Market Prospects Good for Southern Furniture Syndicate
About 125 retail furniture stores heard Southern Buying Syndicate founder John H. Tobin say summer markets offer bargains in prices and merchandise. The group, based in High Point, promotes promotions and price monitoring for members in the South. Tobin, beat to breakfast with members, noted stable prices, potential price increases, and a growing roster of Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Southern
Southern Buying Syndicate
Etarac
High Point
South
John H. Tobin
Springfield
Ill
Tobin
Southern Retail Furniture Assn
Syndicate
Schraftt's
Southern Furniture Exposition
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
H. E. Parker
Parker
Art Richardson
Optimism From Official On Southern Furniture Market
Henry A. Foscue, president of Building and Globe Furniture Co., hailed the five day Southern furniture market as a harbinger of good news for 1961 and 1962. He cited strong price levels, sharpening competition, and retailer optimism guiding a potential business upswing through the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Henry A. Foscue
Southern Furniture Exposition
Foscue
Globe Furniture Co
Plaza Gets Unexpected Visitors
A fire department delegation visited the New South Furniture Exhibition Plaza as a small blaze confined to a cardboard container in the third floor air conditioning room was extinguished by two in-building firefighters. The damage was limited to a 20 inch square space, and business continued on the third floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Furniture Exposition Plaza
Paul Casey
Newest Weapon Watermelons In City Incident
Robert Lloyd Bingham, 16, of Smith Street, charged with malicious damage to property after allegedly hurling watermelon rinds at a 1956 car owned by James Tabor on Pedding Street. A window was broken. Bond set at $100 pending trial in Municipal court on July 14.
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Robert Lloyd Bingham
Smith Street
James Tabor
Pedding Street
Tabor
Bingham
Joke Proves Destructive At Laundry
A practical joker dropped a cherry bomb into a commode at the Speed Washerette on E Green Street last night. The blast shattered the toilet and flooded the area before the culprit fled. Harvey Paschal, the launderette operator, reported the damage at 6:55 this morning and police are investigating. The value was placed at $35.
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E. Green Street
Harvey Paschal
Paschal
Baltimore Lieutenant Fails to Cash Paycheck Without ID
A Baltimore police lieutenant appeared in full uniform at a suburban Reisterstown shopping center to cash his paycheck but could not complete the transaction without proper identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Reisterstown
Baltimore Police
Prayer for TOAY by Lyndon B Phifer Florida
A short prayer asks Almighty God for wisdom and power to sustain the universe and life. It thanks God for rain sun and fertility and seeks guidance to be faithful stewards of talents and possessions through Christ.
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God
Christ
Lyndon B, Phifer
Tallahassee
Fla
Edxor
Retention Of $1.20 Tax Rate Asked By Manager
City council planned to set a tentative tax rate at $1.20 per $100 valuation to avoid a tax increase this year. City Manager Harold Cheek urged keeping the rate while preparing the 1961 62 budget likely to exceed $8 million with a $750,000 rise. The meeting also covered a spur rail line project, urban renewal steps, and new beverage licenses amid a light agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Cheek
Cheek
Carson Stout
Council
Springdale Avenue
FCX and Southern Railway Co
Fox Property
Springdale
King Streets
High Point
Federal House and Home Finance Agency
Errant Vehicle Smashes Fence In Thomasville
Police said Georgia G. Williams of South Street and two passengers were driving east on Unity Street when the car left the roadway and crashed through a residence fence on Unity. The crash caused extensive damage to the car but no injuries were reported. fence damage was about 25 dollars.
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Thomasville
Unity Street
Georgia G. Williams
South Street
Unity
K. L. Burton
Quaker Group Disavows AFSC Ties
High Point Monthly Meeting of Friends disclaims any authority over the American Friends Service Committee and rejects credit for its actions. Colin Bell of the AFSC notes no comment but says the organization is Quaker-led and under internal review.
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Philadelphia
American Service Committee
High Point Monthly Meeting of
Friends
Colin Bell
AFSC
Quak
Meeting of Friends
Richmond
Ind
High Point Friends Meeting
John Clinard
High Point Monthly Meeting of Friends
American Friends Service Committee
Clinard
Relief and Rehabilitation Agency
Former HPC Student Named Guilford County Assistant Superintendent
Dr Harold T Connor a former High Point College student has been named assistant superintendent in the Guilford County school system He is a Wake Forest graduate aged 39 and will oversee a curriculum study He previously directed instructional and guidance services in Burke County schools for five years Mrs Connor hails from High Point and they have two children.
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Greensboro
Harold T. Connor
High Point College
Guilford County
Wake Forest
E. P. Pearce
Connor
Burke County
University of North Carolina
High Point
Stolen Car Sparks Three Vehicle Crash Near Thomasville
Willie John Rhyne 36 of Brooks Street is jailed on larceny and driving with no license charges after allegedly stealing a car belonging to Annie May Simmons Williams and abandoning it on the highway near Thomasville, triggering a three car collision that damaged two other vehicles. Dunning cited for speeding. Rhyne to be delivered to Thomasville authorities after Municipal Court hearing.
