Group Fights Closing of Waterway
Maj. M. Hillard who organized the Committee for the Preservation of the Dismal Swamp Canal says closing the canal would hurt adjacent communities and that it has historical recreational and scenic value. The canal could be discontinued after July 1 to save $200,000 annually, and a public meeting was set for Deep Creek at 2:30 p.m. with officials including Itschner and Rep. Porter Hardy Jr. listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj. M. Hillard
Committee For the
Hillard
Norfolk County
Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal
E. C. Itschner
U.S. Army
Virginia
North Carolina
Miles Clark
Elizabeth City
N.C
Flames raze old building in Pa with costly loss
A gas from a ruptured valve fed a blaze that rapidly consumed an old Pa building. Fire Chief Stephen Adley estimated the damage at $100,000. A Cadillac was buried in the debris, and the site housed the Crispy Pizza Crust Co., the Edward Kiessling Co., a screen process sign printing firm, and the Casey Manufacturing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Og Aot Pa
Stephen Adley
Crispy Pizza Crust Co
Edward Kiessling Co
Casey Manufacturing Co
Fonda Bridge Club Keeps Tradition With Custom Decks
In Fonda Iowa five suit bridge players, all women, have played for over 25 years. They note five suit decks emerged in the 1930s with limited success and now are scarce. They craft their own by altering a second deck to create two green red suits and add a green suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonda
Iowa
Five Suits
Good Weather In Prospect For Easter Parade
The U S Weather Bureau predicts sunny skies or light clouds for Easter parades nationwide with possible central rain and snow in the Cobhard and Wyoming mountains. Mamie Eisenhower prepares two outfits for the occasion as Easter services mark the Good Friday passage. In Jerusalem the Via Dolorosa drew 2000 to 3000 worshippers, Pope John XXIII observed austere Good Friday rites in Rome, and Billy Graham spoke to 8000 in Australia. Poland reports millions in churches as Warsaw faithful undertake nine church pilgrimages with no political themes evident this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cobhard
Wyoming
Mamie Eisenhower
Jordan
Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Rome
John XXIII
Basilica of Santa Croce
Holy Cross
Basilica
Jesus
Broad Beach
Australia
Evangel
Billy Graham
Poland
Warsaw
Soviet Union
Pair Accused of 3 Reported Incidents in Court
Two men, Boyd Mumford Jr and James Lee Williams, were jailed without bond after authorities charged them with five counts including reported incident and incident with intent to commit reported incident. The cases, tied to High Point teens, arose from events at Murphey Bottom last Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Boyd Mumford, Jr
Moore Street
James Lee ‘Williams
Reading Street
High Point
Williams
Mumford
Murphey Bottom
L. Roy Hughes
Carolyn Lee Walker
Russell Street
Walker
Louise Macemore
Tryon Street
Murphey Bottoms
Legislators Pass Three Major Bills Amid Thaw in Raleigh
In Raleigh lawmakers cleared three major bills with Gov Hodges backing. A costly 40 million building for Hodges projects stalled in Senate while a Governor backed school pay raises and a polio vaccine funding plan moved forward. Legislator McLaughlin urged dissolving the Administration Department as a challenge to expanding government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
General Assembly
Hodges
Senate
House
John McLaughlin
Iredel
McLaughlin
Lecensio
State Board
Gov. Hodges
Commission Sec Tiede
Henderson Strike Proposals Studied
Union and management negotiators met with Gov. Hodges mediation to push a settlement in Henderson's four month cotton mill strike. Key issues include arbitration in a new contract with Harriet Henderson Mills and seniority rights for strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Henderson
Gov. Hodges
Boyd Payton
Malcolm Seawell
State Bureau of Investigation
Payton
Carolinas
Striking Textile Workers Union of America
Seawell
SBI
Walter Anderson
Sat
Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mills
Wife Names Husband In Large Suit In Guilford Court
A Greensboro woman files a $100000 accident damage suit in Guilford Superior Court naming her husband Champ Cooper and High Point funeral home director Harold C. Davis as defendants. The May 11 auto ambulance collision at Washington and Main streets left Dorothy J. Cooper with a severe neck slash and questions of elder care and safe speed. In a separate action Elizabeth Robertson of High Point seeks $25000 in personal damages and $700 in property damage from Carol Boston of Route 8 Lenoir and Valley Transfer Co. of High Point over a collision at N Main and Ray streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford Superior Court
High Point Funeral Home
Harold C. Davis
Dorothy J. Cooper
Washington
Main Streets
Davis
Main Street
Emert
Coanee
Phat
Elizabeth Robertson
High Point
Carol Boston
Route 8
Lenoir, and Valley Transfer Co
Robertson
N. Mainad Ray Streets
Deaths and Funerals William H. Oldham Sr
Funeral services for William Henry Oldham Sr. were held Friday at Cumby Chapel with Rev. J W Kaney and Rev. J S Higgins officiating. Pallbearers included R E Lewis C G Luck J F Dunbar R G Lockhart L R Franklin and R D Dailey. Interment followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Oldham, 74, of 911 Randolph St., died from a heart attack Wednesday at High Point Memorial Hospital after a period in normal health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Oldham Sr
