Dairies Slash Prices in Local Milk Race to Beat Competition
Lindale Dairy cuts wholesale prices by one to six cents per item as Clover Brand also lowers lists. Reductions include homogenized milk to 41 cents per half gallon and various products: Golden Guernsey 22 cents a quart, sweet milk 20 cents, buttermilk 15 cents, cereal cream 75 cents, chocolate milk 22 cents, cottage cheese 14 cents per pound. Local grocers report 22 cent milk and 21–24 cent quart prices amid price war with Lexington competitor Cable Dairy.
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Lindale Dairy
High Point
Lexington
Cable Dairy
Clover Brand
Redu Peices
Clover Rand
Lindale
Golden Guernsey
Plymouth Mill Wins Award For Package Designs
Plymouth Hosiery Mills Inc won a silver award for its cellophane hosiery package in the Variety Packaging contest. The national division prize was announced by Charlies McKenzie, company president, with the awards dinner set for March 5 at the Hotel Plaza in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Hosiery Mills, Inc
Charlies McKenzie
McKenzie
Plymouth
Hotel Plaza
New York
Compion
Dente
Ty Card Pere Co
Greensboro
Preschool Clinic At Oak Hill Set For Feb Twenty Three
Oak Hill School will host a preschool clinic from 9 to 10 a.m. on February 23 for district residents only. The event, led by High Point pediatricians and Guilford County health officer Wallin, will provide physical exams and required immunizations before school entry. Parents should return examination blanks or contact the school for cards to be filed. Children must be six years old on or before October 15 to enroll and must have complete immunization records.
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Oak Hill
Conley Alexander
Alexander
High Point
Wallin
Guilford County
Trinity 18 Year Old Missing From Friday
Thomasville police seek Cletus Hunt an 18 year old Trinity man reported missing since last Friday Hunt is described as six feet one inch tall and wearing overall pants and a light colored coat He left home to go to work at a Thomasville industrial plant and was reported missing by B M Briles Route 1 Trinity
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Thomasville
Trinity
Cletus Hunt
B. M. Briles
Route 1
Hunt
Falling Plaster Hits High School Pupils
High Point High School reports six students struck by falling plaster in the cafeteria. One girl, Eleanor Ball, required stitches for a head wound. others suffered cuts and abrasions. Officials say plaster was removed and replaced to prevent recurrence.
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High Point High School
Ne 3
D. Pitley Ee
Whitley
Eleanor Ball
Ruth Davis
Dorothy Cox
Jeanette East
Jay Arrington
Pat Duke
Week of Emphasis planned for Bible teaching in High Point
Religious Education Unit Plans Week of Emphasis announced for High Point churches. Activities include church services and local radio programs during February 21 to 28. Planned by Public Religious Welfare with United Church Women and High Point Parent Teacher Council.
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Churches of High Point
High Point
High Point Bainisterial Association
United Church Women
A. M. Rankin Jr
Matt Wall
H. Dupy Sears Jr
Center School Group Hears Speech Expert Miss Lucy Kibler
The Center School for handicapped children hosted Lucy Kibler, a speech therapist from Columbia South Carolina, to discuss funding and staffing issues. Kibler described Columbia’s four year old community supported School for Exceptional Children with individual instruction and volunteer help from Junior League.
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Lucy Kibler
Idren Stu
Emmanuel Lutheran Arch
Luc Kibler
Columbia
S. C
Center School
Miss Kibler
Junior League
Aul Conrad
Taylor Kennerly
Benjamin R. Sparks
W. H. Wininger
Stephen Ginn
Guilford County
Temperature Dips In Wake Of Rain
Cooler conditions followed brief showers with fair skies today in High Point. The weather bureau calls for continued fair and cold nights and sunny tomorrow with highs near 60 and a low around 35.
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High Point
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Death takes Mrs O D McPherson in High Point
Mrs Martha Ann McPherson 82 died suddenly at High Point Memorial Hospital shortly before 11 pm Tuesday after declining health since December 1953. She was born February 20 1871 in Alamance County widow of Owen D McPherson and lived at 118 Ockwood Court. Survived by sons Holt editor of The High Point Enterprise and Garland CPA of Southern Pines. Funeral Thursday 10:30 am at First Methodist Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Martha Ann McPherson
High Point Memorial Hospital
McPherson
Owen D. McPherson
Alamance County
William D
Martha Capps Holt
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise
Garland McPherson
Southern Pines
First Methodist Church
Robert G. Tuttle
Kenneth Goodson
Methodist Church
Winston-Salem
Koonce Funeral
Memorial Park Cemetery
King's Entries Cup Awards In Spartanburg
King’s Entries Cup Awards In Spartanburg Carolinas Branch of the National Chinchilla Breeders Assn show in Spartanburg S C ended with W C King president of the Carolinas Branch entering 20 animals among 342 entries from about 500 breeders. His entries secured six first place blue ribbons two class championships two reserve class championships four second places one third place four fourth places and one fifth place. The top win brings to four the number of grand show champions in King’s herd.
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King’s Chinchilla
Sedgefield
Carolinas
National
Chinchilla Breeders’ Assn
Spartanburg
S. C
W. C. King
King’s
King’s Herd
Crissman Decision Spurs Party Action
High Point Democrats move to replace Walter Crissman after he announces for the Twelfth Judicial District Superior Court seat. Dave Neill says the party will quickly name a Crissman successor, though no candidates are named. Other races include Sen. O Arthur Kirkman seeking re election and Ralph Johns aiming for Guilford County Board of Commissioners.
