Urban Renewal Feud Erupts Over High Point Project Financing
Tensions rise as Mayor Floyd Mehan and Renewal Commission chair P. Hunter Dalton Jr. clash over how the High Point urban renewal project will be financed. Renewal director Henry Price claims the city owes a limited share funded by existing spending and school construction, not new taxes, with the project seen by Mehan as needing a public vote.
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Floyd Mehan
Henry Price
Mehan
P. Hunter Dalton Jr
Redevelopment Commission
Price
Commission
Furniture Industry Sets New Records In 1963 Year
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn reports 1963 as peak year for wood and upholstered furniture. Sales rose 11.1 percent from 1962, shipments up 8.8 percent, and December orders and shipments surged. Backlog at start of year rose 11 percent versus 1953.
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Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Assn
Association
Mendenhall Predicted 1964 Rise for North Carolina Realtors
Edward E. Mendenhall Jr. of High Point North Carolina forecast a slight uptick in the states real estate market in 1964. He will be installed as the first North Carolina president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards during a January event. Members of Congress and about 200 Carolinians attended a reception and dinner in his honor.
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North Carolina Assn. of Realtors
Washington
National Assn. of Real Estate Boards
James Bichsel
Greensboro
State Association
Edendenhall
High Point
Joseph A. Robb
Durham
Mendenhall
National Association
Edward E. Mendenhall Jr
N. C
North Carolina
National Association of Real Estate Boards
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Ann Robbins
Congress
Employment Gain For City Predicted
The local Employment Security Commission forecasts a better February and March with more jobs as nicer weather arrives. January saw 252 more applications than December, up 58 percent, and 11 percent higher than January 1962.
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The
Employment Security Commission Irs
Commission
Local Woman Missing From Home In High Point
Mrs. Roy D. Fowler Sr. of 107 Crestwood Circle is missing since 1 a.m. Monday. An elderly High Point woman with arthritis and a recent ankle sprain, she is described as 5 feet 5 inches, thin, glasses with dark rims, carrying a large needle point pocketbook. Her home is east of Five Points in the northeast city area.
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High Point
Roy D. Fowler Sr
Crestwood Circle
Fowler
Anand
Five Points
CAP Squadron Holds Meeting at Midway Airport
The High Point CAP squadron met at Midway Airport for a class on Military Discipline led by Air Force 2nd Lt Wayne Whitlow. Transfer 2nd Lt Roger Trippler from the Galax Virginia squadron will assist the Cadet Commandant.
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High Point Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Midway Airport
Air ‘Force
Wayne Whitlow
Roger Trippler
Virginia
Record Sales Reported By Yacht Firm
Stockholders of Hatteras Yacht Company heard a report of last year's results at the annual meeting. Willis H. Slane Jr. said sales totaled 4 009 853 dollars, up about 60 percent from the previous year. Employment rose from 130 to 211, with expansions including a 31 000 square foot addition and a research and development department. The firm plans a 50 footer and a new 27 600 square foot plant addition on Kivett Drive. Slane was re elected president. Earl N suesaka became chairman. others named included Harriss Covington, George W. Lyles Jr., and G. Curtis Smith.
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Hatteras Yacht Company
Willis H. Slane Jr
Hatteras
Slane
Hatteras Yacht Co
New York
Kivett Drive
Earl N. Suesaka
Harriss Covington
George W. Lyles Jr
G. Curtis Smith
Don Mucklow
Two Democrats Enter Guilford County Races for Local Posts
Two more Democrats emerge as candidates in Guilford County races bringing the field to three. Mark Stewart, 51, Greensboro realtor, seeks Register of Deeds. Morton H. Simpson, Guilford College builder contractor, files for County Board of Commissioners. R. V. Gamble of Guilford College announced for the State House delegation. No Republican has announced a county office. Stewart is a former deputy register of deeds and owner of Mark Stewart Realty Investment Co. He is a member of the Board of Realtors and a state historian for the Sons of the American Revolution.
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Guilford County
Mark Stewart
Greensboro
Register of Deeds
Morton H. Simpson
Guilford College
County Board of Commissioners
R. V. Gamble
Guilford
Stewart
Mark Stewart Realty Investiment Co
Board of Realtors Inc
N. C. Society of ‘the Sons of the American Revolution
Two Democrats Nominated for Guilford County Elections Board
Greensboro attorneys Perry Keziah of High Point and Z H Howerton Jr of Greensboro were nominated by the Guilford County Democratic Executive Committee to serve on the county elections board. The move aims to change the board lineup with a third nominee, J Johnson Jr of OS Johnson, to conform with rules, while Lee Howerton is expected to succeed A L Meyland Jr as chairman.
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Greensboro
Perry Keziah
High Point
Z. H. Howerton Jr
Greensoro
Guilford County
Democratic Executive Committee
Claude Kitchin Josey
Elections Board
J Johnson Jr
OS Johnson
SSS
Lee Howerton
A. L. Meyland Jr
Clapp Rules Out City Tax Hike In Major Capital Plan
City finance chief Councilman Paul Clapp said the planned capital program to expand water and sewer facilities may be financed without a tax hike. He suggested utility rate adjustments are possible but warned the $10 million-plus project may strain finances. County revaluation could lift property yields, complicating funding, while some council members push to keep the current $1.20 tax rate.
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High Point
Paul Clapp
Clapp
Council
Harold Cheek
Cheek
William Bencini
Arnold Koonce
Dropouts Creating Burden In Guilford County
Ed Kemp of CAPS told the Trinity School PTA that dropouts swell unemployment and welfare rolls, raise prison enrollments, and earn less than graduates. Census data show graduates earn far more annually. CAPS aims to raise aspirations and skills for Guilford County students and may address the governor and state authorities with an action project.
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Ed Kemp
Trinity School Pta
Kemp
Guilford Committee
Bureau of Census
CAPS
Guilford County
Sunny and Warm Weather Forecast
The weatherman at Feeds Airport said today’s forecast shows sun and warm conditions with little change in area temperatures. The local outlook calls for sunny weather today and tomorrow with generally fair skies and mild warmth.
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Exin
Feeds
TV Show Upsets Man Ends With Wife Shot
Thomas Edward Davis of N. Hamilton Street was arrested on assault with a deadly weapon after a TV show sparked a scuffle in which his wife was slightly wounded in the arm by a pistol. Officers report he aimed the pistol at Capt. G. T. Leverett and threatened him before Davis was taken into custody. Bond information not provided.
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Thomas Edward Davis
N. Hamilton Street
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TAR Heel Realtors
Southern Railroad
High Point Enterprise
CAP
Robert Lutz
J. L Bull
City Parks and Recreation Department
Grady Miller
Stett
Art Richardson
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