Evergreens program gives residents purpose through service
Guilford County Welfare Department reports a pilot project at Evergreens Inc aims to reduce loneliness by engaging residents in reading, writing, crafts, library use and volunteering. Six staff-therapy liaison group coordinates activities and volunteers from the community aid care, visiting, and publishing The Evergreen News, improving health and morale.
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Braxton Warner
Guufford
Warner
Evergreens
Greensboro Public Library
Evergreen N Ews
Guilford County
Guilford
Welfare
Not Official but Near Official Visitors Card
A caption notes Fred Swartzberg designing with others the Plank Road Railroad crest, city seal, and All-Aivier designation, including evidence of the chief industries. Star Photo by Art Richardson.
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Fred Swartzberg
Star
Art Richardson
GOP Conclave Set Amid High Point Township Power Shift
The High Point Township GOP is in flux as John Eshelman ousts incumbent John Hutchens from the township chair and leads calls for party unity. The biennial Guilford County convention opens with Jim Holshouser delivering the keynote address as leaders weigh changes to the Plan of Organization and the township status.
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John Eshelman
High Point Township
GOP
Eshelman
John Hutchens Ie
Janice Wooster
Hutchens
High Point
Guilford
Greensboro
Jim Holshouser
N. C. House of Representatives
Boone
Holshouser
House
Chamber Chief Urges Citizens to Shape City’s Future
United States Chamber of Commerce president Robert P. Gerholz challenged High Point residents at the annual chamber banquet to make the city the cleanest safest and friendliest in the nation. He argued the effort costs nothing but requires time and talent and stressed rapid growth and community action to avoid falling behind.
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Robert P. Gerholz
United States Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Gerholz
America
Wen
Alton Stanford
Stanford
Rome
Chamber
Heart Sunday volunteers seek gifts in High Point campaign
Plans for a Heart Sunday drive were announced by Mrs. Dan Herring and fellow chairs. Volunteers will canvass homes to collect Heart Fund contributions and distribute heart health pamphlets.
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Heart
Dan Herring
Robert Culler Jr
Andrew Corbitt
Heart Sunday
Ecochairmen
Heart Fund
High Point
High Point. Mrs. Herring, Mrs. Culler and Mrs. Corbitt
Louis Lechtin
Edgedale Dr
Bob Smith
Kingston St
John Riggs
E. Parkway
J. Scarborough
Orville Dr
William Recan
Springfield Rd
George McLarty
Hillside
Gray Jarrett
Mill St
Everett Moe
Delk Dr
Dennis C Lar
Carter St
E White
Cedar St
Jacob Norfleet
Underhill St
Julius Jones
Radford St
Estella Carter
Louise McConnell
Rivett Dr
Sophia Simpson
Olgan
Hazel Garlington
Downing St
Henry Ama Ker
Fairview S T
J. %. Jones
Park St
Artra Gilmore
Amos St
Rick Williard
Jamestown
Robert Culler
Paul A. Collins
Jaycees Back City Bond Proposal
The High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce endorsed the proposed 9.8 million dollar city bond issue for March 15. The Jaycees sent a resolution to Mayor Carson Stout and pledged a full scale campaign to mobilize voters for passage.
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High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce
Carson Stout
Jaycees
Pawer Drives Set Sunday for Jaycee Chapter Event
The Pawer Drives organize a Sunday gathering for the Jaycee chapter. Members from the local group plan activities and community service outreach at the event.
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Pawer
Rankin Named General Chairman of Red Cross House Fund
Robert B. Rankin insurance executive named general chairman for the Red Cross Chapter House Fund Campaign to raise 25000 for a new Red Cross Chapter House at 2011 English Road. Rankin has long Red Cross ties and serves as vice president of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Robert B. Rankin
Red Cross
Rankin
March Capital Funds
English Rd
Ralph Gurley
United Appeal
United Jaycees
Ventasein
First Methodist Church Co En Okay
Weather outlook shows 50 degree high tomorrow
Weather forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and cold with little temperature change through Saturday. The high for today and Saturday is near fifty degrees, with a low tonight in the lower 30s. Sunday remains cold with considerable cloudiness.
Chair City Lions Hold Kids' Day
More than 150 people attended a Lions Club Kids Day in Thomasville. Fathers escorted children to the stage while a beauty queen and Miss Rhododendron queen Jeane Rhodes drew attention. the children danced as the band played, and the meeting was described as very enjoyable.
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Thomasville
Lions Club
Jeane Rhodes
Spea Ee
Roan Mountain
Lions
High School Debaters to Compete in NFL District Tournament
Thirteen members of High Point Central High School National Forensic League left today to compete with students from four states in the NFL District Tournament at Asheville tomorrow. Attending will be Senate Laura Wall and others to run for presiding officer, House I Tom Fairchild and others, House II Danny Monroe and others, and Practice House Ann Haworth and others. Yesterday four students left for Washington, D C, to compete at Georgetown University.
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High Point Central High School
Asheville
Senate
Laura Wall
Bob Wilder
John Young
House I
Tom Fairchild
Jim Quinn
Mike Lewis
Amanda Greene
House II
Danny Monroe
Oo Bennett
Ruffin Whitfield
Ann Haworth
Bill Parker
Alice Price
High Point
Washington, D. C
Georgetown University
Cherry
Prayer for Individuality Against Conformity
A devotional plea asks God to bless each person’s uniqueness and guide inwardly through the Spirit. It seeks freedom from rigid conformity and the joy of using one’s distinct gifts.
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By Jim Hawkins
High Point Chamber of Commerce
High Point Enterprise
Jim Hawkins
Enterprise
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Anthony
College
Vilunder
Wes Jaycee
Varsels
Peal
Library Board
Guilford County Board of Elections
YMCA
Boy Scouts
The
Robert Rankin
Chair City Lions
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