Street Names Studied by New High Point Committee
A newly appointed High Point street naming committee began mapping procedures to rename confusing or duplicate streets. The five members will propose names, seek owner input, discuss informally, then forward to planning and zoning, with a public hearing and formal council adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Planning and Zoning Commission
Post Office
Weyland Linthicum
Walter York
Claude Canady
Charlie Loflin
Optimists Hear Drive Appeal From Pilot Club
Mrs. Almetta Brooks representing the Pilot Club of High Point spoke to the High Point Optimist Club about the Easter Seals sale program funding at home therapy for crippled children. The club will sponsor a skating show Easter Sunday and Monday to support the effort. Also noted were Mrs. Herbert, past Raleigh president, and Dr. C. C. Herbert Jr., pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almetta Brooks
Pilot Club
High Point
High Point Optimist Club
Rainbow Supper Club
Brooks
Herbert
Raleigh
C. C. Herbert Jr
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Prayer for Today by Claude A Breach
A devotional prayer urging strength to bear the cross for conscience and truth. It asks for the will to stand alone when needed, to keep consciences healthy, and to stay awake to self truth. Signed by Claude A. Breach, minister at St. John’s Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A. Breach
Charlotte, N. C
St. John’s Bapfish Church
Fire on Highway 29 prompts multi department response
A field fire along Highway 29 near Porter Street drew aid from the city Guil-Rand and 10-A volunteer departments. The 10-A crew crossed farmland to contain flames threatening two homes while city units checked city limits. A drunken man seen fleeing woods is being sought by deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poundmaster W. C. Hodges
Highway 29
Porter Street
Guil-Rand
Guil
10-A
Local Men Injured In Car Crash Near Hampton S.C.
Two High Pointers remained in Hampton County Hospital after a Saturday collision with a parked pulpwood truck near Hampton. Sammy Carrick 21 suffered a crushed shoulder broken arm leg and facial injuries while Bill Anders 19 improved after a crushed hip broken leg and facial lacerations. David Wayne Gregory 19 driver of the car was released after treatment and faces a March 30 trial for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
S. C
Sammy Carrick
J. D. Carrick
Lansdowne St
Carrick
Young Carrick
Savannah
Anders
Gregory
Roof Fire After Roof Built Over Chimney
In Newport Kentucky Ernest Johnson roofed his house then lit a stove and a fire broke out. Smoke filled the home but he saved part of the roof. The incident stemmed from a roof built directly over the chimney which caused the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Ernest Johnson
Maine
Teen-Agers Held for Hit-Run and Auto Theft
Two Winston-Salem youths were arrested in Lexington on a hit-run case from March five. They allegedly admitted stealing several cars and face multiple warrants as detectives pursue related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Lexington
Mitted
Main
English Streets
Howard King
English Street
King’s
King
Ito
Main Street
Waddell Davis
Davis
Cael Eee
Oe Ely
Wee Aut
Trash Fire Extinguished and Permit Revoked
Fire department answered a 10:21 p.m. alarm at 206 N West Point Ave for a trash fire. Crews found no active blaze and revoked a burning permit issued to Roy J Carter. Other calls included an 8:34 p.m. stove issue on Hamilton Street and a grass fire on Van Buren Street. today trucks checked 522 Walnut Street with no fire found while a man at 517 Walnut burned trash under a permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point Ave
Roy J. Carter
N. Hamilton St
van Buren Street
Walnut St
Washburn Announces Bid for Second Term as Mayor
High Point Mayor Jess Washburn declared he will seek a second term, risking a contested Democratic primary and leaving four City Council seats open. Contenders linked to the race include T Lynwood Smith for council, mortician H B Haizlip for third ward, and Adams Thomasson on the Republican side for fourth ward. Washburn, a native of Shelby and Gulf Oil distributor, previously served two council terms and has strong local ties with Em erywood Baptist Church and several civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Washburn
High Point
T. Lynwood Smith
Washburn
