Airport Gains More Improvement Money for Greensboro High Point
The Greensboro-High Point Airport Authority received 165 675 in federal funds to match with local money for a new terminal and improvements. Construction is planned to start in August with funds to buy land, grade the site, pave taxiways and parking areas, and expand the clear zone. Senator W Kerr Scott pledged support for North Carolina airports and Delta Air Lines service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro-High Point
Sen. W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Delta Aires
Delta
Civil Aeronautics Board
Sen
Scott
Charlotte
Fayetteville
Airport Authority
CAA
Two Boys Seriously Hurt In Bicycle Truck Crash
Two 13 year old boys, Kiser Gripper and Ronald Neeley, were seriously injured when their bicycle collided head on with a parked truck. Driver Dave Jackson 65 was charged with reckless driving after claiming the youths riding double lost control. Both youths were hospitalized and officials urged cyclists to follow traffic laws on city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiser Gripper
Vail St
Ronald Neeley
Fairviewey
Dave Jackson
Graves St
Bounders St
Jackson
C. C. Stoker
Paper Drives Set By Jr. Chamber Archdale VFW
Sunday will be scrap paper day for High Point and southern communities. The Junior Chamber of Commerce and Archdale VFW conduct drives in the afternoon with trucks out at 1 p.m. Jaycees canvass High Point while VFW covers Archdale Allen Jay Trinity Bakertown Springfield and the Fairmont Park area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Archdale Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jaycees
VFW
Archdale
Allen Jay
Trinity
Bakertown
Springfield
Fairmont Park
Model Contest Winners Visit Exchange Club
Winners of first and second place at the model aviation contest visit the High Point Exchange Club. Eddie Hill David Sechrest Johnny Clapp Lloyd Underwood Jr Tommy Hemrick and David Mickey named as top honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Exchange Club
Model Aviation Club
Red Shield
Eddie Hill
David Sechrest
Johnny Clapp
Lloyd Underwood Jr
Tommy Hemrick
David Mickey
Lloyd W. Underwood
EE City 1
M. L. Patrick
Jack W. Dunn
Mysterious Screen Slasher Strikes Four Times in 4th Ward
A SE neighborhood is shaken as a screen slasher attacked homes at 1005 Granby St and earlier on 901 Commerce St and 801 Granby St. Police doubled nighttime patrols after three unreported incidents surfaced. A local resident with molestation history was placed under surveillance as investigators seek motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Slate
Granby St
E. Commerce St
J. C. Ruth
J. C. Bullins
Slate
Three Hurt In Traffic Mishaps In High
Three persons sustained minor injuries in separate traffic incidents in High. A two year old girl, Landry Dills, suffered a forehead cut when her car hit a truck at Lake and Mangum. driver Robert L. Dills and truck driver Coy A. Spoon faced minor charges for failing to yield. Damages were estimated at 500 and 150 dollars respectively. A Negro man, Tommy Graham, on a motorcycle, was cut when the brake rod failed and the bike hit a curb on Normal Street. he was charged with no operator’s license. Damage to the vehicle was 150 dollars. A 16 year old girl, Jerry Jones, received slight facial abrasions when a car hit a utility pole at Kelly and Welborn. Barbara Gregory, 16, was driving, and no charges were filed. Front-end damage to Gregory’s car was 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landry Dills
Trinity
Lake and
Mangum Streets
Robert L. Dills
Niy
Coy A. Spoon
Park St
Spoon
Lake Street
Dills
Mangum
Tommy Graham
Brooks St
Normal Street
Graham
East Street
Erry Jones
Prayer for TC Day Invokes God’s Guidance and Humility
A religious service text offers a prayer thanking God for goodness and seeking forgiveness for rough manners and careless acts. The prayer asks Jesus Christ’s guidance toward cheerful countenance restrained speech and humble deeds, attributed to W. Ralph Ward Jr., minister at Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Christ
Jesus Christ
W. Ralph Ward Jr
Pittsburgh
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church
Modernizing Floors Use Prefinished Hardwood For Quick Upgrade
Prefinished hardwood flooring offers immediate service after installation and can be installed directly over existing floors, making it a practical choice for modernization projects. It minimizes downtime and simplifies renovation timelines.
Discount On Taxes Adopted By Local Governments
High Point and Guilford County approve the same prepaid tax discounts as last year with one and a half percent in July and one percent in August then one percent in September and par in October through January. A one percent penalty begins February 2 for unpaid taxes, increasing one percent monthly while delinquent. A 1956 57 Domestic Relations Court budget totaling 115 080 24 was adopted by the three bodies, with current year expenses 103 431 33 and salaries 82 605 24. They called for a feasibility report on a county animal shelter to replace existing facilities. In session prior to the joint meeting the County Board of Commissioners voted to let M F Massey and Dr M D Bonner live rent free at Guilford Tuberculosis Sanatorium. The commission will meet again Thursday at noon and also convene at 10 a m to consider Greensboro High Point and rural school budgets.
