Traffic Easing Off At Furniture Mart
High Point's 63rd semi annual Southern Furniture and Rug Market neared finish as attendance lagged last July. Monday's 875 retailer registrations left total at 4,498, with last five days expected to lift to 5,500 to 6,000. Buyers dominate market with steady to excellent business and emphasis on quality living room lines and steel components.
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High Point
Bebe
Too
Ae Point Market
Atlanta
Police Seek Road Gang Escapee
Local authorities seek George McClure an escapee who reportedly walked off from a county farm road gang yesterday afternoon. Police report several recent arrests including a bellboy on firearm charges a woman for worthless checks and multiple license and traffic offenses with court dates set in Municipal Court.
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George McClure
Joseph Geeter
Hoover Street
Jack Reynolds
James Ray King
Northview Street
King
Clyde Lee Beeson
Kivett Drive
Keith K. Darby
Friddle St
Term Tests and Summer Session Start at High Point College
Final examinations for the first session of summer school are held today and tomorrow per Dean Harold F. E. Conrad. Registration for the second session occurs Thursday with about 450 students expected. Courses cover education, biology, business, monastery, mathematics, psychology, sociology, Spanish, music, political science, French, geography.
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High Point College
Harold FE. Conrad
Genres
Nine City Appointees Re Nam ed to City Boards and Commissions
City Council filled nine expired terms on boards and commissions and created a Route Code Board of Appeals to hear appeals of building, plumbing, and electrical rulings. Members include public works director, contractors, and an architect with staggered term plans. All appointees were reappointed.
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aRurtune Code Board of Appeals
Council
Glenn Rome
Frank Autry
Eckles Everhart
Roy Graham
Horace Haworth
Charles B. Loflin
W. L.hunt
S. E. Hauser
Ralph Vance
Joseph D. Cox
Many Fail To Report Maid Tax In High Point
Local social security official Ruth G. Duffy warns that employers who pay household workers cash wages must report earnings and withhold taxes if they pay $50 or more in a calendar quarter. Lack of consent or worker SSN does not excuse the obligation. Householders may contact their social security representative or request the Do You Have A Maid pamphlet.
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Ruth G. Duffy
High Point Social Security Office
Pair Hurt As Vehicle Rams Pole Near S Main Street
Two men suffered slight facial cuts when a 1951 car driven by Lester E. Smith of 610 Midland Ave. collided with a utility pole on S Main Street at 1 05 am. Den nis Maynard of 452 S Main St High Point also injured. Police charged Smith with reckless driving after he swerved to avoid another car. Damage to the car estimated at 350 dollars.
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S. Main Street
Lester E. Smith
Midland Ave
Thomasville
Dennis Maynard
S. Main ‘St
High Point
Oficers
Smith
S. Main
Davis Streets
Ollie McMahon Hinson
Route 5
Douglas Thornton Tate
Meredith St
Ward
Prospect Streets
Ward Street
Prospect, Ee
Autos Damaged In Parking Lot Reported
Detectives investigated a local hosiery mill official’s report that car windows were broken in a Russell Street parking lot. Don Walton said thieves stole two hubcaps from his car parked behind Security National Bank Building last night.
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Russell Street
Don Walton
Security National Bank
Showers Expected Across Central Piedmont Wednesday
Weather forecasters predict a new round of showers and thundershowers for the central Piedmont tomorrow with a mostly fair tonight. Temperatures range from a low near 67 tonight to a high around 85 tomorrow, with Wednesday remaining cloudy and humid.
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Piedmont
Merit Plan Described By Snider
Joe Snider, secretary of civil service in High Point, outlined the Civil Service Commission's merit plan to the High Point Exchange Club. He noted city employment rose to 162 classifications since 1937 and that the January and July merit system offers fair promotion chances and aims to reduce turnover. He said the changes seek higher efficiency and better tax value.
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Civil Service Commission
High Point Exchange Club
Joe Snider
Civil Service
High Point
Snider
J. H. Mourane
Charlie Smith
Hunt
C. F. Rossinol
Coloring Shellac Color by Alcohol Soluble Dyes
Paint experts say white shellac can be colored by adding alcohol soluble aniline dyes dissolved in alcohol. This method, though effective, may alter the shellac’s finish and durability if overused.
Johnston Honored By YMCA Staff Farewell Breakfast for R. Lee Johnston
YMCA staff at High Point hosted a farewell breakfast for R. Lee Johnston, the general secretary who resigns to take a similar post with Tuscaloosa YMC A. President Holt McPherson praised Johnston for five years of service, noting his impact on program growth and community benefit. Ambrose presided, Ruth Grant led the devotional, and C. C. Wilfred Hunter Jr. offered the invocation.
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Betty Jo Burton
R. Lee Johnston
YMCA
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Yntaly
Holt McPherson
High Point
Lee Johnston
Johnston
Seay
Wachovia Bank reports midyear gains and strong outlook
Wachovia Bank and Trust Canon held a June quarter meeting in Winston-Salem where President John F. Watkins reported deposits at 394 million, loans at 211 million and capital plus surplus at 28 million. Resources totaled 446 million, up from 384 million a year ago as business improves despite steel strike concerns. Directors J Roscoe Adams and Nathan M Ayers noted the High Point office. a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share was approved payable August 10 to holders of record July 23.
