City Budget Sees Operating Costs Drop With No Tax Hike
City Manager T. E. Hinson presents a lean 1956 59 operating budget to the City Council showing a total around 6 million dollars funded by taxes and utility sales. Capital requests total 1.1 million for a new government building drill tower and bath house work. The plan lowers operating allocations by about 40 thousand while approving pay raises and six new positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Hinson
Speed Hinson
Hinson
City Lake Park
Fire and Police
Ports Authority Pursues More Use of State Ports
The State Ports Authority met in High Point to chart ways to attract tobacco exporters and lumber importers. Officials discussed shipping costs from interior points to Morehead City and Wilmington, citing savings by using North Carolina ports. The luncheon and public meeting included Chamber of Commerce members and local officials as the authority moves meetings to industrial cities.
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North Carolina State Ports Authority
High Point
Earl Phillips
John M. Reeves
Pinehurst
William G. Clark
Tar
State Ports Authority
Authority
Chamber of Commerce
Africa
South America
Philippines
North Carolina
Boston
New York
Norfolk
New Orleans
Ports Authority
Morehead City
Wilmington
Sheraton Hotel
Chamber
May permits show slow construction with scattered gains
Building permits issued yesterday totalled 61 105 the largest weekly May amount. May's year to date totals lag last year as fiscal 1958 nears 6.0 million. Seven new homes were granted permits including a six room house at 1201 Dartmouth St by J Robert Connor with an 11 000 cost. Additional permits included two Apex Street houses five rooms each and a 9 000 five room unit on Cook St. Norman Thomas earned two five–room homes at 416 and 418 Hobson St. Wright Clothing Store at 126 N Main St received an 8 000 permit for store addition. Ten residential repair permits total 6 865. “Biggest” single repair was Ethel Rucker 1 500 at 902 Cassell St. May residential permits 15 with 92 100 est cost versus 171 000 in May 1957. Commercial construction 58 490 vs 304 370 last year. commercial repairs down to 6 140 from 39 325. Residential repairs rose to 57 284 from last May.
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Dartmouth St
J. Robert Connor
Connor
Apex Street
Apex
Cook St
Norman Thomas
Hobson St
Wright Clothing Store
N. Main St
S. Wrenn Street
Ethel Rucker
Cassell St
Thompson
Greensboro Public Library
L. C. Amos
Cross Complaints Charge Adultery in Preminger Case
Los Angeles AP Otto Preminger 50 and wife Mary 39 trade divorce charges. Mary sues for adultery and alleges three women involved. Preminger answers with a cross complaint denying the accusation and accusing Mary of an affair with British actor Michael Rennie.
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Los Angeles
Otto Preminger
Preminger
Mary
Michael Rennie
Chilly Weather Persists in Piedmont Region
Weather outlook shows continued cool, cloudy conditions across the Piedmont through midweek. Temperatures near 75 daytime highs with mid-50s overnight lows cited by local forecasters at Greensboro High Point Airport.
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Piedmont
Greensboro-High Point
Rookie Cop Faces Humiliating Litter Lesson
In High Point 1958, a rookie officer endures public mortification as he watches a paper cup fly from a car window. A veteran upholds Hodges campaign ethics with a curbside lecture while the new officer, crumpled pack in hand, awkwardly recovers and resumes duty beside his embarrassed partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Hodges
Short Circuit in Police Car Triggers Alarm
Fire department reported $50 damage from a wiring short in a police patrol car on Meredith Street at 6 10 last night. Earlier, crews assisted a locked out resident at 725 Grimes St using a 4 foot ladder to gain entry through a mentee window.
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Meredith Street
Grimes St
Mentees
1958 Graduates From State College to The Citadel and More
A list of June graduates includes Charles Robert Hutchins son of Ada L Hutchins 109 Scott Ave with a B S in nuclear engineering from State College Jerry Gaylon Carmichael son of C H Carmichael 908 Old Winston Rd with a B S in business administration UNC Onex Dara Stevenson son of Alga L Stevenson Route 1 Jamestown with a B S from University of South Carolina David Jerry Fagg son of J M Fagg 514 E Lexington Ave with his degree from Davidson College Wallace A Kennedy Jr son of W A Kennedy Route 4 Thomasville with a B S in commerce The Citadel Park Davis son of George Davis Jamestown with a diploma at Hargrave Military Academy Glenn Corpening son of A G Corpening Jr with a diploma at McCallie School.
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Charles Robert Hutchins
Ada L. Hutchins
Scott Ave
State College
Jerry Gaylon Carmichael
C. H. Carmichael
Winston Rd
University of North Carolina
Onex Dara Stevenson
Alga L. Stevenson
Jamestown
University of South Carolina
David Jerry Fagg
J. M. Fagg
Lexington Ave
Davidson College
Wallace A. Kennedy Jr
W. A. Kennedy
Thomasville
The
Citadel
Park Davis
George Davis
Health Board Seeks 42000 For Greensboro Center Expansion
County board hears requests for a 1958 59 budget rise to cover a 3500 square foot health center addition in Greensboro plus increases for Welfare and Library. Ellinwood cites space limits. hospital moves opposed. Budget depends on income. tax rise debates continue.
