Four Weeks of Superior Court for High Point
A four week marathon of Superior court sessions starts Monday October 16 in High Point. Judge George B. Patton of Franklin presides over a calendar that includes about 65 cases in a special term plus two criminal and two civil terms. The list features public drunkenness, drunken driving, assault with a deadly weapon, larceny, embezzlement, prohibited acts, and various other charges. Notable omissions include Wilbert W. Edgerton linked to obscene motion pictures at the Kit theater in September 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
George B. Patton
Franklin
Greensboro
Wilbert W. Edgerton
Kit Theater
Walter Ragan
Jesse F. Saunders
Baxter Alonzo Lax
M. J. Hale
Joseph L. Folsom
Controls To Remain In Thomasville
Thomasville city council voted 3 to 2 to not recommend decontrol of rent. Mayor Harry B. Finch abstained, as he runs a rental agency. The decision ends an 11 week decontrol debate sparked by landlords and followed a housing survey from the Woods office.
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Thomasvile
Thomasville
Harry B. Finch
W. W. Rapp
Julius Green
W. A. Tomlinson
Tom Johnson
Arthur Black
Rapp
Finch
Tighe Woods
Woods
Armory Not To Be Erected In Near Future
Thomasville officials learned a national guard armory will not be built soon. A letter read at the city council said the council will hold a site near Memorial Park ready for construction, but little progress is expected until the local guard unit returns from Fort Bragg where it is on active duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Harry B. Finch
National Guard
Memorial Park
Fort Bragg
Pony Missing Report From Edgedale District
Police report a lost pony belonging to John Carter of 301 Edgedale. The brown and white pony about five hands high is valued at 250 dollars and remains unaccounted for.
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John Carter
Dust Survey Planned Here by Coal Producers Association
Thomasville on October 10 reports a four day dust and smoke survey set to begin November 20. A team from the Coal Producers Association will study abatement options after city council complaints about smoke and soot from local plants. The free service was engaged by the council after residents voiced concerns. The survey team had been awaited for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Coal Producers Association
Chest Score Day by Day Goal Reached
The Chest Score drive tracks daily progress toward a $106,459 goal with $7,207.27 raised so far. Organizers report steady donations from supporters and urge continued giving to reach the target.
Berths Open In Air Force Reserve
The Air Force Reserve seeks men with electronics or communications backgrounds for direct commissions. Qualifications include a college degree in electrical, communications, radio, electronics, or mechanical engineering, or a BS in physics or related fields, plus at least one year industrial experience. Civilian librarians and recreation directors are also needed in the Third Army area with specific educational and service experience requirements.
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Air Force Reserve
Army
Army and
Air Force
Third Army
Air Force Service Club
Recreation Jobs Filled By Council
THOMASVILLE October city council filled two recreation commission vacancies. Kermit Cloniger appointed to complete the term of Rev. Wilson O. Weldon expiring 1952, and Baron Craven to complete C. R. Reed’s term expiring 1953. Reed lives outside city limits. Weldon joined the school board, disqualifying him from commission office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Recreation Commission
Kermit Cloniger
Wilson O. Weldon
Baron Craven
C. R. Reed
Reed
Weldon
Negro Woman Hurt When Hit by Car
Sarah Foust of 615 East High Street suffered minor cuts and bruises after being struck by a car at the Green and Main streets corner shortly after noon today. Police reports were not completed on the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Foust
East High Street
Green and
Main Streets
Fort Worth Man Listens to Wife's Funeral in Hospital
W F Barnum of Fort Worth could not leave his hospital bed to attend his wife's funeral. Relatives friends and the Rev Warren Johnson gathered in his room yesterday afternoon and Barnum listened to a complete phonograph recording of the services. Mrs Barnum aged 80 was a noted Bible teacher in the Methodist church.
