Community Chest Drive Ends Saturday Fund-Raising Goal Sought
A Piedmont Singers Association concert to close the Community Chest drive is set for Saturday afternoon at the American theater from 2 to 4. Singers from High Point to Linwood perform with groups including the Smith quartet and the Dearman quartet. Doors open 1:30 with Wide Awake M E church orchestra providing preliminary music and Rev A L Aycock offering the opening prayer. Admission is free.
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American Theater
Piedmont Singers’ Association
Salisbury
High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Lexington
Graham and
Linwood
Smith Quartet
Young People’s Chorus
Twin-City
Winston- Salem
Briggs
Canary Birds
Graham Chorus
Graham
Dearman
Lexington Chanters
Hamilton Quartet
Palmer Sisters
Carlton Quartet
M. E. Church
Thomasville
J. Gurney Briggs
A.L. Aycock
Main Street
M. E
Dr Tehyi Hsieh to Speak at High Point College Lyceum
Dr Tehyi Hsieh known as the Teddy Roosevelt of China will deliver the High Point college lyceum lecture replacing the Dec 10 program by Dr Robert W. McLaughlin. He is a Chinese patriot and Boston bureau leader in trade and labor and a former Chinese diplomat.
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Tehyi Hsieh
Teddy Roosevelt
China
High Point College
Robert W. McLaughlin
Diplomatic Corps
America
Hsieh
George W. Wickersham
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Chauncey M. DePew
Northwestern 15 Seeks Debate at High Point
Northwestern University has asked High Point College to host a spring debate. High Point opens schedule next Friday at Wake Forest College to defend the negation of disarmament. Local debaters David Plummer and Ralph Mulligan lead against Wake Forest. High Point has won two prior meetings.
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Northwestern University
High Point College
Northwestern
High Point
Wake Forest’ College
David Plummer
Ralph Mulligan
Uniontown
Wake Forest
Baptist College
Thomas Carpenter Wins Honors In Editorial Contest
Thomas Patten Carpenter, editor in chief of The Pointer, won second place in a nationwide high school editorial contest sponsored by the National Quill and Scroll society. The winning topic asked Does Football Have Any Value Apart from the Entertainment It Falls?
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Thomas Patten Carptenter
The
Pointer
National Quill and Scroll Society
National Honor Society For
Muriel Bullwinkle
National Honorary Society For
Two tramps in a village seek work as one urges quick cleanup
Reported in Buen Hum Madrid. An exchange shows two tramps meeting in a village. One asks what they are doing there and the other replies they are looking for work. The response urges swift action, suggesting opportunity is limited but available.
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Madrid
Republicans Here Believe Meekins Will Be Nominee
McLean is feared as a strong potential rival by North Carolina Republicans who expect Judge Isaac M. Meekins to win the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. They shift focus to whether Senator F. M. Simmons or J. W. Bailey will prevail in the other party, hoping to identify their opponent before choosing their own candidate. Local leaders warn McLean could complicate a GOP bid if he runs.
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United States Senate
Isaac M. Meekins
Washington
Senate
Republican Party
F. M. Simmons
Judge Meekins
A. W. McLean
McLean
Senator Simmons
Simmons
North Carolina
J. W. Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Fraternity Folk To Present Radio Program At WNRC
Iota Tau Kappa members at High Point College plan a radio program on WNRC next Wednesday night. A. B. Robinson Jr. arranges a one hour slot. The group opens with the fraternity song and Alma Mater sung by all. C. L. Gray offers two numbers, C. R. MacMannis plays two violin pieces, and a quartet including Gray, Yow, Brooks and Moser will sing several songs.
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Iota Tau Kappa
High Point College
WNRC
A. B. Robinson Jr
C. L. Gray
C. R. MacMannis
Community Choirs To Sing In Program Here
High Point launches Industrial Dollar Day to raise funds for Community Chest member agencies. Campaign aims for 15 000 with a week of drive in local plants and businesses. Major organizations support this effort including the Junior Service League Woman's Club Kiwanis Rotary Civitan and Lions. Local firms supervise solicitations as 100 percent contributors are honored.
