Advance Planner Bert Winterbottom Joins High Point Staff
California native Bert A Winterbottom is named urban planner for High Point city planning department. 25 year old with a master's in geography from Wisconsin, previously with Madison planning commission, comes recommended by professionals, living at 940 Willow St with wife and two children.
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Bert A. Winterbottom
California
High Point
Bob Griffin
State Normal College
Illinois
University of Wisconsin
University
Madison, Wis
Planning Commission
Aber
Griffin
Weather forecast fair skies and near normal five day temps
The Weather Bureau at Greensboro High Point Airport expects sunny skies and mild temperatures for the area. Tonight will be cooler with a low around 57, and Friday should bring fair skies and slightly warmer temperatures. The five day outlook calls for near normal averages, with 80s today, 83 tomorrow, and a cooler Monday.
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High Point
Greensboro-High Point
Local Students Receive Honors at Campbell College
Two Campbell College students its academy division May 29 were honored as Brenda Ruth DeLappe daughter of Mrs. Della Teer graduated from the one year business course and Mrs. Jean Audrey Curtis graduated from the high school academy division. Dr. Edward Hughes Pruden pastor of First Baptist Church of Washington DC urged that world problems are solved through spiritual values rather than armaments conferences or treaties.
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Campbell College
Edward Hughes Pruden
First Baptist Church of
Planning Council Assigns Chairs for Study Divisions
Dr. Harold Conrad and Arthur Utley Jr. were named chairmen of the Community Planning Council study divisions Education Recreation and Health Welfare formed yesterday. The divisions include council representatives from civic groups and aim to prevent duplication of effort as advisory coordinators evaluating service projects on request. Suggestions for future study arose during the meeting about The United Fund story.
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Harold Conrad
Arthur Utley Jr
Community Planning Council
Acre
Civic
United Fund
Harold Bared
Tom Pitts
Arthur
Best N C Driver To Be Selected This Weekend
The best young driver in North Carolina will be chosen this weekend in High Point after 70 city teen Road-E-O winners compete. Edward Whitt of Trinity represents High Point in the contest, with tests Saturday and skill driving Sunday at Lyles Chevrolet. Trophies and scholarships valued at $500 to top winner and smaller awards follow the event, with local Jaycees coordinating.
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North Carolina
High Point
Robert Thacker
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Road-E-O
Lyles
N. Main St
al Harrison
Tabor City
State
Jaycee
William Glasgow
Greensboro
Vernon Dull
Mocksville
Jess Washburn
Chamber
George Covington
Thacker
Edward Whitt
Trinity
Sheraton
City Recreation Department
City Lake
Dane
Pure Oil Co
N. C. Motor Carriers Assn
R. L. Brinson Jr
Two Teens Booked In Auto Theft Case In High Point
Howard Cline aged 17 and Otis Cable 20 were arrested in the 500 block of W Green Street on charges of larceny and receiving an automobile taken from 807 Carr Street at 12 42 a m They were held in High Point jail on 1000 bond each The abandoned car was found at Tomlinson School on Chestnut Street around 2 30 a m A separate incident reports tire slashing at Wi Terrace Park by a youth who admitted the act and promised to pay damages.
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Carr St
Howard William Cline
Lake Street
Otis Cable
Tate Street
W. Green Street
High Point
Elliott Abeles
Tomlinson School
Chestnut Street
Charlie Sizemore
Highland Grocery
Highland Drive
Sizemore
John Paul Miller
Wendley Street
Wi Terrace Park
Miller
Prayer for Th DA Thou Who Art the Living God
A devotional prayer attributed to M. Ray McKay of Wake Forest North Carolina, a professor of preaching at Southeastern Baptist Seminary. The prayer thanks God for wisdom grace and for life and asks for love of God and neighbor in Jesus name.
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Jesus
M. Ray McKay
Wake Forest
N. C
Southeastern Baptist Seminary
New Parks Planned for Northeast City Areas
Recreation department proposes 10 acre park in northeast this fall with dirt fill and lawn, plus two 5.2 acre tracts near E Lexington and E Farris Avenues and Forrest Marion. Budget includes 2000 for park development. council approval needed for funds and facilities including tables barbecue pits and signs. Also planned are a park on Council Street across from Medical Center and a recreation building on Vail Street with ball fields at Vail and Martin. total project about 30000 dollars.
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Recreation Department
Kirkman-McCann
E. Lexington Avenue
W. College Drive
Fifth Street
E. Lexington
E. Farris
Forrest Avenue
Marion Street
E. Farriss
Jesse Taylor
Taylor
Es Park
Council Street
Medical Center
Vail Street
Vail and
Martin Streets
Recreation Commission
Ceeee
Auto Suffers Fire Damage in Morning Blaze
A car sustained slight rear-seat damage in an 8 15 a.m. fire at 1327 Lincoln Dr. Firemen attributed the cause to a cigarette and extinguished the flames.
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Aindhe
Lincoln Dr
Southern Broadcasts Seeks High Point Based Channel 8
BASE MOVED TV Applicant would operate from High Point rather than Winston-Salem. Southern Broadcasters, Inc. of Winston-Salem seeks Channel 8 for High Point Greensboro Winston-Salem area with studios at Five Points. Hearings likely in fall, decision by year end. All four bidders plan ABC affiliation.
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Southern Broadcasters, Inc
Winston-Salem
Television Channel 8
High Point
Southern
High Point - Greensboro-Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co
Tri-Cities Broadcasting Co
S. Main Street
American Broadcasting Company
May Builds Boost City Construction Permits Rise
May permits totaled 446 774 dollars with 14 new homes started worth 102 400 dollars and 13 non residential permits 277 585 dollars. Major May projects include 123 000 dollar Schoonbeck Furniture Co addition and 60 000 dollar Silver Knit Hosiery Mill expansion.
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Schoonbeck Furniture Co
Ward Street
Silver Knit Hosiery Mill
S. Hamilton Street
Dawson's Demerits Debated In City Hearing
Civil Service Commission hearing on May 20 patrol car accident left without a ruling after two hours of testimony and an hour of deliberation. Police Chief C C Stoker, Capt George Leverett, and Officer H S Link testified as Dawson faces 300 demerits and a 10 day suspension.
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Pete Jones
Enterprise
C. C. Stoker
Joel Dawson
Force
Civil Service Commission
Dawson
Jamea ‘Lovelace
Lovelace
Commission
Joseph Snider
Police Department
City Hall
Stoker
George Leverett
Leverett
Dayton Street
H. S. Link
Capt. Leverett
Byerly
Link
Lon Bridges
Capt
E. Lexington Avenue
Fowler Installed as President of High Point Optimists
Robert K. Fowler was installed as president of the High Point Optimist Club at the Rainbow Supper Club. Lt. Gov. Garland Murray of Greensboro conducted the ceremony and Fowler outlined plans for a larger year of optimism.
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Robert K. Fowler
High Point
Rainbow
Garland Murray
Greensboro
Murray
Fowler
Amends Whitley
Bambi
Dawn
Cooper D. Cass Co
Winston-Salem
Thermal Pax Copying Machine
Minnesota Mining and Manufactacing Co
Bob Fowler
Point Optimist Club
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Bert Winterbottom
R. L. Thomas
W. Green
David Cox
Planning Council
Utley Jr
Ralph Sheppard
Pitts
Conrad
Utley
Janet Teague
N.C
Ola McMillan
Alan Pearson
Ken Litton
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