All but Jets Airport to Seek Longer Runways
Greensboro High Point Airport seeks Civil Aeronautics Administration funding for a four year program to extend two runways by 2000 and 1000 feet, add land for clear zones, expand control tower and weather quarters, with federal cost share and local grants anticipated.
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Greensboro-High Point
Civil Aeronautics Administration
J. T. Martin
Authority
Eastern Air Lines
John Larsen
Eastern
Martin
Chicago
Weather Bureau
CAA
John van Lindley
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County
Lake Park Opens Today for Easter Weekend Fun
City officials announced the opening of Lake Park and its playground for Easter weekend. Recreation Director Jesse Taylor said the train operates today through Monday, picnic areas are cleaned, lights are in place, and a new picnic area from the fishing shack to the dam is being finished. The site will be opened to the public soon.
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City Lake Park
Recreation Deoy
Jesse Taylor
Taylor
Two Charged In Street Brawl Involving Wielding Tool
An E Washington Street incident left Brooks Doster with 12 stitches after George Lee Fisher allegedly used a tire tool. Fisher, 29, and Doster, 28, both face assault with a deadly weapon charges. Fisher posted $300 bond. Doster and Fisher are held for municipal court hearings. Three and a half gallons of white whisky were seized. Diggs was released on $500 bond pending an April 6 hearing.
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E. Washington Street
George Lee Fisher
Brooks Doster
Reed Street
Fisher
Doster
Diggs
Saubers
Clarence Wilson
Jewell Street
O. C. Suggs
Walter F. Hazleton
Ennis Street
Paul Coble
Tabor Street
Franklin Wilbourne
Wilbourne
Route 3
Thomasville
E. Commerce Street
Actor John Drew Barrymore Faces Trial On Hit Run
Beverly Hills California AP reports actor John Drew Barrymore son of John Barrymore must face trial on felony hit and run and drunken driving charges after being held in Municipal Court. He was involved in a traffic accident on March 6.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
John Drew Barrymore
John Barrymore
Scouts Reveal Plans for 250-Seat Camp Dining Hall
The Uwharrie Council presents preliminary drawings for a brick 85 by 42 foot dining hall with a 35-foot square kitchen to the Boy Scout executive board. The structure replaces last June’s fire damaged building and will sit near the lake with a covered porch. Plans wait state health and national office approval. The board approved buying tables and chairs. June 14 is tentatively set for summer camp opening, with August 1 as a possible fallback if delays occur.
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Camp Uwharrie
Boy Scout Executive Board
Uwharrie Council
Harris Covington
Frank Sizemore Jr
Bun Hackney Jr
State Board of Health
National Scout Office
Hackney
Sizemore
Easter Sunday Weather Outlook Sees Sunny Skies
Forecaster predicts a sunny Easter with a cool bite in the air. Temperatures should reach near 55 to 58 degrees through Sunday after a frosty night and a chilly afternoon with light wind. Easter Monday looks mostly clear to partly cloudy with a modest rise in temperatures.
Driver Training Chief Honored By Civitans
J. Frank Shields, driver training instructor at High Point High School, received the 1958 Good Citizenship Award from the High Point Civitan Club. Shields, a pioneer in student driver training, has trained over 2,000 drivers with an exemplary safety record. G. Reid Marsh was named Civitan of the Year for leadership in club projects and membership, with Governor elect Glenn Kennerly presenting Shields’ award and Judge Joe H. Leonard presenting Marsh’s. The event at the Sheraton also included inductions, photo presentations, and Fruit Cake Safe committee honors raising over $5,000 for club projects.
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High Point Civitans
Frank Shields
Glenn Kennerly
N. C
Civitan Gov
Civitan
Reid Marsh
Joe H. Leonard
Lexington
Davia Cox
J. Frank Shields
High Point High School
High Point Civitan Club
Shields
G. Reid Marsh
Marsh
North Carolina
Sheraton
Howard Haworth
J. Turner Sewell
Greensboro
Bill Ervin
Fruit Cake Safe Committee
Gerald Winfrey
Jack Hunt
J. R. Crater
Freeman Hill
Bruce Weavil
John Marsh
Paul
Asheboro Jaycees Elect Mills as Young Man of the Year
Members of the Asheboro Junior Chamber of Commerce elected L. Barron Mills as an officer for the new year. The group will continue the election at the April 13 meeting to choose two vice presidents, a secretary, treasurer and three directors. Mills, editor of The Randolph Guide and a Jaycee since arriving in Asheboro four years ago, was named Asheboro’s Young Man of the Year for 1958.
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Asheboro
Japan aims for 1300 air force planes by 1963
Japan plans to build its air force to 1300 planes by March 1963. The current fleet totals 900 aircraft with 300 jet fighters already in service.
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Tokyo
Japan
Honor Roll Contains Local Girls From High Point Area
The registrar's office released the honor roll for the first semester listing the top eight percent of freshmen, top ten percent of sophomores, and twelve percent of juniors from the Woman's College. Students named include Mary Carol Cridelaub, Jane Folger, Becky Jon Hayward, and Mary Deane Stevenson from High Point. Martha Maxine Harris, Barbara Rose Little, Jacquline Money Sechrist from Thomasville. Nancy Jean Kearns, Cornelia Olivia Snider from Denton. Nan cy Sheldon Williams, Peggy Joyce Essick, Pat Leonard Myers, and Brenda Gail Perkins from Lexington.
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High Point
Mary Carol Cridlebaugh
Jane Folger
Becky Jon Hayward
Mary Deane Stevenson
Martha Maxine Harris
Barbara Rose Litttle
Jacquline Money Sechrist
Thomasville
Nancy Jean ‘Kearns Cornelia Olivia Snider
Denton
Nancy Sheldon Williams
Peggy Joyce Essick
Pat Leonard Myers
Brenda Gail Perkins
Lexington
Larkins to Speak at Asheboro Cancer Crusade Kickoff
Former State Democratic Party chair John D. Larkins Jr. will headline the April 2 kickoff dinner for Randolph County’s 1959 Cancer Crusade. He, a cured cancer patient, speaks at 12:30 p.m. luncheon in the Abee-McCrary Cafeteria.
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Asheboro
John D. Larkins Jr
Democratic Party
Randolph County
Larkins
North Carolina
Aeme-McCrary
Hal H. Walker
Tommy Myatt
D. Wescott Moser
Cancer Crusade
Charles E. Neal
Judge Upholds Modest Penalties in Local Theft Case
Lexington man Martin Marion faced a $70 theft allegation with little sympathy from Municipal Court Judge Byron Haworth who ordered Marion and Beulah Craven to pay $10 and costs on immoral use charges. two-year suspended sentences followed. Other cases saw liens, delays, and light fines for property damage, unlawful taking, and affray.
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Martin Marion
Lexington
Byron Haworth
Marion
Beulah Craven
E. Russell Street
Chickles
One Successful Bryan Elected to Only Public Office
Biography note states William Jennings Bryan, famed orator and politician, achieved one public office in his lengthy career as recorded by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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William Jennings Bryan
Encyclopedia Britannic
Kemp Without Horse Still Dramatic In Reapportionment Vote
Raleigh report on Rep. Ed Kemp of Guilford arriving at the 11th hour to cast a deciding vote that moved a reapportionment bill forward. The bill would shift seats among Pitt Cabarrus Alamance and others, with debate over census timing and constitutional mandate.
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Raleigh
Ed Kemp
Guilford
Pitt
Cabarrus
Alamance
House
Turner
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