Weekend Troubles Camp Police blotter notes minor offenses
Weekend weather dampened activity as police logged infrequent minor arrests. Notable cases include Bill Cain accused of assault with a deadly weapon after a pocketknife wound to Leroy Harrison. Cain posted 200 bond for an Oct. 11 Municipal Court hearing. Other cases include Guy Vail charged with larceny over 15 gallons of gasoline, posting 100 bond for Oct. 11, and Charlie Harvell charged with drunken driving, bond 550 for an Oct. 7 court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Cain
Meredith Street
Leroy Harrison
Herbert Street
Cain
Guy Vail
Vail Street
Duke Refining Co
Young Vail
Charlie T. Harvell
Route 1
Jamestown
Harvell
Man Hurt As Truck Hits Car
A 38 year old man, Mark Shankle of 1100 West Green Street, faces a reckless driving charge after his car rear ended a pickup driven by Blain Young, 54, at Taylor Street and West Green. Young was westbound and stopped for a signal. Shankle’s car then careened 150 feet, struck a pole, and totaled the vehicle. Shankle was hospitalized with a chest injury from the 11 PM crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Shankle
W. Green St
Blain Young
Cross St
Young
Taylor Street
W. Green Street
Shankle
Dead Battery Blamed For Collision
Patrolman Clay Fox cites William Carlos Evans and Donald Malcolm Stoots after a head on collision on Highway 311 North. Evans, 21, pushed to start his dead car drifted into opposite lane causing the crash. Damages estimated at 375 dollars. Evans charged with driving on the wrong side and without lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Fox
William Carlos Evans
Route 1
Shell Inn
Winston-Salem
Fox
Evans
Donald Malcolm Stoots
Randleman
Justice of the Peace Court
Gas Station Theft Nets Few Pennies
Deputies report a Saturday night break in at the Highway 10A Gulf Station at the W Lexington Avenue intersection. The door was pried open with a round iron bar and pennies littered the floor. Only pennies and trading stamps were found missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 10A
Gulf Station
W. Lexington Avenue
White schools end at noon for teachers meeting
Schools will close at noon tomorrow so teachers can attend a Northwestern District NC Education Assn meeting in Burlington. Cafeterias will not serve lunch. Negro teachers will observe a similar half holiday on December 6 in their schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Education Assn
Burlington
Building permits surge in city inspection office total
Last week the city building inspector issued 39 permits with an estimated valuation of 97 876 dollars, up from 31 030 dollars the prior week. Most permits covered repairs to homes, plus four new homes and three new business structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Strange
E. Washington Street
S. Hamilton
Indian Summer? Take It Back
Weather outlook warns of persistent clouds and cool spell. Forecast calls for drizzle or light rain through Wednesday with temperatures around 58 high, 53 low, and 65 tomorrow. Statewide five day mean is 3 to 5 degrees below normal with similar cloudy conditions and light rainfall.
Hickory Chapel to Hold Court of Honor
Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church hosts a Court of Honor Monday at 7 30 p m Scouts Billy Ray Cunningham Richard Putman and Ricky Lea receive awards Billy Ray Cunningham first class Richard Putman and Ricky Lea second class Explorers Gary Carmichael and Butch Coggins earn merit badges in animal industry field service
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Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church
Billy Ray Cunningham
Richard Putman
Ricky Lea
Gary Carmichael
Butch Coggins
Fall Fire Season Begins Tomorrow in North Carolina
The 1957 fall fire season starts tomorrow, with eight months of permit requirements for burning brush, trash, and ground in counties under the N C Forestry Division. In Guilford County permits are available from John Spivey and local stations. no fee is charged. Fines reach up to 50 dollars or 30 days in jail for burning without a permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.C. Forestry Division
Lexington
Hinshaw
Guilford County
John Spivey
Jamestown Town Hall
High Point
Oak View
North Carolina
Forester
Weapon Sale Bans Cited By Officials
A Domestic Relations Court official warned that court action will start against High Point adults who sell firearms or ammunition to minors. He cited a case where an 11 year old stole a .22 rifle and bought cartridges, with two family suicides linked to the youth. A 10 year old was also implicated in the rifle theft. The official urged immediate action to curb juvenile possession of weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Johnson Road
City Council Set to Approve Sunday Bus Service Cut
The city council prepares at its October meeting to cut Sunday bus service citing weak demand and low Sunday receipts. Consolidated official Lindsay Moore notes the change already approved by committee and outlines altered routes from Main Street to Church Street and Ferndale Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated
Lindsay Moore
