Neighbor notes praise and town anecdotes in High Point
Our Good Neighbor for this week praises Mrs. Tula Osborne of Rt. 4 for kindness and anonymous gifts, with an orchid delivered to South Main Street Methodist Church. Nellie the 23 year old mare is praised for aging gracefully and common sense, while readers are urged to share good deeds. A local quip remembers Mayor Phillips filling a pool with city water in a frugal tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tula Osborne
Rt. 4
Osborne
Edgar Snider
Grace
South Main Street
ER. M. Jones
Nelli
Montlieu
Northamilton
D. B. Carrick
Nellie
North End
Carrick
Southern Railway
Washington
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Rockford Road
Karl N. Phillips
Utilities Department
E. K. Ingram
New Drive In Theatre Planned Between High Point and Thomasville
B L Enterprises of Charlotte to build a drive in theater on Route 70 near Hasty School road midway between Thomasville and the city. Cost set at 75000 dollars, with 600 car capacity and individual speakers. Long experience theater group to operate 27 theatres in Carolinas and Virginia. site to open in spring with ample parking and landscaped entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Thomasville
B. & L. Enterprises
Charlot
Carolinas
Virginia
T. A. Little
F. H. Bedington
Theater Corporation
Route 70
Taylor Simpson
George Hundley
Little
Mr. Beddington
S. W. Craver
J. F. White
Ars
Youth Council Meeting Set For Tuesday
Carroll W. Bowen president of the High Point Youth Council calls all Decem ber elected committees to meet at the Junior high school Tuesday night. The council, promoted by a Good Citizenship committee under Mayor Earl N. Phillips, acts as a clearing house for youth groups in a long range coordination plan. Aimed to reach every organization with activity through existing agencies to unite character building work and youth leadership. Colored council officers and committees meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Mary Bethune Y W C A called by President Ossie Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll W. Bowen
High Point Youth Council
White
Youth Council
Earl N. Phillips
Colored Council
Mary Bethune Y.W.C.A
Ossie Davis
Byerly Promoted to WBT General Sales Manager
Charles Crutchfield announces Keith Stone Byerly promotion from manager of North and South Carolina sales to WBT and WBT-FM General sales manager effective January 1. He will oversee all sales for WBT and WBT-FM with contacts in New York and Chicago. Thelma Haigler promoted to Traffic manager to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Crutchfield
WBT
Keith Stone Byerly
North
South Carolina
Wbt-Fm
Byerly
New York
Chicago
Thelma Haigler
Mrs Montgomery Injured In Fall At Home
Mrs E B Montgomery aged 72 of 1308 Oak Avenue sustained a broken back and was placed in a cast after a fall at her home. She is listed in serious condition at Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial Hospital, said family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E B. Montgomery
Oak Avenue
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
City Abattoir To Be Sold Or Leased
City finance committee urges council to lease or sell the abattoir, cutting six city jobs as private operation is pursued after years of losses. Also on agenda 18 acres of city property to be sold for 13 241, Duke Power contract amendment, four beer and wine licenses, and subdivision maps for Clodfelter and Foust properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Hinson
Duke Power Company
Duke Power
Public Works Committee
Clodfelter
Sanitation inspection of all cafes underway in city
City wide sanitation inspection of all restaurants is in progress with plans to publish grade ratings every three months. Senior Sanitarian W S Teachey leads the approx 85 venues inspected, aided by R L Freeman. Health officials note prior staff shortages delayed ratings and that a 70 percent minimum triggers closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Hinson
James Brandon
Brandon
High Point
W. S. Teachey
R. L. Freeman
Health Department
Victory
Victory Cafe
East
Washington
Wrenn Streets
Hinson
Postal Receipts Set Record in 1947
Postmaster 8 C Clark reports 1947 postal receipts of 383090.39, a 66032.63 gain from 1946, with December at 50709.92 the highest month. Revenues include stamp sales, second class postage, meter mail, box rent and misc. Clark calls 1947 a prosperous business year here. He notes 1908 receipts were 27000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. C. Clark
Clark
Safety Courses Start Before North Carolina Furniture Drive
State Labor Department safety inspectors will undergo a two day training in High Point on January 15 16 to prepare for a sweeping industry wide inspection of more than 200 wood furniture mills in North Carolina. The drive follows a prior focus on brick and tile plants and includes a preliminary inspection at Thomasville Chair company with guidance from U S Department of Labor official Stanley J Butcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Labor Department
North Carolina
Lewis P. Sorrell
High Point
Sorrel
Thomasville Chair Company
Stanley J. Butcher
Washington, D. C
U. S. Department of Labor
Labor Department
Department of Labor
Department
Manpower Conservation Advisory Board
Clarence J. Hyslop
Elkin
Catham Manufacturing Company
J. M. Vann
Badin
Carolina Aluminum Company
E. W. Crews
Morganton
Drexel Furniture Company
Fred F. Murphy
Hickory
Hickory Manufacturing Company
J. Robert Williams
Wachovia Plans New Building With Fast-Tracked Steps
Wachovia Bank and Trust moves toward a new North Main and East Washington street building to replace its current site. Bloom Furniture will relocate to East Washington after a removal sale and extensive renovations. Architects Voorhees and Everhart prepare plans, with a bid timeline to follow once blueprints are finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Bloom Furniture Comny
