Guilford County weighs Welch tract for school site
Guilford County Commissioners plan informal talks with the school board about buying the J. R. Welch property on Montlieu Avenue as a new award elementary site. A verdict on the purchase hinges on a jury decision in a condemnation case and final price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
J. R. Welch
County Board
Welch Tract
Montlieu. Ave
Second Ward
Capus Waynick
Welch
Greensboro
High Point
4-H Program Outlined For Civitan Club
John Carroll assistant county agent for Guilford County spoke to the Civitan Club outlining the 4-H program now run by 27 clubs in two rural schools. He cited state college research as boosting rural farm methods and listed projects in crops livestock home crafts safety and community improvement. Barbara Holt Nathaniel Greene 4-H Club read her essay on public relations for farmers noting price shifts since 1951 and urging public education and farmer organizations. Charles Canada spoke on his 4-H Congress experience in Chicago and the expansion of summer camps. Jim Strickland presided as attendance prizes went to Stokes Salley and Millard Firesheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carroll
Guilford County
Civitan Club
State College
Woman's College
Barbara Holt
Nathaniel Greene 4-H Club
Charles Canada
Chicago
Jim Strickland
Stokes Salley
Millard
Prayer for TODAY Growth in faith and mature virtue
A devotional prayer asks God to deepen roots of faith beyond outward action. It seeks strength by grace to outgrow childish habit and strife and to become a complete person as Christ commanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Christ
Faculty Hears Address On General Education at HPC
Dr. Felix Robb of George Peabody College spoke to High Point College faculty on General Education. He traced the movement from Columbia and Chicago aims to connect disciplines and broaden cultural understanding beyond narrow specialization, urging faculty to widen their teaching and abolish crusty lecture notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
HPC
Felix Robb
George Peabody College
Nashville
U. S
Robb
Utley Nomination To State Elections Board
Arthur M. Utley Jr., local attorney, nominated to fill a vacancy on the county board of the State Board of Elections for certification. He would join A. L. Meyland Jr. and Martin Sates on the board, with Mrs. Nell Tucker named as alternate. The post was vacated by Robert B. Rankin who joined the City Council last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Utley Jr
High Point
State Board of Elections
Utley
Robert B. Rankin
A. L. Meyland Jr
Martin Sates
Meyland
Nell Tucker
Bond posted for Hobart Slate in illegitimate child case
Hobart L. Slate, 26, of 408 Coltrane Street, was indicted under a Domestic Relations Court warrant for cohabitation with an illegitimate child and posted 300 dollars bond for appearance in the family court tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart L. Slate
Coltrane St
Co Pats
Assault On Officer Case Goes To Jury
Testimony ended before noon in a case charging Harold Sage Stutts with assaulting a police officer with an automobile. Officer Shaw Cooke testified he reached the car, the vehicle moved, and he was thrown against a sign. Stutts pleads not guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving amid a list of 28 uncontested divorces. Judge Archie Myatt presides. term continues tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Sage Stutts
Shaw Cooke
Cooke
Stutts
Summer Warmth Returns With Higher Temperatures Next Day
The forecast calls for a return to summerlike conditions after a chilly night dipping to 51 degrees. Skies stay partly overcast with a warm-up ahead, today reaching around 75 and tonight near 57, while tomorrow climbs to the low 80s.
