Harriss Covington Buys Wilkes Hosiery Plant
Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills Inc of High Point announces the purchase of Wilkes Hosiery Mills Co of North Wilkesboro. The deal includes land buildings and machinery. Wilkes output will be sold exclusively by P D Murphy Co of New York. The Wilkes plant may operate under Harriss or be moved to High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes Hosiery Mills Co
North Wilkesboro
Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills, Inc
High Point
Wilkes
J. Welch Harriss
Harriss & Covington Hosiery
Julius W
Ward Eshleman
Eshleman
Gordon Hanes
Winston-Salem
P. W
Banner
SCOP
Tennae Mechines
SCP
Wilbas Fiesierg.rhee
Feild
P. D. Murphy Co
New York City
Harriss & Covington
Adams-Millis Reports Strong 1956 Earnings Upturn
Adams-Millis Corp posts 1956 sales of 14.88 million, up from prior year. Net earnings per share reach 1.69, with last half year contributing 248000. 1955 earnings total 29026, last half 135760, and 1955 EPS 2.05. Board plans facility consolidation and a stock option plan for officers and key employees. 156000 shares outstanding, 1875 holders across states, DC, Hawaii, Canada. Annual meeting March 20 to approve options for 17,500 shares at fair market price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millis Corp
Eee
New York Stock Exchange
Union
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Canada
Speeders Nabbed Aboard State Patrol Patrol Car
Local State Highway Patrol reports two individuals nabbed for speeding. One was stopped en route to Greensboro to address a speeding ticket in court. The other halted near here while returning from Statesville after paying a 67 mph ticket.
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Greensboro
Statesville
Clinic Planned for 1957 58 First Graders
Diphtheria and whooping cough shots will be required for admittance to High Point schools. Pre school clinics are planned at other elementary schools with dates to be announced. An orientation will be held in spring to acquaint children and parents with the school. The Tomlinson School district is urged to contact parents of eligible children and distribute handbills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Dingman
Tomlinson
Actress June Allyson Hospitalized in Hollywood
Actress June Allyson is in the hospital with bronchial pneumonia according to her physician. Allyson separated from husband Dick Powell last month after eleven years of marriage.
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Hollywood
June Allyson
Dick Powell
Prayer for a clean heart and fearless living
A district judge Luther W. Youngdahl from Washington DC offers a prayer asking Heavenly Father to keep the heart clean and to see good in all things. He asks for courage to face outward failures without being disheartened, in Christ's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heavenly Father
Christ
Luther W. Youngdahl
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Assault With Axe Charged Against Man
A man was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after striking another man in the head with a hand axe. John Wall, 33, of Taylor Street, was released on bond and slated for Municipal Court on March 22. Also jailed were two motorists for drunken driving and James I. Jester charged with reckless driving with March 22 court date.
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John Wall
Taylor Street
Adam Sanders
Sanders
Mary Wall
Charles E. Beach
Briggs Avenue
Joseph B. Williamson
W. Howell Street
James I. Jester
Route 1
High Point
Jamestown Protests Over Condemnation for School Site
In Guilford County protests erupted over plans to condemn about 30 acres of the Edward Armstrong estate north of Jamestown for a new high school. Owners and neighbors argued the board rushed surveys and consideration, while officials promised water and transportation access and cited the site’s central location. The action was deferred to the April meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
Armstrong
Jamestown
Commissioners Plan Legislative Meeting on Guilford County Bills
Commissioners will meet with state lawmakers to discuss two Guilford County bills. One would let High Point and county officials decide annual tax discounts up to two percent. current law mandates discounts. The other would allow Guilford municipalities to form rescue squads with county support. Allen, nearing end of his term, says time constraints prevent continued service while praising welfare services. Tax Supervisor Hester reports a February collections total of 5,587,802.79 at 91.53 percent, slightly below last year. notes rising proposed garbage pickup rates for rural residents.
