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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1956
Page
19
Statements from residents and a department store trainee show division over a plan allowing separate schooling by community. Some favor integration while others support keeping white and colored students in separate schools.
Despite a statewide expansion, High Point schools confront chronic overcrowding as 8,000 students return Sept 5. Additions at Johnson Street and Oak Hill, basement use at Senior High, and moved maintenance spaces aim to ease the crunch, but steel strikes delay Montlieu Avenue and Griffin additions. Teacher shortages loom, with pay scales and state funding shaping recruitment prospects.
A man identified as James L. and another suspect were found guilty of firing two shots into a house during a poker game dispute. One defendant received a six month sentence. An appeal was noted for a separate 60 day sentence related to prohibition law violations with a $300 bond. A third person, Arlie Hughes, faced a suspended fine of 20 dollars and court costs after a guilty finding on related charges.
Willard H. Kimrey becomes Guilford County farm agent on August 1 after serving as assistant agent in IMT. A High Point native and North Carolina State College graduate, he held wartime Navy roles and led a 4-H Dairy Team to a State title. He attends First Presbyterian Church, is a Rotarian, and has served in agricultural extension organizations.
Thomasville and High Point driver examination stations report June activity from the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. At Thomasville under J F Parker 376 licenses were granted and 113 tests administered while 135 were turned away. In High Point under L T Crews and R F Carter 931 persons received new or renewed licenses or learner permits.
William L. Land of Ward Street was in critical condition after a car slammed into a utility pole on West Green Street. Land underwent surgery at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem around 11 pm. Freeman, the driver, faces a reckless driving charge as investigators cite excessive speed on the curve. Ralph Land, a second passenger, received lacerations but was not admitted.
Crissman of High Point named Byron Haworth to fill the unexpired term of Judge J Archie Myatt in the 18th Judicial District. Haworth will serve until December with a full four year term to follow if elected in November. He tentatively set August 13 as his swearing date once his affairs are in order.
Highway Chairman A H Graham announced a 28.2 million dollar allocation from federal and state sources for 11 road projects on the MIPS TiT mile segment of the national Interstate system. Projects include surfacing from Thomasville to Greensboro along US 421 in Guilford and Forsyth counties and grading and structures from Greensboro to Efland in Guilford. The funds mark the largest highway earmark in state history, made possible by the new highway bill. federal share now 9 percent with 10 percent from the state.
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