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Fort Worth
Tex
W. F. Barnum
Barnum
Warren Johnson
Courts, Detention Body Gets Report at Meeting
The Citizens Committee on Courts and Detention in Guilford county held a meeting in Greensboro with most members present. Chairman Arthur Kirkman led a report from the detention subcommittee and city officials noted funds for private-home detention of juvenile offenders. A motion to retain county land for a detention facility was approved, and a cost-estimate committee was formed to prepare figures for the next county commissioners meeting. Attendees included High Point residents Mrs. Albert Hart and others alongside councilman Robert Rankin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Committee
Guilford County
Commissioners Room
Court House
Greensboro
Arthur Kirkman
John Foster
Foster
Townsend
County Commissioners
Guilford
Ford County
High Point
Albert Hart
Ben Swartzberg
William Ragsdale
Thurman Wall
J. C. Morgan
Robert Rankin
Community Chest Supports Boy Scouts and Eagle Awards
The article extols Boy Scouts earning the Eagle badge as pinnacle achievement and links community funding to scouting, noting the Community Chest aims to raise 106,459 dollars for children. It emphasizes citizenship, character, and the role of scouting in shaping tomorrow’s leaders through service and morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
Citien
America
Procurement Officer Calls Off Trip Here
Capt. Ralph J. Ferree aviation cadet procurement officer for North Carolina was slated for interviews October 23 and 24 but will not visit. recruiters say the local army and air force office will offer preliminary examinations for men applying to aviation cadet training or officer candidate schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph J. Ferree
North Carolina
Army and
Air Force
Chamber of Commerce Directors Meet at Sheraton Hotel
A directors meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held here Friday at the Sheraton hotel. The Associated Industries will meet Wednesday at the same hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Sheraton Hotel
Associated Industries
Sheraton
Privates Grissett and Barber Complete Air Force Indoc
Privates George R. Grissett aged 20 and Richard W. Barber aged 19, sons of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Grissett of 1512 Johnson Street and Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Barber of Woodland Avenue, have completed basic indoctrination at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Grissett
G. W. Grissett
Johnson Street
Richard W. Barber
E. G. Barber
Woodland Avenue
Airforce
Lackland Airforce Base
San Antonio
Texas
Thomasville Main Drag to Be Widened Five Feet
Thomasville plans widen the main drag by five or six feet between Trade and Salem streets. Space will be added along the south side near the commons after the city council authorized an agreement with the Southern Railway to widen on the railroad property. The widened area will allow 45-degree angled parking, increasing available spaces and easing parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Salem
Ern Railway
Florists Elect New Officers at Archdale Meeting
The High Point-Thomasville Florists Association held a fish fry at Mrs. A. E. Williams residence in Archdale to celebrate its first anniversary meeting. Joel Williams was elected president, Mrs. W. W. Ellington vice president, Mrs. Francis B. Nelson secretary, and Gloria Callicut treasurer. Board members are Mrs. A. E. Williams, Mrs. Paul Harris, and Francis B. Nelson. They voted to send cigarettes for Christmas to local boys in Korean territory. The November meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Ralph Wright with Mrs. W. W. Ellington as assistant hostess.
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High Point
Ralph Wright
W. W. Ellington
Carrick Seeks Corner Rounding to Ease Traffic
D B Carrick owner at North Main and Monthey met with City Planner Malcolm Little to push rounding off the southeast street corner to speed traffic at the Main street intersection. The measure, long discussed, would address a clumsy turnout for buses and large trucks and align with Little’s broader plan for the intersection including Sunset drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Carrick
North Main and
Monthey
Malcolm Little
Little
Sunset Drive
Republicans To Hold Rally In Thomasville Thursday Night
Thomasville township Republicans plan a 7 30 p m rally at city hall courtroom to elect a township chairman and precinct chairmen. D A Long Jr serves as township chairman. A township Republican headquarters will open tomorrow morning at the corner of Salem and Guilford streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
D. A. Long, Jr
Salem and
Guilford Streets
Auto Drivers Brought Into Local Court
Municipal court session levied fines and costs on 12 defendants for auto law violations totaling 197 dollars. Judgments included improper muffler cases, reckless driving, speeding, and other offenses. penalties ranged from small fines to suspensions and jail time on assault with intent to kill charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Cox
Jamestown
Glenn F. Patterson
Pickett
Wayne B. Cox
Cassell
Jack L. Mitchell
H. B. Hege
Garland T. York
Roland Park
Willie Turner
Thomasville
J. D. Johnson
Phoenix
Wade Lee
Lester Queen
Sears Roebuck suit seeks possession of electric range
Sears Roebuck and Co. sues Henry C Garrett and wife for 138.34 and return of an electric range. Lillian E Goins seeks absolute divorce from Sherman Goins on separation grounds.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Henry C. Garrett
Lillian E. Goins
Sherman Goins
Second Chest Gathering Reveals 7207 Raised
VISITS MOTHER Pfc Edgar A Whidden is home visiting his mother Mrs Alice Whidden at 906 Asheboro street He is stationed at Sheppard Field Texas MARRIAGE LICENSES Homer H Smith and Gladys E Smither Opie C Duggins and Agnes Annie Bell Mitchell John M Allen and Nellie I Dryman James L Ketchie and Margaret F Mack Josh Marie and Betty Greene Eugene M Mayberry and Trene Cornatzer Roby B Hedrick and Doris Marie Essick Frank Bright and Veatrice Robinson Willie E Pace and Dorothy Sanders.
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Pfc
Edgar A. Whidden
Alice Whidden
Asheboro Street
Sheppard Field
Texas
Homer H. Smith
Gladys E. Smither
High Point
Opie C. Duggins
Agnes Annie Bell Mitchell
John M. Allen
Nellie I. Dryman
Lexington
James L. Ketchie
Margaret F. Mack
Winston-Salem
Josh Marie
Betty Greene
Walnut Cove
Eugene M. Mayberry
Trene Cornatzer
Roby B. Hedrick
Doris Marie Essick
Frank Bright
Veatrice Robinson
Willie E. Pace
Dorothy Sanders
Instructor In Bible to Lead Discussion in Greensboro
Mabel Cherry will lead a Bible department discussion at the 28th annual meeting of the Northwestern district of the North Carolina Education Association in Greensboro Thursday afternoon. Other chairmen include Mrs Lelia W Coble and G M Eargle of Thomasville. About 1500 teachers and officials from Guilford Forsyth Davidson Randolph Rockingham counties are expected. The class room teacher division holds a 1130 a m business session with Mrs Joyce D Bondurant presiding.
