Weather Outlook Improves For Showers At Friend Ship
Forecasters at the Friend Ship airport say late morning soundings show a little more encouragement for showers in the area. A weak cold front moved through around 5 a.m. with little activity, delaying expected thundershowers. The five day outlook calls for a half to three quarters of an inch of rain, with scattered thundershowers likely Thursday and partly cloudy humid conditions today.
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Friendship Airport
J. P. Molen
Foft
Molen
Price Of Coffee Goes Up Again
Coffee prices rose again as two local supermarkets hiked their own brands by three to four cents. A general crop shortage drives the increase and some planters tightened crops after past coffee boycotts.
Assault With Brick Charged To Man In Thomasville
Ned Cockran 32, arrested at home and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and trespass after threatening Brutis McBride with a brick at 708 Marsh St. Bond set at 250 dollars. court appearance scheduled. Others arrested include Johnny Payne 18 for reckless driving and George Hunt 29 for failing to yield after a minor accident. bonds posted.
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Thomasville
Ned Cockran
Cockran
Brutis MceBride
McBride
Marsh St
Cochran
Johnny W. Payne
Passenger Street
Fisher Ferry Street
Payne
George H. Hunt
Rockwell Street
Hunt
Heer Cites Furniture Expansion in the South
Leo J. Heer of the Southern Furniture and Rug Market told the Statesville Rotary Club that the South will see more furniture production as demand shifts to well styled, affordable pieces. He cited High Point’s 125 mile radius as the world’s largest concentration and announced the High Point market to run July 9 for 10 days in a 14 story, 12 acre exhibit space building with about 80 percent air conditioned.
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Leo J. Heer
High Point
Rotary Club
Statesville
Heer
South
Traffic Chief's Car Involved In Collision
Two car crashes yesterday raised concerns about drag racing on city streets. Traffic chief Captain James R. Teague reported his private car was struck by a convertible driven by Earl Owen King who faces reckless driving and liquor law charges. King posted 400 bond. Teague's car sustained about 160 in damage. A second collision on N Main and Shirley Street left J E Lewis and Earnest Butler with 300 and 100 in damages respectively. No injuries were reported.
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James R. Teague
Police Department
Earl Owen King
Wesley Place
Capt. Teague
King
Church
N. Main Streets
Teague
N. Main Street
Church Street
Archie Myatt
N. Main
Shirley Street
J. E. Lewis
E. Farriss Avenue
Earnest Butler
Kelley Street
Lewis
Butler East
Butler
Prayer for guidance from God by Dale Oldham
A prayer invoking God to quiet worldly clamors and hear the still small voice. It asks for grace to exemplify Christ among neighbors and cites Dale Oldham of Anderson Indiana, Park Place Church of God.
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Christ
Dale Oldham
Anderson
Ind
Park Place
Church of God
Motorist Charged With Having Bad Brakes
Thomasville reports junior Moser Wilder 24 of Smith Street arrested on charge of driving with improper brakes after a wreck on W Main Street near Batten's Service Station at 7 a.m. His car rear ended William T. Brown's 46 of Turner Street in slow traffic. Total damage 225 dollars. Bond set at 200 dollars. Wilder to appear in Revorder's Court July 9.
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Thomasville
Junior Moser Wilder
Smith Street
W. Main Street
Batten’s
Woting
Moser
William T. Brown
Turner Street
Wilder
Revorder's
High Point Band Faces Flat Tire En Route To Miami
The Senior High School Band traveling to Miami halted in Ocala Florida after a front tire blew on the lead bus near the Georgia border. Band director David Carter supervised the delay as the girls bus moved ahead for aid. Rest stops followed through South Carolina and Georgia with a planned Miami arrival around 5 pm today.
