Hancock Declares For Council Amid GOP Faction Wars
Retired Pittsburg Plate Glass executive Lawrence H. Hancock filed as a Republican candidate for City Council as intra party battles surge. Other potential candidates including Paul Clapp and W. M. Corrigan surface on rival slates while A. G. Whitener forms a third Conservative Republicans for a Tax Reduction faction. Hancock, who ran in 1961, is backed by the party executive committee along with members Eshelman Peterson Smith Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glass Firm
Lawrence H. Hancock
Hancock
Executive Committee
City Elections Board
Paul Clapp
W. M. Corrigan
GOP
Robert Davis
Davis
Floyd Mehan
Clapp
Elections Board
Jim Hayworth
John Eshelman Jr
Corrigan
Republican Party
A. G
Council
Eshelman
H. H. Peterson
John T. Smith
J. J. Patterson
Whitener
Mehan
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
Rotary Club
Emerywood Country Club
Piedmont Associated Industries
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Naval Aviation
Rain Expected Tonight Then Clearing Despite Mild Temps
Storm activity persists through tonight with showers likely before clearing skies and cooler air. Tomorrow remains sunny with continued cooler temperatures and a high near 65. Tonight's low around 45, yesterday's high 73, and Wednesday's forecasted high 65.
Opening of Scottish Bank Sets April 17
The Scottish Bank will formally open its Hayden Place location on April 17. James R. Spence announces approval by the State Banking Commission in January 1962 and a June construction start. The event expects thousands from High Point and statewide, with buses from Robeson to Archdale. A 16 year old or older can win an automobile May 3, while younger registrants may win a portable television.
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Scottish Bank
Hayden Place
James R. Spence
State Banking Commission
High Point
Ann Athanas
Norma Beck
Diane Peace
Mildred Phillips
Sandra Lee Woodie
Wanda Bayliff
Bank
Robert W. Conner
J. W. Coltrane
The
Kenner Amos
George Armfield
Robert Culler
J. Emory Gibson
J. Welch Harriss
W. Vance Kester
James B. Lovelace
Henry A. Millis
Dale Montgomery
Asa Parham
Tom R. Pitts
Lynwood Smith
Curtis Smith Deal
Necessity of the Cross Highlighted in Ankers Sermon
Dr A R Ankers of Wolverhampton spoke at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church about The Necessity of the Cross. He outlined three reasons Christ must suffer: as fully man sharing human fate, to be our Savior bearing suffering, and as God’s representative bearing humanity’s sins. He said God became man and plumbed the...
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A. R. Ankers
Wolverhampton
England
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Dr. Ankers
Son of Man
Christ
Ankers
Christ Suffering Core to Salvation Says Dr Ankers
Dr Ankers argues that Jesus endured every form of human suffering to save mankind and urges Christians to bear the cross. He says great saviors suffer and that burning words fail without a bleeding heart. He presents Christ as Son of God and Son of Man with Peter affirming eternal life.
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Dr. Ankers
Christ
Ankers
God
Man
Peter
Speaker Addresses Piedmont Industry Leaders on Socialism Risk
In Sedgefield the talk warned that without strong business action America may rely on government paychecks within 15 years. Dr. Nicholas Nyaradi urged unity to preserve economic strength at the Piedmont Associated Industries meeting. James Lambeth was elected president with a slate of Greensboro and High Point directors. Nyaradi, former Hungarian finance minister, noted Cuba as a large electronic detector station and discussed European state leadership concerns.
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Sedgefield
United States
Piedmont Associated Industries
Nicholas Nyaradi
School of International Studies
Bradley University
James E. Lambeth
Erwin Lambeth Inc
Thomasville
H. L. Coble
Greensboro
P. H. Dalton Jr
Hal Davis
High Point
N. P. Hayes
Jesse White
Jamestown
Nyaradi
Hungary
Kremlin
Russia
Europe
Cuba
Local Student Wins Wake Scholarship
Wyndl Theron Grubb of High Point is among 41 North Carolina high school seniors selected for the George Foster Hawkins Scholarship at Wake Forest College. Scholarships range from 1200 to 4800 dollars, awarded after tests and interviews the weekend of March 16. Grubb attends High Point Central High School and participates in football basketball and track as well as NHS Beta Key clubs and Pointer staff.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
George Foster Hawkins
Lexington
Grubb
High Point Central High School
The
Pointer
Furniture Training Facility Aims to Boost Jamestown Industry
An advisory committee advances plans for a Guilford Industrial Education Center furniture training facility in Jamestown. If approved, a $500000 plus complex will train workers from machine operators to plant officials, with state funding for equipment. The project would span two years and cover design, manufacturing processes, wood tech, finishing, plant layout, upholstery, and related subjects.
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Guilford
Jamestown
James A. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
Furniture City Manufacturers’ Assn
Ralph Rochelle
High Point
Guilford County Schools System
J. Burton Wilder
Bruce Roberts
Roberts
Sheraton
Four Cited With Reckless Driving Counts
Four motorists face reckless driving charges after police activity. Nancy M. Leonard 22 of Chestnut Street Delores C Campbell 20 of Kearns Street William B Oldham 20 of South Street and Tyre S Grubb 26 of Greensboro were cited to court on reckless driving charges.
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Nancy M. Leonard
Chestnut Street
Delores C. Campbell
Kearns Street
William B. Oldham
South Street
Tyre S. Grubb
Greensboro
Spring Construction Permits Rise With New Projects
Construction activity jumps as permits issued last week total 137 375 dollars. Major filings include a 35 000 dollar warehouse at 2103 W Green Dr by M Stadium and Jake Harris and a 35 000 dollar rest home at 1915 S Elm St by Cloverdale Church of the Living God.
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W. Green Dr
M. Stadium
Jake Harris
S. Elm St
Cloverdale Church of the Living God
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Lawrence Hancock
High Point Enterprise
Thomas E. Gresham
North Carolina Merchants Assn
State Merchants Association
Zeke Ellis
High Point Merchants Assn
Thompson Greenwood
Gresham
North Carolina Association
Dick Swaim
Robeson
Cumberland
Sampson County
Raleigh
Charlotte
Kannapolis
China Grove
Rockwell
Salisbury
Randleman
Archdale
Spence
Danny M. Courtney
Clarence B. Adams
Warner B. Miller
Wake
Patty Lewis
Central High School
Franklin E. Lewis
Rockford Rd
County Board of Edu
Cation
State Department of Public Instruction
Assa. Ge
James Lovelace
Leon Harrellson
R. T. Holton
Howard Coble
Gilbert Gray
Association
Kenneth Max Neal
YMCA
Bonnie Harrell
E. Commerce Avenue
Henry Mills
Bethel Avenue
Horation Bristol
Morganton
Rudy Upton
Westfield St
Vernon E. Philips
Hickory Chapel Rd
Hobson St
Grady Gibson
Burlington Industries
Lincoln Drive
Martin-Marietta Co
English Rd
John R. Taylor Co
Holiday Inn
W Green
Cart Manufacturing Co
Elgin Street
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