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Canon
Winston-Salem
John F. Watki
Gut Basin Ne
Om Rey
Wachovia
High Point
J. Roscoe Adams
Nathan M. Ayers
Bridge Association Officers Include High Pointers
Mrs. Laurance M. Ingram of High Point becomes a vice president of the Central Carolina Bridge Association after Monday’s officer election. Robert E. Styers of Winston-Salem is president with William B. Woodson of Greensboro as the second vice president.
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Laurance M. Ingram
High Point
Central Carolina Bridge Association
Gate City
Robert E. Styers
Winston-Salem
William B. Woodson
Greensboro
Wilma Byerly
Harvey W. Mathews
Norman B. Boyles
E. Frank Morgan
Greersboro
Poe V. W. Senie
Russ Rave Son Pooper
Hi-Toms Field Robbery Probed After Dressing Room Break-In
Police investigate a late night break-in at Finch Field during Hi-Toms versus Durham games. Thieves stole 1028.75 in cash and 2000 to 3000 in valuables, including 12 watches and rings. Three Cubans tied to the team lost residence papers. a 1950 Plymouth with Virginia plates linked to suspects. Directors plan a drive to cover losses with public contributions sought.
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Hi- Toms
Finch Field
Hi-Toms
Jon
Rene Solis
Garcia
Orlando Pena
Solis
Virginia
Ball Park
Greensboro
Aeopper
Hi-Toms Ball Club
YMCA
High Point
Thomasville
Judge Crissman’s Remaining 1956 Court Schedule
Judge Walter E. Crissman of High Point presided as Richmond County began a week of Superior Court criminal cases. Civil sessions start next week, July 23. Moore County term begins August with no assigned judge yet. Remaining 1956 terms include Union County and Moore County, with criminal and civil sessions on July 7, 14, and 21.
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Walter E. Crissman
High Point
Superior Court
Richmond Coun
Moore County
Crissman
Union County
Annty
Democrats Set July 27 Meeting To Nominate Haworth
The county Democratic executive committee schedules a 7:30 p.m. meeting July 27 in Greensboro to nominate Byron Haworth for the local court judgeship and to confirm Ed Kemp as the General Assembly nominee. Haworth would resign his State House seat if selected for the judgeship, with Superior Court Judge Walter Crissman to appoint the interim term.
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Coun Democratic Executive Committee
Municipa Court
Byron Haworth
General Assembly
Haworth
House of Representatives
High Point
Jamestown
Deep River
Focal Court
Kemp
Ed Kemp
Dave Neill
Hutton
Genera
House
Greensro
Superior Court
Walter Crissman
J. Archie Myatt
Annexing Policies Debated on City Expansion Plan
City council approved annexation of land off Springfield by Brentwood School and discussed adding small tracts later. Aug 21 set for hearings on annexations by Culler and Bencini Edwards, totaling about 60 acres near Greenway and Grimes Street. Four beverage licenses approved: Bill's Girl, Club Carolina No. 2, White's Grocery, and an E Washington Street outlet. Keziah’s request for outside water connection approved.
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R. H. Vaughan
Ends Avenue
Springfield
Brentwood School
George Covington
Robert Rankin
Rankin
R. B. Culler
Robert E. Bencini Jr
C. C. Edwards
Bencini
Edwards
Aately
Greenwayne
Culler
Council
City Way
Grimes Street
Willowbrook
Broad Street
Law and Public Safety Committee
Health Department
Bill
Farm-Home Tour Set Tomorrow in Guilford County
The Guilford County farm and home tour runs all day in the southwestern county around High Point with a noon picnic at Oak View Grange Hall. Stops include Gamble farm near Sumner School, Or Jr. farm on new hi, Wiley farm dairy and seed tests, Clover Hill dairy operation, Wilson small dairy farm, and Pegg remodeled farm home with beef cattle and forest work.
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Guilford County
High Point
J. S. Wagoner
Ruby P. Azzle
Oak View Grange Hall
Grebeoth
Sapan
J. E. Gamble
Sumner School
J. H. Or Jr
New Hi
S. R. Wiley
Oak View Grange
Clover Hill Farm
Jersey Herd
H. G. Wilson
M. W. Pegg
Circuit Overload Triggers Fire Alarm At Peggy Ann Shop
City firemen answered a 3:55 p.m. call to Peggy Ann Shop on N Main Street reporting an overloaded electrical leak caused smoke with negligible damage.
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Peggy Ann
N. Main Street
Yes Io
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Furniture Mart
High Point Enterprise
O. D. Ambrose
James Ensign
Mark Combs
Army Reserve
VFW Post 619
Paul C. Duggins
Veterans’ Organization
Bridge Association
Greensboro Patriots
Finchville
Judge Crissman
Frank Hutton
N. Main
Washington
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