Mrs Carter Dalton’s Devotion to High Point YWCA Historic Leader
Mrs Carter Dalton, a long time High Point resident with ties to Virginia and Florida, helped establish Adams Memorial YWCA via the Adams family gift in 1939. She led as YWCA president for three years and recalls intimate friendship with Mrs Adams. Adams Memorial YWCA now hosts about 2 500 members and marks National YWCA Week with annual campaigns beginning April 26.
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Gatewood Avenue
Adams Memorial Ywca
Mary Bethune
Fourth Street
Mrs Dalton remembered High Point YWCA founder
Mary Drew Land Dalton arrived in High Point in 1913 with Carter Dalton. She helped launch welfare work through churches and aided families, later guiding the Adams Memorial YWCA. The couple raised three children and returned to High Point two years ago, living at the Presbyterian Home cottage.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Greensboro
Mary Drew Land
Carter Dalton
High Point
P. H. Dalton
First Presbyterian Church
Johnson Street
John H. Lumpkin
Columbia
S.C
R. Frank Dalton
Daltons
Fort Pierce
Presbyterian Home
Dalton
Adams Memorial Ywca
Latin America's Dilemma Seethes Under Caribbean Night
An editor notes Latin America's fragile democracy and reliance on foreign capital. He contrasts harsh history with current shifts as Chile nationalizes copper and Peru seizes oil assets, while Mexico, Venezuela, and parts of Argentina and Brazil show progress and stability amid regional risks.
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Puerto Azul
Venezuela
Los Roques
Caracas
Cartagena
Francis Drake
Panama
Sir Henry Morgan
United States
Latin America
Bolivar
Sucre
Juarez
San Martin
America
Ohio
Iowa
el Salvador
Ecuador
U. S. Congress
Chile
Peru
International Petroleum Corp
U. S. Information Service Library
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Capitol Democrats sense mood shift to 1970 voters
Optimism returns to House Democrats as supporters hear that a 1970 shift may favor the party. Republicans face tighter reelection races in marginal districts while polls hint many swing voters disapprove of Nixon and the GOP. Democratic leaders plan a $1 million ticket push for a May 27 Senate House committee dinner.
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Washington
House
John W. McCormack
Texas
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Main Street
High Point
N.C
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Capitol
Senate House Democratic Campaign Committee
Bald Head Island Debate Flares Over Preservation and Development
An editorial examines the clash between the State of North Carolina and Carolina Cape Fear Corp over Bald Head Island. It argues conservation and access should guide any plan, warning that unchecked development could destroy the island while preservation limits public benefit. The piece calls for balancing conservation with responsible public use.
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Carolina Cape Fear Corp
North Carolina
Bald Head Island
Bald Head
Confusion Over Tax Listings In Davidson County
A Davidson County tax dispute centers on how many houses the former Thomasville company owns and whether all are listed for taxation. Nine company houses appear on records while one source cites about fifty. the closed plant was added to tax books, and the firm owes over 19000 in 1969 city and county taxes.
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Thomasville
Davidson County Tax Department
Roaming the Piedmont Anniversary Dinner and Floral Notes
A Trinity couple continues their anniversary dining tradition at Dave Draughns High Point eatery as the owner vows ongoing free meals on that date. The column then highlights North Carolina flower production valued at over six million dollars in 1969 and ends with a humorous tale about a police dog whose antics defy containment.
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Dave Draughn
High Point
Trinity
Will Cain
Dave
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Gene Kepley
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Miss Pride
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Mr. Cain
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Ernest
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