High Point Expands as 1960 Industrial Growth Gathers Pace
High Point reports 20 new industries locating here in 1960 and 33 plants expanding. Total investments reach 3,968,000 with expanded industries at 5,633,000. New plants employ 784 workers. expansions add 541. Payroll for new and added workers totals 4,296,975. Industries include electronics metalworking chemicals toys and fiberglass boats. Clark says city earns new title City of Diversified Industry alongside Furniture and Hosiery Capital.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Phil Clark
Clark
Clarke
North Carolina
High Point Sees Bright Future in New Industries 1960
Local industrial development chief Clark cites a growing roster of new firms starting in 1960 including B B Studios and C L Fibre Glass. He notes 244 acres of industrial parks and 67 more planned, plus High Point's rising national ranking in business activity and a Guilford Industrial Education Center aiding skilled labor. The outlook emphasizes diversification into electronics plastics and metalwork to stabilize the economy.
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High Point
Clark
Guilford
Firms expand local industries in 1960 growth list
A compilation of companies that expanded manufacturing and services in 1960 includes Akron Spool and Manufacturing, Allied Roofing and Metal Works, American Marietta, Archdale Manufacturing, James F. Black, Charles T. Bolton Furniture, Borden, Carson's, Cloverdale Dye Work, Covert Textile, Creative Print Shop, Crestwood Furniture, Globe Furniture, Guilford Veneer, Harriss and Covington Hosiery Mills, Hayworth Roll and Panel, Henry of High Point, High Point Sprinkler, Kay Manufacturing, Mac Panel, Marsh Furniture, Melrose Hosiery Mills, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, National Upholstery, Peerless Mattress, Plymouth Hosiery, Security Upholstering, Textile Insurance, Tomlinson of High Point Wood Conversion, Zonolite.
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Carson's Inc
Cloverdale
Covert Textile Co
Creative
Crestwood Furniture Co
Globe Furniture Co
Guilford Veneer Co
Harriss & Covington
Hayworth Roll & Panel Co
Henry
High Point
Kay Manufacturing Co
Mac Panel Co
Marsh Furniture Co
Melrose
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co
National Upholstery Co
Peerless Mattress Co
Plymouth Hosiery
Security Upholstering Co
Textile Insurance Co
Tomlinson of
High Point, Wood Conversion Co
Zonolite Co
Traffic Fatalities Total 11
High Point records 11 traffic fatalities in the past year, the worst since 1960. The surge includes a deadly Ward Street crash with four men killed by electrocution after a car struck a power pole, and a May 20 collision that killed a newlywed couple and an elderly driver in annexed areas.
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Frank Warren
J. R. Teague
Deak
High Point
Teague
Septemr
Ward Street
Lincoln
K. C. Blue
Cliffside St
Matthew C. Black
R. C. Samuels
Welch Drive
Winston Road
William Lewis Carroll
Jettie Lee Cramer
Winston-Salem
Carroll
Baptist Hospital
Boyd Lawson
Proctor Street
Washington Street
Wrenn Street
Year 1960 Brings Record Snow and Freezing Winter
A retrospective on 1960 describes an unprecedented winter with 31.7 inches of snow, repeated storms from February through March, and prolonged cold. Cities closed schools and libraries while postal service kept delivering as crews shoveled and snow tires sold out. The piece ends with a note that Baby 1961 must break the habit of shivering.
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South Carolina
Friendship Weather Bureau
City Lake
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Postal Department
George Dean
Public Works Department
Carolinas
Piedmont
Year of violent crime marked High Point 1960
The High Point crime year 1960 featured murders, assaults, robberies, and incest. January's spree culminated in shootings including officer Hodges and the death of Jammie Miller. Notable cases followed through June with Clara Belle Blair’s murder sentence, incest charges, and other capital crimes. December closed with multiple arrests for burglary and break-ins.
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Enterprise
High Point
W. C. Johnson
Ben Inman
W. C. Hodges
Inman
Louise Queen
Fisher Street
Superior Court
Jammie Mae Miller
Cliffside Street
Miller
Edwin DeWitt Taylor
Henry Miller
Taylor
Jammie Miller
George Elliott Kinsler
Fairfield Street
Kinsler
John
Dorsette
High Point Memorial Hospita Court
Johnson
Robert M. Gambille
George Harper Welborn
Emma B. Welborn
Clara Belle
Clare Belle Swaim Blair
Brown
Sandra Jean
Horace Kornegay
Forrest Fritts
Radio Tower Road
Fritts
Harold Spainhour
Wallace Spencer
Charles Leonard
General Finance Co
Tampa
Leroy Brevard
Washington Street
Frank Nick
Sherwin Williams
Nick
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By Harry Kotsionis
Chamber
New Industries
B-B
C & L Fibre Glass Products Co
Carefree Lingerie Corp
Dekor Manufacturing Co
Eastern Furniture Co
Eddystone Hosiery Mills
Hatzi Furniture Co
Hendrix Batting Co
Hillcrest Manufacturing Co. Inc
J and G Paper Pad Co
Kaylyn Inc
Magnetic Tape Co
Marspring Corp
Montgomery Paper Box Co
Smithson’s Inc
Southern Pines
New South Furniture Exposition
Southern Die-Casting and Engineering Co
Stylette Furniture Co
Trivette Bros. Box Co
Akron Spool & Manufacturing Co
Allied Roofing & Metal Works
American Marietta Co
Archdale Manufacturing Co
James F. Black Co
Charles T. Bolton Furniture Co
Borden Co
Weatherman
By Frank Warren
Zimmerman
Hulda Street
Dean Zimmerman
Alique Dorsette
Reid
Willie Hawood Johnson
Leonard Street
Robert Gambill
Robert Baldwin
Downing Street
Willie Mae Johnson
Meredith Street
Baldwin
Ed Washington
Washingtton
Richardson's
Donald Ray Lackey
George Willard Mabe
Young Furniture and Rug Co
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