City Opens Bids for Water Sewer Upgrades and Vehicles
The city will open bids tomorrow for sewer and water line installations and old system replacements as part of a planned capital program. A wash water pump and a sewage sludge pump for the westside plant are among items, with a full system survey due by week’s end and possible bond or tax financing in the future. Sealed proposals are to be read at 2 p.m. in city hall council chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Hinson
Westside
Council Chamber
City Hall
Thomasville Man Guilty in Child Support Case
A Thomasville man was found guilty of failing to support three illegitimate children. Defense motions to set aside the verdict due to warrant faults were filed as attorneys argued the matter. Other cases included vagrancy, forgery, and driving without a license with various sentences and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Dave Craver
Craver
Thomas Petty
W. Green St
L. Richardson Preyer
William Pemberton
Hoover St
Fred Cruthis
Jamestown
Autumn Weather Sends Cool Breeze Across High Point
Autumn brings cooler nights as highs drift through the mid 70s with alternating sun and clouds. Farmers are urged to store hay before frost. A high pressure mass over New England promises a shifting pattern of sun and clouds all week with cool nights.
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High Point
New England States
Arts and Crafts Workshop Opens With Multiple Courses
The fall session at the Arts and Crafts Workshop begins Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Junior High School with Mrs. J. F. Huneycutt teaching interior decoration and gift making. Courses cover color design, fabrics, furniture, architecture, Ming trees, greens drying, dancing, cooking, crafts, photography, reading, and more, totaling 25 offerings led by various instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Huneycutt
High Point College
Smyth
High Point
Montana
University of Washington
University of Madrid
Julian B. Trotter
F. H. Barrett
400 Baptists Attend Training Union Clinic at First Baptist
About 400 people attended the Piedmont Baptist Associational Training Union Clinic at First Baptist Church last night. Mrs. John A. Reavis presided in the director’s absence. The Rev. A. L. Parker spoke on his Palestine trip while numerous conference leaders were listed including Rev. William Bennett and Rev. Jack Roe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Baptist Associational Training Union
First Baptist Church
John A. Reavis
Carl Bell
A. L. Parker
Asheboro St. Baptist Church
Greensboro
Palestine
William Bennett
Jack Roe
George Richmond
Vernon Williams
Robert Maitland
Clarence Nida
Howard Phillips
Norlan Johnson
John Reavis
R. C. Burroughs
Dorothy Cox
Olin Bishop
J. W. Sears
Norman Acker
Band Director Seeks Visits By Parents
Thomasville parents of children interested in learning instruments are invited to meetings this week to learn about the school band program. Chester J. Litwin, band director, outlines sessions at Kern St School, Colonial Dr. School, and Liberty Dr. School with 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. consultations at 205 E. Main St. He plans to form junior beginner bands from fifth to seventh grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Chester J. Litwin
Litwin
Kern St
Colonial
Liberty Dr
City Schools Administration
E. Main St
Catholic Church Bazaar Set For Saturday Morning
Catholic Church Bazaar will be held Saturday starting at 10 o'clock at the Catholic Barn. The Professional Men's Club will meet tonight at 9 o'clock at Club Kilby with Dr. H. H. Creft as host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Barn
Kilby
H. H. Creft
Six New Films at Library For Circulation
The High Point public library added six new films for circulation through Oct. 21. Color Keying in Art and Living explains color relationships with abstract demonstrations and practical applications. India Asia's New Voice contrasts Brahmin life with Untouchable life highlighting India’s governance issues. Morning Star follows a Salt River Valley sheep drive to the White Mountains with the 23rd Psalm voice. Miracle in Paradise Valley shows farm safety and accident prevention with U S Department of Agriculture input. Operation Ivy presents details on the 1952 H bomb tests as new weapons. Round Trip features global perspectives on world trade and its impact on America. For more information call Mrs. Georgia Coy at 4525.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
