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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1961
Page
9
City officials review a half-year accounting to assess expenditures against the $7,259,024 budget. A possible year end surplus or deficit is discussed, with a bond program up to $9 million approved years ago to fund water, sewer and electricity expansions. The first bonds likely go on sale next month.
Rev. Thomas S. Haggai of Emerywood Baptist Church will speak at the bureau’s annual dinner meeting on January 31 at Friends Meeting House. A Dutch treat dinner is at 6 30 with reservations due by Friday. The open meeting will review 1960 services as Charlotte Entemann presents the report. New board members will be elected and the 1961 board will meet to elect officers. The agency is part of the Family Service Association of America and the High Point United Appeal.
A prayer attributing unity in love to divine guidance. It asks the Lord to direct the path step by step and to sustain with presence and grace. Concludes with a blessing in Jesus name, by George C. Pidgeon, Toronto past moderator United Church of Canada.
The Urban Renewal Committee proposed to City Council the creation of a Redevelopment Commission to fast track an urban renewal program. Greensboro official Robert Barkley outlined gains from similar efforts including crime and fire reductions, while High Point officials described blighted areas and fire risks in two neighborhoods. See REDEVELOPMENT on 5-B.
Donald W. Conrad Agency announces an earlier start for the Furniture City Exhibition Building in High Point. The 15 story center on W Green and Willowbrook will add about 170000 square feet of space with 150000 dedicated to furniture display. Lease bids are to be sought within 30 days as prospects in New York and Chicago show strong interest.
A Wisconsin couple and their two children traveling to Conway, SC, endured poverty after a stoplight crash in High Point left them with $15. Thomas Jones jailed for 30 days, suspended on conditions, bondsman pulled out, hotel rooms lost, and Judge Haworth later freed him if he left town within 24 hours.
At the Charlotte annual meeting Thomas I. Storrs spoke of an exceedingly mild downturn while Addison H. Reese highlighted the bank’s strong year. C. M. Allred announced James N. Reams as assistant cashier, noting his rise from Callede Storrs manager to this new post at the Greensboro based institution with 51 offices in 10 NC cities.
Romulo Betancourt, president of the College Village Merchants, is noted as a key figure in restoring civil liberties laws after a period of upheaval. The article recalls his prior two years of Army service and his roles as director and secretary of local groups in Caracas.
A Statesville blacksmith Irvin Lindsay Beck was sentenced by Judge Robert Gambill to 18 months for forging Ray McMahan’s name on a $53 check to buy groceries. The judge, noting McMahan’s motor business with Southern Motors, suspended the sentence for three years on conditions Beck pay court costs and the check amount by Thursday.
Filmore Bailey was given an 18 month suspended sentence for three years on condition of good behavior. He was convicted of stealing $10 from Geraldine Miller while she slept on November 26. He must pay court costs and remain employed and support his wife and children. Other actions included George Woodle receiving 90 days for public drunkenness and Grady L. Carroll getting 30 days on public roads.
Kent State University editors Jim Ansley and Joan Pollak, who met while assembling the 1960 yearbook, have become engaged.
United Fund will hold its annual meeting at Schrafft's Restaurant on S Main Street at 6 30 tonight. The theme is Thanks, We Did It Again as High Point again exceeds its United Appeal quota. Bland Worley will speak, with awards and election of 1961 directors planned.
Two men, Willie J. Moore and John F. Tillman, were convicted of assault with a deadly weapon after a fight over a wrist watch at Kellam Foundry. Moore fired four shots at Tillman with a .22 pistol while Tillman struck Moore with a nail-studded iron ring. Sentences include fines and suspended terms. Moore’s pistol was seized.
Guilford County officials plan a dinner meeting at Ragsdale High School in Jamestown to discuss legislative plans with the county delegation to the General Assembly. High Point City Council members and other local boards will attend. Sponsored by the county board of commissioners. The meeting begins at 6:30 PM.
Leroy Brevard known as the Tampa Nugget Kid was sentenced by Judge Robert M. Gambill in the January term of Superior Court to five to seven years in prison. A 34 year old of Hoover Street he pleaded guilty to four indictments and faced witnesses with humility. Police say he admitted breaking into at least 20 High Point establishments since his last prison release, though only four charges were pursued. The judge and detective described his acts as kleptomania, noting his pattern of break ins including a Granby Street grocery and a Kivett Drive Pool.
Hatteras Yacht Co. gains strong praise from Popular Boating for the Hatteras 41 with its ride and design praised as top in the series. National Motor Boat Show sales reach five molded fiberglass yachts despite a small booth. President Willis Slane plans more shows and a new plant to start producing a 34 foot model in April alongside the Hatteras 41.
A deep freeze is coming to the High Point area with a low of 15 tonight and winds making it feel colder. Some places may dip to 10 degrees as a warning to protect property with forecasts of very cold conditions tomorrow and increasing cloudiness on Thursday with a chance of snow later.
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