City Schools Seek 2.79 Million for 1960 63 Capital Needs
High Point authorities plan a new elementary school and major additions at Northeast Junior High Senior High Boundary Street Brentwood Montlieu Emma Blair and Ferndale. The package totals 2,791,224.82 with 2,443,000 in base needs and the rest covered by the 1960 61 budget from current levies and balance.
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High Point
Greensboro
Oak Hill
Tomlinson
Northeast
Boundary Street
Brentwood
Montlieu Avenue
Ferndale
Ferndale Junior High
William Penn Senior High
Emma Blair
Admin
New Yorker Joins High Point Planning Department
Chester C Jandzinski a Lancaster New York native joins the High Point Planning Department as head of the Advance Planning Section replacing Bert Winterbottom. The 23 year old MSU urban planning graduate will help finish the Community Facilities Plan and coordinate the citys urban area economic base study. He previously worked with Syracuse City Planning Department and Bryant Stratton Buffalo Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester C. Jandzinski
Lancaster
N. Y
High Point Planning Department
Bill Colonna
Jandzinski
Michigan State University
Bert Winterbottom
Winterbottom
High Point
Bryant-Stratton Business Institute
Buffalo
Colonna
City Plannip
Syracuse
Central Business District
Weather Forecast From Friend Ship Station
The weatherman predicts scattered storms and thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Humid and warm with a high near 92 degrees. Friday looks fair and cooler, with five day average temperatures about three degrees above normal. Showers expected Thursday and again this weekend, about half an inch total. Today’s high near 88, after 83 yesterday. Warm night with a low around 70. last night’s low was 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Froelich named campaign vice chairman for United Appeal
George W. Lyles Jr announces Jake Froelich Jr as campaign vice chairman in charge of four divisions. Froelich, High Point’s 1959 Young Man of the Year, has led United Fund work locally and statewide. The 1960 61 United Appeal runs September and October for 26 agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Lyles Jr
United Appeal
Jake Froelich Jr
Froelich
High Point
United Fund
Jake Froelich
Lyles
United
Three area youths volunteer for wartime draft
Three area youths volunteered for the draft today. The three, Sherman J. Maness, Ronald L. Bynum and William Bonner, went to Charlotte to undergo physical examinations. If they pass they will be shipped to Ft. Jackson for further assignment. Next month's draft call will come July 5. A physical examination for 12 men will be conducted the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman J. Maness
Ronald L. Bynum
William Bonner
Charlotte
Ft. Jackson
Prayer for Today Inward longing for forgiveness and guidance
A devotional prayer invokes God the Father to reveal His presence amidst daily troubles. The speaker asks for forgiveness, the removal of guilt, and strength to follow God’s will with Jesus’ authority, signed by George C. Pidgeon, Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
George C. Pidgeon
Toronto
Nine Report On Seminar Teachings
Downtown Development Committee members at a Sheraton Hotel dinner received portions of a report from a five seminar series. Speakers included Covington Linthicum Campbell Culler Adams Gordon Palmer Colonna Walker. Seminars by the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill covered downtown development planning and examples of successful programs in High Point Greensboro and Winston Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Business District
Sheraton Hotel
George Covington
Wayland Linthicum
Clyde Campbell
Dick Culler
J. Roscoe Adams
J. W. Gordon
Leo Palmer
Bill Colonna
E. L. Walker
Institute of Government
Chapel Hill
High Point
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
July 4th Events Slated at City Lake Park
The parks and recreation department lists fourteen events from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at City Lake Park for Independence Day. Prizes donated by local merchants will go to winners, with officials urging safe family fun and large attendance.
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Parks and Recreation Department
City Lake Park
Jean Fritts
Parks and Recreation
Jesse Taylor
Brake Failure Causes Crash on Far riss Avenue
A single car collision occurred yesterday when brakes failed and the vehicle struck a tree on Far riss Avenue 150 feet west of Rotary Drive. The driver was Mrs. Cora Miller Abeles of W Farriss Avenue. No injuries or arrests were reported.
