Petitions circulated to push High Point liquor referendum
About 75 petitions circulated to force a city liquor store referendum. Dick Culler Jr of the Jaycees said strong interest exists as a council meeting nears to seek changes to the 1955 act. Jaycees seek a revenue shift to the general fund and await Guilford County legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Culler Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Culler
Municipal “General Fund
Guilford County
General Assembly
R. A. Linville
Guilford
Greensboro
High Point
Groundhog Day Observance Returns to Quara
The article notes a bitter morning with 31 degrees at dawn and a forecasted high near 32. It recalls Groundhog Day lore from German Palatinate roots and the Quarra Slumbering Lodge of Cer yville, founded in 1907, which held the first official observance on February 2, 1908, as members await the groundhog's shadow to signal winter's end or spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Dach
Lancaster County
Quar‘a
Eeryville
Fir
Fire Blamed On Defective Control Unit
Firefighters battled an oil fired furnace blaze at Perkins Glue Co Ward Street, blamed on a defective control unit. Damage focused on the furnace with smoke in the building as crews spent about three hours cooling and extinguishing the fire using dry powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Perkins Glue Co
Ward Street
Monroe Apartments
N. Main Street
Thre
A. L. Cagle
E. Farriss Avenue
Oil Drum Rolls Off Truck Damages Parked Car
Dennis C. Barnes of E Lexington Avenue is charged with failure to secure a load after a 280 gallon drum rolled off a truck on E Green Street. The drum traveled 150 feet and struck a car owned by David L. Burns of E Green Drive, with damage estimated at 75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis C. Barnes
E. Lexington Avenue
E. Green Street
Barnes
E. Green Drive
David L. Burns
National Furniture Mart Sues Over Name in New York Rivalry
The National Furniture Mart of New York sues High Point National Furniture Mart to stop use of the same trade name. Julius Fine leads the High Point group in a bid to divert business and cause confusion, with allegations of unfair competition and harm to goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Furniture Mart of
New York
High Point National Furniture Mart
New Furniture Mart Associates
National Furniture Mart
High Point Organization
Julius Fine
High Point
High Point Company
Iut
Tax revenues boosted by new listings
Guilford County officials faced a late listing foul-up but optimism rose as many new listings appeared. Supervisor Bill Newman said counts of abstracts in January exceeded expectations, with building activity helping offset potential income losses while final results await full figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Bill Newman
High Point
Tax Office
Newman
Baptist Pastors Press Jaycees to Halt ABC Referendum
Thirty members of the High Point Baptist Pastors Conference urge the Junior Chamber of Commerce to withdraw plans for an ABC store referendum. In a letter to Jaycees president Eugene Martin they vow to use every medium to defeat the proposal and urge reconsideration of actions conflicting with church teachings. Signed by conference president A C Moody and 30 others, including leaders such as George H Wallace and Floyd H Rhyne.
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Jaycees
ABC
Jamestown
Jaycee
Gene Martin
High Point Baptist Pastors’ Conference
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene Martin
The
High Point
A. C. Moody
Baptist Pastors’ Conference
George H. Wallace
Floyd H. Rhyne
James L. Pharr
John Haas
Max G. Reece
Charlie Monk Jr
W. H. Barker
A. B. Asbill
Russell L. Hinton
Bency B. Smith
E. W. Clapp
J. Harvey Clark
Pat L. Taylor
F. A. Lunsford
Robert F. Greene
Neil L. Jones
Clyde H. Tucker
Duncan Futreile
Hoyt Rutledge
J. D. Allgood Jr
W. E. Garrison
Larry H. Austin
Jimmy D. Hinson Sr
E. W. Price Jr
David B. Boyles
Neil J. Armstrong
Robert L. Smith
C. R. Ritch
Elliott B. Stewart
Chemical Coatings Center Receives $1000 Gift
High Point College has been given more than $1,000 for brochures by chemical coatings industry sponsors. Dr E O Cummings, professor and center director, received a brochure from Desoto Chemical Coatings Inc and Grant Arhart of the literature committee. The program prepares chemists for careers in protective coatings with course work, lab time, and senior year research, linking to local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Cummings
High Point College Chemical Department
Grant Ar
High Point College
High Point Collegemical Coatings Center
Chemical Coatings Center
Grant Arhart
Chemical Coating Center
Desoto Chemical Coatings Inc
Greensboro
Ishes
Grand Rapids Varnish Co
High Point
Interchemical Corp
Charlotte
Lenoir Wood Finishing Co
Guilford County Opposes Intangible Tax Change
Guilford County Commission voiced opposition to repealing intangible and inventory taxes. A move could cut $1.2 million in state revenue, triggering tax-rate increases. Officials urged the legislature to oppose repeal and discussed tax department revisions and future meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Taxes
Tax Department
Guilford County Commission
Dale Montgomery
High Point
Hugh Ross
Soecoe
State Senate
Ross
Guilford County
Montgomery
Greensboro
Sears
Sand Hunt Off Florida Coast
Geologists and oceanographers search offshore using the research vessel Falcon to locate sand sources to replenish eroded Florida beaches. Chief geologist Norman Taney of the Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Center notes the aim is to find where displaced sand has been deposited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Pierce, Fla
Falcon
Norman Taney
Coastal Engineering Research Center
Army Corps of Engineers
VISTA Aid Sought By Authority
High Point Housing Authority seeks retired couples trained by VISTA to work with families in federal housing projects Clara Cox and Daniel Brooks. Applicants choose projects. placements based on need and seniority. Demolition of about 12 structures deemed old and inadequate will proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Housing Authority
Bill Gordon
Volunteer In Service To America
VISTA
National Economic Opportunities Program
Gordon
Clara Cox
Daniel Brooks
Realty Transfers in High Point Area Detailed
Realty transfers show Kavanagh-Smith and Co transferring a lot in Eastwood subdivision to Walter C Thom Jr and wife. Raulston Enterprises to Thomas A Florence and wife for Sunrise Hills lots. Events Realty to Charles O McCall and wife of Mrs Annie Finch Henderson property. Koonts Realty to Ervin L Shields and wife for Henderson Heights lots. Shields to Koonts Realty two tracts in High Point. Bobby R Williams to Wayne J Howard on Forrest Avenue. Dye to Harold R Davis Wade-Newton lot. Dale W Welborn to High Point City Board of Education tract in High Point. Jerry T Andrews to Jv W lot two tracts of J W Johnson property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kavanagh-Smith and Co
High Point
Walter C. Thomas Jr
Eastwood
Raulston Enterprises Inc
Thomas A. Florence
Sunrise Hills
Events Realty Inc
Charles O. McCall
Annie Finch Henderson
Koonts Realty Inc
Ervin L. Shields
Henderson Heights
Bobby R. Williams
Wayne J. Howard
Forrest Avenue
James S. Dye
Harold R. Davis
Wade-Newton
Dale W. Welborn
High Point City
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High Point Enterprise
Elmer Horton
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
Hart. Arhart
Board
Percy Sears
Florida
High Point Township
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