Market Showings Set for April Spring Furniture Market
About 100 newly decorated spaces at the 14 acre Southern Furniture Building will greet buyers this week as the April show opens. A record attendance is predicted with both manufacturers and retailers expecting a better than usual second quarter and first quarter results about 10 percent ahead of 1958. Prices will be hiked three to five percent on many lines due to higher lumber costs and wages.
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Lenoir
Morganton
Greensboro
Atlanta
High Point
Porter’s Art in Greensboro Exhibit Opens at W C
An exhibit of 200 prints and drawings by North Carolina and national artists opens in Elliott Hall at Woman’s College Greensboro. Raiford Porter MFA and head of High Point College art department is among the exhibitors. Hours vary daily with an 8 p.m. sale on April 16.
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North Carolina
Elliott Hall
Woman's College
Greensboro
Raiford Porter
India
High Point College Department of Art
Draft board to close for clerks conference
The draft board will close tomorrow due to a clerks conference in Winston-Salem. American visitors may buy a special pass for 3.50 dollars granting unlimited travel on London subways buses and trolley buses in the city and suburbs.
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Winston-Salem
London
Prayer for Teachers Blesses All Aims for Knowledge
Prayer by Roland R. DeLapp, principal of Anthony Suaitor High School, asks Almighty God to bless teachers and let truth shine for all races and creeds. It seeks strength against exhaustion and numb routine through Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ
Roland R. DeLapp
Minneapolis, Minn
Anthony Suaior
Suspected Car Thief Caught After Short Chase
A 23 year old S Main Street resident was chased on foot and arrested after a stolen 1955 model car was spotted on W Green Street Ext. Edward Tucker faces charges of larceny of a motor vehicle and driving while revoked after the theft at 11 15 p m Saturday. The owner James Curtis Dunn reported the car stolen from in front of his home on W Green Street.
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S. Main Street
Edward Tucker
Tucker
James Curtis Dunn
W. Green Street
Dunn
Joel Dawson
Bennie Ray Rook
Donald Ray Haydn
Hayden
Worth Avenue
Thomas Wayne Moore
Kelly K. King
Archdale School Conference Set
Archdale School will hold a pre school conference tomorrow at 9 30 a m Principal J R Coggins urged all parents of children who will begin school next year to attend with their children Parents and future students are invited to stay for lunch The conference aims to acquaint parents with the school program and prepare children for their first year.
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Archdale
J. R. Coggins
Coggins
California Feels Quake Shakes Mendocino County Coast
A moderate quake rattled coastal northern California for two minutes Sunday night. The UC seismograph logged the tremor at 10 08 56 p m with epicenter 155 miles northwest of the San Francisco Bay area near Redwood Valley Mendocino County. Ukiah police reported most calls and felt slight shaking there.
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Berkeley
Calif
California
University of California Seismograph
San Francisco Bay Area
Redwood Valley
Mendocino County
Ukiah
Leonard Files For Fourth Ward City Council Seat
Burgess Guy Leonard, retired assistant postmaster, filed for the fourth ward City Council seat as the second candidate to enter the race for the seat vacated by James Wall. Wall will not seek another term and is moving out of the ward. Other filings include Horace Iiderton, Loren Wallin, Adam Thomason, and Mayor Jesse Washburn.
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Burgess Guy Leonard
Fourth Ward
Katharine Kirkman
Furman grid prospect fined after high speed chase
An assistant Furman University football coach paid a speeding fine of three dollars per mile over 70 mph after a patrol pursuit on a super highway reached 100 to 105 mph. The 17 year old driver from York Pennsylvania was identified as James Kohr while the coach claimed partial responsibility for the incident. The car borrowed from a Greenville alumnus carried several football prospects returning home after a campus visit.
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Furman University
T. Ir
James Kohr
Route 1
York
Greenville, S. C
Archdale Revival Services At Ashland Street Church
Revival services in Archdale at Ashland Street Free Will Baptist Church with evangelist Rev. R. J. Reynolds of Kannapolis and special singing at each 7:30 p.m. service led by pastor Rev. J. Caes.
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Ashland Street
Free Will Baptist Church
Archdale
R. J. Reynolds
Kannapolis
Forecast for fair skies across High Pointer region
Weather outlook predicts mostly fair skies through Wednesday with mild temperatures. Temperatures should average normal, cooler tomorrow and Friday, slight warmer Wednesday, with rainfall totaling about half an inch from showers Thursday and Friday. Highs near 74 today, 72 tomorrow. lows drop about 10 degrees tonight.
Testimonial Dinner Honors Two Doctors for Fifty Years of Service
Dr. Loren Wallin and Dr. Neale Summers Stirewall were feted at a testimonial dinner by High Point Memorial Hospital staff celebrating fifty years of medical service. Guests included over 80 doctors and wives with programs and certificates presented by hospital leaders.
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B. Miller
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mrs
Loren Wallin
Neale
Wallin
G. R. Wallin
Harry Alexander
S. Stirewalt
Edward S. Stirewalt
Washington, D. C
Rufus Reynolds
Greensboro
W. C. Dawson
Alexandria, Va
Howard Coble
Charles McAnally
God
H. Carl Messerschmidt
M. L. Aderholdt
Royal G. Jennings
Firemen Respond to 3 Alarms and Small Fires
Fire department crews were alerted to a smoke odor in stores on South Main Street at 1 p.m. yesterday. A 40 minute patrol found no danger. At Fraley Field hangar a small field fire threatened property but was contained by 4:40 p.m. A trash container fire at 801 Millis Street involved Dempster Dumpster. cause listed as spontaneous ignition of finishing rags.
