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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1955
Page
25
A reader questionnaire prints varied opinions on women's habits. Responses touch on wardrobe envy, lateness, driving, and general affection for women as customers, with a mix of humor and light critique in a conversational tone.
An Enterprise survey finds many residents still write the wrong year on checks and receipts in January 1955. Banks report about 20 percent persist with 1954 dates, while some even predate to December 1955. City Hall notes forgetfulness leads to unsigned checks and misdirected payments, and clerks warn against erasures.
Burley city inspector Forrest Cates voices plans for strict enforcement on substandard housing and a special board of fearless members to hear appeals. Officials clash over right of way for a new street and a plant, while City Manager T E Hinson secures a railroad bridge over Highland Ave. The Enterprise notes weather quips, a traffic clerk need, and a polio drive donation from a frugal elderly couple.
HPC Homecoming Day at Pong Point College is planned for next Saturday. Alumni will tour new buildings and meet old friends with a 1 PM Alumni Association luncheon, 2:30 PM dramatics in Memorial Auditorium, two one act plays, and a 4 PM open house with President Cooke followed by a barbecue. The evening features the HPC Appalachian basketball game at 8 PM with tickets one dollar. A Greensboro area HPC alumni dinner is set for 6:15 PM at Mayfair Cafeteria with Dean Allred speaking.
Thomasville January 8 three year renovation at Mills Home will culminate May 7 with five new buildings and a swimming pool dedicated. General Superintendent W C Reed announced the date set by the board. The Robert M Idol bequest funded most construction including a big shop and a church. Other facilities include the I G Greer Recreation Center and the Little Cottage for girls. The pool, funded by J E and T H Broyhill, will be ready for the ceremony. Reed said a trustees committee will run the program. thousands are expected to attend with tours of the campus. The date falls before Mothers Day and ahead of the Southern Baptist Convention in Miami.
North Carolina lawmakers Kirkman and Haworth praised Gov Hodges budget plan and advisory proposals for state finances and school segregation. They support tax changes to close a 52 million revenue gap and favor local control over school enrollment with a statewide advisory commission to study segregation. Both will return to Raleigh for the Assembly’s second week.
The High Point Public Library shows a six month average monthly circulation of 10,094 in late 1954 up from 1953. Total loans for the period reach 60,560 with 1,621 new borrowers. New items include 72 phonograph records and 10 films. Circulation at the Negro library falls to 6,485 in late 1954.
Thomasville engineers plan a temporary dam on a 40 acre plot near Pilot offered by Ed Link to store drought water. A 50 000 gallon daily spring will aerate the basin though the flow is small against the citys million plus daily use. If approved work to clear debris and build dam could start in February.
Judge Walter E Crissman the new district court judge in the 12th Judicial District was honored at a testimonial dinner by the High Point bar at Emerywood Country Club. Speakers praised his service to church, community, and state and pledged support for his eight year tenure.
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