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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1954
Page
33
Local police assess delinquent youth in High Point noting two summer incidents and ongoing concerns but deny existence of organized teen packs. They cite home influence and the Domestic Relations Court as key factors in steering youths toward proper conduct.
High Point Memorial Hospital has developed a comprehensive fire emergency program with monthly drills co directed with the local fire department. The plan includes patient evacuation protocols, alarm procedures, secret code alerts for staff, sprinkler coordination, and roles for the hospital manager and fire department officials.
In A-1 Condition EQUIPMENT CHECK W G Dixon fire marshal at the hospital examines a fire extinguisher during period checks. All equipment is kept in first class storage for quick use in emergencies. ALARM SOUNDED Alice Watts student nurse demonstrates how to trigger the alarm if a fire is found in her section. Each staff member is assigned a post to man in a fire emergency.
Jimmy Mitchell of 1420 Wiltshire Boulevard will head the Salesmen's Division of the 1955 United Fund campaign. Clarence Allred said hundreds of traveling salesmen will be contacted, with divisions organizing to solicit contributions from High Point's population. Mitchell is a veneer manufacturer and active in local clubs and church.
Joe Berry was elected township chairman of the Thomasville Republicans to succeed D. A. Long Jr. Berry will lead with staff officers Mrs. Susan Finch as vice chairman and Sonny Crawford as secretary-treasurer. Finch was re elected and Crawford takes over from W H Curlee.
Phil B Pollock of Raleigh was elected president of the North Carolina State Employes Association at the closing session of the eighth annual convention held in the Shenton Hotel ballroom. O M Alexander of Asheville and Mrs Josephine Thomas of Raleigh were named vice president and general secretary-treasurer.
Readable passages discuss opposition to annexation of the J R Newton property, with claims of a district split and city boundary expansion. The article notes potential council action, shifting housing plans in Washington, and possible resolution before May. It also covers school staffing, downtown development, and a motorist incident on Main Street involving teenagers.
Pat Peacock, High Point’s community ambassador, returns home after a summer touring Europe and living with a German family. She traveled to Germany Austria Switzerland Holland France sharing Letters Home and will relate her summer experiences to local civic and national groups upon her arrival.
A 34 year old man from the old Thomasville road was arrested on an assault count for striking his wife with a fist. The prosecuting witness Lorene Beasley testified and the defendant was released on a $200 bond. A preliminary hearing was tentatively set for Tuesday in Domestic Relations Court.
A 3 year old, Charles Glenn Sheppard, ran into a westbound car on W Green St suffering head and leg bruises. Driver John Joseph Prinskowski, 38, of 1214 Doris St, faced no charges. No pedestrians were hurt, but a pole was snapped in a separate Hulda St incident. Bond set at $500 for Fred Cruthis after a license revocation arrest following a rollover near High Point.
Beamon Alley resident Robert Turner improved after being stabbed twice, once in the chest and once under the arm, by his wife Freda Mae Turner. Police report lists the suspect held without bond on a assault with a deadly weapon charge as Turner’s condition improved.
Lonnie Roseboro faces trial this week in Municipal Court during a Tuesday start for two counts of assault with a deadly weapon plus resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after a night gun battle. A calendar lists forty-two criminal charges including lottery operations, house operations, and numerous traffic counts.
The community chorus begins its first rehearsal tomorrow night with new members welcome. After a fall concert, the group plans to reprise its Christmas Messiah program.
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