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High Point
Community Chest
Junior Service League
Woman's Club
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Civitan Club
American Business Club
Monarch Club
Lions Club
Arnold Lumber Company
Blair Dairy Farm
Colonial Life Insurance Company
High Point Grocery Company
Jones and Peacock, Inc
Rhodes Press
Southern Furniture Exposition
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Raymond Venecer Company
Yow’s Funeral Home
W. D. Brooks
C. M. Hauser
Carter Dalton
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Matton Drug Company
Little Girl’s 191 Coins Fortify Empty Stocking Fund
Shirley Marie Redding, three and a half, donated 191 coins totaling five dollars to the Empty Stocking Fund. Other children contributed including C. Glover Bedford Jr. with 2.50 and Henry Dowdy with a dollar. The day’s gifts brought the fund to 375.50 to aid less fortunate city children at Christmas.
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Shirley Marie Redding
Lyman Redding
Enterprise Office
Shirley
C. Glover Bedford, Jr
Henry Dowdy
Shirley Redding
Charles G. Bedford
Master Enry Powdy
Carolina Veneer Company
Fire Breaks Out At Filling Station In City
A fire yesterday afternoon around five at the filling station on East Washington Street across from Guilford General hospital started when oil fed into a stove ignited after leaking from a pipe. Little damage occurred. fire trucks from stations one and two responded.
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East Washington Street
Guilford General Hospital
High Point Delegates Named for North Carolina Boys Conference
High Point selects 10 delegates for the 11th annual Older Boys conference of North Carolina to be held in Charlotte December 13 to 15. Four delegates come from Hi Y clubs, with two from Senior Hi Y and one each from Junior Hi Y and Junior ve. Chester Smith and Ralph Spillman appointed adult leaders. Albert E. Roberts and Dr. H E Rondthaler will address sessions, banquet, and Sunday talks on the challenges and duties of youth.
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High Point
North Carolina
Charlotte
Chester Smith
Ralph Spillman
Albert E. Roberts
National Council Y. M. C. A
New York City
H. E. Rondthaler
Salem College
Winston-Salem
Roberts
Randthaler
Child Psychologist To Address Parents At Junior Hi School
Dr. Dorothy Seago of North Carolina College for Women in Greensboro will speak on parental education for children at 7 30 Tuesday evening in the Junior High auditorium. She is an expert in child psychology. Miss Margaret Sloan of High Point College will also appear. The program is under the Parent Teacher Council and open to the public and parents.
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Dorothy Seago
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
Juior High School
Seago
Margaret Sloan
High Point College
Deep River Friends Hold Quarterly Meeting Highlights
The Deep River Quarterly Conference of Friends met at Central Friends church with representatives from Archdale Springfield Oak Hill Deep River and High Point. Elmer Pemberton of Friendsville Tenn spoke on Adorning the Doctrines from Titus, urging Christ centered living and service while noting hopeful signs and problems in local meetings.
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Deep River Quarterly Conference of Friends
Central Friends Church
Archdale
Springfield
Oak Hill
Deep River
High Point
D. H. Parsons
Lewis McFarland
North Carolina Yearly Meeting
Elmer Pemberton
Friends Church
Friendsville
Tenn
Paul
God
Christ
A. M. Briggs
Chester Haworth
Stevens Joins McDonald Service Stores as Tire Manager
A. L. Stevens, six months with Gate City Motor in charge of tires, has accepted a similar role with McDonald Service Stores Inc. High Point opens with offices in Charlotte and Greensboro. They plan a new North Main Street filling station and a model service store on East Washington Street with temporary quarters.
