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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1951

Page

6

Head-On Collision Fatal to Winston Woman

A Winston-Salem woman, Mrs. Sarah Ladd, 41, died after a head-on collision on Highway 311 near the Guilford County line yesterday about 5 PM. Rev. J L Weatherman of Mt Airy and his wife, plus Mrs. Ladd’s passenger, Mrs. J Gaylor, were hospitalized. Traffic congestion delayed a funeral home ambulance. the coroner and patrolman noted likely fatal injuries and substantial vehicle damage.

Highway 311 Guilford County High Point Sarah Ladd Winston-Salem High Point Memorial Hospital J. L. Weatherman Mt. Airy David T. Yow Yow Funeral Home Ladd W. N. Dalton Forsyth County

Coffee’s Arrival in the Western Hemisphere Traced to Jamaica Governor

A note recalls that cultivation of coffee was introduced to the western hemisphere by the governor of Jamaica in 1718, marking a pivotal moment in Caribbean agricultural history.

Western Hemisphere Jamaica

Weather forecast shows slight change and scattered storms

The Friendship Weather Bureau forecast partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change tonight and Tuesday. Highs are 96 tomorrow, 90 today, and 93 yesterday. tonight's low 66 and last night 66, with widely scattered thundershowers Tuesday afternoon.

Friendship Weather Bureau

Elks Lodge Family Get-Together Featured Local Acts

The Elks Lodge on Broad Street hosted the first in a series of family gatherings with a variety program directed by Pat Taylor. Everett Herman known as Herman the Great performed as magician. Betty Jo Smith Jack Whitley sang. dancers from Adams Studio and David Chains Studio performed. Melvin Hayes announced future events including wives children and sweethearts of members.

The Elks Lodge Elks Broad Street Pat Taylor Herman the Great Everett Herman Betty Jo Smith Jack Whitley Betty Jo Eva Staples Jack Nancy Adams Studio David iChains Adams Jerry Newton Becky Caddell Patsy Bescher Judy Purcelle G. M. Haley Chains Sandra Hussey Marie Noble Judy Loflin Ronda Faye Williams Melvin Hayes

Winner of W S Derby Takes Local Contest

A 14 year old boy who won the Winston-Salem Soap Box Derby repeated his triumph at High Point's first midget racer contest. Richard Mason son of Mr and Mrs Burnett Mason led the field in a car built for the derby. Larry Peterson of Archdale placed second and Sammy Snider of High Point finished third. The High Point derby, run by WMFR and the High Point Lions Club, drew 32 participants sponsored by local firms.

High Point Richard Mason Burnett Mason Twin City Akron Ohio Larry Peterson Archdale Mickey Body Company Sammy Snider Industrial Finance Company WMFR High Point Lions Club Als Centennial Avenue Lions Club Police Department Gary Davis

Sawdust fodder trial in Europe uses sulfuric acid treatment

Sawdust is used as cattle fodder in Europe after a sulfuric acid treatment. The process breaks down lignin and makes cellulose accessible for digestion in the rumen.

Europe

Galaxy edge shows sun’s home in a watchlike shape

See image showing our solar system within a galactic structure that resembles the edge of a timepiece. The edge-on view highlights the sun’s location inside a disk shaped by the Milky Way, offering a new perspective on our place in the galaxy.

Warming at the Wrong Fire at First Baptist Church

A sermon by Rev. Albert S. Hale at First Baptist Church reflected on Peter's denial and the danger of warming at the wrong fire. The talk urged loyalty to Christ, warned against following the crowd, and called for Spirit-filled lives and renewed church fellowship for defeated disciples worldwide.

First Baptist Church Albert S. Hale Peter Jesus Pilate Christ Judas

Missing Man Found Near Carolina Beach

William W. Frye of Asheboro, missing owner of an abandoned automobile found near the inland waterway, was found wandering in woods near Wilmington after a long food deprivation. A widespread search followed a drawbridge tender locating the car. The scene yielded a wallet, keys, papers, and scattered clothing. Armored divisions comprised about 17 percent of the Army in World War II, with a ratio of one armored unit per four infantry divisions.

