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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1958
Page
7
Local calendar lists multiple club meetings at various addresses in Jamestown High Point and Emerywood including garden clubs and study groups. Friday features a rehearsal dinner for the Draughan Royals wedding and a Saturday chapel ceremony at Wesley Memorial and reception at the bride’s home.
Mrs Blanche Moon Norriss of Spencer visited the home of Mr and Mrs Tom Lamar at 1409 N Hamilton St. Richard Drake son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Drake returned home to 662 Norwood Dr Danville Va after being struck by a car in Archdale in October and treated at Baptist Hospital Winston Salem. Mrs Hal A Davis returned home at 1107 Clyde St from High Point Memorial Hospital where she had been confined eleven days for observation and treatment.
Trinity School hosts a 3 30 pm joint faculty meeting with Archdale and Trinity elementary and high school staff. Randolph County Schools supervisor T H Smith says Archdale principal J R Coggins and Trinity assistant principal D Underwood will attend while Trinity faculty gather at 3 10 pm for a preceding pro room session. Afterward Archdale teachers tour Trinity classrooms.
Henry Washington Smith 77 of 103 Redding St died early this morning at High Point Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was born August 20, 1881 in Stanly County and lived in High Point since 1913. He worked at Pickett Cotton Mills until 1937 and was a charter member of West End Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Mary Medlin Smith, son Claude E. Smith Sr., two grandchildren, one great grandchild, and two brothers. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 at West End Baptist Mission. Interment Oakwood Memorial Park.
Walter Harris Grissom, 95, died Monday at 12 15 PM in High Point Memorial Hospital after weeks of illness. Born February 1, 1863 in New Hope Randolph County he lived in the area most of life and worked for Alma Desk Co before turning to nursery work. He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church and is survived by son Fred Gris som of Nederland Texas two granddaughters Mrs George W Hutchens and Mrs Carl J Binkley and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 30 PM at Sechrest Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Roy E Watts. interment in Oakwood Cemetery. The body will lie at Sechrests until the service.
Oak View patrons are reminded of the PTA meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. The group will finalize plans for a chicken pie supper at the school Saturday night from 5 to 8 p m and PTA members are urged to attend Thursday’s session.
More than a dozen Chair City hunters among 77 sportsmen arrested on opening day for hunting over baited fields near Ansonville. Federal agents said blinds on the J G Hunting Club site used corn and milo bait. Other raids around Lake Mattamuskeet netted 78 arrests with multiple convictions and fines.
Game protectors of the North Carolina Wildlife Commission conducted a weekend raid in Randolph County arresting numerous hunters. Offenses included hunting out of season without a license and using unplugged firearms. The operation used a Commission airplane to spot violators.
The High Point NAACP chapter will hold an 8 p.m. meeting at Carl Chavis CA with vice president L. B. Haizlip presiding. An unrelated note states Massachusetts derives its name from three Algonquin words meaning near the great mountain.
Two auto accidents reported on N Main Street yesterday caused about 850 in damages. At 9 30 a m a Dedmon Produce Co truck hit a car turning from E Parkway into N Main, driver John F Miller charged with failure to yield. Damages: truck 100 car 300. At 10 40 a m a second collision at N Main and Sunset involved Willie Rice and Hubert Watkins with damages 150 to Evans Pharmacy vehicle and 300 to Watkins car. Rice charged with failure to yield.
RANDLEMAN representatives from Lions Rotary Women’s and other clubs met at the library to start a fund-raising drive in honor of Miss Ellen Barker a former Randleman Elementary School teacher. A Dec 7 house to house canvass will assign areas to groups to buy children’s books bearing dedicatory plates.
John T. Ring American Legion members will be honored at a special post meeting tomorrow at 8 p m in the Community House. Commander C A Jester will present membership cards for five through 40 years. Refreshments will be served and wives and friends are invited.
The Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran Church hosts the annual Ladies Night banquet on Wednesday at 6 30 in the church Fellowship Hall. The program features speaker Ben Hall, with Rev. ter shre and First Wesson history noted in the event’s program.
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