Commissioners Weigh County Building Annex Plan
City and County leaders discussed adding to the County Building in High Point at a luncheon. While two commissioners questioned the need, officials agreed to form joint committees to study the proposal and reconvene November 6 for a possible vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates Enterprise
Amos
Porter
Ragsdale
T. C. Hoyle
Harry Weatherly
Greensboro
Executive Council
Kearns
Jesse Washburn
H. G. Siderton
O. A. Kirkman
C. A. Lewis
Council Studies Buffer Zone for Off Street Parking Plan
City Council tentatively backs creating a narrow buffer strip between residential and business zones to permit off street parking. The idea aims to curb encroachment into residential areas while easing street parking. a public hearing likely after the Adjustment Board study. Rejected petitions included English Street business expansion and a Ward Street rezoning. several bids and a street project contract were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Survey Council
Theatment Board
A .R
Adjustment Board
Seger
Thurston Street
Eld Harriss
Oes
North Maina
Bo Board of Adjustment
Ward Street
Industrial
N.ted Bansiement Co
Guilford
Lyles Chevrolet
High Pg
W. F. Mauldin, Inc
W. F. Mauldin
Eston R. Names Dies on Route 6
Eston R. Names 47 died suddenly at his home in the Deep River Community Route 6 High Point shortly before 7 oclock Monday morning. He was born January 27 1905 in Davie County son of Frank S and Anie Cartner Ijames. He moved to High Point 26 years ago and was a member of Ward Street Methodist Church. He married Gladys Horton December 21 1928. Surviving are his wife one brother Grady Ijames of Guilford College and four sisters Mrs R R McVey of Wilmington Mrs O O Tutterow of Winston Salem and others. Funeral services Wednesday at Ward Street Methodist Church with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eston R. Names
Deep River
High Point
Davie County
Frank S
Anie Cartner Ijames
Ward Street
Negro Recreational Program Postponed at William Penn High
The city parks and recreation department announced the opening of the Negro adult recreation program at William Penn High School has been postponed until October 30. Miss Evelyn McNeely, a member of social recreation, said the program will include arts and crafts, commerce courses and a men's basketball league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Parks and Recreation Department
William Penn High School
Evelyn McNeely
Folding fan origins traced to Jase in seventh century
The folding fan originated with the Jase in the seventh century and was likely introduced to Europe by Portuguese traders about a millennium later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jase
Europe
Two-Car Collision Results in Reckless Driving Charge
Police reported about $375 damage from a two car crash on North Hamilton Street. William C. Malpass, 32, was charged with reckless driving after veering into the oncoming lane and hitting Bennie D. Calloway, 30. Malpass’s car damage estimated at $200 and Calloway’s at $175.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Street
William C. Malpass
Acve
North Hamilton Street
Bennie D. Calloway
East Washington Street
English Street
Zenas A. Willbanks
Clara Cox
Thomasville Man Injured In Wreck
Thomasville resident Thomas Peace, 40, suffered severe facial and head injuries when his pickup ran out of control on Jacobs Street Extension Monday around 5 30 PM. He was thrown from the vehicle and found on the highway. Green Funeral Home ambulance drivers reported the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Tom Peace
Charles Street
Jacobs Street
Green Funeral Home
Peace
Prayer for TQDAY from Pacific School of Religion president
A devotional passage asks for divine illumination on liberty and truth. It frames freedom as tolerance and self sacrifice under God's will, attributed to Stuart LeRoy Anderson of Berkeley California, president of the Pacific School of Religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart LeRoy Anderson
Berkeley
Calif
Pacific School of Religions
Dr J J Hamlin of Jamestown Dies at 4:15 A.M.
