Phillip R Dixon Profile High Point CPA Leader and Benefactor
Phillip R Dixon born 1929 in Washington County rose from farm roots to become senior partner at Dixon Hauser Odom CPAs with offices in five NC cities. A Mars Hill College shift from pharmacy to social work and accounting propelled him to civic leadership as 1972 High Point Chamber of Commerce president, church deacon, Rotary officer, and fund trustee.
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Phillip R. Dixon
Mars Hill College
Dixon
Dixon, Hauser and Odom
North Carolina
High Point
Washington County
James T. Dixon
Beaufort County
Elizabeth City
Mars Hill
Geraldine Hartman
Winston-Salem
Dixon charts path from army to CPA partner in High Point
Dixon describes a life shaped by postwar markets and world events. He details service in the U S Army in Germany during the Korean conflict, officer training at Fort Riley, and marriage just after earning second lieutenant bars. After business studies at UNC and years in Greensboro, he returned to High Point to join Gaither Dixon & Hauser, expanding to nine partners and a 45 person staff.
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Dixon
U. S. Army
Germany
Fort Riley
Kans
Fort Bliss
Texas
University of North Carolina
High Point
Winston
Salem
E. J. Gaither
Greensboro
Gaither
Bob”? Hauser
Charles Odom
Editor's Notebook Reflects On College Spirit Decline
The piece traces the decline of yearbooks and campus pride from postwar gaiety to alienation amid expanding enrollments and tenure, arguing that administration growth and student activism erode loyalty. It warns future alumni may dull the vigor of university life and teaching.
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Miller Upton
Beloit College
Mater
Siwash
Nile Power and the Aswan High Dam's Far-Reaching Impact
The Aswan High Dam, largest hydroelectric project in Egypt, opened recently at a cost over 1 billion dollars. It creates Lake Nasser and irrigates 1.2 million acres, enabling multiple crops and powering Egypt's cities and industry with help from the Soviet Union.
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Aswan
Egypt
Winston Churchill
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Sudan
Nile River
White Nile
Uganda
Blue Nile
Ethiopia
Lord Kitchener
Nile
Upper
Egyptian Public Works Ministry
Lake Victoria
Central Africa
Jinja
Gamal
Mohamed Sidky Soliman
Soviet Union
Lake Nasser
Gamil el Hermil
The
Southern Fisheries Co
Cooperative Society of Fishermen
The Great Migrations in the United States
The piece analyzes a court ruling by Judge Robert Merhige in Richmond ordering the consolidation of city and county schools to achieve integrated education. It notes suburban growth, city decline, and the broader implications of 14th Amendment rights in desegregation. The author discusses regional shifts in Detroit Chicago Washington Nashville and Durham and contrasts white flight with Black enrollment trends.
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United States District Court
Robert Merhige
Richmond
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Atlanta
Newark
Gary
Nashville
Houston
Norfolk
Merhige
Henrico
Chesterfield
Judge Merhige
Roaming the Piedmont Weather Sparks Boots and Wigs Talk
A wet Thursday prompts town chatter from Thomasville about storms and snow forecasts. Reader Kyle Williams cites a winter thunder rule as a sign of approaching weather, while local reflections touch on prayers for newlyweds and a humorous wig anecdote. US auto output rises to 225,376 units, up from last year.
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Thomasville
Kyle Williams
Kyle
Winston-Salem
U. S
Mizell and Preyer Contrast In Congressional Announcements
Davidson County coverage compares Wilmer Mizell and L Richardson Preyer as they launched re election campaigns with distinct styles. Mizell staged a television friendly, highly prepared press conference while Preyer chose a simple motel room setting and direct engagement with reporters.
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Winston-Salem
Wilmer Mizell
Congress
Mizell
Benton Convention Center
Preyer
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