Census of Business Reports Big Rise in High Point Retail
The 1954 Census of Business shows 639 local retail establishments in High Point generating $59,484,000 in sales, up 57 percent from six years earlier, while payrolls rose to $6,083,000, up 46 percent. The survey notes a 46 percent payroll increase outpaced national gains and highlights food, eating and drinking, and automotive equipment sectors as leaders.
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High Point
Census Bureau
United States
South Atlantic
Io Food Store
Eee On Rinking
City issues permits for sixteen projects totaling 135000
City building inspector authorized sixteen construction permits in a busy week totaling 135000 dollars. Projects include Grady Stroupe 6 room house at Al Hillcrest Drive 37000 Rabhan 7 room home at Sea Briar Cliff 20000 Floyd Evans 6 room house on Rockspring Road 12000 and several other residences with values ranging from 5000 to 12000 dollars plus a storage shed and a repair at 307 East Commerce Street.
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Grady Stroupe
al Hillcrest Dr
Rabhan
Sea Briarcliff
Floyd J. Evans
Rockspring Rd
William T. Peatross
W. Ray St
Aes
Frank B. Montgomery
Circle Dr
J. S. Samuel
Forrest Ave
James Conrad
Willowbrook St
H. H. Cl
Sergeant Dalton Funeral Set After Wisconsin Crash
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. for Sgt. LC Simon Dalton at Redland Pentecostal Holiness Church near Mocksville. The Rev. Paul Jones and the Rev. Thomas Lindsey will officiate. Burial with full military honors will follow in the National Cemetery. Sgt. Dalton was killed in an automobile accident in Sheboygan Wisconsin last Friday.
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Simon Dalton
Redland Pentecostal
Funeral services for Garry Marcus Foster
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 pm from the First Church of God for Garry Marcus Foster 4 son of Mr and Mrs Eldridge M Foster of 2906 Archdale Rd. He died Friday at 1:30 pm after several months of declining health. The Rev Arlo F The pastor officiated.
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Garry Marcullus Foster
Eldridge M. Foster
First Church of God
Main Street
Arlo F. the
Archdale Rd
Mrs. H. A. Myers Dies During Sunday School
Mrs. Margie Ellen Epps Myers 33 wife of Henry A. Myers of 803 Blair St. Thom asville died of a heart attack while at South Side Baptist Church Sunday morning. Born Lincolnton Feb 2 1923 she moved to Thom asville in 1926 and married July 20 1945. Survived by husband son Ronald mother Mrs J F Epps sister Mrs Percy Myers and step grandmother Mrs E M Hallman. Funeral Tuesday at 4 with services at 3:30 in South Side Church. Interment in Hollys Cemetery.
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Thomasville
Margie Ellen Epps Myers
Henry A. Myers
Blair St
South Side Baptist Church
Myers
Lincolnton
John Franklin Epps
Ida Hallman Epps
Ronald
J. F. Epps
Percy Myers
Salisbury
E. M. Hallman
South Side Church
Fred Jurney
S. D. Baker
Hollys Cemetery
Prayer for T DAY Bless and keep him leader of nation
Prayer asks divine guidance for the President of the United States and urges wisdom discernment courage and unity. It seeks strength for leadership and nobler living, signed by John S. Stamm bishop emeritus Evangelical United Brethren Church Kansas City Missouri.
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United States
John S. Stamm
Kansas City
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Blue mold detected in Georgia warns North Carolina growers
RALEIGH new tobacco disease alerts warn Tar Heel farmers to prep for blue mold treatment with ferbam zineb or maneb as soon as seedlings reach dime size. Extension plant pathologist F Todd notes anthracnose may also reappear in plant beds this year with similar controls. Last noted in 1951 it has since spread in flue cured tobacco counties.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
F. Todd
State Coloon
Extension Service
Todd
North Caroln
Fat Stock Show and Sale Schedule Listed
The notice lists cattle events from March 24 to April 12 across North Carolina towns including Rocky Mount Elizabeth City Kinston New Bern Greensboro Goldsboro Fayetteville and Arden Graceland Farms Breford Sale among Fat Cattle and Fat Stock events with multiple shows in several cities. Primary sales include Green Pasture Reserve Cattle Sale Fat Stock Show and Sale and Angus Sale with dates and locations.
