High Point School Program Expands Driver Training
Two city police officers return to school duties in September. Lieutenant Shields will teach driver training at High Point High School and Officer Thomas will advise the School Safety Patrol. The program, started by Rotary in 1946, has grown to involve all four grades with a six week course and 30 students per session. The patrol has a perfect safety record over 20 years.
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Leon Burnett
J. F. Shields
W. M. Thomas
Shields
Thomas
High Point School
Southeast
Rotary
The
Rotary Club
Charles W. McAnelly
Thomas R. English
English Motor Company
Geant
Traffics
Georgia Tech
Tipton Street
J. R. Teague
Bay
North Main Streets
Davis and
South Main Streets
East Green
Park Streets
State
Let Young Child Use Typewriter
Authorities say typing early helps teach the alphabet and aid reading. Parents should guide operation paper insertion key striking carriage movement and starting new lines. The child should be allowed to take time tapping out letters.
Mammoth City School Maintenance Work Ahead of Fall Term
The maintenance department under Jack M. Cox completed major summer work on 13 schools. Crews repaired furniture, lockers, floors, lighting, and plumbing. installed new kitchen gear, roofs, windows, and doors. rebuilt pianos and upgraded heating systems. The aim: first class opening with improved health and safety for students.
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Lane Kerr
Ada Blair
Brentwood
C. F. Tomlinson
Cloverdale School
Emma Blair
Fairview
Johnson Street
William Penn High School
Plans Complete For School Opening September 3
High Point public schools prepare for a September 3 term start with about 8 000 students and a staff of 290 teachers and 90 support personnel. Registration details, fees for supplies, and non resident tuition are outlined along with age and attendance rules under North Carolina law.
Jamestown District Schools Set to Open September 4
Jamestown Sedgefield and Union Hill districts will open Thursday September 4 at 9 oclock. Enrollment before and after start dates outlined with registration for new students at Jamestown High School August 29 and cafeteria openings September 8. Buildings renovated with new classrooms at Jamestown and Sedgefield and Union Hill ready for occupancy.
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Jamestown
Sedgefield
Union Hill
K. T. Miller
Union Hill Hall
Miller
Kenneth T. Miller
Ora Sublette
Elizabeth Hanner
Bessie ‘Mae McFadden
Paul Moss
Elsie Saunders
Doris Boone
Dorothy F. Miller
Betty Sue Alex
Handicapped Children Draw Attention From Local Schools
Local educators in High Point address diverse learning needs, expanding programs to assist visually and hearing impaired students, address malnutrition, and support speech impediments. Clinics, glasses, hearing aids, and dental checks target school readiness, while a Junior League speech therapy program and community groups aid cerebral palsy and emotional issues in students.
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Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Junior Service League
Junior League
Iucital
Live
Giene
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Leonard Street
High Point
Ter
North Carolina General Assembly
Ander
J. H. Mourane
M. M. Firesheets
Helen Blackburn
Earl Hedrick
Larry Klosterman
Robert Ingram
Ernest BD. Eppsey
Joseph W. Johnston
Eugene J. Coltrane
Jewell B. Farlow
Carrie Vancanon
Mary McMullan
Mittie Wilson
Nannie Mae Jackson
Lucille J. Johnson
Thelma B. Truesdale
Kathleen Killebrew
Maude West‘brook
Ruth Suttles
Esther Crouch
Frances Cox
Louise D. Carter
Mildred Hilton
Mary W. Stone
Jean Olive Wood
Callie Braswell
Audrey B. ‘Wicke
E. ‘'B. Wiike
James R. Blackwell
Ncipal
Mil P. Hartsell
Eva Belle Reaves
Robert Eli Link
Allie Paul
Margaret Stroud
Ruth J. Lowman
Gladys Dowdy
Ramona Rhodes Harris
C. C. Hughes
High Point Merchants
Lee W. Boswell
Zipper
Griffith Office Equipment CO
N. Main ST
Porrest Cates
Harthcock’s
Spry
Annin Peaches
Lipton's Tea
S. Main
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