Showers Continue In Area Across Piedmont
Rainfall near two inches steadies drought relief in High Point with .9 inch at the Kivett Drive filter plant in 24 hours ending Sunday. Forecasters predict cloudy warm humid conditions and scattered thundershowers through tomorrow night. Temperatures reach highs 83 to 85 and lows around 64 as severe storms and heavy showers alternate with light rain.
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Piedmont
High Point
Friendship Weather Bureau
Kivett Dr
ECC Graduates Earn Diplomas at East Carolina College
Clayton W. Shackelford of High Point and Martha Jane Kaney of Thomasville were among 286 graduates receiving bachelor of science degrees at East Carolina College Greenville. The class includes students who finished in fall winter and spring quarters of 1954. Willard D Morton of 317 W Russell St listed as escapee from county farm. he was serving a six month term.
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Clayton W. Shackelford
High Point
Martha Jane Kaney
Thomasville
East Carolina College
Greenville
Williard D. Morton
W. Russell St
Special class for trainable handicapped children eyed in High Point
The Handicapped Children’s Parents Association plans a Wednesday meeting at Lutheran Church to discuss a local school for trainable mentally retarded children. Holt McPherson will preside. A day center operates at First Baptist Mission on Field Street but lacks funds for a full program and a trained director. The 1952 survey found 122 handicapped children in High Point, with many in the slow learner group.
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Lutheran Church
Handicapped Children’s Parents Association
Holt McPherson
Enterprise
W. H. Wininger
Virginia Fraley Armfield
Junior League
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Parents’ Association
High Point
Armfield School
R. L. Morris
Association
Taylor Kennerly
Greensboro
Wininger
Civic Band to Play At Ball Game Tonight
The High Point Civic Band organized by the Optimist Club makes its third appearance of the year at Finch Field tonight. The band will begin playing at 7 30 p.m.
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High Point Civic
Optimist Club
Finch Field
Stilwell Infant and Local Obituaries in Thomasville Area
Funeral services for Ricky Wayne Stilwell infant son of Jerry and Lacy Stilwell of Route 2 Thomasville were held at Siler Funeral Home. Rev I L Stewart officiated. burial followed at Rich Fork Baptist Church Cemetery. The child died shortly after birth at City Memorial Hospital. John Franklin White 86 of Route 1 High Point died in a Greensboro hospital after months of declining health. Born October 8 1868 in Guilford County, he lived in Deep River community with nephew W B White. Surviving are a brother and six nephews. funeral at Sechrest Chapel with Interment in Deep River Cemetery. Allen C Dowdy 74 of High Point died at High Point Memorial Hospital after long illness. He worked 50 years for Snow Lumber Co and belonged to Ward Street Methodist Church. Surviving: his wife Ersie P Dowdy, a daughter Fola McKinney, three sons Earnest Dowdy Earl Dowdy Gale Dowdy, three brothers, ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren. His body to be brought to 211 W Willis St this afternoon. funeral from Ward Street Methodist Church Tuesday at 4 PM with ministers F E Howard Sam Nelson Samuel Martin. burial at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Stilwell
Thomasville
Ricky Wayne Stilwell
Jerry
Lacy Sheffield Stilwell
Chapel of Siler
I. L. Stewart
Rich Fork Baptist Church
City Memorial Hospital
John F. White
John Franklin White
Route 1
High Point
Greensboro
Mr. White
Guilford County
Henry H
Leanna Hedgecock White
Deep River
W. B. White
David FE. White
Route 4
Sechrest Chapel
Paul Osborne
Allen C. Dowdy
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Dowdy
Randolph County
Spinks
Lucy Kennedy Dowdy
Ward St. Methodist Church
Snow Lumber Co
Sarah E. Criscoe
Ersie Pierce
Ersie P. Dowdy
Fola McKinney
A. Earnest Dowdy
Wise
Earl S. Dowdy
Norfolk
Gale, Dowdy
Riley Dowdy
Asheville
M. T
D. A. Dowdy
W. Willis St
F. E. Howard
Sam Nelson
Samuel Martin
First Church of the Nazerene
Robert E Carelock obituary in Durham death notice
Robert Elmore Carelock 85 died in a Durham hospital after months as a patient Born November 18 1869 he lived in Union County most of his life Retired farmer he belonged to Black Creek Baptist Church Surviving seven daughters two sons one brother nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral at Center View Baptist Church on Monday at 3 pm with interment in the church cemetery Body to Harris Wells Funeral Home in Monroe
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Robert E. Carelock
Robert Elmore Carelock
Durham
High Point
M. G. Frazier
Tomlinson St
Union County
William and Benn Medlin Carelock
Black Creek
Prayer for T S Day from Indianapolis dean
Prayer asks divine shielding from temptations self righteousness and complacency. It calls for courage to be strong humble and clean in God's sight acknowledging this life path will not be repeated. Endorsed by O L Shelton dean of religion at Butler University Indianapolis.
