Cole denies disagreement in stepping down from publicity post
William G. Cole of Whiteville a Pulitzer prize winner and former publicity director for the brewing industry says no dispute prompted his resignation. Ray C. Galloway state Brewers Foundation director notes Cole left the post but will stay on payroll until Feb 1 with no successor named. Cole in Duke Hospital released a statement denying any disagreement and praising the group he worked for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
William G. Cole
Whiteville
Ray C. Galloway
U.S. Brewers Foundation
Cole
Galloway
Duke Hospital
Rep. George Uzzell Seeks Another Term in 1959
Salisbury North Carolina Rep George Uzzell oldest current member of the General Assembly plans to run again in the May Democratic primary He has represented Rowan County in 12 – year terms and chairs a committee to redraft House rules plus serves on a study group for state government reorganization Both committees will report to the 1959 session Uzzell had said he would not return but now expects an important session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
N.C
George Uzzell
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Uzzell
Rowan County
Rowan
Greensboro Publisher's Wife Dies at 74
Mrs. Edwin Bedford Jeffress, 74, wife of the Greensboro News Co. publisher, died in Wesley Long Hospital after a lengthy illness. Graveside services were set for 11 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Born in Augusta, Ga., she grew up in Morganton and attended North Carolina Normal Industrial College, now UNC Woman's College. Survived by husband, three daughters Mrs. W. S. Barney Jr., Mrs. A. B. McLean, Mrs. Bruce O. Jolly. two sons C. O. Jeffress and Rev. E. B. Jeffress Jr., all of Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Edwin Bedford Jeffress
Greensboro News Co
Wesley Long Hospital
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Jeffress
Augusta
Lawrence Augustus
Rebecca Bond Adams
Morganton
North Carolina Normal Industrial College
Woman's College University of North Carolina
W. S. Barney Jr
A. B. McLean
Bruce O. Jolly
Washington
C. O. Jeffress
E. B. Jeffress Jr
Ten Speakers to Address Durham Lawyers Institute
About 75 to 100 practicing attorneys from across North Carolina are expected to attend a two day institute in Durham February 7 and 8. The event is sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association committees and runs with Duke Wake Forest and UNC law schools. Leader speakers include John C Payne of Alabama with other notable attorneys and professors from Charlotte Albemarle Raleigh Greensboro Wake Forest Duke and UNC.
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Durham
North Carolina Bar Assn
Duke
Wake Forest
University of North Carolina
John C. Payne
University of Alabama
James O. Moore
Charlotte
Samuel Behrends Jr
Albemarle
Thomas F. Adams
Howard E. Manning
Marshall B. Hartsfield
Raleigh
William J. Adams Jr
G. Neil Daniels
Greensboro
James A. Webster
W. Bryan Bolich
Sheriff Belvin To Retire At Eighty In December
E G Belvin longtime Durham County sheriff will turn 80 on May 10 and plans to retire when his term ends in December. He has spent 53 years in law enforcement starting as a Durham policeman in 1905 and serving as sheriff since 1930 after John F Harward. He says he has never taken a vacation.
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Purham
E. G. Belvin
Belvin
Durham
Sheriff's
Sheriff's Star
John F. Harward
SPA Sends Man To Washington
The State Ports Authority will send Collier Cobb Jr. of Chapel Hill to Washington for a congressional hearing on the sale of four reserve shipyards including Wilmington. The SPA also awarded a low bid of 355,195 from R. N. Rouse and Co. of Goldsboro for a warehouse at Morehead City port.
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Morehead City
N.C
The
State Ports Authority
Washington
Maritime Administration
Wilmington
Collier “Cobb
Greyhound Plans Appeal Over Charlotte Ticket Sales Ruling
An Atlantic Greyhound Corp. attorney in Raleigh said the company will appeal the State Utilities Commission order barring selling tickets outside Union Bus Station in Charlotte. The commission found selling tickets elsewhere violated its rules and regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
State Utilities Commission
Charlotte
Union Bus Station
R. C. Howison Jr
Greyhound
Union Bus
Commission
Selma Attracts Major Electronics Plant by General Manufacturing
Selma North Carolina officials announce a 500000 dollar industry to locate in town employing 150 to 200 people. The plant will produce precision electrical and electronic equipment run by General Manufacturing Co Inc a Tar Heel corporation with a 500000 dollar payroll annually. A modern building costing about 250000 dollars will be built by Selma Smithfield Industrial Development Co Inc to house operations slated to begin around May 1.
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Selma
N. C
General Manufacturing Co., Inc
Tar
Selma-Smithfield Industrial Development Co., Inc
Bank President is Elected
Edwin Duncan of Sparta has been elected president of the Northwestern Bank of North Wilkesboro succeeding the late Dr. B. B. Dougherty founder of Appalachian State Teachers College. Duncan, a former state senator, has been executive vice president since 1937 and was previously cashier of the Bank of Sparta. The Northwestern Bank operates 23 offices in Western and Northwestern North Carolina.
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Winston
Bank of Sparta
Northwestern Bank
North Carolina
Auto Theft Hearing Set for Charlotte Man Sanders
A preliminary hearing on attempted auto theft charges was scheduled in Charlotte for Eugene Kendall Sanders. Police say Sanders, sought in multiple South and North Carolina cities on bad check charges, was arrested yesterday and bail set at $1,000.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Eugene Kendall Sanders
Sanders
Rock Hill
Chester
York
Columbia
South Carolina
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Salisey
Concord
North Carolina
Judge Parker First To File In Raleigh May Primary
Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Parker of Windsor became the first Democratic candidate to file for the May 31 primary with the State Board of Elections. A $120 filing fee was received by executive secretary Raymond C. Maxwell. Parker’s term ends December 31.
