Annexation Hearing Slated In December
City leaders scheduled a December public hearing on proposed annexation of four parcels along the new highway south of High Point. The Porter 40 acre tract leads the list with three smaller holdings by Otto H. Vincent, Carson G. Tutherow, P. Donald Howland, and Martin Van Buren Sullivan.
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High Point
F. Logan Porter Jr
Porter
Otto H. Vincent
Carson G. Tutherow
P. Donald Howh
Martin van Buren Sulivan
Planning and Zoning Commission
Rotary
Sherbrooke, Palatka
Gilbert Sts
Local Men Granted Two State Charters
Three High Point men received certificates for two new corporations Deep River Mining Corp and Waxhill Minerals Inc. W H Rodenbeck H A Knight Sr and Harry Knight Jr subscribed 300 dollars each to both firms stock. Authorized stock in each company was ten thousand dollars.
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Thesestate
High Point
W. H. Rodenbeck
H. A. Knight Sr
Harry Knight Jr
Deep River Mining Corp
Waxhill Minerals Inc
Two Executives Die In Highway 68 Bridge Crash
Herbert S. Lane 59 of Houston and Herbert G. Dorney 64 of Greensboro die when their car fails to negotiate a curve near the Deep River bridge and plunges into a bridge abutment. Mrs. Dorney 50 remains critically injured with other passenger treated for injuries. Lane and Dorney are identified as killed instantly. Dorney is named driver. Lane's body sent to Baltimore. Dorney from Baltimore area survived by a wife and family.
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Highway 68
Herbert S. Lane
Pomona Rd
High Point
Texas
Crown Petroleum Oil Co
Houston
Herbert G
Greensboro
National Biscuit Co
Dorney
C. B. Pierce
Lane
Deep River
Pierce
W. W. Harvey
Wesley Long Hospital
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Dorney
Baltimore
Henry
Jennie Noonan Dorney
H. Jackson Dorney
Ili Point
H. R. Dorney
N. Dorney
P. F. Dorney
Episcopal Church
Spaggum
R. Lane
Bernard Owens
M Wallace Lane
J. Virgil Lane
Edwin Lansbury
Friendship
Presbyterian Church
Herbert Lane
Herbert Dorney
Langley
Red Cross reports 18000 NC families hit by Hazel
Mrs Frances K Harris national Red Cross representative outlined disaster aid as opening of the United Fund drive. She cited 18000 affected NC families and 547 homes destroyed with 9067 minor damages. Red Cross assists on need basis as gifts, not loans, with local chapters coordinating contributions and relief.
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Frances K Harris
American Red Cross
Raleigh
United Fund
Red Cross
Harris
North Carolina
Carlton Kirkman
Loss By Fire Down In September Fire Report Shows
The fire department reported September per capita fire loss at three cents, the lowest since May. A duplex at 1028 Leonard St suffered 1.7 thousand dollars in losses, with total at risk value 35.5 thousand. Thirty one fires occurred, mostly minor, delaying the monthly summary due to Fire Prevention Week.
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Leonard St
Salvation Army Seeks Child Clothing for Hazel Victims
Capt H M Gillespie and Salvation Army staff appeal urgently for children's clothing from infant to age 11 for victims of Hurricane Hazel. Donors should bring items to the Citadel on 8 Main Street or call 435 to arrange pickup for rapid dispatch to disaster areas.
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H. M. Gillespie
Salvation Army
Main St
Slightly Warmer Weather Expected in High Point
The Friendship weather bureau reports cooler conditions tonight with a low around 36. Tomorrow will begin partly overcast but turn warmer by Wednesday afternoon with a high of about 58 as temperatures rise from last night’s 44 and today’s 58.
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High Point
Friendship Weather Bureau
E&R Fall Meeting Set Here Sunday
The Churchmen's Brotherhood eastern district of Evangelical and Reformed Church holds its fall gathering in Lexington with 250 plus delegates from several counties. Arnold Koonce and Willie Everhart address the gathering while Paul Shoaf leads the business session.
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Churchmen's Brotherhood
Evangelical
Arnold Koonce
Paul Shoaf
Lexington
State Brotherhood Convention
State Brotherhood
Lloyd E. Secries
Shoaf
John Schmit
Burlington
Wiliam Self
Winston-Salem
Secon
William Frazier
L. M. Callaway
Asheboro
John W. Settlemyre
Whitsett
Sechriest
Polite Thieves Leave Pennies Spelling Thanks After Robbery
Cambridge police seek two men after a $2500 Moll Mo-Co. robbery. The sole clue cited is that as they departed they spelled out the word thanks using pennies on a desk top.