High Point
India-Asia
Hbomb
America
Georgia Coy
Civil Suit Filed Against Motorist in Local Collision
A $500 civil action was filed in Municipal Court after a July collision at Kivett Dr Bridge. Plaintiff Roger Pinnix seeks damages from A. J. Rook and son William C. Rook, with the younger allegedly driving the car. Four divorce suits based on separation were filed: Cora Ashby vs James Ashby, Monroe Geter vs Nicey Geter, William C Gore vs Margaret L Boles Gore, Virginia F Whitaker vs Wallace M Whitaker. Mrs Ashby seeks custody of the couple’s four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kivett Dr. Bridge
Roger Pinnix
A. J. Rook
William C. Rook
Rook
Cora Ashby
James Ashby
Monroe Geter
Nicey Geter
William C. Gore
Margaret L. Boles Gore
Virginia F. Whitaker
Wallace M. Whitaker
Target Brings Plane Down in Las Vegas Test
The Air Force reports a Sabre Jet was shot down by a high flying target during a training exercise near Nellis Air Force Base. Lt. Col. Walter E. Williams Jr. fired from 30,000 feet striking the nose when a .50 caliber slug ricocheted off the tow line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Air Force
Walter E. Williams Jr
Williams
Nellis Air Force Se
Clarification of Polio Vaccine Status Expected This Weekend
Guilford County pediatricians look to a Chicago virologists meeting for guidance on the polio vaccine. They maintain a hands off stance and say the current vaccine may be safe but likely ineffective, urging more information before distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brown
Enterprise
Chicago
Guilford County
North Carolina
State Department of Health
E. H. Ellinwood
U. S. Public Health Service
County Health Department
Guilford
Careful Preparation Warned for Home Furnaces
The city fire department issued a warning as chilly weather drives residents to light furnaces. Fire Prevention Director T G Shelton urged pre season checks by a competent technician. Fire crews were dispatched last night to 709 Park Street to stand by during a flooded oil heater burnout at J R Rhodes home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Shelton
Shelton
J. R. Rhodes
Park St
Elderly Oak View Man Found After Overnight Search
Guilford County deputies had searched all night for 77-year-old R C Gann who left relatives’ home near Old Winston Rd. He was located this morning at a service station on Greensboro’s outskirts about 12 miles from his last sighting. He was returned home by a local officer.
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High Point
Oak View
Greens
R. C. Gann
Jack Patterson
Gann
Winston Rd
Guilford County
John Walters
Greensboro
Alumni President To Speak At HPC Assembly
Dwight Davidson president of Engineered Plastics Inc. at Gibsonville and High Point College alumnus of 1933 will address the HPC alumni assembly tomorrow. He holds an MA from Northwestern 1935 and has directed the Bank of Gibsonville and the Sedgefield Hotel Corp. Davidson served as lieutenant commander in the US Navy during World War II and now resides in Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Dwight Davidson
College Alumni Association
Davidson
Engineered Plastics, Inc
Gibsonville
Northwestern University
Bank of Gibsonville
Sedgefield Hotel Corporation
U. S. Navy
USNR
Burlington
Methodists Meet Charlotte For North Carolina Conference
About 1000 delegates registered today for the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference opening session. Bishop Costen J. Harrell held preconference meetings with his cabinet to prepare ministerial appointments for next Sunday. The conference will elect delegates to the quadrennial general conference in April in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference
Costen J. Harrell
Minneapolis
Minn
Elks Plan National Newspaper Week Events
High Point Lodge 1155 BPOE to observe National Newspaper Week October 18 with a dinner at the lodge and events to highlight the role of hometown papers in defending freedom. Exalted Ruler James J. Ellington leads observance promoted by Newspaper Association-Stephen Inc. and endorsed by 1744 lodges nationwide.
