Delinquent Taxes Procedure Sparks City County Action
About 1,000 area taxpayers face penalties for failing to list 1959 city county taxes, while 1,000 more are penalized for neglecting 1958 taxes. 2,500 still have not declared properties. 150 more avoided penalties as deadline extended to Monday. Garnisheeing wages to begin within 30 days. penalties rise monthly and by year. Harold Black notes many holdouts are businesses with extensions. 87 percent of 1958 levy collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Black
Black
Wallburg PTA Meet Set for Tomorrow Night
The Wallburg School Parent-Teacher Association will meet tomorrow in the school auditorium at 7 30 p m. Mrs Todd's 3rd grade will lead the devotional and Dr J W Warner Davidson County health officer will be the speaker for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallburg
3M Purchases Seven Acres in Drake Development
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. closed on about seven acres in the Drake development south of the superhighway to build new offices and warehouse space. The site was Fraley Airfield, with 30 local staff plus 40 salespeople serving the Carolinas and Virginia from High Point headquarters. Mendenhall Moore Realtors handled the deal, with 3M offices in St Paul and products including coated abrasives and industrial adhesives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Drake
William E. King
High Point
Fraley Airfield
Minnesota
S. Main St
Carolinas
Virginia
St. Paul
Minn
King
Ed Drake
Mendenhall - Moore Realtors
Cotton to speak on Ten Years of Socialized Medicine
Horace Cotton of Southern Pines will address the Guilford County Medical Society tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Plantation Supper Club. He will discuss Ten Years of Socialized Medicine in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Cotton
Southern Pines
Guilford County Medical Society
Plantation
England
Piedmont Counties to Organize Northern Piedmont Development Group
A meeting to organize the Northern Piedmont Area Development Association will be held in Greensboro on February 26 at 7 30 p m in Elliott Hall. Temporary directors set the date and plan bylaws for a nonprofit group promoting community development across Alamance Caswell Guilford Randolph Rockingham and other counties with four division representatives named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Piedmont Area Development Association
Greensboro
Elliott Hall
Guilford County
Davidson
Roy Arnold
Lexington
Carl Bernhardt
Ralph Collett
Thomasville
John Penninger
Davis J. Reece
Lexoe
Claude Hinson
Rockingham
Bailey Gray
Reidsville
Welsford Bishopric
Spray
W. N. Schultz Jr
Madison
J. E. Foil
Fred Davis
Stoneville
R. P
Pleasant Garden
Lee Meredith
Liberty
Ben P. Jenkins
Asheboro
Heart Days for Business drive under way in 1959
More than 115 volunteer collectors from the business community will call on downtown and outlying firms through February 17 as part of the Heart Fund Drive. Richard Meisky chairs the effort with Marvin Perkinson Harold Wilson and captains leading volunteers. The program supports Heart Association research education and community service in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Meisky
Marvin Perkinson
Harold Wilson
Main Street
Richard Davis
B. F. Kearns
Wilson Rogers
Walter Wireless
Louis Haizlip
E. Washington Street
Order of DeMolay
Tom Pitts
Heart Fund Campaign
High Point
Heart Fund
Heart Association
Lions Club moves Horse Show to Greensboro Coliseum
The High Point Lions Club Horse Show will switch to the Greensboro War Memorial Coliseum on November 26 to 28, marking the show's 15th anniversary with a new date and venue. Horace Black says the move from Sedgefield Hunt Club opens potential for bigger, better plans. Three night performances and a Saturday matinee are slated with advance tickets on sale.
