Paffe Jr. of High Point Leads Historical Society Moves
Clement A. Paffe Jr., an accountant and antique restorer, sits on the High Point Historical Society board as it develops McGuinn Place and E Lexington Avenue into a historic park with a new museum and Haley House. He also helped organize a High Point children’s theater board of directors and plans professional troupe visits. He lives at 1604 Cherokee Dr with wife Barbara Berry and three daughters.
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Children’s Theater Board of Directors
Frank Wood Jr
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Charlotte
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Sarah
Jane
Cherokee
Emerywood Baptist Church
Rotary Club
Salvation Army
Arkansas Governor Rockefeller Sways Desegregation Debate
Washington column on Winthrop Rockefeller as Southern Governors Conference chair forging moderation on school desegregation while navigating Arkansas politics. He faced protests at a Freedom Inc. rally and backed a cautious busing stance, later hosting Dr. Mitchell Young in Washington. Rockefeller’s balance aims to win moderate votes for a possible third term.
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Freedom Inc
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Texarkana
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Races for the Sheriff Dominate Davidson County Race Plans
Davidson County faces a busy sheriff race with four Democratic contenders C W Long Purcell Yarbrough J W Lanier and officer Jim Wheliss while Fred C Sink seeks the Republican nomination after being named sheriff to complete an unexpired term. A potential second primary looms as party unity efforts begin and voters question the pay and expense account awarded to the sheriff. Edward G Hill and aides push for beautification with a 1970 Years of Beauty plan focusing on garbage disposal schools and public buildings as county improvements move forward.
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C. W. Long
Purcell Yarbrough
J. W. Lanier
Jim Wheliss
Fred C. Sink
Joe H. Hege Jr
Sink
Davidson
Edward G. Hill
Hill
The Dream Tarnished Again on Neighborhood Schools
Sunday Accent reflects on the evolving notion of a neighborhood school and racial segregation. The piece contrasts a white majority’s view with the Black experience, recalling Monroe era schooling and lingering Jim Crow dynamics. It cites MLK and critiques current rhetoric from the Supreme Court era to the present.
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Supreme Court
Martin Luther King Jr
Rain and Dogs in a Frank Open Air Chronicle
A vivid reminiscence recalls a heavy Wednesday night rain in Orange County with car measurements of rainfall and a joke about rain insurance. It also tells of Army dog Mike who loved gunfire and dust during an infiltration course and how he howled when kept from the field.
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Orange County
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