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A. L. Stevens
Gate City Motor Company
McDonald Service Stores, Inc
High Point
McDonald Company
Charlotte
Greensboro
East Washington Street
C. C. F. Motor Company
North Main Street
Church of A
New Manufacturing Plant For City Expected Soon
Thomasville man beaten and robbed of 85 dollars by an unidentified assailant. A Grand Rapids based manufacturer plans a private I shaped plant 60 by 175 feet and 60 by 100 feet in High Point, employing about 25 workers initially. Local chamber of commerce secretary KF Sizemore says the project is practically assured and a formal decision is due within a week.
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Grand Rapids
Michigan
KF. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Sizemore
High Point
203 Students on High and Junior High Honor Rolls
A total of 203 students in the high school and Junior high school made the honor roll for the second six weeks. Sixth grade led with 48, seventh grade 45, freshmen 42, juniors 32, sophomores 29, and seniors 9. Read lists of seniors, juniors, and sophomores with named students.
Parents urged to aid city schools in character training
T Wingate Andrews superintendent of High Point schools appeals to parents to promote home routines that stress good character and refined speech. Teachers report seminars aid progress and aim for stronger cooperation between home and school to improve each child’s traits and spoken English.
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High Point
T. Wingate Andrews
Andrews
Man beaten and robbed of $85 in High Point yard
Carmichael of 320 Taylor Street Thomasville was assaulted and robbed by a stranger while being taken on a party near W M Dyer's yard at 413 East Farmis Avenue. He was too badly hurt to require hospital care and police, still seeking clues, investigated the early morning robbery outcome.
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Wv. C. Carmichael
Taylor Street
Thomasville
Carmichael
W. M. Dyer
Dyer
East Farmis Avenue
High Point
Farris Avenue
Dyer Home
Dyer Residence
Mrs Johnston Attends State Art Society Meeting
Mrs L R Johnston state chairman of the North Carolina Federation of Women's clubs leaves for Raleigh to attend the North Carolina State Art Society events. She will view Grand Central Art galleries works from New York at the Sir Walter Hotel and participate in the annual meeting and a luncheon hosted by Dr and Mrs Clarence Poe. A reception for visiting artists from across the state follows opening night.
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L. R. Johnston
North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs
Raleigh
Grand Central Art Galleries
New York City
Sir Walter Hotel
Johnston
North Carolina State Art Society
Clarence Poe
New York
Art Society
The
O. Max Gardner
Ansus W. McLears
Josephus Daniels
Katerine Pendleton Arrington
Henrydon
Col
Owen Keenan
Jobfing Blair
Isabel Bowen
L. Fuller
Archibald
Ruth Huntington
Ida Poteat
Ared
Lee Smith
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Thomas Carpenter
Meekins
Bailey
Iota Tau
Friends OF
Deep River Quarterly
Tennessee
Friendsville, Tenn
Stevens
McDonald Stores
Edward Gurley
Helen Betts
Nell McMullan
Dorothy Compton
Mary Esther Parker
Adelaide Crowell
Marie Payne
Walter Murray
Frank Sizemore
Emma Carr Bivins
Dorothy Bowen
Mary Drew Dalton
Ruth Gross
Margaret Hedrick
Annie Laurie Patterson
Eleanor Stephens
Juanita Wood
Dorothy Forward
Lee Forward
Mildred Letts
Bryce Baker Ranson
Miriam Sloan
Clarence Canada
Margaret Hamlin
Dora Lamet
Ollie Hutchins
Wendell Dunbar
Rachel Smith
Dorothy Cook
Mary Eve
Glenn Hedgecock
Johnnie Surratt
Martha Taylor
Kate Lomax
Helen Marshall
Nancy Myatt
Bernice Peace
Ruth Poole
Helen Stewart
Nick Antonakos
Nettie Waynick
Carol McKee
Edith Crowder
Margaret Briggs
Hazel Bolt
Hazel Davis
Kathleen Embler
Esther Murphy
Goebel Harris
Gladys Hodgin
Oscar Chastain
Clarence Keever
Leon Thompson
Elizabeth Ellis
Lois Hedge
Ambuicws
Picacocu Weelaay
East Farris Avenue
Mrs. Johnston
State Art Society
Walter Hote
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