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High Point Lodge
B.P.O.F
James J. Ellington
Elks Lodge
Ellington
Elks
The
Steaaen Inc
Order of Elks
John L. Walker
Roanoke
of the Elks
Local Odd Fellows Leaders Return From World Meet
Past Grand Master James R. Young and J. R. Pierce of Reption Lodge returned from Chicago where 10 000 Odd Fellows from the United States Canada Australia and others attended the Sovereign Grand Lodge World Meeting Highlights included a worship service at Chicago Temple and multiple departmental meetings The Sovereign Grand Lodge voted to meet next year in Omaha Nebraska
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North Carolina
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
James R. Young
J. R. Pierce
Reption Lodge
Chicago
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the World
Young
Washington, D. C
United States
Canada
Australia
Chicago Temple
First Methodist Church
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Omaha
Neb
Johnson to Speak in Texas Radio Address
Johnson to deliver a statewide radio address from Waco Texas to Sen Lyndon B Johnson Saturday the first since his July heart attack reflecting on political and health issues in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Driver Cited After Hitting Pedestrian
Edith Burton, 511 Willowbrook St., brok en ankle after a 6:45 a m collision at Grimes and S Main St. with Darrell Russell Cox, 26, of 1123 Fairfield Rd. Cox cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian. Two women injured in a bus pickup crash at 4 p m near 1100 Ferndale Dr. Florine Rucker Dutton and Frances Dutton treated and released. Bus driver Michael Clifford Denny, 16, from Ingleside Dr., not charged. Total damages about 500 dollars. At 8 a m today J E Perkins of Greensboro charged with turning left at an intersection after colliding with a school bus at Highways 610 and 62. Bus driver listed as B Coltrane, 18, Route 3. No injuries. damages about 175 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Edith Burton
Willowbrook St
Grimes
S. Main St
Burton
Darrell Russell Cox
Fairfield Rd
High Point Memorial Hospital
Cox
Florine Rucker Dutton
Frances Dutton
Westwood
Ferndale Dr
Michael Clifford Denny
Ingleside Dr
J. E. Perkins
Greensboro
B. ©. Coltrane
Auto Battery Theft Charged To Man 21
A 21-year-old Willowbrook man, James G. Elliott, was arrested on larceny and receiving counts for stealing a $15 auto battery from a downtown parked car Sunday night. Bond set at $200. trial scheduled in Municipal Court. Also, Fitchue Byrd McAnis, 24, of 316 S Hamilton St, arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. bond $200. trial set for Oct. 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willowbrook St
James G. Elliott
Fitchue Byrd McAnis
S. Hamilton Sr
Yale Cheer Fund Organizes for 1955
Harold C. Davis was elected chair man of the 1955 Christmas Cheer Fund at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Emmett Stone vacated, with Mrs. Fred Barber as secretary and Porter Houser as treasurer. About 25 civic group reps attended. Last year 597 families received checks totaling 3618.25 plus toys. 46 more families were helped with last minute requests and 49 children in boarding homes received gifts. The 1954 drive raised 4337.09.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Davis
Emmett Stone
Fred Barber
Porter Houser
Salvation Army
County Welfare Department
Family Service Bureau
Traffic accidents rise in city. no fatalities yet
City traffic records show 99 injuries through Sept 23, higher than 75 by end of August 1954, while fatalities remain zero. Captain J R Teague cites increased vehicle numbers and driver inattention as causes and warns a dangerous period lies ahead to avoid any deaths this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nems
J. R. Teague
Teague
High Point
Robotyper Sold to Royal McBee in North Carolina Deal
Royal McBee Corp. acquired a majority stake in Robotyper Corp. of Hendersonville North Carolina. The cash price was not disclosed. Robotyper produces automatic typewriting equipment and attachments for personalized form letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Royal McBee Corp
Robotyper Corp
Hendersonville
N.C
Robotyper
Prayer for TODAY from Reverend Bonnell
A devotional prayer asks for fidelity to truth justice and righteousness. The speaker Reverend John Sutherland Bonnell of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church prays for guidance grace and strength to follow God’s will.
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Christ
John Sutherland Bonnell
Fifth Ave
Presbyterian Church
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