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Jesus
O. L. Shelton
Indianapolis
Ind
School of Religion
Builer University
Graveside Rites Held For Mrs Barbee In Oakwood Cemetery
Graveside services set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Oakwood Cemetery for Mrs Letcher M Barbee of Moore Haven Florida who died after a six month illness in a Clewiston hospital. She and her husband longtime First Presbyterian Church members in High Point moved to Florida about 35 years ago. Mr Barbee died in a drowning accident in 1937. Body at Sechrest Funeral Home until funeral hour.
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Oakwood
Letcher M. Barbee
Moore Haven
Fla
Barbee
Clewiston
First Presbyterian Church
Florida
High Point
Denny St. E
Sechrest Funeral Home
Ipswich Man James D Butler Dies at 45
James Douglas Butler 45 of Ipswich Mass died suddenly at his home Saturday night of a heart attack. Born May 10 1910 in Lovejoy Georgia he was a Melrose Hosiery Mills employee in High Point for 12 years and Hayward Hosiery Mills worker in Ipswich the last eight. Survived by two daughters Mrs James Wagner Savannah Ga and Mrs Bill Fletcher Charlotte N C and his parents Mr and Mrs A B Butler High Point. Funeral services in Ipswich then High Point with burial at Mechanicsville Cemetery.
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James Douglas Butler
Ipswich
Mass
Lovejoy
Abraham Bradford
Mattie Autry Butler
Evelyn Goolsby
Griffin
Butler
Missionary Baptist Church
Hampton
High Point
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Hayward Hosiery Mills
James Wagner
Savannah
Bill Fletcher
Charlotte
A. B. Butler
Lexington Ave
Lexington Ave. Baptist Church
Woodrow W. Robbins
L. R. McNeill
Fairmont Park Baptist Church
Mechanicsville
Coffee prices fall again hitting five year lows
The Enterprise survey shows coffee price drops of two to four cents with local chains cutting four cents on special label brands to 75 to 81 cents while national brands fall to 89 to 91 cents.
Assault Count Filed Against Smith St. Man
John Stutts Jr. 20 of 1214 Smith St. was charged with unlawful taking of an automobile and assault on its owner. Complaints allege he tried to strike with a lug wrench. Bond set at 300, trial in Municipal Court June 1.
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John Stutts Jr
Smith St
David Thompson
Shelton St
Stutts
Agnes Brown
Erskine Joseph McNeill
Fisher S
Porter Howard Roberts
Valda Vaughn
S. Main St
Oneka St
James Love
Louise Love
Guy W. Wallace
Charlotte St
Men of Church to hear Coke Cecil on Holy Land trip
Coke Cecil will speak and show films from his Holy Land trip at a supper meeting of the Men of the Church at First Presbyterian Church tonight at 6 30 p m.
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Coke Cecil
The
Holy Land
Church of First Presbyterian Church
Weary High Point Delegates Return to Raleigh
High Point delegates to the North Carolina General Assembly return to Raleigh amid a long session near its end. Senators Kirkman and Haworth report local measures for Guilford County handled and promise a double check. A pending special session may follow the U S Supreme Court segregation ruling as tax bills face final readings and the session eyes a potential new record adjournment.
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High Point
North Carolina General Assembly
Raleigh
U. S. Supreme Court
C. Arthur Kirkman
Byron Haworth
Guilford County
Assembly
Sen. Kirkman
Kirkman
Haworth
Senate
House
Guilford
Lewis Holmes Sale Plan Goes To ICC
Overnight Transportation Co of Richmond Virginia seeks to buy Lewis and Holmes Motor Freight Corp. The proposed transfer would move operating authority and fixed assets to Overnight while keeping service areas, raising concentration but not expanding operations. Lewis and Holmes has 25 years in business with D M Lewis N P Holmes and W D Lewis as officers. Hearings date not set by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Lewis and Holmes Motor Freight Corp
Overnight Transportation Co
Richmond
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Lewis and Holmes’ Operating Authority
Overnight
J. H. Cochrane
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Lewis and Holmes Authority
Lewis and Holmes Company
D. M. Lewis
N. P. Holmes
W. D. Lewis
Driver Fined For Assault On Officer In Municipal Court
Everett W. Rollins, 24, of 126 Fowler St, was fined 50 dollars and had a six month license revocation after a Municipal Court hearing. Officer C V Rich testified Rollins drove away as the officer talked with the driver and the car spun in gravel toward him. Judge Archie Myatt suspended a three month sentence in the case.
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Everett W. Rollins
Fowler St
C. V. Rich
Rollins
Archie Myatt
Eight Locals Initiated as Shriners in Greensboro Ceremony
The Oasis Temple in Greensboro initiated 137 new Shriners over the weekend with eight locals from High Point named. Participants included D. L. Freeman Morris Wiel J. W. Morgan J. W. McAfee L. E. Rackley C. R. Smith G. A. Rodden and Lee J. Young from High Point plus James S. Russell of Thomasville and D. B. Jones J. T. Pugh Jr J. R. Suggs and H. A. Underwood of Asheboro. The weekend featured a parade and an afternoon initiation, ending with the potentate's ball at the Oriental Shrine Club.
