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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1957
Page
9
Police investigated a noon Saturday incident at dentists L H and L A Zimmerman after three men visited seeking dental work then lingered and pried an office door. They left in a car with a woman. one man identified himself and is known to authorities after recently finishing a sentence.
North Carolina Baptist Ministers Conference expected to draw 1 500 pastors at First Baptist Church with the Brotherhood Convention at the State Fair Grounds Arena expected to attract over 5 000. Autonomy on the convention agenda, possible ouster of Wake Forest president, and trustees to be chosen from 36. Address by Dr J C Cane and potential successors noted. Foreign missions night and a two day study by a 25 member committee conclude Thursday noon.
Mrs Koontz has been appointed chairman of Davidson County's 1958 March of Dimes campaign opening in March. Frank Terrell, chairman of the county infantile paralysis chapter, announced the appointment and said other campaigns will be announced later.
The Pilgrims valued beer in their provisions and signed John Alden as cooper for the colony to manage barrels and fittings.
At 10 30 p m Saturday in the 400 block of W Lexington Avenue Garland Young 29 Lexington said oncoming bright lights blinded him and his car struck a parked vehicle owned by Allen E Pearson Eaton Place damaging Pearson s car about 100 and Young s about 400 with no charges filed.
A 1954 model driven by Gary Lee Byerly, 17, struck the rear of a 1952 car driven by Patti Pierce, a High Point housewife, on E Main Street near Winn-Dixie. No injuries or charges reported. estimated damage about $200 to Byerly’s car as Pierce prepared to turn left.
In Oakboro North Carolina a 14 month old slept through a five county raid that shattered a four room shack and seized five cases of illegal liquor. His father Haywood Parks was out possum hunting and was later summoned for a federal court trial in April.
Fire officials report the Guilford Lounge Co plant at 1115 Clinton St suffered a roof and two exterior wall collapse. The cause was undetermined with no evidence of explosive gas. Investigators will probe with building engineers after witnesses described a bomblike noise. The plant, owned by A R Rabhan, occupies premises owned by E W Heelas and manufactures lounges sofa beds and reclining chairs. An earlier alarm at 5 57 am found a burst hot water tank at 327 Player Dr and a false alarm was received at 5 46 pm from Schoonbeck Furniture on Ward St.
John Henry Fuller, 31, of Florence School Community, was shot twice during a domestic argument with neighbor-uncle Jasper Lee Williamson, 66, who is jailed on assault with intent to kill charges. Fuller remained critical, a bullet lodged in his abdomen and another in his shoulder. Deputies seek full account. three .22 shells found at Williamson's yard.
Tomorrow is the final day to register or transfer for the countywide bond issue vote on December 10. In-city residents must register to vote on the school district supplementary tax increase. To qualify a person must have been a North Carolina resident for one year and a resident of the precinct for 30 days.
Thomasville crews using a Becknik launcher began raising Christmas street decorations in the downtown area. Lighted streamers rise over Salem Guilford corner as wreaths on wooden trees will line main routes. Fireman Booby Beck leads off duty crews from a pickup platform at city hall base.
Miss Marilyn Pruette and Miss Margaret Slate will join the 45 voice Meredith College Chorus to sing for the North Carolina Baptist State Convention in Raleigh on Wednesday. Slate also selected for the Meredith College Triple Trio to perform at the Meredith Wake Forest alumni dinner in the Dining Hall Tuesday night.
The so called Mouth of Truth sits at the entrance of the church of St Mary Cosmedin in Rome. Legend says that a person who lies and places their hand in the mouth will have it bitten off.
Clyde Phillips 27 of Oak Street was arrested after slashing James Kenner on Church Street. He posted bond for a December 2 hearing on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Emerywood Baptist Church announced total pledges for 1958 after a deacons meeting led by George R. Ridge. A ceremonial presentation of a book followed the pledge report.
The city building inspector reports seven permits issued last week for new residences. Two non residential permits were issued for remodeling at $1,000 and $3,800 respectively. Total permits reached 21 with estimated construction costs of $77,450, down $1,125 from the prior week.
Arizona Republic columnist Don Dedera notes letters urging action to stop desecration of historic landmarks. A reader asks for directions to an old graveyard to obtain a rustic headboard before they disappear.
A 21-year-old Trinity man, Robert Dale France, outran officers after a speeding W Ward Street chase that ended with a crash on Taylor Street. France posted $400 bond for Municipal Court on Nov 27 after being charged with transporting nine gallons of white whisky and with reckless driving.
Mrs Bertha Ekman sued Wilmington cafe owner James Munson for 117000 dollars after a phony peanut brittle can released paper snakes. A jury awarded her twenty five thousand dollars for shock and injuries from the incident in Los Angeles.
The five day forecast shows temperatures remaining slightly above normal with cool but clearing conditions late Tuesday night. Yesterday reached 76 degrees but did not set records for Nov 17. Today’s high 71, tomorrow around 65, with occasional showers and possible thunderstorms.
A 6 year old girl, Janet Sue Roach of 504 E Commerce St, suffered a knee laceration after being struck by a car at the Main and Broad Street intersection around 1 20 p m Saturday. The driver, Robert Lee Price 25 Route 1 Asheboro, was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian and will appear in Municipal Court on November 25.
The betatron, capable of producing X rays or an electron beam of millions of volts, was invented at the University of Illinois in 1940.
Ruth Duffy of the High Point Social Security Office announced that elderly couples will begin receiving a single combined check in January 1958. Some couples already on the combined system saw savings, and more will be notified two months prior to their first combined payment. The change aims to save about 1 million dollars annually while preserving each individual's right to benefits, with both spouses required to sign the back of the joint check.
A district court judge from Washington DC offers a brief prayer asking for forgiveness and strength to serve with an undivided heart. The plea acknowledges human unworthiness and feeble faith while seeking freedom from past transgressions. Amen.
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