Wilmington William W. Frye Asheboro Highway Patrol

Deaths and Funerals in North Carolina Churches

Mrs Mary Annis Younts 81 dies Friday. funeral at First Baptist Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters and a son. Also Judith Mathews Bundy 84 dies in Jamestown. services at Deep River Friends Meeting House. burial in Deep River Cemetery. Bundy had deep roots in Kerner sville and Jamestown community.

Truesdale Rites Planned for Local Woman

Mrs Annie Mae Truesdale wife of R D Truesdale died at the local hospital after a three month illness. Born May 12 1895 in Randolph County she married June 19 1924 and is survived by husband two children Mary Rebecca and Frederick Denver Truesdale. A brother E L Ladd also survives. Funeral at Providence Wesleyan Methodist tomorrow at four o'clock with Rev S T Brown and Rev E W Jones officiating. She will lie in state from 3:30 in Ebenezer Cemetery nearby. Interment in Ebenezer Cemetery. Body moved from Yuws Funeral Home to Alten Jay community residence.

Judith M. Bundy Judith Mathews Bundy Jamestown Bundy Kernersville Tandy Sallie Korner Mathews New Garden Guilford College Deep River Friends Meeting Womens Missionary Society Dora Mathews Horney Edna Mathews Deep River P. T. Dixon Jamestown Methodist Church Elbert Newlin Annie Mae Truesdale R. D. Truesdale Truesdale Randolph County James A Mary Rayle Kennedy Mr. Truesdale Mary Rebecca Frederick Denver Truesdale E. L. Ladd Statesville

Funeral services for Mrs Willa White­sell in Charlotte

Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 30 p m from the First Presbyterian Church for Mrs Willa Whitesell wife of W Kenneth Whitesell who died Friday evening from injuries suffered in an automobile truck accident on the Charlotte Concord highway August 29 The pastor Dr Roy E Watts and the Rev L T Edgerton of Concord conducted the rites Friends and neighbors sent flowers Pallbearers named Ralph Vance Roger Morris D P Whitley A R Carr Bert Ishee aus Hunt A J Simeon and W S Asty

Willa C. Whitesell W. Kenneth Whitesell Charlotte-Concord First Presbyterian Church Roy E. Watts L. T. Edgerton Concord N. C Ralph Vance Roger Morris D. P. Whitley A. R. Carr Bert Ishee Aus Hunt A. J. Simeon W. S. Asty

Baby spiny lobsters travel vast miles to grow at sea bottom

Marine scientists report that juvenile spiny lobsters migrate far from their birthplaces, traveling hundreds of miles to settle on the ocean floor where they mature. The finding highlights their wanderlust and potential implications for population studies.

Funeral services for Mrs Fouts held in Oakdale Church

Mrs Fannie Proctor Fouts 71 a longtime Oakdale Jamestown resident widow of David W Fouts died at a daughter’s home. Services were at Oakdale Methodist Church with Rev Wade Bustle and Rev Ernest Gardner officiating. Burial in Mitchell Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Flowers carried by Womans Bible Class. Choir sang two selections. Funeral followed by service for Mr Thomas H Jackson at Yows Funeral Home list of pallbearers and interment at Floral Garden Park Cemetery.

Fannie P. Fouts Fannie Proctor Fouts Oakdale Methodist Church Wade Bustle Ernest M. Gardner Bates Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church Mitchell Grove Chester Campbell John Weese Will Osborne John Young Monroe Campbell J. L. Davis Womans Bible Class Oakdale Thomas H. Jackson Yow’s John F. Cagle Ellen Moore Millie Moore David Ingold W. D. Dunlap F. D. Dunlap M. G. Godfrey E. L Rovals R. A. Bowles R.A. Bowles, Jr Floral Garden Park Cemetery

Hunters target skins of kangaroos lizards seals and snakes

The report notes that kangaroos lizards seals and snakes are hunted mainly for their skins rather than meat, highlighting the leather trade and wildlife impact.

Try and Stop Me publisher and censors clash

A sleazy sex novel faced local censorship, with censorship boards denying its existence. The Boston guardian of morals failed to notice, while a mid Western town police raided a bookstore and confiscated all three copies. The warrant officer demanded publication of his wife's poetry in return. Abe Lincoln dinner anecdote noted on presentation of a gold watch.