Main Street
Church Street
Ferndale Drive
Brother Of Local Resident Dies In Wilmington
Wilmington James Walker Hospital reports the death of a local resident's brother Oueen ton Ridge of High Point formerly of 804 Westwood. The funeral service is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at Temple Baptist Church in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Woeeenton
Ridge
Westwood
High Point
James Walker Hospital
Temple Baptist Church
Guilford County Dedicates Juvenile Detention Home
The Guilford County Juvenile Detention Home in Pomona near Greensboro opens as an $82,000 brick and concrete facility with 12 beds for up to 24 children. Judge Crisswell notes the project aims to restore faith and save costs by diverting youths from crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
Carson Bain
Red Road
Pomona
Bain
B. Gordon Gentry
County Domestic Relations Court
Crete
Walter Scott Crisswell
Jacksonville
Fla
Crisswell
Board Lists New Building Regulations
In Thomasville North Carolina the North Carolina Board of Architecture reminds City Building Inspector James Miller and peers that an amendment to statutes requires permits only for plans signed by author and bearing the author name and address. Where state law requires a registered architect or engineer, permits need the seal of that professional. Exceptions allow individuals to draw plans for their own buildings and to sell plans for residences farms or commercial builds valued under 20 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
N. C
James Miller
North Carolina Board of Architecture
General Assembly
North Carolina
Wreck Injuries Fatal To Woman Of Central Falls
Mrs. Gertrude Von Craven 40 of Central Falls died from injuries after a one car crash on Highway 64 east of Asheboro around 11 30 p m Saturday. Survived by three daughters six grandchildren and extended family. Funeral services are incomplete.
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Asheboro
Gertrude von Craven
Central Falls
Highway 64
Judy Lee Dula
Jacksonville
Fla
Ruby Ann Harmon
Batavia
Ill
Norma Jean Allred
G. H. Yow
Flooded stove prompts Wood Street fire call
A flooded oil stove at the Grant Harris residence on Wood Street caused a Saturday afternoon fire call. Firemen stood by as the blaze burned out with no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Grant Harris
Wood Street
Ministry To Silent Program Is Praised
At First Baptist Church Thomasville a 10th anniversary program honored the Baptist ministry to the deaf in North Carolina. Rev Charles F Leek founded the program a decade ago and helped it grow with 155 groups in the territory and a staff of 16. Dr Earle L Bradley praised Leek for his lasting impact while Dr A Jackson Roddy noted expansion from Waynesville to Wilmington and a deaf population around 5 000 with 25 religious groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Charles F. Leek
Earle L. Bradley
Raleigh
First Baptist Church
North Carolina
Bradley
Baptist State Convention
A. Jackson Roddy
Atlanta
Home Mission Board
The
Southern Baptist Convention
Roddy
Convention Territory
Jerry F. Potter
Africa
Wilmington
Leek
Denton Streets Under Way Outlining City Improvements
Mayor Wesley P. Morris said Denton will name and develop streets with surface treatments as finances allow. He plans to discuss the matter with town leaders. Carter, former mayor and bank manager, is noted in relation to local governance and education board ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley P. Morris
Morris
Carter
Carolina Bank and Trust Co
County Board of Education
Pair Jailed For Looting Smokehouse In Lexington
Two Thomasville men Carl Woodle 31 and Connie Roberts 18 were jailed in Lexington after sheriffs deputies linked them to breaking into a smokehouse and taking two hams and a side of meat. Woodle was stopped on School Street and the meat recovered. Other weekend arrests included Pete Love 23 assault on a female, Bobby Poole 20 revocation of license and speeding, Mickey Hopkins 35 abandonment and non support, and Dolan Myers 40 charged with liquor violations and drunken driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Lexington
Carl Woodle
Route 2
Connie Roberts
Woodland Street
Woodle
School Street
Pete Lyman Love
National Highway
Geneva Love
Bobby Poole
Lake Street
Highway Patrol
Midway School
Mickey Martin Hopkins
Route 1
Carlene Hopkins
Dolan F. Myers
Johnsontown Road
Peace Street
Aigee
INTER-CLUB COUNCIL MEETING CALLED AT HIGH POINT LIBRARY
The Inter-Club Council will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the audio visual room of the High Point Public Library. A spokesman urged all club representatives to attend as future programs will be discussed.
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High Point Public Library
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Bert B. Rankin
T. G. Shelton
Fire Department
John L. Cox
Hickory Chapel Church
Paul E. Bowles Jr
C. L. White
Memorial Methodist Church
James C. Grimes
Memorial Church
Odell Smith
Denton
Ballard & Pillsbury Biscuits
Kraft Cooking
Super Value Food Stores, Inc
Hollingsworth
Centennial
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