Ports Authority considers expansion to aid North Carolina trade
The North Carolina Ports Authority discussed port upgrades at Morehead City and Wilmington to boost shipments by tobacco and lumber firms. A $1,335,500 capital plan plus a $207,000 annual operation budget for 1959–61 was proposed, including two new Wilmington warehouses and one at Morehead City, plus dock improvements.
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North Carolina
Head City
Wilmington
Ports Authority
Capi
D. Leon Williams
Morehead City
Norfolk
Tom Bruce
Carolina
Farnsworth
Charleston
Witness Loses Razor in Court Indicts Brother’s Ally
A Gordy Street man assisting his younger brother in court had a razor drop from his pocket. Harold Lee Harper, 22, was indicted at the police station for carrying a concealed weapon and bigamy. The elder Harper had come to aid Benjamin Harper, 16, among five youths charged with cigarette larceny at Hausers Warehouse. Judge Haworth ordered six months at a first offenders camp for each youth, with possible rehearing after further evidence and legal counsel.
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Gordy Street
Harold Lee Harper
Harper
Benjamin
W. Willis Street
Hausers
Byron Haworth
Arthur Kirby
Cross Street
Carl Caldwell
Clinton Street
Calvin Lindsay Jr
Tate Street
Joseph Thomas Ashworth
Route 1
Haworth
Man Killed In Quarry Accident
Orville Manoway a 45 year old worker of Route 1 Greensboro was killed at the Superior Stone Co quarry off Kivett Drive Extension when a 16 ton earth moving machine backed over him. Driver Donald Cockerham 18 attempted to avoid the man but could not see him. Medical examiner ruled the death accidental and noted the truck was unlicensed and used only at the quarry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Garden
Jamestown
Orville Manoway
Route 1
Greensboro
Manoway
Superior Stone Co
Kivett Drive
T. E. Terrell
Maneway
Donald Junior Cockerham
Cockerham
Dalton Collins
Manaway
Camp Uwharrie Opens June 15 For Scout Week
Camp Uwharrie begins first of four week long sessions on June 15 led by Aubrey Atkinson and staffed by 18 scouts under supervision of Don Curry and Bob Tye. About 215 scouts are expected to arrive for the opening week with inspections planned June 13 and a celebratory dinner.
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Uwharrie
Bunn Hackney
Hackney
Aubrey Atkinson
Rowan County
Council Safety and Health Committee
Claude Canady
Don Curry
Thomasville
Bob Tye
High Point
Phillip Sowers
Salisbury
Chuck Ritchie
Roy Hutchins
David Hicks
Jimmy Myers
Paul Briggs
Lexington
Melvin Lohr
Richard Carmichael
Richard Hicks
Larry Warner
Kent Lopp
Joe Stanley
George Busby
Bill Mickey
Noland Loggins
Charles Robbins
John Earnhardt
Harold Campbell
Life Underwriters Plan Awards Night in High Point
The High Point Association of Life Underwriters will host a Friday awards night at the Rainbow Supper Club. New officers will be installed and the National Quality Award recognized for local agents with high quality business. Ladies Night replaces the regular meeting. members and wives invited.
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High Point Association of Life Underwriters
Rainbow Supper Club
High Point Insurance
Johnson Family Reunion at Thomasville Home
The Johnson family reunion will be held Sunday at the home of Da vid L. Johnson on Route 3 near Hasty School. A picnic lunch will start at 1 p.m.
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Johnson
David L. Johnson
Thomasville
Hasty School
Mill Supply Firm's Suit Being Heard
In Guilford Superior Court civil division, H P Crawford Mill Supply Co of High Point seeks 1000 dollars as commission on 20 knitting machines sold to a Galax Virginia company for Sun Glow Hosiery Mill. Defendants Harris and Auman from Asheboro face the claim. testimony notes 50 dollars per machine as commission.
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Greensboro
H. E. Crawford Mill Supply Co
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
High Point Mill Supply Company
John Harris
Sun Glow Hosiery
Clay Auman
Harris and
Alman
Asheboro
Crawford Mill Supply Co
Thomas Gardner
Mill Supply Company
Galax
Gardner
Firemen Use Practice Blaze At Sechrest Funeral Home Site
Firemen burned an old one story frame building at 1401 E Lexington Ave with owner cooperation for training. The blaze began at 9 am and burned until early afternoon using a new spray nozzle. razing to allow construction of a new funeral home on a four acre site. A penny in a fuse box caused a small fire at 905 Old Rd wiring damage noted.
