North Carolina PTA Convention Opens With Noted Educators
The 21st annual North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers convenes Wednesday through Friday drawing 600 to 700 delegates. Speakers include Mrs. S. C. Cox of Roanoke on community service projects and Mrs. W. T. Bost on child welfare needs. The program features Dr. Frank P. Graham, Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, and others addressing federal aid to education and related topics. A banquet at the Sheraton with remarks by J. H. Rose and Governor Clyde R. Hoey closes the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
South
Floyd Wilson
High Point
8. C. Cox
Roanoke
WPA
W. T. Bost
Raleigh
North Carolina
R. Mayne Albright
North Carolina Employment Service
Sheraton
J. H. Rose
American Legion
Greenville
D. C. MacRae
Municipal Court
O. A. Kirkman
Clyde R. Hoey
R. M. Grumman
University of North Carolina
Cates Seeks Re election as Justice of the Peace
N M Cates of High Point filed notice of intention to seek re election as a justice of the peace. He is serving his first term, a lifelong Democrat, resident 26 years at 809 Monthieu venue. He said his experience equips him to render service.
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N. M. Cates
High Point
Cates
The Weekend Grind at a Newspaper Office
A vivid vignette describes a Saturday at the paper with double work and long hours. The staff drift through the morning with low energy and humor giving way to a burst of activity around 6 pm, then a late lull until midnight when news breaks again, recalling past wrecks and the cyclic pace of newsroom life.
City Building Activity Hits New High Peak
Peak high point for two years reached as Inspector E K Ingram issued permits totaling 106 000. A week of increased activity produced 51 permits and over 45 000 in new home and 18 000 in commercial construction plus numerous repairs and renovations. Main projects include Earl N Phillips 45 500 home, Wright and Broadhurst 18 000 storefront, and O L Rowland eight room home 8 250 with many smaller jobs citywide.
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High Point
E. K. Ingram
Earl N. Phillips
Westwood
Wright and
Broadhurst
Broad and
South Main Street
O. L. Rowland
Speedway
H. C. Bennett
Woodbrook Court
Eunice Lee
Walnut Street
F. C. Harthcock
South Street
D. P. Teague
Carr Street
Marvin Slate
M. J. Wrenn
North Main Street
D. S. Evans
Thissell Street
Beeson Hardware Company
North Wrenn Street
Ralph Brown
Ido
J. D. Frazier
Fourth Street
G. Snider
English Street
Smithdeal Realty Company
G. C. Estes
Decatur Street
H. R. Paschal
Hamilton Street
J. G. Doggett
Rotary Drive
Ed Steele
Baptist Street
Roy Hedgecock
East Lexington Avenue
Salem
Cooke Streets
J. E. Ward
East Green Street
J. C. Henley
East Washington Street
Doctor D A Stanton to be honored in High Point
The Guilford County Medical Society will honor Dr. D A Stanton May 2 at a dinner in High Point for his 53 years of medical practice and civic service. Dr. Philip Davis said former associates will attend as guests, marking the 53rd anniversary of his practice in the city.
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D. A. Stanton
Guilford County Medical Society
High Point
Philip Davis
The
County Medical Society
Dr. Stanton
Medical Society
Greensboro
Stanton
American College of Surgeons
J. H. Crowder Named Red Men Sachem in Sixth District
J H Crowder of Spray elected Sachem of the sixth district of the Improved Order of Red Men at a district meeting held here Saturday with about 1750 in attendance. Other officers named include Paul W Clapp Senior Sagamore C A Watkins Junior Sagamore and J L Jenkins Chief of Records. Attendance cups went to Nokomis tribe 168 Lexington and to Reidsville for Pocahontas. The next meeting is August 10 in Reidsville hosted by Wabash Tribe 193.
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J. H. Crowder
Spray
Red Men
Paul W. Clapp
High Point
Sagamore
C. A. Watkins
Reidsville
J. L. Jenkins
Lexington
W. L. Smith
Nokomis Ribe No
Pocahontas
Walter L. York
Allen Tate
Graham
M. Cc. Bradley
Charlotte
Great Sachem
C. C. Wallace
Gastonia
State Orphanage Board
Cc. C. Wallace
A. J. Koonce
Burlington
Greensboro
Leaksville
Thomasville
Cooleemee
Dr Dawson to address Piedmont Schoolmasters Club dinner
Dr Howard A Dawson head of rural service for the National Education Association will speak on Ideal Leadership at a dinner meeting of the Piedmont District Schoolmasters Club in the Senior High School cafeteria at 6 30 Wednesday night. The event coincides with the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers annual meeting and includes nominating committee reports and officer elections.
