Presbyterian Home Expands With Million Dollar Construction
Contracts totaling over a million dollars awarded for the Presbyterian Home expansion in High Point. A $1,011,600 general contract to R. K. Stewart and Son plus subcontracts for plumbing, electrical work, and kitchen equipment will fund a new residential wing and an infirmary wing adding about 52,000 square feet and increasing capacity toward 190 residents. Construction to begin after April 1 with completion expected by summer 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Points
High Point
Richard A. Short
R. K. Stewart
W. I. Sullivan Co
Greensboro
Star Electric Co
Nickel-Hopkins Co
Short
J. N. Peace and Co
Charlotte
Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina
FHA
J. B. Watt
J. Sanders Dallas
Henry V. Koonts
Trio Named To Budget Committee
Three new members of the United Fund budget committee for 1961 were named by committee chair Collier Ellis. They join existing members to help prepare next year’s agency budgets, review requests quarterly, and ensure expenditures stay within approved totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Collier Ellis
Thayer Coggin
George Armfield
W. C. Sheloff
Ellis
J. Paul Ingle
Tillman Thomas
John Hutchens
John Lynch
United Appeal
United Fund Organization
United Fund Agency
High Point United Fund Finances Year 1960 Disbursements
High Point United Fund released its 1960 statement of financial condition showing total disbursements of 238 447 80 among 15 agencies plus admin and common services. Largest grant went to the Red Cross 32 906 followed by YMCA 129 248. Other notable allocations included Boy Scouts 21 607 Family Service Bureau 17 253 Girl Scouts 12 459 Red Shield Boys Club 13 840 Salvation Army 18 969 80 Carl Chavis YMCA 12 71 YWCA 15 794 Mary Bethune YWCA 9 050 Carolinas United 15 613 Milk Fund 3 648 Community Planning Council 699 81 Day Center for Handicapped Children 6 600 and Muscular Dystrophy 750. Administration costs were 12 383 47 and common services 3 368 33. Beginning 1961 with 320 315 69 in cash and reserves including 277 056 15 in prepaid pledges from last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
United Fund
Red Cross Chapter
YMCA
Boy Scouts
Family Service Bureau
Girl Scouts
Red Shield Boys’ Club
The
Salvation Army
Carl Chavis Ymca
the Ywca
Mary Bethune Ywca
Carolinas United
Milk Fund
Community Planning Council
United Fund Administration
United Appeal
Red Cross First Aid Course Set at YMCA
Red Cross training in standard first aid will be offered at the YMCA beginning March 16. Registration and opening session are set for 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Elizabeth Ennis, first aid chair for the High Point Red Cross chapter, says sessions continue each Thursday until the 10 hour course is completed. The Industrial Management Club sponsors the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Elizabeth Ennis
High Point Red Cross
Industrial Management Club
Accident Box Score Summary
Accident statistics for the period show 20 persons killed and several injured. Property loss amounts to 5 585 00 this year across reported incidents.
