Williams Named High Point College Bursar and Leader
Arthur B Williams, a High Point College alumnus and Navy veteran, became bursar in 1951 and now serves as business manager guiding campus growth. He oversees physical plant, purchasing, bookstore, cafeteria, student accounts, and loans while aiding a 10 year growth plan and a Southern Association self study. Williams drives construction of a new men’s dormitory and participates in multiple college committees. He and his wife enjoy theatre trips, home renovation, and church involvement as he remains devoted to the college. He was born September 30 1924 and grew up in Archdale to Alexander E and Hazel T Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Short
High Point College
Arthur B. Williams
Williams
Wendell M. Patton
Lawson Allen
Jesse Taylor
Harold Conrad
Wesley W. Gaynor
E. College Drive
Board of Trustees
University of Kentucky
Florida State
Methodist Board of Education
Nashville, Tenn
First Methodist Church
Montlieu Ave
Alexander E
Hazel T. Williams
Archdale
Randolph
Trinity
Bruce Craven Cup
Archdale Methodist Church
Prospective candidate declares stance on liquor
A letter from a would‑be candidate outlines a dual view of liquor. He condemns the “devil's brew” as a social evil while praising alcoholic beverages as social glue and a source of tax revenue, urging a bold, uncompromising stance.
Glow of the Crescent Report Urges Regional Planning
The Piedmont Crescent spanning Raleigh to Greenville-SC, 19 cities and 16 counties, shows high wealth and fast growth but faces planning gaps and race-based shifts. The Ford Foundation funded the six year study by 12 authors warning against belts of development and urging Crescent-wide cooperation.
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Ford Foundation
Piedmont Crescent
North
South Carolina
Raleigh
Greenville
S. C
Carolinas
South
Two
the Crescent
Stuart Chapin
Piedmont
Crescent
High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Thomasville
Jamestown
Pups Left Without Mother In Thomasville Scene
Five orphan pups in Thomasville trace their mother Princess who died after an accident. Sheriff Homer Lee Cox continues to investigate Willie Wardlaw’s Christmas Day death, with his HQ at the Thomasville sheriff’s office and the dead man’s car in view. Arch ie Hardy outlines city recreation programs boasting numerous youth teams, adult leagues, dance, and arts classes led by recreation director Archie Hardy and assistant Joel Honeycutt.
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Thomasville
Homer Lee Cox
Willie Wardlaw
Wardlaw
Archie Hardy
Joel Honeycutt
John Spivey
Forester Spivey
Forestry
First Class Ride By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Column reviews economic troubles and tax policy, contrasts U.S. deficits and proposed tax cuts with growth, notes European competition and Common Market gains, and recalls a personal memory of a railroad friend from Danville Virginia.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Buffalo
Big Rock Candy Mountains
Niagara River
Quotes spark debate at Geneva disarmament talks
British minister Joseph Godber defends a label as Western capitalist while noting a Red Square jab. Actor Alec Guinness criticizes acting as juvenile, hinting at maturer judgment in public life.
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Mr. Zorin
Red Square
Joseph Godber
High Point Good Samaritans Aid Maryland Family
A Maryland family stranded near High Point on a sleety Christmas Eve found shelter and hospitality with a local couple. The hosts warmed them, fed them, and provided beds for the children, who slept as the parents recovered before continuing their journey.
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Southern Association of Colleges and Universities
New York
Time and Energy
HPC
Republic
Washington
Frederic N. Cleaveland
Robert
Jordan
Europe
United States
Happy Isles
FDR
U. S
Monk Clark
Enterprise
Paris
Bagdad
Danville
Virginia
Monk” Clark
Spencer
Monroe
Dundee
Brick” Clark
Westinghouse
Saunders
Owens, Brown
Et al
Julian C
Franklin
Alec Guiness
Maryland
Ed Kissiah
Old North State
Willard Kimbey
Guilford
Kimrey
Braxton
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