Kimrey Named County Farm Agent at Guilford
Willard H. Kimrey, Jamestown graduate and son of a dairy farmer, was named Guilford County farm agent by the Conway Board of Commissioners to replace retiring J. I. Wagoner. Kimrey, 32, has served as Guilford assistant farm agent since 1947 and was born on a dairy farm near High Point. The board also heard that Dr. R. M. Buie plans to retire July 1 as county physician for prison farms and County Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Guilford
Willard H. Kimrey
Jamestown
Kimrey
Conway Board of Commissioners
J. I. Wagoner
Board of Agriculture
Greensboro
Guilford
R. M. Bule
Unoffs
Local man faces charge of worthless check
Police report George B Hutson of S Main St accused of passing a $20 worthless check drawn on High Point bank. Hutson held in City Jail on $200 bond awaiting Municipal Court May 9. Also charged with larceny and receiving are two teens, Gary Clifton Bishop 16 and James Aubrey Whitt 17, tied to tire thefts and late model cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Hutson
S. Main St
High Point Bank
Hutson
Gary Clifton Bishop
Greenoak Drive
James Aubrey Whitt
Route 4
High 4
High Point
D. S. Lee
Lee
Allen Jay
Bishop
Whitt
Weibay
Episcopal Church Delegates Gather in Raleigh Diocese Meeting
Four lay delegates and the Rev. William P. Price of St Marys Episcopal Church represent the diocese at a two day Raleigh gathering. The Rt Rev Edwin A Penick bishop presides at the Church of the Good Shepherd as the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Price
St. Mary's Festeacoet
le Carolina
Raleigh
Gilbert Clinard
C. Sheloff
William Early
Ie Brandon
Mr. Price
Edwin A. Penick
Church of the Good Shepherd
Prayer for TODAY
A staff editor from Nashville Tennessee offers a devotional prayer praising spring beauty and calling for humility before God. The piece thanks God for blossoming nature and seeks worshipful sight beyond the splendor through Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae E. Hunter
Nashville, Tenn
National Baptist Publishing Board
Safety Check Lane Prizes To Be Given
High Point Safety Council plans six safety check lanes where car owners spend two minutes for free inspections including brakes lights tires and wipers. Prizes awarded at close of day. lists of prizes to be announced later. Local sponsors and volunteers support nationwide program with 85 North Carolina communities involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Safety Council
Inter . Industry Safety Committee
National Safety Council
State Highway Patrol
Local Safety Council
Ately
of Carolina
H. T. Lyon
Parks Body To Award Contracts Friday Afternoon
The parks and recreation commission will meet at 1 p.m. Friday to act on the contract for operating the concession stand and dining room at City Lake Park. J C Strickland already runs the two concessions at the Negro park and may take over the Washington Terrace Park operation. Work on the bathhouse wing is due to finish by June 1 while the Exchange Liner and miniature train area operate on a limited scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Lake Park
Parks and Recreation Commission
W. B. Stronach Jr
Friece
Tata
Washington Terrace Park
J.C. Strickland
Strickland
Negro Park
Recreation Commission
Fis
Te Canines Town Clay S Oy
Oak View Lions Elect Guyer President
The Oak View Lions at Nee meeting elect I. W. Guyer as president with H. A. Wood as first vice president and I. Dean Ford Lewis as second vice president. Directors George Secratary Z Curiee R Willard treasurer Gaiant lion tamer W Sink tail twister. Two directors serve two years. Visitors Huber and Paw Turbeville of High Point Lions Club attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak View
I. W. Guyer
H.A. Wood
Ioe
Hyee
A Smith
I. Dean Ford
Lewis
George
Z . Curiee
R. Willard
Gaiiant Lion Tamer
W. Sink
Zonether Huber
Paw Turbeville
The
High Point Lions Club
Hasty Seniors To Present 3-Act Play
THOMASVILLE The Hasty High School senior class will stage You're Telling Me a three act comedy at 8 p m May 10 in the school auditorium under Mrs John R Perry. Cast includes Loretta at William Smith Bobby Whitt Judy Hilton Barbara Bowers Jeanette Sink Jackie Hi at Jean Johnson and Ossie Fow er. Advance tickets 25 and 50 cents. floor 30 and 60 cents.