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County Board of Health
Greensboro
E. H. Ellinwood
Board of County Commissioners
Carson Bain
Greensboro Hospitals
Ellinwood
First Thanksgiving Proclamation by William Bradford
William Bradford, Plymouth Colony governor in 1621, issued America’s first Thanksgiving proclamation to mark the harvest in the New World. The Pilgrims invited 90 Indian guests to join the feast.
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William Bradford
Plymouth Colony
New World
America
Prayer for T DAY by John W Shackford from Waynesville NC
A devotional prayer asks for courage in darkness and certainty of divine presence. The text attributes the prayer to John W Shackford a retired Methodist minister from Waynesville North Carolina.
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God
Christ
John W. Shackford
Waynesville
N. C
Paying Priorities To Be Established On City Funds
High Point streets funding from Powell Bill funds discussed by City Council. W College Drive proposed for state funding, but deferred for a citywide priority list. Some members opposed focusing on a single street, urging a comprehensive streets plan. Other items include building permits for 131 dwelling units at Meredith and Oneka and Ward Street setback rules.
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High Point
Powell
W. College
Harry Williamson
J. B. Phillips
Katharine Kirkman
C. C
Roger Edwards
Meredith
Oneka
Samet
Ward Street
Guard Units Depart for Fort Bragg Two-Week Training
Units of the 540th Field Artillery Battalion from High Point Thomasville and Siler City depart Sunday at 6 35 a m for two weeks of summer training at Fort Bragg with 437 personnel in 62 vehicles. They will set up barracks Sunday afternoon and begin live fire and team training Monday. The battalion is led by Lt. Col E J Phibbs Jr with Maj J Bray as XO and captains Causey Smith Leonard Paschal Jenkins. Ratings from the Third U S Army inspector general awarded HQ HQ Battery excellent Btry A superior Svs Btry superior Btry B Thomasville superior Btry C Siler City excellent. The battalion achieved the highest rating for its size in the state.
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540Th Field Artillery Battalion
High Point
Thomasville
Siler City
Fort Bragg
Bragg
E. J. Phibbs Jr
Maj
J. Bray
William G. Causey
Biry
William M. Smith
Hubert M. Leonard
Baird L. Paschal
Wake Forest Seniors Receive Degrees From Four Schools
Wake Forest College held commencement with seniors from the Central Piedmont area earning degrees. Doctors of medicine went to Carlton Everhart, Albert Hale Jr., and Lois Sawyer. law degrees to George Saintsing and Walter Travis. master of science to Paul Boyles. Bachelor of arts went to Nancy Smith, Robert Cecil, Rebecca Hester, Imogene Poole, Moonyeen Wright. bachelor of science to Robert Clodfelter, Sybil Copeland, James Fowler Jr., Ronald Fulp, Robert Hedrick. BBA to Edward Clodfelter Jr., Von Johnson, Jerry Perkins. ROTC commissions awarded to Edward Clodfelter Jr., Robert Hedrick, Jerry Perkins.
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Wake Forest College
Central Piedmont Area
Carlton D. Everhart
Lexington
Albert S. Hale Jr
High Point
Lois T. Sawyer
Kernersville
George W. Saintsing
Thomasville
Walter L. Travis
Paul D. Boyles
Nancy Jo Smith
Robert L. Cecil
Rebecca A. Hester
Imogene C. Poole
Moonyeen R. Wright
Robert H. Clodfelter
Sybil H. Copeland
James R. Fowler Jr
Ronald C. Fulp
Archdale
Robert C. Hedrick
Lex- Thomasville
State College Lists Area Graduates
North Carolina State College held commencement exercises with graduates including Willie Glenn Tussey of Lexington and Hubert Hoka Ritchie of Thomasville earning bachelor or master degrees in agricultural economics and chemical engineering. The ceremony listed numerous graduates from High Point Lexington Thomasville Asheboro and Denton with degrees in furniture manufacturing management mechanical engineering nuclear engineering forestry management textiles and related fields.
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Ee Ree
North Carolina State College
Central Piedmont
Willie Glenn Tussey
Lexinton
Hubert Hoka Ritchie
Thomasville
Marion Ronald Poole
Harold Red Bean
High Point
Graham Dwight Hall
Lexington
Cargus Columbus Ledbetter
Ban Toeork Jr
Asheboro
William Ray Kennedy
Dewey Lee Caviness Jr
Ohn Arringtonville
George Frederick Long
Clyde Edward Richardson Jr
Robert Clayton Rogers
William David Smith
Billy Gray Bass
Byron Bowman II
Charles Robert Hutchins
Charles Robert Grady
Samuel Franklin Austin
Billy Ray Coggins
Richard Lee Graves
Denton
Harris Lee Johnson
Tolley Burnett McLaughlin
Kenneth Franklin Stout
HPHS Students Place High In Spanish Tests
High Point Senior High School students John McCombs and Becky Hayward earned third and fourth place honorable mentions in the State Spanish Contest. Instructor Maxalene Mourane said the HPHS team, which included Jo Ann Harrelson, placed fourth. The annual exam is sponsored by UNC extension division with 35 schools and about 608 students entering the competition.
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High Point
John McCombs
Becky Hayward
Maxalene Mourane
Jo Ann Harrelson
Extension Division
University of North Carolina
Department of
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David Cox
Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
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Cross Complaints
High Point Enterprise
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Fagg
Davis
Kennedy
City Hall
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