Hearing Opens Monday on Reciprocal Switching Dispute
The ICC will hear High Point Chamber of Commerce versus Southern Railway with Denton Railroad and Carolina and Northwestern names involved. Examiner Robert R. Boyd will preside in Sheraton Hotel Room. proceedings start 9:30 a.m. and span several days, tracing a 1956 change that ended reciprocal switching for many local firms.
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Southern Railway Co
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robert R. Boyd
Washington, D. C
High Point
Southern
Sheraton
Sheraton Hotel
ICC
Chamber of Commerce
The
and Denton Railroad Co
Carolina and Northwestern Railroad
Hpt&d
Southern Railway
Award Winning Students Named
Carolyn Olivia Watson and Jerry Long, senior high students, win the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow and the Bausch & Lamb awards. Carolyn leads homemaking exam scores and will pursue state and national competitions. Jerry earns a bronze medal for science progress and advances to science scholarships at the University of Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Olivia Watson
Jerry Long
Betty Crocker Homemaker
Bausch & Lamb
R. B. Watson
Maple St
Carolyn
Betty Crocker
Jerry
University of Rochester
Welborn
Boren Clay to Expand Greensboro Brick Operations
Boren Clay Products Co of Greensboro begins a new brick plant near Pleasant Garden costing over one million dollars. The 150 acre site will house about 90 000 square feet and create 50 new jobs. Production will rise from 175 000 bricks per day by 50 percent within two years. The plant was designed by Philip B Pearce, chief engineer.
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Boren Clay Products Co
Greensboro
Pleasant Garden
Orton A. Boren
Onc Ne
Nes
Philip B. Pearce
Boren Company
Accident Box Score
Reported totals show this week in Wisconsin accidents with 21 persons killed and 4 injured and property loss of 5900 dollars. Year to date figures list 9 injured and property loss totaling 28859 dollars.
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Aise Ae
Night Classes Begin At High Point College This Semester
High Point College announces three evening courses for adults and nontraditional students. Methods of Real Art in Elementary Schools Introduc tory Astronomy and Children s Literature meet in Fine Arts Building Science Building and Roberts Hall with 7 pm start times. Registration Monday night in the respective classrooms. Fees include 33 per course 15 general plus 5 lab fees for art and astronomy. Dean Harold E Conrad can provide information.
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High Point College
Roberts Hall
Harold E. Conrad
End of an Era as South Main Street Sale Shapes Furniture Plaza
A South Main Street tract sold for over 400000 to the New South Furniture Exposition Corporation marking a historic real estate deal on the Main Street frontage. The 372 foot frontage spans more than two acres from the county building north to the Friends Meeting site with six sellers sharing the price. Observers see the transaction as catalyst for downtown redevelopment including furniture market display and a new motel with pool.
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S. Main Street
Furniture Plaza
Main Street
South Main
Friends Meeting
Main and
Commerce Streets
New South Furniture Exposition Corporation
Perpetual Savings & Loan Association
Mendenhall-Moore
J. Sanders
Main
Church Streets
South Main Street
Mendenhall- Moore and Koonts Realty Corporation
Furniture Market
High Point
Henry V. Koonts
Furth
W. N. Snow
Green Streets
Ernest A. Snow
Ernest
Will E. Snow
Phoebe Davis
Nellie Dundas
Snow Tract
E. A. Bencini
Mendenhall - Moore
W. Green Street
Judge Redefines Fritz Sentence for Medical Rehabilitation
Superior Court Judge L Richardson Preyer had previously sentenced Lindsay Monroe Fritz to 8 to 20 years on three counts of crimes against nature with no parole until a medical exam shows safety. The new plan urges psychiatric treatment and potential parole only after substantial rehabilitation, possibly with family offered care at Camp Butner to aid release eligibility.
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Preyer
Fritz
Lindsay
Camp Butner
THIS AND THAT by Forrest Cates
A collection of light snippets on shop mishaps social event reporting and tax quirks. A tailor’s sleeve mix up leads to a double short sleeve sale tale and beaming misprints about party hosts. A dime store scale overcharges prompts a bean split to satisfy a customer.
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Tay Ba
Four Events Slated For Heart Fund
The High Point Heart Council announces four February events for the Heart Fund drive including Balloon Day Heart Tag Day Coffee Day and a road block. Heart Sunday is Feb 28 with a 1 to 3 pm canvass. Mrs W S Creech heads the general appeal with co chairs for Heart Sunday. Local area and community chairs are named including Oak View Jamestown and several coordinators.
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Heart Fund
High Point Heart Council
Heart
W. S. Creech
Willis Slane Jr
A .R. Wilson
Malvin
Robert Rankin
Insurance
George Lyles Jr
Howard Forrest
John Crosner
Luana Brock
Joe Lambeth
Oak View
H. D. Poplin
H. R. Hansen-Pruss
Jamestown
Mrs Peterson to Speak on Medical Missions at First Methodist
Mrs Herbert H Peterson, a native of Switzerland with 22 years in Malaysia and Argentina missions, speaks tonight at 6 in the First Methodist Church assembly room as part of four Sunday Medical Missions services. A Dr George Harley film from Ganta Liberia will be shown. snack supper served before.
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Herbert H Peterson
First Methodist
Peterson
Switzerland
Malaya
Argentina
George Harley
Ganta
Liberia
W. S. Baker
Official Will Assist With License Sales
Auto Inspector Roy Fisher of the Greensboro office will make regular visits to High Point for three weeks for vehicle licensing duties. He will be in the Carolina Motor Club office from 1:30 to 4 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday through Feb 16.
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Roy Fisher
Greensboro
High Point
Carolina Motor Club
Fisher
Thelma Ryan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amos Hosiery Mills
Beeson Hardware Co
Carolina Farnsworth Inc
Casard Furnisiling Corp
W. A. Davis Mill- High Point Hardware Co
High Point Paper Box Co. Inc
General Steel Products Inc
Heritage Furniture Co
Logan Porter Mirror Co
Marsden Slate Inc
National Food Stores Inc
Silver Knit Hosiery Mills
Slane Hosiery Mills Inc
Snow Lumber Co. Inc
Westwood
Beta Club
French Club
Future Teachers of America
And
Carol Watson
Dick Bickerton
Enterprise
Lindsay Monroe
Moiester
L. Richardson Preyer
Forrest Cates
Sam
Mrs. Peterson
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