Sunday Beer Vote Sparks Guilford County Debate
Guilford County commissioners split on April 12 vote allowing Sunday beer sales to aid the Greater Greensboro Open golf tournament. Ragsdale led arguments to set the record straight as Sears and Montgomery opposed, with tensions over vote changes and county banking relations. The panel also approved selling two county lots to High Point for a neighborhood park and extended a 50-50 jail operation cost sharing with High Point for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
W. G. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Lloyd Amos
W. E. Davis
Percy Sears
Dale Montgomery
Sears
Montgomery
Scottish
High Point
Amos
Ford
General Motors
Council Street
Chilly Weather Forecast With Wind and Rain
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional rain tonight and tomorrow, windy conditions, and a chance of thundershowers tomorrow. Wednesday should bring clearing skies and cooler temperatures with generally fair conditions afterward. Yesterday's high was 73 and low 49. today’s high is 58 with a 54 low, and tomorrow’s high is 76. Normal highs and lows are about 74 and an unspecified low.
Weekend wrecks cost city more than two thousand dollars
Police report multiple weekend traffic crashes with over two thousand dollars in vehicle damage. Dewey Fell Hollingsworth 20 of Flint Hill Road was charged for following too close after a rear end collision at Fairfield Road and Surrett Drive. Additional incidents involved Curtis Greeson 54 of Thomasville and Hassell Livengood 28 of Newport News with various charges and no injuries reported.
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Dewey Fellman Hollingsworth
Flint Hill Road
Fairfield Road
Surrett Drive
Douglas Eugene Weant
Phillips Street
Fairfield
Weant
Por Eng Ge
Dyer
Hollingsworth
Hol
Curtis Greeson
Thomasville
Hassell Ray Livengood
Newport News
Main
Robert Lang Mullinnix
Beverly Hills
Livengood
Mullinnix
Robert Kenneth Wall
Rt. 1
Wall
Azzilee Gurley Lax
W. Green Drive
Westwood Avenue
Locke Street
Azzilee Lax
Westwood
Locke
Charles William Ruth Jr
Larkin Street
Monthieu Avenue
Forrest Street
Will McMurry
Greensboro
Jerry Lee Combs
Grant Street
Montheu
Forrest
McMurry
Robert George Culp III
S. Hamilton Street
E. Commerce
Culp
Chair City NCEA Unit Meeting Tonight At Seven
Thomasville report notes Dr. Eugene E. Pfaff history professor at Woman's College will be prince at the dinner. Banquet set for 7 p.m. at the Woman's Club Building with special recognition for Miss Lucille Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Jesse Hepler who retire at year end.
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Thomasville
Eugene E. Pfaff
Woman's College
Prince
Woman's Club
Lucille Kirkpatrick
Colonial Drive
Jesse Hepler
Jewel Baptists To Hold Studies
A home missions study course begins tonight at Jewel Baptist Church on W Fairfield Road and runs through Wednesday with daily 7 PM sessions. Department leaders include Mrs Dave Cannon Ann Craven Miss Gayle Leonard Mrs Tommy Leonard and Mrs Roby Kennedy.
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Jewel Baptist Church
W. Fairfield Road
Dave Cannon
Ann Craven
Gayle Leonard
Tommy Leonard
Roby Kennedy
Banquet Marks Salvation Army Local Anniversary in High Point
A 50th anniversary banquet for Salvation Army work in High Point will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the Sky Room of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. Commissioner William Davidson of Atlanta will be principal speaker. Other participants include Mayor Carson Stout and Jake Froelich Jr. Music will feature the North and South Carolina Divisional SA Band. Open to the public with reservations requested.
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Salvation Army
High Point
Southern Furniture Exposition
William Davidson
Atlanta
District of Columbia
Republic of Mexico
Davidson
Belfast
Ireland
Pioneer Salvation Army
Southern Territory
William Dray
London
Carson Stout
Jake Froelich Jr
United Community Services, Inc
Army Advisory Board
North and South Carolina
SA Band
Green Street
Rail Underpasses Considered by Thomasville Council
Preliminary railroad underpass drawings will be shown to the Thomasville City Council by a North Carolina Highway Commission representative. Mayor Handley cited favorable reception of underpass requests and noted continued efforts since 1932 to improve safety as trains grow longer and cross streets.
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Thomasville
N. C. Highway Commission
George L. Handley
William Babcock
Billy Rose
Engineering
Graduating Class Aims From High Point College
Forty one students from High Point College seek BA and BS degrees this year with grads from Trinity and 163 total candidates. Graduation on May 26 features speaker Dr. John R. Gross and a baccalaureate sermon by Dr. D. Dillon Holt.
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High Point
High Point College
Gene Raymond Pendry
J. M. Pendry
Alice Ratliff
W. B. Ratliff
N. Hamilton
Jerry Terrell Smith
W. T. Smith
King St
James Robert Stour
Lindsay
Carlyle Teague
R. A. Teague
Landsdowne St
Charles D. Wallace
C. R. Crotts
Kenneth W. Kennedy
R. L. Kennedy
Ronald F. Bundy
Box
Trinty
Memorial Auditorium
John R. Gross
Division of Hi Education
Board of Education
the Methodist Church
Nashville
Tennessee
D. Dillon Holt
Scarritt College For Christian Workers
Thomasville Sees 400 New Voter Names as City Elections Loom
In Thomasville 400 names were added to the 3,951 registered voters during three registration periods. Registrars estimate about 4,500 voters eligible for the May 7 city election, with twelve candidates seeking five City Council seats and two mayoral posts.