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Thomasville
Hasty High S School
John R. Perry
Loretta
William Smith
Bobby Whitt
Judy Hilton
Barbara Bowers
Jeanette Sink
Jackie Hiat
Jean Johnson
Ossie Fower
E&R Youth Hold Spring Meet Here
The Eastern District Evangelical and Reformed Churches youth group met with 175 participants. Rev John S Graves spoke on Youth and Society guiding members to live Christian lives and witness. Dixie Roach of High Point was elected president with Jo ann Carpenter Burlington as vice. Panel leaders included Billy Joe Leonard and Ruth Gibsonville with Donald Ly er noted as host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical and Reformed Churches
Steedidoe Wien
John S. Graves
Eton College
Congregational Christian Churches
Dixie Roach
High Point
Joann Carpenter
Burlington
Billy Joe Leonard
Donald Lyer
Community meetings scheduled this week in local groups
News Of Interest To Colored People announces Girl Scout leaders meet Wednesday at 7 pm at the YWCA. Lula Valley Chapter OES 226 will gather Wednesday at 7 30 pm in Odd Fellows Hall per Mrs Lula Kirkpatrick. Minister's Wives Alliance plans Thursday event hosted by Mrs Gertrude Staton on Leonard Street with reports due on Anniversary Project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
OES
Lula Valley
Odd Fellows Hall
Lula Kirkpatrick
Minister's Wives Alliance
Gertrude Staton
Leonard Street
Holt McPherson to Speak at High College Address
Holt McPherson chairman of the college Board of Trustees will address students Wednesday at 10 20 am. The talk continues a three week series on professions open to graduates with the title Occupations in the Atomic Age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HPC
High
Holt McPherson
College Board of Trustees
Piedmont Weather Forecast Feels Settled for Week
The five day outlook shows little or no precipitation with generally fair skies. Temperatures range from a chilly 42 tonight to a high near 65 today and 70 by Wednesday as a gradual warming trend continues through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Petition Seeks New Name For Raper Street
Ten property owners on Raper Street petition the city to rename the street Pinehurst Drive to fit a restricted residential Wendover Hills area. Petitioners say Pinehurst Drive suits the neighborhood with native pines and pines abundantly in the area. The petition will be sent to the planning and zoning commission for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raper Street
Pinehurst Drive
Wendover Hills
Neighthood
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Airport traffic at Greensboro Hi Point in 1956
Airline passenger traffic at Greensboro-Hi Point airport reached 12 in April and 43 559 for the first four months of 1956. Both figures indicate increases over corresponding periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro - Hi Point
Rest Home Plans Face Opposition At City Hall
Two petitions seek to establish nursing facilities in city limits. One proposes a 15 patient home at 308 R St in Residence A, contending traffic and property values would suffer. The other asks to convert a duplex at 1206 Johnson St to a nursing or convalescent home in the same zone. The city council meets Thursday at 4 p.m. to consider these and three other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
R St
R. E
Monthe. Ave
City Board of Oo
R. B. Surratt
Sunset Dr
Johnson St
Hessie Santoré Richardson
Water Pressure Drops Trigger False Alarm at Underwear Plant
Falling pressure in an automatic sprinkler system triggered a false alarm at Carolina Underwear on West Guilford Street in Thomasville. Fire crews were dispatched at 7 59 a m to a sprinkler system fault as the rigid system activated the alarm at the main fire house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Carolina Underwear
West Guilford Street
School Board Meeting Postponed in Davidson County
The Davidson County school board postpones its May meeting from the original date. Superintendent Paul Evans attends a church convention in Minneapolis and the meeting will be held after his return to Davidson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Davidson County
