City politics and safety concerns dominate weekly column
A Republican leader notes Democrats spent 45 to file for the election while no Republicans filed. City Manager Knox may seek police candidates, with John Oglesby due to transfer on May 15. The column urges stricter turn restrictions near the Southern Furniture Exposition and Willowbrook Street to curb deadly accidents, and comments on colorful summer spectacles worn by women on High Point streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conetell
B. M. Knox
Civil Service Commission
John Oglesby
Southern Furniture Exposition
Washington
Commerce Street
Willowbrook Street
Byrum Joins Smithdeal Real Estate Department
E A Byrum, a prominent High Point businessman, is added to the Smithdeal Realty and Insurance real estate team as assistant to manager Paul Nunn. Byrum comes from Bates Hosiery mill where he was superintendent for ten months after earlier work as a Shelby manufacturer and stints at Robbins Knitting Mill and Sheroff Hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Byrum
High Point
Smithdeal Realty and Insurance Company
Paul §. Nunn
Cleent
Byrum
Bates
Shelby
Robbins Knitting Mil
Graduation set for About 250 Seniors at High Point
High Point high school will graduate about 250 seniors on June 7 with diplomas presented by C. F. Tomlinson. The baccalaureate sermon will be June 6 by Dr. C. C. Williamson and the commencement address by Dr. G. I. Humphreys. Examinations run June 1, 3, and 4 with seniors earlier May 26 to 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. ©. Williamson
First Presbyterian Church
High Point High School
G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
C. C. Williamson
Mr. Humphreys
Henry Grady Owens
Mothers 55 and older honored at Paramount show
Seventy five mothers aged 60 or older attended a special Mother's Day event at the Paramount theatre. The offer extended to all mothers 55+ today by Hugh Smart of North Carolina Theatres Inc. The feature was Green Light with Errol Flynn Anita Louise and Margaret Lindsay. Each qualifying mother received flowers from Elliott Floral Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount Theatre
Hugh Smart
North Carolina Theatres, Inc
High Point
Paramount
Errol Flynn
Anita Louise
Margaret Lindsay
Lloyd C. Douglas
Elliott Floral Company
Mass Meeting Aims to Install Music in High Point Schools
The High Point Parent-Teacher Council led by Mrs. H I Coffield announces a mass meeting at the junior high school Wednesday at 8 o clock to urge establishing a city school music department. Miss Hattie Parrott of the state department will speak on the need and place of music in the curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
H. I. Coffield
C. F. Tomlinson
Misa Hattie Parrott
North Carolina
E. M. Knox
Charlotte
Greensboro
Durham
Lenoir
H. S. Coffield
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
Burton Upholstery Plans Modern Two Story Plant
Burton Upholstery company awards contract to J M Black for a 60 by 132 foot two story plant on the Thomasville highway beyond the Charles Willis property. The $12 000 structure aims occupancy by June 190 and will employ about 60 people. Officials say current South Main Street location will be abandoned as equipment moves to the new site. Officers are Allen Burton president Co L Burton vice president and L G Monroe secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Upholstery Company
South Main Street
J. M. Black
Thomasville Highway
Charles Willis
L. G. Monroe
Allen Burton
Co. L. Burton
Monroe
Council Members to Be Sworn In for Two-Year Term
Present city council members led by Mayor C. B. Grayson won re election last Tuesday. The oath ceremony is set for next Tuesday morning under the city charter. Judge Lewis E. Teague is expected to administer the oath to all eight incumbents and the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson
A. Coke Cecil
F. Logan Porter, Sr
Earl N. Phillips
EB. LeRoy Briggs
C. A. Lewis
R. H. Sechrest
John 8. Pickett
J. E. Ward
Edward Gurley
Lewis FE. Teague
Paul Allen Suffers Fractured Shoulder
Paul Allen, 381 Springfield road, suffered a fracture to his left shoulder when a hydraulic jack failed and a car fell at the Shephard garage on Asheboro road. He was taken by ambulance to Guilford General hospital and is listed in stable condition.
