City seeks state aid for widening Main Street and Ward Street link
City officials propose three major street projects with state involvement including widening S Main Street from Russell to city limits and N Main Street from Montlieu to the limits, plus extending Ward Street to connect with Kearns Street. The plan also calls for widening W Green Street amid current work on its extension from Ward Street to the superhighway. A $6.5 million sewer and street bond issue funds the projects, with a half million allocated for street work. a Seventh Highway Division meeting at city hall was planned with state and local officials attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Green Street
T. E. Hinson
W. Green
Ward Street
Hinson
S. Main Street
Russell
N. Main Street
Montlieu Avenue
Kearns Street
Radi Boe Bawong
Highland Avenue
Elm
Morris Street
nSee
Seventh Highway Division
City Hall
Orange
Guilford
Rockingham
Paul L. Welch
Layton H. Gunter
Graham
W. W. White
Greensboro
United Fund Schedules Annual Meet
The United Fund will hold its annual meeting Thursday at 5 30 p m at the YMCA. Any contributor may vote for board members. Jim Smith executive director says the meeting is strictly business with reports from the nominating committee and president James Millis. The newly formed board will elect officers afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
YMCA
Jim Smith
James Millis
Clerk’s Illness Breaks Long Service at Municipal Court
Marvin W. Nash, veteran Municipal Court clerk since July 1943, missed presiding at the first jury term of the year yesterday due to illness. Officials said he has been confined to home for several days, but he is improved and expected back soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin W. Nash
Nash
Colder Weather Expected Friday Forecast For Area
Local forecasters expect milder today with most of the five day outlook averaging 3 to 5 degrees below normal. Friday night colder air arrives while High Point and nearby areas see higher temperatures through Thursday. Today’s high around 54 and low 42. tomorrow’s high near 50. last night’s low 30. Occasional rain tonight and Thursday. Friday generally fair. warming trend due Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Post Office Reports Growth in Local Receipts
Postmaster Walter York announced a strong local postal business trend. Receipts for the last quarter of 1957 rose to 263 132 dollars, up 6.58 percent from 242 335 dollars in the prior year. For the 28 days ending Jan 10, receipts totaled 76 718.89 dollars, up 2 159.89 from the previous year, signaling a six to seven percent gain overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter York
York
One Jury Case in Municipal Court Session Reaches Trial
This week’s Municipal Court session ended early with 12 uncontested divorces granted on two years’ separation grounds. Of 54 scheduled jury trials, only one proceeded, William H. Winchester of Reed Street being found guilty of drunken driving and given four months on roads, suspended on driving abstention for 12 months and a $125 fine plus costs. A co defendant, Odell Wall, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of exceeding a safe speed with a $15 fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Winchester
Reed Street
Winchester
Byron Haworth
Odell Wall
Harrison Street
Haworth
Wall
Merritt Watkins Cannon
John P. Cannon
Ronald K. Callicutt
Gilda B. Callicutt
Warren G. Cox
Essie Cox
Nancy Joanne Reese
Garland Clayton Reese
Joyce Davenport
Claude Davas
Charlie Haygood
Gene- Sheet
Faye McGlamery
Fred McGlamery
Lucille Flynt Andrews
Lawrence T. Andrews
P. J. Kuykendall
Carrie Kuykendall
Charles Owen Forbes Jr
Neva Clemmons Forbes
Kenneth E. Chapman
Mary Edna Bailey Chapman
Atlas Dewite Pinson
Mable L. Pinson
Nominations Approved By Civitan Club In High Point
Three High Point Civitan Club members were nominated at a meeting at Furniture City Restaurant. Bill Ervin for president elect Gerald Winfrey for secretary and Bill Sloan for director. Nominations approved under Reece Felts. Final fruit cake sale reports and accounts closure set for mid February. Appreciation voiced for Dr. Jack Hunt J. C. Ross and Freemen Hill who organized the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Civitan Club
Furniture City
Bill Ervin
Gerald Winfrey
Bill Sloan
Reece Felts
Jack Hunt
J. C. Ross
Freemen Hill
Hopewell 4-H Club Plans March Light Bulb Drive
The Hopewell 4-H Club met at Hopewell Methodist Church and agreed to a March fund‑raiser selling light bulbs. The group set a next meeting for February 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
Hopewell Methodist Church
State Service Bureau elects 1958 officers at Sheraton
The Family Service Bureau, a United Fund agency in High Point, elected its new board for 1958. Mrs. Arthur G. Corpening Jr. was named president, with Dr. G. Cary White as keynote speaker on coordinating community resources. The agency began charging a fee for service January 1 while remaining open to all residents and workers in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
Arthur G. Corpening
The
Family Service Bureau
Cary White
Bill Jackson
Sheraton Hotel
United Fund Agency
Arthur G. Corpening Jr
Robert Tunstall Jr
Wray Amos
Walter Comfort
Ralph Gurley
J. J. Patterson
Norman Silver
Edward K. Washington
Neal Austin
Harry Bell
S. E. Burford
Robert D. Davis
Jack Hunt
Veron W. Idol Jr
A. M. Rankin Jr
George Richman
Lloyd Thayer
Vernon von Drehle
Matt Wall
G. Cary White
Hollins ‘College
United Fund
High Point
Fred Swartzberg
George Clark
Andrew Corbitt
Harry Doctor
O. H. Leak
J. W. Snotherly
Harry D. Hawthorne
High Point Personnel Assn
Henry M. Brown
Major League Scout Tasks Explained to Optimist Club
Chicago baseball scout Byron Red Hayworth detailed the shift to a competitive big league market. He noted most aspiring players now hold college educations and that family background matters. High school and college coaches work with scouts, but much prospecting remains necessary. Henry Gallaher reported efforts to form an Optimist Club in Thomasville with membership inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Byron
Red” Hayworth
High Point Optimist Club
Hayworth
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Henry Gallaher
Thomasville
Scouters Plan Meet To Map Camporee
Howard Barrier and Bill Smith local scoutmasters will attend a Camporee planning meeting in Lexington tonight announced by B W Hackney Jr Uwharrie Scout Executive. Barrier and Smith will be joined by Bob Tye and an unnamed Troop 22 representative to discuss preliminary plans for the season’s first camporee April 18 20 and the competitive events planned for the camp-out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Barrier
Bill Smith
Lexington
B. W. Hackney Jr
Uwharrie
Toy. Barrier
Smith
Bob Tye
Hackney
First Official Hint Of Big Annexation Plans
Enterprise City officials, elated by acquiring a 356 acre Amos Ragan estate site for a new water reservoir at 125000, hint at rapid annexation Plans. They foresee aerial mapping, delayed dam construction, and possible 1959 General Assembly action to extend city limits. The land sale proceeds may offset costs through timber sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
City Hall
Amos Ragan
Deep River
Pat Brown
Jess Washburn
Robert Griffin
Ragan
City Lake
Hinson
Air Route Petition Seeks Great Lakes to Southeast Links
The Greensboro-High Point Airport Authority seeks to add an area to at least one Great Lakes to Southeast air route. The CAB examiner recommended extending Capital Airlines from to, Delta from Cincinnati to Detroit, and National from Atlanta to Chicago. The authority argues linking the industrial Piedmont region with the Great Lakes area and places Asheville below in priority due to larger populations and commerce.
