Housing Authority Moves To Clear High Point Slums
High Point College reports strong finances and plans improvements by fall. President Dr. Dennis H. Cooke notes Penny property sale proceeds fund dormitory upgrades and music department quarters. Trustees discuss new coach Q Smith arriving March 1, plus maintenance, assembly programs, and student aid.
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High Point College
Dennis H. Cooke
Wrenn Memorial
Five Points
Lexington and
Montlieu Avenues
Presbyterian Home For
Q Smith
High Point
Ralph James
Stuents
Engineers Meet Here Tomorrow
The Piedmont section of the ASME will hear M. C. Miller of Ebasco Services speak at a 6 p.m. dinner at the Sheraton Hotel. Miller, with 33 years in electrical distribution and 13 with Ebasco, focuses on corrosion and cathodic protection and will discuss Corrosion of Plant Equipment and Underground Lines. Arthur Roberts, vice president of the national society, will attend. The chapter serves Winston-Salem to High Point through Rock Hill and York.
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Piedmont
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
M. C. Miller
Ebasco Services
Sheraton Hotel
Miller
New York
Minnesota
Texas
Arthur Roberts
National Society
Winston-Salem
High Point
Rock Hill
York
South Carolina
Plans for County Building Alterations Delayed
City Manager T. E. Hinson said alterations to the Farmers room will be postponed but not abandoned. He hopes to use the basement for Municipal court sessions if feasible, but warned renovations would be wasteful if the space cannot accommodate court.
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T. E. Hinson
Hinson
D. C. MacRae
Iesterday
MacRae
Alj
Camera Club studies prints and plans next meeting
The High Point Camera Club reviewed about 70 prints from the inter city salon with talks by Louis Voorhees and George Campbell on faults and strengths. Prints move to Reidsville for display. next meeting in March will feature a print competition with two mounted portraits per member and a winner’s prize.
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High Point Camera Club
Shutterbug
Louis Voorhees
George Campbell
Reidsville
Clifford N. Cox, Jr
Air mail service to start March 1 from Gardena Calif
The Post Office department announces a new air mail route from Gardena to Compton using a helicopter link to the Los Angeles air mail field. A cadet is provided to handle covers sent to Gardena postmaster requesting cadet service, with back stamps and onward dispatch to destination.
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Gardena
Calif
Compton
Post Office Department
Los Angeles Air Mail Field
Youth Rewarded for Honesty in Wallet Find
Gordon White a 12 year old of Archdale found a wallet on Woodbury Street and turned it to a High Point policeman. Mrs Linton Kinney of Archdale praised him with a monetary reward and a thank you call noting no money was inside.
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Woodbury Street
Linton Kinney
Archdale
High Point
Bates Wins In Massachusetts
In Haverhill Massachusetts Lt Cmdr William H Bates won his late father George J Bates congressional seat with 43947 votes to 16422 for Richard M Russell. Bates faced naval restrictions on political activity during the campaign and his victory signals GOP appeal of new faces and a 1950 outlook.
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Haverhill
Mass
William H. Bates
GOP
U. S
George J. Bates
Washington
Richard M. Russell
Debate on Ward Street Opening Ends Temporarily
Thomasville city council halted a long discussion on opening Ward street. A report said a satisfactory solution could not be reached with property owners. The council told Jack Miller he must supply the pipe for any drain, with the city installing it, as Ward street will not be opened now. Mayor Finch praised council efforts.
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Thomasville
Ward Street
Jack Miller
Miller
Harry B. Finch
Local Police Seek Bad Bold Burglar
Police seek a bold burglar who entered a home on English Street and stole a radio record player combination. Greta Thrower reported the theft occurred Monday or Tuesday. the door at 714 English Street was unlocked. The radio unit is valued at $120.
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English Street
Greta Thrower
Jury Costs Imposed On Man For Gambling Charge
Henry T. Barrington 58 of Moore avenue was fined jury costs in Municipal court for operating a gambling house. Judge D C Mac Rae continued judgment for two years on condition no gambling violations and padlocking of a structure on South Main extension. Other cases listed include reckless driving and speeding fines.
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Henry T. Barrington
Moore Avenue
D. C. MacRae
Barrington
Arch Schooh
Louis Fisher
MacRae
Barrington Uy
South Main Extension
Watts Hospital medical symposium begins with 1000 physicians
The seventh annual Watts Hospital medical and surgical symposium opened in Durham with about 1,000 physicians from North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia attending the two day conference.
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Durham
Watts Hospital
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Cupid Fails to Convert as High Point Grants Few Marriages
St Valentine night's mood stirs porch stomps but few unions arise. Deputy Register of Deeds D. V. Hospins issued only two marriage licenses yesterday, marking a quiet period for nuptials in High Point.
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Cupid
High Point
Deputy Register of Deeds
D. V. Hospins
Two Women Injured in Highway 311 Crash Near Beacon Light
Two women were hurt when a truck driven by Wesley Motsinger turned left into a driveway and was struck by a passing car driven by Hugh Williams on Highway 311 one mile south of Beacon Light road. The truck overturned and injuries included facial and leg abrasions and a broken arm. Police cited Motsinger for failing to signal. Vehicle damages totaled about $800 with $300 to Williams’s car.
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Wesley M. Motsinger
Route 1
Motsinger
Hugh Williams
Beamon
Williams
Abelia Wesley
Ruby Wesley
Boulevard Unit Hospital
Truck Auto Collision Litigation Moves in Superior Court
Testimony was set to begin in a damage suit for 280.93 filed by S M Food Stores Inc against Jack D Lauder over a Montlieu avenue rear end crash last October. Lauder claims the truck driver was negligent and the car traveled at high speed.
