Methodist Conference Ends with 1953 54 Appointments
More than 3 000 crowded Wesley Memorial Church for the Western North Carolina Conference closing session as Bishop Costen J Harrell read pastoral appointments for 1953 54. Rob ert G Tuttle will lead First Church replacing W Kenneth Goodson now Winston Salem district head. Dr C Excelle Rozzelle becomes High Point College chaplain and professor. New assignments include H G Allen at Main Street Church, F E Howard Ward Street, Harry F Buckingham Jr Sherwood Church, Lee Ray Grant Pelham Hickory Grove Church, E Lester Ballard Wesley Memorial associate minister, Paul Rakestraw Mount Herman Meadow View associate, and new Duke Divinity School and UNC entrants J C Grace Jr Richard J Crowder Alvin Amick E C Shoaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costen J. Harrell
Harrell
Robert G. Tuttle
Broad Street
Statesville
W. Kenneth Goodson
Winston-Salem
Goodson
C. Excelle Rozzelle
High Point College
W. G. McFarland
Main Street
H. G. Allen
Methodist Assembly
Lake Junaluska
McFarland
St. James Church
Charlotte
High Point
F. E. Howard
Ward Street
Harry F. Buckingham Jr
Sherwood Church
Lee Ray Grant
Pelham-Hickory Grove
Mr. Grant
G. H. Allred
Draper
E. Lester Ballard
Salem Church
Mt. Airy
Wesley Memorial
E. M. Avett
Aul Rakestraw
Mount Herman- Meadow View
J. C. Grace Jr
Richard J. Crowder
Duke Divinity School
Alvin Amick
Emory University
E.C. Shoaf
University of North Carolina
Herman F. Duncan
Greensboro
Violence Kills Twelve In the State
The Associated Press reports at least twelve people died in North Carolina over the weekend due to violence. Among the victims were Roscoe Edward Lane of Salisbury killed on U S Highway 29, Ervin Thomas Castor of Concord after a car collision in Kannapolis, siblings William and Marie Rodgers killed when a freight train dragged their car in Williamston, and Floyd James Lambert of Gastonia in a collision with a Greyhound bus on Highway 74. Additional fatalities included Leroy Haywood of Greensboro, Bobby Goodwin and his mother Helen Goodwin, George Albert Eastwood of Burlington, Shirley Whaley of Norfolk, Jack Lee Daniels of Lola, and Don Isley near Burlington. Authorities note a shooting linked to Haywood and a fatal accident near Tarboro and Morehead City. County Sheriff C H Moore cited an ongoing investigation into Isley’s shooting during a confrontation among several Negroes.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Roscoe Edward Lane
Rt. 2
Salisbury
Concord
Ervin Thomas Castor
Kannapolis
Williamston
William Rodgers
Greensboro
High Point
Haywood
Lee Mashe
Young Goodwin
Helen Goodwin
George Albert Eastwood
Rt. 4
Burlington
Shirley Whaley
Norfolk
Edgecombe County
Tarboro
Jack Lee Daniels
Lola
Morehead City
Don Isley
Alamance County
C. H. Moore
Isley
British Labour Opens 52nd Annual Convention in Margate
In Margate England the Labour Party begins its 52nd annual conference amid internal harmony yet with strong debate. Aneurin Bevan demands Churchill return or resign, while the NEC advances a policy program titled Challenge to Britain emphasizing financial reform industrial efficiency and land use. The document avoids radical socialist nationalization.
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Margate
England
Britain
Labor Party
Aneurin Bevan
Churchill
Winston
Labor
Bevan
Japan and Britain Lead World in Cotton Textile Exports
Japan and Britain surpassed the United States as the top cotton textile exporters. For January–June 1953, Japan shipped 388.7 million square yards and Britain 342.5 million, while U S exports fell 14.3 percent to 330.2 million. India was fourth with 320 million.
