Cornerstone Placed In New High Point Meeting House
The High Point Monthly Meeting of Friends laid the cornerstone for a new 500000 meeting house on Quaker Lane with Cecil E. Haworth Ed Mendenhall and John Clinard taking part. Charter members were named including Jonathan Hedgecock Joseph Cox Alta Burton Jerome Barker Arta Anderson Benjamin Anderson Emma Johnson and Mary Anderson Johnson. The church was established in 1892 and the building is targeted for completion by Easter with a dedication to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Monthly Meeting of Friends
Quaker Lane
Ed Mendenhall
High Point
Jonathan Hedgecock
Joseph D. Cox
Alta Anderson Burton
Jerome Barker
Arta Anderson
Benjamin Franklin Anderson
Emma Johnson
Mary Anderson Johnson
Medias
High Point Fire Department
Strong Demand For Furniture Setting Fast Pace In Industry
The furniture industry bulletin notes strong consumer demand fueling activity despite a drop in residential construction. October 1955 shows rising orders and shipments, with unfilled orders up 47 percent versus 1948, and payrolls and employment up compared with September and October 1934. Plant hours averaged around 44 per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furniture Industry
Seidman
Certified Public Accountants
Sanford Student Dies in Holiday Car Crash
18 year old Elvia Lee Matthews of Sanford was killed near Milledgeville as her car veered off a newly repaved curve. Lt. Thomas H. Sherron of Sanford, driving the car, was injured and transported to Camp Gordon hospital in Augusta.
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Lice
Mill St
Highland
Charlie Scott
Ahe Department of Tn
Acc
Highway Patrol
B. Hins
Avondale Dr
Motorist Charged On 2 Counts Following Wreck
In Thomasville a traffic accident on National Highway led to the arrest of Collins 21 for drunken driving and violating prohibition laws. Collins rear ended Tucker's parked car, causing $525 in damage. Tucker’s vehicle sustained $25 damage. Bond posted. case set for December 12.
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Thomasville
Satur Franklins Ave
High Point
Colling
Tucker
Collins
Haygood St
Thomseville
Bogig
Uwharrie Scouts To Hold Meet Tonight
The Uwharrie Boy Scout Council will hold its annual meeting at the Sherston Hotel starting at 7. Principal speaker will be Stone H. Wilson of Washington D C, scout executive of the National Capital Area Council. 1956 officers will be elected and Silver Beaver awards presented. Clyde Hunt will preside. Carl Kaneer and Paul Hope will receive the scoutmaster's key award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uwharrie Boy Scout Council
Sherston
Yey Boy Scout
Stone H. Wilson
Washington, D. C
National Capital Area Council
Eay
Bay of America
Clyde Hunt
Carl Kaneer
Explorer
First Presbyterian Church
Paul Hope
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Thomasville
Youths Admit Window Panel Breakage at Church
Two youths aged about 14 admitted breaking a window panel at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church earlier this month. The youths were turned over to juvenile authorities.
Auto Plate Sale Delayed In High Point Area
Drivers in High Point are told 1056 auto license plates will go on sale January 3 delaying from December 1. The State DMV in Raleigh explains the shift aims for uniform distribution and fewer year end conflicts. The 1956 relicensing runs Jan 3 to Feb 15 with new color scheme and numbering limits.
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High Point
Carolina Motor Club
College St
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Raleigh
Charlotte
Carolina Or Club
Winston-Salem Auto Club
Raleigh Motor Vehicles Department
Faulty Stove Blamed In House Fire
A faulty oil circulator caused a house fire on Flint Hill late last night at about 6 20. Occupant Carson Hall was a tenant. owner listed as George. Fire crews said no one was home and the fire was well underway when spotted, resulting in loss.
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Flint Hill
Guil Rand Fire Department
Carson Hall
Say
George
Sto
Gracious Father Prayer by Alfred N Sayres
Prayer by Alfred N Sayres of Lancaster Pennsylvania a professor of practical theology at the Theological Seminary Evangelical and Reformed Church asks God to aid those in distress provide healing strength endure dark hours and keep serenity through trials.