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Caesar Cone
Greensboro - High Point
Cone
Great Lakes
Detroit
National Airlines
Atlanta
Chicago
Piedmont
Examiner
Asheville
Protest Over Proposed West High Point Subdivision
City planning and zoning commission will hold a new hearing on the Corbit estate subdivision in Florham Avenue Rotary Drive area. Seven residents opposed the platting citing backyards facing homes. they claim the land would be a public park, noting a park offer expired. Commission also approved final Malvern Hills subdivision plat off W Lexington Avenue extension for residential development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning and Zoning Commission
West High Point
Corbit
Florham Avenue
Margaret Hughey
Gordon Street
East Avenue
I Commission
Malvern Hills
Lexington Avenue
Minister Sails to Southern Baptist Conference in Nashville
W Edward Kissiah minister of education at Green Street Baptist Church departed by plane for Nashville Tennessee to attend the First Southwide Adult Conference sponsored by the Southern Baptist Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Edward Kissiah
Green Street Baptist Church
Nashville, Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
All-Loss Night for High Point Black Bison Fans
High Point High School suffered a basketball loss to Burlington ending an eight game win streak. Police issued 30 to 40 parking tickets as a near riot erupted after the game. About 100 students clashed near the gym doors. 18 year old John B. Grenshaw was arrested for assault and released after posting bond. A. Barnwell faced a separate arrest for a punch, with a gashed eyebrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
High Point Black Bison
Burlington
High Point
John B. Grenshaw
Young Grenshaw
E. W. Howell
A. Barnwell
Route 3
Barnwell
Grenshaw
Carson’s expansion plans update for 1958 growth
Carson C. Stout announces expansion of three Carson’s plants in High Point Inc and the Crestwood plant for 1958. Crestwood will gain 30 000 square feet at Linden and Ogden streets, joining a 22 000 square foot facility. expansions are also drafted for Plant No 1 on Prospect Street, the Dorris Street division, and the E Russell Street chair division to increase furniture production across living room, bedroom, and seating lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carsons of High Point Inc
Crestwood
Carson C. Stout
Carson's
Crestwood Furniture Co
Linden and
Ogden Streets
Prospect Street
Dorris Street
E. Rusell Street
Tomlinson Gets City Permit to Reroof Manufacturing Plant
City building inspector A. R. Strange issued four permits for repairs. Tomlinson of High Point received a permit to reroof its manufacturing plant on W. High Street at an estimated cost of 3600 dollars. Other permits covered residential repairs at 305 Centennial, 1120 Richland Ave, and 822 Hilltop St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Strange
Tomlinson
High Point
W. High Street
Centennial
Richland Ave
Hilltop St
C E U Backs Contest For Best Letters In Citizenship Drive
High Point youths may win cash prizes totaling 1000 and two trips to New York City in the seventh Christian Endeavor Citizenship contest. Divisions A and B set age limits, with a $200 top prize in each division and additional awards. Entries due Feb 3 to the Columbus Ohio office. local submission by Feb 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Area
New York City
Christian Endeavor
International Society of Christian Endeavor
North Carolina Christian Endeavor Union
New York
Columbus
Ohio
High Point
Elsie Mae Sink
Sink St
Miss Sink
Fuel Leak Ignites Garage Fire at 813 Tryon Street
Firemen responded to a garage fire caused by oil circulator leakage at 813 Tryon St. Fire damaged building and contents owned by Z. K. Luck. A false alarm at Marsh Armfield Co on Ward Street occurred when a carton toppled and activated the sprinkler system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tryon St
Z. K. Luck
Marsh-Armfield Co
Ward Street
Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran to Install Officers in 1958
The Brotherhood meets tonight at 6 30 in the Fellowship Hall. Women of the church will serve a supper before the installation of 1958 Brotherhood officers. A brief message will be delivered by Pastor Rev. Harry D. Hawthorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall
Brotherhood
Harry D. Hawthorne
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Civitan Club
Brown
Municipal Building Fund
High Point Enterprise
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Pete Jones
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Ferndale Drive
J. R. Teague
ASSN
Nana
Carson
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