City budget seeks 8.9 million for 1962 63 operations
City Manager Harold Cheek prepares a record 8.9 million dollar operating budget for 1962 63 at city hall a near 400 000 increase over last year and a 165 000 rise in debt service costs The bond retirement fund totals 1 394 000 as the city begins payments on a 3 million bond issue for utility improvements while the tax rate remains at 1 20 per 100 valuation with no levy increase expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
High Point
City Hall
Harold Cheek
Cheek
Council
Five Points
George Covington
Three Men Held One Sought In July Fourth Rape Case
Police charged Vord Wilbert Richardson 20 of Meredith Street with rape. Walter Lee Phelps 20 of Pershing Street and Charles Linwood Dunlap 20 of Hoover Street faced aiding and abetting rape charges. A fourth man remains at large. The attack occurred near Oneka Street after Williams met a man at Parkview Lunch. Williams sustained facial bruises and a broken tooth and sought medical care but faced delays. All four suspects are described as black.
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Vord Wilbert Richardson
Meredith Street
Walter Lee Phelps
Pershing Street
Charles Linwood ‘Dunlap
Hoover Street
Eva Watts Williams
Parkview
Kivett Drive
Oneka Street
Richardson
Lester Gail Smith
Jamestown
James Charles Foster
Ennis Street
L. R. Hartsell
Hartsell
Foster
William Curtis Tate
Kersey Road
Two Hurt Badly In Auto’s Plunge At City Intersection
A car plunged 60 feet off an embankment at Leonard Avenue and Centennial Street injuring two people. Driver Mrs Phaira Wilson White was taken to High Point Memorial Hospital then to Kate Bitting Reynolds in Winston Salem where her condition was listed as fair. Passenger Pennie Huby of New Jersey suffered multiple lacerations and abrasions. Firefighters arrived at 4 45 p m and aided the victims.
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Leonard Avenue
Centennial Street
Phaira Wilson White
Leonard Street
White
High Point Memorial Hospital
Kate Biting Reynolds
Pennie Huby
New Jersey
Bill Shelton Burrow
Montlieu Avenue
James Bocholis Jr
N. Main Street
Burrow
Bocholis
North Carolina Stock Ownership Surges Across State
The census shows 238000 shareowners in North Carolina, 11 percent in Guilford County, with 5 500 in High Point and 18 000 in Greensboro. Statewide stock ownership rose 150 percent since 1956 and 90 percent in the last two years, led by Mecklenburg County with 27500 holders.
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Guilford County
Greensboro
High Point
North Carolina
New York Exchange
United States
Ronald Sheppard Wins Textile Foundation Scholarship
Ronald K. Sheppard of High Point an incoming freshman at North Carolina State College in Raleigh has been selected to receive the $500 N C Textile Foundation Scholarship. The scholarship is renewable for three years if requirements are met. He is enrolled in the textiles curriculum.
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Ronald K. Sheppard
High Point
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
N. C. Textile Foundation
G. H. Dunlap
Dunlap
Sheppard
Driver Blames Wrecks On Bug And Whisky
A weekend of crashes in Jamestown linked to a sneeze from Police Officer William Edward Clark, a persistent bug on Charles Hubert Hull, and whisky. Clark veered off Manor Drive injuring no one. Hull’s 17 year old was charged for failing to slow. Lester Earl Smith faced drunken driving after a skewed path on Triangle Lake Road. William C. Martin’s car ran off Hilltop Drive amid heavy rain with $100 damage.
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William Edward Clark
Manor Drive
Clark
Eastchester Drive
Charles Hubert
Hull
Eastchester
E. Green Drive
Triangle Lake
Lester Earl Smith
Jamestown
Smith
Hilltop
William C. Martin
Prayer for Today Leads Youth to Serve in Summer Programs
A prayer by James Ross McCain of Decatur Ga former Agnes Scott College president emeritus asks for divine guidance over youth conferences and vacation church schools during the summer season. He prays dedication to lifelong service and enlistment of many boys and girls in the year for Thee.
