Super-Highway Project Faces Route Delay
James Barnwell says completing the Thomasville to Greensboro super highway may be postponed due to routing troubles in High Point. Officials withheld a 583,424 contract for grade separations as land costs threaten the project, with right of way possibly exceeding 1,000,000. If abandoned, a Thomasville by-pass would divert into Randolph County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Barnwell
Fifth Division
Thomasville
Greensboro
High Point
Barnwell
Randolph
Guilford
W. H. Rogers, Jr
Randolph County
Lutherans To Hold Meeting In Thomasville
The Fourth Quarterly Lutheran Brotherhood meeting of the Piedmont District will gather tomorrow at Grace Lutheran Church in Thomasville at 3 o clock. President J S Wagoner will chair the business session with D G Arndt of Raleigh as principal speaker. Seventeen percent attendance is expected from 16 brotherhoods including Greensboro High Point Burlington Thomasville Lexington Winston Salem Gibsonville and Liberty. Officers for the coming year will be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont District
Grace Lutheran Church
Thomasville
J. S. Wagoner
D. G. Arndt
Raleigh
Greensboro
High Point
Burlington
Lexington
Winston-Salem
Gibsonville
Liberty
Flood Relief Drive Reaches $1,415 Total
Contributions to the local Red Cross Flood Relief drive total $1,415.60 after gifts of 3873 and a $25 donation from the High Point Junior Service Inc plus $50 from the International Association Fire Fighters Local 673. The drive pursues reaching $1,500 to aid flood victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
High Point Junior Service, Inc
International Association, Fire Fighters Local 673
Youth Night Highlighted at Western North Carolina Methodist Meet
Greensboro N C Youth Night was planned with aycock Auditorium hosting the observance. Delegates to the General Conference in San Francisco next April were elected eight lay and eight clerical. The Southeastern Conference delegates to Roanoke Virginia next spring were also chosen. A historical drama Heritage for Youth showcased Brevard College Duke University Greensboro College and High Point College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
Andresses
Aycock
The
Methodist Church
San Francisco
Roanoke
Brevard College
Duke University
Greensboro College
High Point College
Police Oral Exams Scheduled for Friday Promotion Test
Police patrolmen eligible for promotion to sergeant based on recent written exams will face oral tests next Friday night, the Civil Service Commission announced. Successful candidates will be placed on the promotion list and Police Chief C. C. Stoker will requisition eligible men for promotion as department needs require.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
C. C. Stoker
Man charged after high speed chase on Glover Road
Joseph O. Witcher, 33, of Route 3, was stopped at about 1 am after a chase during which his car reached 87 mph. He filed a warrant for speeding at 40 against Patrolman E. D. Atkinson Jr as he was booked. Hearings set for October in Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glover Road
Joseph O. Witcher
Route 3
E. D. Atkinson, Jr
Atkinson
Kivett
Self-Employment Extended Under Social Security Rules
As of January 1, 1951, self-employed individuals join wages earners under old-age and survivors insurance, covering about 4.6 million people. The change adds protections for small business operators, listing trades and professions affected and noting certain farm and professional exemptions. Local Social Security offices provide details and outreach times in Thomasville and Asheboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security
Postoffice
Thomasville
Asheboro
Dr Watts Frames Optimism At Kiwanis Meet
Dr Roy Watts pastor of the First Presbyterian Church spoke to Kiwanis Club members on How to be an Optimist. He contrasted pessimist and optimist lifestyles and urged helping others as a key trait of optimism. Visitors included Harvey Koonts FR Lee Johnson and Don Scalf. President W D Lewis presided with R R Fountain leading the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Watts
First Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Club
Don Scalf
The
Key Club
W. D. Lewis
R. R. Fountain
World Federalists Hold Fifth Annual State Convention Here
Guilford County gains Moody’s AA rating elevating bonds toward high-grade status. Officials say capital outlays for schools, rising property values, and declining indebtedness propelled the upgrade, placing Guilford among NC counties near AAA tier. Forsyth, Durham, Mecklenburg share AA tier. Durham and Charlotte also highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Federalists
Greensboro
Guilford
Moody
Moody’s Investors Service
North Carolina
Forsyth
Durham
Mecklenburg
Charlotte
One Day Federalists Convention Ends With Banquet Tonight
Out of town members of the United World Federalists of North Carolina register for the fifth annual convention at the new Y M C A building. About 60 guests from other sections and more than 140 attending the banquet at 6 45 p m. Speakers include Dr G Ray Jordan and Rep Clinton McKinnon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United World Federalists of
State Executive Council
McNeill Smith
Greensboro
State Advisory Board
Allen H. Gwynn
Reidsville
Henry Brandis, Jr
University of North Carolina Law School
Amos R. Kearns
Haworth
G. Ray Jordan
Emory University School of Preaching
Atlanta
Clinton McKinnon
D-Calif
Minor Damage After Pickup Crashes Into Fence
A pickup driven by C. S. Benfield of Rawley Farm Road had its steering gear lock and veered across Ward Street at 7 15 a m hitting Eugene Lovelace's fence at 1107 Ward causing minor vehicle damage and 15 in fence damage. Earlier, a separate collision at Lind say and Parkway damaged a pickup driven by John Koltash and a car driven by Burnie Small totaling 105 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Street
C. S. Benfield
Rawley Farm Road
Eugene Lovelace
Ward
John Koltash
Route 2
Burnie Small
Lindsay and Parkway
Court actions and revival services in local notices
