Inactive Voters Targeted in High Point Township
More than 600 High Point Township voters will lose voting rights in upcoming elections unless they re register. Voters who have not cast a ballot since 1949 are ineligible under state rules but may reinstate by voting again or showing good cause. About 3 percent of registered voters have not voted since 1949. The office, with 20 000 registered voters, will stay open five days a week for new registrations and changes ahead of the spring primaries. Notices to suspended registrants are expected to go out this week.
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High Point Township
Arthur Utley
County Board of Elections
Utley
High Point
Dorothy Glaesner
Finger Enters Race for County Commission Seat
John Finger, a local laundry route man from 20064 Van Buren St, announced his candidacy for the Guilford County Board of Commissioners. He plans to run in the Democratic primary in May and seeks representation for High Point, support for school system reforms, a liberal policy for the needy, and changes in county administration.
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John Finger
Board of County Commissioners
van Buren St
Finger
Fingers
High Point
Supreme Court
Guilford
Fire Put Out In Plant On Grimes St
City firefighters contained a small blaze at Acme Sample Books Inc on Grimes Street. A nail used to tack a cord caused a short circuit damaging contents and building but the loss was minor. Building owner was E. E. Younts Inc. Investigators urged safer electrical wiring practices. Firefighters also responded to a minor trash fire on Taylor Street yesterday.
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Acme Sample Books, Inc
Grimes St
E. E. Younts, Inc
Investi
High Point Man Shot in Fayetteville Incident
Fayetteville police report Charley Sadler was wounded by a shotgun blast fired by Cleveland Bay during a visit to friends near Fayetteville. Sadler said no argument preceded the shooting. Ray was charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
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Charley Sadler
Pilot Seniors Present No Boys Allowed Comedy
Pilot High School senior class will stage a three act comedy No Boys Allowed Thursday at 8 pm in the school auditorium. Directed by Mrs James W Ragan the cast includes Eva Nell Stilwell Wanda Rae Lemmons Terry Joe Whichard Joyce Marsh Jackie Bowers Lila Lanning Colon Starrett Mary Ellen Sullivan Larry Arney Rebecca Leonees Peggy Ellis id Boyd Clodfelter.
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Thomasville
Pilot High School
James W. Ragan
Eva Nell Stilwell
Wanda Rae Lemmons
Terry Joe Whichard
Joyce Marsh
Jackie Bowers
Lila Lanning
Colon Starrett
Mary Eilen Sullivan
Larry Arney
Rebecca Leonees
Pegne
James Er
Peggy Ellis
Boyd Clodfelter
Furniture Factories See February Gains Across Shipments and Payroll
Seid man Seidman reports February results show furniture shipments up 27 percent from February 1955 and 18 percent higher than January, with two month total shipments beating 1954. Orders rise 21 percent year over year, unfilled orders up 3 percent, payrolls up 9 percent from January and 20 percent from last year. Plant overtime averaged 43.7 hours weekly, near 1940 levels for January to February.
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Seidman & Seidman
Certified Public Accountants
City Receives Award for Fire Prevention Efforts
Fire investigator T G Shelton at the High Point Fire Department faces space issues after the department earns a National Fire Protection Association certificate of merit for placing second among North Carolina cities in Fire Prevention Week. Fayetteville won, Greensboro tied for third. Shelton remains optimistic for a national award next time.
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T. G. Shelton
High Point Fire Department
Shelton
The
National Fire Protection Associa
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Reensboro
Death services for Mrs Etta Black Lewis in Thomasville
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Black Lewis 44 wife of E C Lewis and a resident of Clara Cox Apartments High Point were held at South Side Baptist Church Thomasville with Rev Fred Jurney and Rev Bill Barker officiating. Interment followed in Fair Grove Methodist Cemetery. Mrs Lewis died in Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem after five years of declining health and a brief illness.