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Christ
James Ross McCain
Decatur
Agnes Scott College
Wachovia Bank Reports First Half Gains and Expanded Capital
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company strengthens capital by $2 million to surplus, pushing total capital and surplus to $55 million and capital funds over $60 million. Resources reach $750 million, deposits $618 million, and loans $419 million as six month earnings rise to $6.83 million before tax. Earnings per share stand at $1.62 before tax and 83 cents after tax.
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
J. Roscoe Adams
Southeast
North Carolina
Adams
Mayor To Hold Council Fort Single Handed
City council planned a brief Monday bid opening for a water sewer project with only Mayor Carson Stout expected to attend briefly. The meeting will be formal with bids opened but contracts on major projects are awarded after review by a small city official committee.
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Carson Stout
North Carolina Cities to Meet on Municipal Problems
Representatives from 14 major North Carolina cities will gather in High Point for a N C League of Municipalities conference. The meeting opens at 10 30 a m in City Hall with a luncheon in the Sky Room at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building and continues to 3 p m. Delegates will discuss issues facing larger cities and possible legislation for the General Assembly next year. Invited cities include Asheville Charlotte Durham Fayetteville Gastonia Greensboro Raleigh Rocky Mount Goldsboro Winston Salem and Wilson.
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North Carolina
Tar Heel
N. C. League of Municipalities
High Point
Southern Furniture Exposition
General Assembly
Asheville
Burlington
Charlotte
Durham
Fayettevile
Gastonia
Greensboro
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
Winston-Salem
Wilson
HPC Student Seeks Miss North Carolina Title
Mary Lou Troutman, 20, of Adder Moore County, a rising junior at High Point College, will represent Robbins in the Miss North Carolina Pageant in Charlotte this weekend. She stands 5 feet 4 inches, weighs 118 pounds, and has measurements 36 24 36. Born and raised on a farm.
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Mary Lou Troutman
Adder
Moore County
High Point College
Robbins
North Carolina
Charlotte
Forecast Sees Fair Skies And Cool Nights
Forecast from Friendship weatherman calls for fair skies with cooler nights over the next five days. Tonight and tomorrow bring a high near 84 and a low around 62 with yesterday’s high 88 and last night’s low 72. Rain remains light yesterday with forecasts indicating about one inch of rainfall later in the week as scattered thunderstorms.
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Friendship
Construction Permits Fall After Fourth of July Pause
Last week the building inspector's office issued permits totaling $24,800 after the Fourth of July break, down from $117,900 the prior week. Major permits included Allman Manufacturing for a $19,800 building on W Fairfield Road and Mrs. K A Myatt for a $5,000 structure at 1648 English St. Repair and alterations reached $21,564 across 35 permits. Notable repairs included Harry Vincannon's $4,200 addition at 915 E Fairfield, Ray B Watson's $3,700 at 125 Westchester, and Ray M Skeen's $2,220 at 2400 Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allman Manufacturing Co
W. Fairfield Road
K. A. Myatt
English St
Harry Vincannon
E. Fairfield
Ray B. Watson
Westchester
Ray M. Skeen
Clifton
Police Question Car Thief as Hiker Helps Lead to Arrest
Police traced a stolen car to Max Nixon 23 of Forrest Avenue after he claimed the car didn’t belong to him. Nixon and companion Homer Lambeth 20 were held on 1500 bond each after aiding in the capture of a hitchhiker who allegedly smashed a service station window in Fayetteville. Other suspects included Franklin Cook 58 charged with drunken driving and Lenon Gripper 21 and M R Willard 40 charged with reckless driving. James Robertson was cited for assault with a deadly weapon.
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Max Nixon
Forrest Avenue
Nixon
Lawrence Ingram
N. Rotary Drive
Fayetteville
Homer Lambeth
Welcome
Camp Butner
Lambeth
Franklin Eugene Cook
Montlieu Avenue
Lenon Louis Gripper
Short Vail Street
M. R. Willard
Carr Street
James Robertson
Tudor Street
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Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise
James Pankey
Winston- Salem
Lourt
Keith Funston
New York Stock Exchange
Tar Heels
Mecklenburg County
Forsyth County
Wake County
Durham County
Ronald Sheppard
Esther Palmer
Southern Retail Furniture Assn
Robert Deale
SRFA
The
League
HPC
N.C
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