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A. T. Smith
Davis
Jamestown
County School Board
General Assembly
High Point
Guilford County
Sup
Allen
W. F. Hester
Medical Courses Are Planned by UNC in Hickory and Statesville
The University of North Carolina will start postgraduate medical courses in Hickory on March 5 and in Statesville on March 6. Sponsored by the UNC School of Medicine and Extension Division, the Hickory course is co-sponsored by the Catawba County Medical Society and the Statesville course by the Iredell Alexander Medical Society. Each course features two weekly lectures at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Catawba Country Club in Hickory and the Statesville Country Club.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Hickory
Statesville
UNC School of Medicine
UNC Extension Division
Catawba County Medical Society
Beng
Iredell- Alexander Medical Society
Catawba Country Club
Statesville Country Club
Supplement Asked For Teachers
The board calls a special meeting on March 11 at 7 30 p m in the Greensboro courthouse to discuss a local tax for teachers. An election in May would decide if the tax is authorized and set a maximum levy with July as the start. The plan mirrors Greensboro and High Point supplements and already includes Jamestown Allen Jay and Guilford districts.
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Greensboro
Idol
County Board of Commissioners
High Point
Jamestown
Allen Jay
Guilford
Untitled fragment reports death at birthday celebration
A fragment notes a death from a heart attack during a birthday celebration. The item mentions an open house with about 200 visitors and references individuals named Fugitt and Ng Be. The incomplete text limits specific details.
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Fugitt
Income tax deductions primer for itemizing versus standard
Richard A. Mullens outlines deductions for 1956 taxpayers. It covers charitable gifts, limitations and exclusions, deductible interest, mortgage payments, installment charges, and taxes. It explains how to estimate sales and gasoline taxes and when to itemize to maximize the deduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Mullens
NEA
Internal Revenue Service
Shortage Of Skilled Workers Revealed In High Point
A February report from the High Point employment office shows a strong demand for skilled workers and a tight supply, with 323 local job placements. Manufacturing hires reached 140, including 67 in furniture, while unskilled roles dominated with 78 placements and a rise in ongoing claims.
Weekend Mishaps Involving Multiple Crashes Reported
A series of weekend accidents injured seven people. In one crash at E Green Street and Springfield Avenue, driver Colley W Hughes 30 of Kivett Drive faced reckless driving and beer wine ordinance charges after his 1955 car hit a barricade, a utility pole, and a tree, with four passengers sustaining various injuries. Other incidents include a curve crash on Richardson's curve injuring one, a 1955 model car total loss at Skeet Club Road Deep River Bridge with driver James R Blount not hurt, a drunken driving charge after a three vehicle collision on Main Street, and a final incident on Racetrack Road where H T Smylie 26 was cited for speed on a curve with no injuries.
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E. Green Street
Springfield Avenue
Colley W. Hughes
Kivett Drive
Hughes
Raymond Allred
Gaddy Ave
Cecil Flemming
Clintwood
Garry Misenheimer
Gaddy
State Highway Patrol
Asheboro
S. Main Street
Richardson
John C. Hicks
Robert E. Moore
Hicks
Briley Furniture Co
Deep River Bridge
James R. Blount
Greensboro
Main Street
Ivey C. Underwood
Lane Drive
Gilbert Wiley
Hobson Street
Ralph C. Clark
W. Burton Street
Underwood
Racetrack Road
H. T. Smylie
Welch Dr
West End Post Office Construction Delayed by Budget Cuts
A 1957 58 budget cut may halt indefinitely the West End branch post office project. Postmaster Walter York said plans are in abeyance though the department approved the office and financing is the key issue. The unit would mirror the Emerywood postal unit except for Postal Savings.
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Post Office Department
West End
Walter York
Ae Point
Family Service Head To Speak At PTA Meeting
Trinity High School PTA will host a meeting in the school auditorium featuring a talk by the Family Service head. A film strip will be shown and third grades will lead devotions. An executive session is set for 7 o clock.
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Family Service
PTA
Trinity High School
Parent-Teacher Association
Rainy Tomorrow Sunny Wednesday Forecaster's Five Day Look
Friendship weather bureau outlines a week with mixed skies. Mostly cloudy cool days through Tuesday bring occasional rain tonight and Tuesday, with Wednesday and Thursday fairer. Friday and Saturday look cloudy with more rain, for overall about an inch of rain and temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal.
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Weather Bureau
Friendship
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Adams-Millis
J. E. Millis
J. H. Millis
High Point Enterprise
PERE
Georgia Armstrong
Wachovia Bank
Hester
Ing
Frank L. Smith Jr
Lenoir
Optimist International
Rainbow Supper Club
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N.J. de
Utah
Siac Mich
Wash
Mont
Joseph B. Clemmons
Balboa
Canal Zone
P.O
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