Furniture Mart seeks bridge over Wrenn for market expansion
The City Council heard Henry Foscue of the Exposition Building Corp request permission to erect pedestrian bridges over public property to connect two market buildings for a six story addition. He said engineers arrive March 1 and that several bridges will be needed to ensure free traffic flow and integrated architecture. The council referred the matter to committee for study and warned of possible taxpayer action over public property.
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Henry Foscue
Exposition Building Corporation
Foscue
Furniture Building
Iain
Grover Jones
Council
Wrenn St
Washington Terrace Park
Coletrane-Graham Construction Co
Contingency Fund
Whiteway
E. Washington
S. Main Sts
Utilities Committe
Utilities Department
Utilities Committee
Archdale Man Receives Conditional Suspension in Mortgage Auto Case
Hillary E. Billings faced a four month road sentence suspended for two years on condition he repay $265 to former employer Carl D. Cates. Evidence showed Billings borrowed $325, mortgaged his car, traded it in without informing Cates, and paid $60 prior. He must pay $65 now and sign a compliance bond plus court costs. Other defendants: Charlie C. Williams given six months at county farm, suspended on payment of $100 and costs for drunken driving. Thomas M. Alexander Jr. ordered to pay a $25 fine and costs for reckless driving. G L Conrad ordered to pay a further amount after being found guilty of issuing a worthless check. Walter Ingram taxed with half the court costs for assault on a female.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale
Harris H. Jarrell
Hillary E. Billings
Billings
Carl D. Cates
English St
Cates
Acco
Jarrell
Charlie C. Williams
Greensboro
Williams
Thomas M. Alexander Jr
Rockford Rd
Alexander
G. L. Conrad
Tate St
Walter Ingram
Harrison Sr
New Members Invited Into Indian Guides
The YMCA invites all fathers of boys aged 6 to 9 to join the Father-Son Indian Guide program. A banquet for interested fathers is planned at the Y tomorrow at 6 30 p.m. Currently eight tribes exist in High Point with 60 fathers and 65 sons enrolled. Activities include rituals, games, hikes, camping, swimming and special events. Reservations for the banquet can be made by calling 9127 or 7927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
High Point
Washington, D. C
Jim Ensign
Y Boys
Injured Boy's Condition Is Satisfactory
A teenage auto accident victim Herbert Fergerson nineteen was described as satisfactory by the hospital after a crash in Thomasville. Four youths were injured when their car struck a tree on English Street at 1 15 a m with driver Carlos Ickard charged with reckless driving for the high speed collision near Scarboro Street.
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Herbert Fergerson
Thomasville
English St
Fergerson
Carlos Ickard
Scarboro St
HPC Radio Class To Highlight Homecoming
The High Point College radio production class will present a 15 minute on the spot recording of homecoming weekend highlights. The program airs at 4 15 over WHPE with taped faculty athletic alumni interviews and a recording of parts of the Atawba HPC game. Participants include Fred Hurbert Voncyle Linthicum and Phil Mowrey.
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High Point College
WHPE
Fred Hurbert
Voncyle Linthicum
Phil Mowrey
Wesleyans Host Youth Services With Sam Allred Featured
Sam Allred tenor soloist is featured at a series of Hayworth Wesleyan Memorial Methodist Church youth services this week. Services start nightly at 7 30 and run through Sunday. Allred has traveled with Rev. Jack Schuler and Rev. Don Austin on revival campaigns alongside Rev. Boyd H. Kistler and Rev. B H. Phaup. Special music comes from the church choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Allred
Hayworth Wesleyan Memorial Methodist Church
Allred
Jack Schuler
Don Austin
Boyd H. Kistler
B. H. Phaup
Prayer for the Day from Harrisburg Publisher
A religious prayer asks Gracious Father to recognize divine control of nature amid snow sleet and rain. The petitioner Roy H. Stetler of Harrisburg Pennsylvania, publishing agent for the Evangelical United Brethren Church, signs the request.
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Jesus
Roy H. Stetler
Harrisburg
Evangelical United Brethren Church
School Board Drops Circular Griffin Addition Plan
The local school board voted to abandon the circular, dome topped addition to Alfred Griffin School and replace it with a rectangular design after county commissioners capped the project at $150 000. Architects fees may be covered if overruns occur and construction will be delayed beyond the next term.
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County Board of Commissioners
Alfred Griffin School
R. M. Campbell
W. H. Marlette
D. A. Rawley
Marlette
W. A. Tomlinson
Blake Thompson
High Point
Griffin
Leonard St. School
Dean B. Pruette
Pruette
Campbell
Rawley
FBLA Groups Hold Joint Meeting at Blair Park
Future Business Leaders of America chapters from High Point High and Allen Jay High held a joint meeting at Blair Park Clubhouse. Speaker Paul Turberville urged that executives seek well rounded personalities beyond grades and specialized study, noting examples of bright people undone by poor traits.
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Business Leaders of America
High Point High
Allen Jay High
Blair Park
Paul Turberville
FBLA
Allen Jay
Ae Schultheiss
Hallie Gilbreath
Ramona Phillips
Jean Hester
Ruth Price
Forecast Sees Two Clear Days Then More Showers Thursday
The forecast calls for two clear days followed by rain on Thursday as weather observers warn of more precipitation. Rain totals near 3.11 inches in High Point lag just under the monthly peak while the Piedmont faces low water levels. Pat Riley of the State Board of Water Commissioners notes January hit 27 percent with heavy rains needed this summer. Mostly fair weather is expected through tomorrow with low temperatures near 20 tonight and highs in the 50s tomorrow.