Crackdown on Underage Motor Bicycles and Scooters
Local police and state highway patrolmen warned parents to stop underage children from owning or operating motor bikes and motor powered scooters. The joint statement by Police Chief C. C. Stoker and Patrol Sgt. W. S. McKinney says violators will be apprehended and turned over to juvenile authorities. Parents face possible charges of contributing to delinquency by permitting unlicensed minors to drive. Operators must be 16 or older with a special license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Stoker
W. S. McKinney
High Point Receives Franchise Tax Share of 4981 14
High Point's portion of state franchise taxes for April and May amounts to 4981.14. Taxes are collected from utility and transport firms serving about 370 North Carolina cities and towns. The department mailed checks totaling 214715.28 with Charlotte at 24668.03 and Greensboro 15879.07. This year's collections exceed 1954 by 12593.96.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N. C
Thomasville
Unitarian Meet in High Point YMCA Tonight
The Unitarian Fellowship of High Point meets at the YMCA at 8 tonight. Dr. Phil Smyth leads the program on the discussion topic Beauty and Austerity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Fellowship of
High Point
YMCA
Phil Smyth
Building Tops Agenda for VFW State Meeting in Greensboro
The North Carolina VFW State Council of Administration meets in Greensboro September 17 and 18 with delegates from over 150 posts. Key topics include the $100,000 Memorial Building project in High Point, progress in fundraising, and parking needs, with Walter J. Spencer leading the building committee. Cooper T. Holt, new senior vice commander in chief, headlines the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina V. F. W
Greensboro
State Council of Administration
W. Rufus Joyner
Rocky Mount
North Carolina Department
Durham
King Cotton Hotel
Cooper T. Holt
Chattanooga
Tenn
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
Ten Red Cross staff aides trained in High Point
Ten High Point women completed a two day Red Cross staff aide course and will volunteer as receptionists and clerical helpers in the local office. The group includes Mrs H O Williams Mrs Wray Amos Mrs George Morris Miss Iris Council Mrs Percy Idol Mrs Cecil Wilcox Mrs Jack Green Mrs W P Jenkins Mrs R J Jowett and Mrs J A Kidd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Red Cross
H. O. Williams
Wray Amos
George Morris
Iris Council
Percy Idol
Cecil Wilcox
Jack Green
W. P. Jenkins
R. J. Jowett
J. A. Kidd
Lewis Brandon
Miller Reunion at Wood's Store Sunday
The Miller family reunion will be held at Donnie Pierce's home off old Highway 64 at Wood's Store. Rev. Hubert Belgett will be the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Donnie Pierce
Old Highway 64
Wood's Store
Hubert Belmett
Wilfred Hunter Jr named Y Physical Director in High Point
Wilfred Hunter Jr. named physical director of the local YMCA by General Secretary Lee Johnston. Formerly at the Abington Branch in Philadelphia for three years he leads a strong program, especially swimming with 80,000 attendances last year. He is married with two children and a Baptist church member. He arrives October 15 to assume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Hunter Jr
YMCA
Lee Johnston
Hunter
High Point
Abington
Philadelphia
Ymca Physical Education College
Springfield
Mass
Ton Y
Baptist Church
Misguided missiles headline toastmasters talk
E. O. Lane urged the Piedmont Toastmasters Club that guided missiles could hit targets due to mind over machine while comparing highway wreckage to a misguided missile the automobile In other talks Ben Witherington advised on business letters Roy Carr critiqued early Communist efforts President Lewis Brandon presided Claude Sealey led topics with Rudge Calhoun Jack Lowder and Charles Jarrell among participants
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Lane
Piedmont Toastmasters Club
Ben Witherington
Roy Carr
America
Lewis Brandon
Claude Sealey
Rudge Calhoun
Jack Lowder
Charles Jarrell
Joseph E. Childress
Central Christian Church
A. E. Sherron
Extensive Traffic Changes Proposed for High Point
The High Point City Council traffic study committee will consider sweeping plans to ease Main Street congestion by reworking Willowbrook and Elm Streets. Proposals include removing parking on one or both sides of several blocks, restricting loading zones, and creating an inner loop to improve north south traffic flow downtown.