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Raleigh
Superior Court
Joseph W. Parker
Windsor
State Board of Elections
Judge Parker
Raymond C. Maxwell
Parker
Liberty Ship Damage Case Is Heard by 3 Federal Judges
Three federal judges hear a case over seven Liberty ships awarded to Nationalist China whose crews defected to the Red China mainland. The Fourth Circuit hears the appeal from Baltimore district court, with insurers National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh also involved. The U.S. government, mortgages, Republic of China, and China Merchants Steam Navigation Co. are named.
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Charlotte
China
Red China
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Baltimore
National Union Fire Insurance Co
Pittsburgh
U.S
Republic of China
China Merchants Steam Navigation Co
Maryland
Hertford County
U.S. Supreme Court
John J. Parker
West Virginia
Milton Alfred Gilmore
Gilmore
Canada
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Guardian Life Insurance Co
Federal District Court
Fairmont
W.va
Charges Expected In Slaying Of Elderly Burke County Farmer
Sheriff Ray A. Sigmon said charges likely would be filed today in the robbery slaying of William Washington Burgess, 73, a Burke County farmer. Den nis Garner, 16, of Glendale South Carolina signed a statement implicating himself. Burgess was killed by a shotgun blast. money and Burgess’ truck were missing. Garner and 14 year old Ray Curtis were found with a pistol, bus tickets, and about $130 in Boone near Blowing Rock after their escape from a South Carolina juvenile facility.
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Morganton
N.C
Ray A. Sigmon
Sigmon
Dennis Garner
Glendale
S.C
B. T. Falls Jr
Shelby
William Washington Burgess
Burke County
Sigman
Fioron
Burgess
Garner
Blowing Rock
Ray Curtis
Chesterfield
Boone
Florida
Conservation Supervisors End Meeting in Winston-Salem
The North Carolina Assn of Soil Conservation District Supervisors wraps a two day convention in Winston Salem with Neil M Craig of Mecklenburg County elected president. New officers include Charles Davis first vice president Andy Nesbitt second vice president R E Neeley secretary Garland Strickland treasurer and D Grady Wilson chaplain. Lower Cape Fear Soil Conservation District wins top award with Goodyear and Power and Light sponsorship. Individual and district awards announced for multiple districts and counties. Roy Battles of Washington DC National Grange official speaks at banquet.
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Winston - Salem
North Carolina Assn. of
Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Neil M. Craig
Mecklenburg County
Craig
Brady L. Angell
Children’s Home Farm
Forsyth County
Charles Davis
Jones County
Andy Nesbitt
Buncombe County
R. E. Neeley
Hoke County
Garland Strickland
Nash County
D. Grady Wilson
Davidson County
Lower Cape Fear
Twinrod
Kershaw
S.C
Thomas H. Bonham
R. Lee Fordham
James B. Stamey
Yancey County
W. H.thorne
Orange County
John M. Catoe
Roy Battles
Washington, D. C
Grange
Parolee Cleared by Lie Detector in Teen Death Case
Newton NC police report no charges will be filed against paroled convict Bevis Huss after a lie detector test linked to the death of his pregnant 17 year old girlfriend Miss Hefner. The State Paroles Board upheld parole revocation for Huss for outside county visits and association with former inmates.
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Newton
N.C
State Paroles Board
Bevis Huss
Huss
Lincoln County
Wade Davis
Raleigh
Lake Hickory
Miss Hefner
Maiden
Technicians Often Best U.S. Ambassadors In Asia
The ICA says American technicians help regional economies and diplomacy in Indonesia, Thailand, Indochina, Korea, Japan, and elsewhere. Officials cite skilled personnel needs, limited third-country aid, and aim to place more specialists despite a 1959 funding cut and regional demand for U.S. expertise.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
United States
James Baird
International Cooperation Administration
ICA
Washington
Iran
Japan
Asia
U. S
India
Ing
Thomas Naughton
Indochina
South Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
South Korea
New State Building Code Ready
The 1958 State Building Code Council has completed work and will print by March 1. Amendments include allowing more laminated wood for larger buildings, bleacher seating for indoor assemblies, and an administration and procedure section. A proposed amendment to convert existing two story frame buildings into convalescent homes was rejected.
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Raleigh
State Building Code Council
E. C. Brooks Jr
Durham
S. J. Nicholson
Nicholson
of Public Welfare
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
State Assn. of
State Department of Insurance
Iipe Memgpe
Doan's Offer for Bladder Discomfort Relief
An ad promotes Doan's for daytime bladder discomfort and restless nights caused by mild bladder issues. It claims easy relief from backache, headache, and general unease, urging readers to get Doan's today and save money on a pad-sized supply.
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YMCA
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N. Main ST
By William L. Ryan
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Green Mountain
George P. Clark
N. Main &T
Steve Allen
Ayds
Mann Drug CO
L. T. Mitchell
North Main St
Ationwide Lift Insurance Company
Vom Orrmee
Comme OO
Guilford County
City of
High Point
Tate
H. A. Wood
High Point Township
W. F. Hester
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