High Pointer of the Week Mrs. Carolyn Spillman
Mrs. Carolyn Spillman named Outstanding Young Teacher of the Year by Kirkman Park School in High Point for her dedication to students. Principal Jerry Shaver and teachers praise her alert, innovative approach and ongoing education. Spillman, a High Point College graduate, teaches at Kirkman Park School and pilots a crop dusting service with 12 hours of flight time.
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Robert Marks
Eb Weal
Kirkman Park School
High Point
Carolyn
Jerry Shaver
Spillman
Wilmington
Trinity High
High Point College
Eery
National Education Assn
North Carolina Education Assn
Assn. of Childhood Edu
Ca Rt. 2
Trinity
Alpha Delta Kappa
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Fairfield Methodist Church
Kirkman
An Editor's Outlook on Grandma's Parlor Defenses
An account recalls a liberal editor writing about Grandma who endured courtroom battles after local preachers pressured police action. Exonerations brought grateful prayer meetings in her parlor with music while Grandma, Unitarian, resisted a scandal involving a troubled boarder and a controversial living arrangement.
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Grandma
Soles
Mothers Day Tribute and Poems From the Editor
A Letters to the Editor piece honors Mothers Day with a white bouquet pledge and poems. It recalls a mother’s care and shared memories, urging readers to express praise and support while she remains alive.
Red Cross hears Viet Nam war briefing from Sen Gilmore
The High Point Red Cross heard an eye‑witness Viet Nam report by State Sen. Von Gilmore of Southern Pines at a luncheon at Adams Memorial YWCA. He described air and ground actions, the use of helicopters, flamethrowing tanks, and a future flying command post as part of the conflict.
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Red Cross
Viet Nam
Adams Memorial Ywca
Saigon
von Gilmore
Southern Pines
Gilmore
Sen
Fulbright
Roger Donlon
Donlon
Groundbreaking Shovel and Local Vagrancy Scene Reported
A Pittsburgh Plate Glass project used a $65 000 shovel in Lexington area groundbreaking. A separate Thom asville case involved a beggar woman near City Hall and a police inquiry. A local judge ordered a traffic violator to list ten highway safety ideas for court inspection.
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Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Lexington
Darr
L. Roy Hughes
Hughes
Roaming the Piedmont and the Drive for Safer Cars
A discussion on road safety emphasizes driver responsibility and vehicle safety devices. The column notes concerns about wild sirens of warning and the need for durable, safe automobiles as part of a broader public safety push. It mentions a Birds nests warning for airplanes and a North Carolinian fined with community service for littering beer cans along two highways within Liberty City.
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Carolyn Spulman
Carolyn Spillman
Duane Hail
Pariah
Liz
Plato
Mothers Day
the Enterprise
Mom
The
High
Thomasville
Big Earthmover
Daniel Construction Co
Greenville S. C
Miller
Thomasville Recorder's Court
Walter Noe
Taylorsville
N. C
Noth
Bulletin Board
Liberty City
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