Textile firms plan Labor Day shutdowns across nation
A survey shows no local shutdown expected as Burlington Mills and Ameratron join a weeklong September pause tied to weak rayon acetate and nylon demand. Local plants Amos Hosiery Mills and Hillcrest will stay open in part while most others close for Labor Day and resume Tuesday September 4. Plant schedules remain tentative amid broader industry pauses.
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High Point
Burlington Mills
Ameratron
Burlington
High Point Textile
Amos Hosiery Mills
Hillcrest
Employment Security Commission
Wrenn Street
Ralph E. Miller
Club Tells History of Slavery in the New World
Paul Tubervittle traced 300 years of slavery in the New World for the Piedmont Toastmasters Club. Beginning 1562 with Sir John Hawkins and the English slave trade, he covered indentured white servants, Indian captives, and colonial taxes on Negro slaves, noting early emancipation efforts and lingering racial tensions. Everette Hill spoke on Personal Dedication as others led sessions and evaluations.
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Paul Tubervittle
Piedmont Toastmasters Club
New World
John Hawkins
Africa
Haiti
House of Lords
Tuberville
England
Carribbean
Neuse River
Pennsylvania
Virginia
South Carolina
America
Everette Hill
Porter Hauser
Napier Dills
Jack Peacock
Paul Shelton
Rudge Calhoun
Sherman Aycoth
Death Claims Mrs. Andre Charlot at 66
Hollywood reports the death of Mrs. Andre Charlot, 66, widow of British producer Andre Charlot founder of Charlot's Revue. She had been part of a sister act in English music halls before marrying Charlot, who died three months earlier. The couple came to the United States in the 1920s and toured the country.
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Hollywood
Andre Charlot
Charlot
United States
Day Center for Handicapped Children Praised by Civitan
Taylor Kennerly lauded the Day Center for Handicapped Children on Ft. Green Street at a Civitan luncheon at the Sheraton. He described it as one of the best in the state second only to Winston-Salem, noting seven NC centers now operate for mentally retarded children with low tuition funded by community support.
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Taylor Kennerly
Civitans
Sheraton Hotel
Ft. Green Street
Kennerly
Winston- Salem
North Carolina
Dan Jackson
High Point
Nan Garland
Center For Civitans
Tom Brown
Bill Feltz
Harold Jensen
Greensboro
Morris Jones
Bill Hall
Reid Marsh
Lions Plan Picnic For The Blind
The High Point Lions Club will host a summer outing for visually handicapped residents at the Marietta cabin. Dr. Kenneth Cheek announces about 60 attendees with door to door transport, a musical program, and plans to make the event an annual summer picnic similar to the long running Christmas party for the blind.
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High Point Lions Club
Marietta Cabin
Kenneth Cheek
Light Conservation Committee
High Point
Clarence Coggins
Dr. Cheek
Lions Club
Lions
Walter Huber
Circus Not Dead Says Publicist Despite Ringling End
Publicist Charlie Underwood for the Cristiani Brothers Circus says the circus remains active after Ringling Brothers’ departure. He notes the Cristiani show draws large crowds, fields 100 performers, and will perform at Welch Fairgrounds after High Point publicity stop.
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Ringling Brothers
Charlie Underwood
Christiani Brothers
High Point
Charlie
John Ringling North
Cristiani Brothers Circus
Critiani
Welch Fairgrounds
Follow-Up Polio Shots Fall Short of Hopes at County Health
Only 514 polio vaccine shots were given yesterday at the county health department, with 461 second or booster doses and 53 first doses. Dr. Loren Wallin called the response below expectations and urged those given first shots on Aug 7 to return for a second dose this week at the Montlieu Avenue health center from 1 30 to 4 30 p m through Aug 31.
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Health Department
Loren Wallin
Montlieu Avenue
Laundry Fire Rekindles Later On Pine Street
A small blaze at Sunshine Laundry on Pine Street was put out by firefighters overnight. Officials say sawdust in the boiler room sparked rekindle of an earlier blaze, causing slight damage to sheeting under the tin roof.
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Sunshine
Pine Street
Continued Cool Weather Seen In High Point Area
Local weather prophets forecast a prolonged cool period for High Point and nearby areas. The U S Weather Bureau outlook predicts temperatures four to seven degrees below normal through next Monday with about one third inch of statewide rainfall. Friendship reports 0.24 inch in the last 24 hours. Skies to stay partly cloudy to Friday with no rainfall until Friday afternoon. Tonight expected to be cool with a low near 56, highs around 76 today and a similar maximum tomorrow.
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High Point
Friendship
U. S. Weather Bureau
Friendsip
Greensboro High Point
Trust The Kids To Be Different Trust The Kids To Be Different
Two teenagers, William E. Tomlin 18 of Proctor Street and Leonard Dunlap Jr 16, were reported by City police for entering an old house slated for demolition and removing only the kitchen sink.
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William E. Tomlin
Proctor Street
Leonard Dunlap Jr
Five Accidents Reported in High Point Area
Police list five accidents yesterday in or near High Point with total property damages around 690 dollars. A Teenager, Hal McGee Hoover Jr., 19, was cited for failure to reduce speed after a Highway 610 crash near Allen Jay School.