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Thomasville
Etta Black Lewis
E. C. Lewis
Clara Cox
High Point
Southside Baptist Church
Odock
Fred Jurney
Bill Barker
Everette Gordon
Ross Sowers
George Sowers
Autman
Fair Grove Methodist Church
Lewis
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Funeral Rites for Mrs Blanche Kennedy Held in Sechrest Chapa
Funeral services for Mrs Blanche Lavale Norton Kennedy were conducted Monday at 11 AM by Rev Walter J Miller and Rev E M Avett at Sechrest Chapa. Pallbearers included Melvin Hayes S C Caudell D W Hunter C V Shankle Roy Clapp and H D Minnis. Graveside rites followed at Cedardale Cemetery Mullins DC. She died Sunday at Durham Hospital after long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Lavale Norton Kennedy
Sechrest Chapa
Walter J. Miller
Wesley Om Oes
Methodist
E. M. Avett
Melvin Hayes
S. C. Caudell
D. W. Hunter
C. V. Shankle
Roy Clapp
H. D. Minnis
Cedardale
Mullins
D. C
J. E. Clark
Kenned
Kennedy Sr
W. Aan Ave
Durham Hospital
Funeral services for John H. Spencer set in Sechrest Chapel
John H. Spencer 65 a former High Point resident died Monday at Monteville Hospital Norwich Conn after long illness. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 PM in Sechrest Chapel with interment at Cemetery. Body to arrive tonight and be taken to Sechrest Funeral Home. Survived by widow Minnie Hudson four sons Charlie Robert and John Walter Spencer of High Point J C Spencer of Mt Gilead a step daughter Mrs Pete Landhoise of Norwich two sisters Mrs L E Ritchie and Mrs Maude Alfred and two brothers Charlie Ewood.
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John H. Spencer
Sechrest Cmace
Sechrest Funeral Home
Mr. Spencer
High Point
Monteville Hospital
Norwich
Conn
Lilly Myers
Charli Robert
John Walter Spences
J. C. Spencer
Mt. Gilead
Minnie Hudson
Pete Landhoise
L. E. Ritchie
Maude Alfred
Sophy
Charlie Ewood
School Board Considers Two School Projects and Insurance
The board will review plans for landscaping and development of the new Montieu Avenue site and a cafeteria at Fairview. Bids for Montheu Avenue are to be opened next month, while the Fairview addition may be delayed to reallocate funds.
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Wilenet
New Anne
Montieu Avenue
Fairview
Montheu Avenue
Baer
Alfred Oriftin School
Prayer for T DAY by Charlies M Crowe
A parish minister from Wilmette Til Wilmette Parish Methodist offers a reflective prayer asking God to reveal inner thoughts, align desires with divine will, strengthen conscience, and grant courage and faith.
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God
Christ
Charlies M. Crowe
Wilmette
Til
Wilmette Parish
Coroner Clears Mortician Charge Against Police In Fatal Crash
Chief Paul M. Shore declares no justification for claims that Thomasville police acted as informants for a local funeral home. The High Point accident involved Clarence Lewis, with body handling tied to Green Funeral Home and family instruction from Baltimore.
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Thomasville
Paul M. Shore
Harold Davis
High Point
Davis
Kennedy Hill
J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
Shore
Milton E. Block
Davidson County
Lexinngton
Capt. Kaney
W. L. Freeman
State Highway Patrol
Greensboro
Green Funeral Home
Kaney
Highway Patrol
Walton
Block
Green
High Point Police
Met
Saya Davis
Sgt. Walton
Davis Funeral Home
Clarence
Mavis
Lexington
Robert T. Green
Clarence Lewis
Lewis
Fix-Up Week Scheduled In April In High Point
High Point launches its annual Fix-Up Week starting April 23 with city and civic groups urging residents to clean paint and repair properties. Frank Sizemore of the Chamber of Commerce said residents should improve the city and reduce fire hazards. The city will offer free trash pickup during the drive, with debris placed at the curb for collection by dedicated crews except rocks and building materials.
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High Point
Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
City Public Works Department
Dean
Chance Of Rain Tomorrow And Friday Night
The forecast calls for a chance of showers or thundershowers tomorrow and Friday night, with Easter Sunday expected to be fair. Near normal temperatures are anticipated through the period, with cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow. Highs around 70 and a low near 53 tonight. Last night’s low was 43 degrees.
