Symphony to Perform 15th Annual Concert in High Point
The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra under Benjamin Swalin presents its 15th annual concert at High Point Junior High School Auditorium tonight at 8. Guest soloist Sophia Steffan from High Point sings arias by Rossini Gluck and Gounod. The program features Bach Beethoven and Berlioz.
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North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
High Point
Benjamin Swalin
Sophia Steffan
Miss Steffan
Rossini
Gluck and Gounod
Bach
Beethoven
Berlioz
3M Opens New High Point Office for Carolinas and Virginia
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company formally opens its High Point branch sales office from noon to 9 p m. tomorrow. W E King reports as office manager. The facility at Fraley and Brevard streets in Drake Industrial Park replaces earlier quarters and serves distribution for the Carolinas and Virginia.
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Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
High Point
W. E. King
Fraley and
Brevard Streets
Drake Industrial Park
Southern Furniture Exposition
S. Main St
Carolinas
Virginia
Hilton Named President of AB Club
Melvin Hilton will be installed as new president of the Furniture City American Business Club during ceremonies the first week in June. New officers elected by a record AB turnout include Sonny Wagner first vice president Ralph Brown second vice president Randall Saunders secretary Tony Libertore treasurer Joe Hutchens and Bill Spillers sergeants at arms Jack Smith bulletin editor Roy Bradner Charles Ivey Jr and Harry Tuttle board of governors. A $300 donation to Camp Cheerio was approved by the board before elections.
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Melvin Hilton
Furniture City American Business Club
Bolings Steak House
Sonny Wagner
Ralph Brown
Randal Saunders
Tony Libertore
Joe Hutchens
Bill Spillers
Jack Smith
Roy Bradner
Charles Ivey Jr
Harry Tuttle
Probation Officer To Speak On Juvenile Delinquency
Ralph K. Byerly of Guilford County Domestic Relations Court will address a prayer service at First Baptist Church tomorrow night at 8. His topic is The Church and Juvenile Delinquency.
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Ralph K. Byerly
Guilford County
April Employment Up in High Point Says Official
High Point's Employment Security Commission reports April showed strong hiring with a 45 percent rise in job openings and a 26 percent jump in placements from March. Manufacturing and textile sectors gained, 706 new applications filed, and 2 948 new claims, boosted by graduating students and seasonal hosiery slowdowns.
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High Point
Employment Security Commission
Stu
Door ripped off in Thomasville crash injures woman
Mrs Novela Saie of Thomasville drove east on Chestnut Street Ext 12 miles inside Davidson County when her car side swiped a High Point flat-bed truck driven by Wilson Moore. The impact ripped the left front door from the car. Saie suffered a lacerated hand facial bruising and possible shoulder injury and was taken to High Point Memorial Hospital. State Highway Patrol investigated. no further details available.
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Thomasville
High Point Memorial Hospital
Novella Saie
High Point
Chestnut Street
Davidson County
Wilson Moore
Mrs. Saie
Mrs. Safe
Two Drivers Ask Trial By Jury In DWI Cases
Two drivers requested jury trials in Municipal Court yesterday on drunk driving charges. David Wilson Meeks age 47 of Green Street and Sterling Grant Boggs age 48 of Trinity were each continued under $500 bond for trial at the next Municipal Court jury session. In a separate action Paul Fowler age 22 of Rawley Farm Road was bound over to Superior Court on a forgery charge after allegedly signing Milton Spencer’s name to a $60 payroll check cashed at Stop & Shop on April 18.
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David Wilson Meeks
Green Street
Sterling Grant Boggs
Trinity
Paul Fowler
Rawley Farm Road
Superior Court
Fowler
Milton Spencer
Stop & Shop
Prayer for TAQDAY by Claude A Broach in Charlotte NC
Prayer asks for divine sight to see good in family and friends and to strengthen courage faith and restraint. Claude A Broach a Charlotte minister at St John Baptist Church signs the blessing invoking Christ and requesting light over darkness.
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Christ
Claude A. Broach
Charlotte
N.C
St. John’s Baptist Church
Wachovia Chooses Guaranty Bank Merger Details
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co merges with Guaranty Bank & Trust Co with J H Waldrop becoming senior vice president of Wachovia and overseeing Greenville plus 12 Northeast North Carolina offices. The deal, approved by regulators and directors, expands Wachovia to 65 offices in 25 cities with resources over 600 million dollars and capital above 48 million.
