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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1951
Page
9
A 33 year old man, Bartimas Dunn, was arrested early Sunday for negligently starting a mattress fire by smoking in bed at a rooming house at 400 Broad Street. He faced a $200 bond and a Municipal Court appearance, with the incident noted as the third similar arrest in the past month.
Occasional light showers are expected today with mostly clear skies and no change in temperature. Tonight’s low around 62 while today’s high reaches 70. Tomorrow turns partly cloudy and warmer with scattered showers and a high near 78.
High Point Civil Defense Council members will view a simulated air raid drill in Statesville tomorrow. E Z Senee will lead the Raleigh based council as Charles B Loflin demonstrates shelter techniques, personnel roles, and supply coordination under attack conditions. City officials T E Hinson Homer Barrett Rob ??? expected to attend.
Top city officials plan to attend a three day convention of the North Carolina League of Municipalities in Winston-Salem with a Wednesday night banquet. Attending from High Point are City Manager T. E. Hinson City Planner Malcolm Little Councilwoman Katherine Kirkman Mayor Amos R. Kearns Finance Director Lake Crowe City Clerk Treasurer Lois Smith and possibly other council members.
Police report an entry at the First Ward School over the weekend. Missing ice cream and some potatoes were found after a janitor noticed scattered produce. Officers suspect school kids due to a defective door lock that could be opened by shaking twice.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Liza Griffin 91 widow of S L Griffin died at her daughter's home on W Lexington Avenue were held Sunday at 2 from Spring Hill Methodist Church with Rev James T Man and others officiating. Interment followed in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Funeral services for 80 year old Mrs Julia S Smith widow of Jacob F Smith were held Sunday at 3 30 pm from First Congregational Christian Church on Tryon Street with Rev Guy Veasey Rev J C Reynolds Rev John Pugh officiating. Interment followed in Grey's Chapel Church Cemetery.
Sandra Diane Witcher aged two died at High Point Memorial Hospital after a two day illness. Born August 17, 1949, in High Point to W H and Ida Kidd Witcher, she is survived by her parents two sisters Doris Witcher Hodgin Phyllis Amelia Witcher and brother James William Witcher all of High Point. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Springfield Friends Meeting with burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Body returned to home Sunday evening.
Mrs Lora C Pickett, 80, widow of Jeremiah R Pickett and resident of 207 Maple Street, died early Sunday evening at her home after a lingering illness.
Funeral services for John Troutman of Brown Summet were held Saturday at Apples Chapel Church. He is survived by his wife a son four brothers R L of Rockwell L M of Salisbury A B of Danville and R E of Portsmouth New Hampshire and four sisters Mrs Carl Pierce Mrs W M Arey Mrs Walter Rainey and Mrs Fannie Morgan.
John D. Holcomb a prominent Yadkinville businessman and brother of Mrs J M Shore of High Point died early this morning after a long illness at a Yadkinville hospital. He had many friends in the area and often visited the city to see his sister.
Raleigh reports a record 475000 attendance for the five day North Carolina State Fair closing with 125000 on the final day. Dorton lauded the fair as the greatest in history as AAA auto racing highlighted the closing events. Timmy Hinnershitz won the 20 lap race in 9 04 80 and tied Ted Horn for three straight Eastern AAA titles while over 38000 in premiums were awarded to exhibitors and winners.
Lt. Col. Walter R. Hardee announced the start of operations at a new Air Force cadet training school in Kinston. One of nine nationwide, the facility will be operated by Serv-Air Inc. Cadets are due to arrive early next month.
Commander W. T. Southards announces future VFW Ladies Auxiliary covered dish suppers on alternate Tuesdays free to members. A turkey shoot is planned, a firing squad and color guard seek volunteers, and a membership drive aims to reengage inactive members.