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Rocky Mount
Green Pasture
Elilzabeth
Angus
Kinston
New Bern
Greensboro
Graceland Farms Breford
Arden
Goldsboro
Fayetteville
Iran orders Soviet aide to leave within a week
Tehran expels Russia's assistant military attache Maj. Ivanovich Kouznetsoff after arrest as a spy. He was released when found to hold diplomatic credentials. The move follows espionage concerns and deteriorating postwar tensions.
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Tehran
Iran
Russia
Maj. Ivanovich Kouznetsoff
High Point High Music Students Earn Superior Ratings
A High Point High School quartet earned an excellent rating in the North Carolina Central State Vocal contests for soloists and ensembles held at Davidson College. The group includes Arnold Lawson Wyndham Wilkinson Frank Jarvis and Glenn Perry with Sandra James as pianist. Also earning superior and excellent ratings at the Eastern Division instrumental contest were Shelby Grady for string bass and groups led by David Culler Bill Allgood Frank Bullard Bill Whitesell Mike McKenney Larry Haney a brass sextet Charlies Cramer Ken Dutton Roger Hill George McLarty Bob Lloyd and a flute set Vada Byers Mike Collins Joyce Young Ann Cummings.
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High Point High School
North Carolina
Shelby Grady
David Culler
Bill Allgood
Frank Bullard
Bill Whitesell
Mike McKenney
Larry Haney
Charlies Cramer
Ken Dutton
Roger Hill
George McLarty
Bob Lloyd
Vada Byers
Mike Collins
Joyce Young
Ann Cummings
Good Seed Is Key To A Good Crop
Raleigh farmers should buy certified seed and check the bag tag for germination percentage foreign matter and weed seed. Seed specialist A D Stuart says 80 percent germination guides value and that certified seed has NC State College field inspection and NC Department of Agriculture lab testing to meet standards.
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Raleigh
A. D. Stuart
N.C
Stuart
North Carolina State College
N. C. Department of Agriculture
TAR HEEL GARDENER PRUNING TIPS FOR YEARLY CARE
Prune lightly year round as plants need it, with stronger cuts after flowering for flowering shrubs. Grapes trees and overgrown shrubs benefit now while avoid removing too much from young shade trees. For severely pruned broadleaf shrubs regrow. evergreens tolerate lighter pruning. Do not top trees and prune near buds or ground level to thicken bases.
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Raleigh
Abelia
Lover's Lane Rape Charged To Twin City Hosiery Worker
Ralph Butner a 27 year old hosiery worker from Winston Salem was charged with the brutal lover's lane rape of his 32 year old girlfriend on a date near High Point. The woman Mildred Mooneyhan from Winston-Salem sustained a serious nose fracture and facial injuries after being beaten. She was hospitalized and later returned home to Winston-Salem where police were notified. Butner is jailed without bail awaiting preliminary hearing when she can appear in court. The incident occurred between 2 and 2:30 a.m. as they drove toward High Point. Local officers said the assault happened just south of a lover's lane near the superhighway and Fraley Field. Other weekend cases included a man charged with forced entry and assault, a woman charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and two drunk driving defendants with bond posted.
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Ralph Butner
Winston-Salem
D. S. Lee
Mildred Mooneyhan
Butner
High Point
Winston-Salem City Hospital
Lee
Fraley Field
Robert Junior Morrison
Ora Lee Heath
Morrison
Fur
Vall Street
Jack Odell Kennedy
Route 5
Man Struck on Prospect Street Suffers Leg Fractures
A pedestrian Lee Henry Bowers aged 49 was struck by a car on Prospect Street late Saturday night. He sustained multiple fractures to one leg and was admitted to the local hospital. Barbara Jean Clodfelter, 18, of Anderson Street, was driving the car and not charged. Police say Bowers had stepped from a parked car into the street. A separate crash on Austin and Friddle Streets caused about 550 in damage with no injuries. Drivers were Carl F. Mickey and Fred Raymond Sherrer.
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Prospect Street
Lee Henry Bowers
Bowers
Barbara Jean Clodfelter
Anderson Street
Austin and
Friddle Streets
Carl F. Mickey
Nathan Hunt
Fred Raymond Sherrer
Friddle Street
Workers Briefly Demonstrate At Pittsburgh Co
About half of the 60 workers at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co demonstrated briefly in sympathy with two men discharged last week. After a management meeting the matter was settled before midmorning and employees returned to their jobs.