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Superior Court
Montlieu Avenue
Jack D Lauder
S&m Food Stores, Inc
Lauder
Harold Bennett
Minnie P. Vail
V. B. Vail
Vail
Dillard C. Ragan
Kate B. Ragan
Ragan
Exchange Club Hears Minister Discuss Provincialisms
Rev. Cecil Haworth of Central Friends Meeting gave a talk on four provincialisms including chrono logical geographic occupational and religious barriers. The meeting awarded Covenant of Service pins to James W. Younts Lester Morgan and Harold Rich and Paul Callahan won the attendance prize with Bill Taylor attending as a guest.
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Cecil Haworth
Central Friends Meeting
Exchange Club
Haworth
Covenant of Services
James W. Younts
Lester Morgan
Harold Rich
Paul Callahan
Bill Taylor
Weather Report For North Carolina And Local Areas
Fair, cool conditions dominate with partly cloudy skies at noon and fair tonight. Tomorrow outlook remains fair and cool with lows near 34 to 38 in western and central regions, frost expected tonight in some areas, mountains colder.
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Friendship Weather Bureau
North Carolina
High Point Native Estelle Smith Found Dead in Raleigh
Mrs Estelle Tomlinson Smith 68 a leader of North Carolina farm women and associate manager of Gov Scott campaign was found dead in her Raleigh apartment. Coroner ruled death a self inflicted bullet wound. A High Point native she worked 30 years in extension service retiring 1946 and held key roles in home demonstration clubs and Democratic politics.
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Raleigh
Estelle Tomlinson Smith
Long Ls
North Carolina
I. M. Cheek
New Youth Village Opens in Jerusalem for Migrant Children
A new Youth Village operates in urban Jerusalem on 20 acres with 20 buildings. It already houses 150 migrant children aged 10 to 17 from India, Turkey, North Africa, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and France through the Youth Aliyah program. Another 100 children are expected soon.
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P— A_ new
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Turkey
North Africa
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Romania
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Bulgaria
France
Raleigh Sues Interior Supply and Fabric Company for Incorporation
Certificates of incorporation are filed in Raleigh for Interior Supply and Fabric Company of High Point to sell furniture and fabrics. Authorized stock 100000, subscribed 300 by E C Brooks Jr J E Markham and Maurice Katz all of Durham. Also notes marriage licenses for Charles Lewis and Bettie McFarling of High Point Thurman S Bennett Jr and Drusilla Ann Scott of Winston Salem. John Woosley Hall of High Point to sing with Duke University Men's Glee Club at the Midwinter Concert Friday Feb 17.
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Interior Supply and Fabric Company
High Point
E. C. Brooks, Jr
J. E. Markham
Maurice Katz
Durham
Charles Lewis
Bettie McFarling
Thurman S. Bennett, Jr
Drusilla Ann Scott
Winston- Salem
John Woosley Hall
Duke University
Duke
J. Foster Barnes
Duke Singers Hall
O. B. Hall
Johnson St
High Link
J C Penney to Visit High Point Sunday
J C Penney founder of the Penney company will appear in High Point Sunday with Weyman C Huckabee speaking at multiple venues. He will broadcast on WHPE at 7 30 p m Saturday and attend religious talks at First Methodist Wes Ley Memorial Methodist and First Presbyterian churches.
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J. C. Penney Company
High Point
Weyman C. Hucksbee
WHPE
Sheraton Hotel
First Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Huckabee
Peacock
Wesley Memorial
First Presbyterian
Missouri
Penney
Wyoming
Permit Issued For New Warehouse For Young Furniture
A building permit valued around 1000 dollars was granted yesterday to Young Furniture and Rug Co. at 1706 North Main Street. A fire incident occurred at 6 30 p m yesterday when Mrs Opal Gulledge attempted to pour gasoline into a car carburetor. Firefighters responded at 8 20 p m yesterday to a fire in a flooded oil heater at TY Lyndon’s home 211 West Russell Street with negligible damage.
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Young Furniture and Rug Company
North Main Street
Opal Gulledge
Picture Postponed by Night Court Sessions
Local VFW members announced the war picture scheduled for the County building last night and tonight will be shown later due to night court sessions.
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VFW
High Point Housing Board Seeks 200 New Units
High Point Housing Authority voted to apply to the Public Housing Authority for about 200 units to aid low income residents. The plan follows a long review of needs, with 450 existing units under supervision including 250 white and 200 Negro units at Clara Cox and Daniel Brooks projects, built at $1,703,000 in 1942. The exact number, location, and costs will be set after a survey, possibly using the 1950 census, with council cooperation to replace sub standard dwellings. The board includes D A Dowdy chair, Dr C S Grayson, S D Clapp, Charles F Carroll, Bunn Hackney, and J D Cox.
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High Point
Housing Authority
Public Housing Authority
Clara Cox
Daniel Brooks
J. D. Cox
D. A. Dowdy
C. S. Grayson
S. D. Clapp
Charles F. Carroll
Bunn Hackney
Cox
Square Dancing Class Offered at Fairview Street School
A new square dancing class for adults and beginners will start at Fairview Street school under the Arts and Crafts program. Classes meet every Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. Evelyn McNeely from the recreation department will supervise with Janie Williams and Marie Withers teaching in the Negro schools.
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Fairview Street
Shore Neal
Parks and Recreation
Evelyn McNeely
Recreation Department
Janie Williams
Marie Withers
Sherlock Holmes Societies Grow Across the United States
Fifteen years ago the Baker Street Irregulars were the sole Holmes society in the United States. Now nearly every major city hosts a spinoff group and many publish annual volumes of Holmes essays.
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United States
Baker Street Irregulars
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