Cumby Chapel
J. W. Kaney
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
J. 5. Higgins
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
R. E. Lewis
C. G. Luck J
F. Dunbar
R. G. Lockhart
L. R. Franklin
R. D. Dailey
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Mr. Oldham
Randolph St
High Point Memorial Hospital
Police veteran Jas. H. Hubbard dies at 77 fishing
James Hawkins Hubbard 77 of 1601 E Green St died unexpectedly Friday while fishing at a lake owned by his son in law Deputy Sheriff E Herman Burrows of 1000 Greensboro Rd He retired from the police as a sergeant in 1957 after 33 years He was a Methodist church member and survived by two daughters four grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral set for Sunday at 3 at Welch Memorial Methodist Church with interment in Springfield Friends Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hawkins Hubbard
E. Green St
E. Herman Burrows
Greensboro Rd
Mr. Hubbard
Caswell County
John
Emma Bouldin Hubbard
Welch Memorial Methodist Church
Minnie Hubbard
L. P. Greenway
Decatur St
Treva Bales
Jack Hubbard
Thomasville
Lula Grubb
High Point
Delores Myers
Roy Barnwell
L. F. Strader
E. W. Price Jr
Green Street Baptist Church
Springfield Friends Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Funeral services announced for Mrs Jean Carroll Stoker
Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. at Orrell's Funeral Home chapel for Mrs. Jean Carroll Stoker 70 of 1210 E Russell St following a prolonged illness. Dr E W Price Jr led the service with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery and pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Carroll Stoker
Orrell
E. W. Price Jr
Green Street Baptist Church
Floral Garden Park
Norman Cromer
Fletcher Duggins
Charles Cagle
Paul Carroll
Bill Duggins
Charles Cromer
Spencer Brother of Local Man Dies in Vermont
William R. Spencer of Brandon Vermont died suddenly yesterday. He was the brother of A Charles Spencer of 609 West Farriss Avenue High Point. Spencer left yesterday for Vermont to arrange the funeral which will likely be held tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Spencer
Brandon
A. Charles Spencer
W. Farriss Ave
High Point
Vermont
Frank R. Smith Dies In Hospital In Greensboro
Frank Robert Smith, 74, died at a Greensboro hospital at 2:20 Saturday. He lived in Greensboro and had two wives, Cordelia Sledge and Ethel Bogle, both deceased. Surviving are two sons Marvin and Robert, two daughters Ruby and Leona, a sister and a brother, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2 from Koonce Funeral Home with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robert Smith
Greensboro
Mr. Smith
Davidson County
Ebb Smith
High Point
Ethel Hollifield Bogle
Marvin F
Robert L. Smith
Ruby McQueen
Leona Young
Troy Styers
Lexington
Johnny Johnson
Koonce Funeral Home
E. W Price Jr
Green Street Baptist Church
Floral Garden Park
Herbert Trudge Herbert Wins Zone 3 Oratorical Contest
Fifteen year old Trudge Herbert was named Zone 3 winner of the Optimist Club Oratorical Contest in Greensboro. He spoke five minutes on Optimism and will represent the zone at the state contest in Charlotte May 22 and 23. Herbert is son of Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Herbert Jr. and a member of the Forensic Society at Senior High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trudge Herbert
Greensboro
Herbert
Charlotte
C. C. Herbert Jr
Optimist
Franklinville Mass Meeting For Mayoral Ballot Nominees
A town meeting at the Franklinville Community House at 7 30 p m Friday April 3 nominates candidates for mayor and town commissioners. The candidate with the most votes will be placed on the May 5 municipal election ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklinville
Noa
Red Cross Office To Observe Holiday
The High Point Red Cross office will observe Monday as a holiday. The building will be closed but an emergency worker will be on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call 4644 for inquiries.
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High Point Red Cross
Red Cross
Trinity Group Plans Sunrise Service at Cemetery
Members of Trinity Methodist and Baptist churches join for a community sunrise service at 6 a.m. tomorrow in Trinity Cemetery. The interfaith gathering aims to unite neighbors in reflection.
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Trinity Group Plans Service
Trinity
Trinity Methodist and Baptist Churches
Jenny Lind Contract Breaks Over Stable Concert Claim
The fragment recalls a claim that Jenny Lind ended an engagement with P. T. Barnum after being pressed to perform a concert in a stable at a venue named the New National Theater once used for a circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Lind
P. T. Barnum
National Theater
Realty Transfers Across Town Highlight Property Moves
Real estate transfers in High Point and Jamestown townships show multiple couples and families deeded lots and parcels. Transactions include C. M. Bennett to Lila Keen, Jack B. Cook to Virginia Cook, and Noah H. Chiles and spouse exchanging properties with Robert E. Bencini Jr. plus several other deeds on roads and subdivisions.
