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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1964
Page
16
Architect Norman Zimmerman unveils Avondale Manor a new nursing home in High Point with pre cast sun shades decorative brick screen over the entrance two story section elevator terrazzo floors masonry walls acoustical ceilings and private semi private and group rooms. The interior will include multiple layouts and amenities.
Thomasville Senior Highs negative debating team returned from Chapel Hill with permanent possession of the Aycock Cup. Team members Toni Veach and Tommy Earnhardt helped secure the victory, now a back-to-back win for the school. Last year's team members were present and received a silver bowl. Gray High School and Myers Park High finished second and third in the two day contest.
High Point Central High School finished second in its division at the state finals in Chapel Hill. Debaters Jamie Burnely and Ken Starling scored 495 of 600 to lead the affirmative, while the negative team totaled 514 but lost to Thomasville. Debater awards went to John Robbins and David Kiel. Burnley placed fourth.
Three students from High Point Carolyn Watson James J Boedicker and Thomas L Honeycutt join the Honor Student Research program in NC State University Raleigh under faculty mentors Watson zoology under Dr Thomas L Quay Boedicker agricultural engineering under Dr H O Bowen Honeycutt also in agricultural engineering under Dr C W Suggs eligibility requires juniors and seniors with at least a B average The Ohio report notes WBGU TV Bowling Green State University began telecasting Feb 10 making Ohio lead in educational stations Florida ranks second with six stations.
At least six people were hurt in five Davidson County wrecks reported by the Highway Patrol. Two crashes on U S Highway 29 70 near Lexington injured a Lynchburg Virginia family and a Kar mapolis student couple, while a Lexington resident was seriously hurt after being struck near Swearing Creek Bridge. Additional crashes occurred on Highway 109 and Holly Grove Road with multiple minor injuries and no charges filed yet.
Dr. Wendell M Patton president of High Point College and Rev R Calloway admissions counselor attend the Higher Education Alumni Dinner at the General Conference of the Methodist Church in Pittsburgh The banquet in the Hilton Grand Ballroom aims to emphasize higher education with Chancellor William P Tolley of Syracuse University as speaker About 1200 reservations were made through Dr William E Clark director of Public and Church Relations Division of Higher Education The Methodist Church lists eight universities 76 senior colleges 21 junior colleges 12 theological schools 191 Wesley Foundations and seven local units of the Methodist Student Movement under its auspices
The High Point Association for Retarded Children will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. at Adams Memorial YWCA on Gatewood Avenue. Representatives from the Junior Woman's Club will review plans for the day camp for retarded children they sponsor each year.
The report lists last week and year to date accident figures including one death and 1 injury this year with property losses totaling 186,947.00 dollars and prior week losses at 5,430.00 dollars in Alabama.
The Davidson County Future Homemakers of America Rally will be held at Thomasville Senior High School on April 28 with Mary Myers presiding. The event features a fashion show by girls from each school under the theme Silver Threads and Golden Needles, with entertainment by the Malabu Combo of Thomasville Senior High School. Closing exercises will include awards and officer installation.
Representatives from over 70 North Carolina communities gather at the Charlotte Hotel to review the 1965 budgets of 13 agencies within the Carolinas United package. Chairman Jake Froelich Jr. of High Point notes each local United Fund has a budget review and the state panel oversees agency needs for campaigns. The review covers both state and national organizations, including Children’s Home Society and United Medical Research Foundation, alongside groups such as U S C and Council on Crime and Delinquency.
The American Friends Service Committee a Quaker group with national headquarters in Philadelphia spent 4 966 125 during its past fiscal year on relief service and education in the United States and 18 foreign countries The Southeastern regional office announced at High Point Claude Shotts regional chairman released the annual report Delegations visited East and West Germany to ease tensions a Russia summer youth project included participants from the United States Great Britain and the Soviet Union Conferences for officials and leaders were held in Southeast Asia West Africa Europe and the United States A Lima Peru community development program began Other activities covered Algeria Jordan Pakistan Mexico Tanganyika Guatemala India and Hong Kong In the United States AFSC promoted fair housing merit based employment youth service projects in mental hospitals urban renewal and United Nations seminars Adult institutes on Quaker world affairs were held and writings on international relations and peace were published The regional offices are in New York Philadelphia Cambridge Dayton High Point Chicago Des Moines Houston San Francisco Pasadena and Seattle The work is supported entirely by voluntary contributions.
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