Guilford Officials Eye School Cost Analysis
Guilford County commissioners plan a meeting with High Point and other county school officials over costs of local school construction. The session may occur March 28 29 or 30 the discussion centers on why High Point costs run higher and the use of out of county architects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
High Point
High Point School Board
Greensboro
Ferndale Senior High
Guilford
Kirkman Park
Ragsdale
Carson Bain
Raleigh
Guy Crampton
Crampton
Ragsdale and
Bain
George Rottman
Rottman
Snow and Wind Persist in City Weather Update
Weather bureau reports continued snow through the afternoon and part of tonight with 1 to 2 inches more possible. A new low pressure system from West Virginia keeps the storm active, while strong winds delay melting and keep temperatures in the 30s with a low 20s tonight.
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Weather Bureau
Friendship
West Virginia
Reunion Planned for 30th Infantry Division in San Antonio
The 30th Infantry Division Old Hickory Assn will hold its 16th annual reunion at the Granada Hotel in San Antonio Texas from July 10 to 12 Pete Upton president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
30Th Infantry Division
Old Hickory) Assn
Granada Hotel
San Antonio
Texas
Pete Upton
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Men On Fraud Charges
A Greensboro federal grand jury indicted Aaron Elledge and Henry Otto Turner on nine counts of fraudulent concealment of property tied to Hamilton House Inc. The High Point defendants allegedly sold company furniture prior to bankruptcy, concealing proceeds totaling several thousand dollars. Cases involve fake sales to Town and Country Furniture and Bill Davis Furniture, with trials set in the Middle District Federal Court in Greensboro.
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Federal
Greensboro
Aaron Elledge
Henry Otto Turner
Elledge
Florida
Turner
High Point
Hamilton House Inc
FBI
Concern
Hamilton House
J. R. Laughinghouse
Greenville
Todd Furniture Co
Laughinghouse
Todd Furniture
Ed Lowe
Elledge and
Town and Country Furniture Co
Haines City
Fla
Bill Davis Furniture Co
Newton Furniture Co
Burlington
Bill Davis
Middle District
Kornegay makes candidacy official for Congress
Rep Horace Kornegay filed papers and the 225 dollar filing fee with the state board of elections to seek re election in the Sixth North Carolina district. Dan Whitely presented the documents as Kornegays campaign manager for the area. Primary is May 26 with A G Whitener as the Democratic rival and a slim Republican field including Donald Badgely Blackwell Robinson and Walter Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Kornegay
Congress
State Board of Elections
High Point
North Carolina
Dan Whitley
Kurnegay
Board of Elections
Raleigh
Kornegay
A. G. Whitener
Donald Badgely
Greensboro
Blackwell Robinson
Walter Green
Burlington
Mirror firms report brisk orders in early 1962
Mirror makers state orders and shipments are 10 to 30 percent ahead of 1961 as winter markets drive demand. Framed mirrors with gold and silver leaf frames are most popular, while exposed wood frames in maple and fruitwood cover styles from Early American to Venetian. Some large producers limit wood framing due to many maple shades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirror
AAA Auto Air Conditioning officials lead southeastern meeting
Top AAA Automobile Air Conditioning executives from Dallas Texas attended a dealer and distributor meeting at the New South Motor Inn in High Point with about 100 participants. New models were unveiled and marketing practices discussed by J O Toler D A Brown H E Pitts Fleet Lewis and Cliff Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Southeastern United States
Cliff Hughes
J. O. Toler
H. E. Pitts
D. A. Brown
Fleet Lewis
Seven Applicants for Parks Post Tested by High Point Panel
The High Point Civil Service Commission held written tests and oral interviews for seven candidates seeking the parks and recreation director job. All finalists hold college degrees in recreation or physical education and were varsity lettermen in college. Resumes note that all are residents of Virginia or the Carolinas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Civil Service Commission
Parks and Recreation
Jesse Taylor
High Point College
Virginia
North
South Carolina
City Bonds Bought By Wachovia
The City of High Point sold 3 million dollars in water and sewer bonds today to Wachovia Bank and Trust Co at 2.9330 percent interest. Twelve firms bid at the sale conducted by the North Carolina Local Government Commission in Raleigh. Wachovia re offered the bonds for public sale at prices yielding 1.65 to 3.10 percent depending on maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Wachovia
North Carolina Local Government Commission
Raleigh
Halsey Stuart and Co
Morgan Guarantee Trust Co
Ball Is Elected Heritage President
Rhett Ball was elected president and chief executive officer of Heritage Furniture Co. and Morganton Furniture Co., succeeding Elliott S. Wood who becomes chairman of the board and an executive vice president of Drexel Enterprises Inc. New directors include F. M. Councill, R. D. Darden Jr., J. T. Gooding, and others. Ball will direct the Drexel contract department from High Point and has a long history with Morganton since 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhett Ball
Heritage Furniture Co
Morganton Furniture Co
Ball
Elliott S. Wood
Drexel Enterprises Inc
Drexel Enterprises
Tilman B. Thomas
Heritage and
Morganton
F. M. Councill
R. D. Darden Jr
J. T. Gooding
R. J. Call
Ralph Gurley
W. S. Clontz
J. R. Stanton
K. S. Person
Elliott Wood
Tilman Thomas
M. A. Binney
B. J. Branch
F. H. Wood
Wood
Drexel
Drexel Furniture Co
Drexel Manufacturing
High Point Ball
Heritage-Morganton
Heritage
Charleston
S. C
University of the South
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
R. S. Dickson & Co
Southern Airways
Bruce Payne and Associates
Society For the Advancement of Management
SAM
Clontz
Stanton
Person
Prospects of High Pointer in Guilford County race grow
Rumors rise that a High Pointer may enter the Guilford County commissioners race to challenge incumbents. Four potential candidates George Covington Jess Washburn D S Neill and H G Ilderton are discussed with Covington seen as the strongest mover. Washburn and Ilderton are watching closely while the Republicans consider adding a High Point party member to the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
High Point
Republican Nominations Committee
Carson Bain
Charles Hunt
Sidney Allen
Lloyd Amos
W. G. Ragsdale
George Covington
Jess Washburn
D. S. Neill
H. G. Ilderton
Neill
Covington
Greensboro
Washburn
Ilderton
Two Municipal Courts Operate Simultaneously in City-County Building
In Raleigh at the City-County Building two municipal court sessions ran together. Judge Byron Haworth presided over the criminal jury session with Louis Fisher as solicitor, while Acting Judge Dan Whitley led the Municipal Court session with Ed Hardin as solicitor. Cases included Ensley Whatley, janitor, convicted after testimony about a gun found on him and a claim it was planted, and Larry Wayne Willett, accused of assault on a female during a custody dispute, with a reduced judgment contingent on peace and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Haworth
Louis Fisher
Dan Whitley
Municipal Court
Ed Hardin
Raleigh
Whitley
Hardin
Ensley Whatley
Cat’s Place
Whatley
Larry Wayne Willett
Willet
McKinley Jones
Willett
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Main
Art Richardson
Tomlinson
W. G. Ragsdale Jr
Kirkman
High Point Enterprise
Joe Rawiey
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