High Point Realtor Alton Stanford Named High Pointer
Alton Stanford, longtime High Point real estate figure, is honored as High Pointer of the Week. Born in Stoneville 1912, he built a career with Curtis Smithdeal and later founded major development projects including Wendover Hills and Emerywood Forest.
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Vrize
Alton Stanford
Joseph Alton Stanford
William A. Stanford
Surry County
Maggie Shelton Stanford
Henry County
Stoneville
Freda
Ed) Howell
Emerson M. Stanford
J. Earl Stanford
Raleigh
W. Elmo Stanford
Bert Stanford
Greensboro
Roy E. Stanford
Kenly
Winston- Salem
Reynolds High School
High Point
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Winston - Salem
Commercial National Bank of
Stanford
Martinsville
Ruby Thomas
Axton
Averitt College
Danville
Stanfords
Rockford Rd
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Stewards
United States Army
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Curtis Smithdeal Inc
The
Realtors’ Institute
High Point Board of Realtors
North Carolina Assn. of Realtors
Clendenin Cup
North Carolina
State Association of Realtors
Mortgage Bankers Assn. of America
Mortgage Bankers Assn
Carolinas
James Marley
Curtis Smither
N. Main Street
Smithdeal
Snithdeal Realtors
Emerywood Court Apts
William and Mary Apts
Marley
Wendover Hills
Woodridge
Ranch Acres
Emerywood Forest
Chestnut Street
Highway 68
City
High Point Toastmasters Club
Lions Club
High Point Club
United Fund
High Point Executive Club
Chamber of Commerce
Asnicipal Board of Elections
Milk program changes proposed by Carolina Milk Producers
The Carolina Milk Producers Association seeks changes to the Base Building Program and milk payment method for North Carolina Grade A dairy farms. A Milk Commission hearing is set for Tuesday in Raleigh to review inactivity of the July August base period, plant blend payments, January addition, and the base-excess payment change starting February 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Association
Board of
Realty Transfers Involving Emerywood Hills And Other Areas
A series of property transfers are recorded including James D. Greene Jr and wife transferring three Emerywood Hills lots to Milton Harmon and wife. Dean Morgan and wife transfer two Greenway Park lots to Lillian B. Jones. Willie J. Morgan and wife convey a Lee Street tract to H. T. Carson. J. H. Hayes Inc. to Charles H. Wiley and wife a Wendover Hills lot. William Pardue and wife to James H. Lewis and wife two Milbourne Heights lots. Carl Crisco and wife to Celia L. Doctor and others a lot on Asheboro Street. John Douglas Howard and wife to Edward N. Post and wife a W. C. Jones estate lot. Annie Morris Jones to Numa C. Johnson Jr. and wife a Church Street tract. Security Development Co. to Kenneth D. Dickens and wife a Pleasant Acres lot. T. C. Ragsdale and others to Arden H. Scott and wife a Cedarwood lot. Donald N. Setliff and wife a Cedarwood lot, S. R. Wiley and others to J. Thad Hedrick and wife a Wiley Park lot. Hassell C. Sisk and wife to Denzil C. Sisk and wife a tract on Fairfield Road.
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James D. Greene Jr
Milton Harmon
Emerywood Hills
Dean Morgan
Lillian B. Jones
Greenway Park
Willie J. Morgan
H. T. Carson
Lee Street
Carl Crisco
Celia L. Doctor
Asheboro Street
John Douglas Howard
Edward N. Post
W. C. Jones
Annie Morris Jones
Numa C. Johnson Jr
Church Street
Security Development Co
Kenneth D. Dickens
T. C. Ragsdale
Arden H. Scott
Cedarwood
Donald N. Setliff
S. R. Wiley
J. Thad Hedrick
Wiley Park
Hassell C. Sisk
Denzil C. Sisk
Fairfield Road
Salem College Head to Address Faculty Dinner in Greensboro
Dr. Dale H. Cramley president of Salem College will speak at a Greensboro dinner meeting of the North Central District Division of Higher Education North Carolina Education Association. The topic is The Role of Higher Education in Social Criticism of Communication Media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale H. Cramley
Salem College
North Central District
Division of Higher Education
North
Carolina Education Assnce Iean
Greensboro College
Greensboro
Cramley
Allen C. Best
Inzer Byers
C. W. Phillips
Woman's College
H. Edward Seidel
High Point College
Robert Wendt
Leopold H. Mays
Grass Blazes Keep Firemen On The Go
Thomasville city firefighters responded to multiple grass fires yesterday afternoon. A blaze on Turner Street at 1:09 p.m. was controlled on arrival, then another on E Gilbert Street was tackled after a 15 minute call, reportedly started by a small boy with matches. Additional fires occurred on Concord Street and Holly Hill Road, while firefighters stayed on scene at A V Thompson’s Fisher Ferry Road home to permit an oil burner flood to burn out.