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Millis St
Dempster
Local Students Run in WC Elections at Woman's College
Barbara Boerner of Kernersville seeks president of the Student Government at Woman's College Greensboro amid a political race. Also contesting are Jane Folger of High Point and Martha Jane Harrison of Thomasville for treasurer Ruthie Dorsett of Asheboro vies for senior house presidency. Elections set Thursday in Elliott Hall.
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Barbara Boerner
Kernersville
Woman's College
Greensboro
Jane Folger
High Point
Martha Jane Harrison
Thomasville
Ruthie Dorsett
Asheboro
Elliott Hall
Coal Miners End Two-Week Strike in Tokyo
A two-week walkout by 165,000 coal miners in Tokyo ended Monday. They sought a monthly raise of 5.55 dollars but settled for 1.67. Prestrike wages averaged 66.66 dollars monthly as production fell 70 percent, amounting to 1,610,000 tons lost.
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Tokyo
Delegations Plan Attending Hearing On High Point Annexation
Delegations from High Point prepare for a crucial hearing in Raleigh on the city's plan to annex land around its perimeter. Two buses will take supporters. opponents will go individually. The Local Government Committee of the House will hear testimony at 9:30 a.m. in the State Highway Building auditorium.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
General Assembly
House of Representatives
State Highway Building
Ray Williard
Sheraton Hotel
Chamber
George Covington
Greensboro Court Relocation Sought by Property Owners
A Greensboro petition with 223 signatures seeks removal of the Domestic Relations Court site at Fifth Avenue and Dewey Street, calling it a public nuisance due to criminal activity and littering. Commissioners voted to start locating a new site on county land near the courthouse while studying space needs.
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Greensboro
Fifth Avenue
Dewey Street
W. G. Ragsdale Jr
Lloyd C. Amos
Guilford
John Homewood
Homewood
Ragsdale
Jamestown
E. D. Idol
Jollies Dress Rehearsals Ahead for Jaycee Show
The 1959 Jaycee Jollies go into two dress rehearsals at the Junior High School before a four night run in the school auditorium. Gene Marsh and Chuck Ferguson praise the talent lineup with 13 acts including Polly Yow, Darlene Floyd, The Garnetts, Cornelia Beck, and The Jaycettes. Betty Sue Johnson performs a medley after intermission as tickets go on sale at Wright Womble Pitts.
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Jaycee Jollies
Jaycee
fea“Sect
Si Gene Marsh
Chuck Ferguson
The
Jollies
Marsh
Miss Polly Yow
Darlene Floyd
the Garnetts
Carolyn Conrad
Toby Hicks
Karen Britt
Glenda Cain
Customs
Cornelia Beck
Wright-Womble-Pitts
N. Main St
Alcohol Blamed by Hit-Run Driver in Court Case
A hit and run driver, Bobby Ray Idol, told Municipal Court Judge Byron Haworth that beer and whisky were to blame for his actions. Idol received an eight month sentence suspended for a year with conditions including a $200 fine and costs, plus additional penalties for reckless driving and liquor-law violations. A patrol officer testified Idol had been drinking but not intoxicated. The case links to a prior continuation and related charges, while other youths faced separate sentences for larceny and auto theft charges.
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Louis Fraley
W. College Drive
Byron Haworth
Bobby Ray Idol
Route 1
Idol
A State Highway Patrol
Fraley
Robert Lloyd
Henley Hotel
Laurinburg
S. C
Lloyd
George Chapman
Trinity
Haworth
Young Chapman
Chapman
New Building Permits Rise With New Homes and Offices
Last week saw four new homes and a new office plus an upholstery plant addition and twenty repair projects. Central Upholstery adds a 6000 square foot office at 400 N Wrenn for 45000. two Anna Steffan estate homes torn for the office site. W L Malpass builds three five room homes on Grant Street for 7000 each. James Lambeth gets a six room house at 605 Cross Street for 6500. J Turner adds 1000 porch at 708 Ferndale. L Hairlip repairs 1000 worth at 402 Loflin. Week total 85650. year total 1493828, ahead of last year.
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Central Upholstery Inc
Progress St
Employment Security Commission
N. Wrenn St
Anna Steffan
W. L. Malpass
Grant St
James Lambeth
Cross St
J. J. Turner
Ferndale Dr
L. B. Hairlip
Loflin St
Escapee Ready To Resume Term
Dewey Dill, 28, who escaped from San Quentin in 1957 after helping rob a Martinez supermarket in 1956, telephoned the prison warden to say he will serve the rest of his time. He insisted he preferred to finish his sentence now rather than risk parole.
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San Francisco
Dewey Dill
San Quentin
Dill
Martinez
Calif
China
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Porter
W.C
Neal S. Stirewall
David Cox
Eleree Sapp
Hunter Court
Joan Michael
Brooks Street
Sapp
Louise Love
Harrison Street
E. Washington Street
Robert L. Teague
Johnson Street
B. G. Leonard
Furman
Raleigh
House
Senate
Ed Kemp
Greensboro Court
Enterprise City Editor
Sue Brewer
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