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High Point Lions Club
Sedgefield Hunt Club
Lions Club
Horace Black
Greensboro War Memorial Coliseum
Sedgefield
Coliseum
Man Found Guilty In Pay Theft
A 24 year old Stadford Road resident was found guilty of larceny for taking a $96.71 city paycheck from Haithcock's Grocery Store and attempting to cash it. Bolton Jr. received a 60 day sentence suspended for two years, a $10 fine, and court costs. Oscar Haithcock brought the charge. the check was later traced to a loan association. The defendant worked for the Public Works Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stadford Road
Ee Bolton Jr
Bolton
Haithcock
Oscar Haithcock
Public Works Department
Officer Joins Carolina Motor Club in Thomasville
State Highway Patrolman J C Cameron resigns Feb 15 to take a position with Carolina Motor Club in Thomasville. A native of High Point he joined the patrol in 1956 and was stationed in Gaston County. Sergeant Jack Mosteller calls him a good patrolman and notes the family will move to Thomasville soon.
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Thomasville
J. C. Cameron
Stanley
Carolina Motor Club
Cameron
High Point
Highway Patrol
Gaston County
Jack Mosteller
Gaston - Lincoln
State Highway Patrol
Culler Speaks at Jamestown Rotary Meeting
Roy Culler Sr. of National Upholstery Co. High Point was guest speaker at the Jamestown Rotary Club meeting held in the Jamestown School cafeteria. He spoke on community service as Carson Stout served as program chairman and new member Russ Hallberg joined the club. Visitors included Harold Cadmus Dr George Wood Ed Mendenhall and T E Stubbs.
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Jamestown
Roy Culler Sr
National Upholstery Co
High Point
Jamestown Rotary Clu
Culler
Carson Stout
Harold Cadmus
George Wood
Ed Mendenhall
T. E. Stubbs
Russ Hallberg
Jamestown Club
New Telephone Directories Set for North State Telephone Change
New directories go to 25 750 stations in High Point exchange with about 5 000 numbers changing. All numbers starting with 8 switch to 9. other numbers adjust for future operator toll dialing. Delivery by Feb 15. effective date Feb 16 at 8 a.m. New peach colored cover with gloss finish. subscribers urged to note the date and recycle old volumes during scrap drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North State Telephone
High Point
High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce
Oak View Grange
Trinity Grange
Robbins Tilden
Robbins
Camp Uwharrie appeal seeks 50000 to keep scouts camping
Frank Sizemore led a program for AB Club members detailing Camp Uwharrie needs, showing slides on the camp history since 1924 and noting a burned dining hall last June. He said about 900 boys may lose local camping unless the High Point area raises $50,000 for capital improvements, with projected needs near $75,000 including a new dining hall and water, power, and boating facilities.
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Frank Sizemore
Uwharrie
Jimmy Hart
Larry Jackson
Trudge Herbert
Bill Mickey
Gary Kennedy
David Hucks
AB Club
Sizemore
Uwharrie Council
High Point
Six Eagles Present Plea At High Point Club Meeting
Six Eagle Scouts spoke to the High Point American Business Club urging participation in a capital improvements fund for Camp Uwharrie. They seek 50 000 for permanent improvements as a campaign runs with Boy Scout Week.
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Eagle Scouts
High Point
Health Fair Nears Opening at YMCA With 33 Organizations
Health and Safety fair plans progress at the YMCA as 33 groups and 38 exhibits fill space for the 1959 show. The event runs Friday to Sunday with a noon start and extended hours, featuring an American Cancer Society exhibit stressing research education and service. Local officials, including Mrs. Woodseming, will oversee Cancer Society activities and a question session with the board.
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Health and Safety Fair
YMCA
Ken Yarborough
Health and Physical Education Committee
The
Max Rogers
Edward Scheidt
State Motor
Society
S. Mass
J. D. Wood Seming
A. W. Flynn Jr
Mary Lou Loder
Greensboro
Society ‘Board of Director
Booth
Lewis
Maxmere
Sarah Onl
R. Kenner Anaos
Treas
Burglary Report Amid Dog Disappearance in Phoenix
In Phoenix James L Yancy says burglars stole 6000 dollars in cash jewelry clothing and furs after he left a door for his family dog and the dog vanished. The family returned to find the burglary discovered.
