City approves near $100000 in building permits
Residential permits issued last week push April to the year's largest construction month with $97,911 in new activity and four new homes totaling $54,000 in costs. Pending projects include a seven room house at 1009 Oakhurst St by William M. Beaver and a six room Wendover Hills home by R. E. Phipps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakhurst St
William M. Beaver
R. E. Phipps
Wendover Hills
Wendover
Albert Campbell
Ellwood Heights
Radford St
J. Robert Connor
E. Russell St
Woodworkers’ Supply Co
English St
Rockford St
Joe P. Hollingsworth
Parked Auto Damaged By Flames In City Fire
A 1949 model car suffered extensive damage with the front seat and roof liner burned as firefighters investigated the 10:20 p.m. blaze. The owner at 2020 S Main St remains unidentified. The report notes several other minor fires and a gas leak incident handled by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Main St
E. Lexington St
E. Green Street
Cable St
Shuford Receives Diploma in City Government Course
R. L. Shuford administrative assistant to City Manager Bill Green earned a diploma from the Institute of Government at Chapel Hill for completing the municipal administration course. He was among 34 state municipal workers graduating after attending classes in Chapel Hill each Friday and Saturday since last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
R. L. Shuford
Bill Green
Institute of Government At
Chapel Hill
Shuford
Cautious optimism coats Southern furniture market
Buyers flock to the Southern Furniture Exposition with large attendance and brisk registration. Early signals point to moderate to brisk orders, while Chicago's market runs concurrently. Members report strong interest in new bedroom and dining suites and sustained traditional styles across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsanto Chemical Co
Camilla Hawk
Camilla
Carolina-Virginia
Martinsville
Thomasville
Lexington
Hickory
Lenoir
Drexel
Chicago
High Point
Family Life Series Opens For Teens In High Point
About 300 students from local schools and churches attended the kick off of Mrs. E H Ould's Family Life Conference at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. She urged parents to follow church guidance and adapt to teens’ new world while continuing sessions through Thursday at multiple local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
E. H. Ould
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
The
Youth Congress
Ould
Roanoke
PTA
Parents Leagues
Carolyn Roberts
Wesley Memorial Methodist Youth Fellowship
Dickie Keever
Prayer for Today from Nashville Missionary Editor
A prayer extols the Bible as a sharp guide for living and asks for discernment courage and hope to apply its promises. The writer Mae E Hunter of Nashville Tennessee signs as missionary editor for the National Baptist Publishing Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Mae E. Hunter
Nashville, Tenn
National Baptist Publishing Board
City's Draft Quota Up Sharply
High Point draft quotas rose over the last two months with 37 youths sent to Charlotte for pre induction physicals. A busload and 74 total for the month. Three youths inducted this morning in Charlotte: Robert Thomas Williams Fred Thomas y Leach and Bobby Eugene Hiatt. Two others, Clyde Ray Hicks and Hoyt Myron Wagoner, face delinquency for missing pre induction exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Charlotte
Selective Service System
Army
Robert Thomas Williams
Fred Thomas Y Leach
Bobby Eugene Hiatt
Clyde Ray Hicks
Hoyt Myron Wagoner
High Point Area
Seven year old hit by automobile in Greensboro
Timothy Daye, seven, of East Market Street Greensboro, suffered a broken left ankle after stepping into the path of a car driven by Otis Wallace on Meredith Street around 5 20 p m. Wallace, 26, of Meredith Street, said he was traveling about 15 miles an hour. No charges were issued. Other incidents include a tractor trailer crash into a house on West Green Street after air brakes failed, no charges filed. A 17 year old, Barbara Newton, was charged with speeding in a separate Whit tier Street crash, and 14 year old Susan Slack faced driving without a license after a Sunset Drive collision with a parked car. Cletus Slack faced a charge for allowing a minor to operate a motor vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Daye
E. Market Street
Greensboro
Meredith Street
Otis Wallace
Wallace
W. Green Street
Green St
Charlie Cleveland Outlaw
Colerain
Salisbury
Smithdeal Realty Co
White Tier Street
Barbara Newton
Fala’ Street
Susan Slack
W. Ray Street
Vera Street
Sunset Drive
John R. Parcells
Sunset
Cletus D. Slack
Safety Association to Hear Dr Bowman Thursday
Central Piedmont Safety Council plans a Thursday meeting at Cone Mills annex in Greensboro. About 500 members from Guilford Forsyth Rockingham Stokes Surry Davie Davidson and Yadkin counties are expected to attend with Dr Neal Bowman delivering a talk based on public speaking and sales psychology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Piedmont Safety Council
Neal Bowman
Cone Mills Corp
Guilford
Forsyth
Rockingham
Stokes
Surry
Davie
Davidson
Yadkin
Bowman
America
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
Rutgers University
National Association of Manufacturers
School of Business and Public Administration
Safety Council
Herman Roach
Sheroff Manufacturing Co
Lexington
Charles Ward
Highland Cotton Mills
High Point
Cone Mills
Greensboro
Camporee Draws 264 Boy Scouts And Leaders
High Point hosts 14 units and 264 scouts with 19 leaders at Camporee from Friday to Sunday. Scout skills tests included compass map reading nature and fire making, with unit ribbons awarded including blue for First Baptist No.3 and Wesley Memorial No.4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Pomona Road
Camp
Uwharrie
First Baptist Church
Howard Barrier
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Charles Lassiter
Frank Sizemore Jr
J. C. Putnam
Carlyle Peters
Bill Smith
Bunn Hackney
Bob Tye
Government fund allotted for Greensboro airport upgrade
The Civil Aeronautics Administration has approved 172 615 dollars of government money for a 330 680 dollar airport project. Funds may be used to acquire property adjacent to the airport, reconstruct taxiways, improve runways, and renovate the control tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Civil Aeronautics Administration
J. T. Martin
Greensboro High Point Authority
Thundershowers Tonight Seen Across State
Scattered showers or thunder showers were forecast to arrive tonight with a brief unsettled period. By Tuesday morning most areas should be partly cloudy and mild with highs around 80 and lows near 60. Through Saturday temperatures stay near normal with light rainfall.