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E. Lexington Ave
Sechrest Funeral Home
Sechrest
Prayer for TOAY Almighty God’s Guidance in Trials
A devotional prayer asking for God’s presence and courage in hardship. It pleads for strength when life is hard and for good to come from evil through divine power, invoking Christ’s name.
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God
Christ
Cloudy mild forecast for High Point area today
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures are expected with a slight chance of showers over the next two days. Expect clearing and warmer conditions this afternoon with highs near 85 tomorrow and a nightly low around 60.
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High Point
Two Booked On Check Charges
Local officers yesterday booked two men on worthless check counts. Herbert R. York age 40 of Lincoln Drive and H C Stewart with unlisted age and address. York was charged on a complaint by Hallie E Brower for writing a 47 dollar check and remained jailed on a 100 dollar bond with a June 6 hearing set. Stewart was turned over by Forsyth County deputies and released on 100 dollar bond for a court appearance Friday. Complainant identified as R E Brinkley.
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Herbert R. York
Lincoln Drive
H. C. Stewart
York
Hallie E. Brower
Highway 610
Stewart
Forsyth County
R. E. Brinkley
Rail Cut Could Become City Bomb Shelter
High Point officials plan a new approach to cover the rail tracks through downtown under a civil defense program. They hope Uncle Sam will fund a real bomb shelter by including a rail cut cover in a future city county building project.
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High Point
Uncle Sam
Council
Southern Railway
Southern
Sam
City Hall
Pools Set To Open Saturday In City And Washington Terrace
City and Washington Terrace pools are slated to open at 10 am Saturday with minor finishing work expected. New filter plant tests passed, strainers corrected, and last repairs underway. Staffing includes eight lifeguards, clerks, janitors, directors, and a cashier at the city pool.
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City Lake
Washington Terrace
Bill Stronach
New City Pool
Stronach
Washington Terrace Pool
City
City Pool
Allen Jay High 1946 reunion set for Saturday night
The annual 1946 class reunion of Allen Jay High School will be held Saturday at 7 o clock in the new primary school cafeteria. Members are asked to bring their families and picnic baskets.
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Allen Jay High School
Optimists Install Officers At Rainbow Club
The Optimist Club held its annual officer installation at the Rainbow Supper Club in a joint program with Ladies Night. Lt. Gov Wilkins of Zone 3 and Lt. Elect Garland Murray presided. Marion Matthews became president. Bob Fowler and Henry Gallagher were named first and second vice presidents. Jack Dunnard, secretary. Charlie Cobb, treasurer. Howard Newton, sergeant at arms.
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Marion Matthews
Optimist Club
Bob Fowler
Henry Gallagher
Matthews
Coy Wilkins
Rainbow Supper Club
A Wilkins
Zone 3
Garland Murray
Murray
Greensboro Optimist Club
High Point Club
Greensboro Club
Wilkins
Jack Dunnard
Charlie Cobb
Howard Newton
Hendrick to retire from High Point High School post
Harry Hendrick, after 11 years as instructor and head of the commercial department, resigns effective end of term. He will teach summer sessions at the local high school then join Guilford College’s Evening College division in Greensboro. He plans to travel, play piano, tend flowers, and enjoy family.
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Jane Kerr
Harry Hendrick
High Point
Hendrick
University of Kentucky
Houma
Torrebone Parish
Louisiana Land and Development Company
Bowling Green
College of Commerce
Greensboro Evening College
Guilford College
Canada
Mexico
France
High Point High School
Hendricks
N. Hamilton St
Virginia
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
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Authority
John M. Reeves
Pinehurst
Earl Phillips
Tobacco
Williams
Hodges
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Phillips
Board of Conservation and Development
Razor
Chance
Brother
Boy Scout
Life Insurance Salesmen Plan Awards
Mill Supply Firm
Charlie Cobl
David Cox
Jack Southerand
Maxwell
Bill Free
Man
Southerland
High Point Enterprise
Pointer
Louisiana
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