Superior Court Opens This Week with Record of Cases
The Superior Court Criminal Term opens tomorrow with Judge Walter Crissman presiding. A manslaughter charge and two highway robbery counts headline the docket, along with a long list of defendants facing charges including embezzlement, forgery, assault, drunkenness, and various traffic offenses.
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Superior Court
Howard L. Grubb
Mangum Ave
Grubb
Walter Crissman
High Point
Kelly Comer
Ray Jessup
Pete
J. A. Grissom
Jack Carl Allen
Raymond Hackler
Paul Saunders
Charles L. Tuttle
Lucy Mae Mixon
Aldine D. Daniels
Reudy D. Daniels
Marion Bailey
Andrew Mack
Oren P. Johnson
Thelmore Kindle
David Myers
Samuel Gray
Clarence Suggs
Clyde A. Elliott
Tobias John Hunt
Henry T. Shirley
Robert P. Saubter
Janice Stone
Elbert Otis Graves
Robert H. Kirkman
Kirkman
Cecil Dills
Lonnie Roseburo
Nathanial Bolder
Paul Dick
Ronnie Eo
Charlie Hamlin
Frank Morgan
Udell Mills
Ernest Dunlap
Ben Kennedy
James Jones
Walter F. Jones
Lester Harrison
William Dawns
Woodrow Sloan
Allen Burger
Thomas Harrison Jump
William Daw
Paul Brooks Resigns as City Planner for Durham
Paul Brooks resigns as city planner here to take the Durham post. City Manager T E Hinson announced the move with a Feb 1 1956 effective date. Brooks will stay until then to wrap projects. Durham offers 7200 yearly, High Point 5300.
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Paul Brooks
Durham
T. E. Hinson
University of North Carolina
East Carolina College
Brooks
High Point
Brook
Hinson
Malcolm Little
George Covington
Jaycees Back Downtown Carol Singing
Jaycees launch a winter salvage paper drive at 1 p.m. in High Point with Archdale VFW cooperation. They’ll patrol city limits while Archdale VFW covers Archdale Allenday Trinity and Baker town outlying areas. curb piles expected by 1 p.m. to avoid losses. organizers target over 100000 pounds of scrap paper despite weather. future drives set for February 5 April 1 and May 27 next year.
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High Point Jaycees
Archdale Vfw
Jaycees
Archdale Vew
Archdale
Allenday
Trinity
Bakertown
Jaycee
High Point Symphony to Join College Chorus for Christmas Concert
The High Point Symphony Orchestra joins High Point College ensembles on Tuesday evening at the Monual Auditorium for a Christmas program featuring Corelli concerto grossi and a mixed 72 member choir. Soloists Elizabeth Fouts and Fritz Van der Steur perform in Corelli as the orchestra, directed by Dr. Lew Lewis, presents traditional carols and religious works. The evening includes the High Point College A Cappella Choir under Richard Cox with a varied program including Bach, Victoria, Holst, Mendelssohn, and a dedicated Christmas cantata, plus a festive instrumental finale from Corelli.
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High Point Symphony Orchestra
High Point
Seeeee See Sr College
Monual
Corelli
A Attea
Lew Lewis
High Point College
Elizabeth Fouts
Fritz van der Steur
High Point High School
Ragan
North Carolina Symphony
Ines Point
Any Rohde
Evelyn Sharp
Caroline Kirkman
William Best
Ronald Whittington
Catherine Moffitt
Sara Alderman
Mary Sumner
Leonidas Rarer
Judy Angley
Penny Angley
Nank
Diane Snyder
Celeeea Pickens
Virginia ‘Lewis
Meyers Powell
Fred Tyler
Mary Stuart
Coy Burchfield
Rhonda
Glenn Lloyd
Max Chadwick
Frances Wilson
Tympani
Jack’ Barrier
Richard Cox
Raleigh
Greensboro
Durham
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Cox
University of North Carolina
Paris Conservatory
Harvard University
Sweelinck
Bethlehem
Holst
Alisha
Tancanean
Erehedon
Mendelssohn
Jesus
Gevaert
Interracial Councils Back Desegregation In Schools
Dr C H Parrish of Louisville told about 45 delegates from North Carolina interracial councils that the main issue is desegregation of schools not merely equality. Dr Thomas A Van Sant discussed Baltimore's integration and urged ongoing effort, as councils from Charlotte Raleigh High Point Chapel Hill and Salisbury compare aims and organization.