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High Point
Guilford County
Greensboro
County Board of Commissioners
M. F. Massey
M. D. Bonner
Guilford Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Massey
Bonner
Frank E. Seidman
55 Best Year For Furniture
A Seidman and Seidman survey calls 1955 the outstanding year in American furniture manufacturing. Shipments reached 1.828 billion, profits rose although margins remained slim, and 1955 saw a 15 percent rise in volume with profits after tax up 4 percent. 1956 outlook remains optimistic for continued strong demand and rising home building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seidman
Semman
Safety Awards To Be Given To Drivers
Drivers of the Railway Express Agency will receive National Safety Council Safe Driver Awards for fault free records in 1955. Mayor Covington will present the honors at a YMCA ceremony announced by Agent S. J. Snyder. The awards honor up to 20 years of accident free driving, with some carriers earning 30 years plus in special recognitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
G. A. Covington
YMCA
S. J. Snyder
Snyder
Tax Payment Check Bad Police Say
THOMASVILLE Wilson Beck 41 of Hoover Street owner of Becks Cafe is free on 300 bond after arrest on issuing and passing a worthless check The warrant says on June 9 he gave the City of Thomasville a 60 22 check drawn on the First National Bank of Thomasville as tax payment A hearing is set for June 11 in Recorder's Court here Curtis Melton Phipps 25 of Kernersville was arrested at 650 am on E Guilford Street charged with speeding and reckless driving Hearing for Phipps is set for June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Wilson Beck
Hoover Street
Beck
First National Bank of
Recorder's Court
Curtis Melton Phipps
Kernersville
E. Guilford Street
Phipps
Hawthorne Elected President of High Point Friends of Library
The Rev. Harry Hawthorne pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church was elected president of the High Point Friends of the Library at a YMCA dinner meeting. Other officers include Mrs. Robert Conner as vice president and H. R. Broadhurst as secretary treasurer. The group aims to make the library more familiar and a stronger tool for learning in the community.
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Harry Hawthorne
Friends of the Library
High Point
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Hawthorne
Ymca and Public Library
Jack Rochelle
City Library Board
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Friends of the Library Project
Rochelle
Robert Conner
H. R. Broadhurst
YMCA
Albert Guyer
High Point Council of Garden Clubs
North Carolina
United States
Rozzelle
England
Guardsmen Training Begins at Fort Bragg with 30th Infantry
Local National Guardsmen of the 540th Field Artillery Battalion join 8,000 North Carolina Guardsmen for a 15 day active duty encampment at Fort Bragg. Lt. Col. Phibbs says training starts Monday with heavy field work and weapon drills ahead. Major General Claud Bowers commands the 30th Infantry Division, now fully NC based since October 1954.
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Wea
Ft. Bragg
Claud Bowers
Warrenton
30Th Infantry Division
North Carolina
Tennessee
Heat Wave Sets Piedmont Area Grips After Delayed Summer
Forecasters say summer has settled in Piedmont with a continuing heat wave. Expect no rain and mild nights as temperatures reach 93 and dip to 7 above zero.
Civil Service Tests Friday For City Posts
The High Point Civil Service Commission will hold tests Friday to fill four fire department posts six police vacancies and a recreation department social activities supervisor. Clerical openings include a stenographer for the city planner's office with starting pay at least 165 monthly and a clerk in traffic and vision. recreation pays 250 monthly plus 35 travelling allowance. Applicants must be college graduates with training in recreation physical education or psychology.
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High Point Civil Service Commission
Police Department
Traffic &Vision
Recreation Post
Gill's Shop Sold to Gene Perlman Manager
Gill's Ladies Shop at 1285 S Main St changes hands. Gene Perlman of Moultrie Ga becomes manager while former owner Charles Gillenson relocates to New York City. Gill's has operated in Point for 10 years with staff remaining under new management.
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Gill's
S. Main St
Gene Perlman
Moultrie
Charles Gillenson
New York City
Gill’s
Point
Earlman
Georgia
Orida
Distinctive Random Width Oak Floors Trend in Homes
Oak in random widths forms a distinctive floor style favored by many homeowners. The variation adds individuality to rooms. some use it throughout, others mix with strip or block floors.
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Guyer Street
Eddie Forward
Robert Hight Jr
Bruce Metcalfe
Sammy Baynes
Jim Thornton
Jr. Chamber
Wampler
Anderson
Henley
Mark
Spencer
Chamblee
Praigg
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
Garland Earhart Wampler
Bruce Robert Anderson
R. Boyden Henley
Laura Jean Marr
William R. Spencer
Jon K. Tice
Donald W. Chamblee
Russell W. Chamblee
Westwood
University of Tennessee
Todd Praigg
Noble Praigg
Hillcrest Dr
McCallie School
Chattanooga
Exchange Club
Friends of Library
America
MR. Hawthorne
Piedmont
Friendship
Civil Service
N. C. State College
Roy A. Highfill
Winston- Salem
Kenneth R. Burgess
Roy H. Fraley
New London
James
W. Needham
Gill
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