Yearly report on AFSC aid to Algerian refugees
The American Friends Service Committee reports spending over 42 million dollars in its year ending Sept 30 1960 on world wide programs in international service affairs peace education youth service and community relations. Wilton Hartzler of the Southeastern Regional Office in High Point notes about 110000 dollars came from local contributions. The High Point office covers North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Tennessee Georgia Alabama and Florida. About 250000 Algerian refugees in Tunisia and Morocco benefited from blanket and quilt distributions 65000 articles of warm clothing shoes and sewing supplies provided through the Quaker agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Friends Service Committee
Wilton Hartzler
Southeastern
High Point
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Hartzler
Tunisia
Morocco
Quaker Agency
Quaker
United Nations
Friends
AFSC
United States
Prince Edward County
Claude C. Shotts
Chapel Hill
James Mattocks
Du Pont PR official to speak at Industrial Management Club
Donald G. Macdonald Southern manager for Du Pont Public Relations Division will address the Industrial Management Club at the YMCA on February 21. He has a long career in engineering production and personnel, served as WWII employee relations superintendent at Alabama Ordinance Works, and later worked at Newburgh coated fabrics and nylon plants before joining Du Pont in 1959. He holds a Virginia Tech BS in Mechanical Engineering and chairs the Southern Industrial Conference while directing YMCA and Tennessee Council on Economic Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Macdonald
The
du Pont Co
Industrial Management Club
YMCA
Macdonald
Richmond
Alabama Ordinance Works
du Pont
Newburgh
N. Y
Seaford
Del
Chattanooga
University of Virginia
Southern Industrial Conference
Tennessee Council On Economic Education
Soldier links Jesse James to survivor myth at Ft. Carson
Ft. Carson soldier Francis James 18 of Houston claims Jesse James did not die from Bob Ford’s pistol. He says James lived into his 90s and hid among the James clan after the supposed murder, a tale handed down by family members who knew Jesse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson, Cole
Ft. Carson
Jesse James
Francis James
Houston
Tex
Stanley M. James
Bob Ford
Jesse
James
Missouri
Gay Ford
Osteen Holds Meet With Constituents
State Rep William Osteen of Guilford County opened his public outreach with a low turnout at the county courthouse. He said he would hold alternate weekend morning sessions in Greensboro and High Point to discuss issues with all constituents, regardless of party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Osteen
Guilford County
Osteen
Greensboro
High Point
Barneycastle Firmly Declares Innocence In Embezzlement Claim
Barneycastle maintained she was innocent of embezzling funds while employed as a teller in the time payment department at the West End branch. Rev Higgins announced a local bank will hold a fund with all money to be turned over to the federal court to pay her fine and restore funds to Wachovia Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neycastle
West End
Higgins
Missing Tucson boy found drinking water in tavern
Two year old Bob Darlington reported missing from his home was found in a tavern sitting on a stool, talking to customers. Police located him with a group of patrons after a bartender said he wandered in and hopped onto a stool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson, Ariz
Bob Darlington
Little Bob
Bob
Civil War Inauguration Painting Shown by Rev Patterson
Enterprise Sunday Editor recounts a painting owned by Rev W S Patterson depicting Jefferson Davis's 1861 Montgomery inauguration. The image shows Davis with Stephens and Howell, Cobb nearby, the Capitol clock at one, captioned The Starting Point of the War Between the States. Patterson, a Davidson College graduate and former Prattville chaplain, notes the scene’s unchanged Montgomery portico after 100 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marks Enterprise
Montgomery
Ala
Confederate States of America
W. S. Patterson
Apt. 2
Presbyterian Home
Alabama
Capitol
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
William Yancey
Davis
Howell Cobb
Confederate Congress
Exchange Hotel
Congress
Mr. Patterson
Meeting Set On Sanitary District Merger Discussion
Asheboro officials invite North Asheboro Central Falls Sanitary District commissioners to a 7 30 p m meeting on Thursday March 2 to discuss plans for a possible merger. Agenda items include a joint use contract for the new sewage treatment plant and a 1965 vote proposal allowing the sanitary district to become part of Asheboro with separate approvals from both sides. Senator Sam J Burrow Jr and Representative C Roby Garner are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Asheboro-Central Falls
Sanitary District
Sam J. Burrow Jr
Rep
C. Roby Garner
Randolph County
General Assembly
Two Clubs Observe Brotherhood Dinner Meeting
Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club will host the Brotherhood dinner at the Masonic Temple on February 23. The event starts at 6 30 p m with Rabbi F I Rypin of Temple Emanuel Greensboro as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Masonic Temple
F. I. Rypin
Temple Emmanuel
Greensboro
Rypin
University of Cincinnati
Hebrew Union College
Wilmington
Roanoke
Ministerial Assn
Rotary Club
Council For Social Agencies
Round Table of Christians and Jews
Duke Power Begins Electronic Billing Changes
Duke Power Co plans electronic billing amid a switch to machine tabulation. Readings fed into the system caused irregular bills in Charlotte, with January spikes from December usage. Officials say errors stem from using warmer months as baselines. corrections will flow in as data improves. High Point customers remain unaffected as bills are still produced locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Area
Duke Power Co
Charlotte
Duke Power
Duke
High Point
Winston - Salem
City Hall
Kemp and Hunt Welcome Crassman to House
In Raleigh Kemp discusses redistricting and reapportionment as central issues for the General Assembly. Speaker Hunt taps Kemp for chair of the Congressional districts committee and pins him for finance vice chair, with possible roles on Water Resources. Judge Walter Crissman visits the House, receiving a ceremonial washroom key, while a nine year old honorary page, Weyland Spruill, shares a handshake with Speaker Hunt. The legislature plans a Greensboro High Point junket on Feb 28 to observe Joe Hunt Day and showcase urban-area issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
General Assembly
Congress
State Senate
State House of Representatives
Ed Kemp
High Point
Kemp
House
Joe Hunt
Committee
Finance
Committee On Water Resources and Control
Hunt
Furniture City
Democratic Party
Piedmont
Lindsey Warren
Superior Court
Walter Crissman
Rep
Judge Crissman
Weyland Spruill
Bertie
Walter
Greensboro
Guilford County
Guilford
Woman Killed By Car Driven By Her Husband
RACINE Wisconsin AP A mother of seven Beverly Pischke 33 was killed early Saturday when struck by a car driven by her husband Clifford 38 of Union Grove Authorities said they found the body after the incident occurred on a service road to Interstate 94 The husband was held for questioning on an open charge The children aged 1 to 14 were sent to neighbors and relatives The sheriff noted the couple had visited taverns before the killing which occurred between 1 and 2 a.m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
Beverly Pischke
Rudolph Spieker
Pischke
Clifford
Union Grove
Spieker
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Mrs. Macdonald
Chattanooga, Tenn
Bryant
W. J. Kiser
Barneycastle
Prattville
Davidson College
Patterson
Davidson
E. L. Green
FE. C. Updegrove
Japan
H. C. Simmons
Greensboro Road
Lantic Savings AD Loan Association
the “Carillonic Bells
N. Main Street
High Point, N.C
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