Teen Age Robbery Ring Fined and Warned in Court
Nine teenaged boys described as a gang of auto accessory thieves faced larceny charges in Municipal Court. Five were charged with gasol ine theft from High Point Quarry. four with hubcap thefts. Sentences were suspended with fines of 25 dollars plus costs and behavior conditions. Judge Archie Myatt urged the youths to reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Myatt
High Point
Rivett Dr
Patrick A. Pierce
Lindsay St
Everett J. Driggers
Allen Jay School
Douglas Bartlett
Ihe
Homer Ray Kinley
Greensboro
Harold D. Tucker
Route
John Malcolm Howard
Jamestown
Jackie Driggers
Judge Myatt
More Donations For Family Listed
Additional donations of cash, food, and furniture were given to Radio Station WHPE for the destitute family of J. B. Conner of Kernersville Route 1. The contributions include Gean Burchette \$10, a Greensboro friend \$1, an Adams-Millis Inc. Piedmont Plant employee \$? in goods, Deluxe Law and Tool Co. cash, an anonymous donor \$25, and N. C. Shoaf a cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHPE
J. B. Conner
Route 1
Kernersville
Conner
Enterprise
Gean Burchette
Greensboro
Plant No
Adams-Millis, Inc
Piedmont
Deluxe Law and Tool Co
N. C. Shoaf
Deaths and Funerals in Local Community
Dennis Ward 15 of 242 Proctor St died after a prolonged illness. Funeral services were held at his home with pastors J E Cochran Worth Pusne and J M Allred officiating. Burial at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery near Groometown. Pallbearers named. Edith Gamble 1009 Club Dr died at High Point Memorial Hospital after three weeks illness. Surviving relatives listed. Funeral in Sechrest Chapel with interment at Springfield Cemetery. William Brown 69 of 205 Guilford Ave died after months of declining health. Details cover birth in Ireland and immigration to New York and High Point living with daughter Mrs H S Duke. Requiem Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Body to Jerre J Cronin Funeral Home in Brooklyn. interment Holy Cross Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Ward
Proctor St
J. E. Cochran
Highland Methodist Church
Worth Pusne
Cloverdale Church of
J. M. Allred
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Groometown
Donnie Patrum
Carl Starnes
James Edwards
Wallace Ward
Henry Wells
Mack Joyce
Edith Gamble
Edith Thompson Gamble
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Point
Charles
Bertha Hodson Thompson
Lyon Furniture Mercantile Agency
Helen Norrie Horney
Charles Thompson
Palm Springs
Calif
Claiborne Brogden
Richmond
N. M. McBrayer
Winston-Salem
Sechrest Chapel
Ceci Haworth
Central Friends Meeting
Springfield Cemetery
William Brown
Guilford Ave
Limerick
Ireland
William
Nancy Clancy Brown
Margaret Whalen
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. S. Duke
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Catherine Carey
Waimanalo
Hawaii
William Brown Jr
N.Y
Robert J. MacMillan
Sechrest Funeral Home
Jerre J. Cronin
Seventh Ave
Holy Cross Cemetery
Mrs. Daisy Millington Dies in High Point at 90
Mrs. Daisy L. Millington, 172 widow of John T. Millington, died Tuesday at High Point Memorial Hospital after months of declining health. Born November 20, 1880 in Davidson County, she moved to High Point 50 years ago and was a Welch Memorial Methodist Church member. Survived by son Claude Millington, daughter Mrs. G D Joyner, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral from Welch Memorial Church Thursday at 3 p.m. with Rev. L. F. Strader and Rev. T. E. Strickland. burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Millington
Daisy L. Millington
John T. Millington
High Point Memorial Hospital
Millington
Davidson County
High Point
Welch Memorial Methodist Church
S. E. Cashwell
G. D. Joyner
Claude Millington
John C. Hicks
William L. Jarrett
Koonce Funeral
Tate St
L. F. Strader
T. E. Strickland
Oakwood Cemetery
Meroney Funeral to Be Held in Mocksville Today
Charles Flynn Meroney Sr. 86 died Tuesday after a brief illness. Funeral at 4 p m at home with Rev. Paul Richards of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment in Joppa Cemetery. Surviving: three sons J K Meroney P F Meroney C F Meroney Jr. five daughters and extensive grandchildren. Body moved to 437 Salisbury St. from Walker Funeral Home in Thomasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mocksville
Charles Flynn Meroney Sr
Paul Richards
First Presbyterian Church
Joppa Cemetery
S. M. Call
J. H. Thompson
J. S. Haire
J. K
Ego R. F. Click
J. H. Daniel
Mr. Meroney
Rowan County
Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
Odell Hardware Co
Greensboro
Mocksville Hardware Co
J. K. Meroney
P. F. Meroney
C. F. Meroney Jr
Silas
New Leaders Take Over Salvation Army Duties
