Security Gets City Account Depository Bid Approved
The Security National Bank was named by the City Council to act as depository for city funds after submitting the best bid. The council also adopted vacation leave with pay for city employees and approved liquor and billiard hall licenses. Curb and gutter work on Blain Street was deferred for later discussion. Annexations of Emerywood Baptist Church property and Wray M. Amos property were approved.
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Security National Bank
Hest
Security
Elmer C. Kearns
Gene Mersh
Ingram and Moore Co
Washington St
Airview St
Blain Street
Shirley Avenue
William Mitchell
Mitchell
Ce Ee
Spruce Street
Emerywood Baptist Church
Wray M. Amos
Unification Discussed By Heart Group
Members of the Central Piedmont Association discussed unification at a High Point Heart Association meeting held in the nurses' home assembly room. A proposed by law framework from the North Carolina Heart Association was approved, new officers were elected, and several new members joined the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Piedmont Association
High Point Heart Association
Nurses’ Home
North Carolina Heart Association
I. Ben Miller
R. B. Terry
Katherine Titertyre
M. L. Aderholdt Jr
Walter York
Lacy T. High
Verta Coe
H. N. A Rogers
R. Baig Moffitt
Myatt Jr
John G. Hutchens
Graham Morgan
Jack Slane
Miss High Point Hosts AB Club in Augusta Show
Miss Betsy Ross Davis Miss High Point of 1957 entertained the American Business Club last night in Augusta Georgia playing the piano and presenting civic spirit. The club adopted cerebral palsy as a national project. Percy Payne Jr and Roger Morgan won attendance prizes.
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Betsy Ross Davis
High Point
American Business Club
Augusta
Percy Payne Jr
Roger Morgan
Realty Transfers in Jamestown Township and Nearby Lots
Real estate activity lists transfers from J Lawrence Widman Jr and wife to Jack L Horner and wife on Fairfax Road. Louise Bransford sells to E B Stout and wife on Sedgefield. D Lawrence Grose and wife to Oliver D Page Jr and wife five lots on Forestdale. Lawrence Charles Carter and wife to Lawrence R Carter five lots on East Colonial Heights. R T Amos and others to C B Hughes and wife four lots in Amos Brothers subdivision. Julius A Greene and wife to C E Parker and wife two lots on Greensboro High Point Road.
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Jamestown Township
J. Lawrence Widman Jr
Jack L. Horner
Fairfax Road
Louise Bransford
E. B. Stout
Sedgefield
D. Lawrence Grose
Oliver D. Page Jr
Forestdale
Lawrence Charles Carter
Lawrence R. Carter
East Colonial Heights
R. T. Amos
C. B. Hughes
Amos Brothers
Julius A. Greene
C. E. Parker
Greensboro-High Point Road
Slane Quietly Audits Airport Fire and Crash Readiness
Wil lis Slane Jr. declares Greensboro High Point Airport firefighting and crash gear inadequate and urges six improvements in a four page letter. He argues a moral obligation to protect life and property, noting the airport’s growing traffic and risk of heavy loss in a crash. He proposes restoring the current fire truck to top condition and buying new equipment to handle larger planes.
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Greensboro High Point
Willis Slane Jr
Slane
Slane Hosiery Mill
Fie
Greensboro
High Point Fire Department
City of
High Point
Grensboro High Point
Dental Lab Owner Challenges 1957 Law
A High Point dental technician filed suit to strike down a 1957 amendment making it illegal to supply false teeth without a dentist order. The plaintiff argues the act violates state and federal constitutional rights, seeks a temporary restraining order, and requests repeal or invalidation. Legal action parallels cases in Charlotte challenging bootlegging of dental prosthetics.
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High Point
Lee Ee
Guilford County
Sanchez
North Carolina
General Assembly
Charlotte
Jaycees to set road blocks for Slow Down and Live drive
Jaycees and the State Highway Patrol will operate check points on roads outside High Point during the July 4 weekend to curb excess speed. About 20 Jaycees will hand out lemonade and safety literature from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Farmers Market and Sunday on Winston-Salem Road. Officers warn this will be a high traffic period and urge motorists to rest if tired.
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Jaycees
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ron
High Point
Key
Winston-Salem Road
W. S. McKinney
Sgt. McKinney
Two Men Appointed to High Point Civil Service Board
Paul Williamson, a hosiery mill executive, and attorney James B. Lovelace were appointed by the City Council to fill vacancies on the High Point Civil Service Commission. Williamson receives a six year term and Lovelace a two year term, replacing Tom Kearns and Jess Washburn. Existing members include Dr. N. M. Harrison two years, Robert Davis four years, J. E. Horney four years, Morris Jones four years, and A. W. Morris six years, with terms fixed by recent legislation for staggered service.
