Waynick Responds to Critics on North Carolina Adjutant General Job
Governor Hodges chosen Waynick returned from New York to a mixed reception from High Pointers. Critics fear political influence in the North Carolina National Guard while supporters praise his administrative ability and expect his usual distinction. He hopes to finish work in New York by August 18 swearing in.
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Capus M. Waynick
Hodges
North Carolina
New York
National Guard
Waynick
National Foundation
Possible Cuba Revolt Forcing Youths Home Warned by Doctor
Dr N M Harrison said youths from Wesley Memorial Methodist Caravaners were told to leave Cuba by Monday and fly back to Miami due to a threat of revolution. He noted the danger hinges on possible uprising around July 26 and that the High Point group should return a week early.
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Cuba
N. M. Harrison
Wesley Memorial
Harrison
Roanoke Man Fined Twice In One North Carolina Stop
A Roanoke Virginia motorist James Neal Fuller, 33, was stopped twice within an hour on Highway 29 near High Point North Carolina. He paid 23.50 for the first speeding fine but could not pay the second amount immediately. After a wait, Western Union delivered funds to cover the second NC charge.
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Roanoke
Caroee En
James Neal Fuller
North Carolina
Charlotte
Concord
High Point
E. D. Young
Fuller
Young
City Hall
Western Union
Carolina
Virginia
Montlieu Avenue School Nears Completion After Turbulent History
Montlieu Avenue Elementary on the site of a two year controversy nears occupancy. Finishing touches finalize a four classroom, library and offices complex costing about 400000 with inspection set for August 19. Regional Red Cross fund chairmen announced to lead drives in Guilford and surrounding counties.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
Montlieu Avenue
Monthew Avenue
Second Ward
New Blood Colone ls Take Over 1957 58 Posts
Four new Red Cross Bloodmobile colonels were named by J W Lindsay Jr and Guy Kinney for the coming year Ketchell Adams Mrs J Taylor of Jamestown Anderson and Joe Parks lead the new assignments Adams heads public service Taylor heads women’s division Parks leads commercial division and Anderson represents Scouts at Wesley Memorial Church Adams moved from Elkin to High Point last fall and is a Guilford College graduate.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
J. W. Lindsay Jr
Guy Kinney
High Point
Ketchell Adams
YMCA
J. Taylor
Jamestown
Anderson
Liege Insurance Co
Virginia
Joe Parks
Household Appliance Co
Taylor
Woman's College
YWCA
Sev
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Rolling Rd
Augusta Military Academy
Staunton
University of Virginia
Norfolk tunnel records five years without a traffic fatality
In Norfolk Virginia the Elizabeth River tunnel has seen over 60 million buses cars and trucks pass in five years with zero traffic fatalities and only 265 vehicle collisions reported in the one mile tunnel highlighting remarkable safety performance.
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Norfolk
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Elizabeth River
Scandinavians Visit First Methodist Church Guests Meet Local Youth
Four Scandinavian youths Dag Kristiansen Anna Donner Vivian Johansson and Lars Pettersson visit First Methodist Church as part of a Western North Carolina church program. Charles Carroll and Marty Holbrook host them. The group will attend Camp Albert Butler in Roaring Gap this week.
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First Methodist Church
North Carolina Inference
Dag Kristiansen
Norway
Anna Donner
Denmark
Vivian Johansson
Sweden
Lars Pettersson
Charles Carroll
Methodist
Marty Holbrook
Camp Albert Butler
Roaring Gap
Paper Pickup For Suburbs Set Today
Archdale veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9899 stage the latest scrap paper drive with pickups in Archdale Alien Jay Trinity Bakertown Burton Street Extension and Fairmont Park. Residents should place tightly bound waste paper by the roadside by 1 p.m. and call 21703 before 1 p.m. for special pickups. No paper drive.
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Archdale Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Archdale
Alien Jay
Trinity
Bakertown
Burton Street
Fairmont Park
Antiques Readied For Trip On Horseless Carriage Tour
High Point and Thomasville residents plan to join the 1957 Horseless Carriage Tour. The caravan will depart Rocky Mount Thursday at 8 a.m. with stops at Pinetops Wilson Goldsboro and Kinston and end in Elizabeth City Sunday. North Carolina Horseless Carriage Club president Jack Southerland announced eleven trophies will be awarded in the competitions.
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High Point
Thomasville
Rocky Mount
Elizabeth City
Jack Southerland
North Carolina
Horseless Carriage Club of America
Pinetops
Wilson
Goldsboro
Kinston
Greenville
Southerland
Maxwell
Bob McCall
J. Paul Jones
C. F. Farley
Pullman
Steve Phillip Jones
Dodge
Herb Payne
Ford
Elmer Kearns
Marmon
Frank Dozier
Cadillac
B. E. Clifton
David R Hinkle
Helen H. Grey
Stokes Hepler
Franklin
Horseless Carriage Club
Standard Oil Co
Case
Regal
King
National
Reo
Knox
Mac Mertz
Huppmobile
Sex
Sutherland
High Point Jaycees Carry Out Citywide Pickup
Within High Point city limits to day since Jaycees carried out a pickup in late June, residents observe continued community service activity.
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High Point
Jaycees
Gas War Rumor Says Prices Set to Normalize This Week
Forrest Cates reports rumors of a truce among gasoline wholesalers ending the High Point gas price war. Rumor suggests prices will return to normal. readers note uncertainty as to whether any deal exists.
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High Point
Tennyrate
Grand Canyon
Bang Brings Smoke No Fire On South Main Street
At 3 10 p m a car backfired creating smoke that teased a fire on South Main Street in front of the Furniture Exposition Building. A passerby called for help and the fire department arrived to replace the oil filter as the driver E B Foster left.
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South Main Street
Furniture Exposition
E. B. Foster
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High Point Enterprise Section
Lead
Red Cross Cash Hunt
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Ralph Rochelle
National Fund
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Greensboro
G. Edward Miller
Asheboro
Calder W. Womble
Winston-Salem
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Salisbury
Tees
Red Cross
Guilford
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Randolph
Rockingham
Rowan
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Surry
Forsyth
Yadkin
Carolinas United
K. C
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Red Cross Field Service
Atlanta
Balast
Pinehurst
Stovall
New Otlanta
The
Davidson College
Wachovia Dation
Salvation Army
Go Gale
Gideon Organizaton
Caldera. Womble
Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge, and
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Duke University
Martha Hanes
Old Town
Womble
United Fund
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Methodist Church
Apyan
Capus Waynick
E. Lexingston Avenue
Montlieu _area
Citizens Committee
Parks
Bloodmobile
Georgia
Mercury Athletic Club
Far
George J. Taylor
Calhoun Anderson
Janet Teague
George Dean
Dean
Civil Service Commission
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