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C. H. Parrish
University of Louisville
North Carolina
Ssue
Parrish
Thomas A. van Sant
Baltimore, Md
High Point
Gregation
van Sant
Baltimore Public
Supreme Court
Pro
Charlotte
Gubeadbers
Raleigh
Apon
Coe
Trustees Hold Meeting Monday Replacement of Old Hospital Wing Now Termed Necessary
High Point Memorial hospital’s expansion plans shifted to a necessary project after talks with the Hospital Care Commission in Raleigh. A provisional 1956 license hinges on replacing the old 75 room section or upgrading it to state standards. The board, led by R T Amos, aims to award a contract by June 30 1956 with 50 percent federal financing and needs about $300 000 more beyond the $300 000 already subscribed, including a $100 000 pledge from Jack Burris for a Heart Center feature. Trustees meet Monday at the Sheraton at 12 15 to review fund raising progress amid new developments.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Hospital Care Commission
Raleigh
R. T. Amos
Jack Burris
Medical Care Commission
The
Sheraton
Amos
Local Man Speaks At Dinner Meeting
Velko Jaich of High Point was principal speaker Friday night at the Rutherford County Club dinner in ndale North Carolina. Jaich is district manager of the Charlotte division of the National Federation of Independent Business. Federation membership totals about 100 000 independent firms nationwide. Henry Koonts, local real estate agent, is High Point district chairman. About 125 Rutherford County businessmen attended the Spindale dinner.
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Velko Jaich
High Point
Rutherford County Club
Ndale
N. C
Jaich
Y Christmas Tree Sale Opens at YMCA Lot
The Y's Men's Club begins its third annual Christmas tree sale at the local YMCA with Dec 15 opening. Co chairs Wheat Miller and Walter Jones announce weekday hours 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Christmas. Proceeds fund YMCA programs including basketball for boys ages 10 to 15 and the Day Camp. A three speed record player and film projector were donated recently.
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Y's
YMCA
Bob Allen
Wheat Miller
Walter Jones
Miller
Jones
Ragsdale Sees School Land Deal Likely to Pass
Big Bill Ragsdale urges county board to fund about 108000 for Waynick and Welch school sites in High Point, arguing the two plots form a smart deal versus Greensboro site cost. He plans to press the request as finance committee chair.
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Big Bill Ragsdale
County Board of Commissioners
High Point
Ragsdale
Waynick
Welch
Greensboro
HPHS Vocal Groups Sing Christmas Carols in Business District
The Religious Activities Committee of the High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce arranged high school choirs to sing on the Wesley Memorial Church steps in North Main Street nightly this week. Readings feature two stained glass medallions at Wachovia Bank and a 375-voice Christmas Choral Concert by Baa Point High in the Senior High Auditorium this afternoon presented by High Point High’s Music Department under Dr Charles Taylor and Miss Nancy Staley.
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High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce
Wesley Memorial Church
North Main Street
Ege
William Penn High School
Trinity High School
Baa Point High School
Jaycee
Jamestown High School
Wachovia Bank
High Point High
Charles Taylor
Nancy Staley
Bs Point High
Draughn Wins Car as Jamestown Boosters Aid Band Drive
David Draughn, local cafe proprietor, received a new car donated by Jamestown Boosters. The Band Boosters are fundraising to finance the Jamestown band’s trip to Miami for an Orange Bowl appearance on January 2.
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David Draughn
Jamestown Bs
Jamestown Band
Miami
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Homestead Ave
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N. L. Ross
Liberty Rd
M. T. Cox
Tomlinson St
Richard Bailey Thomasville
Wade Hampton
Ridgecrest Ave
City
Carol
High Point Symphony
Point College Choir
Joyous Bells Orchestra
Levans
High Point College Choir
Santa
HPC
North Pole
Theta Chi Fraternity
Forrest Cates
W. A. Tomlinson
Erty
Tomlinson
City Hall
Bill Brandon
Records Department
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Pough Inc
Memphis
Pough
Intellience
New York
Eli
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Sauce Er
HPHS
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