Editor To Be Honored By DeMolay
Holt McPherson editor of The Enterprise will be invested with the DeMolay Legion of Honor in a 4 p.m. ceremony at the Masonic Temple. Governor’s Committee chairmanship and YMCA leadership highlight his public service to High Point College and state. The High Point DeMolay chapter, led by Lee Schaner, notes the honor reflects community and professional contributions.
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Order of DeMolay
Holt McPherson
The
Enterprise
DeMolay Legion of Honor
Masonic Temple
O. Hal Hamby
Supreme Council
Legion of Honor
Order
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Tar Heel
High Point
North Carolina
Lee Schaner
Scouts to Attend Davidson College Richmond U football game
More than 1,000 Boy Scouts from the Uwharrie District are invited to watch the Davidson College versus Richmond University football game on Nov 3. Tom Scott and William Dole of Davidson assist. tickets mailed to unit leaders based on new enrollments by Nov 2. assembly at 1 15 p m at Davidson College with lunch optional and picnic tables provided.
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Uwharrie
Davidson College
Feld
Aubrey Atkinson
Uwharrie Council
Fraternity Row
Five Rural Carriers Serve High Point Patrons Daily
Enterprise staff writer notes 9,917 residents on five rural routes receive consistent mail delivery six days a week. The piece traces rural service history from its 1896 start, highlights route lengths and carrier names, and describes High Point’s surrounding post offices and route structure.
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Enterprise
High Point
Ofce
United States
Charles Town
W. Va
Halltown
Avilla
West Virginia
Post Office Department
Roy Hauser
Nick Bombalis
Robert Millikan
High Point Post Office
Emerywood
N. Main Street
Janet Teague
British Lawmaker Addresses Local Church on World Affairs
George Thomas MP will speak on Christian Witness in World Affairs at 7 30 PM Thursday in First Methodist Church. He tours the U S for the American Friends Service Committee and spoke at Lake Junaluska earlier this month. Sponsored by the High Point Ministers Alliance and the Council of Church Women. Thomas represents Cardiff West since 1945 and is a Methodist lay preacher. The AFSC is a Quaker service agency with a southeastern office in Greensboro.
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William L. Wilson
West Virginia
John Wanamaker
House of Representatives
James O'Donnell
Michigan
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Melvin T. Strider
Charles Town
America
High Point
D. H. Parker
T. W. Albertson
Madison Haworth
Fred Burchfield
George Thomas
Christian Witness
First Methodist Church
Thomas
American Friends Service Committee
Methodist World Conference
Lake Junaluska
High Point Ministers’ Alliance
Council of Church Women
House of Commons
Cardiff West
Wales
Cecil Prince to Speak to Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
Cecil Prince native High Point editor of The Charlotte News will address Rotary on Thursday and Kiwanis on Friday as part of National Newspaper Week observances. Prince began editing at age 11 and later earned a career in journalism including work at the Florida Times Union and Charlotte News where he serves as associate editor. He is recognized for his editorial on Tar Heel politics and is the son of Mrs. C. C. Prince.
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Charlotte News
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Prince
High Point
Pointer
Wll
Pasadena
California
University of North Carolina
France
Germany
Chapel Hill
Greensboro Record
Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville
Tunee-Uelen
Charlotte
Traffic Charges Brought After Two Auto Accidents
Two men faced traffic charges after yesterday’s crashes in High Point. Johnnie Johnson, 40, of 226 Wendley St, followed too closely in a collision on Montlieu Ave injuring no one, with $200 damage to his car and $100 to the other. James A. Jones, 76, of 500 Fisher St, failed to yield and hit a car on N Main St near the Borden plant, with $100 damage to both vehicles. Davie Lee Sechrest, 22, of 1009 Greensboro Rd, was the other driver in that crash.
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Johnnie Johnson
Wendley St
Montheu Avenue
Johnson
Johnnie McCants
Wendell St
Montlieu
Washington Street
Leroyton
E. Washington Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Hilton
Geraldine Johnson
Franklinville
Connie Clark
Tate St
Wade Odell Johnson
W. Green Street
Marie Hawkins
Cliffside St
Edward Blizzard
English Street
Blizzard
H. M. Hudspeth
Culler St
Cecil Smith
W. Willis Street
Smith
Edward Post opens law offices here
Edward N Post of Winston Salem and Greensboro announced the opening of law offices in the Security Bank Building here. He will partner with J W Morgan in general practice. Post a Winston Salem native, he narrates his education and Army service and notes he will live in High Point.
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Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Security Bank
Post
J. W. Morgan
Bar Association
R. J. Reynolds High School
Guilford College
University of North Carolina School of Law
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University Law School
Tar Heel Barrister
American Trust Company
Will and Trust
Greensboro Daily News
the Record
North Carolina State Bar
Delta Theta Philaw
High Point
WAC Officers to Address High Point College Women
A WAC officer procurement team will speak to College women on joining the Women’s Army Corps. Capt Emma M. Baird and 1st Lt Janet M. Ellis of Third Army HQ Fort McPherson Ga will attend. Applicants must be college graduates and may be single or married with no dependents under 18. Officer training runs 20 weeks twice yearly with a two year active duty requirement.
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WAC
High Point College
Womans Army Corps
Emma M. Baird
Janet M. Ellis
Third Army
Fort McPherson
Accident Box Score Citywide This Week
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Man Loses Battle With Television and Courtroom Ironies
A reflective column recalls a man who gave up his TV only to trade it for a portable set and later faces ongoing courtroom farce. The piece weaves a tale of household tech struggle, a bulldozer disruption in court, and several odd legal misadventures from the county term.
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Television
Superior Court
Walter E. Johnston
Dr. Cooke Elected Vice-President of Education Unit
Dr. Dennis H. Cooke, president of High Point College, was elected vice president of the higher education division of the Northwestern District of the North Carolina Education Association at a day long Greensboro meeting. Officers were chosen and divisions discussed professional problems. plans were laid for the NCEA centennial celebration in 1957.
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Dennis H. Cooke
High Point College
North Carolina Education Association
Greensboro
NCEA
Thomasville United Fund Opens October 3 Campaign
Thomasville announces the United Fund Drive will start Wednesday October 3 with an initial gifts phase led by D. K. Cloninger and G. E. Whitten. The 1956 57 budget totals 28136 94, down slightly from the prior year, with agencies including the Kayauwee Area Girl Scouts Red Cross Boy Scouts Florence Crittenden Home and Handicap Children among recipients.
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United Fund
Russell F. van Landingham
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van Landingham
Kayauwee Area
Girl Scouts
Florence Crittenden Home
Carolinas United
Boy Scouts of America
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Senior Citizens
Chamber of Commerce
D. K. Cloninger
G. E. Whitten
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