Way Cleared For Improvements To William Penn Building
Clear fee simple title to the William Penn property enables planned improvements to the high school facilities. W A Tomlinson and Grover Jones negotiated the title. with this, bids can be advertised by April. The school has long tied to a Negro high school established via a Friends Church charter, with prior deed conditions linking what happens to the property to education for Black students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
W. A. Tomlinson
Grover Jones
Charles F. Carroll
William Penn High School For
New York Yearly Meeting of
The
Religious Society of Friends
High Point Normal and Industrial Institute
City of
High Point
Board of School Commissioners
North Carolina
Board of Home Missions
Richmond
Indiana
Harry Bell Named SA Board Head
Harry Bell of AdamsMillis corporation is named president of the Salvation Army advisory board for 1950. He succeeds R H Smith. Other officers for one year are Griffith Miles vice president H M White secretary and Charles S McKenzie treasurer. Seven new three year members include Dr George W Wood Vernon Idol Pat Patterson J W Morgan J E Horney Gary Davis and Shore Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bell
Adams-Millis Corporation
Salvation Army
Olvy Sheppard
Bell
R. H. Smith
Griffith Miles
H. M. White
Charles S. McKenzie
George W. Wood
Vernon Idol
Pat Patterson
J. W. Morgan
J. E. Horney
Gary Davis
Shore Neal
Dave Yow
Walter Huber
Dave Neill
T. Linwood Smith
Clarence Lambeth
J. van Loan
Frank Lambeth
Capt
Sheppard
The
Red Shield Boys Club
Club
Orkin Exterminating Manager Leaves for Atlanta Conference
Boody Sherrill of Orkin Exterminating Company departs for Atlanta to attend the annual Orkin conference on pest and termite control. Over 200 branch managers and supervisors from 146 offices in 20 states will meet January 9 for a three day session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boody Sherrill
Orkin Exterminating Company
Washington St
Atlanta
Orkin Company
College Foundation Director To Speak At High Point College
Dr. B. Joseph Martin director of the Methodist College Foundation of North Carolina will deliver the commencement address at High Point College on January 25 1950 His topic will be What I Owe America He was born in 1906 in Houma Louisiana son of a Methodist minister and held degrees from Pasadena College University of California He has taught and served in ministry at Pasadena College Asbury Theological Seminary Cincinnati Reseda Taft and other posts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Joseph Martin
Methodist College Foundation of North Carolina Inc
High Point College
America
Dr. Martin
Houma
Louisiana
Pasadena College
Local College Honors Robert Thornton With Quick Graduation
Robert Durward Thornton will graduate from High Point College with a BS in Business Administration and honors on January 25. Born in Burlington, he moved through Leaksville and Reidsville, served in the Navy aboard USS Wisconsin, and completed four years of study in two and a half. He intends to pursue sales work and remains active in literature, music, golf, and tennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Robert Durward Thornton
Thornton
Washington, D. C
Jacksonville
Florida
Navy
Wisconsin
Panama Canal Zone
Cuba
Naval Communications
B.frank Thornton
Reidsville
J. W. Dillon
Hamilton Street
Leaksville
Jaycee Week Observed With Banquet And Award
Final plans for Junior Chamber of Commerce week run January 14 to 21 are announced by Jaycee president Jim Clontz. A Bosses Night banquet at Emerywood Country Club on January 20 will cap activities and feature a Distinguished Service Award to a young High Point man aged 21 to 35 for outstanding community service.
League Fails To Gain Beer And Wine Referendum
In Greensboro, the Allied Church League and the county elections board found petitions fell short by 789 signature quotas needed to trigger a vote on beer and wine. Only 4,427 of 7,515 names were registered voters, below the 5,216 required. No referendum will be held before May. a second bid may wait until spring registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Greensboro
Allied Church League
County Elections Board
League
Byron Haworth
High Point Allied Church League
Haworth
Elections Board
Meetin
Carroll Announces Two Day APSS Regional Meeting Agenda
Superintendent Charles F. Carroll hosts the Southeast APSS regional gathering with events starting tonight at 6 PM at the Sheraton. The agenda covers morning sessions at the Administration Building on English Street with Dr. Mort and Dr. Beach talks, delegate reports, and a 4:30 PM Tuesday adjournment. Delegates from eight Southern states will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Public School Systems
Charles F. Carroll
Southeast
Sheraton Hotel
English Street
Paul Mort
Associated Public Seheos Systems
Norton Beach
APSS
Sheraton
Mort
Carroll
Body Found Of Danville Youth In India Flight Death
The bed of C S Adams Jr, nephew of L C Furgurson of Greensboro News, was found in northern India. He died during world war II while flying over the hump from Calcutta to Chungking. His mother and sister were relatives, and his father lives in Danville. Burial set for Friday in Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C
Jack) Furgurson
Greensbo News
Lindsay Street
C. S. Adams, Jr
Danville
India
Air Corps
Calcutta
Chungking
China
Mr. Furgurson
C. S. Furgurson
Second Session Of Workshop Opens Here Thursday Night
An expanded eight week winter session of the High Point Workshop begins Thursday night at 7:30 with registration January 12 at the Junior high school. New courses include fashion drawing ceramics sign painting square dancing and an advanced oil painting course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
James Boyd
King-Smith Studio of
W. C. Linthicum
Franklin Carpenter
Arthur Paschal
High Point College
James T. Warren
American Academy of Dramatic Art
New York City
Max Rogers
Duke University
Art Students’ League of New York City
Worshop
Botton
Ted Hodge
Also Mentioned on This Page
SA Board
College Foundation
Robert Thornton
Wilbur
Ber
Leroy Briggs, Jr
Greensboro College
James Lerch
Winston-Salem
City Symphony
Carl Cronstedt
City Schools
Sidney Gayle
Louis F. Voorsees
D. A. Rawley
Meredith College
Mary Martin
Robert Cottam, Jr
Helen Thomas
Sara Coe Hunsucker
Jean Hardin
William Macon
Nancy Bennett
Brant Snavely
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