Snowy Holiday Ends as Schools Ready to Open
High Point schools may reopen if weather permits, Dr. Dean B. Pruette said, with a forecast of a cold sunny day and rising temperatures to 38. The area has melted most snow except seven inches remains, and roads are improving though slick spots persist. Public works crews resume snow removal and sanitation crews assist with cleanup. driving remains cautious.
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Dean B. Pruette
High Point City
Friendship
U. S. Weather Bureau
Public Works Department
Sanitation Department
Edwin Gill to Address Carolina District Key Club Convention
Edwin Gill, Treasurer of North Carolina, will speak at the Governors banquet during the Carolina District Key Club Convention in Caro linay at the Sheraton Hotel March 18 19. More than 500 boys from North and South Carolina are expected with a theme Seek Individual Excellence. Bill Davis leads the local Key Club while Gov Hodges cannot attend.
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Sheraton Hotel
North
South Carolina
Edwin Gill
North Carolina
Gill
Luther Hodges
Bill Davis
Key Club
Dinner Meet To Discuss Development In High Point
A civic committee of the High Point Merchants Association hosts a dinner at the Sheraton Hotel tomorrow at 6 p.m. The event is open to all High Point residents and will cover downtown development, street signs storefronts traffic and parking impacts on the area.
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High Point
Sheraton Hotel
High Point Merchants Association
Clyde Campbell
Merchants Association
Companies to Send Men to Conference in Winston-Salem
Three local companies Anvil Brand Heritage Furniture and Globe Furniture will send representatives to the Society for Advancement of Management southeastern regional motion and time study conference. The three day event runs Wednesday through Friday at the Robert E. Lee Hotel. National Director Rhett Ball vice president of Heritage Furniture Co will preside over a session.
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Society For Advancement of Management
Winston-Salem
Robert E. Lee Hotel
Anvil Brand
Heritage Furniture
Globe Furniture
Rhett Ball
Heritage Furniture Co
Snow and Snowfall Delay Spring Farm Work Across Three Counties
Farmers in Davidson Guilford and Randolph face delays as heavy snows and cold hamstring top dressing and early spring tasks. Officials note pastures lag two weeks behind normal and hay shortages grow as livestock feed must be stretched. Snow also damages farm buildings with cave-ins reported among poultry houses. See SNOW Page 2-D.
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Braxton Younts Enterprise
Davidson
Guilford
Randolph
Willard Kimrey
B. P. Jenkins
Jenkins
W. W. Johnson
Davidson County
Johnson
Hospital Chaplain Program Earns Positive Early Response
High Point Memorial Hospital launched a volunteer chaplaincy two weeks ago with strong early praise from chaplains David Stanfield and David Charlton. They cited warm patient reception, hospital staff cooperation, and a clear need for the program as hospital administrator W. R. Peters agreed.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
David Stanfield
Springfield Friends Meeting
David Charlton
Northwood Methodist Church
W. R. Peters
Salvation Army Holds Annual Meeting At YMCA
The Salvation Army annual meeting is set for Monday at 7 p m in the YMCA with Lt Col William Range of Charlotte as principal speaker Range has led the North and South Carolina Division since last year and previously served in Washington D C and in several other postings The program includes soloists Carolyn Range and Howard Coble with the Salvation Army Brass Band providing music Mayor Jess Washburn will offer greetings
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Salvation Army
YMCA
William Range
Charlotte
Range
North and
South Carolina
Carolinas
Washington, D.C
National Capital Division
Rochester
N.Y
New York City
Birmingham
Louisville
Atlanta
Washington
Baltimore
Col
Salvation Army School For
Carolyn Range
Howard Coble
High Point
Roy Padgett
Salvation Army Brass Band
Harry Bell
Salvation Army Advisory Board
J. Wilson Rogers
Red Shield Boys’ Club Council
Jess Washburn
Concession Bids for City Parks Revealed
Concession bids for City Lake Pavilion Washington Terrace Park Harvell Park and Springfield Park were submitted to the parks and recreation commission. Bids range from 100 to 1 503 dollars for May 1 to Sept 15 operation and will be sent to the City Council after committee review. The arts and crafts program reports 176 participants and a new session starts March 17 at the Junior High School.
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City Parks
Parks and Recreation Commission
John A. Blake
City Lake Pavilion
J. C. Strickland
Washington Terrace Park
Harley Bledsoe
C. R. Teer
Harvell Park
Springfield Park
Sion
Commission
Jesse Taylor
Parks and Recreation
City Lake
Hillside Park Center
Armstrong, Kirkman
Taylor
Little Tar Heel League
Humphrey Leaves House Race to Seek Senate Seat
Rep. Hugh Humphrey of Greensboro withdraws from Guilford County House race to run for the Senate in the spring Democratic primary. His move tightens the field, leaving Ed Kemp and Joseph Hunt as incumbents for the four Guilford House seats alongside potential newcomers and shifting county board race prospects mainly toward High Point figures.
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Hugh Humphrey
Greensboro
State House
Senate
Humphrey
Guilford County
High Point
D. S. Neill
House of Representatives
House
Thomas Turner
Ed Kemp
Joseph Hunt
Guilford House
Sen
C. A. Kirkman
Turner
John Caffey
Neill
Guilford
High Pointer Tax Mix Up Sparks Small Victory
A High Point worker received a $1,001 check from federal ex 5 tractors after a 1957 tax shortfall scare. He cashed it without consulting a consultant. A party mix up over bakery orders ends with a wrong bakery apology and a stray order of cheese rings and date bars. A distemper victimized dog is replaced by a kitten that shuns people but soon bonds after a rescue turning into a mischievous dinner guest.
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Ned
Campaign Ends Season Concert Program Revealed
The Community Concert Association announced four concerts for next season in High Point. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Herman Adler will headline, with Frances Yeend and Charles ONeill as Verdi Wagner soloists. Other performers include Rudolf Firkusny Mildred Miller and the Beaux Arts Trio.
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Community Concert Association
High Point
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Peter Herman Adler
Frances Yeend
Charles O'Neill
Rudolf Firkunsy
Mildred Miller
Beaux
New Impetus for Tri City Airport Dreams
Hopes rise for a joint High Point Greensboro Winston Salem airport as a three year effort gains new traction. Officials from the three cities discuss feasibility funding and regional benefits aimed at reviving the stalled project.
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Tri-City Airport
High Point
Greensboro
Winston - Salem
Rochelle To Lecture Managers At High Point College
Rochelle Jack vice president of Globe Parlor Furniture Co and Colony Table Co will lecture in an industrial management course at High Point College addressing 25 industrialists at 7 p m His career includes Rotary president and library trustees chair He studied at University of Michigan Davidson College and others and is a civic leader filing the program amid airport funding debates in the region.
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Jack Rochelle
Globe Parlor Furniture Co
Colony Table Co
Henry
High Point
High Point College
Rochelle
High Point Rotary
High Point Public Library
University of Michigan
Davidson College
University of Georgia
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Flora Trotter
Robbins
Phyllis Huss
Bessemer City
Dal Bayles
Piedmont Area
Kimrey
Mr. Stanfield
Jim Ellington
William Penn
Ellington
Fred Ruppenthal
Department
High Point Enterprise
Forrest
Enterprise City
Jimmy Millis
High Point Chamber of Commerce
George Coving
Forrest Cates
Sam
Federal Aviation Agency
Smith Reynolds
Civil Aeronautics Board
Greensboro - Iligh Point
Forsyth County
Forsyth Board
Albert Getch
Tri-City
Gotch
Kernersville
Forsyth - Guilford Line
Greensboro High Point
U.S
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