Auto Buy Opens with Barber to Lead High Point Campaign
B N Barber Olds general merchandising manager selected to open You Auto Buy campaign in High Point. He will speak on Is your PR up to par at a Wednesday breakfast. Event runs Friday through Saturday May 3 with prizes and price cuts to boost local economy. Barber, a Beaver Dam Wisconsin native, has 27 years selling cars and held multiple Olds posts from Oakland to New York City before becoming general merchandising manager in Lansing Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. N. Barber
Oldsmobile
High Point
Merchants Association
Barber
Beaver Dam
Wis
Los Angeles
Ford Motor Company
Long Beach
Calif
Oakland
Chicago
Atlantic
New York City
Lansing
Mich
Overflow At Church Opening
An overflow crowd attended the Mitchells Grove Methodist Church opening at 2 30 p m with about 450 present. Speakers included Walter F Anderson Jess Washburn Arlo Newell J Clay Madison and Rev Roy Grant outlined weeklong services at 7 30 p m each night and invited the public to visit the new church plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell's Grove Methodist Church
Roy Grant
Walter F. Anderson
State Bureau of Investigation
Raleigh
Jess Washburn
Arlo F. Newell
High Point Ministerial Alliance
J. Clay Madison
Greensboro
Western North Carolina Conference
High Point High School
Grant
Mr. Newell
First Church of God
Herman Billings
Yale
N C
Mitchell's Grove
Herman Beck
Guilford Charge
Ernest Gardner
Bales Chapel
Don Haynes
Oakdale Methodist
Journalism Unit Re-elects Editor of Enterprise
Holt Mc Pherson editor of the High Point Enterprise was re elected vice president of the American Council on Education for Journalism Edward Lindsay editor of the Decatur Herald and Review was re elected president and Prof John E Stempel head of Indiana University's Journalism Department was re elected secretary treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Holt McPherson
High Point
N. C
Enterprise
American Council On Education For Journalism
Edward Lindsay
Decatur
Herald and Review
John E. Stempel
Indiana University
North Carolina Symphony To Perform In High Point
The North Carolina Symphony led by Benjamin Swal-in will give an 8 o'clock concert at High Point High School with soloist Fred Sahlmann. The program includes Dvorak Carnival Overture Schumann Symphony No.4 Mozart Piano Concerto and Stravinsky Firebird excerpts. Two free children’s Matinees are planned at the high school and William Penn gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Symphony
Benjamin Swalin
High Point High School
North Carolina Symphony Society
Fred Sahlmann
Dvorak
Schumann
Sahlmann
Mozart
Stravinsky
High Point
William Penn Gymnasium
Charlotte
Sparta
Banner Elk
The
Symphony
Annual Piedmont Sales Conference Slated in Charlotte
C. W. Patterson Jr. named local chairman for the 10th Annual Piedmont Sales Conference to be held May 2 at Owen's Auditorium in Charlotte. A large High Point delegation is expected. Speakers include Glenn Fouche and Will A. Foster among others. programs available from Patterson at the Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Patterson Jr
Charlotte
Owen
Patterson
High Point
Carolinas
Southeast
Glenn Fouche
Parade Publications
Will A. Foster
Borden Food Co
Brownie Wise
McBurney Public Relations Assn
Kenneth McFarland
General Motors
Herb True
University of Notre Dame
J. Roger Deas
American Can Company
The
Enterprise
Fires Doused at Thomasville Chair Co and Mat Adams Home
Thomasville firemen answered around 10 am to extinguish a grass blaze in the Chair Co Plant C parking lot. Earlier last Saturday morning they put out another grass fire at the Mat Adams residence behind 206 Gray Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville Chair Co
Mat Adams
Gray St
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Highpoint Products, Division
Wood Conversion Co
Leo Heer
Southern Furniture Exposition
North Carolina
Sydney Rosenberg
American Furni
Ture Associates
Gus Johnson
Johnson and Inc
Janet Teague
Robert Marks
Safety Assn
Camporee
Auto Buy
Mozart Concerto
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