Educators Conference Plans Told for Feb 14 Session
Educational leaders from central North Carolina will meet at High Point College on February 14 for a day long conference under the theme Planning Together for Tomorrows Schools. The event is the second in a three part state series sponsored by the North Carolina Citizens Committee for Better Schools. Dr M E Yount and Dr N P Point College coordinated arrangements for the campus meeting including a luncheon for about 500 in Harrison Hall.
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Piedmont Area
Howard Pancoast
High Point
Better Schools Committee
Chevis Kerr
Clinton
Ruth Dailey
Durham
Philip J. Weaver
Greensboro
M. E. Yount
Graham
N. C. Citizens Committee For Better Schools
Dean B. Pruette
Bill Jackson
North Carolina
High Point College
Tueday
North Carolina Citizens Committee For Better Schools
Greenville
Memorial Auditorium
N. P. Point College
Harrison Hall
Yount
City Plans Gravel Over Dirt Streets In High Point
Public Works Director George Dean announced plans to cover sand and clay streets with crushed stone to reduce maintenance costs. About 5 000 tons have been laid on the worst streets with 3 000 more planned this fiscal year, aiming to cover nearly 70 miles by 1958 59. The move includes curb and gutter requirements and continued summer oiling to suppress dust.
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High Point
City Public Works Department
Public Works
George Dean
Dean
Brief Rainfall Tonight Seen
A cloudy cool forecast for this afternoon may bring light rain tonight and end tonight. Local observers expect a low near 33 degrees and a Thursday with partly cloudy skies.
Clemency Decision Delayed in Bunton Case
Gov. Hodges was to decide by tomorrow whether to grant a 30 day stay of execution for Julius Bunton or let him die in the gas chamber Friday morning. Bunton was convicted of the Jan. 5 1957 murder of cabdriver Clifford Phillips. High Point attorney Jim Clontz said he asked for a delay and Hodges’ office planned an announcement by tonight or at a 10 a.m. press conference tomorrow.
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Luther Hodges
Julius Bunton
Bunton
High Point
Jim Clontz
Clifford Phillips
Clontz
Hodges
Paroles Board Deliberations On Bunton Case Move Forward
Governor to decide after Thursday interview following a State Paroles Board submission and talks with board members. Clontz stated the board did not reveal its recommendations and noted Bunton’s background and alleged drink influence in the Phillips shooting during trial.
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State Paroles Board
Paroles Board
Raleigh
Ground Observers to Convene in Special Meet
A special meeting for Ground Observer Corps members is called to explain the current stand-by status of the local post. GOC supervisor Lee says the gathering aims to brief all members and presentations will honor hours served with special awards.
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GOC
Lee
Your Income Tax No 8 IRS Help Free for Taxpayers
Final article in a federal tax series urges taxpayers to contact the IRS for free guidance. It warns of 6 percent interest on underpaid taxes, cites widespread filing errors, and offers detailed tips to avoid mistakes from timing to signatures and proper forms.
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G. K. Hodenfield
AP Newsfeatures
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service Office
the Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
Church Speakers Urge Modern Evangelism One-Church Thinking
Delegates at the North Carolina Pastor's Conference at First Methodist Church heard sermons urging modern evangelism and one-church unity. Speakers pressed pastors to preach from the Bible, use laymen in outreach, fear in preaching, and practical Christian living, with focus on ecumenism and racial reconciliation in the South.
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First Methodist Church
Evan- Seerane Bares
Essor Ty School of Theology
Philadelphia
Final Polio Clinics Set For February
Dr N P Chiles announced final polio clinics will be held in February as part of Operation 20 40. Memorial Hospital staff drew up plans for industrial clinics with 30 plants to be contacted and clinics expected to start around February 5. Health officials will provide needles syringes and nurses, with vaccines at cost and clinics limited to industrial plants. YMCA and YWCA sites to be avoided.
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N. P. Chiles
Memorial Hospital
Chiles
YMCA
YWCA
Health Department
Grass fire started by boy near Pennington corner
A small boy sparked a grass fire at the Pennington corner in Thomasville. No damage was reported and firefighters contained the blaze.
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Thomasville
Pennington
Tiny Girl Burns in Open Fireplace Accident
A three year old girl named Wanda Terry suffered extensive burns on the lower body after reportedly falling into an open fireplace around 11 30 a m She was admitted to High Point Memorial Hospital Her mother Doreen Terry said an elderly woman was with the child while she worked Police stated the child was unattended at the time of the accident
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Wanda Terry
High Point Memorial Hospital
Doreen Terry
His Favorite TV Star Greets J. Roll Jordan
J Roll Jordan received a birthday greeting from television star George DeWitt during the CBS program Name That Tune DeWitt host of the show sent best wishes from New York last night The 95 year old Jordan lives on Route 1 Trinity and enjoyed the late message noting his nickname Little George The birthday feature was noted in a January 19 Enterprise article by Gladys Hutchins one of Jordan's daughters
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George DeWitt
CBS
DeWitt
New York
Jordan
High Point
Trinity
Little George
Enterprise
Gladys Hutchins
NAM President Lightner Visits Southern Furniture Show
Milton C. Lightner president of the National Association of Manufacturers visited the Southern Furniture Exhibition Building to address an Associated Industries meeting. He sat with Sam Berry Leo Heer Mrs Lightner and Henry Foscue as the market closed its 10 day show.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Southern Furniture Position
Associated Industries
Sam Berry
Atlanta
Southern
Nam
Leo Heer
Lightner
Henry Foscue
Exposition Building
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