Residents Boycott Plans for Used Car Lot at Montlieu Avenue
Neighbors opposed a Hamilton Street Montlieu Avenue site for a used car lot as a bus permit allowed L. D. Ennis to build a 1100 office on Ontay. Planning Director Paul Brooks said the permit was legal and protests should go to court if pursued. Local residents worry property values and seek legal advice and petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton St
Montlieu Ave
L. D. Ennis 1
Ontay
Woodrow Ave
Paul Brooks
W. C. Walker
Montheu Ave
Ers
Ennis
Tax Case Trial Recessed in High Point Settlement Sought
Federal Judge Johnson J. Hayes ordered a recess to March 9 in a tax case involving seven High Point residents led by Frank A. Marks and Welborn R. Malpass. The group owes $92,693.32 for 1950 and 1951. defendants claim taxes were deducted on paper and that companies cannot pay. Settlement figures discussed are lower than government claims. liens may be left in place if a deal is reached. The Malpass family names include A. J. Malpass, J. C. Malpass, Etta Malpass, and Malpass Super Markets Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson J. Hayes
High Point
Frank A. Marks
Welborn R. Malpass
Malpass
Marks and Malpas
Talmar Jamestown Co
High Point Furniture Manufacturing Co
A. J. Malpass
J. C. Malpass
Etta Malpass
Malpass Super Markets, Inc
Kennedy Car Liner & Bag Co products on display
Kennedy Car Liner and Bag Co of Shelbyville Indiana shows its shipping and display bags made of flexible paper and plastic in the Chamber of Commerce windows this week. The firm opened a sales office here last fall to cover the Carolinas and Virginia. Harry Hanson is the local representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy Car Liner & Bag Co., Inc
Shelbyville
Ind
Chamber of Commerce
Carolinas
Virginia
An Schroer
Kennedy Company
Harry Hanson
Hanson
Southeast
Wiley Hopes Ike Will Run
Sen Wiley of Wisconsin urged support for President Eisenhower in a UW Madison Young Republicans talk saying he hopes Ike will run again and is confident of a landslide victory if he does.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wiley
University of Wisconsin Young Republicans
Wasenenee
Cooler, Partly Cloudy Predicted
A mid February break is forecast with cooler temperatures tonight and tomorrow. Lows near 32 tonight, high near 50 tomorrow, following today’s expected 55. Skies to turn partly cloudy after lingering overcast.
Hayworth Ordained By Bishop in North Carolina
The ordination of Rev. Joseph A. Hayworth into the priesthood was conducted at St. Thomas Episcopal Church with 20 relatives and friends from High Point attending. Bishop Edwin A. Penick delivered the sermon, and other clergy from Greensboro, Southern Pines, Dillon, and Chapel Hill participated, with offerings to Hayworth’s discretionary fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipereengg
High Point
Joseph A. Hayworth
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Myrtle H. Barthmaier
Charles Hayworth
Lundhas
Clelays
John Morris
St. Barnabas Church
Dillon
S. C
David Yates
Chapel of the Cross
Chapel Hill
Oyworth
Hodges and Wife Visit Greensboro Hosts
Gov. Luther Hodges and wife of North Carolina were guests of Mr and Mrs Smith Richardson of Greensboro. Hodges said the visit included business discussions and a hunting trip though he did not reveal if the hunt was successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S.C
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Smith Richardson
Greensboro
N.C
Hodges
Senior High Choir to Sing At Session of Legislature
The Senior High School A Capella Choir will join the North Carolina Little Symphony Orchestra for a memorial concert before a joint session of the General Assembly in Raleigh on February 28. The program in the House Assembly Room will feature choruses from Mozart's Requiem Mass.
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Benjamin Swalin
Extreme Right
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
North Carolina
Little Symphony Orchestra
General Assembly
Raleigh
House
Capitol Building
William B. Umstead
Little Symphony
Wil
Mozart
Shagg Min Swalin
Sym Orchestra
High Point
Charles Taylor
Swalin
Asheboro
A Capella
Reidsville
la Gign
Sion
Taylor
High
Dean B
D. P. Whitley
Prince
Chamber Luncheon Opens Views With Guilf County Delegation
State lawmakers will meet with the Guilf County Chamber of Commerce legislative committee at a 12:30 p.m. luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel. Attendees include State Sen. C Arthur Kirkman and Reps. Joe M Hunt Clyde Shreve Byron Haworth and Tom Turner. Financial matters are expected to dominate talks as the chamber presses for additional revenue from existing sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Hotel
Guilf
General Assembly
Chamber
Jaycee Jollies Rehearsals Moved to Adams Dance Studio
Chairman Jack Cecil announced a change in plans for the Jaycee Jollies rehearsals. Practice sessions previously set for Broadhurst Theater will now be held at Adams Dance Studio on N Main St, with the 8 o clock session tonight and future practices relocated to the dance studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee Jollies
Adams Dance Studio
N. Main St
Jack Cecil
Broadhurst Theater
Cecil
City election dates and filing deadlines outlined
Aspirants for city offices in High Point must file candidacy by April 12, announced by Arthur Utley chair of the High Point election board. Primary set for April 19 with May 3 election. consolidation moves registration to county system and abolishes Challenged Day. Voters must register by April 5 or lose city election vote rights.