Drapery and Decorating Seminar Set At Sheraton
Custom Fabrics Inc of Salisbury hosts a two day drapery and decorating school in High Point with 100 plus home furnishings experts from Maryland to Florida. Reginald Styers leads sessions on settings fabrics color and installations with speakers from Owens Corning Kandel Garber and Groesy. The event runs 9:30 a.m. tomorrow through noon Tuesday with dinners tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton Hotel
Southeast
Ll-State
Maryland
Florida
Mississippi
Custom Fabrics Inc
Salisbury
Reginald Styers
Kernersvile
Styers
Wayne Sawyer
Charlotte
Garber Co
George Groesy
Groesy Products Inc
New York City
George McCanless
High Point
Custom Fabrics
Southern Furniture Exposition
Ready to Go Mass Meeting For Action Plan
High Point plans a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the Masonic Temple for merchants property owners and public officials to view the Downtown Development Committee plan for revitalizing the central business district. Up to 300 may attend. The event will present a slide show and discuss goals costs and funding methods with no fund appeal Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Downtown Development Committee
Central Business District
Masonic Temple
S. Main Street
Ed Mendenhall
Mendenhall
Family Camping Weekend Workshop at City Lake Park
High Point College and the city recreation department sponsor a two day Family Camping Weekend Workshop April 22 23 at City Lake Park. NC State College staff assist as nationally recognized authorities lead hikes boating swimming nature study camping skills discussions and weekend wrap up includes trip planning evaluations and a Sunday religious service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
High Point City Recreation Department
City Lake Park
North Carolina State College
Alumni Gymnasium
City Marble Tournament Opens April For Local Boys
The parks and recreation department and VFW Post 619 sponsor a city wide marble tourney starting April 4 for boys under 15. Qualifiers compete at 12 schools after school with Emma Blair hosting finals May 13. winners receive trophies for themselves and their schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Recreation Department
VFW
David
Castle St
Charles
Parks and Recreation Department
Emma Blair
Oak Hill
Cloverdale
Oak View
Immaculate Heart F
Mary
Johnson Street
Brentwood
Tomlinson
Montheu
Bay Street
Northwood
Warm Weather Returns With Springlike Forecast
Friendship Weather Station predicts springlike warmth across the area with a low of 38 and a high near 72 today. Monday brings partial clouds and possible showers in High Point with daytime temps around 70 and a low near 40. Rainfall totals of .68 inches were recorded between Monday and Wednesday in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Nervous Snakes in Oklahoma City Study
University of Oklahoma Medical Center researcher Russell Allen finds rattlesnakes become jumpy around people, and these snakes may die of a nervous breakdown as results suggest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Russell Allen
University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Elephants and High Wire Follies See Circus Night
Observations by Forrest Cates mock circus excesses and danger. The writer notes elephants appear adjusted yet sarcasm about animal control and nerve. He jokes about high wire acts, cannon stunt mishaps, and the audience’s nerves, ending with a quip about his son’s bathroom escape during the show.
CAB reviewer likely approves Piedmont route expansion
An initial Civil Aeronautics Board examiner's decision is expected Monday on Piedmont Airlines petition to extend routes north to Baltimore and south to Atlanta. Washington sources say the report should be favorable though subject to appeal. Current service ends at Washington and Charlotte with optional Myrtle Beach flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Aeronautics Board
Piedmont Airlines
Baltimore
Atlanta
Georgia
Washington
Piedmont
Charlotte
Myrtle Beach
D. C
Senior Speakers Club elects Rockwell president at breakfast
Hubert J. Rockwell was elected as the first president of the Senior Speakers Club at a Sheraton Hotel breakfast meeting. He announced plans to screen qualified speakers to fill vacancies. Walter Comfort was educational vice president, Walter Huber membership vice president, Bob Parrish secretary treasurer, and John Eshelman sergeant at arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert J. Rockwell
Sheraton Hotel
Rockwell
Walter Comfort
Walter Huber
Bobby Parrish
John Eshelman
Ready Again Ray Davis Aims Brazil Trip Hopes
Ray Davis a 15 year old newspaper boy wins a 10 day trip to Brazil in a contest by The Enterprise and The Family Weekly. He was to depart Feb 20 from Greensboro High Point area but flight engineer walkout halted air service forcing a return by train. He will leave Greensboro tomorrow morning for New York City then depart for Rio de Janeiro Brasilia Porto Alegre Sao Paulo and return home. Ray is the son of Mr and Mrs L N Davis of 2804 N Centennial Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Enterprise and the Family Weekly
New York City
Ray
High Point
Greensboro-High Point
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Brasilia
Petrolopelli
Porto Alegre
Sao Paulo
L. N. Davis
Centennial Ave
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Presbyterian Home
Federal Housing Administration
Presbyterian
Red Cross
Susan Jones
Owens Corning Fiberglass
R. Holland Trull
Kandel Inc
Joe V. Garber
Middleton
Wis
Graham Armstrong
Jim Hardin
Couch Furniture Co
Durham
Jim Best
Ers
High Point Enterprise
David Laws
Charles Gaines
Dal Bayles
Friendship Wea
Ther
By Forrest Cates
Animal Kingdom
Cickens
CAB
Hubert Rockwell
Ray Davis
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