Northam
East Washington
Furniture
Bloom's
East Washington Street
Voorhees and Everhart
Wachovia
Brant R. Snavely
High Point
Snavely
Bank
Maxwell Show Opens Here On Monday Night
Richard Maxwell the famed radio singer philosopher appears at First Baptist Church Monday at 7 30 PM with Margaret Power CBS concert singer Sponsoring groups include the church the local junior chamber of commerce and Veterans Hospital programs offering free admission and a meet and greet with the stars for veterans and the public
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Maxwell
First Baptist Church
Margot Power
CBS
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Veterans Hospital
Traffic Fatalities in City Drop to Three in 1947
City traffic division reports 348 accidents in the past year up from 303 in 1946 and 132 injuries. Three deaths occurred, two pedestrians in December, reducing the city’s fatality rate from prior high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Teague
Legion Post 87 Opens New Home with Meeting Monday
The American Legion Post 87 holds its monthly meeting Monday at 7:30 PM in the newly remodeled home at 409 West High Street. Commander James V. Morgan says the facility is finished and invites all veterans to visit and attend, members or not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
West High Street
James V. Morgan
City Schools To Open On Monday
City schools will re open Monday morning after over two weeks of Christmas vacation. All students are expected to report to their classrooms tomorrow. The Catholic school here will re open after Christmas holidays on Monday according to Father Robert J McMillan. Registration for kindergarten and pre school students will also take place Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. McMillan
Night School Registration Tuesday At 7
Registration for the winter term of the Vocational night school will be held Tuesday night, January 6, at 7 o clock at the Senior high school. Classes include automobile mechanics, blueprint reading, mechanical drawing, radio, machine shop practice, and cabinet making. travel trades and carpentry at William Penn high school. Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 9 for nine or ten weeks. additional courses may be added if demand exists. Contact W. K. Whitesell for general info and Nile F. Hunt for veteran’s program details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
W. K. Whitesell
Nile F. Hunt
Schools Ponder Weather Closings Based On Student Mobility
High Point officials studied snow closure policy using three factors: how far students live from schools, how they get to class, and whether a parent is at home. Findings suggest open schools unless weather cripples intra city transport, with one fourth lacking an adult at home during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Charles F. Carroll
Carroll
Elm
Oak Hill
Students mostly live within easy walking distance of schools
The report finds exclusive high schools aside, students average within four blocks of residence to schools. About 2,014 live 11 blocks or more from junior, senior, and William Penn high schools, while 5,515 elementary students live within one to six blocks. No one seems to walk six or eight miles to school as claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn High School
Ttending
Piedmont Cigar Firm Buys Carter-Colton Branch
The Piedmont Cigar company purchased the local Carter-Colton operation, with six traveling salesmen assigned to 17 counties. Officers include William M. Burris as president and Hamlin Briggs as vice president. The firm will carry Muriel Webster and Lord Baltimore brands and project annual High Point business above a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Cigar
Carter -Colton Cigar Company
Charlotte
North Carolina
Hamlin Briggs
N Vocegent
Carter-Colton Company
Piedmont Cigar Company
William M. Burris
W. E. Gordon, Jr
G. Raymond Ralls
Burris
Carter - Colton Company
High Point
Gordon
Carter-Colton
Ralls
Greensboro
Beech-Nut Gum Packing Company
Piedmont Company
Muriel, Webster and
Lord Baltimore
Briggs
Funeral Rites For Ural A Underwood Held In Wilmington
Funeral services were held in Wilmington for Ural A. Underwood former president of the Caroline branch of the Associated General Contractors of America after an extended illness. The report also notes services for Eva Mae Edmisten 17 and Essie V. Lance 43 with details of locations pastors and interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ural A. Underwood
Wilmington
Caroline
Associated General Contractors of America
Underwood
Funeral services held for 9 year old Jessie Elllen Williams
Funeral services for Jessie Ellen Williams nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Williams were held Saturday at 11 at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev Julian Hopkins delivering the service Ward Ostrander provided music Bobby Hopkins at organ Estherian class members chaired flower arrangements led by Mrs J C Saunders Pallbearers included Lloyd Swink Jimmy Foster Robert Brown and J C McAlister Interment followed at Floral Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie V. Lance
Highland Methodist Church
S. W. Johnson
W. H. Barker
Southside Baptist Church
C. J. Williams
Irvin Bowman
Carl Hinson
Cramer Cribbs
Henry Wells
Walter Upton
Floral Garden Cemetery
Jessie Ellen Williams
Ernest Williams
Green Street
Julian S. Hopkins
Ward Ostrander
Bobby Hopkins
J. C. Saunders
Lloyd Swink
Jimmy Foster
Robert Brown
J. C. McAlister
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kemp
Tville Road
Wachovias
Bloom Furniture Company
Main
Maxwell
Legion Post
New Home
Fred Flagler, JR
High Point Schoos
Piedmont
Eva Mae Edmisten
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