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Arthur Utley
High Point Election Board
Pean
Local Election Board
High Point Board
Natemien
Igh Point
Utley
Genti
County Board of Elections
Local Elections Board
County Board
High Point
Guilford County
High
Opera Presented At Schools In Thomasville
Grass Roots Opera Company's presentation of School For Lovers entertained Thomasville City Schools students in two performances. Planned by Raleigh attorney A. J. Fletcher the company tours schools statewide. Cast included Mary Jennings as Fiordiligi Patrica Kessler as Dorabella and Thomas Gallager as Don.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Grass Roots Opera Company
School For Lovers
A. J. Fletcher
Raleigh
Mary Jennings
Fiordiligi
Patrica Kessler
Dorabella
Thomas Gallager
Don
Prayer for T Day
A concise devotional prayer asks for God’s presence through the day and urges companionship that keeps divine connection intact. The text ends with a blessing attributed to Luther W. Youngdahl, a U.S. district judge in Washington DC.
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Christ
Luther W. Youngdahl
Washington, D. C
U.S
District of Columbia
UNC Naval ROTC selects four student officers
Two High Point students L W T York and Ensign J B Lovelace join UNC Naval ROTC as midshipmen officers. Thomasville natives Lt T R Slader and MPO J E Yokely receive assignments in drill and command and in B Company respectively.
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High Point
Thomasville
University of North Carolina
L. W. T. York
J. B. Lovelace
York
Lovelace
T. R. Slader
J. E. Yokely
New Carpet Shop Plans Opening This Weekend
Formal opening of Howard's Carpet Shop Inc at 1234 N Main St will be held tomorrow and Saturday. The store will offer a full line of carpets rugs floor coverings linoleum and tile with factory trained installers. Free prizes including rugs tiles and linoleum will be given away with a prize drawing Saturday at 8 p.m.
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Howard's Carpet Shop, Inc
N. Main St
Gunman Still At Large In North Carolina Robbery
James Ray Billings reported a denim wearing six foot tall, near 200 pound gunman robbed him at gunpoint near High Point on Highway 311. The Buick escape vehicle remains missing and police have no leads. Billings, unharmed, is from Elkin after a visit, tracing the suspect through Winston-Salem toward Thomasville.
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James Ray Billings
Billings
High Point
Highway 311
Winston-Salem
Thomasville
Unience Ave
North Carolina
South Carolina
Elkin
Elkinay
Mental Health Clinic Board Established
High Point residents join a new committee to work with Guilford County Health Board on county mental health clinic problems. Members include Dr. John F. ae of High Point and Mrs. Marc Friedla, re elected chairman of the advisory board. The group, with vice chairman Mrs. McLean B Heath Jr and secretary Mrs. Victor M Cutter Jr, plans to meet the week of March.
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High Point
County Health Board
John F. Ae
Marc Friedla
Guilford County
Mental A
Ene
McLean B. Heath Jr
Victor M. Cutter Jr
Local officials back bill easing city construction limits
High Point officials approve a revised bill allowing the city to use its own forces for repairs and construction up to 1 percent of the city budget. The measure, introduced by Rep. Bryan, would let projects span fiscal years and stretch funds, though passage does not guarantee large jobs. Mayor Covington supports the change as flexible and advantageous for utilities like electrical facilities.
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High Point
Bryan
Guilford
Ayor George Covington
General Assembly
Yeo
Greensboro High Point Airport petitions CAB over service discrimination
The Greensboro High Point Airport Authority filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington a petition urging the same consideration for Greensboro as Charlotte in airline schedules to Columbus Ohio. It cites Eastern and Piedmont extending routes to Columbus and notes Charlotte would gain improved service while Greensboro remains limited. Attorney Albert Fao represents the authority and spokesman Ceasar Cone comments on possible further action to pursue appeal in court if CAB relief is not obtained.
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Greensboro-High Point
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Charleston
W. Va
Columbus
Eastern
Charlotte
Piedmont
Greensboro
Albert F.ao
Airport Authority
CAB
VU. 5
Court of Appeals
County Manager Harry Weatherly Speaks at Father Son Banquet
Guilford County Manager Harry Weatherly was guest speaker at a Father Son banquet in Emmanuel Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. The event, sponsored by the church Brotherhood, honored Cub Pack 13 and Scout Troop 13 for the 45th anniversary of the Boy Scout movement, with about 125 attendees. Cub master James R. Stoop and Scout master Paul Hope led the church unit, assisted by J. R. Jarrett and Raymond Wise. the banquet was catered by church women.
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Guilford County
Harry Weatherly
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Brotherhood of the Church
Boy Scout Movement
Emmanuel Church
James R. Stoop
Paul Hope
J. R. Jarrett
Raymond Wise
Scout Camporee Plans Announced
Plans for the 1955 Uwharrie Boy Scout Council Camporee were announced by the local scout office. The outing will be held in April at Camp Uwharrie Roy Lopp's Farm and China Grove with a councilwide event on May 14 and 15. The camping committee includes C. C. Wall chair man J. Roy Sullivan Harry B. Finch Charlies Williams Ed Murphy and Grady Ward.
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Uwharrie
Camp
Roy Lopp
China Grove
Comera
C. C. Wall
J. Roy Sullivan
Harry B. Finch
Charlies Williams
Ed Murphy
Grady Ward
High Point College to Present The Glass Menagerie
High Point College Tower Players rehearse Tennessee Williams The Glass Menagerie at Memorial Auditorium. The memory play centers on Tom Wingfield his mother Amanda and the gentleman caller as reality intrudes on their fragile dream world in a 1940s St. Louis setting.
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High Point College
Tower Players
Memorial Auditorium
Tom Wingfield
Fred Herbert
Garfinkel
St. Louis
Amanda Wingfield
Sara Hamilton
Carl Dorsett
Tom
Jane DeSpain
High Point College Tower Players
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Indiana
Ike
Hayworth
Wife
High Point Enterprise
of the United Fund
Herman Smith
Mary Foy
Fred Alexander
Frank Dalton
Smith
Jack Slane
Otis Marshall
Jack Green
Robert Davis
J. P. Armstrong
Snow Studio
UNC
Naval Rotc
Mental Health Clinic Board
Aeronautics Board
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