Southern Furniture Producers Eye Winter Market Hopes
Southern furniture makers, buoyed by Chicago and November reports, anticipate a strong High Point market opening January 17. Officials forecast a 5 to 7 percent gain over 1954 as new lines debut and prices shift, with Bassett and Drexel among firms adjusting strategy. The Armstrong Cork Floor Division expands space in the Southern Exposition Building.
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High Point
Leo Heer
Southern Exposition
Chicago Mart
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Joe A. Huffman
Drexel Furture Company
Huffman
Drexel
Bassett Industries
Ten Story Annex Leases Near Completion
Space in the new 10 Story annex was nearly fully leased before completion late last year with firms taking the top total of 6 379 square feet. Old customers likely moved from cramped spaces in the old building to the larger areas.
New All-Time Registration Total Seen Possible This Month
It is not unlikely that a new all-time registration record, beating the top total of 6,79, may be in the works this month. Much will depend on registration in the first two days.
Dixon Yates Move Ahead on Controversial Power Project
Dixon and Yates press ahead with a private power venture tied to the Dixon Yates contract. They argue the plan pits private capital against tax subsidized power as Capitol Hill debates the 200,000 kilowatt plant for AEC fed into TVA lines to meet Memphis area needs.
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Edgar H. Dixon
Eugene A. Yates
14Th Congress
Yates
Capitol Hill
Dixon-Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis
Congress
TVA
Budget Bureau
Eisenhower
Ee Ac —Ty Holding
AEC Couch
Dixon
Middle South Utilities
AEC
Physicians and industrialists to meet at UNC for health seminar
Doctors and industrial leaders from North Carolina and nearby states will gather at the University of North Carolina January 13 to 16 for a seminar on industrial health. The event aims to align management and medical practice, focusing on preventive medicine and the new federal tax benefits related to fringe health benefits.
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W. S. Ward
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Atlanta
W. P. Richardson
UNQ
Medical School
William N. Hilliard
Harry L. Johnson
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
University School of Medicine
Taparaity
Oe Maces
Occupational Health Committee
The
State Medical Society
North Carolina Medical Foundation
Charles Wade
Sonnel
R. J. Neves
Tobacco Co
Winston - Salem
W. J. Seymour
Boston
Charles Kluss
Edwin Shield Hewitt and Associates
Chicago
al Wilson
Keiffer Davis
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesvile
Okla
Logan T. Robertson
Asheville
Carl Peterson
Council On Occupational
American Medical Association
Joe M. Bosworth
Liberty Mutual Insuranc Co
Norman Boyer
Ecusta Paper Co
Pisgah Fuest
Walter D. Woodward
American Cyanamid Co
New York
Richardson
A. T. Miller
R. Beverly Raney
A. Price Heusner
Deborah C. Leary
Kerr L. White
Hubert C. Patterson
M. 8. Breckenridge
School of Law
Charles Warren
N. C
High Point Station Among Top Rated for Cleanliness
The State Utilities Commission awarded 29 of 43 stations a perfect cleanliness rating, highlighting High Point's Southern Railway station as one of the top performers in the survey last month.
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High Point
Southern Railway
State Utilities Commission
Market Rebounds After Sharp Midweek Selloff
New York reports a strong week end as the big bull market recovers from heavy selling. The market retraced about 40 percent of its two day losses and sits near levels seen two weeks ago.
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New York
Eckardt Nominated U N Observer
Bonn reports Felix von Elkeens a federal press chief is nominated West Germany s observer to the United Nations. The move follows his role with the German consulate general staff in New York and his background as a journalist and script writer. He is 51 and has headed the Federal Press Office since February 1.
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Bonn
Germany
Felix von Elkeens
U.N
West Germany
New York
Eckardt
Montana Capitol valued at 192000 in first official assessment
Helena Mont assessment records place the Capitol building as the state’s most valuable real estate with its covered dome valued at 192000 in the first official appraisal since 1889.
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Capitol
Helena
Mont
Wachovia Resources Sets Record in 1954 Year End Report
Wachovia Resources reached a record level with 400,376,650.92 in resources, 364,032,961.55 in reports, and 163,055,332.05 in loans according to vice president Bland W. Worley. He cites growth from 65 million to over 400 million in resources and deposits from 60 to 364 million, positioning the bank 64th in deposits among the nation’s 14,000 commercial banks. The bank plans to expand service to High Point and the Carolinas in 1955.
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Enco
Bland W. Worley
Wachovia
Worley
Community gives $10 toward new building at ground breaking
During the groundbreaking ceremony in Chattanooga a woman from the Ladies group stepped forward and presented officials ten dollars to help cover the cost of the new home addition. The gesture impressed the assembled crowd and officials.
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