Baptists Approve Record Budget for 1960 at First Baptist
First Baptist Church adopted a $150,000 budget for 1960 with 43 percent for current expenses 38 percent for missions 15 percent for building 3 percent for property maintenance and 1 percent for contingencies. The Forward Program of Church Finance aims to boost pledges and tithers under a steering committee. Events include a Loyalty Dinner October 29 at 7 pm at the YMCA and a Children's Party starting 6:30 pm with Enlistment Day. Victory Day is set for November 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Woodroe F. Haywood
Robert Aler
E. C. Cridlebaugh
Mary Ruth Seward
Cecile Armentrout
Marshall Short
YMCA
Southern Furniture News Debuts in High Point
Furniture tabloid Southern Furniture News rolls out nationwide to major retail outlets and buyers with an initial circulation of 18,227. An additional pre market issue is planned for Oct 19 and market issues on Oct 24 and 26. Editor is K Ed Kemp of High Point. Ward Griffith Company serves as the newspaper representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Southern Furniture News
Ed Kemp
The
Ward-Griffith Company
Southern Furniture
Park Pier Damaged by Rainstorm Hits Deep River
High Point city parks suffered major storm damage as Deep River floods washed out the fishing pier at City Lake and damaged a dozen picnic tables and part of a fence in the amphitheater. A new fishing pier will be built at a new location while boats are held near the repair dock. Minor citywide flooding and temporary electrical outages were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point City Park
Deep River
City Lake
Jesse Taylor
Parks and Recreation
Public Utilities
Bill Williams
Elm
Broad Street
Guil-Rand Auto Fire On Janice Avenue Report
Guil-Rand Fire Department was called at 12 30 a m to Jan ice Avenue Allen Jay where a 1959 convertible owned by Boyd Miller was ablaze. Interior of the car was practically destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guil-Rand Fire Department
Janice Avenue
Allen Jay
Boyd Miller
Juveniles Nabbed On Theft Charges
Juvenile authorities arrested two boys ages 13 and 14 and a 13 year old girl on theft charges. The boys admitted stealing The Enterprise copies from private homes and reselling them, with eight copies taken on Oct. 4 and five yesterday. A boy reported as an Enterprise carrier said the papers were taken from another boy’s route and sold to his customers. The 13 year old girl was arrested for stealing two necklaces and change from a private home. Immoral vagrancy charges were filed against Pearl Lucy Davis. Several adults faced liquor and theft-related charges including taxpaid liquor violations and a bad check. Additional theft reports included a stolen tire and wheel, and a pried room door theft of a Philco radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Street
N. Main Street
Enterprise
Enterprise Circulation Department
G. H. Lawson
Flint Street
Rae
Pearl Lucy Davis
Lewis G. Goldstein
N. Maineee
Edgar Street
Ilatele
Taste Ted
Byrd McManus
E. Russell Street
Philco
Sunday Shooting Victim Recovering In High Point Hospital
Wayne Gillespie, 25, was shot during an argument at the New Road home of William David Jernigan, 33, and was reported in fair condition after treatment at High Point Memorial Hospital. Jernigan was arrested on assault with a deadly weapon charges and posted bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
High ‘Point Memorial Hospital
Wayne Gillespie
New Road
William David Jernigan
Jernigan
Max Rogers
Gillespie
Beverly
C. W. Gillespie
Wayne
Visiiting
Cooler Weather Settles In With Mild Day Forecast
The forecast calls for a high near 70 and a low around 46 tonight. Tomorrow should be mostly cloudy and mild with a high near 73. Wednesday looks partly cloudy and warmer, and showers are expected Thursday with about half an inch of rain.