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Thomasville — City
Turner Street
E. Gilbert Street
Concord Street
Holly Hill Road
A. V. Thompson
Fisher Ferry
330 Take Scholastic Tests Here
Scholastic Aptitude Test was administered to 330 seniors at Senior High School Saturday, the largest group ever at this center. The test, required by nearly all colleges, is given monthly at the high school. Next testing date is Jan 14. Applications due by Dec 15. Further information from Miss Frances Haywood, guidance director. Saturday's test was supervised by Miss Haywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Haywood
Haywood
Thomasville Merchants Extend Hours for Christmas Rush
The Thomasville Merchants Association says shops will stay open until 9 p.m. every night except Saturday starting Monday, aiding Christmas shoppers.
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Thomasville
Local Merchants Association
No Explanation For Longevity New York Elector Turns 104
The Rev. Dr. Arthur Judson Brown of New York, aged 104, says he has no explanation for his longevity. A former foreign mission executive, he is the oldest living elector in NYU's Hall of Fame. At a pre-birthday gathering he joked about not knowing why the wicked prosper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Judson Brown
Brown
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
New York University
Hall of Fame
Inscription at Ohio police HQ prompts calls from students
In Columbus police receive many school telephone calls after a motto above the headquarters door instructs children to learn its text. The inscription reads Dedicated to justice for all in the firm belief that obedience to the law is freedom. Sixth grade teacher Mrs. John Varley began the assignment in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
John Varley
Christ the King School
Miss HPC of 1961 Crown To Be Chosen Tuesday
Fifteen contestants at Miss High Point College 1961 pageant will compete Tuesday in Memorial Auditorium after a 2 30 parade featuring Miss America’s rep as grand marshal and Miss North Carolina 1961. Events include a tea for Ann Ferring, judging at the college cafeteria, and a four minute talent showcase before final judging for Miss HPC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Memorial Auditorium
Gail Geyer
Judy Benge
Beth Parks
Libby Graham
Sue Willamson
Miss High Point College
Miss North Carolina
Sears Roebuck
Main Street
Town House Motel
HPC
Neal Stallings
Don Drapeau
Chris Woodman
Jerry Kivett
Will
October furniture orders dip vs prior year
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn reports October shipments down 11.2 percent from October 1959 and total shipments down 12.4 percent. Unfilled orders end October down 22.7 percent though backlogs cover about four months at current rates. For the first ten months, new orders fall 6.5 percent while shipments rise 14 percent. Officials note ten month orders exceed all prior periods except 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
SFMA
Association
Scarecrow defense fights crow raids in Barnwell
In Barnwell South Carolina farmers battle daily crow raids. A battery of acetylene guns rigged to fire at intervals keeps the noisy birds away and restores quiet to the countryside.
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Barnwell
S. C
SATURDAY SAT TESTS HELD FOR HPHS STUDENTS
Over 300 seniors from HPHS and nearby schools took the SAT in the HPHS cafeteria and gym for college admission screening. Afternoon tests added achievement and writing sections while debate and choir events lined the week.
First regular passenger ship reaches Pusan since WWII
The Pusan port in Korea welcomed the first regular passenger ship since World War II arriving from Hakata Japan with seven paying passengers aboard.
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Pusan
Korea
Japan
South Korea
Hakata
Boy Dies From Shot In Stomach
An eight year old Concord boy, Marvin Wayne Gray, died from a rifle bullet in the stomach after an apparent hunting accident at home. Coroner Clifford Brown said no inquest will be held. the father Johnny Gray reported his younger son brought in the rifle, but the exact cause of the shooting remains undetermined.
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Concord
N.C
Cabarrus County
Clifford Brown
Marvin Wayne Gray
Johnny Gray
Johnny
Marvin
Brown
Wachovia adopts 1401 computers to update ledgers
Wachovia orders two 1401 computers from IBM, to be rented via IBA, replacing the 650 machine. Officials say no jobs will be cut, workers will move to new roles as functions transfer to automation. They claim the machine reduces errors, though only if fed correct data, and that the computer follows input without independent thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachovia
IBA
IBM
New Orleans Minister's Stand Praised by Bishop
SAN ANGELO Texas AP Methodist Bishop Paul V Gallo of San Antonio praised the stand by Rev L A Foreman and his daughter amid New Orleans school integration disturbances. The minister led his daughter through jeering crowds to read in the now integrated classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Paul V. Galloway
San Antonio
New Orleans
L. A. Foreman
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High Point Enterprise
Vera Idol
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Association of Realtors
Emerywood Studio
High Point Township
J. H. Hayes Inc
Charles H. Wiley and
William Pardue
James H. Lewis
Milbourne Heights
Jamestown Township
Mary Lou Troutman
Margaret Hester
Suzanne Bullard
Doris Ann Joyce
Louella Richards
Jean Thomas
Jackie Creech
Linda Ferran
Viviane Lloyd
Dal Bayles
Lon
College Entrance Examination Board
HPHS
Guy Carr
Guy
Morehead
Nixon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bruce Roberts
Barry Ruth
Leaksville
Coral
Simeon
East Mecklenburg
Kappa Delta Sorority
Theta Chi Fraternity
Mimi Modlin
Kappa del
Theta Chi
Becky Jarvis
Panhellenic Council
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