Jamestown Flower Show Honors Flourish With Many Blue Ribbons
Jamestown Flower Show at Ragsdale High School featured the Tri Color Award for artistic arrangements won by Mrs. Austin P Fortney, with her husband Dr Fortney earning a blue ribbon in a special class for husbands of participants and daughter Nancy taking a red ribbon in a junior class. Multiple blue ribbons were awarded across artistic arrangements table design and design divisions to numerous gardeners including Mrs Payne Harold Hall Ben Stafford and Mrs Fortney among others. other awards included red and yellow ribbons in various categories and a red hybrid amaryllis merit award in horticulture.
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Jamestown
Austin P. Fortney
Ragsdale High School
Jamestown Gardenettes
Jamestown Garden Club
Forestdale Garden Club
William Payne
Harold Hall
Ben Stafford
Mesdames
Ben Gillespie
Fortney
Robert Green
P. C. Futrell
S. C. York
Richard Garber
Darius Howard
Hubert Davis
Payne
Mesdames Payne
Tom Ragsdale
David Palmer
Carl Weekly
Futrell
Hudson P. Mann
Johnson
Bon Stafford
Mann
S. York
Hall
Gene Slate
S. C. Newby
Fiersheets
Davis
R. L. Green
Slate
Kenneth Miller
Floral Ribbon Winners Highlight Local Judging Event
Ribbons were awarded in multiple color categories with entries across artistic, juniors, corsages, tables, and horticulture. Judges from High Point and Greensboro included Mrs. Mattocks, Mrs. Willard Thomas, Mrs. Haworth, Mrs. West, and others.
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C. B. Mattocks
J. Willard Thomas
C. C. Haworth
G. T. West
High Point
Greensboro
Mesdames Hilton West
F. E. Bunn
Carl E. Phibbs
C. A. Normandy
Fred Troxler
W. E. Comer
Harvey E. Tillman
M. F. Doolittle
Futrell Wins Sweepstakes Prize for Artistic Arrangements
Mrs. P. C. Futrell earned a sweepstakes prize as the seven ribbon winner. Her blue ribbon entry in artistic arrangements used Pilot Life Insurance Co as a theme with Madonna leaves reflecting bronze statuettes. Mahonna berries serve as a focal point against the foliage background.
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P. C. Futrell
Swee
Pilot Life Insurance Co
Unique Ball Will Honor North Carolina Symphony
The North Carolina Symphony receives a gala benefit at a May 5 ball in Raleigh hosted by Governor and Mrs. Sanford. Tickets cost 100 per couple with proceeds funding a long term endowment while the ensemble performs Viennese dances at the Governor's Mansion. The event marks a rare social gala in Raleigh as the orchestra continues its statewide concert schedule, delivering about 125 performances this year.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Governor’s Mansion
Terry Sanford
N. C. Symphony Societ
Sanford
L. Richball
N. C. Symphony Orchestra
State Symphony
Senate Chamber
Capitol
Executive Mansion
North Carolina Symphony Tours Across 52 Communities
The state symphony directed by Dr. Benjamin Swalin travels to over 52 communities from Viennese halls to rural schoolhouses. It operates "at home" in spirit, funding about 25 percent of its budget from state funds while the rest comes from the NC Symphony Society and patrons.
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The
State Symphony
Benjamin Swalin
Chapel Hill
N. C. Symphony Society
North Carolina’s State Symphony Sustains 16 Year Gift
The North Carolina symphony has provided free concerts for over 100 000 school children annually and advocates state subsidization of the arts. Dr Swalin likens it to state universities and notes the need for a state funded orchestra as part of education. The 1943 General Assembly mentioned.
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North Carolina
Swalin
English interior designers propose White House redesign
English designers Scarisbrick and Bate urge new inner layout for the White House and critique current rooms from the Green Room to the Blue Room. David Hicks, Michael Inchbald, and others offer bold modernizations including glass bookcases, sculpture windows, and star motif floors.
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White House
Scarisbrick
Bate
David Hicks
Pamela Mountbatten
Tiffany
Lalique
New Trends In Southern Art Show Bloom Off Magnolias
EMILY GANAUER reviews the Mid-South exhibition in Memphis noting over 400 submitted works from four states. She critiques trend toward glossy copies of magazine color plates and large abstractions, praising regional artists who pursue personal vision and urging local schools to broaden arts education.
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New York
Memphis
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Deep South
North
Brooks Memorial Art Gallery
Museems
Dig N Dream Garden Club Meet Tuesday
Dig N Dream Garden Club members will meet on Tuesday with Mrs Harold Craven of 1708 Bristol Street. The session starts at 8 p m.
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Dream Garden Club
Harold Craven
Bristol St
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