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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1955

Page

9

Date For 2nd Shot Remains Indefinite

The four week maximum between first and second Salk polio shots passed for High Point children with no definite date to restart the program. Health officials expect a second clinic possibly next week if Lilly vaccine shipments arrive. May 25 was tentatively scheduled for clinics but depends on vaccine delivery.

High Point FE. H. Ellinwood Jonas Salk Eli Lilly and Co Indianapolis Lilly North Carolina Ellinwood Raleigh John H. Hamilton Hamilton

Man Bound Over For Theft of Pies

In Municipal Court Jamestown, John W Manuel 21 of Route 1 was bound over on breaking and entering and larceny charges for smashing a $75 window to steal 30 cents worth of pies from Long's Grocery near Colfax. He recently returned from Camp Butner treatment amid prior bicycle-throwing incidents.

Jamestown J. A. Myatt John W Manuel Route 1 Camp Butner City Lake Manuel Long's Colfax Dr. Man S. Main St Ralph G. Chilton Chilton

Infant dies. Tallie Culp laid to rest at Prospect

Infant Tallie Sue Culp of 1127 Adams St. dies at High Point Memorial Hospital. Graveside rites 2:30 p.m. at Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery officiated by ministers Munsford and Sechriest. Corrinna Parsons and Doris Folsom tributes follow in Thomasville and Ellerbe notices with family survivors and service details.

Tallie Sue Culp A. T. Culp Adams St High Point Memorial Hospital Vickie Culp John Culp E. Z. Hester High Point Prospect Methodist Church Russell T. Munsford Thomasville Lloyd Sechriest William Allen Briles Trinity Mr. Briles Randolph County Henry and Delinda Loflin Briles Tabernacle Poplar Ridge Robert Lee Briles Asheboro Tima Wall Hillsboro Ellerbe Corrinna Kearns Parsons D. A. Parsons Clarence Parsons Charlie Kearns Denton John Sam Kearns Farmer Lee M. Kearns Hattie K. Durham Siler City Alice Kearns High Doris Davis Folsom Pilot View Route 5 Lumberton Darlington County S. C Major Bessie Evitt Davis Gum Branch Baptist Church Pilot View Baptist Church Chesley Folsom Barbara Jean Folsom Thomas Jimmy Bennie Folsom Bessie Davis Hartsville Lila Mae Johnson Rock Hill Geraldine Atkinson Ernest Davis McBee Monroe Davis Alvin Davis Bishopville Herbert Davis U. S. Air Corps Okinawa Bethany Methodist Church Bethune F. L. Kelly

Prayer for T S DAY

A May morning prayer invokes praise for creation. W Emory Hartman, minister at Bexley Methodist Church in Columbus Ohio, signs the text.

W. Emory Hartman Columbus Ohio Bexley Methodist Church

Senior Piano Recital Open to Public at High School

Miss Patsy Caughman daughter of Mr and Mrs Nesbit Caughman performs tomorrow night at 8 15 at Senior High School with the High Point High Orchestra led by Miss Virginia Frank. The event is open to the public.

Patsy Caughman Nesbit Caughman Miss Caughman High Point High Orchestra Virginia Frank

Auto Wrecked As Teen-Ager Loses Control

A 1955 model car driven by 15 year old Rhue Haley of 1220 Delk Drive ran out of control on Guyer Street at 2 45 PM yesterday. Passenger Jackie Rochelle 14 of 209 Edge Dale Drive suffered bruises as the car skidded 200 feet into yards at 1109 and 1108 Guyer Street before stopping. Damages totaled 250 dollars with no charges. A separate late night crash at W Farriss and Hillcrest damaged two cars by Kenneth E Tucker Seagrove and Edgar T Doorbrow. damages were 200 and 100 dollars respectively and no injuries or charges were filed.

Rhue Haley Delk Dr Guyer St Jackie Rochelle Edgedale Dr Guyer Haley W. Farriss and Hillcrest

Gladden Elected New President of Optimist Club

Gladden elected president of the High Point Optimist Club with installation set for June 7. Roy Gladden succeeds G M Mitchell as president, with Francis Nelson as first vice president Ed Phibbs Jr as second vice president Calvin Coe as secretary treasurer T W Martin as sergeant at arms and Joe Adcock T C Kivett and L H Baker as directors.

