Weekend lull in High Point desegregation protests at Woolworths
Weekend calm followed a three state sit down era as William Penn High School students demonstrated at downtown High Point Woolworths and nearby sites. Police removed some youths and a knife was seized outside the store while another counter protest arose. NAACP official Reverend B Elton Cox urged delaying further actions citing risk of violence as demonstrators contemplated resuming Monday.
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William Penn High School
S. Main Street
F. W. Woolworth & Co
College Village
Woolworth
High Point
B. Elton Cox
Pilgrim Congregational Church
NAACP
Cox
William Penn
Inaugurate Industrial Course At High Point College
A new industrial management course opens March 9 at High Point College with 25 qualified non student participants. Sessions run 14 weeks each Wednesday night through June 8 with two hour classes led by leaders from business and academia. Dr. Wendell M. Patton heads coordinators Ralph Rochelle and Bill Tadlock.
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High Point College
Central Piedmont Area
Washington, D. C
Atlanta
Wendell M. Patton
High Point
Patton
Ralph Rochelle
Tomlinson
Bill C. Tadlock
Shuford Mills Inc
Bruce Payne and Associates
American Management Assn
Rochelle
High Point Upholstery Manufacturers’ Assn
North Carolina State Department of Labor
Chamber of Commerce of America
Tadlock
Mississippi State College
Counselor Clifford Peace to Address Industrial Management Club
Clifford H. Peace, pastor counselor to R J Reynolds, will speak at the Industrial Management Club meeting designated Old Timer's Night. He holds degrees from High Point College and Duke Divinity, served as Army Air Corps chaplain, and will be honored with plaques for long service. meeting at the YMCA.
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Clifford H. Peace
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Industrial Management Club
Peace
High Point College
Divinity School
Duke University
Western North Carolina
United States
Chaplian
Air Corp
England
Iymca
Dedication planned for Lucy Ragsdale High School
Jamestown district plans February 25 dedication at 7 45 p m in the Ragsdale High School auditorium during the February meeting of the Jamestown Parent Teacher Association. The program honors Jamestown PTA founders and Lucy Ragsdale namesake. Participants include E P Pearce Jr Howard Carr C C Willard Robert W Conner N C Monroe and Willard Moore with Kenneth T Miller presiding.
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C. W. Phillips
Woman's College
Greensboro
Jamestown
Miller
Ragsdale High School
Jamestown Parent- Teacher Association
PTA
Jamestown Pta
Lucy Ragsdale
E. P. Pearce Jr
Howard Carr
Guilford County
Opera Ballet Troupe Headlines Memorial Auditorium Program
Ruth Page's Chicago Opera Ballet will perform at Memorial Auditorium on February 25 under Community Concert Association sponsorship. The event opens the association's annual membership drive running February 29 through March 5 at the Sheraton Hotel, with co chairs Nell Horton and James Lovelace. The Chicago Opera Ballet stars Melissa Hayden Kenneth Johnson Veronika Minkar Barbara Steele with a 50 member company conducted by Neal Kayan. Purchasers of new memberships gain access to the Tucson Boys Choir concert March 6, the final program of the current season.
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Ruth Page
Chicago Opera Ballet
Memorial Auditorium
Community Concert Association
Opera Ballet
Concert Association
Sheraton Hotel
Nell Horton
James Lovelace
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Tucson Boy's Choir
Melissa Hayden
Kenneth Johnson
Veronika Minkar
Barbara Steele
Patricia Klekovic
Orrin Kayan
Neal Kayan
Accident Box Score This Week
Two people killed and six injured in an accident this week. Property loss totals 10 445 dollars year to date. Three figures appear garbled but indicate casualties and damage.
Books and drivers collide in tipsy town tale
A slice of local life surveys men’s book habits, praising book lovers while poking fun at others. The piece then notes the Washington Perry Centennial intersection where drivers take turns with odd, courteous rules, contrasting with the chaos on Main Street.
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Washington - Perry
Main Street
YMCA seeks 2400 new members in annual drive
High Point YMCA launches its annual campaign aiming to enroll 2400 members for the year. Four divisions named for North Carolina colleges will vie to recruit 600 each, with a February schedule and prize incentives for volunteers.
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YMCA
United Fund
Two Men Charged By Wives
Two men were arrested on warrants signed by their wives for assault. George Lyles, 18, of White Oak Street, held on $100 bond for assault and battery on his wife Phyllis with his hand over her mouth. Dewey Cantrell, 60, of Route 5, High Point, held on $200 bond for assault and battery on Minnie Cantrell and choking her. Also, James T. Saunders, 32, Blair Street, Thomasville, held on $200 total bond for reckless driving and driving without a license. John C. Williams, 39, High Street, held on $200 bond for possession of non-tax paid liquor.
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High Point
George Lyles
White Oak Street
Phyllis
Lyles
Dewey Cantrell
Route 5
Minnie Cantrell
Cantrell
James T. Saunders
Blair Street
Thomasville
John C. Williams
High Street
Variety Of YMCA Programs For All Ages And Interests
The YMCA outlines a wide range of activities for boys and men and women. Boys can join Indian Guides Gra-Y Hi-Y Leader's Clubs swimming and gym classes, Midget Basketball League, camp programs and a swimming team. Men have Industrial Management and Young Men's Clubs, Bible Luncheon, Trophy Club and sports leagues. Women access bath and massage services, sun room and modern gym with supervised yoga.
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YMCA
Gressive
Industrial Management
Civic Club
Minor Wrecks On Icy Streets Reported In City
Several two vehicle crashes occurred on icy streets with three cars in the 700 block of Washington Street causing about 350 dollars in damage. James Edward Tillman 24 Tate Street, Alvin Edison Black 50 Gurley Street and Lonnie Pittmen Burke 37 Gurley Street were involved with no arrests. A second collision on Grimes near Willowbrook involved Leo Vestal 45 Main Street who was charged with reckless driving after skidding into Fletcher Alexander 36 Vail Street amid a race to a yellow light.
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Washington Street
James Edward Tillman
Tate Street
Alvin Edison Black
Tillman Auto
Lonnie Pittmen Burke
Gurley Street
Black
Tillman
Burke
Grimes
Willowbrook
Leo Vestal
Main Street
Fletcher Alexander
Vail Street
Vestal
Monday Deadline For Auto Tags In North Carolina
Midnight Monday is the deadline for buying automobile plates and tags. The North Carolina Motor Club reports about 21,000 plates and 18,000 tags already sold, with around 9,000 plates still to be distributed to area owners. After the deadline, distribution stops and motorists risk breaking the law.
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North Carolina Motor Club
Two Trucks Fired On In Strike
Two Bottoms-Fiske trucks were fired on in separate incidents amid the long running labor dispute with Local 391 of the Teamsters Union. One rig was shot near the National Highway cloverleaf at 12:30 a.m. and another hit on Highway 29 70 near Deep River Hill at 2:45 a.m. Painting damage occurred on the second truck but no cab penetration.
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High Point
Deep River Hill
Pilcher
Roy Lee Carey
W. G. Watson
Bottoms-Fiske
Federal Mediation Service
Charlotte
Fred Peters
Mansion Inspired by Mt Vernon Given to Sisters of the Good Shepherd
A 345 acre Marlboro estate based on George Washingtons Mt Vernon design was deeded in 1927 by Mrs. Sara S Collier widow of a magazine publisher. The mansion became Collier School of the Good Shepherd Convent aiding emotionally troubled girls from broken homes with life adjustment.
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Marlboro
N. J
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
Sara S. Collier
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Collier School of the Good Shepherd
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