Hotelman enters twelfth Democrat in council race
Ray Chambers a High Point hotel operator announced as a Democratic candidate for City Council from the fourth ward. The field has 12 Democrats for eight seats with a primary possible on April 23. Chambers, a Hopkinsville Ky native with 32 years in hotels, has held multiple industry posts and lives in High Point with his wife since 1950.
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Ray Chambers
High Point
Hopkinsville
Chambers
Kentucky
D. S. Neill
Elwood
Neill
Hickory
Emerywood Baptist Church
North Carolina Hotel Assn
American Motel and Hotel Assn
Southern Hotel Assn
Four candidates file fees for city offices
Four candidates paid filing fees at the city election board. Democrats Carson Stout Horace Ilderton and Ray Chambers plus Republican John A. Eshelman Jr filed for mayor or council. Filing deadline is 6 p.m. April 9. Republicans must add at least five more candidates to fill their slate. Floyd Mehan has not filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Election Board
Carson Stout
Horace Ilderton
Ray Chambers
John A. Eshelman Jr
Stout
Ilderton
Eshelman
Floyd Mehan
GOP
Council
DeMolay Takes Over Thomasville City Hall in Mock Inauguration
Members of the local DeMolay chapter occupied city offices and announced a mock take over until 2 p.m. Norman West served as mayor with Lyle Smith as city manager. Individuals filled roles from finance director to police chief, fire chief, public works, and other city posts.
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Thomasville
Norman West
Lyle Smith
Danny Jones
Charles Shore
Charles Parks
al Finch
Bob Kennedy
Ronald Todd
Mike Dorsey
Jimmy Stanley
Carey Danes
Bobby Farris
Kelly Suits
Water and Sewage Department
Haywood West
Neal Grimes
Eddie Regan
Hardy Poole
Aaron Clinard
Mike Kennedy
Sherrill Kennedy
Billy Jones
Frankie Green
George Fouts
Bobby Fabbre
Eshelman Seeks City Council Post as GOP Chairman Resigns
John Eshelman Jr a High Point native and hard driving GOP chairman announces resignation from Adams-Millis Corp to form his own firm and run for City Council with party endorsement. He vows service while noting Democratic factionalism and the Conservative Republicans for Tax Reduction. He will keep his chairmanship during the campaign.
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John Eshelman Jr
Republican Party
Eshelman
Adams-Millis Corp
High Point
Republican Executive Committee
A. G. Whitener
Republican Council
Jean Smith
Ansel Beck
Whitener
Adams- Millis Corp
Adams-Millis Corporation
Adams-Millis
Church Men Meet for Supper at Emmanuel Lutheran
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Men plan a 6 30 PM supper in the Fellowship Hall with guest speaker Dean Prujette superintendent of High Point City Schools. The gathering was moved from Wednesday night because of Lenten services.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall
Dean Prujette
High Point City
Defense Opens Case in Hosiery Patent Suit Trial
In Winston-Salem the defense began its case challenging toe seaming patents. Merrow Machine Co. witnesses testified on prior art. Adams-Millis and Bear Brand Hosiery allege infringement by multiple defendants. Trial pauses for a week and resumes April 1 in Greensboro before Judge L. Richardson Preyer.
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Merrow Machine Co
Hartford
Conn
David Rabin
Washburn
Rabin
Lane Burris
North Carolina
Adams-Millis
Bear Brand Hosiery Corp
Illinois
James Getar
Frank DeLong
Melrose
Crown
Harriss & Covington
Amos Hosiery Mills
High Point
Lemco Hosiery Co
Burlington
L. Richardson Preyer
Greensboro
Nine Draw Jail Sentences After Trial In City Court
Nine local men were sentenced in Municipal Court to a total of four years and 11 months on various misdemeanors. Sentences included 12 months on the county farm for Inez Gaddy, John Maybin, and Irvin Leonard, with Leonard appealing, plus 60 days on the roads for Joe Louis Alford under work release for disorderly conduct. Other cases covered work releases for vagrancy and drunken driving, with multiple defendants receiving short jail terms and suspensions contingent on probation or restitution to victims.
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Byron Haworth
Inez Gaddy
Bruce Street
John Maybin
E. Washington Drive
Irvin Franklin Leonard
Leonard
Joe
Eddie Odell Vanhoy
Ridgeway Street
Vanhoy
Clarence Williams
Beamon Street
Harthcock
Robert Tysinger
S. Hamilton Street
W. H. Beeson
Tysinger
Jersey
Ulysseus Lyles
Hoover Street
Haworth
Guilford County Deputies Upgrade Rural Patrol System
Guilford County sheriff's department expands patrol coverage with a weekend patrol car addition and four quadrants. Quadrant boundaries run from 220 south to 421 west and along Church Street Ext. to McConnell Road. Civil papers will be served by quadrant, not by deputy.
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Guilford County
High Point Area
Church Street
McConnell Road
Auto Driver Charged In Wreck Here
Traffic officers charged David E. Whitlock 23 of Cocoa Florida with passing at an intersection after a wreck on Lexington Avenue. He was eastbound and tried to pass Clarence Edward Jordan 58 of Route 1 whose left turn caused a collision. Whitlock's car crossed the street and hit a utility pole. He was treated and released.
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David E. Whitlock
Cocoa
Fla
Lexington Avenue
Whitlock
Lexington
Clarence Edward Jordan
Route 1
Jordan
High Point Memorial Hospital
Jordaan
S. Elm Street
W. High Avenue
William Raymond Ross
Bolen Street
Ross
Elm Street
Nancy Masten Cash
Denny Street
Nancy Cash
Councilmen View Sirens and Mishap at City Meeting
City council committee approved six additional civil defense sirens for the alarm system and denied liability for a derailment of Southern Railway freight cars blamed on spilled crushed stone. The Sept 17 incident at Centennial Avenue bridge was discussed as the company’s claim of 3716.62 was forwarded to the city attorney.
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Southern Railway Co
Centennial Avenue
Westwood
N. Main Street
Bill Hylton
Sun Forecast With Showers Then Sun Returns
The forecast shows cloudy skies with occasional rain or scattered showers tonight. Temperatures will rise to around 70 tomorrow with mostly sunny skies and warmer conditions than today. Yesterday’s high reached 79, low 50. tonight’s low 52.
Resident Faces Five Check Charge In Local Court
Police charged Max Kennett Neal 25 of MCA with five counts of issuing worthless checks. amounts ranged from 2 to 6 dollars. Bond set at 25 per charge, trial in Municipal Court. Doris W. Everette of Cherokee Drive cited for reckless driving near Barbee Street and Sherrod Avenue. to appear April 3.
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Max Kennett Neal
MCA
Neal
Doris W. Everette
Cherokee Drive
Barbee Street
Sherrod Avenue
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First Methodist Church
Gordon Street
Five Points
North Carolina National Bank
Dick Swaim
Arthur Corpening
Sammy Chess
Roy Culler
Jake Froelich
Dewey Shelton
Lynwood Smith
George Spinnett
Walter Moore
Fred Swartzberg
J. J. Wilson
Eshelman and
Executive Committee
High Point College
United Fund Budget Committee
Army Quartermasters
Iran
Lessie Nevile
Halifax County
Freddy
Quaker Lane
High Point Enterprise
Ledwell
Benard Elmo Coggins
Mendenhall-Moore Realty Co
Mangum Street
Coggins
Realty Company
Roy Lewallen
Ing
East Side
Harold Cheek
E. C. Cridlebaugh Jr
Edward R. Hardin
Deep River Road
Lexington Avenue Accident
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