Past President N A M To Talk To I M C Here
Charles R Sligh Jr former National Association of Manufacturers president will speak at the Industrial Management Club meeting January 31 at the YMCA on The Fore mans Responsibility. Rev J S Higgins will give a Thought for the Day and the invocation, with Henry Asbury leading a song after dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Sligh Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Industrial Management Club
YMCA
J. S. Higgins
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
Henry Asbury
Tomlinson’s
Guy Kinney
A. W. Detweiler
Continental Furniture Company
Sligh
Central High School
Grand Rapids
Mich
Colgate University
Charles R. Sligh Company
Sligh-Lowery Furniture Company
Classes Start For Fixers On February 6th
Classes of a knitting machine fixers school will start Feb 6, led by Harold E. Tysinger of Thomasville. Sponsored by state and vocational units along with ten High Point manufacturers, the program aims to establish a six month course. Tysinger, former knitting room foreman at Thomasville Hosiery Mills, began duties Jan 16 and met with local fixers before traveling to Raleigh to consult Prof Ed Shinn on textiles education.
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Harold E. Tysinger
Thomasville
High Point
Tysinger
Thomasville Hosiery Mills, Inc
Raleigh
Ed Shinn
N. C
Security Quotations Against Instructor Salary Share Set
Government budget line items show security quotations and training costs. Participating mills include Triangle Archdale Silver Knit Harriss Covington Melrose Amos Crown Slane Adams and O. E. Kearns Son with a focus on manufacturing bearing costs.
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Denarts Tor
Rimenade A Tatuetelel Maccation
Triangle
Archdale
Silver Knit
Harriss & Covington
Melrose
Amos, Crown, Slane, Adams
O. E. Kearns & Son
City Opens Retail Credit School Tomorrow
The Retail Credit School jointly sponsored by the High Point Merchants Association and the Credit Women's Breakfast Club begins Monday night at 7:30 in the Public School Administration building on 900 English Street. Classes run 7:30 to 10 for four nights, with room for late registrants at the first session. Instructor is Sterling S. Speake, credit specialist with the National Retail Credit Association, St. Louis, Mo. For information call Sherman Aycoth at 24121.
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Retail Credit School
High Point Merchants Association
Credit Women’s Breakfast Club
Public School Administration
English St
Sherman Aycoth
Sterling S. Speake
National Retail Credit Association
St. Louis
Labor Elections Show South Reluctant To Unionize
In High Point last week the Textile Workers Union of America failed to win at Triangle Hosiery and Snow Lumber Co. votes, signaling limited labor momentum in the region. Despite a five cent wage rise last fall, unions see little headway as boarders and other workers stay under contract while talks for new pacts approach the May expiry.
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High Point
Textile Workers Union of America
Triangle
Carpenters and Joiners
Snow Lumber Co
Spaugh Moves to New Quarters in Hickory
Spaugh and Son Company relocates to 2431 English Street combining former Jacobs and Perry Street operations into a single 18,000 square foot facility. The move provides room for expansion and consolidates activities, with additional spaces at Inguah Street and Hickory branches.
Regional distributorship changes span several companies
Distributorship Fibresales of High Point is named sales representative for Carolina Bagging Co. of Henderson and also represents Ludlow Manufacturing’s webbing and twines. Fibresales, formed last fall by Alex Whitley Frank Holmes and Joe McCloy, carries tufting twine sewing and hand stitching reins. Dallas Jack Cline named designer for Dallas Inc. Allan Smith of Winston-Salem resigns due to ill health. C. G. Mackintosh of High Point assumes Virginia territory for Walnut Wood Carving Co. Gilreath Tables.
