Cartwright Receives High Point Samaritan Award
Robert Cartwright of Windley Street was cited for bravery and awarded the first High Point Good Samaritan Award for rescuing five children from a burning home at 1314 E Commerce on January 2. He drove past Woodbury and Commerce, found no occupants, then used his garden hose as flames raged and heard screams.
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Ida Lee Moser
Education Seen as Key to Fending Off Communism
Dr. Fern C. Stukenbrok er of the FBI in Washington urged at a Lions club meeting that education is the best defense against communism. He warned against accepting deceit and emphasized teaching boys to accept duties, responsibility and positive values as part of the free world struggle.
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Yancey Cecil
Lions Zone
Petitions for liquor referendum formally presented to council
Jaycees delivered petitions with about 4000 signatures calling for a liquor referendum under a 1955 act. Council considered whether signatures would be certified and who would accept the petitions while Mayor Mehan urged honoring the law and the good faith of the Jaycees.
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Virgil Carrick
James Shelton
Floyd Mehan
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Knox Walker
Renewal Activities Mirror No Dismay
The Commission outlined a redevelopment plan affecting the Magic Block with full accounting in all aspects. The next step involves further actions by the commission as redevelopment proceeds.
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Commission
Scholarship Competition Scheduled at University of North Carolina
The piece notes 39 local students will visit the UNC Chapel Hill campus on March 19 and 20 and again March 26 and 27 for a scholarship program. It discusses possible changes to the urban renewal project financing for the city’s 3.2 million dollar share, including bond elections, reducing project size, or using non tax funds with voter consent.
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University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Commission
Fair But Cool Weather Ahead In High Point Area
The Friendship weatherman says tonight will be generally fair and cooler. Saturday brings cloudiness and a chance of rain in the eastern Piedmont with continued cool temperatures. Sunday looks mostly cloudy and cool with highs near 47 today and 57 for the period.
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Friendship Weatherman
Piedmont
Salvation Army Name Used By Ticket Sellers
Salvation Army figures in a ticket sales incident as organizers say the charity name was used without authorization by a seller. Police urge caution and remind the public the Salvation Army is not involved in this transaction.
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Debate on The New Morality In College Discussion
Students at Day's Wesley Memorial Methodist Church discuss what is right and wrong under a shifting moral framework. They weigh faith against rules and consider business ethics in a lively session led by Warren Day and Robert A. Culler with a related drama presented afterward.
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Selman Whies Cope
High Peis College
City Council Declines Opposition to Interstate Relocation
High Point officials plan no formal opposition at Tuesday public hearing on the interstate highway location south of the city. Mayor reports little public dissent and favors choosing access roads that best benefit the city while noting upgrades to existing routes are unlikely due to economy. Councilmen Hancock and Davis voiced cautious support as the relocation map is reviewed.
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Lawrence ‘Hancock
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