Chinchilla Firm To Open In High Point
Chinchilla Assn of America to operate at 2902 N Main St with Bill E Dietzel as head. Dietzel led a 3000 chinchilla purchase in Nebraska in a major private sale. The venture plans breeding fur garment production for wholesale and retail orders, with six staff now expanding to eleven.
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High Point
N. Main St
Chinchilla Assn. of America
Bill E. Dietzel
Hurley Chinchilla Ranch
Dietzel
Nebraska
Chinchilla Assn
America
Thieves Loot Samet Home on Edgedale Drive
Thieves looted the J W Samet residence on Edgedale Drive last night totaling about $2,000. The break in was found around 10 30 p m by the family with the home vacant about three hours. Entry was through a window. The safe valued at 100 contained pistols two 75 each insurance papers and vehicle titles. A mink coat worth 1750 was also stolen. In police news John Davis 48 of Mount Place was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and held on 200 bond.
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J. W. Samet
Edgedale Drive
Samet
John Davis
Mount Place
Earl Norfleet Phillips Professorship at High Point College
High Point College announced a new Earl Norfleet Phillips Professorship in Business to strengthen the business administration and economics school. The endowed post, established by Earl N. Phillips, will be supported by the Endowment Fund with President Wendell M. Patton seeking trustees approval at the spring meeting.
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High Point College
Earl N. Phillips
High Point
Charles E. Hayworth
Wendell M. Patton
Dennis H. Cooke
Patton
Earl Norfleet Phillips
Gardner Names Hutchens Campaign Chief for Governor Bid
James Gardner of Rocky Mount announced his candidacy for North Carolina governor with John G. Hutchens of High Point as campaign manager. Hutchens, a GOP activist and Big Bear Super Markets president, has led local party efforts and advised Gardner on forming the Jim Gardner for Governor Committee. The move signals a GOP primary in 1968 with Hutchens guiding High Point support.
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John G. Hutchens
High Point
James Gardner
Gardner
Rocky Mount
Congress
Raleigh
Hutchens
Greensboro-High Point- Winston-Salem
Sheraton Hotel
Jim Gardner
Big Bear Super Markets, Inc
High Point Republican Party
House of Representatives
Davidson College
Law School
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
John L. Stickley
Charlotte
Stickley
How Does High Point Stack Up As A City
A Wachovia Bank study using 1960 census data analyzes High Point along with 13 other North Carolina cities. It flags low density for its size, 18.1 percent nonwhite residents, a younger population, modest educational attainment, strong manufacturing employment, and significant but uneven growth in wages and value added.
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North Carolina
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Wilmington
High Point
Wilson
Fayetteville
Asheville
Department of Commerce
Charlotte
Guilford County Pushes Further in Manager Search
County Commissioners will intensify their search for a new county manager with plans for one more contact with top candidates. Chairman Dale Montgomery noted several new applications, saying one candidate looks promising. The panel seeks a manager with urban issues, water and sewer planning, computer use, and administration training as they prepare for a future governmental center.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Dale Montgomery
Carl Johnson
R. N. Linville
Cedarwood
Jamestown
Pinecroft-Sedgefield
David Lee
Pinecroft- Sedgefield
Guilford County Eyes Center Plan and Land Trade
Commissioners weigh a government center project with a planned court plaza and city buildings. They approve selling 21 acres at Battleground Park to the city to swap for nearby courts area land. The FHA building on Ashe Street is up for sale or lease as the center area develops.
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Rottman
Guilford School
Guilford College
Montgomery
Courts
Battleground Park
Courts Building
Federal Housing Administration
Ashe Street
Governmental Center
Cox
Wet weather lingers in High Point forecast
Weather outlook from Friendship forecaster says cloudy skies and cold with occasional rain drizzle and fog through Thursday. A 40 percent chance of measurable precipitation persists with a Friday return to partly cloudy skies and continued cold. Highs near 40 and lows in the 30s with a 33 degree airport reading overnight.
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Friendship
High Point
Why Weathermen Miss Weather Shifts In North Carolina
North Carolina State climatologist Albert V. Hardy explains why forecasters miss snow events when warm moist air clashes with cold air. He notes the challenge of predicting exact precipitation timing and surface form, the role of radiosondes, and the impact of upper air versus surface temperatures on snow versus rain. The work informs regional climate history and its use in agriculture and industry planning.
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High Point
North Carolina State University
Department of Geosciences
Albert V. Hardy
United States Department of Commerce
NCSU
Hardy
Greensboro High Point
Hatteras
North Carolina
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Westchester Plaza
David Royster
Belk-Beck and
Rose’s
J. C. Penney Co
Thalheimer’s
Jerry Parrish
Chinchilla
John Hutchens
High Point Enterprise
High Pont Ministerial Alliance
Delbert Byrum
Edgar Jones
Clyde Tucker
W. S. Teachey
L. M. Thompson
Thompson
Welfare Board
Durham County
Guilford High School
George Rottman
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