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High Point
State Highway Patrol
Hal McGee Hoover Jr
Route 3
Allen Jay School
Hoover
Blanche Packer Beck
Route 4
Beck
610
W. Lexington Avenue
Rotary Drive
Mary J. Bizzell
Johnson St
Colon A
John Bill Kirkman
Boyer Street
W. Burton Street
Carl Edmund Ferrell
Fairfield Rd
Sonny Jim William
Edmond L. Evans
Rowland Rd
W. Broad Street
Eloise Reynor Keenan
Kivett Dr
VFW Convention Reports To Be Given Post 619
Trustee A. C. Schultz will report on the National VFW Convention in Dallas Texas at a Post 619 meeting. The main business is awarding a $300 trip to the local member chosen as Man of the Year with travel to the next cheap VFW convention in Florida.
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A. C. Schultz
Schultz
Dallas
Texas
P. C. Duggins
Florida
High Point voters register for Sept 8 school amendment vote
Nearly 50 new names added to the High Point registration books this week as interest grows for the September 8 constitutional school amendment election. The county election office reports heavy inquiries since Monday and 89 new registrations plus 46 transfers in two weeks. The election will determine whether state funds may aid private education and local schools. The Pearsall Plan context is noted. The registration deadline is Saturday, with offices open all day to process registrations and transfers. Voting on election day runs 6:30 am to 6:30 pm at regular polling places, with canvass set for September 11 in Greensboro.
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High Point
Arthur Utley
County Election Board
General Assembly
Utley
High Point Township
Greensboro
City Sued For Injury At Pool
A notice of claim for a personal injury at the city lake pool was filed against the city. Mrs. Julia Louise Brookbank, who slipped on wet pavement leaving the women’s bathhouse July 8, seeks 2500 dollars for medical bills and lost wages. The city acknowledged the claim and denied liability.
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City Lake Pool
Julia Louise Brookbank
Rufus Hayworth
Hayworth
Grover Jones
Two High Point Firms Chartered In North Carolina
Two local firms, Reliable Investment Co. Inc. and Transco Inc., filed incorporation certificates in Raleigh. Each has authorized capital of 100000 dollars and subscribed stock of 300 dollars. Reliable plans to handle real and personal property with stockholders Bruce Gebhardt Ray Bradley and Mildred Reid. Transco’s stock is subscribed by George Lyles Jr. Nancy Lyles and R F Van Landingham, and will run a general trucking business.
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High Point
Secretary of State
Raleigh
Reliable Investment Co., Inc
Transco, Inc
Reliable
Bruce Gebhardt
Ray Bradley
Mildred Reid
Transco
George Lyles Jr
Nancy Lyles
R. F. van Landingham
Thomasville
Citizens for Eisenhower May Reorganize in State
The Citizens for Eisenhower group active in San Francisco this week has not yet expanded into the South. A North Carolina chapter from the 1952 campaign may become involved before November, with J. N. Rawleigh saying he would approach the national group about forming a new state chapter if interest grows.
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Eisenhower
San Francisco
South
North Carolina
J. N. Rawleigh
Ihe
Rawleigh
J. N. Rawleigh Co., Inc
Ian
Harry Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Deep South
Rawvine
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Citizens For Eisenhower
Morals Case Dismissal Granted in Municipal Court
Judge Byron Haworth dismissed a charges of crime against nature against Ernest Dunlap 29 of Gordy Street after the prosecuting witness Luke Lindsey testified to a forced act. Dunlap denied the charge and was represented by counsel. Two Pennsylvania men Patrick Gammon 26 and Thomas Caldwell 29 were ordered to pay court costs for displaying fictitious licenses and Gammon faced over length vehicle charges. Haworth barred them from driving without permit and revealed Gammon borrowed a license while Caldwell claimed it belonged to Gammon.
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Byron Haworth
Ernest Dunlap
Gordy Street
Luke Lindsey
Dunlap
Lindsey
Haworth
Gammon
Thomas R. Caldwell
Wexfort
High Point Marine Officer Killed in Fla Crash
Lieut. Elliott Bornstein, 21, of 1013 Barbee St., died from injuries after a car accident near Belle Glade Florida. A Brooklyn native born December 21, 1934, he had earned his wings and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Marine Corps. He was stationed at Opelika Florida and survived by his parents Benjamin J and Edelbaum Bornstein and two brothers Robert and Larry. The funeral will be held Friday at 2:30 p m at Sechrest Chapel with rabbinic services and interment in Hebrew Cemetery on the Winston Salem Road.
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Elliott Bornstein
Barbee St
Belle Glade
Fla
Lieut. Bornstein
Brooklyn
N. Y
Benjamin J. A Edelbaum Bornstein
United States Marine Corps
Opelika
Hebrew Cemetery
Winston-Salem Road
Prayer of supplication from First Baptist Church Greenville
The message asks for divine strength and forgiveness, seeking hope to face failures and turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones. Delivered by Dotson M. Nelson Jr, pastor of First Baptist Church in Greenville, SC.
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Christ Jesus
Dotson M. Nelson Jr
Greenville
8. C
First Baptist
Ehusck
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