Special Jury Drawn For Murder Trial In Guilford County
A 50 man venire is drawn to sit for the murder trial of Willie Mack Oliver under Judge Walter E Johnston Jr. Jurors from eastern Guilford County are questioned as defense and prosecution continue. Additional cases include multiple armed robberies theft and forgery verdicts in Thomasville Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Mack Oliver
Carl Wilson
Thomasville
Horace Kornegay
Vaetardow
Mickey
Alex “Shorty” Jarvis
N. Wrenn Street
Jarvis
Robbins Curb Market
E. Washington Street
Ronald Eugene Anthony
Kearns Street
Anthony
Johnston
Mill Worker Darrell Carter Found Dead on Bridge
A night shift worker from Denny Roll and Panel Co. was found dead on the Perry Street bridge over the Southern Railway at about 7:45 a.m. Police believe natural causes ended Darrell Carter’s life. Funeral arrangements pending. coroner not yet arrived. Also jailed: Ray Whitstine, 25, on assault with a deadly weapon charge with $200 bond.
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Perry Street
Southern Railway
0. H. Leak
Frank Bright
Darrell Carter
Carter
Denny Roll and Panel Co
Haizlip
Ray Whitstine
Route 1
Sheriff's
Whitstine
Terry Whitstine
Lions Club hears address on traffic laws in Pilot
Thomasville area Lions Club meeting at Pilot School cafeteria featured Highway Patrolman B R Kiser discussing traffic laws. A report on White Cane sales showed progress while Christmas card sales also advanced. Proceeds aid the blind with eight local recipients. Pilot Fire Department auxiliary served the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
B. R. Kiser
Pilot Lions Club
Pilot School
Pilot Fire Department
Tax Value Estimates Hiked By $3 Million
High Point 1957 property valuations revised to about 147 million dollars, an estimated eight million increase from last year. City officials expect 30 000 to 35 000 more in tax revenue and note township gains may total 10 million, with potential offsets from intangible tax, ABC store revenues, and franchise tax changes.
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High Point
H. A. Wood
Wood
High Point Township
Greensboro
ABC
Witnesses Sought In Car Death
State Highway Patrol seeks witnesses to a fatal crash on Abbott's Creek Church Road last Tuesday near midnight. James Marvin Adams, 19, of E. Washington Street died when his late model car went off the road after another car allegedly forced him off the shoulder. A motorist who dodged Adams remains unfound and investigators urge anyone with details to come forward.
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Abbott's Creek Church Road
State Highway Patrol
James Marvin Adams
E. Washington Street
Young Adams
Adams
Ange Ye
Louis J Fisher Recognized For U S Service
Louis J Fisher Jr of High Point is among 67 North Carolina Selective Service members awarded certificates of appreciation for 15 years of service from President Eisenhower. The awards were announced by the state director of the service. Recipients helped run the original 1940 draft system and have served since then with a brief gap during the 1940 law termination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Fisher Jr
High Point
North Carolina
Selective Service System
Eisenhower
Archdale Youth To Seek Funds On Halloween
Archdale Youth Fellowship of Archdale Methodist Church will collect funds for UNICEF on Halloween night. Youth volunteers will wear lapel tags and carry coin containers to aid the welfare of children worldwide, including vaccines and penicillin and food for those in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale
Youth Fellowship
Archdale Methodist Church
United Nations Children's Fund
Unicef
Dr. Stanley Jones Continues Series at High Point College
Dr. E. Stanley Jones addressed about 350 this morning at Memorial Auditorium as part of a weeklong series. He discussed inner fears and the need to unite conscious and subconscious through the Holy Spirit for spiritual peace and redemption. Tonight he will speak on Which Way is the East Going and Which Way is the Church Going.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Stanley Jones
High Point College
Memorial Auditorium
Christ
Jesus
Citywide Halloween Party Planned in High Point
City officials and sponsors prepare for a large downtown Halloween celebration on Washington and Main Streets with police and fire chiefs overseeing safety. The Rev. J. R. Petree announces a Share Our Surplus SOS drive to aid Christian Rural Overseas Program, with collection points downtown. Barricades will block Main Street from English to Commerce to 6 p.m. Thursday to accommodate revelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Stronach Jr
City Parks and Recreation Department
Merchants Association
C. C. Stoker
Claude Canady
J. R. Teague
Stronach
Washington Street
Main Street
J. R. Petree
Christian Rural Overseas
Petree
High Point Ministerial Alliance
Stoker
English Street
Commerce Street
Staff shakeup at Furniture South trade mag
Howard Easter resigns as managing editor and advertising manager of Furniture South. P. M. Amos of Granite Falls will replace him and Will Taylor of Durham joins as editorial and advertising associate. Amos to begin Nov 4. Easter will announce future plans.
