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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1960
Page
31
Nurses Sally Teague and Benny Hyder handle a steady stream of cases from minor cuts to a laboring pregnant woman and multi injury accidents. A 16 year old with a bleeding hand and others are treated and released as the ER remains busy through midnight.
Ruth Page's Chicago Opera Ballet led by Melissa Hayden comes to High Point College Auditorium Thursday at 8 30 p m. Kenneth Johnson Veronika Mlakar Barbara Steele Patricia Klekovic and Orrin Kagan star with the Chicago Opera Corps de Ballet. The program features The Merry Widow and Revenge with designs by famed artists. Community Concert Association and High Point College sponsor. 1960 61 membership drive Feb 29 March 5 at the Sheraton Hotel. Next season highlights the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Jerri Martin of 443 W Lexington Ave a High Point College student will represent High Point at the North Carolina Miss Sun Fun USA pageant March 18 19. The winner goes to Myrtle Beach June 24 for the Miss Sun Fun USA pageant.
The High Point inter racial committee will meet at 4 p.m. today at St. Marys Episcopal Church parish house. The rector Rev William Price donated the space. Appointed by the mayor the group will address racial and religious tensions and will become a permanent organization.
Dr Harold R Charlesworth economist from the Department of State Washington will speak to the Exchange Club of High Point Monday evening The talk titled The Economies of the USSR will cover his global experience including service in Jakarta Indonesia and work on inflation and banking systems.
A High Point court session dismisses a Greensboro juror for travel limits but a fellow juror offers a ride, leading to a reversal. Downtown, fights erupt as police manage crowds and a drunken man clings to a meter while eating popcorn. Thelma Ryan forgets to mount new license plates during a heavy snow, prompting a dash to a station. A group of Eagle Scouts shines as future leaders, while Forrest Cates recalls his own failed attempts at scouting and laments its limits.
High Point merchants prepare for a one day sale tomorrow celebrating George Washington's birthday. J C Penney manager Ed Stubbs says the event, the second of its kind, replaces Dollar Days with special buys across many shops. Deals include suits formerly 57.50 now 10, rugs 24 by 36 inches at 50 cents, nylon hose 25 cents, coats formerly 40 now 8.88, with other items highlighted.
Fifteen topic leaders from industrial, professional, and educational circles will teach a 14 week management development program for industrialists at High Point College from March 9 to June 8. The program, coordinated by Dr. Wendell M. Patton Ralph Roche lle and Bill C Tadlock, runs Wednesdays at 7 p.m. with industrialists as students.
Admiral W. A. Walter retired admiral and head of mathematics at High Point College will address Naval Reserve officers in Greensboro Monday night at 8 at the Naval and Marine Corps Training Center. He spoke on missiles and previously directed Navy contracting and missile procurement. His sea commands ranged from ships of 300 to 2,500 crew, with WWII destroyer commands in the Atlantic European and Pacific theaters. He aided NATO base planning in Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean and led 40 amphibious ships of Landing Ship Flotilla 2 at Sea in 1955-56.
The weatherman at Friendship predicts a cloudy day with sun early and warmer temps rising to the mid 40s. Tonight and tomorrow bring increasing clouds with possible rain, with a mid-50s high expected tomorrow. Overall five day temps near normal and about an inch of precipitation, all rain, no snow. Tuesday and Wednesday look clear with cooler temperatures.
A large group of volunteers will canvass High Point next Sunday for the High Point Heart Fund. The drive observes Heart Sunday in February, the Heart Association's major fund campaign during Heart Month. Workers will start early afternoon and visit every house in the city.
The High Point YMCA will hold its 38th annual meeting Thursday at 6 pm at the Y. President Dick Meisky will preside as Horace Hayworth presents nominees for directors and officers. Directors serve three year terms with rotation rules. officers serve one year terms. Reports on activities and service awards will be announced.
Vance Clontz, current head of the Heritage plant in Mocksville, is named assistant general superintendent of the upholstery plant in High Point. He has led the Mocksville plant for about 18 months, is a Lenoir Rhyne College graduate, Army veteran, and previously held management posts at Morganton Furniture Co. He plans to relocate his family to High Point soon.
Union Hill Lions Club members will gather at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Union Hill School Cafeteria per president Forrest Neece.
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