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High Point
Walter Crissman
Dave Neill
Crissman
House of Representatives
Neill
Judicial District Superior Court
State Assembly
Isman
Byron Haworth
Haworth
Hi Point
O. Arthur Kirkman
Senate
Ralph Johns
Greens
Guilford
Commission
T. Lynwood Smith
County Board of Elections
Smith
Porter
Furniture Makers See $80 Million Gain in 1953 Output
The National Association of Furniture Manufacturers reports an $80 million increase in 1953 production to around $2.13 billion, despite a weaker fourth quarter. Unfilled orders fell 22 percent from 1952 end while 1953 payrolls rose seven percent due to wage hikes. The outlook for 1954 remains optimistic with firm prices and no wage reductions expected.
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National Association of Furniture Manufacturers
John Snow
Association
National Retail Furniture Assn
NAFM
Snow
Denton Denton Total In Dimes Drive Reaches Top Figure
Denton reports March of Dimes Drive a real success with a total of $2928.05 raised. Weldon Royals chaired the drive. Mother's March by the Denton Woman's Club led by Mrs. Hilda Crawford collected 274.56. Boy Scouts 59.20. American Legion 152.52. Lions Club 82. churches and other efforts helped the town go over the top.
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Denton
Weldon Royals
Denton Woman's Club
Hilda Crawford
Boy Scouts
American Legion
Lions Club
Family Service Bureau Director Resigns Post
Miss Gladis Kivett resigns as executive secretary of the Family Service Bureau. The board accepted her resignation at the February meeting. it becomes effective March 31 with regret and appreciation for her work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladis Kivett
Family Service Bureau
Miss Kivett
Local Student Artist to Be On TV Show
Becky Ferebee an eighth grade student at High Point Junior High School will discuss her gold key winning artwork on WSJS TV in Winston-Salem at 9 tonight. She is among 64 gold key winners from over 2 000 entries in the North Carolina Scholastic Art Exhibition. The state contest also awarded certificates of merit to about 220 students and the exhibition runs at the Arts Center in Winston-Salem from Saturday through March 6.
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High Point
North Carolina
Wsjs-Tv
Winston-Salem
Becky Ferebee
J. T. Ferebee
High Point Junior High School
Becky
Arts Center
Joe Reynolds
Civitan
Anna Shupp
High Point Memorial Hospital
M. M. Schwartz
Gueets
Tom Zimmerman
R. ci
Bey
Oil Tank Truck Smashes Into Pier At Ward Street Underpass
A tanker carrying several thousand gallons of fuel oil crashed into the Ward Street underpass center pier at 5 45 am. Driver Edgar V Scales 23 of Winston Salem escaped with a minor forehead scratch. Pier sustained only minor nicks. truck was a total loss. Wrecking crew cleared debris later morning. no oil spilled and no fire occurred. Colonial Moses vehicle involved.
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Ward St
Edgar V. Scales
Winston Salem
Esca
Ward
Nurse Training Program Described for Civitan Club
Miss Joyce Warren director of Nursing at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem spoke to the Civitan Club at the Sheraton Hotel about North Carolina nurse training. She noted shortages impact care and urged citizen support while citing 1953 nursing enrollments and factors driving demand.
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Joyce Warren
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
North
Warren Nied
North Carolina
Double Charges Filed Against Trinity Man
Billy 8 De weese 20 of Route 2 Trinity arrested yesterday on improper state license plates and driving after license suspension. He released on 150 bond pending trial on March. Arvin Boden heimer 18 of Route 1 asville released on 100 bond for driving without valid operator’s license. Guy Cagle 42 of vidson St arrested for violating prohibition. Trial set for Feb 26. Billy Joe McMillan 16 of Route 3 Thomasville arrested last night for reckless driving. He to appear in court on Feb.
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Thomasville
Billy
Deweese
Route 2
Trinity
Arvin Dwight Bodenheimer
Route 1
Asville
Guy Cagle
Eevidson St
Billy Joe McMillan
Route 3
Fisher Ferry St
Woman Fractures After Car Overturns on Creek Road
Margaret W. Davis, 35, of Winston-Salem, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and a broken right arm when the 1949 car she rode in overturned on Abbotts Creek Rd about 6:30 PM. Driver Samuel F Harriston, also of Winston-Salem, said he was unfamiliar with the curve and gravel on the road caused the spin. No charges were filed.
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Thomasville
Margaret W. Davis
Winston-Salem
Davis
Samuel Franklin Harriston
Harriston
Abbotts Creek
Fund Drives Discussed By Speaker At Toastmasters Meeting
Dave Bouldin spoke on charity urging members to refuse funds from unaffiliated groups to strengthen United Fund. Jack Harrington introduced Ken Poindexter who discussed Travel by Air. Dick Lewis shared autobiography. Six members gave impromptu talks and others filled roles. A charter banquet plan for Feb 19 was announced at Plantation Supper Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Dave Bouldin
Piedmont Toastmasters Club
Jack Harrington
Ken Poindexter
Dick Lewis
P. V. Kirkman Jr
Harrington
Napier Dills
N. C. Johnson
Claude Sealey
Porter Hauser
Bill Snotherly
Gerald Winfrey
Worth Wicke
Lewis Brandon
Plantation
Hauser
N. C. Johnson and
Crees
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Teria
David E. Cauble
Cc. E. Sheloff
James S&s. Moffitt
William P. Price
W. J. Carter
Commit Council
Roscoe W Somers
Roy E. Watts
Illard Jones
James S. Moffitt
J. C. Woodard
E Sherrill
Charles Sheroff
Haze] Starr
Carter Holbrook
Arthur Utley Jr
Center
Death
O. D. McPherson
Exchange Club
Red Shield Boys Club
Sored
Exchangites
Lester Morgan
Lloyd Underwood
Underwood
Civitans
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