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Farriss Avenue
Rotary Drive
Cora Miller Abeles
W. Farriss Avenue
Guilford County Advances Bond Plan for School Buildings
Guilford County commissioners cleared the way for a special school bond election this fall by approving a resolution from the board of education. The plan seeks about 6.26 million dollars for new buildings and additions affecting county and city schools in High Point and Greensboro. Architects for five projects were approved, with work expected to begin July 1 once funds are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
County Board of Education
High Point
Greensboro
Board of Education
Zack L. Whitaker
Oak Ridge
Howard E. Carr
Carr
Leon H. Schute
Florence
Andrews and McGeady
Nathanael Greene
Alcoholism Treatment Described by Keeley Institute Chaplain
Jamestown Rotarians heard Rev. Herman Bradley of Keeley Institute Greensboro discuss the institute’s work with alcoholics. He cited 50 million drinkers in the U.S. and outlined steps to assess impact, set short-term goals, and provide ongoing support, plus training ministers in pastoral care of alcoholics. Newman Lemonds of Pahokee, Florida attended as the sole visiting Rotarian.
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Jamestown
Herman Bradley
Keeley Institute
Greensboro
United States
Bradley
Rotarians
Institute
Newman Lemonds
Pahokee
Fla
Honest Drunk Driver Admits Count in Tucson
Tucson police stopped a man for drunk driving who confessed to six beers and four vodkas, praising his honesty when questioned by an officer. The disclosure came as officers cited his impaired state and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Annexation Area Streets Come Under City Control
Public works officials ready to assume responsibility for over 100 miles of annexed streets. George Dean notes equipment move in soon after official swap, with six months of state maintenance ending tomorrow. City gains about 256 miles of streets, many unpaved, plus new cost sharing for curb and paving under revised policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dean
State Highway Department
Dean
Philpott Talks Politics During Southern Furniture Market Visit
Lexington industrialist Cloyd Philpott, nominee for North Carolina lieutenant governor, visited the Southern Furniture Exposition and discussed how national ticket strength could affect NC voting. He plans to attend the national convention in Los Angeles on July 11 and said campaign actions will be set by party leaders.
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H. Cloyd Philpott
Lexington
United Furniture Corp
North Carolina
Robert Marks
Philpott
Democrats
Tar Heel
Congress
Los Angeles
C. V. Henkel
Turnersburg
S. Clyde Eggers
Boone
GOP
Southern Furniture Exposition
United Furniture
Merit Awards Go To Furnituremen
A North Carolinian a South Carolinian and a Virginian won Furniture South Awards of Merit at the Southern Retail Furniture Association banquet at the Plantation Supper Club. Giles Beal Jr. of Jacobs-Beal Furniture Co. Gastonia Warren Van Riper of Phoenix Furniture Co. Greenville S C Jim Allen of McGehee Furniture Co. Lynchburg Va were honored with top retailers of the year. FTC Speech speaker William D. Dixon of the Federal Trade Commission urged fair pricing and described intrastate and interstate limits while noting potential federal action. D. H. Hamm Jr. of Prosperity Furniture Co. Prosperity S C presided as SRFA president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furniture South
South
Southern Retail Furniture Association
Plantation Supper Club
Giles Beal Jr
Jacobs-Beal Furniture Co
Gastonia
Warren van Riper
Phoenix Furniture Co
Greenville
S. C
Jim Allen
McGehee Furniture Co
Lynchburg
FTC
William D. Dixon
Federal Trade Commission
Federal
Big Brothers
Dixon
Congress
Wood Products
D. H. Hamm Jr
Prosperity Furniture Co
Prosperity, S. C
SRFA
Husband charged after knifing wife in High Point
Police say James Betha 49 of Leonard Street cut his wife Millie on the left hand with a knife causing a nine stitch wound. He is held on $200 bond pending Domestic Relations Court hearing.
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High Point
James Betha
Leonard Street
Millie
Betha
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New Yorker
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Draft Board
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L. S. Ferguson
Ferguson Furniture Co
Jacksonville, Fla
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