Employment Outlook Improves in High Point August
High Point's employment outlook strengthened in August as 348 people were placed in jobs, up 28 percent from July but 9 percent below last August. Manufacturing accounted for over half placements, with 76 in furniture, 45 in textile hosiery. 181 of hires were women and 68 veterans. Unemployment claims fell, with 1491 new filings, down 30 percent from July though double the year-ago level. Openings reached 502, versus 608 a year earlier.
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High Point
Ralph Miller
Aauet «A Aan Ana
Subuoro
Mitler
Miller
City Grants School Construction Permits for Additions
The building inspector issued permits for additions to two Negro schools, Fairview Street School and Griffin School. Griffin Project costs 101 847 dollars with a 10 classroom expansion while Fairview adds a cafeteria and classrooms costing 70 959 dollars. The district abandoned a planned circular extension after county pushback.
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Fairview Street
Griffin School
Griffin
Fairview School
Board of County Commissioners
Montlieu Avenue
Fighting Cops Costs Man Suspension
A 39 year old man, John McRae, received a three month suspended sentence for resisting arrest during a drunkenness arrest in municipal court. An officer testified McRae struggled to enter the patrol car and fought officers at the station, with the judge suspending the sentence for two years on good behavior and a $15 fine plus costs. Additional cases included L. J. Stallings ordered to pay half the court costs for assault, Lucretia Garrett given a three month suspended sentence for violating the relaw, and Sam Fountain Jr. ordered to pay court costs for a prohibition law violation.
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John McRae
McRae
Byron Haworth
L. J. Stallings
Fesperman
Albertson
Albertson Lucretia Garrett
Hay Street
Sam Fountain Jr
Main Street
Hubcaps stolen from car on Willowbrook and Commerce
E. J. Woodley Jr. of 407 Springfield Ave reported three hubcaps missing from his car parked at Willowbrook and Commerce Streets. Value of accessories set at $20. Incident reported to city police late last night.
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E. J. Woodley Jr
Springfield Ave
Willowbrook
Commerce Streets
City Park Renovations Move Ahead with New Wing and Heating Plant
City Lake Park will gain a remodeled men’s dressing room at a cost of 20000 dollars and Washington Terrace Park a 4500 dollar heating plant. Work aims to finish the heating plant by Christmas and the lake wing for next summer, with plans already in preparation by W. B. Stronach Jr. The projects are funded in the 1956 57 city budget and include stone brick concrete and steel construction plus a terrazzo deck. The winter program will boost Negro recreational activities in the city.
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City Lake Park
Washington Terrace Park
City Lake
Washington Terrace
W. B. Stronach Jr
Stronach
Merrill Lynch Expert Sees Good Business and Market Outlook
Neal Beard of Merrill Lynch told Optimist Club members that overall business is strong with balanced inventories and strong capital spending. He described the stock market as a barometer and noted current activity as a vaccination phase, predicting either a renewed bull market or a return to bear conditions as activity resumes. Guests were John Anderson and Sam Draper.
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Neal Beard
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Optimist Club
Beard
Federal Reserve
Bears
John Anderson
Sam Draper
Oak View School Opens Ahead Of City Schools
Oak View School will begin classes on September 4 under Principal J. R. Lawrence. He stressed that while students finish in the city system, Oak View operates as part of the county system and opens one day earlier than city schools.
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J. R. Lawrence
Oak View School
Oak View
High Point Plans Off Street Parking Group Meeting
Merchants and property owners will meet at the Chamber of Commerce to organize the High Point Parking Corporation chartered this week. The aim is to provide affordable off street parking downtown and expand facilities with city support for meters and patrols. Charter members include Arnold Aronson Earl Leonard and J W Morgan.
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Chamber of Commerce
High Point Parking Corporation
N. Wrenn Street
Sherman Aycoth
Aycoth
High Point Merchants Association
Merchants Association
Arnold Aronson
Earl Leonard
J. W. Morgan
More Hot Humid Weather Forecast In North Carolina
Yesterday's shower varied across the region with Greensboro East tallying over two inches while the filter plant logged .22 inch and Friendship Weather Bureau measured .69 inch. The Piedmont area faces warm humid conditions with possible late day thundershowers through Friday. highs near 90 and lows around 66 at Greensboro High Point Airport.
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High Point
Greensboro
Friendship Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Piedmont
Greensboro High Point
Teen-Age Youths Charged In Scrap Metal Theft
Two teen age boys Ronald J Anthony 19 of Kearns Street and Darrell A Pritchard 16 of W Green Street were charged with larceny and receiving in the scrap metal theft from Davis Pruitt Motor Co valued at 25 dollars. Each held on 100 dollar bonds.
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Davis-Pruitt Motor Co
Ronald J&. Anthony
Kearns Street
Darrell A. Pritchard
W. Green Street
Allen Jay Plans Set For Year
Allen Jay School prepares for 1956 57 term with 15 new teachers among 43 hires. Principal A Doyle Early outlined registration for Aug 31 Sept 3 and opening Sept 4. First graders must bring birth certificate and immunization records. About 350 early grades to start at Allen Jay Primary. upper grades in main building.
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Allen Jay
A. Doyle
Tommy Younts
Doris Alese Smith
Dorothy E. Dixon
Martha L. Hart
Ardena Haney
Joe Widenhouse Jr
Mary Ann Sides
Norma Lee Grayson
James C. Green
Treva Morgan
Margaret Stafford
Margaret H. House
Gertrude McLean
Mary Lois Robertson
Prayer for TOSDAY from A A Scott in Toronto
A post moderator of the United Church of Canada offers a solemn prayer affirming hope through death and salvation in Jesus Christ. The prayer asks believers to live prepared for the better life to come and references scripture about seeing God and becoming like Him.
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Jesus Christ
God
A. A. Scott
Toronto
Ont
United Church of Canada
Tobin Named Head of UF Division in Red Cross Campaign
John H Tobin is appointed head of the Commercial Division of the United Fund Red Cross Campaign announced by J Alton Stanford. Tobin is executive vice president of the Southern Retail Furniture Association and has led the division for three campaigns. He is 1956 president of the Retail Furniture Association Conference and chairs the State Legislative Committee of the High Point Chamber of Commerce.
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John H. Tobin
United Fund-Red Cross
J. Alton Stanford
Tobin
Southern Retail Furniture Association
South
Retail Furniture Association
Retail Furniture Association Conference
Federation For Furniture Associations
The
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Resigning Councilman M L Patrick Moves from Fourth Ward
High Point City Council member M L Patrick announced he will resign effective Sept 1 due to moving from the fourth ward. The four year term ends in 1959, and a fourth ward resident will fill the unexpired term. Patrick, a former teacher and newspaperman, has served as chair of the law and public safety committee and is married to Ina McAdams.
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M. L. Patrick
High Point
Patrick
George Covington
John Clinard
Ogee Lyach
Council
Fairchild Publications Inc
Exchange Club
Ina McAdams
S. Hamilton St
Girl in Polio Unit Remains on Critical List
Joyce Morehead a 13 year old from Guilford College is in critical condition after bulbar polio surgery to ease breathing. Slight improvement reported. she had not received Salk polio vaccines. Guilford College residents flocked to polio clinics with vaccinations rising from 185 to 245. first doses 67.
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Greensboro
Joyce Morehead
Guilford College
County Health Department
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High Point College
S. Main Street
City Hall
John Tobin
Polio
Paurs PetroLeum Company
Phillips 66
Siceloff Oil Company
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