Peter
Paul Evans
Minneapolis
Evans
Capital Airlines to add Viscount turbo-jet service to Greensboro area
Capital Airlines plans mid August start for turbo-prop Viscount flights from Greensboro High Point Airport to New York Washington and Atlanta. Three planes, first of their kind in U S passenger service, will operate two daily roundtrips via North Carolina airports as CAB authorization from December enables new northeast west south routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Airlines
Greensboro- High Point
New York
Washington
Atlanta
Robert M. Averill
Sedgefield
Greensboro High Point
Southern Points
Averill
Civil Aeronautics Board
Capital
North Carolina
Authority
Ceasar Cone
J. T. Martin
Lockheed
Rallies and primary campaigns boost local voting activity
The campaign season heats up as May 26 primaries approach and registration closes Saturday. About 400 voters have updated records since March 19, with most registrants Democrats as Republicans skip primaries. Local races include Municipal Court judge and solicitor, with several candidates attending events such as a Young Democrat Club rally May 15 and a Democratic League meeting May 21, amid party reorganizing plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paigns
Municipal Court
J. A. Myatt
Harriss H. Jarrell
Robert Bencini
W. B
Jack) Byerly
Young Democrat Club
High Point Municipal Lake
James W McNew Dies at 40 Head of Thomasville Chair
James W. McNew 40 longtime head of the upholstery division of Thomasville Chair Co. died of a heart attack at work. He had an earlier heart attack in February and recently returned to work on a limited basis. Survived by wife De McNew, a son Lt E H Redman in Germany, his mother Mary C McNew, two sisters and a brother, all of Fort Worth. Funeral at J C Green and Sons with Rev D G Aggyot officiating. Burial in local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
James W. McNew
Thomasville Chair Co
McNew
Texas
Southeast
Thomas
Mary C. McNew
Maxwell Baker
Bonnie McNew
George J. McNew
Fort Worth
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral
D. Gog
AB Gyot
Unity Methodist Oma
Doak Finch
Ton Finch
William Ss. Henderson
Chester Myers
Glenn Pennington
C. L. White
Greensboro Man Loses License and Pays Fines
Greensboro Municipal Court revoked James Morgan's license for three years after a DWI conviction. Morgan 40 of High Point received a nine month suspended term and $175 plus costs, plus a four month suspended term and $25 plus costs for non taxed whisky. Additional fines covered driving without a license. His wife Dorothy Morgan 27 paid $16.50 in costs for disorderly conduct and was found not guilty on interfering with an officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Morgan
High Point
Greensboro
Morgan
Dorothy May Morgan
Former City Resident Dies in Virginia
Mrs. Lillian Perkins Lively, a former High Point resident and Patrick County native, died yesterday in Stuart Virginia after a heart attack. Survived by son A. G. Lively Jr of Texas and niece Mrs. W. W. Idol Jr of High Point. Funeral at 3:30 p.m. today at Mays Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Stuart Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Lillian Perkins Lively
High Point
Patrick County
Lively
A. G. Lively Jr
Texas
W. W. Idol Jr
Mays Funeral Home Chapel
Stuart Cemetery
Crime Wave Ends As Cops Apprehend Tiny Thief
A six year old girl visited Bicycle Sales and Service on N Main Street to haggle over merchandise. She later followed by a realty office and slipped several items behind the counter. Police recovered the goods and returned the girl to her parents after a brief interview at the Rialto Theatre. The case concluded with the child returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse D. Jennings
Bicycle Sales and Service
Jennings
N. Main Street
Smit Realty Company
Realty Company
Rialto Theater
McLarty
Famed Six-Horse Hitch to Make Local Stops