Capt. and Mrs. Henry Gillespie assume command at a High Point Salvation Army unit. Capt. Gillespie, with 15 years as an officer and WWII USC service, has served in West Virginia Maryland Kentucky South Carolina and Georgia. Mrs. Gillespie, Elizabeth J. McDonald, has child work experience and Sunday school Sand Tray Dept. training in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Gillespie
High Point Salvation Army
Westirginia
Maryland
Kentucky
South Carolina
Georgia
USC
Salvation Army
Carolinas
High Point Plans Traffic Lights at Key Intersections
City Manager T. E. Hinson announced readiness to install signals at E Lexington Ave and Centennial Ave and at Montlieu and E Lexington Ave. He added tentative plans for three more crossroads Shirley and Main Farriss Ave and N Main St Broad and Lindsay. A survey will decide which sites justify signals amid cost concerns of about 15000 dollars for light and road pads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
High Point
T. E. Hinson
E. Lexington
Centennial
Montlieu
E. Lexington Aves
Hinson
Shirley
Richardson
Wrenn Sts
Drought Relief By Friday Seen
The weatherman forecast rain and a break in the heat wave by Friday. Temperatures peaked at 95 degrees today and Thursday afternoon, with a low around 69 degrees expected to match last night.
Jamestown Rotarians Hear Curtis Smithdeal
Curtis Smithdeal, chief Point realtor, spoke to Jamestown Rotarians about the 1953 Rotary International convention in Paris. He reported over 10,000 Rotarians attended from 80 countries and described convention proceedings and his travels through Western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Rotary International
Curtis Smithdeal
Point
Paris
Smithdeal
City traffic concerns prompt survey for peak-hour back ups
Hinson warned that delaying traffic survey could seriously retard flow at the intersection during peak hours. The survey, funded in the new budget, aims to solve this and other city traffic problems. No date has been set for bringing in outside traffic experts to conduct the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinson
New Teachers and Schedule Set for Allen Jay School
Nine new faculty members join Allen Jay School for the opening on September 10. New hires include Frank Madigan, Hallie Gribreth, Robert Ellis, Margaret Gladstone, Jean Davidson, Betty Blake, Bobbie Bailey, William Teachey, and Marjorie Brown. The district outlines registration dates and upcoming PTA, staff meetings, and bus arrangements through September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Jay School
Prina A. Doyle
Allen Jay
Frank Madigan
Portsmouth
Eastern Carolina College
Hallie Gribreth
Commercial
Route 4
High Point
High Punt College
WCMC
Robert Ellis
Quantico
High Point College
Quantico Marine Band
Mararet Gladstone
UNC
Jean Davidson
Mount Airy
Flora MacDonald College
Betty Blake
Robbins
Bobbie Bailey
Ade
Uilford College
William G. Teachey
Chapel Hill
Marjorie Brown
Lincolnton
Early
Nathanael Greene
Highway 62
Bessemer
Ruby Clifton
City to Resume Oil Treatment of Dirt Streets
Street crews plan to restart oiling unpaved streets within days after a pause for a new oil shipment. Marion Cochran, assistant public works director, says about 60 miles of dirt streets will be reviewed to select priority areas. The campaign started last month in Highland and will test lighter oil and a chemical calcium chloride surfacing as potential upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Cochrane
Cochrane
Temcepye
Public Works
Highland
Kearns St
Young Friends Conference Sees Proposals for New Committees
Samuel Humes of the University of Pennsylvania urged Guilford College attendees to form a central coordinated American Young Friends Committee. He also proposed a young Friends medical publication under the three existing Quaker publications. Dr. Harold Walker addressed the 250 delegates on humanity as a great procession seeking God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Young Friends Committee
Guilford Eye
Samuel Humes
University of Pennsyyvania
Humes
Young Friends
American Young Friends Conference
Harold Walker
University Friends Meeting
Wichita
Kan
Walker
Raymond Wilson
Washington
Friends Committee On
Meeting Cancelled to Attend Revival at Archdale Nazarene
The Rev. A. H. Johnson says midweek prayer service at Calvary Church of the Nazarene is cancelled so members can attend the revival underway at Archdale Church of the Nazarene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Johnson
Calvary Church of the Nazarene
Archdale Church of the Nazarene
Methodist Leaders Gather for Western North Carolina Conference
National Methodist figures will speak September 23 to 27 at Wesley Memorial Church with Bishop Costen J. Harrell presiding. Notable talks include Dr. Eugene C. Few and Dr. Ernest E. Tuck, as well as bishops from Nashville and leadership from Emory and Tulsa. The conference includes youth night, ordination of elders, and ministerial appointment readings for 1953-54.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western North Carolina
The
Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Costen J. Harrell