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High Point
Main St
City Council
Willowbrook
Elm Sts
Willowbrook St
Elm St
William F. Babcock
State College
Law and Public Safety Committee
Commerce St
Commerce
High Sts
Babcock
N. Main St
Montlieu Ave
Mrs Denny dies at 93 in High Point hospital
Mrs Margaret Johnson Denny 93 of 504 Hillcrest Dr died at High Point Memorial Hospital Tuesday at 4 05 pm after a long decline since February 1955 when she broke a hip. She was a Rockingham County native and longtime High Point resident active in First Presbyterian Church and Brentwood Presbyterian Church. Funeral Thursday at her home with burial in Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Johnson Denny
Hillcrest Dr
High Point Memorial Hospital
Denny
Rockingham County
Rawley G
Margaret Elizabeth Scott Johnson
George Washington Denny
He J
Denny Roll & Panel Co
High Point
Greensboro
First Presbyterian Church
Denny Bible Class
Circle No. 11
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Helen J. Milverton
Phebe Johnson
James H., Phipps
James D. Wood
Winston-Salem
Rawley Hunter Johnson
Reidsville
Ronnie T. Johnson
St. Louis
David W. Joh
Washington, D. C
Roy E. Watts
J. P. H. McNatt
Buffalo Presbyterian Church
Greens
Sechrest Funeral
Deaths and Funerals From Huntersville to Thomasville
Mrs. L H Digham of Huntersville died Tuesday evening. Funeral services will be held at Huntersville Presbyterian Church Thursday at 11 a.m. A2e Joe Donald Trotter, 23, died at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver after an auto accident near the base. Interment was in Holly Hills Cemetery with Pope AFB rites. Max Hessel, 67, died at his daughter’s home in San Antonio after visiting for seven days. Louisa Turner, 80, died at 117 Hall Ave Allen Jay Community. services held at Tom’s Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Digham
Huntersville
J. D. Ross
High Senior High School
F. Kumm
Cale
Leesburg
J. Honeycutt
Lake Seinenberg
Huntersville Presbyterian Church
Thomasville
Joe Donald Trotter
South Side Baptist Church
Fred Jurney
Clarence Jenkins
Oak Hill Memorial Baptist Church
Albert Walma
Pope Air Force Base
Fort Bragg
Holly Hills
Trotter
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Col
Leora Lomax
Woodland Ave
Max Hessel
Edwin Weininger
Tipton St
Jefferson Dr
San Antonio
Texas
Mr. Hessel
Russia
High Point
Walford Sadovsky
Aaron Hessell
Houston
Louisa
Turner
Lee Turner
Hall Ave
Allen Jay
Tom's Creek
Obituary of Martha Pierce King Died at 93 in High Point
Mrs. Martha Pierce King 93 of 416 Tate St died in High Point Memorial Hospital at 2 15 this morning after seven years of declining health. Born May 13 1862 in Randolph County daughter of Lovett and Louisa Pierce she was married to John King who died in 1932. Survived by Miss lala King daughter Gurney H King in Washington DC four children and two great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 4 pm at Main Street Methodist Church conducted by Dr G Allen. Burial in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Pierce King
Tate St
High Point Memorial Hospital
King
Randolph County
Lovett
Louisa Mitchell Pierce
John King
Mann Thodist
St. Meving
Lala King
Gurney H. King
Washington, D. C
G. Allen
Main St. Methodist Church
Oakwood Memorial Park
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George W. Perry
Woman's Hall
Ruth Helen Boone
Waynesville
Irma Jane Scruggs
Jacksonville, Fla
Lillian Galbreath
Scituate, Mass
Janice Butner
Elkin
Sharon Ingram
Mt. Gilead
Sion
Roy Dawkins
Rockingham
Jerry Kennerly
Kannapolis
Delbert Kirkman
Dewey Yarborough
Sanford
Cecil Thomas
Richtfon
Don Sturkey
State
High Point Enterprise
Claudine Yarborough
James Yarborough
Mary Lucille Best
James W. Best
Richard McClain
Minnie G. McClain
James E. Dyson
Jean Rollins Dyson
Danie Walden
Katy Walden
Virginia M. Johnson
William Johnson
Richard L. Griffin
Henretta D. Griffin
Ruby Evelyn Nunn
Clyde Robert Nunn
Georgia Sutphin Porter
Stanley Brown Porter
Floyd W. Cole
Jennie Sue Cole
Lillian Faulkner
Willie James Faulkner
Viva Taylor Flowers
Lee Will Flowers
Max T. Turner
Mary R. Turner
Bertell M. Morehead
Willie Packard Morehead
Lucille B. Green
Albert R. Green
Calvin Harding Johnson
Ruby Emmaline Johnson
Raymond Bernard Pegram
Fay Burke Pegram
Mary Elizabeth Call
Vance Lee Campbell
Je Kellam
Dewey S. Kellam
Olton Shephard
Josephine Shepherd
Iris Upchurch
Robert Upchurch
Bessie Jane Pugh
Charlie Pugh
Esther P. Gillis
Daniel W. Gillis
Beatrice Richardson
Sylvester Richardson
Lula B. Grissett
Jack J. Grissett
Charles W. Horton
Sallie Moore Horton
Anna Evans Pitts
Floyd O. Pitts
Doris Wagner
William Ellis Wagner
Archie Myatt
Unitarian Meet
V.F.W
Vander Holt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Daniel Boone
Dan’ Boone
Henderson
Russ Winterbotham
Ralph Lane
India
Cepr
NEA Service, Inc
S. Wrenn St
Louisa Turner
Martha King
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