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High Point Township
C. M. Bennett
Lila Moore
John W. Johnson
L. H. Bottoms
Bobby Joe Hampton
Charlotte Street
J. G. White
Semmie Herman Jacobs
M. J. Wrenn
Greene
W. M. Farmer
Falls Avenue
William G. Bundy
Robert W. Bundy
Raleigh Farm Road
Theodore R. Stafford
R. C. Hepler
Old Lexington Road
Jamestown Township
G. D. Morris
George A. Memory
H.A. Barnes
Youth in critical condition after Highway 109 wreck
Billy Ray Gallimore 23 of Route 2 was seriously injured when his pickup left Highway 109 near Fair Grove School in rain, crashed into a pine, and was crushed by the cab roof. Detectives and ambulance crew freed him. he was taken first to Thomasville City Memorial, then Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem. Gallimore is cousin of Fair Grove Fire Chief Rex Gallimore.
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Thomasville
Billy Ray Gallimore
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Ned Gallimore
Billy
Highway 109
Jon
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
Gallimore
Thomasville City Memorial Hospital
Fair Grove
Rex Gallimore
One Hurt In 3 Car Accident
Mrs. Juanita Alderman of Columbus Drive suffered a mild concussion in a three car collision on N Main Street. Bobby Walker rammed her vehicle rear causing $300 damage to Robert Sechrest's car and $200 to Alderman's. Walker charged with following too closely. A second crash at Kivett Drive and Meredith Street involved Billy Ray Hubbard and Walter Moore with Hubbard charged for speeding and Moore for failing to yield. Vehicle damage totaled $800 to Hubbards car and $300 to Moore's wagon.
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Juanita Alderman
Columbus Drive
Alderman
N. Main Street
Bobby S. Walker
Woodland Drive
Robert Sechrest
Cable Street
Sechrest
Walker
Kivett Drive
Meredith Street
Billy Ray Hubbard
Welch Drive
Walter E. Moore
Fairview Street
Moore
Meredith
Hubbard
Mrs. D. M. Vance of Kernersville Dies at 97
Mrs. D. M. Vance, age 97, died at 2:55 a.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. C. Wilson, Route 3 Kernersville after a week of serious illness. Born February 8, 1862 in Forsyth County, she was a daughter of James I. and Emeline Smith Crews. She belonged to Bunker Hill Primitive Baptist Church. Survived by four daughters, three sons, 43 grandchildren and 94 great grandchildren. Funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. from Bunker Hill Primitive Baptist Church. burial at Roberts Funeral Home will hold until Sunday at 1 p.m. then move to the daughter’s home in Winston-Salem.
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Kernersville
D. M. Vance
C. C. Wilson
Route 3
Forsyth County
James I. and
Emeline Smith Crews
Bunker Hill Primitive
A. C. Voss
W. M. Westmoreland
Winston-Salem
Edgar S. and
Marvin B. Vance
Crews L. Vance
Bunker Hill Primitive Baptist Church
Roberts Funeral Home
Westmoreland
Winston- Salem
Three Girls Enter Asheboro Beauty Pageant Contest
Three high school seniors entered the Queen of Randolph pageant sponsored by the Asheboro Junior Chamber of Commerce for June 12 13 at Asheboro High Auditorium. Judi Klepfel 18 of Asheboro is first entrant. From Trinity two contestants include Patricia Anne Hale 18 of High Point and Carolyn Gurley 17 of Trinity Route 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
C. E. Hale
Route 3
High Point
Trinity High
Carolyn Gurley
Lloyd L. Gurley
Trinity
Crawford Heads Asheboro Memorial Foundation Board
S. Davis Crawford, past president of the Asheboro Chamber of Commerce, was elected president of the board of directors of the Asheboro Memorial Foundation. Other new officers are W. David Stedman as vice president Cleveland Thayer as secretary and D. W. Holt as treasurer. Board members re elected for three year terms include Robert Bunch H. King Moore Frank W. Poulton J. M. Ramsay Jr. and Robert S. Cross.
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Asheboro
S. Davis Crawford
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Cascades
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Joint Finance Committee
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Polk
Finance Committee
Ready
Contingency
William H. Oldham SR
James H. Hubbard
Jas. H. Hubbard
Jean C. Stoker
James D. Collett
James D
Jim) Collett
F. J. Strough
Spring Hill Methodist Church
J. T. Bowman
O. C. Loy
Spring Hill
Collett
Durham
Wm. R. Spencer
Frank R. Smith
Fair Grove School
S. D. Crawford
High Point Savings & Trust CO
United States
Federal Bank
Forts Bettas
Tare
Soe
Saeces
I. N. W. Garland
N. W. Garland
A. W. Detweiler
Logan Porter
H. N. Williard
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