J N Rasweigh Co Plans Fourth Move To Main Street Site
The J N Rasweigh Co factoring firm moves to the former Lyles Chevrolet building at 700 N Main St in a long term lease. The 14 000 square feet on the main floor and 20 000 in the basement will be renovated for space and parking. The company founded as Rawleigh Moses Inc in 1948 has occupied several downtown offices and now employs about 18 people in the furniture factoring business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Rasweigh Co
Lyles Chevrolet Co
N. Main St
Piedmont Bus Corp
Mendenhall-Moore Realtors
J. N. Rawleigh Jr
Rawleigh
Rawleigh-Moses Inc
Terry
N. Main Street
Moses
Elm St
Lyles
Barbershop Quartets to Sing at YMCA Charter Night
The YMCA Men’s Club sponsors a February 15 Charter Night at Memorial Auditorium to benefit the Y boys camp at Roaring Gap. Local SPEBSQSA members present plus the Winston-Salem and local chapters provide choruses. Quartets include Dixie Colonels led by Glad Lawson and others from High Point and Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Memorial Auditorium
Society For the Preservation and Encourtershop
Richard C. Wright
Roaring Gap
Spebsqsa
Paul Amsbury
Dixie District
Canal Zone
Jess Washburn
Winston-Salem
High Point
Dixie Colonels
Greensboro
Aristocrats
Carolina Chordes
Vagabonds
Southern Charms
United States
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Thomasville
Glad Lawson
Gilbert Sechrest
David Livengood
Jerry Livengood
Coast Road Group Names President and Endorses Coastal Route
The All Seashore Highway Assn. named Vivian Whitfield president and elected division vice presidents Alva Hamilton Sr Glenn Tucker and Wallace McCowan. Joe Du Bois became secretary and Norwood Young treasurer. The group backed efforts to route north south traffic along the coast and discussed ferries from Ocracoke to Cedar Island and Cape Fear links to connect highways 70 158. Resources for mosquito control were noted with state matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
All Seashore Highway Assn
Vivian Whitfield
Pender County
Alva Hamilton Sr
Glenn Tucker
Carolina Beach
Wallace McCowan
Manteo
Joe Dubois
Morehead City
Norwood Young
Beaufort
Alice Strickland
North Carolina Beach
North Carolina
Ocracoke
Cedar Island
Cape Fear
Pamlico Sound
Hatteras
Nags Head
Sidney H. Usry
Mosquito Control Am
Public Library Growth Noted By Librarian
Neal Austin librarian reports the High Point Public Library had a standout six months in 1957 with plan work for the Washington Street Branch, a new book mobile service starting in December and garden club efforts to beautify the library area. About 72 000 books were borrowed July to December, hinting that 1957 58 may be the librarys biggest year in circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Library
Garden Clubs
Austin
High Point Council of Garden Clubs
Library For Children
Bookmobile schedule lists week afternoon stops citywide
The Public Library announces afternoon routes from Monday to Friday. Stops include Friddle Street Austin and Wise Street Grace Street, plus Wise Street Springfield Avenue and Wesley Place E Russell Street. Other days feature Barbee Woodrow Farriss Blain. Wachovia English Vail Martin and Taylor Hulda. Leonard Hay Hoskins Brooks and Daniel Brooks Homes Office. Kimrey Gordon Arlington Dartmouth Williams Waverley Terrell Kimmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friddle St
Austin
Grace Street
Wise Street
Springfield Avenue
Wesley Place
E. Russell Street
Wachovia
English Street
Vail Street
Martin Street
Taylor Street
Hulda Street
Leonard Street
Hay Street
Hoskins
Brooks Street
Daniel Brooks
Kimrey
Gordon Street
Arlington
Dartmouth
Williams Street
Waverley Place
Terrell Drive
Kimmons Street
Farm Group Appointees Named to State Committee
Three appointments to the Farmers Home Administration state committee were announced by Horace J. Isenhower. Fred R. Keith, Harvey Dinkins, and Leroy Martin were named to staggered terms, replacing outgoing members and joining holdovers and ex officio members from NC State and the extension service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Keith
L. R. Hery
Spruce Pine
St. Pauls
Lumberton
Dinkins
Winston-Salem Journal
Patty Wilkinson
Pantego
Robert E. Cox
Goldsboro
Jacob M. Pickler
New London
Former jockey Archie Kool faces sentence for public intoxication
Detroit man Archie Kool, 65, once a jockey and blacksmith, stood before Recorder's Judge W McKay Skillman after being found guilty of drunkenness. Kool, arrested while attempting to shoe a parking meter on Michigan Avenue, was fined fifteen dollars or ten days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Archie Kool