The nationally famous Six-Horse Hitch of Clydesdales owned by Wilson & Co. will arrive tomorrow for three local appearances. The 4,400-pound wagon team will be shown at Spradley’s Market on English Street, Malpass-Kearns Market at Centennial and Lexington, and Food Fare on N Main Street, with the group recently winning its 21st national championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson & Co., Inc
Spradley’s Market
English Street
Malpass-Kearns
Centennial
Lexington
N. Main Street
Civic Sunday Delayed to May 20 in High Point expansion
Civic Sunday pushed from May 13 to May 20 as city churches prepare for the Forward High Point expansion program. The change follows endorsement by the Ministers Alliance and guidance from the Civic Sunday committee led by Howard Pancoast. The aim is to stress a spiritual approach to business civic duties and church support in community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Minister
Civic Sunday
Howard Pancoast
Lutheran Rally Set for Grace Church June 4
Grace Lutheran Church hosts the spring rally of the Lutheran Layman's League Central Zone on Monday June 4. Jimmy Bochales Herman Keimer and R L Whitaker lead planning with Dr C N Parker High Point as speaker. Members from Winston Salem and Reidsville attend. Professor L E Hartsell led worship discussion and a movie was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cver
George Meyer
League
Community Meet Slated Tonight in Horneytown
A community meeting in Horneytown is set for 7:30 PM at Duggins Frame Works to discuss plans for a new fire department building. Local residents are urged to attend and participate in the planning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horneytown
Duggins Frame Works
Three Granted Trial By Jury In City Court
Municipal Court heard jury trials sought by three defendants James Nance Jr Benny Allen and Claude Curtis Jr. Nance 20 of 208 Morgan St faces operating a car while intoxicated with bond set at 500. Allen 39 and Curtis 21 both Negroes of 607 Leonard St and 306 W Willis St charged with violation of the prohibition laws with bonds at 300 each. Four defendants were tried on operating a car while intoxicated Beauchamp Weatherford Taylor and Hartsell. Beauchamp and Taylor had judgments suspended with fines and driving restrictions Hartsell received a four month sentence suspended two years on good behavior Weatherford’s sentence suspended two years with fines and costs Weatherford also charged with violation of the prohibition laws. Bunton and Ella Mae Jones each got 90 day terms for fornication with six year suspensions on condition of payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nance Jr
Benny
Allen
Claude Curtis Jr
Nance
Morgan St
Leonard St
Curtis
W. Willis St
Luther Herman Beauchamp
Davis Street
Neville Elridge Weatherford
Cook Street
Lynn Cureus Taylor
N. Wrenn Street
Marvin Taft Hartsell
Hoover Street
Thomasville
Beauchamp
Taylor
Hartsell
Weatherford
Julius Bunton
Ella Mae Jones
Realty Transfers High Point Township Listings
Several property transfers reported including A W White and wife to L W Harmon on Green Street and other deeds to Poole Kraus Grayson Powell Hicks Williams Welch Badgett Lance Bulla Kearns Corps Branson Kivett Utley and Duke Power Co. across multiple plats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
A. W. White
L. W. Harmon
Green Street
E. C. Cridlebaugh
M. C. Poole
Peachtree Drive
Leonard Craver
E. M. Grayson Sr
Snyderland
Annie Powell
Martin Kraus
Armfield
R. W. Brown
J. C. Hicks
East View Park
E. F. Williams Sr
J. J. Stephens
Deep River Road
If. W. Johnson
W. C. Welch
J. M. Badgett
Burton Street
J. C. Lance
D. M. Bulla
Johnson Plat
S Lance
Johnson Drive
G. H. Kearns
G. A. C. Corps
Cherokee Hills
J. G. Branson
H. G. Kivett
Garner Heights
A. M. Utley Jr
Duke Power Co
Blair Jordan
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Episcopal Church
Lake Pool
Jim Thornton
High Point Enterprise
Oak View Lions
Guyer
E&r
Wha
Pether
State House of Representatives
Joseph Hunt
Thomas Turner
Clyde Shreve
Shelley Huffines
R. C. Millikan
County Board of Commissioners
Lloyd Amos
Broadus Casey
J. D. Ross
Hobart Bryant
Harris
Sheraton Hotel
Herman Burrows
Hunter Dalton
Margaret Hart
Neill
James McNew
City
Virginia
Civic
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