You Know Her: Betsy Saunders guest column on Mrs Ellis
Edward V. Mitchell profiles Mrs Collier Ellis Jr executive secretary of the Family Service Bureau in High Point a Red Feather agency. The piece outlines her career from Guilford County Welfare to the Red Cross and Family Service Bureau and her view of social work as a give and take profession with daily encounters new people and ongoing growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Saunders
Family Service Bureau
Red Feather
Collier Ellis, Jr
The
Family Service
High Point
H. W. McCain
Woman’s” College
Greensboro
University of
MRS. Ellis North Carolina
University of Chicago
Army Air Forces
Ellis
Children’s Service Bureau of
Charlotte
Home Service
Goldsboro
N. C
Red Cross
Davidson Oy Welfare Department
Omasville
Queens
New York Red Cross
City Lake Pool Closes Sept. 5
Shore Neal director of parks and recreation said the city lake pool will end daily operations on September 5 with a possible weekend reopenings depending on weather and revenue. If city schools open September 6 the pool will close one day earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Lake Pool
Shore Neal
Parks and Recreation
North Carolina Jaycees hold quarterly board meeting
About 200 Jaycee leaders and wives from across North Carolina gather at the Sheraton hotel for a two day quarterly board meeting. The afternoon program includes a Key Men Training panel led by Jake Cooper and others while weather concerns canceled lake activities. A barbecue, hotel dance, and tours of High Point showrooms mark the event ending with a banquet featuring Chancellor R. B. House of the University of North Carolina as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Lake
North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce
R. B. House
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Sheration Hotel
Jake Cooper
Bob Holleman
Harry Stewart
Hec McGeachy
Ed Pickard
Jack Burrus
Sheraton Hotel
Jaycee
Winston- Salem
Jack Green
Vance
Atlanta Preacher To Conduct Service at Oak View Church
Dr. B. C. Gamble of Atlanta will preach during revival services at Oak View Methodist church from August 22 to September 4. Evening services start at 7 45. Gamble serves on Ashbury college board of trustees and executive committee and was recently appointed by his conference as an approved Methodist evangelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. C. Gamble
Atlanta
Oak View Methodist Church
Dr. Gamble
Ashbury College
Rent Control Sparks Special High Point Council Session
A Tuesday morning meeting will decide whether to postpone or proceed with a Friday public hearing on rent control. The council aims to gauge public sentiment and report to Governor Kerr Scott, amid federal plans to lift controls in many small cities. Dr. N J Demerath will aid the Community Council in outlining a coordinated development program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bailey
Bailey
High Point
Real Estate
Kerr Scott
Community Council
N. J. Demerath
University of North Carolina
Demerath
Remembering two Swiss aviators lost at sea in 1929
A broadcast appeal urged merchant vessels to search for Oscar Kaesar and Kurt Luescher, who attempted a Europe to America flight. Also shown was a demonstration of John L. Baird's tele talkie, a precursor to television, and police reported July whiskey seizures in central North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic
Oscar Kaesar
Kurt Luescher
Europe
America
London
John L. Baird
North Carolina
U. S
Bobby Jones
Upward Trend Seen In High Point Building Plans
A enterprise survey shows $3.44 million in building projects planned or under construction in High Point. Major items include Point Memorial Hospital at $1 million and the Furniture Building Annex at $1 million, plus the High Point Y M C A at $650 thousand. Ground breaking for the hospital occurred last week, while the Y M C A aims to begin by November 1 with bids opening Aug 23 and final decisions by Oct 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Enterprise
Gene Horney
Oe Point Memorial Hospital
High Point Y.M.C.A
Hunter Dalton
Hillcrest Manor
Curtis Smithdeal
Curtis Smith Deal
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, Inc
Lyles Chevrolet Company
Virginia G. Wood
Y.M.C.A
Bombardier’s Cap Survives War Finds Postwar Fashion Use
A feature on the bombardier’s cap once worn by airmen. It notes its long bill shields eyes and hair, its stylish look, and rising popularity beyond military use. The piece mentions women’s adoption and contrasts it with the wartime overseas cap known as the go to hell hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Lucille Clark
Wesley Place
Moffitt to Discuss Hospital Work at High Point Meeting
J. W. Bill Moffitt of Chapel Hill will visit High Point hospital officials Monday as liaison between North Carolina Hospital Association member hospitals and Hospital Saving. He will discuss expanding services and methods to broaden community health care through Hospital Saving, the Blue Cross Blue Shield nonprofit plan. Moffitt was named to the post in June and is aiding hospitals to extend their public service roles beyond direct patient care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W
Bill” Moffitt
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Hospital Association
Hospital Saving Association
High Point
Hospital Association
Medical Society
Moffitt
E. B. Crawford
Large Street Improvement Program Set
City Council opens a street improvement program on September 26 with an estimated expenditure near 100000. McBee notes 50000 from the state highway commission covers the major share, with the rest in the 1949 50 budget. Widening of Kivett drive adds six feet of roadway beyond the current limits along with curb and cutter on Hamilton street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aotember
City Lieworks
Silas Me
State Highway Commission
McBee
Kivett Drive
E. Russell
N. Main
Wrenn Streets
S. Perry Street
Hamilton Street
E. Washington
Richardson Street
Cutter
North Main Street
Montlieu Avenue
English and
Ward Streets
Furniture Industry Faces Upward Turn in Fall Demand
Local manufacturers foresee stronger production in furniture and hosiery as market signal a fall uptick. J T Ryan notes rising orders though last year’s dollar volume was higher. Firms run 40 hour weeks, with buyers cautious but purchasing more often as weather cools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Flagler
J. T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Ryan
Praigg to Preside over Orange Presbytery Meeting
Noble T. Praigg of High Point will preside at the first church school superintendents conference to be held in Orange Presbytery at the First Presbyterian Church Burlington. About 60 to 70 superintendents from eight counties are expected with plans for a permanent organization and ongoing exchange of ideas. Notable speakers include W. E. Price J. B. Kuykendall and Dr. J. O. Mann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Noble T. Praigg
First Presbyterian Church of
High Point
Orange Presbytery
First Presbyterian Church
T. Henry Patterson
Orange
Southern Presbyterian Church
W. E. Price
Church General Assembly
J. B. Kuykendall
Synod
J. O. Mann
College Superintendent Keeps Busy at High Point College
Edward C. Harville, superintendent of buildings and grounds, oversees 17 campus and nearby facilities including Penny Hall field house stadium and baseball field with a small staff. A Ridgeville native now in High Point since its early days, Harville prides the college as the best in North Carolina and notes both children are graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Harville
High Point College
Riley
High Point
Greensboro
Montlieu Avenue
Harville
Penny Hall
West College Drive
North Carolina
Ridgeville
Randleman
Commonwealth Hosiery Unill
Wanda Beck
Charles Edward Harville
LaSalle
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Edward V. Mitchell
Jaycees
Ing
Con Browne
Raleigh
Byrd
Sheratton Hotel
Chancellor House
Special Council
Charles Loflin
E. H. Pope
High Point American Legion
High Point Vfw
Guilford County
Loflin
Pope
Truman
Pebble Beach
Jones
Poland
Danzig
Slovakia
Berlin
Hungary
Germany
Italy
Csaky
British Columbia
Washington
Califor
Harry Hondros
Praigg
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