Ballots for the Democratic primary May 31
An updated ballot sheet is issued to help voters in the upcoming Democratic primary May 31. It lists ballot options and convenience instructions for voters.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1952
Page
15
An updated ballot sheet is issued to help voters in the upcoming Democratic primary May 31. It lists ballot options and convenience instructions for voters.
A Veterans Memorial program in High Point will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM in the Floral Garden Park Cemetery Veterans Memorial Section. Judge Hubert E Olive will preside with Gold Star Mothers as honored guests presented by Capt W G McFarland. The event includes rituals by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
A Superior Court jury was expected to return a verdict today in a $600 damage suit over non payment for a house built for and occupied by John H. Phillips and his wife. Hubert Whitt sued the Phillips and contractor Bruce Clodfelter after Phillips paid only $6,235 of $6,835, citing flaws like warped work weathering mouldings and peeling paint.
Donations noted for the milk fund total 1 015 68 with many contributors listed and a remaining need of 1 293 31 before reaching the 82 500 quota. Contributions are encouraged by mailing to P O Box 1562 High Point.
Bids were opened for phases of remodeling the former church site into a community center in Thomasville. The joint Community Foundation and Recreation Commission will accept estimates from local firms immediately with bids assigned to painting concrete and wiring. Blueprints from an Atlanta architect guide the project with a target completion by next September.
The Southland Life Insurance Company of Dallas highlights High Point in its monthly magazine The Owl. An air view shows City Lake Park with the pool and dam, while photos of the Exposition Building and the Country Club illustrate a feature on High Point.
Thomasville city council dismissed Preston B from the clerk of recorder post in a special session. Bray must resign by May 21, with Don Clinard named interim replacement until a permanent hire is found. The council discussed salary, vacation pay, and a small shortage found in accounts over Bray’s tenure.
George Leonard Holland 49 of South Boston Virginia was arrested at the Sportsmans club by deputies who found a morphine pill syringe and needle in his possession. He posted $5000 bond and was released after a preliminary hearing set for June 23 in superior court.
Winston-Salem pastor Rev Clifford H Peace will speak at a Monday 6 30 dinner meeting of Men of the Church at First Presbyterian Church. He is a former Army Air Corps chaplain with overseas service and a Duke theology degree.
The award list honors J. M. Packer for seven years, W. D. Lather for eight, F. E. Myers for nine, James 5. Corns for nine, Lawson L. Haywood for nine, and John T. Moore for 115 years of service. Captain of Police Jim Teague and the head of the traffic department are noted among honorees.
County officials consider revising the customary per student funding method for school buildings to address rural Guilford needs and Greensboro growth. Enrollment gains in rural Guilford total 2,198 over five years, while Greensboro adds 1,150 and High Point 49. Total next year funds amount to 1,250,000 with proposed distributions of 138,631 for High Point, 528,000 for Greensboro, and 600,000 for county schools. High Point requests include 227,000 for a Second Ward Negro Elementary, 75,000 for senior high projects, and Leonard Street conversions. Bryce Smith notes 1,472 pupils are in nonregular classrooms, 420 of whom could be moved with ongoing construction.
Eight High Point Agency drivers of the Railway Express Agency received Safety Award emblems from the National Safety Council for outstanding safety driving records spanning up to 15 years. Recipients included Charlies R Koonts 6 years Paul M Sees 7 years Jack M seven years Wilson Luther 8 years Fred E ee 9 years James Corns 9 years Lawson Toe Wood 9 years and John Moore 15 years, who also received a lapel pin. The agency credited the Piedmont Division’s excellent accident record to its efforts.
Forecasters expect a warm Friday with partly cloudy skies after a cool spell tonight. Temperatures should rise to comfortable levels with mild overnight lows as the region ends the cool stretch.
Advisory Board members of the High Point Salvation Army will meet tomorrow at 12 15 at the W C A for a luncheon session to hear Major Wesley Ritch speak on International Work of the Salvation Army.
Conflicting deed restrictions on Tate Park and Elmores property trigger a council and school board review. Officials consider rescinding the $95 000 Tate Park sale and readvertising while weighing bids and church-use clauses, with a court decision possible on title authenticity.
Donations from Thomasville and nearby areas push the Cancer Control Fund over its $1,500 quota with $1,617.14 raised. Mary Matthews announces the total and asks continued support through May 31 under state chairman C Arthur Kirkman. Funds aid indigent terminal patients at a Lumberton hospital in a campaign run by the local Business and Professional Women's Club.
Rev. Don Payne of Lind say Memorial Methodist Church addressed the Sertoma Club at its luncheon, noting that modern life confuses many yet optimism persists. He discussed world discoveries and the natural laws shaping Earth, urging a clear view of current events and their impact on humanity. A nominating committee presented officers for the coming year.
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