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Greensboro
High Point
D. L. Freeman
Morris Wiel
J. W. Morgan
J. W. McAfee
L. E. Rackley
C. R. Smith
G. A. Rodden
Lee J. Young
James S. Russell
Thomasville
D. B. Jones
J. T. Pugh Jr
J. R
Water Groups Elect More Directors
Thomasville area elections show Abbotts Creek Watershed Association expanding leadership with new delegates from Hasty and Leonard Creek districts. Hasty picks Byron Criddlebaugh L. P. Wheeler and Ralph Myers while North Davidson selects Ray Leonard Henry Everhart and Charles C Hedrick. Pilot School also elects J Paul Burton Woodrow Clinard and Paul Livengood.
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Thomasville
J. Paul Burton
Woodrow Clinard
Paul Livengood
Rich Fork
Revival Under Way At Sunview Baptist Church
Revival services continue through May 29 at Sunview Baptist Church with Rev. Douglas Winn preaching nightly at 7 30 pm. Special music accompanies each service as James Bay is noted as brackish due to many inflowing rivers.
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Archdale
Sunview Baptist Church
Douglas Winn
Fatality on Highway Called Unavoidable Tragic Death Near Guilford Line
A 14 year old minister Rev. Thomas Burton Williams was killed on Highway 311 in Forsyth County in what a patrolman called an unavoidable accident. Weldon Eugene Clodfelter 17 of Kernersville driving south struck Williams two feet from the pavement edge in heavy rain. Williams walked from his car to retrieve a dropped object when struck. He died at the local hospital. No charges against Clodfelter were filed.
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Southmont
Forsyth County
Thomas Burton Williams
Guilford-Forsyth Line
Weldon Eugene Clodfelter
Route 1
Kernersville
Williams
Clodfelter
Fort Bragg
William H. Headen
Kivett Dr
Deep River Oe
Headen
Greensboro
Raymond Monroe Vestal
Highway
Vestal
Hedgecock Rd
Highway 311
Jack Roland Ellison
Briggs Ave
Maurice Mill Fire Damages Mills in Thomasville
Fire started by a sanding machine activated the sprinkler system at Maurice Mills yesterday around 1 40 pm causing 10 000 to 15 000 in damages. Most damage came from water as the blaze was quickly put out. A hole burned in the second floor, while the first floor soaked. The mill reported hosiery and yarn losses as workers had just prepared shipments. Insurance adjustors were surveying the scene.
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Thomasville
Maurice Ee Mills
Four Auto Accidents Reported With Minor Injuries Reported
Police logged four auto accidents over the weekend causing about 700 dollars in damages. A parked car rolled downhill at 82 Circle Dr striking a utility pole and wires, owner Bernard C. Fowler of 825 Circle Dr. vehicle damage 1235 dollars, pole 50. Robert J. Hinson of 1509 Wendell St was charged with failing to report an accident after his car left the road on Hillcrest Dr, then into trees. vehicle loss 500, trees 25. An unknown motorist hit a pole and fence at 1424 Rivett Dr in a hit-and-run. driver not identified. Emus Williams of 202 Phillips St reported damage to his car’s right rear while parked at 1301 Franklin St. police investigating.
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Circle D1
Bernard C. Fowler
Circle Dr
Robert J. Hinson
Wendell St
Hillcrest Dr
Rivett Dr
Olle Ae Dor Lee
Emus Williams
Phillips St
Franklin St
Negro Charged With Officer Impersonation in Thomasville
In Thomasville police charged 19 year old An drew J. Baldwin of Asheboro with impersonating a deputy after flashing a toy badge and carrying a water pistol. He was stopped with another man around 12:20 yesterday morning. Baldwin claimed to be Randolph sheriff's deputy.
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Thomasville
Asheboro
Andrew J. Baldwin
Woodlawn St
Baldwin
Randolph Sheriiff
Carson Ray Simpson
Berlin Columbus Harriston
Lexington
Reid Praytor
Fisher Ferry St
Recorder's
Jamestown Holds Annual Town Memorial Service
The Jamestown Methodist Church hosted a town memorial service with Rev Herman F Duncan stressing immortality of the soul. Clergy and choir led readings and hymns honoring 53 honored dead read by Hervie N Williard.
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Jamestown
James H. Carlisle
Wofford College
Walter B. West
William L. Scott
Buster Brown
Smart
A S Quare Tette
Brown
Vance McCormack
Harold Wayne Luquer
Robert E. Bun
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Fletcher Barbee
James D. Butler
Clifford Tarkington
Elizabeth City
State
V.F.W
Jack F. Dusenbury
Hendersonville
Jimmy Duncan
Shelby
Joseph P. Rising
R. F. Rising
W. Green St
Don Sturkey
High Point Enterprise
Smith St. Man
Lewis-Holmes
ICC
Sunview Baptist
James Bay
Hudson Bay
John Scalf
Jamestown Baptist Church
Sanc
Grady Snow
Guilford College Rd
Snow
Arnold Pierson
Lacy O'Neil Gordon
Greer St
River Rd
Highland Ave
James A. Suggs
Valley Ridge Dr
J. D. Vaughn
Herman F’. Duncan
Jamestown Methodist Church
Socrates
Paul
Corinthians
Christ
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