Writs and legal disputes include 200 dollars in wreck damage and 725 dollars plus possession of a van and tractor in Wachovia Bank Trust Co. versus Paul Ollis. Mattie L. Grier seeks absolute divorce from Paul Grier. A revival series runs September 30 to October 14 at Hickory Chapel Wesley Methodist Church with Rev J Walden Ty and Rev Clyde Steele leading. An Eddie Wishon mentions misidentification with a defendant in a recent Superior Court break in case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Sleede
Josh
Tommy Chandler
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Paul Ollis
Mattie L. Grier
Paul Grier
Hickory Chapel Wesley Methodist ‘Church
J. Walden Ty‘singer
Clyde Steele
Song Ieader
Eddie Wishon
North
Hamilton
Wishon
Airline executive to attend Miami session of advisory board
John R. Larsen traffic and sales manager at Greensboro High Point will leave for Miami on Tuesday for a ten day session of Eastern Air Lines Field and Advisory Board of Directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John &R. Larsen
Greensboro
Eastern Air Lines
Miami
Married Men Not Exempt From Draft
Local Draft Board No. 42 cites the Universal Military Training and Service Act ending deferments for registrants with wives alone. Men with children must show birth certificates. expectant fathers must file a physician certificate proving conception before induction to qualify for deferment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local
Draft Board No. 42
Washington
Universal Military Training and Service Act
Local Draft Board
Man Shot on Hoover Street. Wallace Identifies No Suspect
Nathaniel Wallace, a Black man, told police he was shot in the mouth last night. He was driven to Memorial Hospital about 9:45 with a 22 caliber bullet lodged in his jawbone after someone on Hoover Street fired at him and he walked two blocks to Washington for help. The bullet damaged several teeth. a physician removed it, stitched him up, and Wallace was sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Wallace
Wallace
Memorial Hospital
Hoover Street
Washington
Family Groups Meet Chooses Community Counseling Roles
Starr chairs inter city session in Charlotte with twelve family agencies from North and South Carolina. Harold J. Weekley notes communities misperceive family services as relief only while counseling is underused. Since 1940 High Point Family Service Bureau has served over 1600 families with funds from the Community Chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
John Starr
High Point Family Service Bureau
South
North Carolina
Harold J. Weekley
Community Chest of
Greenville
S. C
Weekley
Elford C. Morgan
Family Service Board
Spartanboro
Family Service Bureau
High Point
Presbyterian Home For Aged To Open November 15
Richard A. Short of High Point heads the Presbyterian Home Inc as plans advance for the opening on November 15. A $17,000 donation was announced, and 322,900 has been allotted for nine months of 1952 by the North Carolina Synod. The Michel Hopkins Co of Greensboro won a $4,200 kitchen equipment contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Short
High Point
Presbyterian Home, Inc
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
Greensboro
Reid Wall
Methodist Home
Charlotte
W. H. Sullivan, Sr
Home Trustees
Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina
Michel Hopkins Company
Henry Koonts
Cash Stolen From Home Sack Left Behind
Lucy Rainey of 208 Price Street reported $439 stolen from her room yesterday. The money, in $5, $10, and $20 bills, was kept in a sack. the sack was left behind. A separate report from J. R. Vincannon of 317 Meadow noted a .22 caliber automatic pistol missing from his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Rainey
Price Street
J. R. Vincannon
317 Meadow
Thomasville Man Receives Nine Months On Four Counts
Lee Lewis of 105 Tremont was sentenced in Recorder's Court to nine months for driving after license revocation and six months for assault with a knife on Hattie Marsh. A six month suspended sentence from February 19 was to run concurrently. Several others faced drunken driving, reckless driving, no license, and assault charges with varying penalties. Appeals were noted in multiple cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Recorder's Court
W. H. Steed
Lee Lewis
Tremont
Hattie Marsh
Lewis
Ken Dennis
Louise Key
Wallburg
Jewell Gray Swaim
Blair Street
McKinely Bohannon
Salem
Albert Sheen
James Harvey Howard
Fairview
High Point
Willie Martin Yokely
Kernersville
Rickett Sharpe
Lexington
Robert Lee Burleson
Marion Span Jones
Lake
William Wilson
Finch Row
Alta Wilson
Bynum
Frank Hodge
Johnson
Ned Cochran
Lincoln
Rand urges leadership with God at High Point talk
Gulfport publisher Clayton Rand told about 400 High Point Personnel Association members last night that success comes from labor and management working together. He warned against opposing sides and urged leadership with God guiding the way to happiness and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport, Miss
High Point
Clayton Rand
High Point Personnel Association
God
Association
Rand
United States
Columbus
Washington
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Truman
Fifty-One Auto Tags Offered At Reduced Rate
State automobile licenses will be sold for one fourth the annual price for vehicles that have not been operated before October 1. The Carolina Motor Club said the ruling, released by the State Department of Motor Vehicles, applies to all motor vehicles except farm trucks and trailers classified as “Z.” The club will be open 3 am to 5 pm weekdays and 9 am to noon on Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Motor Club
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. D. Rike & Son
S. Main ST
Phil Walker
St. Main
OPO Clothing
Clinard Milling CO
Methodists
Prospect Street
Ilderton Oil CO
Sinclair Distributors
Ruth G. Duffy
Dr. Watts
Sara Wagger
Sheraton Hotel
Apegio
By Jimmy Hatlo
Terete Ee
King Peatus
Scomlak
Starr
Presbyterian Home For
Ual
General Electric
ET Plumbing & Heating CO
N. Main ST
Monark
Ifonark Shade Co
Ola
Cecil
America’s Finest
Kleer
Kleen
Rodden-Summers Furniture Store
Ring-Harris Pharmacy
Belk’s
Lh Optometrist
Nlc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!