Jamestown resident Dr J J Hamlin died today at 4 15 am after seven days of illness. Born in Randolph County he was son of William Robert Hamlin and Victoria Alfred Hamlin and eldest among 12 children. A University of Maryland graduate he practiced dentistry in High Point 32 years before moving to Jamestown for limited work. Survived by his wife Ethel Malvina Keller and other family members. Funeral 3 pm Thursday at Sechrest Funeral Home chapel with Dr Dwight Ware and Dr Kenneth Goodson. Entombment Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum. Body to remain at Sechrest's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hamlin
Jamestown
Randolph County
William Roberts
Victoria Alfred Hamlin
Charles
Hamlin
University of Maryland
High Point
Ethel Malvina Keller
Sechrest Funeral Home
Dwight Ware
Memorial Meet Draws Townsfolk To Trinity Church
A large attendance of Trinity residents and visitors filled Trinity Methodist Church for the annual Trinity Memorial Association meeting. Mrs Bess Parkin Covington of Thomasville delivered the memorial address recalling local days and people. Officers named include John Easter president Bess Hudson vice president Virginia Campbell secretary Minnie Leach treasurer Carrie Phillips historian. A luncheon followed at 12 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Trinity Methodist Church
Trinity Memorial Association
Bess Parkin Covington
Thomasville
Covington
John Easter
Bess Hudson
Virginia Campbell
Minnie Leach
Carrie Phillips
Dr Reeves Dies in Hope Mills at 32
Dr Albert Murray Reeves age 32 died suddenly of a heart attack at his Hope Mills home today. He was uncle to Mrs A Doyle Early of 608 Gatewood who left for Hope Mills. He and his brother Dr J L Reeves ran the Reeves Clinic in Hope Mills until two months ago when Dr J L Reeves died. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Murray Reeves
Hope Mills
A. Doyle
Gatewood
Reeves
J. L. Reeves
High Point Plans Public Library Expansion Budget Clarified
A joint City Council and Library Board committee approved Voorhees and Everhart proposed plans for a new High Point public library costing about 150000 and to be funded with non tax funds. The plan envisions 13700 square feet initially with potential growth to 16500 and space for 60000 volumes. Architects to finish preliminary drawings for final committee approval within 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Voorhees and Everhart
North Carolina
Amos R. Kearns
Library Board
Library Board of Trustees
Council
Funeral Services for William F. Chadwick
Funeral services for William Franklin Chadwick 83 were held in the Sechrest chapel Monday at 3 pm. Rev P T Dixon former Jamestown Methodist pastor officiated. Interment followed in Deep River cemetery. Pallbearers were M H Chadwick B B Hoskins G D Hoskins Cliff Gordon A T McInnis and Glenn Smith. Chadwick a farmer and Jamestown resident for 52 years died at his home Saturday at 10 am after a period of declining health since April 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Chadwick
William Franklin Chadwick
Sechrest
P. T. Dixon
Jamestown
New Thomasville School Opens Tonight
Liberty Drive Elementary School in Thomasville opens its new $460000 building with a public ceremony Thursday. Principal W G Walters invites parents and residents to attend as PTA officers are elected and a progress report on the project is given by Dr R L McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Liberty Drive
W. G. Walters
Wayne Shoaf
Charles Leach
Main Street
George Arnold
R. L. McDonald
Walters
Adoption procedure outlined by Home Society director
Miss Harriet L. Tynes executive director of the N. C. Children's Home Society detailed the adoption process at an Exchange Club meeting at the Rainbow Supper Club. She noted the society’s aim to care for homeless children and place them in suitable homes. More than five thousand children have been cared for since 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. ©. Children’s ‘Home Society
Harriet L. Tynes
Exchange Club
Rainbow Supper Club
Miss Tynes
Trinity Man Notes Appeal From Fines
In a brief recorder court session Grover Hughes of Trinity Route 1 was given 60 days for no operator license and 30 days for improper brakes, to run concurrently, suspended on payment of fines and costs. Hughes noted an appeal to Superior Court on both counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Recorder’s Court
Grover Hughes
Trinity
Hughes
Jones Stilwell
Polk Street
Hugh P. Nester
Cox Avenue
Ernest P. Byerly
Republicans Call Township Meeting In Thomasville
A mass meeting of the Republicans of Thomasville Township is set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the Republican headquarters in the Professional Building. Township chairman Dave Long urged all Republicans to attend. The article also notes scientists report a 47 percent drop in tooth decay in cities using water fluoridation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville Township
Dave Long
Winter chill returns with subfreezing night forecast
Frigid conditions grip the area with subfreezing temperatures expected tonight. Lows range from 22 to 28 degrees, while tomorrow warms to around 60 with highs near 50 forecast earlier and a low of 28 last night.
