Raleigh Man Wins Checker Title In District Tournament
A Raleigh man claimed the fourth district American Checker Federation championship at the Sheraton Hotel after a three day event with 25 players from North and South Carolina Georgia and West Virginia. Edward Scheidt edged Elbert Lowder for the title with Harry Anderson and B J Hord tied for third. Glenn Cole of High Point offered expert commentary on openings and tournament strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton Hotel
Raleigh
Edward Scheidt
Elbert Lowder
Harry Anderson
Winston Salem
B. J. Hord
Greenville
S. C
Anderson
High Point
Glenn Cole
K. V. Taylor
Taylor
Ira Shoaf
Winston-Salem
South Carolina
Georgia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Glenn
Pilot Life Co
Cole
Engineers Lecture For Management Development Class
H. G. Robinson of Greensboro will speak at High Point College on Work and Performance Standards. He is Division Industrial Engineer for Blue Bell Inc. and has extensive experience in time study quality control and plant layout. Future similar courses are being planned at the Sheraton Hotel venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
H. G. Robinson
Greensboro
Robinson
Blue ‘Bell Inc
N. C. State College
Blue Bell
Scout Honor Court to Honor Troop 22 Members
The Court of Honor for Scout Troop 22 of First Evangelical and Reformed Church meets at 7 p m with Dalton Byerly presenting a dog care program. Awards listed include Advancements for Steven Shoal and Glenn Williamson, and merit badges for Ronnie Preddy Steven Hudson Dale Jones Steve Shackelford Bobby Younts Keith Liner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Dalton Byerly
Byerly
High Point
Steven Shoal
Terry Laws
Glenn Williamson
Bobby Younts
Wayne Vincannon
Ronnie Preddy
Steven Hudson
Dale Jones
Steve Shackelford
Keith Liner
Wayne Vuncannon
Clear and warm forecast for High Point area
Weather forecast predicts clear warm conditions for High Point and nearby areas with temperatures modestly higher than Saturday. Yesterday peaked at 65 with 34 overnight. This morning’s low near 40, with daytime highs expected around 68 as the day progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Vicini
Friendship
The Lawman Wins Again In Local Arrest
A 19 year old, Walter Lee Hill, from Clara Cox Apartments, was arrested on public drunkenness and resisting an officer after refusing to reveal his name and keep his hand out of his pocket on S Main Street. He fought the officer during attempted restraint and was jailed in a cooling off period with a $150 bond set for Municipal Court on December 19.
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Walter Lee Hill
Hill
Clara Cox Apartments
Calaboose
S. Main Street
B. W. Rich
Young Hall
Hall
Sheraton Hotel Marks 39th Anniversary in High Point
Enterprise staff writer Braxton Younts notes the Sheraton Hotel in High Point recently celebrated its 39th anniversary, alongside the 40-year-old Southern Furniture Exposition Building. The piece recalls the 1919 1920 efforts by local business leaders to build a furniture exhibition and a new hotel, the 1921 opening, key figures at the ceremony, and the enduring facade despite later enlargements.
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Braxton Younts Enterprise
Sheraton Hotel
Jack Benny
Southern Furniture Exposition
High Point Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Frank Wineskie
Sheraton
Notable Accident Totals For Week And Year To Date
Week figures show 0 killed and 10 injured among 0 accidents with property loss of 11110 dollars. Year to date totals list 0 killed and 274 injured from 956 accidents with property loss totaling 360699 dollars.
College To Inaugurate Panel Series On Morality In Arts
High Point College Library Committee opens a forum series to discuss college and community problems. The first panel on Morality in the Arts includes Dr William Locke moderator Dr Walt Hudgins Dr William Lowder Emma Lou Noell Mike Carrington Mrs Lew Lewis Gilbert Gray with additional committee and student members guiding open discussions and public participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Library Committee
William Locke
Walt Hudgins
William Lowder
Emma Lou Noell
Mike Carr
Steam Iron Sparks Affray In Local Arrests
Police report yesterd ay two men charged in a pair of incidents. William G. Kincaid, 53, of Claras apartments, posts $300 bond after alleged assault with an electric steam iron. Henderson Bailey, 36, Hoover Street, faces forgery charge for allegedly passing a $47 bogus check to R. J. Miller.
