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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1957
Page
12
Miss Macomson aged 76 of 303 Lindsay Street died Monday at 6:35 p.m. in High Point Memorial Hospital after five years of declining health. Burial in Gaffney Cemetery at 4 p.m. conducted by Dr. R A McFarland, former pastor of First Baptist Church in Gaffney.
Mrs. Luzzine Johnson Moncus 84 of Lexington died suddenly at her home yesterday. Survived by five daughters in Lexington, three sons Luther Moncus of Mount Airy and Nick and Levi Moncus. funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ebenezer Methodist Church with Rev. A P Tuttle and Dr. A Odell Leonard. Burial in church cemetery.
George Oscar Walser Sr. 79 of Route 1 Linwood died yesterday at Lexington Memorial Hospital. Survived by 11 children including Mrs. El. Funeral Thursday at 4 p.m. at Pine Primitive Baptist Church with Elders F. R. Moore and Wesley Fagg. Burial in church cemetery.
Alex Cross 69 of Route 3 Asheboro died Tuesday at Powell's Nursing Home Greensboro after an illness. Survived by wife Pris cilla McLeod two sons Worth and Whit Cross both of Route 3 Asheboro Miss Dorothy Cross New York City two brothers Birch Cross Route 3 Asheboro Earl Cross High Point two sisters Mrs Mamie Greene and Mrs Eula In gram Asheboro and nine grandchildren. Service at Salem Methodist Church tomorrow at 2 p.m. Burial in church cemetery.
Marvin Mon Rockett 75 of 210? St. Thomasville died at 8 in the morning after a long illness. A retired furniture worker and night watchman, he had worked for Thomasville Chair Co and Plant C. He belonged to Marvin Methodist Church of Conover and was survived by two wives, three daughters, one son, two brothers, two sisters, nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The body is at Siler Funeral Home pending arrangements.
C. B. Lovett of Valdosta Georgia father of Mrs. Jep E. Johnson of High Point died late Monday at his Georgia home from a stroke suffered about ten days earlier. He is survived by his wife and one other daughter and a son, both of whom live in Valdosta. Mrs. Johnson left High Point to attend funeral services in Valdosta.
The article notes that horse racing rose in popularity in England during King Aethelstan, more than a century before William the Conqueror’s reign, highlighting early royal interest in the sport.
Asian flu vaccines are being allocated for 1 700 Greensboro and High Point residents as well as 4 000 county welfare recipients and dependents. Nurses and workers have already distributed doses and 450 doses will serve Greensboro post office staff. Dr Ellinwood notes skin tests may build antibodies as effectively as injections, reducing fever and headache reactions.
Certificates of appreciation were presented to three Red Cross workers at the monthly board luncheon at the chapter house. Kinney reported two bloodmobile visits this year with quotas exceeded and the chapter now 104 pints ahead for the year.
James F. Cannon named field representative of the North Carolina Credit Union League. Former Diamond Hosiery Mill employee, he is married to Robbie Williams and will reside at 2403 Dallas St while working from Greensboro.
In Greensboro a High Point College student was named in Superior Court as a participant in an illegal sex act with a UNC student. David S. Pearson testified that the act occurred in a public restroom at the King Cotton Hotel in Greensboro earlier this year. Pearson and Argus B. Swain, an English major at High Point College, gave conflicting statements. Swain pleaded innocent to the charge. The trial, before Judge Walter E. Johnston, proceeds with a jury.
Riviera Drive in Coral Gables faced repairs but residents urged keeping the bumps. They argued the bumps deter bus traffic and slow down other vehicles. The City Commission voted to retain repair crews to maintain the rough street.
Members of the Three Cities Development Committee will hold a regular meeting tonight at the Sheraton Hotel. Chairman Frank Sizemore said no special item is on the agenda and routine matters of interest to High Point Greensboro and Winston Salem will be discussed.
Air Ministry reports residents observed a blue green cigar shaped object moving rapidly over the city early today. A ministry official said three of four descriptions matched and the ministry refused to speculate on the sighting.
State patrol reports a distracted driving incident on Baker Avenue at 7:35 am when a car left the left curb and struck three mailboxes. Driver Agnes Long Todd of Kivett Drive cited. about 65 dollars in vehicle damage plus shrubbery damaged. no charges or serious injuries.
Niigata reports radioactive rain after new Soviet nuclear weapons tests. A Japanese scientist blames the tests for the contamination and calls for further study and safety measures.
A sequence of property transfers lists numerous deeds in High Point and Jamestown Townships. Names include Edward J. Siegrist, Stanley Hochman, W. C. Piner, T. C. Godwin, W. L. Walton, W. B. Teague, Harry L. Brockmann, Leola Scott Garrett, D. S. Hedgecock, C. A. Harrison, David Wagoner, Joe R. Aaron, Gertie S. York, Fred A. Sechrest Jr., Shelton B. Wallace, L. G. Jones, J. Harold Burgess, J. T. Cook, Squire W. Sams, Floyd S. Reavis, Beulah M. Philbin, T. R. Galloway, Kenneth A. Tedder, Marywood Road properties, D. S. Hedgecock, R. Galloway, Marywood Road, T. Cochrane, Dallas H. Hauser, S. D. Gibson Jr., Laura Lee Yakley, Irbywood Drive, L. M. Proctor, William W. Ring, Jamestown Township seller–buyer pairs, U. S. Highway 29-70 lot on Ellis J. Lanier and three lots on W. L. Jackson property.
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