W. McKay Skillman
Michigan Avenue
Skillman
Kool
Auto Strikes Bank and Fire Destroys Car in City Collision
Harold Dean Burchette in a left turn crash on Prospect 208 caused his car to strike a bank and rock, then burst into flames. He received minor head and limb injuries, was treated and released, with car damages about 200 dollars. He was cited for speeding and scheduled for Feb 28 court. A second incident on Wrenn and Richardson streets involved Warren Steele missing brakes and colliding at a stop sign, with Betty Rae Stafford driving the other car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Dean Burchette
Tryon
Prospect
Burchette
Bure
High Point Memorial Hospital
Wrenn
Richardson
Warren B. Steele
Betty Rae Stafford
Johnson Road
Wrenn Street
Official Heeds Woman Plea for Fare Increase in Portland
In Portland Oregon a mass transit crisis eased after Rose City Transit demanded a 5 cent fare rise or face shutdown. Commissioner Ormond Bean, previously against the increase, voted for an emergency ordinance to raise adult fares to 25 cents. He cited a housewife’s plea about her husband’s job and their five children’s welfare as decisive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Rose City Transit
Ormond Bean
Bean
City Council Debates Name for Park Parking Lot
City councilmen listened in silence as they proposed renaming a municipal space. The discussion centered on a surface description labeled City Parking Lot and sparked questions about branding and recognition.
Kitchen Charred in Harrison Street Duplex Fire
A portable oil heater exploded in a Harrison Street duplex at 141 Harrison Street last night, starting a blaze that gutted the kitchen and damaged the apartment occupied by Sarah Saunders and the adjacent unit. Fire crews extinguished the fire about 30 minutes after arrival. no injuries were reported. Earlier at 7 28 p.m. fire units were sent to Amos Hosiery at 328 Mangum Ave for an overheated electric motor with no mill damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Street
Sarah Saunders
Benny Hood
Amos Hosiery
Mangum Ave
Victim Charged After Jan. 29 Shooting Incident
The Jan. 29 shooting at 907 Centennial Ave left Roy Jones of Greensboro Road wounded and charged the victim with assault. A warrant also named Goodman and others on assault and immoral vagrancy counts as police report ongoing court actions and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jones
Greensboro
Jones
A. Goodman
Centennial Ave
Walkes
Goodman
Margaret Swift
E. Washington Street
Beulah Craven
Jamestown
Thomas Andrew Bevan
Richmond
Tipton Street
High Point
Sir Winston Churchill Health Improves in France
A spokesman said Sir Winston Churchill’s health has improved since arriving at the French Riviera for a vacation. At 83, he has accepted President Eisenhower’s invitation to visit Washington in April. He sleeps late, takes walks, and has completed one painting since January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
France
Winston Churchill
Washington
White House
Churchill
Eisenhower
French Riviera
Hungry World Foreseen If Food Knowledge Not Shared
California Institute of Technology scientist Dr. James F. Bonner warned at a regional American Geophysical Union meeting that in 100 years the world population could reach eight or nine billion. He urged expanding agricultural knowledge abroad, tapping oceans for food, and pest control to prevent widespread hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
United States
James F. Bonner
American Geophysical Union
Bonner
Rock Thrown Through Window At Morgenstern Home
George E Morgenstern of Willenbar Terrace told police a rock was thrown through a window of his home Friday night around 8 PM. Police investigated and are seeking leads in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Morgenstern
Willenbar Terrace
Morgenstern
Rats in the United States Destroy More Grain
A claim states that rats in the United States destroy more grain in a year than is produced on 200 000 average farms. The assertion frames rodent damage as a major agricultural loss across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nehru Praises Egypt Syria Union in Message
New Delhi February 8 Prime Minister Nehru congratulated Egyptian President Nasser and Syrian President Kuwaily on the Union of Egypt and Syria. He called the proclamation a historic event of great significance and extended cordial congratulations on behalf of India and its people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Nasser