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Phoenix
Ariz
James
L. Yancy
Heargi
Gon
Local City Elections Open as Four Council Seats Vacant
Local party leaders seek qualified candidates for four council seats and the mayoral post in High Point. Filing fees are due by March 31 with elections set for April 21 primary and May 5 general. Terms are four years for council and two for mayor with current incumbents undecided.
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High Point
City Election Board
P. Hunter Dalton
John Haworth
H. G. Ilderton
Katharine Kirkman
James Wall
Jess Washburn
Showers Set to End by Morning in Local Forecast
Forecast predicts showers ending by morning with gradual clearing. Low near 37 tonight. Thursday mild in morning, cooler afternoon with highs 45 to 50. Friday partly cloudy and a bit colder with little or no precipitation.
Sleet and Rain Spark City Car Crashes
Five accidents were logged in the city as sleet and rain affected driving. John Wall collided with Carolyn Wheeless on Gatewood and Locke, $175 total damage. Franklin Burney and Jack Harmon Jr. crashed at Locke and Gatewood, $300 damage with yield and speed charges. A mail truck damaged a parked car on E Washington, $125 damage. Larry Hill struck a city vehicle on Dalton Broad, $250 damage. Wendell Barber backed into a Wallace auto on Oneka, $100 damage amid rain.
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Locke and
Gatewood
John Anderson Wall
Elk Strobist
Carolyn T. Wheeless
Boulevard
Wall
Wheeless
Locke
Wheeless Auto
Franklin C.burney
Locke Street
Jack F. Harmon Jr
Statesville
Harmon
Gurney
Post Office
E. Washington Street
van Wheeler
Louise Street
Henry Grady Hutchins
Irbywood Drive
Dalton
Broad Streets
Dalton Street
Larry T. Hill
Lindsay Street
Hill
Cay
Ed William Beaver
W. Broad Street
Oneka Street
Wendell Barber
Barber
Wallace
Civitans Seek $50,000 for Scout Camp Uwharrie Repair
Civitans in High Point heard a plea for funds to rebuild Camp Uwharrie after a summer fire. Frank Sizemore Jr. and his Scout son announced a $50,000 goal for a dining hall, water tower, showers, dam and lake, and a new road. Delegates were chosen for Wild Acres Youth Conference and an annual essay contest planned as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Civitans
Uwharrie
Frank Sizemore Jr
Wild Acres
J. Holmes
Bill
Tom Zmmerman
Bruce Weavil
Oak View School Aids Dimes Drive
Oak View School students raised 475 dollars for the March of Dimes led by Don Horne of the High Point Jaycees. The drive split into Primary and Elementary divisions with top rooms and students earning prizes at a Friday assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak View School
Don Horne
High Point Jaycees
John DeSaix
English
Phoenix talk with Paris mayor sparks Bardot joke
In Phoenix Mayor Jack Williams jokes about Brigitte Bardot when asked what he and Paris mayor Jean Louis Vigier would discuss. The light moment follows Vigier's visit to the city.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Jean Louis Vigier
Paris
Phoenx
Jack Williams
Phoenix
Brigitte Bardot
Bridget Bordeaux
Williams
R.ver Seine
Prayer for TODAY by W F Primrose in Missouri church
A reverent modern prayer praising God and asking for daily living testimony of mercy. The text closes with an amen and identifies W F Primrose, minister at First Congregational Church in St Joseph, Missouri.
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Christ
W. F. Primrose
St. Joseph
First Congregational Church
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Paul Stephens
Roy Apple
Guilford
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Roy Moore
George R.carter
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Yanceyville
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Charles Graham
Linwood
W. C. Lauren
C. N. Barker
Milton
W. E. Apple Jr
John Clinard
Oak Ridge
Franklin Teague
Worley
Florida
Terry
Cord Shop
Ymca Health and Safety Fair
Bell Record Shop
Universal Manufacturing Corp
Gerry
Janet Teague
High Point Enterprise
HP Lions
Officer
Motor Club
Eagles
Harold Amos
Trudge Hertvart
Braxton Younts
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