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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1951
Page
7
The Baptist State Convention Committee of 19 met at First Baptist Church and failed to decide on funding cuts for Thomasville Baptist Orphanage. A final decision was postponed to October 4 at 10:30 a.m. with further discussions planned.
The Friendship Weather Bureau reports a fair to cool weekend. Today will be mostly fair with tomorrow mild and fair. Highs around 77 today and 76 tomorrow. Lows drop from 60 tonight to about 50 degrees.
The Committee of 19 urges presenting recommendations to the state convention in Asheville this fall. Original plan to fund Baptist orphanages at Thomasville and Kinston from the general fund, not special church collections, is supported amid criticism of ministers mismanaging convention finances. Lanier cites enormous debt from ministers handling the State Baptist Convention finances.
J. D. Croom of Asheboro gave a humorous talk on What Rotary Means to Me at the Rotary Club luncheon. Junior Rotarian of the Month Harry Routh thanked the club for the chance to observe a civic group in action. Visiting Rotarians included Lee Spencer Cherryville A A Nell er Greensboro and Howard Wilkinson Lexington. Other guests were Richard Oldenbure Cleveland Dr K B Geddie and Ralph Rochele High Point.
Thomasville officials press for a full probe of the dangerous junction west of town where by pass meets U S 29 70 after fatal and minor accidents. Chairman Dr Henry W Jordan referred the telegram to traffic engineer R A Burch for immediate action. Jaycees at dinner arranged a dance recital and floated a plan for a float in Everybody's Day parade.
Parcel post rates will rise October 1 with increases up to 50 percent in some cases per Postmaster Clark. One pound to local zone drops to 15 cents from 30. zone eight of 1800 miles or more rises to 27 cents. A 70-pound local package climbs from 6 cents to 1.02. Congress weighs further changes.
Grover Seamon of Grace Lutheran Church in Thomasville will be installed as president of the Piedmont district of the Lutheran Brotherhood of North Carolina at the district's last quarterly meeting. The event at Grace Church begins at 3 p.m. with speaker G. Dewey Arndt of Raleigh and presiding official J. T. Waggoner. Other new officers will also be installed.
Civil actions note a dispute over a $329.17 claim for materials between Broxson Hardware Co and Federal Equipment Co with court involvement.
Dr Benjamin Swalin spoke at First Baptist Church to boost North Carolina Symphony Society membership in High Point as part of a drive aiming for 33000 to fund four concerts next spring. The push relies on 10 teams and 200 co chairs with donor outreach already at 450 of a 1000 goal. Regular memberships cost 3 with student rates offered for youths.
Superior Court Judge William T. Hatch ordered D. W. Mears, 9 year old local man, to pay $1000 and court costs after a jury found him guilty of assault and inflicting serious injury on J. B. Williams, 55, two years ago. Williams lost his right eye in the incident and the defendant has until mid next week to pay.
Deputy Sheriff Pete Sexton and Chief of Police Claudie Beck destroyed two stills seven miles south of Denton in Alleghany township after tips pointed to both sites. The galvanized 300 gallon unit was west of Highway 4 near Highway 109, and the copper 250 gallon unit was west of Highway 49 north of the 49 intersection. The galvanized still was in use. the copper one had been idle for days.
A large delegation visited Mills Home for a North Carolina Orphanage Conference session. Speakers, including Dr I G Greer and Dr Ellen Winston, addressed guardianship laws child welfare and needs for backward children while plans were made for next year at Union Mills.
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