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Thomasville
Prayer for TUSDAY Exhorts daily duties and humble service
The prayer asks divine guidance to recognize duties around us and appreciate the privilege of fellow work with God. It urges kindness through a smile word or touch to ease heavy hearts and steer away from sin, seeking heavenly peace and self acceptance in Christ's name Amen. John Marvin Rast of Columbia, executive secretary of the Methodist Board of Education.
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Father
Christ
John Marvin Rast
Columbia
S. C
Methodist Board of Education
Supreme Court To Hear City Renewal Case
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear arguments on urban renewal in High Point in the Horton Whitener suit against the city and redevelopment commission. The case challenges the project as unconstitutional without a vote and considers financing and tax issues amid a 9.38 million dollar urban renewal effort.
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Supreme Court
North Carolina Supreme Court
High Point
W. W. Horton
A. G. Whitener
City of
The
Redevelopment Commission
High
Whitener
Hortson
Hal Hammer Walker
Asheboro
Guilford County Superior Court
Commission
Harriss Jarrell
Horton and Whitener
Walker
John Haworth
Haworth
Jarrell
High Court
Superior Court
City
Re -Development Commission
Horton
North Carolina
Henry Price
Law Day Addresses Planned Across High Point
High Point Law Day events will be observed Wednesday with speakers from the High Point Bar Assn and state and national bars. Mayor Stout proclaimed Law Day and listed participants including Frank B. Wyatt Sammie Chess Jr. Robert L. Cecil John W Langford James R. Mattocks Hilary Daugherty John C. Riggs Arthur M Utley Jr. and others.
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High Point
United States
High Point Bar Assn
Charles W. McAnally
USA
Carson Stout
Bar Assn
Frank B. Wyatt
High Point Central High School
Sammie Chess Jr
William Penn High School
Robert L. Cecil
Ferndale Junior High
Donald L. Boone
Northeast Junior High
John W. Langford
Alfred J
Rossie G. Gardner
High Point Municipal Court
Arthur M. Utley Jr
Superior Court
Stout
Council Sets Meeting In Thomasville
Thomasville city council holds a 7 o clock special session at City Hall to pay petitions on five streets and consider an animal control ordinance banning uncared for livestock in city limits. If approved it would be the first animal control measure since the dog at large ordinance.
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Thomasville
City Hall
Pilot Spots House Fire From Air Above High Point
A private pilot spotted a house fire on Springfield Avenue while over High Point and alerted ground crews. The single story frame home belonging to Paul Kennedy was heavily damaged as firefighters arrived to extinguish flames. The cause was undetermined.
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Springfield Avenue
John W. Spencer
Midway Airport
High Point
Thomasville
Paul Kennedy
Inflate tires to two to four pounds more
Driving on a long trip with baggage or sports gear, inflate tires two to four pounds above normal. Check tires when cold to ensure accurate pressure.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
Davis
J. Elwood Cox
Hamilton and
Green
County Agriculture Center
Dick Swaim
S. Main Street
Ward Avenue
Greeson
Velma Bess Hopkins
Winston-Salem
Velma Hopkins
Barbee Drive
Ross Lewellyn
Montlieu Avenue
Lax
Ruth
Chair City
NCEA
Jewel Baptists
Army’s School For Officer Training
New York City
Canada
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Toronto
Cdr
High Point Enterprise
Davidson County
Democratic Party
Terry Sanford
Lexington
Hundley
Babcock
Monaghan Sar
Peggy Gilliam Allman
Dallas St
Sidney E. Bailey
M. M. Bailey
Dalewood
Margo Brewer
G. E. Brewer
Westchester Dr
Iris W. Bristow
S. Main
Nina Burris
W. M Burris
N. Rotary
Mary L. Jarrett Dickey
W. A. Jarrett
Evelyn Hallman
H. R. Hallman
Edgewood Ave
Jerry Haney
W. M. Haney
Lowe Ave
Geraldine Hauser
Steele St
DeLinda Hutchins
T. J. Hutchins Jr
Spencer Ave
Peggy JoAnn
Edgeworth
Linda Gayle Samuels
R. W. Samuels
Judy A. Sawyer
H. M. Sawyer
Fred L. Stone
C.E. Stone
Robert Thomas White
R. BR. White
Judith L. Whitesell
Gatewood
Nancy Boone Yates
Tanyard Rd
Larry Wayne Brown
A. H. Brown
Kimrey
David Allen Culler
Beau ‘Erest
Jerry Lee Drye
Wayne Douglas Hinkle
E. R. Hinkle
N. Rotary Dr
Judith Ann Ijames
A. M. James
Garland Paul Kinney
P. G. Kinney
Kearns St
Catherine Anne Martin
R. M. Martin
W. Ray
Jerry Clint McKnight
C. McKnight
Wright St
Everett Odell Pace
E. R. Pace
Ingram Rd
Tusday
Council
Gordon Street
Lindsay Street
E. Green Drive
Cable Street
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