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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Chiropractors finish Jacksonville seminar under Parker Foundation
L G Harrison and C M Davis completed a chiropractic seminar in Jacksonville guided by the Parker Chiropractic Research Foundation, marking a professional development event for the attendees.
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L. G. Harrison Co
Cm. Davis
Jacksonville
Parker Chiropractic Research Foundation
Largest Cattle Sale In State History Held
RALEIGH The largest fat cattle sale in North Carolina history was held in Statesville with 673 head sold on February 2. Prices topped Chicago levels with Good and Commercial cattle up to $1.50 above, and all cattle averaging $17.15. Seventeen buyers from seven states participated. next sale planned in Rocky Mount March 8.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Statesville
Jack Kelley
N. C. State College
Chicago
Kelley
Rocky Mount
Hillsboro
Greensboro
Wilson
Shelby
Elizabeth City
Monroe
Fat Stock Show Schedule For State Announced
Raleigh NC. Jack Kelley announces 25 fat stock shows and sales across NC this year. Events run March through November in Wilson New Bern Rocky Mount Williamston Goldsboro Fayetteville Kinston Wilmington Greenville Vanes Stonefield Ahoskie Dunn Raleigh Jackson Columbia Statesville Sanford Elizabeth City Salisbury Elloree or Rock Greensboro Enka.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Jack Kelley
N. C. State College
Kelley
North Carolina Extension Service
Wilson
New Bern
Rocky Mount
Williamston
Goldsboro
Fayetteville
Kinston
Wilmington
Greenville
Vanes
Ahoskie
Dunn
Jackson
Columbia
Statesville
Sanford
Elizabeth City
Salisbury
Elleroe Or Rock
Greensboro
Enka
Clothes Afire Driver Leaps From Auto on S Main Street
Joseph Lee Greene 17 told officers his gasoline soaked clothing caught fire after striking a match and he leaped from the car On the run it struck a curb clipped a school sign and two vehicles Total property damage estimated at 450 No charges were filed and Greene was treated for burns at a local hospital
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S. Main Street
Joseph Lee Greene
Greene
Three Minor Fire Calls Reported Over Weekend
The oy fire department tackled three weekend fires a grass fire a trash fire and a burning chimney. The trash fire at 708 Hilltop St occurred at 9 55 last night while the grass fire behind 612 Fairview St was put out Saturday at 4 33 p m. Firefighters also checked a chimney burning out in the 600 block of Quaker Lane just before midnight Saturday.
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Hilltop St
Fairview St
Quaker Lane
Mrs Worth Grant to Speak at Allen Jay W M U Meeting
Mrs Worth Grant will address the monthly W M U gathering at Allen Jay Baptist Church this evening at 7 30 o clock. The event invites members and guests to hear the speaker and participate in church activities.
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Worth Grant
W.M.U
Allen Jay Baptist Church
Trinity P T A Executive Committee Meeting Tonight
The executive committee of the Trinity P T A will meet at 7 o clock tonight at Trinity School. A mule s P T A meeting will follow at 7.
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Trinity P.T.A
Trinity School
Mules P.T.A
Dutch soil heating helps save crops in severe winter
In Venlo Netherlands farmers used wire netting buried four to eight inches under soil and heated it with electricity to protect vegetable crops from this winter's severe cold. The Dutch Institute for Horticultural Technique notes the method reduces frost damage and stabilizes yields.
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Venlo
Netherlands
Dutch Institute For Horticulture
Advantages Of Tobacco Plan Told
J C Hayworth chairman of the Davidson County ASC Committee urged tobacco growers to use premeasurement programs to ensure correct acreage. The initial application closing date is March 15 and applications are taken at the County ASC Office in Lexington. Work will begin this week in the county.
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Thomasville
J. C. Hayworth
Davidson County
ASC
Hayworth
Lexington
Thomasville Murder Charge In Street Fight
Raymond Nelson, 36, of Barnwell Street, is jailed without bond in Lexington after being charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of Bunion Harrington, 43, at Young's Apartments near Thomasville. Harrington died from a dagger wound to the heart. Nelson sustained facial and arm cuts. Deputies say Harrington provoked the fight and Nelson claims Harrington cursed him and advanced with a knife. Harrington, a city street worker, died at City Memorial Hospital. Nelson was captured on the by-pass about an hour after the incident. Investigation continues.
