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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1953

Page

9

History Class Trip Plans From Allen Jay High School

Allen Jay High School history class prepares for its annual Washington D C trip with 33 students and chaperones Miss Hallie Gilbreth and O E e. A chartered bus will transport the group Thursday to Sunday, offering fall semester insights for use in the coming school year.

American History Ss Allen Jay High School Washington, D.C Hallie Gilbreth O.E. E Joyce Jordan Rena Cook Bobby Leigh Tuttle Helen Macon Mary Alice Dunlap Dobbins Dixie White Shirley Kennedy Betty Mae Blair Gearldine van Horn Jean Garner Paul Brewer Bill Hawks Richard Trotter Charles White Bobby Cecil Ray Reddick Wayne Overcash Max Montgomery Richard Sink Bob Ridge Donald Brewer Charles Brown Marvin Wilson Charles Hoover Fred Pegram Jack Bryan Paul Lawson James Burton Wesley Craven Henry MacPherson Kenneth Jones Robert Robertson

May Indict Saunders In Youth's Death

E W Saunders operator of Saunders Grill may face charges after Floyd Brown of High Point died Sunday night from injuries two .38 caliber bullets caused on Sept 15. Sheriff deputies plan to confer with Solicitor Charles Hagan to determine sworn charges. Brown died in Winston-Salem Hospital after surgery. A 15 year old married girl detained as material witness. she drove the getaway car after the shooting on the Thomasville High Point road.

Thomasville E. W. Saunders Saunders Grill Floyd Brown High Point Brown Charles Hagan Saunders Winston-Salem Arvil Hunt Clifford Milan High Point Road High Point Memorial Hospital

College Enrollment Reaches 675 Mark

High Point College has enrolled 675 students with a week remaining for registration. N P Yarborough, registrar, says applications are in and being studied and final enrollment may reach 700, stretching capacity and staff. He notes satisfaction with the large registration and the privilege of selection among relatively good students.

High Point College N. P. Yarborough

Father Son Teams Join Indian Guide Outfits

Local father and son pairs join YMCA Indian Guides, part of the city’s United Fund drive targeting 184 740 dollars for the Y and other agencies. An orientation meeting is set for 8 pm at the Y to promote closer father son ties among boys aged 5 to 8, with four tribes active in High Point led by chiefs Swift Deer Two Moons and Black Rock.

High Point United Fund Indian Guides Sturkey Dan Cahpey YMCA The Loocals Farris Ave Frank Fairchild Big Brave Whistling Elk Johnson and N. Hamilton Sts Ferndale Dr Quaker Lane Gatewood Ave Catawba Tribe Otteray Dr Keyaunee Robert Helm Swift Deer Tuscarora Jack Southerland Two Moons Catawba John Davis Jr Black Rock

Let George Do It Inc Incorporation Filed in Jamestown

Secretary of State Thad Eure issued a certificate of incorporation for Let George Do It Inc of Jamestown to conduct a general retail and mail order business. Authorized capital stock is 100000 dollars with 400 stock subscribed by Edgar George Bruce Surratt and J W Morgan of High Point and Harry E Marshall of Steubenville Ohio.

Thad Eure George Do It, Inc Jamestown Edgar George Bruce Surratt J. W. Morgan High Point Harry E. Marshall Steubenville Ohio

Heat forecast calls for hotter day tomorrow at 93

Forecaster says temperatures will soar to 93 degrees tomorrow, with today expected to reach that level by mid afternoon. Tonight will stay warm, not dropping below 58 after a low of 52 degrees this past night.

Silver Enameling Is New Course For Arts & Crafts

Richard Riemer an Austrian artist joins the arts and crafts workshop staff to teach cloisonne on silver in the fall session at Junior High School. He studied in Vienna Schwabisch Gmund and Pforzheim and works with High Point Glass Decorating Co. The program covers enameled jewelry ashtrays and more alongside other craft classes led by regional teachers.