High Point Optimist Club Roy Gladden Pema G. M. Mitchell Francis Nelson Ed Phibbs Jr Calvin Coe T. W. Martin Joe Adcock T. C. Kivett L. H. Baker

Rebekahs Open Annual Meets With Grand Lodge In NC

More than 200 members of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina and the Rebekah Assembly gathered as their annual session began. Rev. W. C. Clark gave the memorial address at the First Evangelical and Reformed Church, with officials welcomed by Mayor George Covington. Sessions at the Masonic Temple and Sheraton Hotel planned ceremonies, a banquet by Tessie F. Aston, and a grand ball with installations to follow.

Grand Lodge of North Carolina Independent Order of Odd Fellows Rebekah Assembly of W. C. Clark Rebekahs George Covington Grand Lodge Masonic Temple James R. Young High Point Laura Johnson Rebekah Sheraton Hotel Tessie F. Aston Sherman Texas Sovereign Grand Master

Bottling Plant Walkout Ends With Replacements Hired

Thomasville Coca Cola Bottling Co. replaced 11 workers who walked out for a wage rise after they were formally discharged last Tuesday. The plant faced NLRB scrutiny over alleged discriminatory discharge as the longtime plant superintendent quit in sympathy with management.

Thomasville Coca Cola Bottling Co Ww. Co Bill) Boyles Boyles National Labor Relations Board Winston-Salem NLRB

Safe Crackers Loot Estimated At 834 Dollars

Detectives raised the theft estimate at W. F. Mauldin Inc. 819 N Main St after a Friday night or Saturday morning safe cracking. An acetylene torch opened the office safe and a cash drawer. money burned inside unclear. Tear gas vials were removed and left on the floor. investigators call the job slick and professional.

W. F. Mauldin Inc N. Main St

Car Not Stolen, Just Strayed

A 1951 Buick disappeared from Douglas Deaton's Clark Street garage during the weekend and ended up in a wooded area across from his home. Police found the car crashed in the woods after it rolled across a yard, suffering heavy damage.

Thomasville Douglas Deaton Clark St Deaton

Weather forecast calls for partly cloudy warm week

The Friendship weather bureau reports this afternoon tonight and Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warm with no temperature change. Highs today and tomorrow reach 78 degrees while the low tonight and last night stays at 52.

High Point Friendship Weather Bureau

Assault with a Deadly Weapon Leads to Arrests in City

A 20 year old Lewis McCall of 115 West Howell Street faced assault with a deadly weapon charges after a bottle attack left Max H. Welborn with a double fracture to the jaw. McCall was released on $1,000 bond and set for court June 6. Police logged weekend assaults involving a hammer a car and a pocket knife with several arrestees and bonds.

W. Howell St Max H. Welborn Amhurst St Lewis McCall Welborn McCall George Smith N. Main St W. F. Vaughn S. Main St Smith Allen Kelly Washington St Inez Griffin Kelly Griffin Everett W. Rollins Fowler St Rollins W. A. Linville Carolina Ave Ferndale Dr Linville

Council Revises Schedule for Thomasville Meetings

The Thomasville City Council will hold its first official meeting Thursday at 9 am due to a scheduling technicality. Future sessions will be in the evenings with regular meetings on the first Tuesday and third Thursday each month. A zoning change on Lexington Ave and a curb and gutter assessment roll will be heard. No opposition is reported.

Thomasville New Lexington Ave

UF Training Meet Slated For Tuesday

The second annual training session for social agency volunteers sponsored by the High Point United Fund will open Tuesday with advance registration of 60 participants. Registrations this year include Thomasville Burlington Greensboro and United Fund agencies in High Point along with Mills Home Guilford County welfare and the Children's Home Society. Two discussion groups will cover board membership responsibilities and working with professional social work readership. Sessions start 9 30 a m and end 2 30 p m at the Marietta Club House on the old Thomasville Road. Reservations via James E. Smith secretary United Fund at 4321.

