Land Use Studies To Reveal Growth In City
City planner Robert Griffin announces a two phase land use study to map every land parcel into 26 classifications. A voluntary survey by the fire department building inspector and planning department costs 280 dollars with a graduate student team from the University of North Carolina conducting the second phase starting March 7 and finishing next June. The work aims to project population and economic trends beyond the city corporate limits.
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Griffin
Fire Department
University of North Carolina
Snow Likely With Low 17 Tomorrow and 35 High
Forecast calls for possible snowfall tomorrow with temperatures dipping to 17 degrees if clouds stay light. The daytime high is not expected to rise much above 35 degrees in tomorrow's latest outlook. Wednesday's outlook is for continued unsettled conditions.
Attorneys Seek Involvement in New High Point Courthouse Plan
Local attorneys push to influence the design of a joint city county courthouse. Officials plan a four story building with two court rooms on the second floor, police and jail on other levels, and a vacant third floor for future expansion. preliminary plans due by July with a budget of about 1½ to 2 million dollars.
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High Point
High Point Bar Association
James Clontz
Bigeee
Cee
Clontz
City seeks key burglar who targets cafes and owners
Honolulu police hunt a reported "key burglar" who on four occasions stole keys from cafe owners and then burglarized the same cafes. The pattern shows the thief first visits homes of proprietors before striking the eateries.
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Honolulu
Prayer for TDAY: lesson in brotherhood and respect
Prayer urging recognition of every person as valuable in God’s sight. Alfred Grant Walton of Flatbush Tompkins Congregational Church asks for humility and non prejudice to understand those who follow Christ.
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Christ
Alfred Grant Walton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Flatbush Tompkins Congregational Church
Permits Top $55,000 In Past Week
Last week city building permits totaled 55 420 for new and altered construction up from 53 650 the week before. Six permits covered new residential units costing 38 500. Two non residential permits went to Thomas Furniture Co for plant addition 8 000 and Dr J H Martins garage 500. Nine permits issued for repairs and renovations totaling 8.
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Office of
Thomas Furniture Company
Manning Street
J. H. Martin
Woman Hurt In Collision On Highway 68 Kernersville Placed In Hospital
A two car crash on Highway 68 near Kernersville sent Miss Mattie Ruth Idol to High Point Memorial Hospital after her car collided with Albert Klemme Jr. Witnesses said the Klemme car was northbound when Idol pulled onto the highway from a private driveway. Damages were estimated at about 900 dollars to Idol’s car and 700 to Klemme’s. Patrolman Riggsbee will continue the investigation and no charges were filed at noon.
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Kernersville
High Point Memorial Hospital
W. A. Riggsbee
Mattie Ruth Idol
Albert Klemme Jr
Whitehall Street
Riggsbee
Klemme
Idol
Miss Idol
High Point youths win top awards in Scholastic Art fest
James L. Duncan 14 and Dona Ellen Boggs 12 win regional gold keys in the National Scholastic Art Awards. Both students at High Point Junior High under Ida Pickens. Other regional winners include Martha Yow and Burley Kitty Sue Hutchins from Union Hill School.
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James L. Duncan
Dona Ellen Boggs
Ida Pickens
New York
Janet Teasue
H. J. Duncan
Asheboro St
Charles E. Boggs
Willowbrook St
High Point Junior High School
High Point Area
Martha Yow
Burley
Elliott Hall
Woman's College
Greensboro
Wfmy-Tv
Luther Hodges
Charles F. Carroll
Superintendent of Public Instruction For
North Carolina
Gaines Kelley
Elderly Man Hurt As Car Rams Pole
Charles Robert Barrier 73 suffered facial cuts when his car swerved while rolling a window and struck a utility pole on Rotary Drive at about 2 30 a m. No charges. Damages about 250 to the car and 75 to the utility. A second accident on Gordon Street at 11 45 p m involved a J S Morgan 38 whose truck sideswiped a Southern Oil Co parked car. Morgan charged with speeding. Damages 100 to the truck and 200 to the other vehicle.
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Fairway Drive
Rotary Drive
Charles Robert Barrier
Barrier
Rotary
Gordon Street
Coe
Aioe
J. S. Morgan
Leonard Street
Southern Oil Co
Morgan
Thieves at Bus Station Get Only 11 Cents
In Thomasville thieves broke into the local bus station late Saturday or early Sunday and left with 11 pennies from the cash drawer hidden behind a removed window pane. Police also report Ford Snow of the Camera and Hobby Shop saw a $9.95 camera and a $29.95 8 mm movie camera stolen on Saturday.