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Christ
Alfred N. Sayres
Lancaster
Theological Seminary
Evangelical and Reformed Church
N C T A Meeting Set For Asheboro
More than 1500 members of the North Carolina Teachers Association gather in Asheboro for a district convention at Central High School. G L Mater, Per son County Training School principal and N C T A president, will lead sessions on American citizenship rights and responsibilities. Twenty three sectional and divisional meetings plus a leadership conference, lunch, and an evening social fill Friday’s program at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
N. C
North Carolina Teachers Association
Central High School
G. L. Mater
Person County Training School
N.C.T.A
Motor Lines Building Leveled By Fire Near Intersections
Four volunteer fire units battled a blaze that destroyed the garage and storage building of Interstate Motor Lines near W Burton St Ext and Highway 10 A. The Piedmont Color and Chemical Co. faced threat but was saved. No insurance coverage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Motor Lines
W. Burton St
Highway 10A
Motor Lines
See Ierun
Pinecroft Ield
W. Burton St. Ext
Highway 10-A
Piedmont Color and Chemical Co
B. W. Miller
Recreation Leaders Attend North and South Carolina Meet
Three local recreation leaders attended the 155 Recreation Conference of North and South Carolina recreation federation. Evelyn McNeely, the department's social recreation director, is noted as part of the event which began yesterday and runs through tomorrow.
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155 Recreation Conference of
North and South Carolina
Evelyn McNeely
Stolen Auto Found Wrecked After Disappearance
A car reported stolen Saturday was found wrecked yesterday along the highway. Police reported the findings and are investigating the incident as a theft and crash with no further details released.
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Joey
Stolen Hubcaps From Doctor’s Car Spark Investigation
Police report two hubcaps were taken from the parked auto of Dr. H. Carl Messerschmidt Jr. late Saturday. Detectives are investigating the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Carl Messerachmidt Jr
Little People's Christmas Coloring Contest Opens in High Point
The Little People announce a Christmas contest for local children with 144 coloring books for winners. The two top local drawings advance to national judging, with 50 prizes including bicycles and radios, and a grand winner to travel to New York and appear on Perry Como's show.
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High Point
Little People
Newcoe
Perry Como
Majorgnne
Little People Coloring Contest Rules
Open to boys and girls 10 years old and younger except relatives of this newspaper’s employer. Clip out and color all four drawings as they appear in The Enterprise. Save, sign, and mail or bring entries to the Little People’s Coloring Editor. Entries due by midnight Sat Dec. 3. Judging on beauty and imaginative coloring. neatness and originality count. Winners announced Dec. 8. Top two local entries advance to the National Coloring Contest.
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Enterprise
Little People's
Soui
Little People’s
Man Indicts Driver in High Point Manslaughter
The city recorded its third traffic fatality when 65 year old Gus Fite died at High Point Memorial Hospital after being struck on Perry Street. Robert L Everhart, 31, of 1011 E Commerce Street, was indicted for manslaughter and held on 2500 bond. Everhart, an auto body repairman, claims he did not see the victim in time.
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Gus Fite
E. Broad St
Beeson Hardware Co
High Point Memorial Hospital
Fite
Perry St
Old City
Robert L. Everhart
E. Commerce St
Doug Goings
W. H. McSwain
Everhart
Perry
Nyebay Agel A
Archie Myatt
Bos
High Point
Ee Hootaray
Five Killed In Collision In Louisville Area
Police identified five killed in a two car crash near midnight in Kentucky. Victims include Ralph K Braden 23 his wife 24 their daughter Janice 3 and their son Michael months Cecil Redman of Taylorsville. Injured are Owen L Duncan 25 of Peoria his wife 21 their daughters Jeannie 4 and Terry 18 months and Ted Goodlet about 25 of Mount Eden.
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Louisville
Hays
Ralph K. Braden
Janice Jay
Michael
Cor Cecil Redman
Taylorsville
Owen L. Duncan
Peoria
His
Jeannie
Terry
Ted Goodlet
Mount Eden
Cold Wave To Hit Piedmont Tonight With Bitter Cold
Weather Bureau warns a cold wave approaching Piedmont with temperatures dropping to about 15 degrees tonight. Tomorrow’s high near 30 degrees, following a 42 degree low, with windy and sunny conditions expected.
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Weather Bureau
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Russ Winterbotham
Ralph Lane
Lexington Ave, Baptist Church
Ames Cobb
Price St
Marion Garrett
Hay St
Cobb
Tommy J. Jackson
Dorris St
Lewis Royals
Dayton Hensley
Park St
T. T. Cochran
W. Broad St
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Gurley St
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