High Point Seeks Expanded Federal Aid for Sewer Projects
Senator B Everett Jordan asked the House public works committee to double federal grants for sewage treatment plants. Nine North Carolina priority projects including High Point westside disposal and Ensley Creek outfall would tap a larger share of the program, with High Point eligible for the maximum $250000 aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Tar Heel
Westside
Ensley Creek
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
House Public Works Committee
North Carolina
Jordan
Utilities Department
Bill Williams
Guilford County Ranked In Statewide Comparison
Presley Melton, head of Greensboro USDOC office, outlined Guilford’s standings against major Tar Heel counties. Guilford ranks second in nine items and third in two, with fourth in education level, and noted shortages of skilled workers. The Jamestown industrial school could address that gap. Guilford placed fourth in family retail purchasing power nationwide.
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Guilford
Tar Heel
High Point
Presley W. Melton
Greensboro
U. S. Department of Commerce
Melton
Guilford County
North Carolina
Jamestown
Prayer for T SDAY Blessings in a quiet Bible reflection
A short devotional prayer urges readers to read the Bible, avoiding worldly distraction and seeking inner spiritual growth through Christ. It quotes Lynden B. Phifer of Tallahassee, a retired Methodist editor, urging hope for spiritual awakening.
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Lynden B. Phifer
Tallahassee
Fla
Sputnik III sightings reported over eastern coast
High Point residents confirm a sighting of Sputnik III as the Smithsonian astrophysical observatory timetable lists its pass. John G. Davis, a nightwatchman at a local furniture plant, watched the satellite cross about 4 10 a.m. brighter than any star, for about 90 seconds before vanishing to the northwest. Timetable for Sputnik II was issued Wednesday night from Cambridge Massachusetts observatory.
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High Point
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
John G. Davis
Trade Center To Get Name At Meeting
Greensboro report on the Piedmont Industrial Education Center near Jamestown moving toward a formal name Guilford Meeting. The center will host a June 28 session to review plans for a new building and machinery layouts to train adults for industrial jobs. City of High Point Jamestown water repairs discussed with Western Electric aiding course planning.
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Greensboro
Jamestown
County Education Board
Piedmont Industrial Education Center
Guilford
High Point
Western Electric
Read This Plan Trip Vacation Mail Service
The High Point Enterprise offers daily copies mailed to a vacation address for a small fee. To join, call the circulation department at 4566 and leave your name and summer vacation address.
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High Point Enterprise
Enterprise Circulation Department
Off-Duty Cop Nabs Knife Wielder After Street Attack
An off duty officer stopped a stabbing on Kivett Drive around 10 35 p m taking the assailant to the station then returned later with another youth accused of throwing a rock through the officer s car window Roosevelt Wilkins of Thissell Street was treated at Memorial Hospital for a back stab wound and a slash to the back Vivian Renolds 18 of Fairview Street faces assault with a deadly weapon charge and is held on 300 bond James Talley Collins 18 of Hilltop Street is jailed on a no malicious damage to personal property charge bond 200 with a court review set for June 16 Joseph White 21 of Elwood Street faces multiple counts including forcible trespass and assault with a total bond of 300 paid for a June 23 Municipal Court appearance. Additional cases include Frank Vaughn 40 Main Street charged with selling secondhand merchandise without a license bond 100 June 30 hearing and James Bryant Hines 25 Holton Street booked on a worthless check with a 100 bond and June 25 hearing.
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Kivett Drive
Roosevelt Wilkins
Thissell Street
Wilkins
Memorial Hospital
Vivian Renolds
Fairview Street
Renolds
James Talley Collins
Hilltop Street
Collins
Joseph White
Elwood Street
White
Virginia Emerson
Frank Vaughn
Main Street
Vaughn
James Bryant Hines
Holton Street
Hines
Joseph A. Garner
Hickory Chapel Road
Church Camp Week At Butler Wesly Memorial Church
Butler Wesley Memorial Church sponsors a Junior High camping week at Camp Albert Butler near Roaring Gap from June 15 to 21. Director Miss Kulda Whitely leads with head counselors Howard Coble and Mrs John W Austin Jr. The program includes Rev Richard Howle as vesper speaker, camp nurse Miss Sarah Burt, recreation director Murphy Osborne, and waterfront director George McLarty Jr. Camp staff also includes Mrs E L Grimsley Betty Jane Beamon Diane West Margaret Beamon Ben Zambrana and Jimmy Marsh. Theme is Being Christian in Our Personal Lives and Living Together as Christians.