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Thomasville
Scout Roundtable Slated Tonight at Wesley Church
The February Scout Roundtable for Scouters will be held at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church at 7 30. Bob Tye district Scout Executive says there will be separate sessions for Cubbers Scouters and Explorers after a joint opening ceremony. He urges Cubbers to attend.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Bob Tye
Tye
Pushing Car Accident Injures Man Near Jamestown
A 17 year old, David Franklin Lawrence of Radio Tower Road, is in High Point Memorial Hospital with a broken leg after being struck by a car driven by 44 year old Raymond Lafayette Smith of Lee Street Archdale. Police charged Smith with excessive speed as both cars headed north on Highway 29A near Deep River. Damages were $50 to Lawrences car and $75 to Smiths. An unknown hitchhiker caused another crash on Old Thomasville Road when he grabbed the wheel and then fled the scene with no injuries or charges yet filed.
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David Franklin Lawrence
Radio Tower
Raymond Lafayette Smith
Lee Street
Archdale
Lawrence
Deep River
Jamestown
Smith Auto
High Point Memorial Hospital
Smith
Thomasville Road
Bobby Ray Everhart
Amazon Road
Thomasville
Nash Undergoes Surgery at Chapel Hill
Municipal Court reports Nash recuperating satisfactorily after surgery at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. He is expected to return to work within the next few days.
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Marvin W. Nash
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill
Nash
Penalties for 1958 tax listing delayed in the area
About 1,000 area taxpayers face a 10 cent penalty after failing to list 1958 city and county taxes by February 4. H A Wood reports 18,977 filed on time, 457 more than last year, with roughly 1,500 extensions granted for 1958 listings and 22,000 total list?ngs. Collections lagged through year end but January rebound narrowed the shortfall.
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H. A. Wood
Wood
Driver Loses License For One Year
Five of the 58 cases slated for trial today in Municipal Court involve drunken driving charges. Harold Odell Woods, 39, of Willowbrook Street, was fined 100 dollars and costs, four months in jail suspended for 12 months with a 12 month driving ban. Charles Long, 29, of Worth Avenue, Greensboro pleaded guilty to affray and was ordered to pay costs.
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Byron Haworth
Harold Odell Woods
Willowbrook Street
Haworth
Woods
Charles Long
Worth Avenue
Greensboro
Fire causes oil bottle explosion at Brockett Street home
A bottle of hair oil on a stove at 1707 Brockett St. exploded yesterday, igniting a fire in an otherwise quiet household. Neighbors and a damp cloth helped smother the flames before firemen arrived.
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Brockett St
Annual Meet Set By Traffic Club
The High Point Traffic and Transportation Club will host its Seventeenth Annual Meeting and officers installation as a Ladies Night at Sedgefield Country Club at 6 p.m. Wednesday. New 1958 officers include president L B Dutton and secretary treasurer J T Bruton. retiring president O Roy Harrell becomes board chair. The club comprises representatives from railroads, trucking, buses, and shipping firms with about 200 members from Greensboro and other North Carolina cities plus Atlanta Birmingham and Philadelphia. An event social hour, dinner, and dance follow, with over 200 expected.
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High Point Traffic and Transportation Club
New Sedgefield Country Club
Sedgefield
L. B. Dutton
Ian Wreschen
J. T. Bruton
O. Roy Harrell
W. E. King
J. P. Ehret
T. C. Kirkman
William Black
Greensboro
P. V. Kirkman
H. W. Marshall
I. B. Dunn
F. X. Schmidley
North Carolina
Atlanta
Birmingham
Philadelphia
WAC Talent Show at Fort Jackson Features Mary Jane Garner
Mary Jane Garner, a 20 year old WAC from Cleveland, dazzles Fort Jackson base with versatile skills on piano organ xylophone vibraphone harmonica and bagpipes. Her wide range of instruments sets a high standard for musical talent at the base.
Three-Way Crash Costs Vehicle Owners 250
A three car chain collision on E Main Street near Yates Avenue left three eastbound vehicles damaged. Arvil C. Yates, Jamie Plummer Straw, and Billy W. Lomax were listed as drivers with damages of 75, 150, and 25 dollars respectively. No arrests or injuries were reported.
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Thomasville
E. Main Street
Yates Avenue
Arvil C. Yates
Kern Street
Jamie Plummer Straw
Lexington Avenue
Billy W. Lomax
Kendall Street
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Robert Griffin
Dr. Guild
Green Mountain
W. C. Jones
N. Main &T
Wia
Leonard ST
Kitty Sue Hutchins
Union Hill School
Jimmy
Dana
M. Henry
Tipton ST
Warner’s Transfer & Storage No
W. High ST
Transportation Cargo
Scout
Lila Moore
Keen Studios
Greensboro Road
Pointer Theater
Leonard
N. Wrenn
Bedford Sales CO
High Point, N. C
Office Equipment CO
S. Main ST
Ellington
Florist
SHACK
Kivett Drive
Traffic Club
Mrs. Campbell
W. Washington &J
Arnold J. Koonce, Jr
E. G. Updegrove
Sec
Davis Patrol & Detective Agency
Wouns
Jack S. Davis
UENS
Dairy Maid
Gladiola
Franklin Extra Fine
Hollingworth
Centennial Ave
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