Gunsmokers Find Tar Heel Air Best Cure For Smog
Gunsmoke stars Doc Adams Miss Kitty and Chester visit High Point North Carolina and praise the air as a cure for smog in a luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel The group thanks local officials Chamber of Commerce Merchants Association and Lions ringmasters and hosts for the Greensboro horse show receive gifts and praise from Mayor Jess Washburn and others The entertainers express appreciation for North Carolina hospitality and good footing for their appearance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brown
Enterprise
Mistah Dillon
Doc Adams
Dodge
Hollywood
Miss Kitty
Chester
Doc
High Point
North Carolina
Sheraton Hotel
California
Sheraton
Los Angeles
Greensboro
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Association
Emmett Stone
Amanda Blake
Stone
Dennis Weaver
Merchants Assn
Victor Harllee
C. W. Patterson Jr
Chamber
Jim Millis
Patterson
Frontiersmen
Jeannie
Mike Nort
Jess Washburn
Itty
EAS
Boys Ordered For Trial In Murder Case
Two confessed teenage killers, Roger Dell Wilson and Billy Ladd Brown, were bound over to Superior Court on first degree murder and robbery charges for the Thanksgiving Eve slaying of 77 year old M. J. Hoover. Evidence shows premeditated murder as deputy Burrows testified Brown aided Wilson, with both planning and executing the crime, and both carrying weapons to avoid detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick B
M. J. Hoover
Superior Court
Roger Dell Wilson
Billy Ladd Brown
Loop Road
Municipal
le Ae
Byron Haworth
Bond
Dep
Herman Burrows
Brown
Sheriff's Deputies
Wil
Wilson
Burrows
Hoover
Robbery Attempt Fails At Real Estate Office
High Point police report a weekend safe cracking attempt at Mendenhall Moore Realty, 116 W Washington. A rear window was found open at 4 20 a m and a wall vault dial knocked loose, but the vault remained closed and nothing else was disturbed. Also under investigation is vandalism to Frankie V Noble’s car at Hillard Memorial Baptist Church with a shattered windshield two sliced rear tires and a broken radio antenna. Weekend police activity includes three men arrested on assault charges one for a worthless check one for drunk driving and a hit and run suspect located. James Becote, 31, held on $100 bond for a Nov 14 hit and run on Seldon Craughn. Coy Keziah, 28, held on $100 bond for a counterfeit check on Jimmy Bowman with Dec 14 Municipal Court. Charles Lewis Wilson, 39, free on $300 bond with a Dec Municipal Court hearing. Assault arrestees John Countee 45 John Saulter 42 and Harvey Eens 52 face upcoming Municipal Court dates. Countee held on $300 bond for striking and choking Bessie Caldwell. Saulter with $100 bond for slapping Elizabeth Matthews. Clodfelter charged with disorderly conduct and later taken to hospital after assault in first aid.
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Frankie V. Noble
Route 5
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
James Lee Becote
Hulda Street
Seldon C. Craughn
Amos Street
Coy Keziah
Dorris Street
Jimmy Bowman
Foust Street
Keziah
Coltrane
S. Main Streets
Charles Lewis Wilson
Park Street
Wilson
John Henry Countee
Martin Street
John Saulter
Sherrod Street
Harvey Eens
Radio Tower
Countee
Bessie M. Caldwell
Fairview Street
Saulter
Elizabeth Mattthews
Daniel Brooks
Clodfelter
High Point Memorial Hospital
Jonah Gales
Willowbrook Street
Firefighters Respond To Several Alarms Throughout Day
Fire crews rushed to 2314 Centennial Avenue Extension for chimney blaze in a house owned by T J Underwood. A separate call to 1900 North Main cited a tripped box alarm at Borden Co. Pranksters knocked down a street sign sparking a small fire on Dalton and West Russell streets. Teenagers in the 800 block of East Green Street triggered a blaze. A faulty sprinkler at Thomas Manufacturing caused a 9:35 PM alarm that was switched off.
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Centennial Avenue
T. J. Underwood
Underwood
Oak View Fire Association
Oak View
Borden Co
N. Main St
Dalton
W. Russell Streets
E. Green Street
Thomas Manufacturing Co
Prayer for Today from Conrad Bergendorf
A daily devotional prayer thanks the Eternal Lord for this day and asks grace to reflect Thy merciful presence. Attributed to Conrad Bergendorf, president of Augustana College in Rock Island Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Bergendorf
Rock Island, Ill
Augustana College
New Cold Snap Heads This Way
Cold air moves in with temperatures four to five degrees below normal and light precipitation likely. After milder conditions tomorrow and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are forecast to be colder with up to an inch of precipitation. Highs near 53 and lows around 31 projected.
Campbell Named Contest Judge In Kannapolis
Clyde Campbell executive secretary of the High Point Merchants' Assn will judge the Kannapolis Christmas pageant for Miss Merry Christmas beside State Sen Carlyle Rutledge and Mrs Samuel B Stroupe. They will review the 4 p.m. parade and later join Miss America and contestants for a buffet dinner before judging resumes after the meal. Campbell also serves as president of the Associated Credit Bureaus of North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Campbell
High Point Merchants’ Assn
Kannapolis
Campbell
Carlyle Rutledge
Samuel B. Stroupe
Associated Credit Bureaus of
North Carolina
Scholarship Winners Named in 4-H National Honors
Norman Nifong 17 of Winston-Salem North Carolina won a $400 scholarship for the tractor contest while Stephen Sinclair 18 of Forest City North Carolina earned a $400 scholarship for soil and water conservation. The awards were announced at the national 4H Club Congress.
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Chicago
North Carolina
Norman Nifong
Rt. 4
Winston-Salem
Stephen Sinclair
Rt. 3
Forest City
Furniture industry hits all time peak in 1960 outlook
J. T. Ryan executive vice president reports October to October gains in orders and shipments surpassing 1956 peaks. Backlog up 59.1 percent, suggesting solid year ahead despite potential slump. Optimistic that 1960 will be even better for furniture makers.
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J. T. Ryan
Association
Ryan
Cows Distrust Rock and Roll in Salt Lake City
A dairy industry representative from the American Dairy Assn. in Chicago says rock and roll or jazz music unsettles cows and deters milking while waltz music creates milking conditions at farms in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Will A. Foster
American Dairy Assn
Chicago
Job Placements Show Gain In November In High Point
The High Point Employment Security Commission reports a 12 percent rise in job placements in November driven by Christmas shopping and the new College Village Shopping Center. Wholesale, retail positions up 12 percent. clerical and sales up 92 percent while manufacturing falls five percent. Hosiery mills hire 208, an 8 percent rise. unemployment claims jump to 783 as openings rise 17 percent. Total unemployed workers rose to 1,120 with 2,486 weeks claimed. Aptitude tests increase from 96 to 163.
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College Village
High Point
The
Employment Security Commission
W. R. Eddinger
Eddinger
Commission
Elder Majors to Lead Service at High Point Church
Elder T. E. Majors of Front Royal Virginia will conduct a service at High Point Community Baptist Church tomorrow at seven o clock in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Majors
Front Royal
High Point Community Baptist Church
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He Eith
Erea
David Cox
Secver
Mendenhall - Moore
Washington
Sidi Beka Ana
Friendship Weather Bureau
Rock ‘N
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Church Service
FIAT
Italy
Southern Motors, Inc
S. Main Street
N. C
Odell Matthews Motors, Inc
Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, N. C
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