Richard Riemer Austria Arts and Crafts

City approves purchase of Snow Lumber lot on E Commerce St

City lawmakers unanimously approve buying a 57 by 176 foot Snow Lumber Co. lot on E Commerce Street for 25000 and drop plans for another Wrenn Street tract. The council signals possible near term use but no specific project, noting the sale could clear the way for a future city hall wing, courthouse, fire station, or parking lot nearby.

Snow Lumber Co E. Commerce St S. Wrenn St Arthur York Wrenn St Commerce St Dalton Realty Co Southern Furniture Exposition Building, Inc Furniture Center Dalton Co York John Hayworth City Uy Guilford County High Point Council Merce St

Elks Lodge Hosts Newsmen for National Newspaper Week

The Elks Lodge at 208 Broad St. will host local working newspapers during National Newspaper Week October 1 to 8. W R Pritchett Jr. announces a dinner next Tuesday with J W apes Municipal solicitor as principal speaker. Welcoming remarks by J C Welch precede the week’s observances.

Order of Elks W. R. Pritchett Jr Grand Lodge J. W. Apes J. C. Welch the Deer Broad St

Deaths and Funerals Chronicle Local Losses

Henry Chouwonitz chef steward at the Sheraton Hotel died after arriving at hospital. He was born June 12, 1896 in Germany and came to the United States 31 years ago. Survived by wife Elizabeth Puchse, sister Gertrude, brother Clements. services at Yow's Funeral Home Chapel Wednesday. Interment pending. Lucy Earl Gregory died Saturday in Danville Virginia Community Hospital. Services Monday at Fairfield Methodist Church with multiple ministers. interment in church cemetery. Ulysses L. Peacock, 83, of Denton died last night. Survived by wife Lola Bell Workman Peacock, four sons, three daughters, 22 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren. Funeral at Tom's Creek Baptist Church Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Interment church cemetery.

Henry Chouwonitz Sheraton Hotel Germany United States High Point Poinsett Hotel Greenville S. C Elizabeth Puchse Gertrude Chouwonitz Clements Yow’s Harry D. Hawthorne Emmanuel Lutheran Church Lucy Gregory Lucy Earl Gregory Danville Fairfield Methodist Church A. T. Tuttle R. L. Smith Oak Grove Baptist Church M. T. Sorrell Jimmy Lomax Jerry Lomax Donald Lomax Kermit Lomax George Stanley Robert Hughes Church Cemetery Ulysses S. Peacock Denton Ulysses L. Peacock Denton Lola Bell Workman Peacock John F. C. Peacock J. P. Peacock Jones A. Peacock Route 2 A. J. Helms Lowe Garner J. W. Haltom Tom's Creek Baptist Church Church

Center School Heads Seek Instructor for Special Children

Mrs. Riot Hart Jr. leads a search for a qualified teacher for the Center School for Exceptional Children. The High Point Junior League funds the first year, with a location to be set. A wide local committee seeks trained teachers and asks for referrals.

Riot Hart Jr High Point Junior League Junior Chamber of Commerce Junior League The Association of Parents of Handicapped Children Hart Amos Kearns Ralph Snyder W. Wininger

Bible Lectures Begin Tonight at Wi Memorial Church

Dr. Bernard Boyd of Cha S lin opens a four part series of Bible lectures at Wi Memorial Methodist Church tonight at 7 30. Sponsored by United Church Women and Mrs James S Moffitt local president the UNC School of Religion head is a popular speaker. Lectures run Friday and each evening 7 30 to 8 30 with the Sisters Association aiding the project.

Bernard Boyd Cha Slin Wi Memorial Methodist Church United Church Women James S. Moffitt Boyd School of Religion University of North Carolina High Point

Woman Charged After Boys Death in Winston-Salem

Desoline Wheeler Wood, 32, is charged with murder after 14 year old Henry Mack was shot near the Wood home Saturday night. The boy died from a skull wound after hospital treatment. Wood is held without bond pending a preliminary hearing.