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Miami
High Point
Robert Marks
Ocala
Fla
Florida
Georgia
Florida State Line
David Carter
Charles Taylor
Silver Springs
Rockingham
South Carolina
Bamburg
S. C
High Point High School
Fluoridation Begins in Thomasville Water Supply
Thomasville has fluoridated its water effective at 11:50 a.m. yesterday after the fluoridation cut at the filter plant was approved by J. S. Ameen of the state board of health. The project concludes four years of work by city officials and committees, with facilities costing about 5500 funded from a 450000 bond issue approved in 1952 for the water and sewer program. Lee Construction of Charlotte installed the equipment, completed late last year.
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Thomasville
J. S. Ameen
State Board of Health
Inted
Lee Construction
Charlotte
Local man arrested as SC fugitive and other petty cases
Police arrested Willie Bouleware 34 of Daniel Brooks Apts a fugitive from South Carolina on a warrant charging obtaining 500 under false pretenses two years ago. Bertha Colson 38 of Underhill Street was charged with unemployment security law violations for false statements to obtain benefits. Gene Foster 17 of Potts Road and Robert Lee Morgan 21 of E Washington Street were arrested for reckless driving with hearings set in July and July 2 respectively.
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Willie Bouleware
Daniel Brooks Apts
South Carolina
Bouleware
Bertha Colson
Underhill Street
Durer
Fria
Gene Foster
Potts Road
Robert Lee Morgan
E. Washington Street
Moroes
Ate
Foster
Tentative County Budget Promises No Tax Hike
County commissioners weighed a tentative budget totaling 7,277,839 dollars based on the old 70 cent tax rate while districts consider higher levies. The plan relies on a 25 million dollar rise in property values and includes capital items such as a juvenile detention area and an animal shelter, with school budgets driving the tax increase to 36.43 cents of the 70 cent rate.
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Greensboro
High Point
Yesday
Harry Weatherly
Guilford
Weatherly
Greensboro-High Point
Health Department
Water Use Strains Filter Plant as High Point Demands Grow
High Point utilities chief Bill Williams warns the city faces capacity limits as daily water use nears seven million gallons, threatening the filter plant on Kivett Drive. Officials study a six million dollar upgrade plan to boost capacity and secure a larger water supply.
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Williams
Kivett Drive
High Point
City Lake
Sylvania Opens Data Network Linking 61 Cities
Sylvania Electric marks a milestone with a nationwide 18000 mile private communications net and 50000 square foot Data Processing Center in Camillus New York. The Remington Rand Univac computer anchors the system linking 71 Sylvania stations across 61 cities in 20 states. Don G Mitchell, Sylvania chairman, says the network unifies communications and data processing in one centralized facility.
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Camillus
N. Y
Sylvania Electric Products C
Western Union
Sylvania
Syracuse
High Point
N. C
Don G. Mitchell
Rodent Remover Barn Owl Noted for Pest Control
The barn owl is praised as a valuable predator for rodent control. It is primarily active at night and rarely seen during the day.
State Use Of Offices Examined
Guilford County faces storage and rental issues as state revenue offices occupy county buildings tax free. A resolution to urge the General Assembly to provide quarters or cover rent was discussed. The board will meet again to consider special district tax plans and a $2 million school bonds sale on July 10, with $6 million total in the issue. A $3,500 rental-purchase for voting machines was tentatively approved for Greensboro and Hamilton Lakes precincts. September 5 was set for a public hearing on creating a county plumbing inspector post.
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Guilford County
Board of County Commissioners
General Assembly
Greensboro
High Point
Hamilton Lakes
Rezoning Hearing Delayed In Thomasville
A public rezoning session on Randolph Street near Chestnut and Sunrise was postponed due to absent Randolph Street area board members. The adjustments board cited the need for four of five members and rescheduled the hearing for 7 p.m. July 12 at the City Building.
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Thomasville
Randolph Street
Cabitenas Board
Rayemond Yokely
H. C. Hilton
Florida
Bard
P. D. Hasesier
Hilton
Hassler
Yokely
J. F. Garner
L. C. Dillon
Randolph
Chestnut Steet
W. Sunrise Avenue
Sunrise and
Arte Community Conflict
3 AE
Aaring
Iene
Iments
Conely
Coun
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