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Guaranty Bank & Trust Co
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
J. H. Waldrop
Guaranty
Wachovia
Greenville
North Carolina
J. Roscoe Adams
State Banking Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
High Point
Asheville
Aurora
Bayboro
Belhaven
Bethel
Burlington
Charlotte
Durham
Elizabeth City
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Hamilton
la Grange
Raleigh
Robersonville
Salisbury
Snow Hill
Vanceboro
Walstonburg
Williamston
Wilmington
Winston Salem
Enlistment Program Set By Church
The Allied Christian Enlistment meeting of the Eastern District of the Evangelical and Reformed Church will be held Monday at 7 p.m. in First Evangelical and Reformed Church in Burlington. Ministers and five lay members from each church in Forsyth Wake Alamance Guilford and Randolph Counties will plan the enlistment program. Rev. Arthur H. Harsh of Canton Ohio, president of the Southeast Ohio Synod, will speak and lead. Dr. Harsh is a graduate of Eden Theological Seminary in St Louis Missouri.
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Evangelical and Reformed Church
United Church of Christ
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Burlington
Evangelical and Reformed
Forsyth
Wake
Alamance
Guilford
Randolph Counties
Arthur H. Harsh
Canton
Ohio
Southeast Ohio Synod of the
Harsh
Eden Theological Seminary of the
St. Louis
Missouri
Council Approves Plan for City Stray Dogs
High Point's city council approved transferring stray dog care to the local Humane Society led by Mrs. Valette J. Harris. The society will arrange pickups among three veterinarians, with healthy dogs offered for adoption and sick dogs euthanized by the vets at the society’s expense. Some councilors questioned terms but expected a written agreement. The central dog pound is to open within a month, with costs tied to intake. current euthanasia uses carbon monoxide gas.
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Humane Society
High Point
Valette J. Harris
Jess Washburn
Society For Adoption
Harris
Washburn
Harsris
Spring Weather Returns To Area
The weatherman at Friendship reports mild spring weather through Thursday with generally fair skies. Tonight’s low around 48 and a high near 77 tomorrow. Thursday expected to stay fair and mild. Yesterday’s low was 44 and today’s high was about four degrees above yesterday.
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Friendship
Hillside Center Opened for Southside Community
Hillside Center Park, a $40 000 recreation facility for southside Negro residents, opened with Parks and Recreation Commission officials present. Rev W S McLeod Miss Hazel Starr Ossie Davis and J C Stricklin spoke urging community involvement futures. Over 600 people attended and hours extend after school ends with Napoleon Cloud and Miss Annie Manning supervising.
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Hillside Center Park
Southside
Parks and Recreation Commission
W. S. McLeod
Miss Hazel Starr
Ossie Davis
J. C. Stricklin
Starr
Davis
Stricklin
Napoleon Cloud
Annie Manning
Annexed area committee names effort to extend city services
A four member City Council committee was formed to push the annexation promises for extending water and sewer lines to 20 square miles added Jan 1. Mayor Jess Washburn picked Councilmen Bryant Williamson Smith and Leonard to set timetables while addressing bond timing for a 9 million authorization. The group will work with city manager Harold Cheek as the Greensboro High Point Airport Authority funding and public hearings proceed.
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New Gram
High Point
Jess Washburn
Hubert Bryant
Harry Williamson
Lynwood Smith
B. G. Leonard
Washburn
Harold Cheek
Greensboro-High Point
Hampton Drive
Guyer Street
Public Hearing On S Main Street Widening Scheduled
High Pointers may comment tomorrow on the proposed widening of S Main Street from SE Russell Street to the superhighway clover leaf. A 11 a.m. hearing at the YMCA will discuss a tentative start date and plan for 68 foot width with curb gutter and a mountable median. The project covers 1.6 miles with an 80 foot right of way. City council members plan to attend.
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S. Main Street
YMCA
State Highway Department
S. Main
SE. Russell Street
Main
Ward Streets
High Point
Lions Clubs Sponsor Two Day Eye Clinic in High Point
Lions Clubs of the area sponsor a glaucoma eye clinic for 40 plus at the Masonic Temple on May 18 and 19 with four High Point specialists O B Bonner Mac Lean B Leath W B Donald Jr and F W Gross providing free examinations.
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Lions Clubs
High Point
Masonic Temple
Archdale-Trinity
Oakview
Oak Hill
O. B. Bonner
MacLean B. Leath
W. B. Donald Jr
F. W. Gross
Ralph Miller
N. C. Johnson
Miller
Council For the Blind
Lions Club
Walter C. Huber
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Dal Bayles
Hilton
AB Club
Mented Ralph Miller
Guaranty Banks
Hillside Center
Hillside Park Center
Vall Street
Jess Taylor
O. A. Kirkman
The
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
W. T. Southards
Left
Doris Pierce
Post
Janet Teague
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