Heart Fund Solicitation Is Readied for High Point
Co chairmen for 1959 Heart Sunday are Mrs. Earl N Phillips and Mrs. R A Sheloff Jr Tom Pitts heads the drive Edward Washington chairs Heart Sunday for Jamestown The event Sunday February 22 features 800 volunteers door to door 1 to 3 p m with Mrs P C Smith as treasurer assisted by Altrusa Club members and a long list of district captains in High Point area.
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Heart
High Point
Earl N. Phillips
R. A. Sheloff Jr
Tom Pitts
Heart Fund
Edward Washington
Heart Sunday
Jamestown
P. C. Smith
Altrusa Club
Willis Slane Jr
Frank Bright
James P. McDermott
R. Woodrow Samuels
H. D. Poplin
Irby Riter
Dorothy Forward
Myrtle Holt
Robert Morrow Jr
Robert Gayle
Grady Helmstetler
W. E. Price
H. D. Sears Jr
Don Conrad
Victor Harllee
Garnett Pollock
A. M. Rankin III
Blair Mower
C. A. Best
W. G. Brady
Charles Hester
Carrie Ridge
Talmadge Carter
Odessa Tyson
T. S. Bennett
Lois Simpson
Ruth Bell
Edward Torrence
Margie Couser
O. W. Ross
Shannon Gripper
Willie Lane
P. M. Harris
Quinton Bass
L. Wayne McCanless
Roy Kelley
Robert Gross
David Carter
Ralph Greeson
Gaither Frye
LeRoy Collins
John Peacock
James Foster
Lindsay Crews
Robert Myers
J. T. Cannon
M. K. Matthews
Fred Snider
Guy Martin
Roger Parris
J. A. Bunday
Lester Stevens
William Michael
D. F. Bryant
Guy Brewer
Joe Lambeth
James Mattocks
J. G. O'Neal
Hugh Dutton
Norma Dutton
Kemp Backs Pay Raises and College Funding in Raleigh
North Carolina lawmaker Rep. Ed Kemp urged pay increases for teachers and state workers and requested more funds for state colleges beyond Gov Hodges proposed billion dollar budget. He warned of deficit spending and noted revenue disputes while detailing budget pressures and upcoming annexation matters in High Point and Asheville.
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Ed Kemp
Luther Hodges
Kemp
General Assembly
Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Hodges
Advisory Budget Commission
Sen. C. Arthur Kirkman
High Point
Asheville
Senate Finance Committee
Sen. Kirkman
Advisory
Sen. Kirk
Telephone Numbers To Change In North State Exchange
North State Telephone Co will implement toll dialing changes tomorrow affecting about 5000 numbers. Eight prefix numbers will switch to nine, with TU prefix added as directories are issued for 1960. Subscribers should check new directories and contact High Point office if not received.
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North State Telephone Co. Exchange
North State
High Point
Tucker Exchange
Documentary Films Available For Local Showings
Films from The Twentieth Century documentary series are now loanable to local groups through Lonnie Weatherford at Prudential's High Point office. Titles include Churchill Man of the Century Revolt in Hungary Brain Washing The Face of Crime Enter With Caution The Atomic Age Rockne of Notre Dame and Woodrow Wilson. Loan expands to civic service church and fraternal groups with new titles released after TV debuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Weatherford
Prudential Insurance Co
High Point
Weatherford
Churchill
Hungary
Rockne
Notre Dame
Woodrow Wilson
Citywide Accident Totals This Week and Year
Summary figures show this week and year to date totals for all accidents with persons injured and property loss. The data lists injuries, permits, and dollar losses including 4190 for the year and 31675 to date, reflecting ongoing urban incident activity.
Local Students Win Top Honors at Catawba and ECU
Peggy Sue Kepley of High Point made East Carolina College’s All 1s list for perfect grades among 58 top scholastic performers. At Catawba College in Salisbury Arlen G Yokley of High Point earned Dean’s List honors alongside Chester W Byerly of Route 1 Thomasville, a junior.
