May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Jones
Grover H. Jones
Marine Corps
High Point
Korea
United States
NATO
Converse College Senior Show Lists Jean Kearns in Cast
Miss Jean Kearns daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom J Kearns of High Point will join the Converse College Senior Show A Century of Songs to be presented in the college theatre Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Kearns
Tom J. Kearns
High Point
Converse College
Spartanburg
S. C
Ruby Hallman Wins Cup For Service to HPHS
Ruby Hallman received the National Honor Society Service Cup at High Point High School as 16 seniors and 14 juniors were inducted in a candlelight ceremony. The event featured devotions by Hallman and remarks by Buddy Bullock with members detailing four qualities: scholarship leadership character and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
National Honor Society
Ruby Hallman
Barbara McCanless
H. R. Hallman
Edgewood Avenue
D.A.R
Durham
Mary Layne Ballard
Dorothy Burton
Susan Caudle
Joann Elkins
Frances Gilmore
Betsy Hedgecock
Frankie Herman
Rebecca Jessup
Shirley Lambert
Frances Lewis
Barbara Meredith
Nancy Owens
Nancy Rouse
Elwood Smith
Carolyn Snow
Naomi Tate
Jimmy Casey
Nancy Hill
Sarah Johnson
Kitty Marsh
Wanna McAnally
Tiny Neely
David Pancoast
Dean Mac Pruette
Carolyn Roberts
Nancy Robinette
Larry Sledge
Mary Webster Smith
Jerry Sowers
Ann Teague
Buddy Bullock
Charles White
Stuart Fountain
Martha Ann Davis
Jo Anne Hodgin
Bo Bullock
Joe Walser
Sarah Stuart
Mary Rose Morris
Betty Jane Beamon
Loretta Freeman
Herman Bunch
Betty Jo Honeycutt
Clarence Herndon
Vasso Cavas
Janice Neill
Jane Lucas
Ralph Hall
Henry Mitchell
Anne Hulin
Barbara Morrison
Larry Sloop
Margaret Stewart
Mrs Elyer Mae Davis Dies At 60 In High Point
Mrs Elyer Mae Davis 60 widow of W Hurley Davis died at a local hospital Tuesday at 3 pm after two years of declining health and three weeks of serious illness She was born in Randolph County July 18 1892 and lived all her life in High Point She was a member of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church and active in the Woman's Wesley Bible Class American Legion Auxiliary and W F W Auxiliary Surviving: two sons Olin M Davis and Troy R Davis three daughters Mrs Roland Bean Mrs Phillip L Pugh and Mrs Roy Bizzell four sisters and one brother and four grandchildren The body to be removed Thursday morning to 508 Bridges Street for 4 pm funeral at the residence by Rev Walter J Miller Interment Oakwood Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyer Mae Davis
W. Hurley Davis
Davis
Randolph County
Mae
Mary Ellen Richardson Lewallen
High Point
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Woman's
Wesley Bible
Walter J. Miller
Oakwood Cemetery
Funeral Services for Mrs Nan Nie Byrum
Mrs Nan Nie Byrum 82 widow of William Byrum died at her daughter Mrs J N McCrary 502 Parkway Monday morning Funeral services held Tuesday at 3 PM at her daughter's home conducted by Rev Hoy L Fes perman First Evangelical and Reformed Church Greensboro and Rev Walter J Methodist Church Pallbearers J J Griffith James Rose Abner Holton N C Johnson R T Setzer Bruce Surratt Dr T R Zimmerman William Hilton Interment Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Byrum
William Byrum
J. N. McCrary
Parkway
Hoy L. Fesperman
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Greensboro
Walter J. Miller
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
J. J. Griffith
James Rose
Abner Holton
N. C. Johnson
R. T. Setzer
Bruce Surratt
T. R. Zimmerman
William Hilton
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Sylvania Posts Record 1952 Sales in New York Filing
Sylvania Electric Products Inc reports 1952 net sales of 235,023,437 dollars, 16 percent above 1951, in the annual report mailed to stockholders. Net income for 1952 was 6,960,625 dollars, 16 percent below 1951, or 3.04 dollars per share, versus 4.18 in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvania Electric Products Inc
New York
Band Boosters Club Meeting Tomorrow Night
The Band Boosters Club will meet tomorrow at 7 30 in the Band Room of the Senior High School. All parents of band members from junior and senior high schools and any interested city school patrons are invited.
Red Cross Drive Reaches Major Milestone in Campaign
Report from the Red Cross drive shows $23,841 raised toward a $31,871 goal, about 75 percent. Sunshine Laundry led at 164 percent of quota, followed by the Woman's Division at 122.6 percent. Campaign aims to finish by March 1 with envelopes collected and totals finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Rense
Weda
Ee Rankin
Campa
Elena
Sweeney
Parking Law Hearing Draws City Officials in Raleigh
City officials and Grover Jones attended a public hearing on a proposed parking bill in Raleigh amid no opposition. The measure would make vehicle ownership prima facie evidence and apply to cities with parking meters or other controls. The NC League of Municipalities backed the meeting led by the Judiciary I committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Hinson
Raleigh
League
N. C
Judiciary I
General Assembly
Hinson
Mrs. Austin Lecture For Arts Workshop Class
Mrs. Neal Austin will discuss the Classicist period in painting for the art appreciation class at the Arts and Crafts Workshop Thursday at 7 30 p m at Junior High School. She will show color slides and cover William Blake Goya and Gainsborough and note the Classicist era with the French Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Austin
Arts and Crafts Workshop
Gracious Father Prayer Makes a Humble Plea for Comfort
A Lancaster Pa professor of practical theology at Theological Seminary gives a prayer asking for comfort in sorrow and pain. The plea seeks learning from personal faults, bravery in suffering, and empathy for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred N. Sayres
Lancaster
Theological Seminary
Evangelical and Reformed Church
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Fine Arts Unit
Rotary Club
New
H - Point Rotary
Howard Pancoast
Por
Dent
We High
Jamestown Rotary Club
Duplex Co
J. D. Holland
Justice of the Peace
Cne
Ruth Alma Routh
Margaret McNeill
James McNeill
Ada Lee Hutchens
James P. Hutchens
Ralph Edward Franklin
Gertrude P. Franklin
Mozelle Walls
Carl Eugene Walls
Henry Odell Bowman
Willie Mae Bowman
Aries
General Services Administration
GSA
Yadkin County
Logan Creek
AB Club
Marines
HPHS
Mrs. Elver Davis
Sylvania
Band Boosters Club
Red Cross Campaign
Robert Rankin
Sunshine Laundry
Maurice Peace
Public Service Division
E. C. Dillon and Co
High Point Face Veneer Co
Hayworth Roll and Panel Co
Austin
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