Kiwanis Officers Nominated for Coming Year
The Kiwanis Club nominated its officers with Rev. Harry Hawthorne chairing the committee. For president is Hubert Bryant, vice president J. W. Morgan, and treasurer Walter F. Hester. Board nominees include Dr. M. L. Aderholt Arnold Aronson Walter Comfort Sloan Gibson Jr. George Great Jr. William Horney Jr. James A. Kidd. Election set for Oct. 23. The Friday program on fire prevention featured Phil Clarke, Roseanne Boyles spoke, Captain Shelton showed fire control films. John Hatcher joined as a new member with guests Rev. David Charlton and Silvio Resciniti. Key Club reps were Jerry Watson and Van Aulman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hawthorne
Edgar Snider
Taylor Simpleson
E. B. Gamble
Joe Smith
Hubert Bryant
J. W. Morgan
Walter F. Hester
M. L. Aderholt
Arnold ‘Aronson
Walter Comfort
Sloan Gibson Jr
George Great Jr
William Horney Jr
James A. Kidd
Phil Clarke
Chamber of Commerce
Roseanne Boyles
Captain Shelton
Fire Department
John Hatcher
David Charlton
High Point
Silvio Resciniti
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jerry Watson
van Aulman
Myrtle Beach Liquor Case To Be Tried In Greensboro
A High Point man and six Winston-Salem residents face conspiracy charges in a Greensboro federal court trial this week. The case stems from a liquor still seizure described as the nation’s largest, capable of 50 000 gallons of whisky, discovered after a tractor trailer first run. Estep and Kennedy face separate indictments in Raleigh over transporting 2 451 gallons of non taxpaid whisky near Elizabethtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
William Howard McDowell
Frank Stokes Davis
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Grady Lee Estep
Eugene Edward Kennedy
Nellie Garnett Cope
James Coleman Minter
Robert Lee Dowlell
Robert Lewis Ellis
Winston-Salem
Estep
Kennedy
Eastern District Court
Raleigh
Elizabethtown
Golden Age Club Hosts Thomasville Group Meeting
The Golden Age Club based in High Point will convene at 10 a.m. Thursday at Blair Park clubhouse. About 30 Thomasville Golden Age Club members will attend, with a dinner following the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Golden Age Club
Blair Park
Thomasville
Office-Warehouse Permits Boost Weekly Construction Total
Two large permits for office-warehouses push last week’s construction total toward 234 thousand dollars. 3M Co. receives a one-story plant permit by Drake subdivision. J W Coltrane and Margie Black and Bruce Clodfelter gain residential permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co
J. W. Coltrane
Drake
R. K. Stewart and Son
W. Green
E. Commerce Street
Margie Black
Bruce Clodfelter
City Manager Hinson resigns to serve as consultant
City Manager T. E. Hinson announced resignation citing health and age as factors amid plans for annexed areas and a bond measure. The council accepted his resignation in a special session, naming him a consultant while a replacement search proceeds. Hinson will assist through the transition and with the bond election set for Oct 20. He has led High Point through major growth and reforms, including the city county building project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Hinson
Hinson
Jess Washburn
Hubert M. Bryant
Washburn
High Point
Joyce Reynolds
Kernersville
Five Point
Earl N
Ww. F. Bailey
Amos R. Kearns
George A. Covington
Whch
Union Fuss Over Injunction In Winston-Salem Local
Members of Winston-Salem Local 391 charge Lloyd Huggins secretary treasurer secretly moved the health and welfare office from Winston-Salem to Greensboro. Drivers obtained a Superior Court injunction against removal and accuse a bid to wrest control from International Trustee Richard Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Hubcap Thefts Plague Police In Thomasville
Police in Thomasville investigated a weekend series of hubcap thefts from cars. Leroy West on Fairway Drive reported a spin ner type hubcap valued at $7.50 stolen from his car parked at the ball park Friday. Kenneth Motley on Holly Hill Road reported $25 worth of hubcaps stolen from his car in the Amazon Mill lot Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Leroy West
Fairway Drive
Ballpark
Kenneth Motley
Holly Hill Road
Amazon Mill
Prayer for T SDAY Blessing of faith and freedom for the nation
The prayer from John Sutherland Bonnell of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church asks Almighty God to preserve the nation founded by the ancestors prayers and sacrifices. It seeks divine defense against peril and to make the country a blessing to the world for His Son's sake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sutherland Bonnell
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Apartment Fire at 618 N Hamilton St Causes Estimated Loss
Fire at William and Mary Apartments caused smoke and heat damage with flames contained to a second floor unit. Estimated loss set at 5 000 to 8 000 dollars, pending a final appraisal. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William and Mary
N. Hamilton St
W. F. Mauldin
Car Lights Blind Driver in Early Morning Crash
Clifton Darrell Jones, 21, of Grant Street, reported his car was blinded by bright headlights on a curve on E Lexington Avenue at 1 04 a m. He skidded into a telephone pole, causing $350 damage and was charged with exceeding ly safe speed.
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Gillespie
Beverly Gillespie
Wayne Gillespie
Sheriff's Deputies
Evelyn Maxine Holton
Route 7
Greensboro
Clifton Darrell Jones
Jones
Grant Street
Lexington Avenue
Coy B. Hunt
Durham
High Point
Hunt
Easses
James Walker
Brooklyn
N. Y
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Guy Carr Jr
Emerywood Baptist Church
Young Carr
Uwharrie Council
Bunn Hackney
Baptists
Guil-Rand
Ralph Martin Wilmoth
Council Street
Henry L. Hallman
Takoma Park
Wilmoth
Hallman
G. G. Russell
Rockspring
Ernest Porterfield
Russell
High Point Savings and Trust Co
Willie Albert Evans
Holt
Raymond Jackson
W. Davis Street
Kiwanians
Kiwanis Club
Coltrane
W. Green Street
Electric Supply Co
Gurley St
Clodfelter
W. Howard Bradiner
Lindsay St
Security Housing Corp
Meredith
Hugh Kellam
Edgedale St
Eunice Dyson
Day St
City Planning Department
Water and Sewer Department
Public Works Department
Weavil
Charlie Lewis
Buddy Ridge
Doyle Early
Ed Ellington
Rick Greeson
Clifford James
Bill Davis
Larry Rice
Lee Sherrill
Gene Kester
Tom Mason
Louis Bissette
Steven Ramsey
Jimmy Simeon
Ashley Morris
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Kenny Kearns
Terry Koontz
Tom Kester
Noland Clinard
Steve
Southern Portrait
Irvin Milgrin
Industrial Lithograph Co
Mallory St
W. Farriss Street
Rotary Drive
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