Court Establishes New Support Plan
The High Point Domestic Relations Court and its Greensboro sister court introduce automatic enforcement of support judgments. Delinquent payers will receive mail notices and face arrest if they do not respond within 10 days. The policy aims to compel payment without requiring a complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point Domestic Relations Court
Family Court
Elwood Cox
E. Green Street
Hamilton Street
Guilford County Court
Gentry
Gordon B. Gentry
James Alspaugh
Alspaugh
Dr Sherron Receives District Governor Appointment
Dr A E Sherron, local chiropractor, is named District Governor of the National Exchange Club by Paul D Dail. The appointment was approved in Toledo by the Board of Control. He is former North Carolina Exchange state president and 1952 Exchangite of the Year. He was named Chiropractic Doctor of the Year 1957 by NC Doctors of Chiropractic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Sherron
National Exchange Club
Paul D. Dail
San Diego
Calif
Board of Control
National Organization
Toledo
Ohio
Dr. Sherron
North Carolina
State Exchange Clubs
Local Exchange Club
Exchangite
North Carolina State Chiropractic Association
North Carolina Doctors of Chiropractic
Harrington Appointed Controller at Crown Hosiery Mills
J. E. Harrington, local CPA, takes the Controller post at Crown Hosiery Mills Inc in High Point. He began public accounting in 1934, worked for Price Waterhouse in Washington, D. C., and later Reconstruction Finance Corp. He and wife Catherine Walters reside on Bentley Circle with children Joan Elaine and Thomas Edward. active in Wesley Memorial Church, local Masons, High Point Elks, and Exchange Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Harrington
High Point
Crown Hosiery Mills Inc
G. H. Kearns
Crown Hosiery
Harrington
Price, Waterhouse & Co
Washington
D. C
CPA
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Catherine Virginia Walters
Alexandria
Joan Elaine
Thomas Edward
Brentley Circle
Harringtons
Wesley Memorial Church
Business Firms Show Increase in High Point Area
Winston-Salem January 4 1958 statistics from Dun and Bradstreet show growth in High Point business firms. For November 1957 there were 1516 manufacturers wholesalers and retailers listed, up from 1154 in 1952 an increase of 31 percent. The book excludes some service and professional businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
N. L. Dancy
Winston- Salem
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
High Point
Dun & Bradstreet
Dancy
United States
Gas Fumes Blamed In Death of 21YearOld Deaf Man
Chemical analysis of Elzie Lamar Wilson’s blood confirmed that carbon monoxide fumes caused his death in a car driven by Don Carlos Starr. Starr, 47, was held on a prohibition charge pending further investigation. he was later released. A Greensboro lab report linked the death to poisonous gas and police found the two men in the parked vehicle on S Wrenn Street around 8 37 p m Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elzie Lamar Wilson
W. W. Harvey
S. Wrenn Street
Greensboro
Wilson
Don Carlos Starr
Mt. Airy
Starr
Job Outlook In City Is Excellent
Ralph Miller head of the local employment office said visits to the employment office last year exceeded area population in High Point Jamestown and nearby areas. In 1957 there were 53 510 claims visits 7 602 more than 1956. The Employment Security Branch placed 3 907 in jobs up 88 from 1956 including 267 handicapped workers. There were 7 167 aspirants talked with and 1 900 women placed. Written applications totaled 5 186 with 428 handicapped applicants. Counseling interviews numbered 1 640 and aptitude tests 1 125. Miller said more unemployment claims and more jobs show city industries are expanding and he forecast optimism for 1958.
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High Point
Jamestown
Ralph Miller
Miller
Franklin Street Fire Damages Comer Home Attic Roof
A 5 41 p m blaze yesterday damaged the attic and roof of John F Comer at 1317 Franklin Street. Fire department reported a defective kitchen flu as the source of the trouble.