John Haworth
James Wall
Katharine Kirkman
Adam Thomason
Fourth Ward
City
Smith
Ssanership
County Board of Commissioners
Kirkman
H. B. Haizlip
Atietana Washburn
Bill Bailey
Amos Kearns
Shelby
Gulf Oil Co
Georgia Military [Academy
North Carolina ‘State College
Emerywood Baptist Church
Rotary and
Elks Clubs
Macon
Edna Earle Jordan
Hartssville
S. C
Margaret Randle
Jesse Haywood Washburn
Albert Jordan Washburn
Workshop enrolls 200 in week session of recreation
A report by Mrs ey Sizemore coordinates a week session by the Recreation Department enrolling about 200 participants. The fragment mentions Raghtriienes cases due and a coed workshop ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciaakalin Har Nasaiad Coed
Mrsey Sizemore Coor
Oak View Proposes Amended School Plan and Tuition Debate
Oak View School Committee advocates shelving consolidation and seeks reconsideration of a seventh and eighth grade view proposal at High Point Junior High. The district faces an April 1 election deadline and argues for citywide consolidation funding amid tuition disputes for Oak View students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak View
High Point
County School Committee
View
Oak View School
P. F. DeSaix
General Assembly
Sulect
Iase Eiohent
Northeast Junior
Warm spell to continue with mild, above normal temps
The region will stay warm with highs near 77 and a low around 43. Weather updates note the high temperatures feel unusual only against prior below normal readings, citing 30 years ago and 1945 as benchmarks. Forecasts call for fair nights with partly cloudy skies and five days of temperatures three to five degrees above normal.
Suit Filed Against City Over Auto Injury In Guilford
J. D. Reavis filed suit yesterday in Guilford Superior Court Greensboro seeking 27000 for injuries after a city truck operated by Austin Williamson struck him on Rotary Drive near Ridgecrest Avenue. He also seeks 2200 for car damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Reavis
Fish Point
Guilford Superior Court
Greensboro
Reavis
Austin Williamson
Rotary
Ridgecrest Avenue
New Look At City Lake Promised This Summer
Recreation Director Jesse Taylor outlines a plan for a new City Lake Park and pool setup. Tony Simeon may be hired as park manager with Chester Haworth Jr. as assistant, providing extended pool coverage and improved facilities. Improvements include new dressings, showers, coin lockers, picnic tables, a renovated pavilion, and expanded picnic areas from the fishing shack to the dam. Plans also cover facility reservations, road work, and a sewer line. Younts named head lifeguard with a team of guards and Hansell as filter plant operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Lake
Recreation Department
Jesse Taylor
Recreation Commission
Civil Service
Tony Simeon
Chester Haworth Jr
Taylor
Haworth
Simeon
Worth Younts
Reid Fisher
Howard Marsh
Jerry Welch
John Sherrill
Glen Perry Jr
Cy Gray
William B. Hansell
High Pointer Dan Webster Groce Dies in Collision
Dan Webster Groce 48 of High Point died after his car left Highway 20 and struck a tree five miles south of Asheboro. He was a truck driver for Anvil Brand Inc and a Baptist. Survived by his wife and three daughters, his parents, two brothers and six sisters. Funeral Thursday at 3 p.m. in Sechrest Chapel with interment in Floral Garden Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Dan Webster Groce
High Point
Randolph County Hospital
Groce
Highway 20
Campbell Street
Sparlanburg
S. C
John A
Eva Pearl Griffin Webster
South Carolina
Anvil Brand,Inc
Ca'‘narie Dunn Grace
Helen
Jo Ann
Patricia Groce
John A. Groce
Spartanburg
J. A. Groce
Swainsboro
Joint Maundy Thursday Service Planned by Two Churches
Members of First Methodist Church will join Wesley Memorial Methodist for Maundy Thursday communion at First Methodist tomorrow at 7 30 p m The Rev A C Waggoner will preside and Dr C C Herbert Jr of Wesley Memorial will give the meditation The First Methodist choir will provide special music
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial Methodist
First Methodist
A. C. Waggoner
C. C. Herbert Jr
Wesley Memorial
First Methodist Choir
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Edgar Hartley
YMCA
Baltimore
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
High Point Enterprise
Gop
High Point High School
Duke University
Dave Carter
Wilmington
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