High Point United Fund P. Hunter Dalton Jr Datton Revelations Thomasville Burlington Greensboro United Fund High Point Mills Home Guilford Children’s Home Society Dalton Brant Snavely William A. Tomlinson J. Woody Brinson Marietta Anthony Williamson Ae Simpson Henry Ists Marietta Club Thomasville Road James E. Smith The

Weekend shootings and stabbings draw Thomasville police

Eula Mae Ross suffered a chest laceration and arm wound after an alleged stabbing by her husband. W. C. Ross faces an assault with a deadly weapon charge and $500 bond. Clyde Phillips shot at his wife with a .22 rifle and posted $500 bond. Other arrests include drunken driving and disorderly conduct with prohibition violations. Trial dates set for May and late May.

Thomasville Eula Mae Ross Doak St Sheriff's W. C. Ross Recorder's Court Clarence Walton Ross Phillips Squair Moser Jr Phillips St John William Lilly Winston-Salem Moser Lilly Salem St Polk St Joe Brown Kearns St George Barnes John Coggins Allen Bingam Route 2

Two Bodies Found In Ditch In Alton

The bodies of Dorothy Ray Browder 20 and Joe Greene found in a ditch yesterday. Both were shot three times with a .32 pistol. Browder was a Sunday school teacher and Greene a foundry worker. No weapon located. victims were Negro.

Alton Dorothy Ray Browder Joe Greene

Mail Carrier Leo Che and the 13th Connection

Leo Che of Roberts Idaho is highlighted as a mail carrier living on 13th Street who married on Friday the 13th and became a father after three years. He served in the 13th Division in World War II and led the District Wildlife Association spanning 13 eastern Idaho counties. He was named for Pope Leo in a roundabout way.

Roberts Idaho Leo Chehey 13Th Street District Wildlife Assn Pope Leo

Guilford Grand Jury To Review Charges Against Sheriff Walters

The Guilford County grand jury meets in Greensboro to consider recent charges against Sheriff John E. Walters. Foreman John Latham Jr. says review depends on time and number of indictments. Seven witnesses testified on April 25 amid letters alleging bribes and campaign rackets connected to Walters.

John E. Walters Guilford County Grand Jury Greensboro John Latham Jr Walters Latham

Hymn-Playing Winners List Is Announced

Twelve of thirty one piano pupils earned superior ratings in the Point Musical Art Club contest held over the weekend at three local churches. Winners include Helen Hutto Brenda Coffee Ann Irwin June Collins Laura Jean Malpass Myers Powell Judy Holmes Becky Oakley Pat Pope Dixie Roach in the junior high group and Ann Hicks Carolyn McSwain in the senior high group.

Point Musical Art Helen Hutto Brenda Coffee Ann Irwin June Collins Laura Jean Malpass Myers Powell Judy Holmes Becky Oakley Pat Pope Dixie Roach Ann Hicks Carolyn McSwain

County Begins Budget Work For 1955 56

The Guilford County budget process started with a brief meeting of the county commissioners in Greensboro. The welfare department requests 18838 for aid to the blind for 1955 56, with federal and state grants totaling 82620 to supplement county funds. No ad valorem tax increase is planned, though the next year’s budget could rise. The school system seeks July approval to contract for 10 million dollars in construction.

Greensboro Welfare Department E. D. Idol

Rattlesnake Strikes At Cars In Bakersfield Traffic

A six rattle rattlesnake challenged downtown Bakersfield traffic, coiled and striking at passing cars until forest ranger Lewis Kuehnert ran over and killed it. The method of its entry to the lanes was not determined.

Bakersfield Calif Lewis Kuehnert

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Clay Matthews Hay St Matthews Sarah Bertha Easter E. High St Culp Infant Corrinna Parsons Doris D. Folsom High Point Enterprise Tellie F. Aston Odd Fellows Aston C. A. Outen Baxter H. Finch Statesville R. V. Pate L. B. MacBrayer Janet Langley Gladden Optimist Club O.C.F Bell Telephone Co Highway 49 Randolph Joel Dawson Atte
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