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Catawba
East Carolina
Peggy Sue Kepley
High Point
Guilford County
East Carolina College
Greenville
Catawba College
Salisbury
Arlen G. Yokley
Atel G. Yokley
Chester W. Byerly
Walter P. Byerly
Route 1
Thomasville
College Choo-Choo wins Homecoming display at High Point
The Lambda Alpha Chi fraternity won best display for a train theme at High Point College homecoming. Zeta Tau Alpha’s merry-go-round placed second, honoring a parade theme about beating Alabama after a basketball game with High Point College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambda Alpha Chi Fraternity
High Point Colms
High Point College
Virgil Yow
Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity
Denom
Colge
Sandra Parnell Crowned Queen at High Point Homecoming
High Point College held homecoming with Sandra Parnell crowned Homecoming Queen during halftime of the High Point versus Appalachian State basketball game in Gymnasium. Porter Hauser presented the crown, escort Zane Daniel accompanied, and a Student Government Association dance followed. Nearly 100 alumni attended the homecoming events after morning registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Sandra Parnell
High Point
Parnell
Porter Hauser
Zane Daniel
Rutledge
Tenn
Stan C. Broadway
Alumni Association
Yvonne Vaughn
Mount Airy
Alumni Association Meeting Announces May Speaker
At Harrison Hall noon session fifteen attended including association officers and alumni chapter presidents. Luther Medlin, Page High School principal and past Civitan International president, to speak at May alumni assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Hall
Luther Medlin
Page High School
Greensboro
Civitans International
Hauser
Alumni Association
Bob Parrish
Norma Vogle Barrett
Ruth Myers Surratt
Edgar Snider
Otto Gibbs
Arthur R. Bookout Jr
Frustrating Week for High Pointers and Odd News
Forrest Dates chronicles a string of quirky local incidents from a week of frustration. The Hoffmans acquire a pacifist Siamese Fighting fish that spurns fighting, a widow misreads clocks at three times, police handle a protective goose, a furniture mallet test goes wrong, and a cartoonish surrender at the auto license office ends in a loss of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hoffmans
Hoffmans
John Foster Dulles
Fish World
Oe Hoffmans
Memoka
Temperatures To Cool Off After Warm spell
The region expects partial clearing and cooler conditions after a 65 degree day. Today’s high should near 55 with freezing temperatures tonight. Light morning showers may occur though the area avoids stronger storms predicted for Danville Virginia. Yesterday’s rain was light at 0.04 inches. Monday looks to bring a clear cool day with a 47 degree high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Friendship Weather Bureau
Dhep
Bureau
1959 Auto Tag Deadline Nears
Police remind High Pointers of the Monday midnight cutoff for 1959 auto licenses. The Carolina Motor Club on N Main Street will stay open until 5 pm for last minute plate shoppers. Renewal card form signed on back and $12 purchase the city license tag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Motor Club
N. Main Street
Motorist Charged After Accident Involving Pedestrian
Robert Ray Taylor 21 of Green Street was arrested for failing to yield to a pedestrian and lacking liability insurance after a Friday crash at N Main and Washington. Cynthia Crawford 16 was struck in the left thigh and treated at High Point Hospital. Taylor allegedly fled the scene after examining the injured girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ray Taylor
Green Street
Taylor
N. Main
Washington Street
Cynthia Crawford
N. Main Street
Miss Crawford
Cora Rosella
Williard Street
Crawford
High Point Hospital
Washington Streets
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Mrs. Earl Phillips
R. A. Sideloff JR
ED Washington
Lee Moser
Sheldon Dawson
Salisbury, Md
Mrs
Mary Raines
Charlotte
THE
College
Choo-Choo
Zeta Taua Fraternity
Alachan
A. R. Bookout
Wilmington, del
Mike Fleming
Washington, D. C
Forrest
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