Shukri Kuwaily
Egypt and
Syria
Egypt
Egypt-Syria
Motorist Dies In Car Flames In Ice Crash
Four cars collided on an ice-covered Pennsylvania turnpike killing Alejando Rivera 43 of Monterrey Mexico. Rivera died from burns after the car he rode in burst into flames. Cedra Lanzeano 30 of Chi was listed in fair condition. The other drivers Joseph D Elam 40 of Washington DC Peter P Kalder 48 of Waymart Pa and Melvin H Anderson Jr 28 of San Angelo Tex were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donegal
Pennsylvania
Alejando Rivera
Monterrey
Mexico
Rivera
Frick Memorial Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Cedra Lanzeano
Chi
Joseph D. Elam
Washington, D.C
Peter P. Kalder
Waymart
Melvin H. Anderson Jr
San Angelo
Tex
Deaths and Funerals Harber and Whitecotten
Funeral services for Wade O Harper 24 will be held at 2 pm at Green Street Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. E W Price Jr. officiating. Burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Harper died Thursday at Durham Veterans Hospital. Funeral also for Mrs Mabel Margaret Wright Whitecotten 23 wife of Larry Whitecotten at 4 pm at Highland Methodist Church with Rev C D Brown and Rev Ed Cochran officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Whitecotten died in an auto accident near Stuart Virginia Thursday at 8 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Harper
Green Street Baptist Church Chapel
E. W. Price Jr
Floral Garden Park
Veterans Hospital
Durham
Mabel Whitecotten
Mabel Margaret Wright Whitecotten
Larry Whitecotten
Highland Methodist Church
C. D. Brown
Ed Cochran
Haynes Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Kazmayer to speak at High Point Executives Club dinner
Robert Kazmayer, author publisher and traveller, will be the guest speaker at a meeting of the High Point Executives Club tomorrow night. The dinner meeting will be held in Harrison Hall at High Point College at 7 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kazmayer
High Point Executives Club
Harrison Hall
High Point College
Free X rays reach few as county runs mobile units
Health officials report 472 examinations on Thursday and about 350 by 2 p m Friday with three mobile units active this week. X ray checks are offered to anyone over 15 with no undressing required and take about one minute per person at various plants and business districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Washburn
High Point
Carl Rowell
State Board of Health
Raleigh
Janet Teasoe
Ed Burkett
Health Department
Tuberculosis Survey
Jamestown
Burkett
Ring Infant Dies in High Point Hospital
Kenneth Wayne Ring infant son of Robert and Ida Mae Griffin Ring Route 4 High Point died in High Point Memorial Hospital yesterday at 5 pm born at 6 15 am. Survived by sister Wanda Kay Ring paternal grandparents Joe H Ring High Point maternal grandmother Maude Griffin High Point. Body to lie at Cumby Mortuary with funeral arrangements complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Wayne Ring
Robert
Ida Mae Griffin Ring
Route 4
High Point
High Point Memorial Hospital
Wanda Kay Ring
Joe H. Ring
Maude Griffin
Cumby Mortuary
Free Book Explains Arthritis and Rheumatism Dangers
Public service offer promotes a free descriptive booklet from The Ball Clinic in Exelsior Springs Missouri. The text claims the book explains causes effects and dangers of arthritis and rheumatism and describes a drugless treatment proven in thousands of cases. Readers may request the free book without cost or obligation by writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Clinic
Dept
Excelsior Springs, Mo
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William K. Moore
Charles J. Tucker
J. W. Lindsay Jr
Incepee Covington
L. A. Marsn
Coast Road Group
The
Public Library
Barbee
D. W. Colvard
North Carolina State College
David 8. Weaver
State College Agricultural Extension Service
Charles Tuttle
Furniture City Kennel Club
L. P. Barrett
Dog World Magazine
Tuttle
Kennel Club
Sir Winston
Nation Union
Highland Cotton Mill
Amos
Slane
Pointer
Triangle
Hillcrest
Hedgecock Lumber
Bitch Face Veneer
Viking Springler
Harriss and Covington
Furniture Row
Ward Street
Continental Furniture
Denny Roll and Panel
National Springs
Heritage Furniture
Oakdale Cotton Mill
Tryon Street
Courtesy Road
Knox Bridge
Oere
Advertising Council
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
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