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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1955
Page
14
City officials approved a trimmed clearance for a telephone line on W Ray Street after residents protested earlier in the month. The letter to State Telephone Co authorized trimming but barred further tree cutting. officials had haltedWork then resumed after permission and protests, with assurances to repair any damage.
Local column outlines upcoming meetings for groups including White Rose Chapter 157 at Odd Fellows Hall, American Legion Post at the YMCA, H P N I no meeting, Hossannats 326 at Hall, Missionary Circle 2 at First Baptist, Ever Ready Club of St Mark Methodist, and a Book Sale party by Heroines of Jericho with venue details and deadlines.
A brief fire damaged the roof of the Chair Company plant on Colo Street in Thomasville. Firemen arrived at 8 15 a m to find a blaze around a smoke stack from the boiler room. The roof near the stack burned slightly but the fire was controlled.
High Point weather remains warm today with a high around 73. Tomorrow's high is forecast near 68 with increasing cloudiness and a chance of showers. Tonight's low is expected to about 48, with cooler conditions and breezy winds.
The Martin Luther film 103 minutes will screen at 7:30 p m tomorrow in Memorial Auditorium High Point College. Emmanuel Lutheran Church of High Point arranged the free public showing. The feature dramatizes Luther's excommunication and the Protestant movement with dialogue drawn from historical documents.
Civitan members heard Jim Gruardis former Hi Tom player describe contrasts between natural talent and determined effort using Eddie Matthews and Al Rosen as examples. Gruardis, also a former major leaguer, recounted personal baseball stories while Reese Felts led the program. Attendees Bill Hager Tom Brown and Dot Weiss won prizes.
Realty transfers list multiple property deeds in High Point and Jamestown Townships. Transfers include W B Mitchells to Clarence Walton. N M Harrisons to H A Williams Jr. G Steffan to J R Connor. David J Andrew to Lalie Bell Porter. Opal S Johnson and others to Fin R Suits. Floy K Suits to Opal S Johnson. H A Gaffney to Edward Carr. QO F Stafford to O F Stafford Jr.
Thomasville Chair Co will preview its new furniture lines at the main office building Monday from 6 30 p m to 9 p m. The display highlights suites slated for January markets in High Point and Chicago with an estimated 800 to 1 000 attendees seen at a prior showing. Invitations go to Thomasville Chamber of Commerce members and families, the Ministry Association, the police department, and other local civic groups.
The University of North Carolina announces a special Christmas film fest for individuals or organizations. Four full color stories include Christmas Customs Near and Far read by Fran Allison Littlest Angel Silent Night Visit from St Nicholas. Films rentable for one day with charge. reservations led by Mrs. Georgia Cox at the library.
Police investigated after a Lexington Avenue Baptist Church was found with 25 broken window panes and rocks scattered inside. Detectives suspect local youths as vandals, while two 13 year olds were arrested for stealing eight pigeons valued at $8 from a nearby residence.
A sequence of three crashes in under four hours caused about 1800 dollars in damage. A 1955 car driven by Boyce Harris hit a hydrant and utility pole on Lexington Ave, another truck hit a pole on Fisher Ferry St, and a third car damaged by a left turn on W Main and Church. No serious injuries reported. Barrett, Negro, 29, was charged with reckless driving after a rear collision that injured passenger Nathan Davis.
E A Wright paid off a tax lien of 6216 dollars revealed by the county register. Wright had been sentenced last month in the Federal Middle District Court to 12 months for failure to pay income taxes for 1950 through 1952.
Mrs Crissie Jane Emma Bodenheimer of Abbott's Creek Church Route 2 High Point died yesterday in High Point Memorial Hospital at 11 25 p m after long illness She was born Sept 15 1895 daughter of W Stanford and Crisie Hayworth She married Willie A Bodenheimer Dec 24 1914 and survives with two daughters three sons two sisters and three brothers Also 12 grandchildren Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 p m in Abbott's Creek Church with burial in the church cemetery The body will lie in state 2 30 to 3 0 p m
A Guilford Superior Court judge barred rebuilding by High Penn Oil Co in the Guilford College Friendship area unless odors cease and residents are not bothered. Residents had sued over odors and alleged dangerous work. Attorneys for the oil company may appeal to the state supreme court.
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