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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1955
Page
15
In High Point Route 3 and Troy residents weigh private schooling as a response to integration. Some favor private schools to keep races separate. others urge following Supreme Court rulings and view private options as a last resort.
Four small boys talked in subdued voices about a stolen boat ride ending in tragedy at a lake. They varied details, avoided naming the drowned companion, and sought to shift blame while rescuers searched the pond. A question on fault followed their reminiscences as authorities investigated.
Guilford County Commissioner Bill Ragsdale proposes a new county city building on a North edge block, modeled on Mecklenburg’s, with four floors including jail and courts. He estimates a five to six cent tax hike to fund the project and outlines winged construction and revenue from selling old facilities.
The Jaycees and Trinity Archdale VFW will hold a paper drive today at 1 p.m. Citizens of High Point Trinity and Archdale should place old papers and magazines at the curb for pickup by Jaycee or VFW trucks. Future collection dates are Oct 9 Dec 1 Feb 5 Apr 1 and May 27.
Hosiery mill workers are meeting at 3 PM in the union hall to receive a full report on the strike and discuss future actions. Local 65 officials including Ben F. Hull say mediation and labor department staff are involved, while manufacturers promise no new developments until Monday. Approximately 400 boarders have walked out since July 18 seeking a 15 percent wage raise.
Bill O Neal of 213 Maple St High Point served as flight instructor for 16 year old Leif Erickson of Winston Salem who learned fundamentals and completed a solo flight in under five hours in one day at Smith Reynolds Airport. The feat may surpass national records. O Neal works for Piedmont Aviation.
David L. Wagoner of Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. and Wray M. Amos of Amos Hosiery Mills Inc. are named Red Cross Blood Program colonels in charge of public service division two and hosiery and textile division eight respectively. Wagoner is a High Point College graduate and former U S Army Airborne trooper. Amos is UNC graduate and World War II Air Force veteran. The editors note these are the first of local leaders who will captain the blood drive for 12 months.
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