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Paul Williamson
James B. Lovelace
High Point Civil Service Commission
Williamson
Lovelace
Tom Kearns
Jess Washburn
N. M. Harrison
Robert Davis
J. E. Horney
Morris Jones
A. W. Morris
Dean Case Charges Told Hearing Set For Monday
The Civil Service Commission issued a formal statement of charges against George Dean public works director. A hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday at city hall after he was suspended for unethical practices.
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Dean
The
Civil Service Commission
George Dean
City Hall
Mental Health Chief Quits In High Point Turmoil
Dr. Stephen A. Ginn resigns as Mental Health Clinic director after four years amid clashes over emergency treatment for school and Domestic Relations Court referrals. Ellenwood to answer critics as High Point doctors push for the county health department split. Ginn will join the Charlotte Mental Clinic on August 1.
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Ellenwood
Sang E Seewae
See County Health Department
E. H. Ellenwood
High Point
Consolidated Health Department
Stephen A. Ginn
Ginn
Charlotte
Ellinwood
Fred Conally
Owen Braughter
Conally
Furniture Sales Up Over '56
The Southern furniture industry reports a 3 percent rise in new orders for January–May 1957 versus 1956, with shipments up 5 percent from that period. Five-year comparisons show over 8 percent growth vs 1955. The semi annual market opens Monday with 400 lines across 12 acres, and advance retailer registrations exceed 4,000 led by Southeastern states.
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South
J. T
Ryan
Leo J. Heer
Legion Sets Committee Chairmen At Post Meeting
I T Mann Post of the American Legion held a meeting to discuss city need for more courtroom space and to detail a membership campaign. Gordon Weathers appointed committee chairmen for the coming year, including J W Morgan for community service and Dan Arden for oratorical.
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I. T. Mann
American Legion
Gordon Weathers
New Post
Counwellare
J. W. Morgan
Dan Arden
Sturgis May
John Haworth
R. R. Blackburn
Boys State
Billy Ray Hunsucker
Prayer for TUSDAY by Alfred N. Sayres of Lancaster Pa
A prayer urging mercy and unity from a professor in Lancaster Pennsylvania. The speaker asks God to help humans live in mutual understanding, to see good in neighbors, and to bear faults so all may share blessings in Christ’s name.
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Alfred N. Sayres
Lancaster
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Sunny and warm trend expected with 90s by Friday
Weather outlook calls for fair warm conditions across the area with highs near 90 by Friday and generally near normal 78 for the five day period. Scattered showers possible in the afternoons and evenings. Last night’s airport low was 50. today’s predicted high 85 and low 62.
Man Faces Six Counts In Court
An Oklahoma man aged 32, Jimmie Dale Johnson, faces six counts including assault and assault with a deadly weapon. He was arrested April 13 after alleged molestation of two North State Telephone operators. three charges were filed then, two more on April 19, and one for assault with a deadly weapon. A warrant states officer Lawrence Graves was cut with a knife, suffering a 30 stitch abdominal wound on June 1.
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Jimmie Dale Johnson
Allie
Johnson
Bethea
Lawrence Graves
Graves
Three Fire Calls In One Hour Alarm City Fire Brigade
Three alarms in less than an hour kept city equipment busy. A backfire in a car on W Lexington Ave damaged the vehicle slightly. A sprinkler head was knocked loose on W Green Street triggering a false alarm from Fly-Back Company.
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W. Lexington Avenue
W. Green Street
Lee
Canal Traffic Surges at Sault Ste. Marie Canal
The Sault Ste. Marie canal on the Michigan Ontario border annually carries more shipping traffic than the Kiel Panama and Suez Canals combined. Opened in 1855 the canal links Lakes Huron and Superior and serves as a major waterway.
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Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Michigan-Ontario
Panama
Lakes Huron
Superior
Local notices from High Point hospital and Guilford lodge meetings
Mrs. Johnsie McAdoo is a patient at High Point Hospital and is reported improving. Vanes Hosanna Tents will meet Friday at 7 30 p m. Pride of Guilford No 47 K O P will meet tonight at 8 o clock at the Pythian, one instead of the regular night.
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Johnsie McAdoo
Hoover St
High Point Hoepial
Pride of
Guilford No
K.O.P
Pythian
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Miss High Point Entertains
AB Club
Duke Power Co
Hal Davis
Duke
Sam Lewis
General Stores
R. R. Plummer
Lineman
E. K. Hightower Sr
Ceaten Cars
Davis
White
Aska Inspections
Jc’s
Channel of Commerce Committee
Jack Hunt
T. E. Hinson
Cums Eee Te Ae
Albert M. Peele
Peele
High Og
High Int
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Kernersville
City Point
Legion
Tusday
DR. C. D. Dawkins
Wright
Worthington
L. A. Dickens CO
Colored News
Nozain
Noxzeme
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