Odie Mowevet Boston Abe Lincoln Illinois Lincoln Bennett Cerf King Features Spe

Fowler promoted to criminal investigator for Treasury

Joe C. Fowler son of Mrs. Ethel Fowler of 1610 Johnson Street has been promoted from treasury enforcement officer to criminal investigator. He will serve in the Hickory area.

Joe C. Fowler Ethel Fowler Johnson Street Treasury Department Treasury Hickory

Three Fire Trucks Battle Washing Machine Fire

Labor Day scene as three fire trucks respond to a smoking washing machine at Mrs Mildred Rankin’s Clyde Street home. The fire chief and crew rush in as residents wonder where the fire is, but quickly prevent any spread while the owner says she only asked for advice.

Labor Day Mildred Rankin Clyde Street

Former Strong Man to Hold Revival Here

The Rev. Bob Oughton once a weight lifter from St. Louis Missouri will open a tent revival tomorrow night at 7 30 on Redding Street between Southern and Tryon The revival is sponsored by the Foursquare Church led by Pastor Harold Helms Oughton once undefeated in the Ozark AAU weightlifting circuit held five records and later toured with an athletic show before his conversion to evangelism and countrywide campaigns including the Philippines and Japan

Bob Oughton St. Louis Redding Southern Tryon Foursquare Church Harold Helms Oughton Ozark A.A.U. Weightlifting Association Philippines Japan

Had Spat With His Girl Says Man Going 85 MPH

A weekend of heavy police activity ends Labor Day with about 60 arrests. A wounded man says his wife fired a pistol during a drinking spree, a chase on State Highway Patrol clocked 100 mph, a hit and run case, and two more drunken drivers among seven arrested for drunk driving. The article notes a Winston-Salem man, 23, admitted a quarrel with his girlfriend before a high-speed chase.

Harry Hondros South High Point Willam J. Frazier Mobile Frazier Memorial Hospital Loflin Street Chase D. Young C. B. Pierce Winston-Salem

Pools to Close at 9 P.M. Today in High Point

J. J. Ellington acting director of the High Point Park and Recreation Department announced that the City Lake and colored pools will close at 9:00 tonight. Total attendance at both pools this year was about 76,283 as of last Wednesday.

J. J. Ellington High Point

Drunken Driving Arrests Mark Busy Weekend

The week end total of drunken driving arrests rose to seven with two more suspects, S. T. Laughlin 21 Asheboro Route 3 and oncavage 39 of UT Elm. A colored janitor George E Brown 1210 North Main reported a break in with a $70 wrist watch two men's rings and $2 cash stolen. Another break in at 208 East Russell frightened away by an occupant. A collision at Kearns and Park caused $300 damage to each car driven by Curtis L Myers 519 Player and Hazel Fundburk Negro 110 Harrison with Fundburk charged for failing to stop at a stop sign.

S. T. Laughlin Asheboro Oncavage UT Elm George E. Brown North Main East Russell Kearns and Park Curtis L. Myers Player Hazel Fundburk, Negro Harrison Stow Meyers

Simple method converts wild rubber to plantable quality

Chemists at the National Bureau of Standards have developed a straightforward process to transform wild rubber with high resin content into a product comparable to plantation rubber. The method promises simpler production and quality parity with cultivated rubber sources.

National Bureau of Standards

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Winston University of California Berkeley Cecil Aan TEL Lyadeem Asphalt Peer Cats Main ST Guilford Optical Se Harris Pharmacy Te Selk Dregrist Char Rone Optometrist Photogger National Geographic By Jimmy Hatlo Hoboken First Baptist Carolina Beach E. A. Younts Mary Annis Younts Oakwood Cemetery Glenn Brown R. F. Haney Charlie Craven Ray Smith Lawrence Council E. C. Cridlebaugh Alda Grayson Bessie Pope M. L. Slate Younts Thurston Street R. E. Pullen Charles Kirk W. K. Dickens J. K. Goodale Joe Stark Camden S. C Early E. Younts By Bennett Cerf City — News Charles B. Floyd Thomasville Route 2 L. A. Hilliard Parkway Drive Hilliard Ward and Green Floyd General Electric N. MA ETT Plumbing & Iz Uel Lewis Motor CO S. Wrenn Everies Rosalind Aldridge Wily Fox Arplag Howell Tarheel Greensboro Burlington Raleigh Tarboro Member Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Bacuronm
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