Foon Se
Secale
Tawatl Meist
Saaraa
Harrell
Eugene C. Few
West Market Street Church
Greensboro
Ernest E. Tuck
Advance Ram
Methodist Division of Foreign Missions
Carl D. Stewart
Leland Methodist Church
Havana
Cuba
Roy H. Sheat
Nashville
Tenn
Charles F. Ross Jr
General Board of World Peace
Harold M. Robinson
Memorial Methodist Church
Thomasville
Harry Dewit c Henry
Hickory
Earl D. Co. Brewer
Candle School of Theology
Emory University
James Selis
Southeastern Jurisdictional Council
G. Lemuel Fenn
First Methodist Church of
Tulsa
Okla
A. Dudley Ward
Board of Social and A Relations
A. Cox
Central Methodist Caer
Monroe
Clarice Bowman
High Point College
Cecil W. Robbins
North Carolina Christian Advocate
Paul Hardin
2,612 Report For School In Thomasville
Thomasville Supt. George H. Arnold announced 141 more pupils reported for opening day than last year, totaling 2,612. Increases of 15 at Main Street and 22 at Colonial Drive marked the white schools, with buses affecting Church Street attendance. Names of streets denote school locations and counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
George H. Arnold
Arnold
Main Street
Colonial Drive
Kern Street
Liberty Drive
Church Street
Senior Jaycees Meet Thursday
The Senior Jaycees announce a monthly meeting tomorrow night at 6:30 in the Regal Lunch meeting room on Main Street. President Charles Loflin stresses full attendance for prospective charter members and that all names must be in by tomorrow. Plans for charter night will be discussed with Ed Thrower and Edgar Snider presenting the event details for club approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Regal Lunch
Main Street
Charles Loflin
Loflin
Ed Thrower
Edgar Snider
Survey Drags No Accidents Survey Drags No Accidents
Guilford County accident survey that began mid night Sunday reports no personal injury crashes up to press time. Capt. A W Welch of Greensboro notes the study under Cornell University with state patrol and county medical authorities runs 90 days to study accidents for safer automobile design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Welch
Greensboro
Cornell University
British Police System Outlined For Civitan Club
James W. Best described the development of Britain's police system at a Civitan Club luncheon. He traced from feudal acts to Sir Robert Peele establishing a uniform force, explained city and county divisions, and noted Scotland Yard as the central crime center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Best
Civitan Club
Best
Rt Peele
London
Scotland Yard
British Isles
Bobby
X-Ray Talk Highlights Radiology Limits at AB Meeting
Dr. C. L. Gray of High Point Memorial Hospital addressed the American Business group last night on radiology. He warned X-ray pictures aid diagnosis and are not curative, showing films of fractures brain tumors swallowed objects and other cases. James B. Lovelace received a Plaque of Merit from the National Association of American Business Clubs for past service as national president. Dave Martin presented the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Lovelace
National Association of American Business Clubs
C. L. Gray
High Point Memorial Hospital
Dave Martin
Davidson Co. Reports Eighth Polio Victim
Davidson County reports its eighth polio case of the year. Bradley Noble Hedrick, age one, is the latest victim, with his family seeking admission to Central Carolina Convalescent Hospital. The case marks the first in Lexington proper. seven others occurred near Thomasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Davidson County
Bradley Noble Hedrick
Noble Hedrick
Route 1
Central Carolina
J. W. Warner
Thomasville
Jamestown High Announces Friday Cheerleader Tryouts
Jamestown High School will host cheerleader tryouts Friday at 4 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Principal Kenneth Miller said all interested girls should report at that time. The first football game is set for Sept. 11, and selections will be made before then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seine Gace
Jamestown High School
Kenneth Miller
Miller
English Law Attitude toward Criminals Cited
The article notes the English view that a criminal is innocent until proven guilty and praises the police. President Joe Reynolds led a meeting and set a zone gathering in Winston-Salem for Friday Sept 25 with local club leaders. Plans for a joint civic club meeting this month were announced and Bills team won the attendance prize with Ed Poovey named Mr X.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Bills
Ed Poovey
Mr. X
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Gether
Irode
Randolph County
Randolph ‘County
Pierce
F. Meroney SR
Henry Gillespie
Mrs. Gillespie
Rotarians
Isemer School
Young Friends Organization
Ness
Marie Grant
Guilford County
Civitans
Department of Motor Vehicles
Mlo.h
Cary
Department of Moto Vehicles
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