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Wesley Memorial Church
Albert Butler
Roaring Gap
Kulda Whitely
Howard Coble
John W Austin Jr
Vesper
Richard Howle
Duke Divinity School
Duke Foundation
Sarah Burt
Murphy Osborne
Elearnor Young
C. C. Herbert Jr
Herbert
George McLarty Jr
Ray Farr
E. L. Grimsley
Betty Jane Beamon
Diane West
Margaret Beamon
Ben Zambrana
Jimmy Marsh
Chrisans
Union Is Favored In Vote At Kay Manufacturing Co
Kay Manufacturing Co workers voted 57 to 54 for union representation by United Furniture Workers of America. Leroy Clark announced the result from the plant on Taylor Street after a vote supervised by NLRB officials from Winston-Salem. Eligibility totaled 121 production and maintenance workers with no challenged or voided ballots reported.
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Kay Manufacturing Co
United Furniture Workers of America
Leroy Clark
Taylor Street
National Labor Relations Board
Winston-Salem
Clark
Spring
Lew Wolberg
NLRB
Warm Humid Weekend Forecast For High Pointers
A summery weekend is forecast with warm, humid conditions and a prominent swimming hole on the recreation agenda. Highs around 92 to 95 Saturday and Sunday, with lows near 65 to 70. Scattered showers statewide total under half an inch, with averages above normal for the period.
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Ye Olde
July Decisive Month Upturn Forecast In Hosiery Field
A 60 day forecast by the Employment Security Commission highlights July as decisive for High Point employment with a 5 percent rise expected in hosiery jobs after a winter slump. Furniture plants seek showroom demand as summer markets loom, while textile and other industries anticipate a modest rebound amid recent layoffs and a 400 high school graduate addition to the labor force.
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Employment Security Commission
Chicago
Woman Arrested At Fire Scene On Wendell Street
Firemen reported an auto fire on Wendell Street at 10 03. Willie Lee Rice towed the car to 1405 Wendell St for repair. A rear seat fire caused 50 damage and matches were found around the vehicle. The resident, a 1405 Wendell St woman, was arrested for disorderly conduct after using boisterous language. She posted a 50 bond for court next Monday.
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Wendell Street
Willie Lee Rice
Wendell St
1405
Fire Damages Minor at Cox Avenue Home
A short circuit in a looping machine motor cord at 507 Cox Ave. fed a small blaze around 7:30 this morning. Firemen found flames leaping from the cord but reported only minor damage to the residence of Grady Cole.
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Thomasville
Grady Cole
Cox Ave
May Job Gain Signals Upturn in North Carolina Factories
North Carolina employment rose in May to 1 061 800, up 1 500 from April, with gains in non manufacturing sectors and in furniture, food, hosiery, and apparel manufacturing. Factory jobs totaled 441 500, down 800 in the eighth straight decline, while weekly earnings rose to 54.23 and average hourly pay held at 1.45.
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Raleigh
Frank Crane
North Carolina
Crane
Learn To Swim Free Classes For City Youth
The Recreation Department opens free learn to swim sessions for about 1,000 children starting Monday at 9 a.m. at City Lake and Washington Terrace pools. Bill Stronach says winter improvements will boost this summer, with seven certified Red Cross instructors guiding progress from basic to advanced skills.
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City Lake Pool
Washington Terrace Pool
Bill Stronach
Red Cross
Jaycees Hear Industry Hunt Plans in High Point
Local Jaycees gathered at the Rainbow Supper Club to hear Phil Clark of the High Point Chamber outline methods to attract new industry to the Furniture City. The evening also reported Safety Check Lane results, profits from the club paper, and plans for upcoming Jaycee activities.
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Jaycees
High Point
Rainbow Supper Club
Phil Clark
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Clarks
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Charping
John Braieca
Jaycee
Los Angeles
Jim Wordsworth
Bill Barrett
Louie Campbell
Don Horn
Jerry Culler
John Braica
Progress In Science Reviewed By Guilford Professor
Dr E G Purdom of Guilford College addressed the Rotary Club on 20 years of scientific progress and government funding rising from 10000 dollars to millions annually. He credited Einstein and Roentgen for early work and noted that current satellite efforts reuse laws from Newton. He praised Russia’s satellite achievement as energy driven and suggested future data gathering satellites around the moon. Rotarian Hervie Williard organized the program and Kay Phillips, runner-up in Guilford County Dairy Queen, attended with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Purdom
Guilford College
Rotary Club
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Einstein
Roentgen
Newton
Russia
Hervie Williard
Kay Phillips
Allen Jay High School Class of 1936 Reunion Planned
Allen Jay High School alumni from the Class of 1936 will meet tomorrow at 6 30 p.m. at Lloyd Taylor's Archdale home. Class members are asked to bring their families and contact organizers.
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Allen Jay High School
Lloyd Taylor
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