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Jack Kincaid
William G. Kincaid
Claras Electric Iron
Cox Apartments
Ing William Kincaid
Municipal Court
Henderson’ Bailey
Hoover Street
R. J. Miller
This And That by Forrest Cates
An anonymous caller reports a disturbance. police find a man dusting furniture with an ax and still chopping as he claims nervousness. A humorous column then jokes about an aptitude test used by employers and a theory of a future race of superwomen reducing male numbers.
Two Injured Slightly In Wreck Here
Two people received minor injuries after a two car collision at Lindsay Street and Boulevard. Luther R. Thomas was cited for failing to stop at a stop sign. Nancy Thomas and Bobbie Jean Ammons were treated for minor injuries. The crash caused about $350 in damage.
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Lindsay Street
Boulevard
Luther R. Thomas
Bobbie Jean Ammons
D. W. Franklin Ammons
Sunset Drive
Nancy Thomas
Clara Cox Apartments
Thomas
Memorial Hospital
Ammons
Thomas Auto
Gurney Lee Shaw
Tyron Street
Ennis Street
Shaw
Wendover Drive
Willis Devon Clark
Clark
Tyron
Clifton Wade
Rt. 1
Steadman
Wade
Lexington Avenue
Jane Miles Rhodes
E. Lexington Street
Floyd Junior Bagus
Cook ‘Street
Rhodes
Bagus
Rawley Farm Road
Elden Lee Driggers
Rt. 5
High Point
Alfred Chester Smith
Thomasville
Smith
Driggers
Chamber To Honor Industry At High Point Meeting
High Point Chamber of Commerce plans its annual meeting at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church at 6 30 p m to review progress and honor industry. Dr Wendell M Patton of High Point College will speak as Horace Kornegay and Carl Durham attend as guests. Tributes will recognize local firms with 50 years or more and others that expanded recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
North Carolina
Wendell M. Patton
High Point College
Patton
Horace Kornegay
Greensboro
Carl Durham J
Chapel Hill
Carson Bain
Guilford Cunty Board of Commissioners
State Assn. of
Boards of County Commissioners
Lloyd C. Amos
Board of
County Commissioners
Thomas Haggai
Emerywood Baptist Church
C. C. Herbert Jr
Ed Mendenhall
Clarence Allred
Mendenhall
Allred
Alarms Reported in City Fire Calls
Firemen answered two calls yesterday one to a non existent trash fire and another to a fault at a electrical receptacle. J T Conrad removed a cord from his basement at 8 32 a m sparking fears of fire. Several Friday incidents included a fire at an automobile carburetor backfire on Willis and S Main Streets causing about 25 dollars in damage. An oil circulator at Southeastern Adjustors Inc flooded and a hot water tank exploded at F D Smith’s home on N Main Street but no major damage occurred.
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J. T. Conrad
Guyer Street
N. Hamilton Street
John Austin Lindale
C. L. Dobbins
Willis
S. Main Streets
Southeastern Adjustors Inc
F. D. Smith
N. Main Street
Auto Leaves Without Owner in Garri son Street Incident
Marion Summey left his car parked in front of a grocery on E Green Street while he shopped. The vehicle rolled away by itself and was found 109 feet from the store turned over in a gulley, with $400 damage to the left side and top.
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Marion Summey
Summey
Garrison Street
E. Green Street
Summer
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Thinkers AT Work
Checkers
K. W. Taylor
M. T. Hartsell
David Cox
Honor Court
J. Elwood Cox
High Point Hotel
Cameron Morrison
D. W. Daniel
Henry W. Miller
Wineskde
Fred N. Tate
F. M. Pickett
W. C. Jones
J. Ed Millis
High Point Hotel Co
A. E. Tate
S. H. Tomlinson
Cox
R. B. Terry
Wescott Roberson
J. E. Marsh
A. M. Rankin
Dred Peacock
S. L. Davis
G. H. Kearns
High Point Enterprise
College
Dr. Bryden
Porter
Burhans
LeVey
Brooks Garnett
Vance Davis
Dale Brown
Pat Peele
Ray Davis
Benny Merrill
Enterprise Carrier Boys
Davis
Centennial Avenue
Brazil
The
Enterprise
the Family Weekly
Merrill
Tabor St
Forrest Cates
England
Mississippi River
B.C
Moses
Noah
N. C
Chamber To Honor Industry
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