The Training School at Wesley Memorial Church in High Point begins at 7:30 p.m. with daily sessions through Friday. A Friday 6 p.m. dinner for attendees is sponsored by the Adult Fellowship Group. Speakers include Miss Kate Crowell, Mrs. P. M. Camack, Rev. Walter R. Thompson, Miss Marion Craig, and Rev. Robert H. Duncan, covering topics from Home and Church to Evangelism in Christian Education.
Jake Wade, noted Southern sportswriter and UNC publicity man, will speak to the High Point Touchdown Club at the YMCA at 8 15 tomorrow night. He will discuss the current edition of the North Carolina Tar Heels and show films of the Carolina Texas game from Austin. Members were urged to attend.
The fourth annual Summer Furniture Market at the American Furniture Mart and Merchandise Mart showcased lines from exhibitors. Manufacturers noted aluminum and steel shortages but adequate supply to meet demand. chairs priced as low as eight dollars. A range of materials from wrought iron to redwood appeared in indoor and outdoor furniture.
In High Point area traffic weekend brought four accidents. A youth on Pomona Road suffered a skull fracture with initial reports later revised. Dennis White, 5, of Route 1, treated at Memorial Hospital and released. Patrolman unavailable for full details. Henry Fewell, 43, charged with reckless driving after a curve hug crash on a dirt road behind the High Point race track. Vehicles damaged. no injuries reported. Other crashes on Ramseur and English Best Street intersections caused minor damage totals. no injuries or arrests.
W. E. Mitchell explains how Chest budgets income from agency fees and service charges. The Budget Committee reviews monthly agency needs to ensure funds go where needed, maintaining donor trust and enabling emergency support. The article defends year round Chest activity and prudent disbursement.
Evangelist Billy Graham addressed a coast to coast audience estimated at 15 million listeners and urged voters to back moral candidates. More than 1,500 people responded to the invitation, bringing recorded decisions for Christ to nearly 800 in the first week of the Crusade. The next meeting is scheduled for tomorrow night at 8 oclock.
City Building Inspector J. P. Jones issued permits for a new dwelling at 514 E Farriss Avenue costing about 10 000 and a one story duplex on E Green Street valued at about 4 000.
Duke University student Paul Hardin was named to Phi Beta Kappa, the national scholastic honor society. He is the son of Rev and Mrs Paul Hardin Jr formerly of 202 Hillside Drive, now Birmingham Alabama.
Judge Archie Myatt presided over six Municipal Court cases before the October term. Three defendants received 30 day sentences suspended for 12 months on good behavior. Jia Walker Floyd Barbee James Beck Hoyt Davis cited.
Attorneys for five tobacco companies pushed to quash a court order demanding a fifth set of buyers for ten tobacco markets as Judge Hen Stevens Jr. set a December deadline to perfect appeals. The judge dismissed contempt citations against the firms for noncompliance. Separately, university coaching staffs are noted to have pro football background.
Dr Urey, Nobel laureate in chemistry and early Manhattan Project figure, will speak as part of a program led by local Jewish leaders with co chairs Robert J. Gastonia and Samuel Shavitz of Columbia. The Institute of Science funds aim to advance isotope research, cancer studies, and a project to desalinate water for Negev irrigation.
A union service at Wesley Memorial Methodist honored new pastors from High Point churches. Rev. R. G. Madison of Calvary Methodist, Rev. J. S. Johnson of Rankin Memorial, and Rev. J. C. Grose Jr. of Sherwood Village spoke on justice to God and man citing Matthew 22 21.
A former city employee Andrew Carter Sr 45 of 1002 Leonard Street was sentenced to five to eight years in state prison after pleading no contest to embezzlement breaking and entering and five counts of forgery. The judgment suspends the forgery count for five years on good behavior.
Members of the High Point Chamber of Commerce the Merchants Association and the City Recreation Department met to outline plans for the annual Halloween celebration on the night of October 31. Executive committee attendees included W. C. Sheloff and J. W. Gordon co chairmen Frank Sizemore secretary J. Brooks Reitzel Nick Lawrence Jack Southerland Frank Lambeth T. E. Hinson W. B. Stronach and J. J. Ellington.
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