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Thomasville
Willie John Rhyne
Brooks Street
Rhyne
R. L. Sigman
Lexington
Ralph L. Stevens
Fayetteville
Willie J. Dunning
Stevens
Sigman
Dunning
Guilford County Groups Seek Exemption From Blue Law
Guilford County residents push to exempt their area from the 1961 blue law banning Sunday sales. William Tidwell of Reedy Fork Auto Parts filed a petition with the County Commissioners and Greensboro City Council to allow Sunday shopping. Dave Craddock, a Greensboro discount store manager, supports keeping stores open Sundays. a Gate City department store spokesman declines to seek exemption. The measure allows local governments to decide applicability of the law.
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General Assembly
William Tidwell
Greensboro
County Board of Commissioners
Guilford County
Tidwell
Reedy Fork Auto Parts Co
Dave Craddock
Gate City
Work Begins On Reserve Armory In High Point
Construction starts on the U S Army armory at N Main and Parris Avenue High Point with a 52 by 83 foot brick facility for two Infantry and one Chemical Corps reserve units. The $100 000 to $125 000 project includes a garage outdoor training areas landscaping and water sewer extensions. Completion expected within six months with site chosen from about 20 options.
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U. S. Army Armory
High Point
N. Main
Parris Avenue
Infantry
Chemical Corps
J. R. Graham Co
Army Engineers Corps
Intruder Steals Wallet From Man on Whiteoak Street
Alvin Coon reported a wallet stolen from his pants on Whiteoak Street last night. The thief took $22 in cash and a $48 Marsh Furniture Co. check. Coon told police he woke to find a man in his room and named a suspect. Investigation continues.
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Whiteoak Street
Marsh Furniture Co
Alvin Coon
Judge uses law books as footstool in jury box
In St Joseph Missouri a judge, lawyers and a woman juror noted uncomfortable seating during a trial in Judge Emmett J. Crouse's court. To ease the discomfort the judge ordered three large law books to be brought from his chambers for use as a footrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph, Mo
Emmett J. Crouse
Weather Outlook Firewood Skies and Cool Nights
The weather man at Friendship says temperatures will run about eight degrees below normal with a stretch of relief from last week's downpours. No rain is expected until week’s end, fair and chilly nights with a low of 55 and a 85 degree day tomorrow amid partly cloudy skies. Yesterday’s high reached 77 and today’s forecasted high is 81 with a 55 degree low last night.
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Friendship
Piedmont
Parsonage Lot Donated to Oak View Methodist Church
At 11 am yesterday T R Galloway and his wife deeded a 100 by 150 foot parsonage lot on Oak View Road to Oak View Methodist Church Trustees Carl Shankle G N Turner Boothe Reid W T Kearns Dewey Bodenheimer and Paul Joyner. The lot valued at 2500. Planning chairman Dave Wagoner announced plans for an eight room brick parsonage on the new site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak View Methodist Church
T. R. Galloway
Oak View Road
Carl Shankle
G. N. Turner
Boothe Reid
W. T. Kearns
Dewey Bodenheimer
Paul Joyner
Dave Wagoner
Hunt Begun For Police Successor
City councilmen weigh a new High Point police chief as Chief C C Stoker plans retirement in January. Potential successors include FBI agent Frank Fairchild, Lt W S McKinney, and Paul M Shore of Thomasville, with Harold Cheek to appoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
C. C. Stoker
Harold Cheek
Stoker
FBI
Frank Fairchild
Highway Patrol
W. S. McKinney
Paul M. Shore
Thomasville
Knifing Case Tops Police Arrest List
Bernard McDonald a 16 year old of Fre mont Street faces assault with a deadly weapon charge after allegedly cutting Talton Robbins on the neck requiring hospital care. Trial is set in Municipal Court Aug 14 with a $300 bond posted for appearance.
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Bernard McDonald
Fremont Street
McDonald
Talton Robbins
Young McDonald
Lewis L. Thacker
Raleigh
Katherine Mack
Leonard Street
Lawrence Brooks Reid
Mobile Street
Reid
Johnnie W. Jackson
Windley Street
Eliza Steele
Harrison Street
Harrison St
Small Fire Extinguished at Presbyterian Home
A small fire at the Presbyterian Home on Greensboro Road last night caused no damage. The blaze in combustible material was started by a hot water heater and was contained before fire engines arrived.
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Presbyterian
Greensboro Road
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City Planning Commission
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Redevelopment Commission
HPC
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Hoskins Street
Williams
Blue Law
Reserve Armory
MISS
U.S.A
Marie Clyburn
Gayle Nelson
Pennsylvania
Yvonne Quick
Hunt
Police
W. C. Johnson
J. D. Wade
George Leverette
J. R. Teague
W. G. Fridde
Presbyterian Home
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