Nero Winston-Salem Desoline Wheeler Wood Short Spring St Henry Mack Wood Home

Symphony unit praised by director in High Point meeting

Dr. Benjamin Swalin, director of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, told about 100 Local workers that High Point is a model community for its Symphony Society service. John Whiteside named president. new officers include Mrs. Willis Slane, Mrs. Charles Taylor, and Miss Lucille Ingram. Campaign leaders outlined a large turnout goal as teams of 20 report midweek and final reports are due Oct. 12.

Benjamin Swalin North Carolina Symphony Orchestra High Point Symphony Society John Whiteside Robert Gayle Willis Slane Charles Taylor Lucille Ingram Floyda Swalin Aa United States Sym Europe Germany

Senior Jaycee Group to Sign Club Charter

Senior Jaycees schedule a Thursday 6 30 p m meeting at Ellingtons Grill to sign the charter for the newly formed club. President Charles Loflin urges attendance of listed members and notes Charter Night on October 16 at the Plantation Supper Club per Ed Thrower.

Ellington's Grill S. Main St Charles Loflin John Banks Fred de Lappe W. L. Hinkle Bill Martin E. G. Jarvis Jimmy Mitchell Edar Snider Hugh Baker Howarder Vance Kester Charles Hayworth Ken Litton Lawrence Grimes Ed Thrower Ed Pleasants Kenner Amos Thurman Wall Harold Jensen Plantation Supper Club Charter Night U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce

Winston-Salem TV Stations Set Openings

High Point viewers gain two new channels WSJS-TV and WTOB-TV start tomorrow. WSJS-TV on Channel 12 affiliated with NBC will begin around noon with 40 000 watts and later reach full power. transmitter 10 air miles from High Point on Hwy 421. WTOB-TV Channel 26 of ABC begins at 5 p m with daily 4 p m schedule next week and offers Notre Dame football and Walter Winchell.

High Point Winston-Salem Wsjs-Tv Wtob-Tv Hwy. 421 Kernersville NBC Federal Communications Commission Wfmy-Tv Greensboro WBTV Charlotte American Broadcasting Co Notre Dame Walter Winchell Voice of Firestone Howdy Doody Metropolitan Opera Enterprise Enterprise’ 8 FCC Channel 6

Funeral Rites for Leroy Haywood Held at Mt Vernon

Funeral services for Leroy Haywood fatally injured in an auto wreck will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. from Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Surviving include wife Virginia, children Joha William Leroy Jr., his parents, two sisters and two brothers. Burial in Greenhill Cemetery.

Leroy Haywood Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Virinia Haywood Joha William Leroy Jr Dewey Haywood Greenhill Marshville Leroy Maske Rivett Odd Fellows Hall Pilgrim Congregational Church Alpha Art Club L. B. Hairlip Elder Agnes Brewington W. Green St Washington, D. C Ludie Jones Elder Brewington

Realty Transfers in High Point Township Gains New Owners

Real estate deeds show L H aa and wife transferring to E M Hunter and wife a lot of the E L Welch property. L H Bottoms and wife transfer to J E Ahl a lot of the Welch property. Wesley Nelson and wife transfer to James E McNair lots in Gordon Street Park. Mary Griffith and others transfer to Claude H Hedgecock and wife a tract on Peachtree drive. W G Watson and wife transfer to J E Sadler and wife a tract on W Edge Peace a lot in Hillsdale. J D Brown and wife transfer to B Rollins and wife a lot in del Ruby G Wright to A B Brown a tract on W Park street. Mrs Maleta P Miller transfers to Edgar Snider and wife and others a lot of the Richardson Estate.

High Point Township L. H. Aa E. M. Hunter E. L. Welch L. H. Bottoms J. E. Ahl Wesley Nelson James E. McNair Gordon Street Mary Griffith Claude H. Hedgecock Peachtree Drive W. G. Watson J. E. Sadler

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