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Cambridge
Mass
Moll Mo— Co
Prayer for Tuesday Day of Understanding and Forgiveness
Prayer asks God to help handle unfair judgment and slander with goodwill. It seeks unity with Christ, asking forgiveness for those who err and to uphold truth and friendship amidst accusations. Delivered by W Ralph Ward Jr, minister of Mt Lebanon Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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God of Understanding
Christ
W. Ralph Ward, Jr
Pittsburgh, Pa
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church
United Fund Red Cross Campaign Kickoff At High Point
High Point opens 1955 United Fund Red Cross drive with a kickoff breakfast at the Sheraton Hotel attended by about 500 volunteers. Paul Harvey and Ian Stuart spoke urging self-reliance and support for youth, with a campaign goal of 186 405. A parade and rally follow, featuring multiple school bands and local organizations.
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Paul Harvey
High Point
United Fund-Red Cross
Harvey, Stuart
United Fund
Red Cross
Clarence Allred
United - Reds
Sheraton Hotel
Ian Stuart
Harvey
Rome
Greece
Stuart
United Fund Red Cross
Amerca
Oea
Alfred
Taylor Simpson
Red Cross Area Advisory Council
Lane Worley
United Fund Advisory Board
Iry Bell
Security Bank
Jamestown
Allen Jay
William Penn High School
American Legion
Veterans of A Wars
National Guard
Salvation Army
Girl Guides
Betty Johnson
Berg Mish
North Carolina Vy Jr
Sianee Giadtin
Mine High Potts
Sturkey
Young Cyclist Struck By City Bus At Main Street Intersection
A 12 year old boy suffered a minor concussion when his bicycle was struck by a city bus driven by Lawrence Williamson Jr. at Main and English Streets. Both the cyclist Billy Taylor and the 31 year old driver had a green light. the bus turned left as the boy rode south on Main. The incident occurred about 5 55 a m. A second collision damaged a car near E Russell Street. Thelma Steel 42 of 107 Kersey Road was uninjured and no charges were filed.
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Main
English St
Billy Taylor
Lindsay St
Lawrence Williamson Jr
Springfield Ave
Main St
Moa
Thelma Steel
Kersey Rd
E. Russell St
Davis Townsend Community Site of Robbery
In the Davis Townsend community two masked bandits robbed a store operator and his wife as they returned home from their car. Bernon Burkhardt and his wife reported the robbers seized the cash box containing about 110 dollars after the operator handed over the box under threat. Deputies reported no arrests today.
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Lexington
Davis- Townsend
Bernon Burkhardt
Little Farm Market
Burkhart
Burkhardts
Civil Court Opens With Divorce Cases
The first day of a scheduled weeklong jury term of Municipal Court focused on uncontested divorces, most granted after two years of separation. Judge Archie Myatt presides as the civil docket fills the calendar.
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Archie Myatt
Church Panel Sees Slow Plan for School Desegregation
Panelists at St Marys Episcopal Laymen's League meeting discussed the Supreme Court May 17 desegregation ruling. They predicted states may take an indefinite period to enforce integration while opposing total private school subsidies. Speakers noted church progress in integrating a Negro family and reviewed related diocesan racial relations matters.
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U. S. Supreme Court
J One Hill
George Esser
The
Institute of Government
St. Mary's Episcopal
Scopal
David Yates
Chapel Hill
William P. Price
Masked intruder attack probes by city police
City detectives search for a young Black man described as 18 to 20 years old, 5 ft 8 in, 150 pounds, with a handkerchief over his face, after he allegedly assaulted Margaret Montgomery at 215 Fourth St injuring head and arm with a bottle. The incident follows another assault case and a separate arrest for attempted rape.
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Margaret Montgomery
Fourth St
Montgomery
Erskine Vauss
Center School Operation To Be Discussed
Parents and interested persons may learn about the Center School for Retarded Children at a meeting of the Parents of Handicapped Children Study Group. Em manual Lutheran Church hosts at 7:30 with Mrs. Victor Hunt, director, speaking on her work and the center’s operations.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
N. Main St
Victor Hunt
University of Tennessee
Tennessee
Vineland
N. J
Hunt
Center
Paul Conrat
Wachovia Board Reports Higher Deposits and Capital
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company directors heard an expanded business volume and a 30 million increase in deposits as of September 30 compared with a year earlier. Denosi figures show third quarter deposits at 336 million, loans at 153 million, with surplus rising by 850 thousand to 17.85 million and total capital plus surplus at 23 million.
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Salsbury
Charles F. Myers Jr
Burlington Mills Corp
Wachovia
Denosi‘s
Robert M. Hanes
Sur Pa
Soutland Worley
High Point
9. Cal Bank
Coperteneat Ee
Wack
Tahoeial
Tees Ae High Point
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Council
Gilbert St
Rotary Dr
Whittier St
Hazel
E&r
Robert Marks
Enterprise
God
Wachovia Board
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