High Point seeks softer deposits on utilities and rentals
A High Point Human Relations Commission study explores cutting security deposits for utilities and rentals, saying many families cannot afford the current up front costs. Frick of Piedmont Natural Gas notes deposits rose due to new rules, while committees discuss alternatives such as cosigners and prepayment arrangements.
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Ray Hubbard
Fiotes
N.C. Utilities Commission
High Point Human Relations Commission
Robert Schoch
High Point
Ralph Frick
Piedmont
The
Utilities Commission
Winter is for the Birds Says Forrest Dates
Forrest Dates humorously argues winter harms everyone and everything. He lampoons conditions indoors and outdoors, from kids raising Hell to forecasts, golf, skiing, and furnaces, claiming winter drains energy, increases chores, and even suggests warmth would beat summer for holidays.
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Forrest
Fabric Industry Show Begins Here Monday
The Review Week marks a six million dollar annual upholstery fabric industry phase. Furniture firms and designers will select fabrics in downtown motels and showrooms for the April market. Hebert Culp notes most salesmen stay on the road, but this week concentrates major manufacturers for testing and future programming.
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Martha Clontz
Dow Fown
Furnture Firms
Hebert Culp
Culp
Indian yarns and crewel fabrics draw buyers to High Point
Indian exporter T. W. Balansundranatian, known as Balan, showcased hand embroidered crewel fabrics from the Kashmir Valley to High Point upholstery distributors. He notes the 900 year old craft is hand washed and sun dried in homes, with prices from six dollars per yard wholesale and higher resold for furniture use. Weather outlook calls for showers and possible thundershowers with highs in the 50s and deepening precipitation tonight.
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Culp
Balan
New York City
Kashmir Valley
India
Independent High Point Enterprise Subscription Notice
An OCR fragment from The High Point Enterprise outlines subscription rates and terms. It references monthly and yearly options, an address at 210 Church Avenue, and associated advertising details. It appears damaged with garbled text but conveys pricing and renewal language for NC subscribers.
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High Point WC
Sander Omy Sig Coent
Asselsa
Wien
Classified Ads Reveal Unusual Personal Connections
A reader reflects on numerous ad sections in various papers from help wanted to personals, noting oddities and real ads seeking partners, cohabitants, and nomadic lifestyles. He highlights explicit details like ages, sizes, and living arrangements, imagining distant life choices from Costa Rica to Alaska.
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Mike
Mit Help Wanted
New York
Washington
Washington Post
Costa Rica
Indiana
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T. S. Batan
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