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First Methodist Church
Frank P. Graham
Greater
University of North Carolina
Clyde A. Erwin
Superintendent of Public Instruction
North Carolina
Lloyd Griffin
State School Commission
Howard A. Dawson
National Education Association
W. D. Perry
The
North Carolina Mental Hygiene Society
Rural Service
Washington, D. C
Piedmont District Schoolmasters Club
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
Dawson
Booklets Reveal City's Financial Condition Mailed to Bond Buyers
The North Carolina Local Government Commission mailed over 700 copies of a 36 page booklet from the city of High Point about a 3 930 000 bond refunding program. The publication details the citys finances and a 35 year outlook and includes pledges tied to electric system revenues and Guilford County school debt service.
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North Carolina
Local Government Commission
High Point
Commission
Raleigh
Guilford County School Debt Service
Guilford County
Red Hot Legislative Battle Likely In High Point
Three Democratic candidates seek the one city legislative seat after a filing deadline. Rupert Pickens reiterates opposition to the Stansbury Renfrew political group while Keith Harrison highlights school system improvements. Fred D. Smith, textile worker, calls for repealing the sales tax and a state wage hour law to aid the aged. Both Pickens and Harrison predict victory on May 25 and campaign across the county. Harrison stresses tenure, higher salaries, sick leave and a retirement plan for teachers. Pickens backs better programs and broader voter outreach.
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O. M. Smith
High Point
Rupert T. Pickens
Keith Harrison
Stansbury-Renfrew
Fred D. Smith
Assembly
Harrison
Mr. Pickens
Pickens
Y M C A Dinner Meeting Sees Barnett Address and New Directors
About 200 people are expected at the High Point Y M C A annual dinner at Wesley Memorial Church Tuesday at 6 30 PM. Eugene E Barnett executive secretary of the international Y M C A committee will speak and new directors will be chosen to replace terms expiring and to fill the unexpired term of O A Jeffcoat who moved from the city.
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Eugene F. Barnett
International Committee of the Y.M.C.A
High Point
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Eugene E. Barnett
International Committee of the
O. A. Jeffcoat
J. Welch Harriss
Edgar Hartley
Guilford County Sets Democratic Primaries With 52 Filing
Filing by 6 pm shows Guilford Democrats contesting for state house seats three seats on the board of county commissioners and the state senate seat held by T. J. Gold. Republican candidates file unopposed. six Greensboro and High Point figures seek Democrat slots including Keith Harrison Rupert Pickens Fred Smith Joe Carruthers Jr Beverley Moore Shelley Caveness Robert Moseley William Sears. Republicans nominate one candidate per office to avoid primaries.
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Board of Elections
Guilford
Guilford County
Keen
State House of Representatives
Board of County Commissioners
T. J. Gold
Fred J. Flagier
High Point
Senator Gold
General Assembly
Blanche Kivett
Greensboro
Joe F. Hoffman
Roscoe C. Causey
Greene Township
Robert A. Parker
John W. Stubbs
Brown Summit
Keith Harrison
Rupert T. Pickens
Fred D. Smith
Joe T. Carruthers, Jr
Beverley C. Moore
Shelley B. Caveness
Robert F. Moseley
Willam’ T. Sears
Gibsonville
Register of Deeds
John H. McAdoo
W. C. Johnson
Charles
Kirby
Senate
Z. H. Howerton
Flagler Sets Democratic Bid for State Senate in Guilford
Fred J. Flagler longtime High Point railroad official filed notice of his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Guilford for state senator. He argues his 31 years in railroad rate handling and Interstate Commerce Commission work suit his bid to represent local citizens, pledging fair impartial governance and fair wages for workers.
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Fred J. Flagler
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Guilford
Flagler
Thomas J. Gold
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Justice OF the Peace
Aceus Te
John Mebane
District
Red Men's Sachem
Dr. Dawson
Mr Barnett
World Service Program
North America
China
Hangchew Y. M. C. A
Barnett
National Christian Council
Methodist
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