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Paul Allen
Springfield Road
Shephard
Asheboro
Guilford General Hospital
Yow
Tax Collections Hit Highest Peak In Five Years
Guilford County deputy tax collector T. R. Short announced 1986 tax collections reached their five year high. Eighty four percent of High Point township property taxes have been collected locally, but unpaid 1986 taxes will be advertised for sale if not paid by Wednesday closing time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Short
Guilford County
High Point Township
Mr. Short
Walter York Named Guilford County Republican Official
Walter L. York of High Point was appointed vice chairman of the Guilford County Republican Executive Committee to replace E. A. Wright who moved to the state committee and resigned county posts. York will also serve as High Point township and city chairman with his term expiring spring 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. York
High Point
Guilford County
Republican Executive Committee
E. A. Wright
Worth D. Henderson
Wright
O. R. York
York
Local High School Publishes Hygienic Booklets for Youth
Thomas B. Smith of William Penn high school releases two hygienic booklets, On to Manhood for Boys and Keeping Fit for Girls, aimed at health, sanitation and sex education for high school classes and young readers. City health officer Dr. R A Herring endorses the guides and urges students to obtain copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Smith
Department of Natural Sciences
William Penn High School
Smith
R. A. Herring
State employment office to close for holiday observance
The local office of the North Carolina State Employment Service will be closed all day Monday in observance of the state holiday, it was announced yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Local College Graduates to Hear Dr Gould Wickey May 31
Dr Gould Wickey of Washington DC will deliver the baccalaureate address at High Point College on May 31. Senior week events run May 27 to May 31 including a recital, oratorical contest, alumni day programs, and an alumni banquet followed by class day exercises and diploma presentation in Roberts Hall auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould Wickey
Council of Church Boards of Education
Washington, D. C
High Point College
Aduditorium
G. I. Humphreys
First Methodist Protestant Church
P. E. Lindley
Roberts Hall
Wickey
Washington Hearings Open On Ellenbogen Textile Bill
Hearings begin in Washington on the Ellenbogen textile bill with debate over a proposed flat minimum wage of 1 58 for unskilled workers and textile commission authority to set skilled minima. The plan has strong backing from hosiery and textile industry leaders who say higher wages are essential for industry salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ellenbogen
Textile Commission
Police Chief Halts North Main Parking Tagging Move
Chief W. G. Friddle asked sergeants to stop red tagging cars on North Main between English and Church streets while awaiting a 45 minute limit ordinance. He called it educational but said tags would start only after the law takes effect in about 20 days, per city attorney Grover H. Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Friddle
North Main Street
Church
Friddie
Friddle
Grover H. Jones
Mail Carrier Denies Charge Of Alienation Of Affection
Claude C. McKinnon of Wadeville Montgomery county answers a suit by M. W. Hurley claiming alienation of the plaintiff’s wife Annie K. Hurley. He denies coercion and asserts the wife left him of her own free will. He notes a $60 monthly support order for the wife and three children that he has refused to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude C. McKinnon
Wadeville
Montgomery County
M. W. Hurley
Annie K. Hurley
Annual Red Men Meeting Set for Three Days
Delegates from North Carolina divisions of the Improved Order of Red Men begin sessions at the Sheraton hotel in High Point with a public address by G H Jones. The Great Council of North Carolina and Pocahontas council meet Tuesday and Wednesday, with memorial services and a singing program planned.
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Improved Order of Red Men
North Carolina
Great Council of
Sheraton
North
City Atney
Grover H. Jones
W. L. Sherlock
Great Council of the
Degree of Pocahontas
Bishop Bratton to Speak at Winston-Salem Meeting
The Rt. Rev. Theodore Bratton of Mississippi, chancellor of the University of the South, Sewanee Tenn., will address the Dioece convention delegates at St. Pauls Episcopal church in Winston-Salem on May 11 and 12. He will also conduct a Quiet Day for the Winston Salem Ministers association at First Presbyterian church on Monday, May 10, from 10 30 to 12 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Bratton
Mississippi
University of the South, Sewanee Tenn
Dioe
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Winston-Salem
Howard Hartzell
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Bishop Bratton
Wins Salem Ministers’ Association
First Presbyterian Church
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RED Men's
Burton
Garbo
Dietrich
College Choir
Janet Russell
Hiram Armentrout
University of North Carolina Alumni Association
Willis Property
Council
Walter York
Henderson
FE. A. Wright
G.O. FP
Sheraton Hotel
G. H. Jones
Koonce
Exponce Funeral
Mami ST
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