Council Rejects Jaycee Plan to Shift ABC Profits
High Point council rejected a Jaycee proposed amendment to the 1955 ABC profits law that would divert funds to the city general fund for water and sewer debt service and public needs. Four members opposed while ministers and temperance delegates watched.
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Jaycees
Guilford General Assembly
ABC
Assembly
Jaycee
General Fund
Virgil Carrick
James Shelton
High Point
Bill Bencini
John Eshelman
Martin
Robert
Dick Culler Jr
Greensboro
Jamestown
Carrick
Strict controls govern surplus food recipients in Guilford County
The county surplus food program targets 7 800 residents with 14 monthly items. Public Assistance and needy categories face income checks and facility requirements, with tight reviews to keep rolls low. Data show a steady decline in recipients since 1962, aided by Homemaker classes promoting better use of food and meals for families, especially children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Department
Guilford County
L. M. Thompson
Thompson
Employment Security Commission
Greensboro
High Point
Frances W. Corbett
North State plans eight story High Point building on Main
North State Telephone Co. announces a five story base with future add-ons at 109 111 N Main St in High Point replacing the old High Point Bank building. The design by Hartmann calls for a fireproof steel frame, 16 foot floor heights for switchgear, two self service elevators, and a three foot thick concrete pad foundation. Completion is slated for late 1965. The facility will house extensive automatic dial equipment serving High Point Thomasville and Randleman with a 70 plus foot height initially and planned expansion to eight stories.
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High Point
North State Telephone Co
N. Main St
High Point Bank & Trust Co
North State
Charles C. Hartmann
North State Telephone Company
United States
North Carolina
Thomasville
Randleman
Costa Rican Furniture Makers Arrive for High Point Visit
Five Costa Rican furniture manufacturers are in High Point for a nine day US visit to study wooden furniture manufacturing and retailing. They will tour Seven area plants, meet with officials, and discuss civic values as part of a five week program under the US Agency for International Development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
United States
High Point Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Agency For International Development
State Department
Jaime Carvajal
Carvajal Company
Edgar Castro
Juan P. Castro Furniture Co
Jorge Miranda
J. Miranda Furniture Co
Eugenio Penon
Urgelles and Penon Furniture Co
Antio Vargas
Manolo Furniture
San Jose
Costa Rica
Central America
Agency
James T. Ryan
SFMA
High Point Rotary Club
Tomlinson of
Alma Desk Co
Dean Pruette
High Point Central High School
Guilford Industrial Education Center
PTA
Northeast Junior High School
Glenola Frame Works
Young’s Inc
Continental Furn
Iture Co
Marsh Furniture Co
Quality Chair Co
Heritage Furniture Co
Mocksville
Hickory
Chamber of Commerce
George Covington
High Point Lions Club
Floyd Mehan
Antonio Vargas
Castro
Prayer for TSDAY from Riverside Avenue Christian Church
A prayer asks divine presence for those in despair to overcome defeated feelings through faith in God’s enduring love. It is signed by Richard L. James, Jacksonville, Fla., minister of Riverside Avenue Christian Church.
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Jesus
Richard L. James
Jacksonville, Fla
Riverside Avenue Christian Church
District VFW to Host 20th NC District Meeting
The Early Gabriel Post of the VFW and its auxiliary will host the 20th district of the North Carolina Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars Sunday. Department officials are expected to attend. Sessions start at 11 a.m. at the Carl Chavis YMCA on Fourth Street.
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Gabriel Post
VFW
North Carolina Dept. of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carl Chavis Ymca
Fourth Street
Warming Trend Seen For Area
Pleasant weather is in prospect for the High Point area as a Friendship Airport weatherman notes a warming trend. Last night’s low was 14 degrees and tonight’s predicted low is about 30. The forecast calls for fair weather tonight, turning cloudy but warmer tomorrow with no rain through Sunday.
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High Point
Friendship
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Forrest Cates
Gene Martin
The
Cohol
America
Shelton
Knox Walker
Walker
Yo Jaycees
Jim Hawkins
Enterprise
North State Telephone
North Ate
Francisco Martinez
John H. Brong
Office of International Training Agency For International Development
Elmer Horton
District Vfw
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