Furniture industry hits mixed notes on consolidation plan
Retail dealers and manufacturers eye City Furniture Co. exAnes as it cuts 44 lines to three Kroehler for bulk, Lane for chests, and Strom for dinettes. Howard Joseph says the plan. most dealers doubt benefit though Southern producers back it. Critics warn consumers want broad choice from many makers. Extra floor plans for High Point National Furniture Mart announced. eight stories with a penthouse meeting room. The ARA Manufacturing Co. will hold its annual sales meeting March 2 in the Sky Room of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building with Cayce Moore to entertain after. Singer Co. and The Tappan Co. form Singer-Tappan Ltd to market UK electric ranges. operations in London with Clydebank factory. first product a British version of the Tappan 400 range. Johnson of Craven Johnson noted in closing.
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City Furniture Co
Chicago
Kroehler Manufacturing Co
Lane Co
Joseph
North Carolina
Trade Journal
High Point National Furniture Mart
S. Main Street
Flans
Julius Pine
Corporaton
A. R. A. Manufacturing Co
Southern Furniture Exposition
Cayce Moore
Hearne
Texas
Singer Co
New York
The
Tappan Co
Mansfield
Ohio
United Kingdom
Singer-Tappan, Limited
Singer Sewing Machine Co., Limited
Singer Manufacturing Co., Limited
London
Singer-Tappan
United States
Singer
Clydebank
Scotland
Great Britain
Johnson Acpm
Harold P. Johnson
Craven, Johnson
Towmeter Corp
AV Lite & Casualty
Association of Securities Dealers. Inc. Cuts Inc
MF Graphic Arts
Mndp Reprétekt Acral
Natl Day. Corp
Ing. Wala
Walter
Jie
N.C
Nat Benk
Western Power
N. Natural Gan
Whitin Machine Works Les
Sccidentet
Wright Homes
Aerotron
Ohlo State Life
Alley Land
Diop
Allied Security
Pextli¢ Corp
Allvac Metals Pt Railway
Pierce & Stevens Chem
Led Globe
Piedmont Aviation
National Geographic Socieam Len Wa
Pyramid
New Explorers Hall
Sterlitzer
Atlanta
Washington
Elec
Pwr
Bassett Furnlure
Savannah
Scott
Bowater
Western Petro
Ott Mattson Farms
Lite & Trust
Cannon Mills
Sorg Paper Co
Carolinas Capital Corp
Frontier Finance
Caroling Freight
Nitrogen Coe
Caratina F Tel
State Nn & bin
Carell
McMark Sterling Inv
Central Tel
Stli-Man Mtg
Centro Vermont
Ws Superior Cable
Texite Chemicals
Culligan
Downtowner Corp
Me Drackett_ Cases
Drexel Enterpr
Dutty Mott Inc
Dynatronics
Baroness
Fidelity Bankers Fieldcrest Mills, Inc
Sma
First Southern Go
First Southern Co
Franklin Life First Union Nath Bank
Sta
Futterman Corp
Garfinckel J. Com
International
Georgia
Intermountain
Interstate Lita & Accid
Oly
Svc
Syn
of Canada
Ag Ivey, J. B. & Co
Oly m Jefferson Ltd
Life Ins
Kaiser Steel
Kavanaugh-Smith
Ketchum & Co
OM Lance, Ine
We Lily & Co
Professional designa tion awarded to CPM holder
John Hughes of IDS and its subsidiary Investors Syndicate Life Insurance and Annuity Co. is nationally recognized for record sales during the 1963 Gold Cup Classic autumn campaign. Hughes joined IDS as zone manager and is among the top salesmen in a 3,400-member national force serving over 1,300,000 accounts.
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John Hughes
Investors Diversified Services Inc
IDS
Investors Syndicate Life Insurance and Annuity Co
Hughes
Investors Sales Executive Club
Presidents Club
Equitable Life Assurance Society
U.S
Equitable
Southern Life Insurance Co
Greensboro
N. C
J. A. Hines
I. C. Jones
R. A. Rumiley
D. Williams
Southern Life
Southern 2
High Point Bank Gains In Standing
High Point Bank & Trust Co. rose 103 spots in the 1963 ranking of the 1,500 largest U S banks, moving from 1,582 to 1,479. Deposits were 20,831,888 on Dec 31 1963, up from 18,381,273 a year earlier, as listed in the 1964 Antal Roll Call by American Banker.
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High Point Bank & Trust Co
United States
High Point Bank
Daily American Banker of New York
Bernhardt Industries expands facilities in Lenoir
Bernhardt Industries Inc in Lenoir launches a broad expansion to increase showroom space by 14,000 square feet, enlarge the upholstery area to 120,000 square feet, and add 200,000 square feet of work space to the main plant. A yearlong program continues with renovations and new shop and dining room facilities under construction.
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National Assn. of Real Estate Boards
Wiley
Jack
High Point
Pilot Life Insurance Co
G. G. Sechrest
Russell Drive
Scholistic
George Schmidt
W. Lexington Avenue
Francis B. Auman
Rt. 4
Pilot Life
Reliance Universal ,Inc
Bradley Paint Co
Universal Comcrete Products Co
Reliance
Louisville
Mutual of New York
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
First National Lincoln Bank of Louisville
Reliance Universal
First Union National Bank
Archdale
U. S
Guilford County
J. E. Pleasants
High Point City
By Frank Warren
Odhner
Griffith Office Equip. CO. ON
Mala Tal
Security Life and Trust Company
Robert A. McCliston
Accident & Health
Joe Honeycutt Manager
Wickliff Ave
Ocidental
Raleigh
Edgar T
Bob L. Parrish
C.L.A
Cor. W. Washington and Hayden Place
Dial Life Insurance Company
R. A. Rumley
S. J. Williams
North Carolina National Bang Building
South Main St
Photography
Willard Smith
Piedmont Insurance & Realty CO
Wrenn Street
John Diffendal
Piedmont
George D. Davis
R. Delbert Kirkman
Ralph C. Davis
Robert E. Long
William R. Taylor JR
N. Main St
High Point, N. C
Wachogia Bank Bldg
Greensboro, N. C
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hartford
Remington Fland
REMEX
Charles ¥. Maanar
Office Equipment CO
Jere
Sev Eelog
Parcell Supply
W. Green
W. E Simmons
State Capital Life Insurance Co
Kenneth Parker
Parker
Gordon B. Weathers
Horace FE
N. C. National Bank
Bantam Systems
Food
P.O. Box
Winston-Salem
Bantam Systema
Twentory Central
Renault
Dauphine
Nomy
Horace G. Ilderton
Main St