One Market a Year Proposed for Southern Furniture
A Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association task force proposes one style introduction at one major market annually in the South. The plan aims to reduce market fragmentation, with High Point set to consider the measure February 16 and then forward it to the national Marketing Association. Industry leaders voice mixed but largely favorable views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
SFMA
High Point
Furniture Factories Marketing
Thomas B. Stanley Jr
Stanley Furniture Co
Stanleytown
South
Stanley
Kemp
Jack Campbell
Schoonbeck Co
Special Task Force
William E. Stevens Jr
Broyhill Furniture Industries
FFMAS
High Point morning edition report
The SunDay edition from January 16, 1972 highlights local news items from High Point. It covers city affairs, community notices, and brief sports results, reflecting the day’s regional happenings with concise summaries.
High Point Crime Count Dips Slightly in 1971
High Point police report seven Part 1 offenses totaled 2,789 in 1971, down 0.9 percent from 1970 and contrasting with a 27.2 percent rise in 1970 over 1969. Murders rose 40 percent, rapes fell 14.3 percent, aggravated assaults up 26.5 percent, with burglaries and larcenies shifting as arrests increased in some categories. The department credits more personnel and the Tactical Unit for improved performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hich Point
Jaycees Schedule Distinguished Service Award Dinner
High Point Jaycees will present the Distinguished Service Award to the Young Man of the Year during their annual membership meeting and banquet at the Sheraton Hotel. The 7 p.m. program coincides with Jaycee Week and honors community service and leadership by a secret committee’s selection from local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Jaycees
Jaycees
Sheraton
Hosen
St. Louis
Solid Waste Program Before Guilford County Board
A proposed agreement on disposing solid waste for Guilford County and the cities of High Point and Greensboro will be reviewed by the board of commissioners at a Monday session. Commissioner Robert Shaw will present the plan outlining operation procedures for new disposal units to be installed this year at locations including High Point, Greensboro, and rural Guilford County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
Board of Commissioners
High Point
Robert Shaw
This n That The Changing Short Pants
A humorous column about fashion shifts from pleats to bell bottoms to flares. The narrator recalls worn watch pockets disappearing from pants and pockets vanishing from shirts, leading to comic misadventures with hip pockets and a growing fear of zippers.
Marketing Opening Furniture South Award Winners Are Named
Four Virginia and Carolinas furniture dealers won the Furniture South Awards of Merit, announced Saturday by the Virginia Carolina Home Furnishings Representatives Assn. North Carolina winner Howard Bullard of Fayetteville, 32, with eight years in business, will be honored Monday at 7 p.m. at the Top of the Mart dinner during the regional mid winter market opening tomorrow. Other winners include Al Johnson of Greenville, South Carolina, whose store grew from a family general store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Carolinas
Furniture South
Assn
North Carolina
Howard Bullard
Fayetteville
al Johnson
Greenville
S. C
South Carolina
Thomas A. Fanjoy
Statesville
William Setliff
Martinsville
Ron Scott
Hemingway
Paul Ruth
Richmond
Ross Farlow
High Point
John Brown
Chester
Charles Bell
C. Doug McPhail
Enfield
Wiley Coleman
West Columbia
Joe Bell
Columbia
Warren Freshman
Meredith Pray
Ed Vosburg
al Fanjoy
Vashburg
Association
Miss High Point pageant draws nineteen contestants
Beauty contenders Janice Byerly and Vicki Clements headline a group of 20 vying for Miss High Point on January 29 at 8 p m in High Point College Memorial Auditorium. Byerly, 20, is a Davidson County Community College sophomore and drama club VP aiming for modeling. Clements, a Trinity High School senior, is chief cheerleader and daughter of George and Mrs. Clements of 3203 Garrel Street. The High Point Jaycees sponsor the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Byerly
Vicki Clements
Garrel St
The
High Point Jaycees
Holt McPherson Scholarship Established at UNC Journalism
The Holt McPherson Scholarship will be awarded annually to a UNC School of Journalism student. Dr. John B. Adams cited McPherson as a central figure in the school’s development, noting his fundraising for a half million dollars and his creation of the Journalism Foundation. About 50 attendees from High Point, Thomasville, Shelby, Southern Pines, and Greensboro attended the dinner in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt McPherson
University of North Carolina School of Journalism
High Point
John B. Adams
School of Journalism
Dr. Adams
McPherson
George Hundley
State Highway Commission
Thomasville
The
Enterprise
Neil Luxon
Adams
Journalism Foundation
Shelby
Southern Pines
Greensboro
George Covington
Howard Pancoast
W. R. Peters
Roy E. Watts
James G. Huggin
Wendell M. Patton Jr
Kermit Cloniger
Robert M. Wallace
Charles McCrary
Asheboro
Howard Holderness
Around Town Dissent and a Flu Worn Columnist
A writer laments few dissent letters while recounting reader notes on grammar prison reform a barbecue number and other topics. He mocks the lack of opposition as he rants about topics from public office runs to a pet hamster and the flu sidelining his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mod Squad
Humane Society
Don Gilstrap
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Alvin Philpott
United Furniture Co
Lexington
Philpott
William P. Kemp Jr
Kemp Furniture Industries
Goldsboro
High Point Enterprise
High
By Howard Hayes
DSA
Sidney Lipsey
Ashland
Cecil Morris
Lipsey
Morris
Southern Furniture Exposition
Central Prison
North Carolina Hog Raisers Assn
Incorporated Barbecue Council
Dynamo
Hong Kong
By Faye Marks
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Okly
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
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