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New York
Japan
Britain
United States
India
U. S
Europe
W. Vanderhoef
The
Textile Export Assn
Trieste dispute deepened as Yugoslavia rejects plebiscite
Belgrade Yugoslavia formally rejected Italy's proposal for a Trieste plebiscite. The note backed Tito's call for internationalization or transfer of the port area, accusing Italy of denationalizing and colonizing the region and urging equitable treatment for Yugoslavs.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Trieste i
Giuseppe Pella
Adriatic
Tito
Split
Trieste
iSplit
Italy
Gray Seeks New Name for Consolidated University
President Gordon Gray of the Consolidated University of North Carolina says he dislikes the word consolidated and asks student leaders to propose a new name. He told the university's Student Council to submit suggestions, noting the name evokes utilities and metals rather than the campus identity.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Gordon Gray
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Consolidated
Consolidated University
Consolidated Edison
Consolidated Copper
Gray
Britain Prepares Suez Troop Drawdown
UN charges a repatriation document circulated to POWs as red slanted propaganda from a Chinese Communist source. The commission denies propaganda, says letter aligns with armistice terms and notes interviews may be conducted by sides or individually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Hamblen
U. N. Command Repatriation Group
Commission
Hamblen
K. §. Thimayya
Rainfall Ends North Carolina Drought Relief Arrives
The first widespread rainfall in weeks soothes dry soils across North Carolina from a hurricane cast, with Wilmington at 5.56 inches and Raleigh over 3.6 inches. Officials note city water restrictions may persist in Raleigh, while pastures benefit most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
U. S. Weather Bureau
Florida
Georgia
Wilmington
Raleigh
Fred B. Wheeler
Raleigh-Durham
Roxboro
Asheville
Charlotte
Hickory
Rebellion Over Gravy Stains At Princeton Dining
At Princeton University a small revolt arose when 30 students ate in a special dining room to avoid gravy stains on academic gowns worn by others in Proctor Hall. Dean Taylor had revived a 40 year old gown tradition deeming it aesthetically pleasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Proctor Hall
Hugh
Taylor
Warren Appears Likely New Justice
Sacramento reports President Eisenhower may nominate California Governor Earl Warren to the Supreme Court after a secret meeting with Attorney General Herbert Brownell. Warren plans to step down at end of his term in January 1955, triggering a potential 1954 gubernatorial race by Lt. Gov. Goodwin Knight.
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Tito
Trieste
Roma
Sacramento
Calif
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Herbert Brownell
Eisenhower
California
Washington
White House
Brownell
Warren
Fred M. Vinson
Alameda County
Oakland
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Igh
Arthur Vanderbilt
Egypt Says Britain Agrees to 18 Month Suez Evacuation
An Egyptian source states Britain will evacuate the Suez base within 18 months, bringing Egypt and Britain closer to a settlement. Disputes remain over 4000 British experts staying three years, uniforms versus civilian dress, and total occupation length.
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Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Suez
Greece
Iran
Turkey
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Eet
Lebanon
Jordan
Yemen
Li Ya
Indian Speech To Feature UN Session
United Nations General Assembly nears end of general debate with Indian delegate V K Krishna set to deliver a policy speech. Krishna helped craft a proposed compromise for the Korean peace conference and may push for a November start after Oct 28 remains unlikely. Other speakers include Lebanon, Bolivia, Argentina, the Philippines, Uruguay, Iraq, Mexico, and Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
United Nations General Assembly
V. K. Krishna
Krishna
General Assembly
Russia
India
Bate
Peiping
United States
San Francisco
Geneva
Far East
Lebanon
Bolivia
Argentina
Philippines
Uruguay
Iraq
Mexico
Israel
Bond Issue Vote Saturday in North Carolina
North Carolinians head to the polls Saturday to vote on 72 million dollars in statewide school and mental hospital bonds. Governor William B. Umstead backs the measure and plans to vote in Durham, while former Governor Kerr Scott supports it. The boards of Education and Hospitals organize to promote the referendum and Umstead will urge approval in a radio appeal before voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
William B. Umstead
Durham
Umstead
Kerr Scott
State Board of Education
State Hospital Board
U S Plans Boost in Atomic Warplane Fleet
Washington reports about 4000 U S warplanes equipped to carry atomic weapons with 3500 in Air Force and about 500 in Navy. Only a minority are in combat units as Strategic Air Command trains crews to operate jet bombers while production lines expand for high speed delivery systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Air Force
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Sen
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Navy
Strategic Air Command
Bank Entered Nothing Missing in Boonville Burglary
Bank officials reported an inventory showed no money missing after burglars broke into the Commercial and Savings Bank in Boonville North Carolina. Two large acetylene tanks were left behind as tools to burn into the vault. The break in was discovered at 3 30 p m and likely occurred between midnight Saturday and dawn Sunday.
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Boonville
N. C
Yadkin County
Bill Moxley
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Ralph Taylor
M. T. Hippi
Nsville
Frank Jordan
W. Jackson Humneycutt
Waynesville
J. W. Fitzgerald
W. C. Kirby
Gastonia
Wesley Memorial Church
Methodist
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Western North Carolina
Methodist Church
British Labor Party
U.S
Panmunjom
U. N
Coma
S. P. P. Thorat
Korea
N.C
New Jersey
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