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Howard Easter
Furniture South
P. M. Amos
Granite Falls
Will Taylor
Durham
Amos
Easter
N. I. Reinenstock
New York City
Southern Furniture Exposition
N. Main Street
Tps
Hopewell 4-H elects Phillip Smith as president
Phillip Smith was elected president of the Hopewell 4-H Club at Hopewell Methodist Church in Trinity. Reva Welborn became vice president, Sharon Mathis secretary, Jean Kimrey song leader, Linda Albertson pianist, and Beverly Miller reporter. The first Randolph County meeting invited eighth graders to 21 year olds in the Trinity school district to join, with a next meeting set for November 8 at 4 p.m. in the church basement.
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Trinity
Phillip Smith
Hopewell
Hopewell Methodist Church
Reva Welborn
Sharon Mathis
Jean Kimrey
Linda Albertson
Beverly Miller
Randolph County Club
Gasoline Price Cut Again In Thomasville
In Thomasville the price of regular gasoline fell another penny per gallon this morning at at least two major-brand stations. The lowest price reached is 22.9 cents, with most name-brand stations at 23.9 cents. The latest price remains about one cent above the wartime low hit during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Services Set For Lt. Corn
The family of Lt. Cletus L. Corn of High Point, USAF, declared dead after an air craft accident 35 miles north of Otis AFB, Mass. on Oct. 23. Corn vanished with observer over the Massachusetts coast last Tuesday night during an air defense mission. Over Ocean Corn, husband of Ann Wright, and son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Corn, will have services attended by J. Van Voyles and Lt. Corn’s family arriving Friday.
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Cletus L. Corn
High Point
USAF
Corn
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Ocean Corn
M. T. Corn
Montlieu Avenue
Ann Wright
Ernest Wright
Mr. Wright
Massachusetts
J. van Voyles
J. van Voyles, A Friend of Lt. Corn
Police Bring Charge After Car Mishap
Drunken driving charges were filed after an 800 block Taylor Street collision at 6:48 p.m. involving Jake Lindsay Grubb Jr. and Robert Mills. Grubb, 35, of Grimes Street, faces drunken driving and prohibition violations. Mills's car incurred minor damage.
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Taylor Street
Jake Lindsay Grubb Jr
Grimes Street
Grubb
Robert E. Mills
Route 2
Trinity
Taylor
No More Freeze In Sight For Now
Weather observers at the airport bureau say the cold spell has ended for now. The warming trend will keep days and nights chilly but less severe with fair skies and light frost tonight. Wednesday should be warmer and sunny with Thursday mostly fair and mild.
Baron de Meiss-Teuffen Urges Tougher U S Aid Policy
Swiss Baron Hans de Meiss-Teuffen told the High Point Executives Club that U S foreign aid strengths in the Middle East must be reworked. He warned that misuse diverts funds and urged teaching more history and geography to counter communism and win allegiance in the region. He spoke during the club's 1957 58 season opener.
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America
Middle East
Baron Hans de Meiss-Teuffen
Switzerland
High Point Executive
Baron de Meiss- Teuffen
Baron de Meiss-Teuffen
Duns Shader Caliaanine
Apoenge Seante Coates Aerica
Glenn Chihfield
Governor Hodges Praises North Carolina Manufacturing Growth
Gov. Luther Hodges cited North Carolina as a hub of prosperous growth in manufacturing and national quality during a recent industrial salary show. He and his party toured Itkin Brothers showrooms in New York and viewed executive desks from Alma Desk Co and Myrtle Desk Co of High Point and chairs by Boling Chair Co of Siler City, meeting executives from all three firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
New York
Gov. Hodges
Itkin Brothers
Alma Desk Co
Myrtle Desk Co
High Point
Boling Chair Co
Siler City
City-County Tax Listers Named In Thomasville
Mrs. Carson Cox and Miss Mamie Harris named by City Manager Bill Green as Thomasville tax listers for 1958. Both had served as listers last January and for years before. Listing starts Jan 2 in city hall and continues through January with county office reps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Carson Cox
Mamie Harris
Bill Green
Cox
Miss Harris
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College Village
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Bill R. Wagner
Route 4
State Prison
Raleigh
Billy E. Jenkins
Johnston Road
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Eugene Jenkins
Winfred D. Brown
Brown
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Frank Barger
James Leon
Marley
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Winfrey House
Elease Froneberger
Wade Street
Froneberger
William Little
Hulda Street
James Wooten
Dunbar Street
Willie Blake
W. Green Street
Helen McDonald
Wall Street
Blake
Arlene L. Green
Agnes Scott
Green
M&m
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Kernersville
Beamon
Kenneth Frye
Lions
Edward Washington
9828Th Air Reserve Squadron
James E. Wiley
Air Reserve Center
Lotte
Washington
Charles Taylor
Janet Tease
Enterprise City Editor
High Point Enterprise
Louis J. Fisher
U.S
Stanley Jones
Ist
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Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
National Guard
J. A. Leath Sr
Asheville
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Connie Grayson Walker
Smith Street
Vail Street
Martin Street
Walker
Rutledge
Randleman
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Howell Street
Elmer H. Raby
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