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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1936

Page

5

Unique History Of Abbott's Creek Churches Reveals Important Facts

Deep in Davidson county six miles northwest of High Point on Wallburg road stand two old Abbott’s Creek churches. The Abbott's Creek Primitive Baptist church formed in 1832, then the first missionary Baptist church. the Missionary church grew from 13 dissenters in 1832. Both share a single baptismal pool and rich Civil War era lore including a buried barrel of gold allegedly linked to Cornwallis.

High Point Wallburg Ling Davidson County Abbott's Creek North Carolina Abbott Creek Baptist Church Missionary Church Primitive Baptist Roger's Cross Roads Wake County Jesse Sowell Lick Creek Eli Phillip Davidson Forsyth Rowan William Raper Alexander Thomas Keziah Raper Martha Teague Hannah Thomas Elizabeth Brown Anna Evans Mary Evans Phoebe Horney Davis Raper James Evans James Odell Abbott's Missionary Baptist Church Bilder Bi Phillips Phillip Horney Joseph Spurgeon Primitive Church Dan Hayworth Jordan River John Baptist Church of England St. Luke Rowan County Guilford Parish of Unity Nathaniel Greene American Daughters of the Revolution Mary Jane Spurgeon William Spurgeon Greene John Spurgeon Lord Cornwallis Yadkin River Virginia Guilford Courthouse House of Lords Cornwallis Carolina Abbotts’ Creek Abbott Pee Dee Atlantic Ocean Arthur Dobbs Daniel Marshall Sandy Creek Baptist Church Shubal Stearns South Carolina Georgia Marshall George Whitefield Pope Thomasville Highway Pope Alexander Pope George Whitfield Guilford County Pole-Cat Creek Deep River Abbott’s Creek Mary Hiatt Isaac Hiatt Israel Creek Register of Deeds Greensboro John Gano Salisbury Lexington Thomasville Browntown Keziah Davis United States Old Abbott’s Creek

Five Proposed Amendments Explained For Voters

L. J. Fisher Jr outlines five constitutional amendments: enlarging the Supreme Court to seven and allowing divisions. limited property tax exemption for owner occupied homes up to 1000 dollars. classification of property for taxation. raising the net income tax ceiling from 6 to 10 percent. and new public debt restrictions allowing certain borrowings without a vote plus limits on biennial debt reductions.

Serprise Purose L. J. Fisher, Jr Guilford County Board of Elections Supreme Court General Assembly General Assemblies Court House

Radium Replaces Cancer Operation

Philadelphia October 24 A British surgeon Dr William Fletcher Shaw of Manchester reports to the American College of Surgeons that radium has replaced the difficult cancer operation for cervical carcinoma. He says radium reduces risk and offers a better chance of cure even in early stages.

Philadelphia American College of Surgeons William Fletcher Shaw Manchester England

Medical advances cut cancer death rates and improve recovery

The speaker notes that early 1900s cancer patients faced near death, but surgical removal reduced deaths by about half and radium therapy has further improved outcomes.

Asheboro Scouts to Receive Eagle Awards Monday

In Asheboro troop 24 the court of awards at the Presbyterian church Monday at 7 p.m. will honor five boys with Eagle badges: Bud Allred, Bill Allred, Robert McGlohan, David Stedman, and Bud Hedrick. Scout Executive B W Hackney will attend from High Point. merit badges and other honors will be awarded to a list of Scouts including Stedman, McGlohan, Gilback, Walton, and others showing a strong year for Eagle and related badges.

Asheboro Boy Scouts Presbyterian Church B. W. Hackney High Point Court of Honor Bud Bill Allred Robert McGlohan David Stedman Bud Hedrick Trurett Frazier Robert Johnson Lewis Millsaps Willis Hooper W. C. Craven Arthur Presnell R. D. Mabe Bob Allred

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