Furniture Market Opens Second Week at High Point
The Furniture and Rug market enters its second week with buyers expected to return for two days of shopping as accommodations fill in. Market Manager Leo J. Heer reports smooth operations at the exposition building, while exhibitors push promotions to attract new registrations and discuss a possible furniture club or nearby facilities.
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Carolina
Leo J. Heer
Furniture Exposition
Heer
Exposition Building
Fur‘niture Trade Association
John Tobin
Southern Retailitore Association
High Point
Realtors Watch Changes Aimed at Easing Home Loans
Local realtors warn the easing of discount restrictions may help lenders place money in housing but won’t quickly revive loans. They cite a tight market, high down payments, and banks steering toward bonds, with 10 percent down advised until broader relief arrives.
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Congress
Ealer
FHA
Veterans Administration
Executives Of State C of C To Meet Here
An estimated 125 to 150 Chamber of Commerce executives and officers will attend the North Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives annual meeting in High Point July 19 to 21. The Sheraton Hotel hosts sessions with addresses by UNC professor Clarence Heer and other leaders, plus a banquet on July 20 and closing events at the hotel.
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Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Hotel
Clarence Miles
Legislative Department
United States Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth Goodson
First Methodist Church of
High Point
Fred W. Greene
Union National Bank
Charlotte
W. H. Neal, Sr
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Vacancies Open in Local National Guard Units
The National Guard announces openings for personnel with no prior service in High Point and Thomasville units. Benefits include education continuity, Army pay and allowances, clothing, training, and potential 30-year retirement with pay. Enlistment before 18.5 allows exemption from Selective Service. For details, contact local commanders at the Armory on English Street.
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National Guard
High Point J
Thomasville
Guard
English Street
North Carolina Leaders to Consult at Fourth Business Management Institute
Henry A. Foscue president of Globe Parlor Furniture heads North Carolina business leaders serving as consultants for the fourth annual Business Management Institute to be held at the University of North Carolina during the week of July 27 31. Other participants include William P. Kemp president of Kemp Specialty Furniture Company Goldsboro and Dean Thomas H Carroll of the University School of Business Administra.
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Management Institute
Henry A. Foscue
Globe Parlor Furniture Company
North Carolina
Business Management Institute
University of North Carolina
William P. Kemp
Kemp Specialty Furniture Company
Goldsboro
Thomas H Carroll
The
University School of Business
June Building Permits Drop in Thomasville to 26400
Thomasville officials report June building permits totaled 26400, with ten new houses and two alterations approved. June 1952 permits reached 97683, largely due to a $79633 church educational building, while new dwellings numbered five and one garage was approved.
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Thomasville
Fife
Fieldcrest
Reid
Kahler
Carroll, Smith
Irene
Cox
Tremont
Cannon
Winston and Salem
First Baptist Church
Thomasville Bank Celebrates 46th Anniversary
The First National Bank of Thomasville marks 46 years in operation and extends Friday hours from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for patron convenience. President George D. Finch and other officers thank customers and express confidence in the bank’s role in Davidson County’s growth and depositors’ financial progress.
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Thomasville
First National Bank of
George D. Finch
R. L. Pope
Walter W. Rapp
Doak Finch
N. C. English
D. A. Long, Jr
Harry B. Finch
J. W. Boyles
C L. Harris
M. L. Bales
Charles F. Phillips
Tom A. Finch
Davidson County
High Pointers to Attend Jehovah's Witnesses Convention
A roughly 100 member delegation of High Pointers will travel to New York City for the eight day International Jehovah's Witnesses Convention starting July 19 at Yankee Stadium. Joe T. Gibson said delegates from all 48 states and nearly 100 countries will attend with charter planes and ships bringing representatives from Africa Europe Latin America Australia New Zealand South Africa and the Orient. About 18 000 Canadians are expected to join the event.
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New Zealand
South Africa
The
Orient
New York
City Hosiery Firms Skeptical Of Latest Promotion
Local hosiery makers show limited interest in Cannon Mills and Lever Brothers pair and a spare promotion. They doubt long term value, view it mainly as an advertising stunt, and expect Cannon to end the offer due to slim margins.
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Cannon Mills Co
High Point
Cannon Mills
Lever Brothers Co
Lever
Cannon
This Week In High Point Club Meeting Schedule
This week lists club meetings in High Point at various venues. Exchange Club at Rainbow Supper Club Monday 6 30 p m Civitan Amer ican Business Board of Realtors Optimists Wednesday Sertomans Thursday Jaycees Rotary Lions Kiwanis Friday all at Sheraton or YMCA venues with times mostly 12 15 p m or 6 30 p m.
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the Rainbow
Sheraton
Civitan Club
American Business Club
Board of Realtors
Optimist
Optimists
YMCA
Sertomans
Jaycees
Rotary Club
Lions
Kiwanis Club
Top Grades Given Most City Cafes
Eighty five percent of cafes and food handling establishments in High Point and nearby earned grade A ratings in the spring quarter. Of 112 cafes 20 were B, meat markets 114 A and 19 B, and school cafeterias mostly A with two Bs. All seven tourist homes, 145 milk producers, three dairies and several plants were A. City abattoir listed off grade. two of three hotels A and one B. CAFES RESTAURANTS OR FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS A RATED including many named venues.
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High Point
County Health Department
Health Department
Clover Brand Dairies
Clover Hill Farms
Lindale Dairy, Inc
Colonial Frozen Foods
Modern Poultry Plant
High Point City
Industrialists Embrace Greenery to Improve Plants
High Point firms are softening harsh building lines with hedges and flowers. The High Point Men's Rose and Garden Society offers guidance and notes nurseries offer reduced prices for beautification projects. Local examples include Borden Ice Cream, Thomasville Denton Railroad office, Tomlinson, Jimmy Mitchell, Burlington Mills, Dallas Inc, Marietta Paint, Jiffy Manufacturing, and garden features like box-trimmed shrubs, rose bushes, and lawns enhancing curb appeal. The movement reflects a nationwide trend toward esthetic industrial plots.
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High Point
High Point Men’s Rose and Garden Society
Borden Ice Cream Company
North Main Street
Itheng
Thomasville
Denton
Tomlinson
Jimmy Mitchell, Inc
Burlington Mills
Dallas, Inc
English Street
Marietta
Paint and Color Company
Jiffy Manufacturing Company
West Green Street
Lee
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State C of C
Three Dimension Idea
Southern
Dallas
Sture
Thomasville Bank
N.Y
Akers
Asia
Bel-Aire
Biltmore
Blackwelder’s
Blue Bird Castle
Cc Laan Cecil's
City Lake
Clover Brand
Copeland
Cy’s
Dixie Hot
Dixie Shop
Eagle
East Green Grill
Economy
Ellington’s
Everette
E & G Grill
Fourth Street Grill
Gene
Hanes
Herman's
Hi-Way
Hospital Kitchen
Hurd's
Ideal Launch
Jack's
Jamestown
Jerry's
Jimmie's
Kay Drugs
Kepley's
Koontz - McGhee
Kress
Lawson Grill
Lee- Morris
Lighthouse Grill
Lindale
Mann's
McLellan’s
Melrose Cafe
Miller Sandwich
Modern Grill
New Dixie
No Name Tavern
Oakdale Mill
Odell's
Old Man Blackwelder
Piedmont Cafe
Princess Cafe
Prospect Cafe
Railroad Cafe
Rainbow Diner
Rainbow Grill
Rainbow Supper
Regal
Rex's
Ring- Harris Drugs
River Road Inn
Southern Furniture and
Clarence Caldwell
Florda
Kroehler
John R. Shreves
Hickory
Sturey
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