Thomasville Youth, 16, Shoots Self in Downtown Store
Herbert Glemm Warner, 16, son of John Warner, shot himself in the left chest with a .38 revolver in the Western Auto Store bathroom on Main Street. He was taken to Memorial Hospital in critical condition and police continued the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Herbert Glemm Warner
John Warner
Barnwell Street
Paul M. Shore
Shore
Warner
Memorial Hospi
Walker Funeral Home
Western Auto
Main Street
Young Warner
Memorial Hospital
Small Boy Struck by Automobile on East Lexington
A six year old boy named Richard John Hartman of 116 East Lexington Avenue was struck by a westbound car driven by Betty C. Crawford of 1115 Rotary Drive in the 100 block of East Lexington Avenue at 11:50 AM. He was checked by a doctor, treated for contusions and abrasions, and sent home. no charges were filed against the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Street
L. G
Richard John Hartman
East Lexington Avenue
Betty C. Crawford
Rotary Drive
Who Is Registered and Who Is Not Explainer
John Haworth outlines registration rules for High Point voters as confusion clears. Voters who joined in 1951 city elections or gubernatorial primaries are confirmed registered. those who haven’t voted since then should check with the election board. Registrars available at polling places 9 am to sunset Saturday. appointments required to register before Saturday. Local new registrars listed for precincts 9 and 1. polling place locations pending. Jaycees distribute polling information. County Elections Office in basement of County Building, South Main Street, phone 6483.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Kearns
L. C. Amos
High Point
Council
Amos
William Ragsdale
Jamestown
Logan Porter
Porter
Kearns
John Q
High Point County
Archie Myatt
Bar Association
High Point Council
Actton
C. H. Hunt
John Haworth
County Board of Elections
High Pointers
High Point Township
Election Board
B. W. Hackney
Woodrow
P. L. Massey
Tyree Neigh
Westwood
Fletcher Welch
Jaycees
County Elections Board
South Main Street
Optimist Club Presents Trip Pin Around at Junior High
The Optimist Club opens its home talent musical Trip Pin Around tonight at 8:13 p.m. at the Junior High auditorium with a cast of 205. Directors Fred Bergmann and wife led two weeks of rehearsals, and the show includes a Baby Show and a pre-event contest with a nine-scene program from opening Fairy Express to the finale Home To The Southland. The Darktown Strutters and Jay birds headline supporting acts, with a high school chorus, Cowgirls, and Rockettes in multiple scenes. Tickets are sold by Optimist Club members, High School choirs, Efird's Department Store, and at the auditorium box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior High Ool
Optimist Club
Pny
Fred Bergmann
Efird’s
Oe. Pg Optimist Club
de Doe
Charlotte Guy
Mary
John
Southland
Darktown Strutters
Junion
Woman's Club
Barbara Swartsberg
Dot Culler
Mag Graham
Lucy O'Poole
Hazel Swab
Dot Conant
Faith Linthicum
Midge Oliver
Fred Swartsberg
Steve Steffans
Jim Stewart
Ken Hutchins
Ken “Litton
Luther Poole
Hal Hoover
Sonny’’ Wagner
Momma
Lue of Sun
Swanee
Hollywood
Welcome Travelers
Cowgirls
J. O. Prather
Rhythm Ramblers
Prathers
Tommy Jones
Neces Bowles
Squa
High Point
Niagra Falls
Dream Girls
Jewel Parrs
Conrad West High Point College
Loveland
New York
Ken Litton
Arthur Godfrey
Slim” Jenson
Tony
Rockettes
Toriium
Efird
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N. C. Equipment Co
Leonard Street
South Perry
Meredith Street
Thompson Arthur Paving Com
Edgar Snider
Hedrick Street
Thomas Fuller
Light House Grill
Dr. Hamlin
Dr. Reeves
James Warren
Lucy Oats
Epsilon Phi Omicron Fraternity
Hauser Auditorium
Pus
High Point College
David Abernathy
J. Flivverton Barleycorn
Frank Graham
New Thomasville School
Home Society
Roger Morris
Education ‘Conference
Board of Control
M. L. Patrick
E. Sherron
George Gibbardt
Marshal Keith
Trinity Man
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