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Asof
Alabama Mis
Allied Life
Amer & Efird Com
Amer Hospital Supply
Amer Marietta
Amer Trust Co
Anvil
Atlanta Gas Light Eeeee
Atlantic Steel
Atlas Sewing Centers
Auto Finance Com
Bank of Amepica Ceeveee
Bassett Furniture
Bausch & Lomb
Beneficth! Corp
Beneficial Std Life
Bel
Blue Ridge Ins CO
Butler’ Inc
Cannon Mills
Cape Fear Wood Press
Carolina Casualty Ins
Carolina P&l
Carolina Sales Corp
Carolina Tel & Tel
Caro Wholesale Florist
Central Tel Cossseecess
Chatham Mfg Co
Colonial Stores
Stig Gotoaiel Moms Sq OI ‘Bank
Sometreaith Life
Cone Mills
Sepgecation
Elena al
Son
Thomas A
Ate Co ” Ava
Heen Ene
Franklin
Teld
Cooss
Guilford Natl Bank
Gulf Cities Gas
Gulf Life
Ate Mance Group
Ral
Houston Om Th Paeld
Hiycon
Wate
Inter Mow
Investougtan Tel Tel West
Iowa Southern Utilities
Irving Ivey
Efferson Stand
Keystone Portland Cem
Ss Sree
Amer
MacMillan Co
Ereteee
Ity
Marlen
Milner
Wosee
Moree Mton Fpurn Co
AG Nett Life & Accident
New Britain Machine
Ars
Orth
North Carolina
Carolina
Occidental Life
Ohio State Life
Oswego Falls Corp
Peninsular Life
Ava
Penn
Penn Fruit
Southland Lite
Sterling
Henner
High Point
Carolina Bagging Co
Henderson
Ludlow Manufacturing
Alex Whitley
Frank Holmes
Joe McCloy
Dallas
C. G. Mackintosh
Virginia
Walnut Wood Carving Co
Mackintosh Reomg
Allan Smith
Winston-Soane
Buying Power Of Nollar Has Held Up Well
The piece notes price changes since 1945 with a 1.4 percent overall rise over four years. Food generally declines about 3 percent from four years ago while housing and transportation rise. Medical care costs increase with personal services, recreation costs ease, and overall dollar buying power remains stable in competitive markets.
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Nollar
Row Beg
Investment Companies Show Gains Across Nation in 1955
New year end figures from the National Association of Investment Companies show total net assets at 9.04 billion dollars across 151 member firms, a 24 percent rise from 1954. Shareholder accounts topped 2.27 million, while total payments to shareholders reached 538 million, with 272 million from investment income dividends and 180 thousand from net realized capital gains and other sources. Open end mutual funds led with 7.84 billion in assets, while sales surpassed 1.2 billion dollars and redemptions hit 442.6 million. Closed end firms held 1.20 billion in assets with 75.1 million in new funds for 1955.
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National Association of Investment Companies
Tax listing deadlines and local civic notes from High Point
Tax listing deadline is January 31 and drivers must list to avoid penalties. February 15 is the absolute auto license deadline. High Point College enrolls 880 for the second semester, same as last period. Local honors include Alton Stanford’s elections committee post and a $500 gift from the B'naiya congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Methodist College
Point College
McCall Finishing Out 40 Years With Oil Company
J H McCall of 639 Colonial Dr rounds out 40 years with Esso Standard Oil Co tomorrow. He is accounts salesman for about 20 counties in the region. McCall, 61, from Charlotte, married Gladys Dellinger and has five children and 12 grandchildren. He served 22 months in World War I and is active as a deacon, Shriner, and member of several clubs and orders.
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J. H. McCall
Colonial Dr
Esso Standard Oil Co
MecCall
McCall
Charlotte
Gladys Ruth Dellinger
First Presbyterian Church
Elks, Civitans
Armerican Legion
Numa F. Reed Masonic Lodge
High Prices Are With Us To Stay
A 1950s column argues postwar inflation is permanent as prices rise and wages adjust. It cites President Eisenhower’s report praising steady growth and low money value volatility, noting some goods cost less than in the past while others rise. Aluminum prices illustrate mass production effects, down from historical levels despite inflation since World War I.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Eisenhower
Congress
America
Erwin Lambeth Names Beall to Design Staff
Thomasville January 28 Lester Beall Jr of Brookfield Center Conn joins E L Lambeth Co design staff. Beall 26 son of designer Lester Beall Jr recently graduated Johns Hopkins 1951 and worked with his father's studio then freelanced for Fabry Associates Robert Barbour and Cockfield Brown and Co Ltd. He married Miss Lir George in Connecticut on December 27 and his wife will join him soon.
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Thomasville
Lester Beall Jr
Brookfield Center
Conn
E .Lambeth c
Beall
Fabry Associates
Robert Barbour Inc
Cockfield, Brown and Co., Ltd
Lir George
Connecticut
Persistent Practice Among 15th Century French Archers
Britannica notes that in 15th century France each parish named its best bowman for the kings francs archers and required land to practice shooting every Sunday, reflecting organized royal archer service.
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France
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N.A.M
I.M.C
Charles BR. Sligh JR
I, M
Harold FE. Tysinger
School of Retail Credit
City
Thomas
By Joe Brown
P. A. Thomas Car Works
Wake County
Spaugh
Jack Cline
Dallas, Inc
Cline
Design South
Lecmer
Thurston ST
W. Main ST
M. Rawleigh CO
Cath
Elm St
Alton Stanford
Curtissea U Inc
Beau Oan Thursda
Ae Lockwood
National Association
California
Lester
Eea
B’nal
Randy Lernard
Gilberting
Pollo
Lester's Jewelers N. Main
Washington
Oil
Esso
Erwin Lambeth
Lester Beall, SR
Erwin-Lambeth, Inc
College Street
High Point Savings and Trust
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