Chamber Official Stresses Unity in New Leadership
Kent George Covington announced he will focus on committee work and assist in a wide range of activities as the new High Point Chamber of Commerce official. A Columbia native and former newspaperman, Hayden Covington has chaired Chamber efforts since 1960 and plans to evaluate area needs while maintaining momentum. He and his wife and three sons live on Circle Drive and he is active in Lutheran Church Kiwanis Mason and Red Cross work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent George Covington
Hayden
Covington
High Point
Circle Drive
Lutheran Church
Red Cross
Prayer for Today Lighten and Stand in Thy Love
A devotional fragment asking for daily guidance and strength. The speaker seeks light from the Lord to endure present darkness, asks for steadfast faith, and prays to pass today’s needs on to others with divine assurance.
Jail Break Attempt Charge Named in City Jail Conspiracy
James Everett Smith 22 of West Green Drive faces a conspiracy charge over an attempted jail break from the City County building jail. He was caught trying to pass a hack saw blade through a ventilation grate and was previously jailed on illegal possession of barbiturates and stimulants. Bond totals 300 on the earlier charge and 500 on the new one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Everett Smith
W. Green Drive
Larry Eugene Smith
James Smith
City County
Smith
Robert E. Cooke Sr
Martinsville
Wachovia Bank
Clarence Vernon Idol
Rt. 7
Greensboro
Delmar C. Inman
Sandy Ridge
Inman
High Point
Harold Lee Smith
Worth Street
Weather Forecast Holds Steady With Mild Temperatures
The forecast remains unchanged with nightly lows in the 30s and daytime highs in the 50s. It was expected to reach 57 degrees today.
High Point 1964 Building Boom Tops Nine Million
High Point 1964 total new construction nears ten million with 533 permits for new buildings valued at 9,789,442 and 1,613 permits for construction or repairs totaling 10,997,182. Manufacturing and commercial projects dominated with major additions and new plants including National Furniture Mart and Globe Furniture Colony unit.
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High Point
Ued
National Furniture Mart
Globe Furniture Co
Colony
Thayer - Coggin Co
New National Springs Co
New Anvil Brand Company
Mrs. McCall Heads Local Heart Association in High Point
Mrs. Robert D. McCall becomes president of the High Point division of the North Carolina and American Heart Association succeeding Richard Meisky. She chairs Heart Fund drives, leads the 1965 Hope for Hearts crusade, and serves on the NC Heart Assn board while active in church and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. McCall
High Point Heart Assn
North Carolina and American Heart Association
McCall
Richard D. Meisky
High Point
North Carolina Heart Assn
University F of North Carolina At Greensboro
High Point Junior Woman's I Club
Emerywood Baptist Church
Wachovia Passes Billion Dollar Mark In Resources
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. became the first bank in the southeastern United States to surpass one billion dollars in resources, reporting $1,080,890,431 as of Dec 31. President John F. Watlington Jr. cited record earnings and rising deposits, with 1964 loans and deposits increasing over 1963 levels.
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
United States
Wachovia
John F. Watlington Jr
E Fee
Iing
Watlington
Philadelphia
Dallas
North Carolina
Southeast
Jamestown Jaycees Donate Ping-Pong Tables To School
Jamestown Junior Chamber of Commerce led by Marlowe presents ping-pong tables to Jamestown High School. Tables will be in a well lit basement area for lunch hour use with possible intra mural tournament. The club also sponsors a Red Cross Bloodmobile visit at Jamestown Methodist Church Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Jamestown Jaycees
Jamestown
Ragsdale
Charping
Red Cross
Jamestown Methodist Church
Jamestown Junior Chamber of Commerce
le High School
Don Setliff
Deputy Register Sworn In Guilford County
Mrs. Shirley Linville was sworn in yesterday as deputy register of deeds for Guilford County. Her former position will be filled by Mrs. Sarah Smith, and Miss Patricia Baldwin will fill the position vacated by Mrs. Smith.
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Shirley Linville
Guilford County
Linville
Sarah Smith
Patricia Baldwin
Smith
Shotts Named Acting Head of AFSC Southeast Office
Claude Shotts of Chapel Hill has been appointed acting executive secretary of the South eastern Regional Office of the American Friends Service Committee in High Point. He has served as regional chairman for four years and has been a member of the region's executive committee since 1947. He previously directed AFSC camps for conscientious objectors and led postwar relief in Germany before YMCA work at UNC Chapel Hill.
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Claude Shotts
Chapel Hill
American Friends Service Committee
High Point
B. Tartt Bell
Shotts
AFSC
Tme
Germany
Berlin
YMCA
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Wilton E. Hartzler
Bell
Two Women Charged With Assault in Thomasville Court
Shelby Jean Gardner and Pat Gardner Harris, both of Williams Street, face multiple assault counts in Thomasville Recorder's Court with trial set for January 29. Gardner slaps three girls while Harris strikes Betty Nichols on Oak View Road, High Inother. A separate report notes a car hubcap theft at Thomasville Senior High School by Robert Stone of Haywood Street.
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Thomasville
Coroner closes case on fatal Highway 62 wreck
Greensboro county coroner Dr Allan Coggeshall ruled the death accidental after a wreck on North Carolina Highway 62 occurred about 2 15 am yesterday. The body, unidentifiable but linked to Mrs Eryn H Abernethy of Burlington by possessions found, was returned to Burlington.
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Allan Coggeshall
Greensboro
N. C. Highway 62
Eryn H. Abernethy
Burlington
Coggeshall
Travne
Neamine
Guilford
Civil Suit Against City Delayed Over Sewage Plant
Civil suit alleging contamination from High Point Eastside Sewage Disposal Plant has been postponed at the city defense request. J C Cummings and E O Cummings seek 75000 in damages for downstream odor and pollution from effluent foulings below the discharge point. A neighboring suit also exists but is not calendared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Superior Court
J. C. l and
E. O. Cummings
Deep River
Cummings
Memorial Service for H A Moffitt Held by AB Club
The High Point American Business Club held a memorial service for H A Moffitt at Marguerite's Restaurant during its regular meeting. Attendees included James Lovelace O Arthur Kirkman and Dr. Russell Montford of First Methodist Church. Moffitt was a former chapter president district governor and past national association president noted for dedication to boys activities and Life League formation. Guests included Pete Moffitt Glenn Morrison Sandy Irwin and Charles Boyles with Dick Owens welcomed as a new member.
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H. A
Chigger) Moffitt
High Point
American Business Club
Marguerite’s
James Lovelace
Arthur Kirkman
Russell Montford
First Methodist Church
Moffitt
Presidre National Association
Esay
Life League System
Pete Moffitt
Glenn Morrison
Sandy Irwin
Charles Boyles
Dick Owens
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Augustus H. Hayden
Elmer Horton
High Point Enterprise
Jack Allen
Faye Culler
Joe Gravel
The
College Village Merchants Assn
Allen
Mrs. Culler
College Village
Gravely
Mrs. McCall
Heart Assn
Robert McCall
Ralph Moran
Charles Eakes
le Student Council
Tom Charping
Jaycee Een
AB Club
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