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Friendship Weather Bureau
Industrial Property Purchase Announced
The last tract of industrial property in the High Point Industrial Corporation development has been sold to Flex-O-Lator Inc. at 103 Willowbrook St. Five firms are now located or planning to locate in the area as 16 acres remain for residential use. The three-city Chamber of Commerce discussed an airport site survey and a prep study to expand Oak Ridge Military Institute. Dues rise from $25 to $40.
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High Point Industrial Corporation
Chambed of Commerce
Willowbrook St
Clarke
Flex-O-Lator
High Point
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
P. J. Neal
W. B. Hall
Hall
Roscoe Adams
Bland Worley
Youth In BB Gun Episode Sentenced
An 18-year-old Thomasville youth Charles Lester Smith was sentenced to 18 months at a first offenders camp for violating suspension terms. He faced partial restitution on damages and a $100 fine plus costs from a March 9 hearing. He failed to behave, was accused of driving with an improper muffler, and could not pay. the judge ordered the original sentence into effect.
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Thomasville
Charles Lester Smith
Recorder’s Court
Smith
Davidson
L. Roy Hughes
Davidson County
S. T. Stokes
James Thomas
Church Street
J. R. Hicks
Route 2
Hicks
Davidson County Superior Court
Monroe Flippen
Garrett St
Superior Court
John Rich
Rich
Clyde Parrish
Thomasville Youth Receives Concurrent 12 Month Sentence
Charles L. Smith an 18 year old among four indicted on charges of shooting lights and windows with BB guns received a 12 month sentence in first offenders camp for nonpayment of $500 damages and $100 fines. The term runs concurrently with an 18 month sentence already imposed. Court clerks revised damages payments to property owners.
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Thomasville
Charles L. Smith
Archie Myatt
Florence Allen
Salisbury VA Patients See Jaycee Jollies at Hospital
Officials at Salisbury Veterans Hospital praised the High Point Jaycee Jollies as the standout annual entertainment for patients. The four night show toured, with all patients allowed access under special arrangements, and recreation director Russell Ramage called the act tops for the hospital.
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Salisbury Veterans’ Hospital
Russell Ramage
Baliabury
Missing Teen Juanita Smith Reported By City Police
City police seek 14 year old Juanita Smith reported missing from a W Russell Street home. Description given includes brown hair blue eyes 5 feet 2 inches and 98 pounds. She was last seen in an orange sweater and dark skirt. Police suspect she may have left with James Free of Thomasville who frequented an apartment next door.
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Juanita Smith
W. Russell Street
James Free
Thomasville
Free
Smith
High Point
Pauline Bosworth
Linson Street
Pahokee
Fla
Bosworth
Bobie Franklin
Gordy St
Anni Taylor
Leonard Street
Freday
Franklin
Taylor
Annie Saunders
Vall Street
Deynes
Viking
Thomasville Tests New Fire Truck
Thomasville fire department tested a 1000 gallon Seagrave pumper delivery yesterday. Mechanics finished minor adjustments today and the truck, tied to the police radio system, was demonstrated on the David Long farm near the city filtering plant. The vehicle will be stationed at No 1 fire station and cost about $20 000 after a city council contract last fall.
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Thomasville
David Long
City One
No. 1
City Hall
Thomasville Auto Firm Incorporated Certificate Granted
Thomasville Auto Firm Incorporated received a certificate of incorporation in Raleigh handed by Secretary of State Thad Eure. The auto brokers firm is authorized to deal in automobiles tractors and other mechanical equipment with capital stock of $100,000. Mildred Reid of Charlotte is named in the filing.
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Auto Brokers of
Thomasville Inc
Raleigh
Thad Eure
Mildred Reid
Charlotte
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NCEA
Charles C. Taylor
Ncea Music Teachers Department
Bruce Roberts
N. C. Education Assn
Asheville
Frances Muldrow
High Point College
Mes
Blanche Kennedy
George Dixon
Y’s Men's Club
Jack Hawks
Bob Allen
Dixon
Lee Johnston
YMCA
Dick Meisky
Gil Ross
High Point Enterprise
Phillip Fulton
Dan Jackson
Phil Clarke
Filex-o-Lators Inc
Salisbury VA
City Police Today
Thomasville Auto Firm Incorporated
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