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High Point
Frendship Weather Bureau
Piedmont
Pat Riley
The
State Board of Water Commissioners
Oak View Lions Club Hears Talk on Lionism
Oak View Lions Club members heard a definition of Lionism by guest speaker John Kalte who described Lions as working for the community without expectation of pay. The meeting included a brief business session planning February Birthday Calendar sales and team setup with Charles Curry attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak View Lions Club
John Kalte
Charles Curry
Red Cross Staff Attend Regional Meet in Charlotte
Four officials from the High Point Red Cross chapter attend a regional meeting in Charlotte regarding the 1956 campaign plans. Chapter Chairman Charles Mendenhall vice chairman George Lyles and executive committee members Ralph Rochelle and Taylor Simpson are joined by Ellsworth Bunker national president of the American Red Cross who addressed the group at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Also present were W. W. Jefferson Southeastern Area manager and K. C. Lattimer director of field service both of Atlanta.
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High Point Red Cross
Charlotte
Charles Mendenhall
George Lyles
Ralph Rochelle
Taylor Simpson
Ellsworth Bunker
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
Covenant Presbyterian Church
W. W. Jefferson
Atlanta
The
Red Cross
K. C. Lattimer
Southeastern
YMCA Director Addresses AB Club On Sports College Plan
Will Hunter of the local YMCA urged fitness and described the Sports College program offering classes for men and women starting next week. He criticized spectator culture and cited health issues from two world wars. Murray White announced plans to honor the 1956 Key Member at a March 23 banquet with AB Club president William Eyre attending.
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Will Hunter
YMCA
Furniture City American Business Club
Hunter
Murray White
Entertainment Committee
National AB Club
William Eyre
Muskegon
Mich
Sammy Lambeth
Alvin Tittsler
al Powell
John Foy
Marriage Licenses Issued for Richard Cook and Nancy Cook
Richard Cook and Nancy Cook of High Point along with Clyde Clark of Walnut Cove and Joanne Holland of Stokesdale secured marriage licenses in a local filing.
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Richard As
Nancy ‘Cook
High Point
Clyde Clark
Walnut Cove
Joanne Holland
Stokesdale
Trinity High FFA Judges Win Contest
Trinity High School won first place in a seed and plant judging contest held yesterday by the Randolph Chapter of the FFA at Sumner School in Guilford County. The winner will travel to Raleigh on June 28 to represent Randolph County in a meeting of county champions. Gray's Chapel and Ramseur placed second and third. The Trinity team consisted of David Sheen, Tommy Spainhour and Jim Davis. Earlier this year Trinity FFA members won two similar contests.
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Trinity High School
Randolph
FFA
Sumner School
Guilford County
P. J. Peeler
North Carolina
Trinity
Raleigh
Randolph County
Gray's Chapel School
Ramseur
David Sheen
Tommy Spainhour
Jim Davis
Trinity Ffa
Firefighters Respond To House Fire At 926 Club Dr
Fire units were called to the home of W. P. Phillips on Club Drive yesterday at 3 56 p m. Smoke blew through the house via hot air ducts from a heating system. A defective electric motor in the heater was the probable cause. No damage reported.
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W. P. Phillips
Income Tax Deductions Primer Details Medical and Child Care Limits
Richard A. Mullens outlines deductible items for itemizers including medical expenses with specific dollar limits by filing status, child care credits with age and employment conditions, and casualty losses. It covers non deductible portions, insurance exclusions, and how to compute limits on a joint return, with guidance on using Form 1040 instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Mullens
NEA
Internal Revenue
Exchangies Plan Week's Observance
Plans outlined at the Exchange Club meeting in High Point for Crime Prevention Week February 13 to 18. George Gibbardt led the schedule with events at police station open house Model Aviation Day at Beeson Hardware School Day talks at local high and junior high schools and a State Educational Conference in Statesville February 11 and 12. Thornton Charnock and Dr. A E Sherron to participate. about 20 members expected to attend. Roy Deese and Bobby Honbarrier attended as guests. Abbott honored Exchangeite of the Week. Wood won attendance prize.
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Exchange Club
George Gibbardt
Willard I. Gatling
Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court
Charlotte
Ednesday
Beeson Hardware
William Penn High
Jamestown High
Statesville
High Point Club
Thornton Charnock
Board of Control
A.E Sherron
State Ince Adent
Roy Deese
Crime Prevention Wi
Exchange Clubs
Winston ‘Salem
Bobby Honbarrier
Point
Special Aid for Taxpayers Hit by Floods and Storms
Guidance from 1955 tax materials explains casualty losses from floods and storms. It details steps to compute deductible losses, including subtracting insurance, applying basis values, and noting losses must be claimed in the year the damage occurred. It cites Publication 155 and IRS pamphlets for further help.
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Der
Internal Revenue
Warrants Issued in Flint Hill Rd Assault Case
Warrant documents name Colon Davis and Oscar Ellington in an assault with a deadly weapon case after a cafe owner says he was struck with a knife and a tooth knocked out during an altercation. Ellington faces a separate assault charge. Davis has not been arrested. Other arrests include James Dennis on conspiracy to commit a felony and Marvin Hiatt on larceny and receiving related to stolen fender skirts.
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Flint Hill Rd
Colon Davis
Oscar Ellington
S. Main St
Ellington
Davis
Randolph County Sheriff's Deputies
James H. Dennis
Osborn St
Dennis
Marvin T. Hiatt
Route 1
High Point
Illie Hayworth
Route 4
Thomasville
Hiatt
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Furniture Mart
Indian Guides
HPC
Wesleyans
Jack Green
John F. Lynch
Garnett Pollock
Oak View Club
Trinity High
Armory
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