Symphony's Membership Drive Deficit Hits Local Children Concerts
The High Point Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony warns a membership shortfall could cut funding for children's concerts. Chairwoman Mrs. Charles Taylor urges renewals by phone to save free matinees and notes Symphony on Wheels covered 9,000 miles last season. Regular memberships are $2, donors $25, and student rates are 50 cents.
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North Carolina Symphony
Charles Taylor
North Carolina
Gilbert Clinard
Local Theatre to Show New Type 3D Picture
Center Theater manager Austell announced installation of 3-D film equipment, making the venue the first local theater to present natural vision movies. Two projectors will display split images through polaroid filters, with viewers wearing polaroid glasses to perceive depth. Showing dates and initial film will be announced later.
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Hollywood
Dan Austell
Theate Austell
Austell
Pete Smith
Massillon reclaims river land for parking amid flood control
Massillon officials report a partial fix to the river realignment project begun by the U S Army Corps of Engineers. After about a decade and roughly 10 million dollars spent, the city has paid about 50000 for a new storm sewer and turned old channel land into a 350-car lot, soon expanded to 1000. Winter parking will be free, with metered off street parking in spring to cover maintenance. The project aims to ease downtown congestion by up to forty percent. A stray line notes there are no wild wolves east of the Mississippi.
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St. Robert Weirich
Weirich
Two Sets of Twins Stir HPC Campus Confusion
High Point College reports two sets of identical twins on campus Billy and Bobby Hedrick from Thomasville and Ronald and Arnold Bell from Winston-Salem. The Hedricks and Bells share majors and hobbies and are noted for distinguishing themselves, while HPC has previously featured twins such as the Alexander sisters.
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Arnold Bell
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Violations Drive City Traffic Wreck Statistics
The officials note that traffic violations mainly cause wrecks with 329 intersection crashes last year versus 207 non intersection incidents. Speed on through streets is criticized and residents debate stop signs versus traffic lights on Elm Church and Thurston streets amid heavy school and residential traffic. A resident even suggests moving a troublesome light from Broad and Main to Elm Street.
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Elm Street
Presbyterian Men to Hear Scout Leader
First Presbyterian Men of the Church Club will meet Monday at 6 30 in the church dining hall. John L Shutt regional executive of Region ix Boy Scouts of America will be speaker. Shutt is a former Eagle Scout and experienced Scout leader with service in Central Florida and Pinellas councils and a Peabody College graduate. Officials urge full attendance.
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Acc
John L. Shutt
Deay
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Boy Scouts of America
Comcart
Carolinas
Georgia
Orida
Shutt
Nashville
Laughing Gas Used To Change Bees
Raleigh report says nitrous oxide in bee smoker can alter bee behavior. Bee expert W. H. Stephen of North Carolina State College notes bees resist change and may stay in a robbed hive or forget previous foraging patterns after exposure to the gas and smoke. A line about Trinity College rose window follows.
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Raleigh
W. H. Stephen
North Carolina State College
Stephen
Red-eye dye treat concussion in brain vessel study
UC researchers led by Dr. Robert B. Aird found injections of the dye trypan red may counter concussion symptoms by strengthening brain blood vessel walls against harmful chemicals.
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Robert B. Aird
Oregon State tests dehydration of green beans for Army
Researchers at Oregon State College experiment station and food technology experts say dehydration of green beans shows promise for the Army Quartermaster Corps. Early results indicate dehydrated beans closely resemble canned string beans in color and texture.
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Corvallis, Ore
Army Quartermaster Corps
Oregon State College Experiment Station
Furniture Finish Course To Be Held Here March 2
A week long furniture finishing course will be held at the Lilly Company plant starting March 2. Dean Richard J. Preston Jr of North Carolina State College and Edward W. Ruggles of the Extension Division announced the fifth in a series of industrial short courses designed for foremen in the furniture and allied industries. Roy M. Carter will organize and instruct, with aid from paint and lacquer firms providing materials and demonstrations.
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Lilly Company
Richard J. Preston, Jr
School of Forestry
North Carolina State College
Edward W. Ruggles
Preston
Furniture and Allied Industries
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association
State Aye School of Forestry
Department of Industrial Engineering
Roy M. Carter
Wood Technology
State College
Roy
President Eisenhower’s Homburg Boosts Hat Industry
Danbury executives say the president’s switch from silk to a Homburg for his inauguration gives the soft hat trade a strong lift. Some dissenters call it a faux pas while Fairfield County figures praise the boost and gift hats from local firms.
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Danbury, Conn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Homburg
Hat Company
James B. Lee
Joseph Kanner
Arthur Leonard
John Farnworth
Farnworth
Eisenhower
Albert Morano
Fairfield County
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