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Mabel Cherry
North Carolina Education Association
Greensboro
Lelia W. Coble
Thomasville
G. M. Eargle
Guilford
Forsyth
Davidson
Randolph
Rockingham
Joyce D. Bondurant
Winston-Salem
Asheboro Man Injured In Truck Crash North Carolina
Asheboro resident Robert Bulla a 21 year old truck driver for Young Transportation of Lexington was injured when his gasoline truck skidded on a wet highway 501 outside Chapel Hill and struck a telephone pole. The impact ignited the fuel and Bulla crushed his arm leaping from the vehicle. He was admitted to a Chapel Hill hospital for treatment.
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Asheboro
Robert Bulla
Chapel Hill
Young Transportation Company
Lexington
Bulla
Automatic dial system goes live in Smithfield
Smithfield on October 10 reports the State Utilities Commission was present as a new automatic dial system was activated last night, marking a modernized communications step for the town.
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Smithfield
State Utilities Commission
City Council Disposes Routine Items in Thomasville
Thomasville city council last night addressed park and street matters with curb and gutter work approved on multiple streets totaling 2827 dollars and bids to repair city hall sought. A zoning hearing is set for October 19, while parking restrictions near Colonial Drive School were tabled. The body discussed garbage collection methods and urged cleanup of a vacant Salem street lot.
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Thomasville
Davidson Farmers’ Mutual Exchange
Thomas and Trade Streets
East Main
Unity
Tremont
Fairaway Field
Thomas
City
Jasper
Salem
Church Street
Fifth Avenue
Turner Street
Colonial Drive
Lambeth Construction Company
North Carolina
League of Municipalities
Asheville
Salem Street
Murphy Cleaners
Fire Prevention Demonstration At Hasty High School Tonight
Hasty High School hosts a fire fighting equipment demonstration for Fire Prevention week with Jaycees and city firemen during the Parent Teachers meeting at eight. Fires will be lit on the playgrounds and extinguishing methods shown. radio segments recount the fire department’s history and a skeleton fire safety stunt is planned.
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Hasty High School
Jaycees
Hasty High
Piedmont
Sheloff Sees Promising Progress in Chest Drive
Second report morning session shows $7 207 27 to date in cash and pledges for the 1950 Community Chest drive. Campaign Chairman W C Sheloff notes totals below last year but expects improvement as more divisions complete soliciting and pay cycles align. Next report set for Saturday at the Sheraton hotel.
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W. C. Sheloff
Sheloff
Sheroff
Sheraton Hotel
Red Feather
Realtors Urged To Back Slum Clearance Plan In NC
At Pinehurst on October 10, J E Barrentine of Charlotte urged North Carolina realtors to support slum clearance and urban redevelopment. He described a proposed bill to obtain federal funds for redeveloping blighted neighborhoods and set minimum standards for new housing in cities with 5 000 residents, while awaiting association debate.
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Pinehurst
North Carolina
Tar Heel
J. E. Barrentine
Charlotte
State Association of Real Estate Boards
Barrentine
George Franklin
League of Municipalities
General Assembly
Slight Collision Causes Minor Vehicle Damage
Two cars sustained slight damage in a morning collision at the Steele and Washington streets intersection. Drivers Harold M. Gutterman, 32, of 542 East Farriss Avenue and Henry Ray Williamson, 54, of 201 Harrison Street were identified. Estimated damage to each car was about $25.
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Steele
Washington Streets
Harold M. Gutterman
East Farriss Avenue
Henry Ray Williamson
Harrison Street
Local Lad Hurt When Struck By Vehicle
Billy Burton about 10, son of Mr and Mrs Dwight Burton of 406 Whittier Street, was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of English Street Extension and Highway 10A about 5 p m yesterday. He was treated for a bruised knee and bump on the head and dismissed from Boulevard Unit Hospital. No details on the accident were available from state police this afternoon.
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Billy Burton
Dwight Burton
Whittier Street
English Street
Boulevard Unit
Slightly Warmer Weather Forecast for Tomorrow
The Friendship weather bureau forecasts slightly higher temperatures with a high near 72 degrees on Wednesday and about 70 today. Tonight's low is expected to be around 46, similar to last night, as fall conditions move in.
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Friendship Weather Bureau
Sanx
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Gurnie Alexander Martin
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Alexander Poe
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Charles Everett Slover
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Bill Blue
George D. Miller
Marion Davis
Robert R. Jones
Jesse Thomas Johnson
Bill Craven
Marion T. Johnson
Pope Brady
Dudley D. Hall
Floyd Barbee
Willard Walker
Richard Sedberry
Tommy Graham
Joe Bryant
George Hubert
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James Culpepper
Louie J. Smith
Marine Corps
C. E. Ridge
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