Central High honors wave at All State choirs and band
Central High seniors face college decisions as college board scores arrive. Fourteen orchestra members and seven band members from Central earned All-State honors for 1968 in North Carolina with events scheduled in Charlotte and Chapel Hill. J. A. Barneycastle won a World Peace Gold Key in the United Nations speech contest. Junior Civinettes earned December Club of the Month for community drives and projects. Carole Norman and Frank Fairchild named Sub-junior and Junior Rotarians of January. Central High adds a new swimming program with Dick Fadgen as coach and first meet against Page High School in Greensboro.
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High Point
Central
Charlotte's
Myers Park High School
Susanna Bell
Carita Melnikov
Carole Norman
Betsey Price
Sharon Surret
Peter Bellinger
Larry Culler
Bob Cummings
Desi Fowler
Wray Hodgin
Philip Jones
Brantley Kearns
Ae Whitfield
Dan Whity
J. A. Barneycastle
United Nations
J. A
Ruth Goodman
Judy Christensen
Gail Leonard
Frank Fairchild
BISON
Dick Fadgen
Page High School
Greensboro
Moonshine War Rages in Yukon West Virginia
In Yukon West Virginia the federal fight against moonshining continues with moonshiner Jack L. Shiner revealing he produced over 50 000 gallons of illegal whisky in 20 years earning an estimated 500 000 in unpaid taxes He describes undercover revenuers and tougher detection as driving the trade toward a battle of wits rather than crime
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Yukon
W. Va
Virginia- West Virginia
Federal
Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Division
Jack L. Shiner
Atlanta
Shiner
Noted Moonshiner Faces Watchful Eyes Across Highlands
The piece profiles mountain liquor maker Shiner blamed for more illegal whisky than nearby moonshiners. It notes the Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division fights a $100 million tax drain, with dozens of agents injured or killed in years of raids. It cites 94 percent of stills in 14 Southern states and mentions large operations in the New York area.
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Shiner
Virginia-West Virginia
South
Carolinas
Tennessee
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Federal Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Division
Southern
Just Another Job Retired Agent Says Just Another Job
J R Brandon describes 34 years as a revenuer in North Carolina. He recalls pro hibition era start in 1928 and major moonshine seizures in Wilkes County with planes and raids. He says moonshining has shifted east to Johnston and Harnett counties and dismisses danger as part of a routine career.
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Perry Young
Durham
N. C
J. R. Brandon
Brandon
Temperance Leaguers
Alcohol
Tobacco Tax Division
U. S. Treasury Department
Wilkes County
Asheville
Wilkes
United States
Charlotte
Johnston
Harnett
Dad
Chapel Hill
Fayetteville
Hoffmans’ World Voyage Highlights Holy Land and Hong Kong
The diary notes their visit to Cana, Mt. Tabor, and the Sea of Galilee with stops at the Church of the Fishes and a carpenter’s shop. They then toured Naples cameo making, Hong Kong harbor, and celebrated Joe’s birthday and their seventh wedding anniversary aboard ship.
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Hotel Galilee
Joseph
Jesus
Lake Galilee
Cana of Galilee
Mt. Tabor
Lake of Galilee
Jordan
Naples
Italy
India
Singapore
Joe
Hong Kong
Manila
South China Sea
Hoffmans
Cuba
South America
Bahamas
Europe
UNC Group To Appear On Program
University of North Carolina Professor Walter S. Spearman and six journalism students will be featured on ABC stations nationwide in Meet the Professor. WUNC TV will air the segment at 1 30 p m on January 20. The group critiques The Affair based on C P Snow, taped in New York on December 6. The students are from Journalism 60 and hail from Gastonia Illinois Ohio Georgia and Mississippi.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Walter S. Spearman
ABC
Wunc-Tv
Channel 4
Spearman
C. P. Snow
ABC Television News
New York City
Bob Alridge
Gastonia
Terry Bond
Batavia
Ill
John Dunne
Brecksville
Ohio
Paul Houston
John Medlin
Rome
Linda Griffith
Columbia
Miss
Abc-Tv
Assn. For Higher Education
National Educational Assn
William Penn Notebook Highlights School Activities
The article outlines student organization events at William Penn including the Patrol sqund meeting and 1962 duties review, a poster contest for a clean-up campaign, and a Charm clinic planned for February. Drama groups rehearse Elizabeth and Raisin in the Sun for the Greensboro festival and spring production. Penn’s Tigers beat Second Ward 66 60 in Charlotte. PTA plans a Monday meeting on teen behavior topics.
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Elizabeth
Greensboro
Penn
Tigers
Second Ward
Charlotte
PTA
Thomasville High sports and events wrap up exams
Exams end at TSHS as students unwind for break. Bulldogs eye a strong season after a conference win over Asheboro, with girls seeking more victories. Wrestling slated to face Madison Mayodan, and Tri-Hi-Y aids in March of Dimes. Annual school auction Tuesday features lost and found items, with a prized trophy-chasing bid between seniors and sophomores.
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Thomasville High
Asheboro
Comets
Bulldogs
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Henry Malone
Dan Whitley
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Faye Setzer
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Night Watchman
Sunset Hills Nursing Home
Nigeria
American Friends Society
Revenooers
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West Virginia
Virginia - West Virginia
Bundy Road
High Point City Lake
Braxton Younts
UNC
William Penn
Josephine Payne
Patrol
William Penn Thespians
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High Corner
TSHS
George Washington
Concord
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