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John F. Comer
Franklin St
High Point Furniture Market Opens Amid Expansion Plans
Chicago hosts the winter market with more than 5,000 buyers as High Point readies Jan 2029 start. Officials approve adding 138,000 square feet to market facilities and extend shows beyond one week. Attendance and room availability rise ahead of the spring flow through Grand Rapids and New York markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Exposition
High Point
Chicago
Exposition
Exposition Building
New York
Grand Rapids
Michigan
NOTHING IN THE WORKS City Government Pace Is Slow At New Year
City government in Enterprise displays slow pace early in 1958 with little tangible action since the July turnover. Annexation talks remain in discussion, data gathering continues, and timetable plans are elusive. A potential court police building and a six million dollar bond issue are noted as major items.
Industrial growth noted in city High Point 1957 firms and expansions
Sixteen new industrial firms selected High Point as their manufacturing locations last year and 22 local plants had major expansions. Clarke reports 1957 investments totalled 1 475 000 for new sites buildings and equipment while expansions reached 2 857 500. Combined construction excluding dwellings was 4 332 500 with 1 011 new and added employees. New firms include Arcee Machine Co Phillips Foscue North State Industries Colonial Stores Fixture Division Guilford Lounges Collie Comfort Chair Core Highland Container Plant 2 Mastercraft Sample Book C S Furniture of High Point Inc. Expansions were led by Casard Furniture The Borden Heritage Flex-o lators Carolina Schoonbeck Crestwood Marietta Paint and Color Johnson Hinge B H Manufacturing Perkins Glue.
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High Point
Phil Clarke
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Clarke
Arcee Machine Co
Phillips-Foscue Corp
North State Industries
Colonial Stores Inc
Fixture
Guilford Lounges
Collie Comfort Chair Corp
Highland Container Co
Plant 2
Mastercraft Sample Book Co
C & S Furniture of High Point, Inc
Weatherly sees Guilford County building boom in 1958
County Manager Harry Weatherly predicts 1958 will be a major year for construction in Guilford County with more than eight million dollars for school buildings. Plans include a new government center in High Point and courthouse expansion in Greensboro, plus possible bonds up to seven million dollars to provide funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Weatherly
Guilford County
High Point
Greensboro
Weatherly
City County
This and That from 1957 High Point
Forrest Cates surveys a chaotic 1957 in High Point with quirky incidents. Dye in the lake scare, diners eating a stray turkey, a highway mishap after a driver waved through, a Nixon wife sighting, a mistaken divorce tale, a red faced county official, a biting dog myth, Mayor Washburn’s mislaid check, a chirping heater cricket, shoppers in clashes over bargains, a dance on a patrol car, a check promotion gone awry, nurses awakening a patient, collard greens heist, cross wired thermostats, loan letters wrongfully sent, and gummed Yule seals before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Bain
High Point
T. E. Hinson
C.m
Jess Washburn
Tate Street
Health Club Director Appointed in Local YMCA
Le Roy Wilson, formerly of High Point, is reappointed director of the Health Club at the local YMCA. He returns from Lexington after directing the Health Club there and has past roles in Knoxville Tennessee and White Sulphur Springs Virginia. A Navy veteran, Wilson will begin work January 10 at the local Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Wilson
High Point
YMCA
Wilson
The
Lexington
Knoxville
Tenn
Greenbriar
White Sulphur Springs
Business Men's Health Club
Ymca Health Club
Greensboro
Local Postal Receipts Rise. High Point Sees Profit Uptick
High Point Post Office reports 1957 receipts of 979,879.24 dollars up from 910,257.96 dollars the prior year, a gain of 69,621.28 dollars. Postmaster Walter L. York predicts surpassing one million dollars in the current year and notes plans for a West End branch pending congressional funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Walter L. York
York
West End
Post Office Department
Washington
Congress
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High Point Enterprise
Bill Jackson
Crown
Route 5
Sam Garwood Jr
Whisnant
James A. Isley
Boulevard
Isley
Franklin Street
Voorhees and Everhart
S. Main Street
Wrenn Street
Furniture Center Showroom
LeRoy Briggs and Son
S. Hamilton
S. Hamilton Street
Commerce
Green Streets
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
City Lake
Ernie
Richard Nixon
Southside
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