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Thomasville
Raymond Nelson
Barnwell Street
Lexington
Nelson
Bunion Harrington
Harrington
Young
Barnwell St
City Memorial Hospital
City of
Man charged with 110 mph speeding on Highway 109 South
Thomasville resident McAdams 22 of 103 Digmond Ave faces speeding 110 mph charges on Highway 109 South between Thomasville and Denton. He also faces improper muffler charge with bond set at 200 dollars for Recorder's Court in March. Other weekend arrests include Sylvester Gilmore on assault charges with Roxie Her. Gilmore posted 100 dollar bond and case set for March 16. Carl Elmer Rogers Jr. 34 of Route 4 High Point arrested for driving while intoxicated and liquor violations on Highway 29 A North. Released on 350 dollar bond and to appear March 19.
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Thomasville
State Highway Patrol
Roxie Her- Gilmore
Johnsontown Road
Carl Elmer Rogers Jr
Route 4
High Point
Rogers
Sanatorium to be kept for use as medical unit
County Commissioners approved a resolution to keep the county sanatorium as a medical facility. The measure, passed unanimously by Commissioner W G Ragsdale, favors leasing to a hospital or non profit group to serve county medical needs. The board will not operate the sanatorium and seeks community input. Meeting held in Jamestown this morning.
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W. G. Ragsdale
Jamestown
Briley Opens No 2 Store On Green St
Briley Appliance Center opens at 113 E Green St Roscoe L Briley says the new store aids friends and customers near the first location. Prizes include a sewing machine barbeque outfit and steam iron. Crosley home economist to demonstrate cook stove. free drinks balloons for kids. drawings Saturday. Store hours 9 am to 9 pm supervised by Johnny McKinnon and Richard Briley.
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Briley Appliance Center
E. Green St
Roscoe L. Briley
Briley's Re Co
S. Main St
Crosley Corp
Johnny McKinnon
Richard L. Briley
Briley
Furniture Act
High Point
Building Board to Consider Two Home Conversions and a Variance
The board of adjustment will meet at 4 pm in city hall to review two use permit requests to convert single family homes to two family residences in zones A and A-2. Applicants include Mrs Ethel Fowler of 1610 Johnson St and Mrs Carrie Blackwelder of 143 a Dr. A Moore Electric Co seeks a 15 foot variance from rear yard rules on a lot at the southwest corner of E Green and Carter for a basement access drive to be used for business and living.
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Board of Adjustment
City Hall
Ethel Fowler
Johnson St
Carrie Blackwelder
Moore Electric Co
North St
E. Green and
Carter Streets
Hot Ashes Listed As Cause Of Fire In Thomasville
A minor blaze on Hill Street in Thomasville was extinguished by firefighters late Saturday night. Fire officials report hot ashes placed on a back porch caused the fire. occupant Rex Daniels was listed for the home.
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Thomasville
Rex Daniels
Thieves Targeted Large Denomination Silver At Ice Company
Discriminating thieves stole ten dollars in half dollars and quarters from Everhart's Ice and Coal Co over the weekend. About five dollars in nickels and dimes were left behind, detectives said.
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Everhart’s
Ice and Coal Co
Accessory Thieves Loot Two Vehicles Weekend
Two motorists fell victim to accessory thieves over the weekend. Wilbert Cromer of Route 1 High Point lost a $40 set of fender skirts and a suit of clothes from his parked car. B R Frya of Montlieu Avenue reported a $20 set of fender skirts stolen from his vehicle.
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Wilbert Cromer
Route 1
High Point
B. R. Frya
Montlieu Avenue
Spring Moving Into Piedmont
A taste of spring moves into the Piedmont area with fair and warmer weather forecast. Today’s high near 68 degrees, tonight’s low about 48, and tomorrow’s high around 70 with a likely shower by tomorrow evening. Last night’s low was 21 degrees.
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Census of Business
Sgt
Garry M. Foster
H. A. Myers
Georgia
CTH
High Point Enterprise
OPERA
Diane Holland
Pensacola
Fila
Gretel
Grass Roots Opera
Hansel and Gretel
HPHS
John H. Harris
Twin City
Pittsburgh Co
PTA
Green St
Masville
Ice Company
Piedmont
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