Chadbourn Gets Lookout Tower in Columbus County
North Carolina will erect a 100 foot steel forest lookout tower near Chadbourn in Columbus County. C H Flory notes the exact site isn t set but expected about two miles east. The top cabin will house a lookout with a 15 mile radius, as part of a 125 tower system to survey all forest lands. Construction begins after July 1 under District Forester W C Hammerle.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
21St Forest
Columbus County
Chadbourn
State Department of Conservation and Development
C. H. Flory
Forest Fire Control
State Department
W. C. Hammerle
Wilmington
Flower Show Draws Large Crowds With Garden Exposition
The high point of the regional flower show gathered crowds at the Exposition Building with the first floor lined by flowers from simple arrangements to elaborate gardens. Local bands provided music as committees and Junior Service League served refreshments. Exhibitors and clubs from High Point and nearby cities compete for sweepstakes prizes. many national magazines and publications expressed interest in the event and its gardening movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition Building
C. F. Tomlinson
Junior Service League
S. H. Tomlinson
South
Horticultural Societies
Masachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York
Virginia
High Point
Burbank
Good Will
Reidsville
Twin-City
Winston- Salem
Lexington
Little Gate
Greensboro
Thomasville
Leaksville
Mesdames John Abels
S. L. Alderman
R. T. Amos
W. C
W. C. Idol
W. A. I.dol
L. J. Ingram
I. P. Ingle
Eugene H. Jarrett
W. L. Jackson
W.W. C. Jones
Gg. H. Kearns
Grover Kester
J. E. Kirkman
Fred Klein
Rufus P. King
John Lindsay
J. William Lindsay
Mary Elizabeth Lindsay
Arthur Marsh
H. A. Millis
W. B. McEwen
O. P. Mofitt
John W. Moore
J. E. Millis
Mary Lewis Millis
Henry Millis
Helen Millis
H. H. Parsons
D. D. Parson
Charles W. Perry
John S. Pickett
W. G. Ragsdale
Dora Richardson
Arthur Ridge
Population surge in High Point after census figures
The article notes a large rise in High Point population after the census and discusses potential challenges to the federal report. It cites a returning local family, various residents, and garden clubs from Greensboro and nearby towns showcasing flowers, with lists of participants and exhibitors.
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High Point
School Grade Lists Read Like Local Almanac
Oak View lists students by grade with names including Garet King Gene Thacker Doris King Louise Causey Josephine Deal Mary Lee Cantrell and others. The sequence covers third through ninth grades naming pupils such as Faye Pendry Ruth King Iris Thacker Evelyn Hill Ruby Brown Abel Grissom Opal Hayworth Louise Hutchins Eliza beth Wood etc.
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Garet King
Gene Thacker
Doris King
Louise Causey
Josephine Deal
Mary Lee Cantrell
Faye Pendry
Ruth King
Iris Thacker
Evelyn _— Hill
Ruby Brown
Abel Grissom
Opal Hayworth
Louise Hutchins
Elizabeth Wood
Pulpit Prestige Highlighted At North Carolina Conference
The North Carolina Association State meeting drew over five hundred students to a banquet in the church assembly room. Dean P. E. Lindley of High Point College delivered the key address on Pulpit Prestige, urging renewed enthusiasm from new ministers to bolster church pride.
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P. EB. Lindley
High Point College
Political contests mix with local campaign notes in North Carolina
The Simmons Bailey race draws little attention while sheriff contest between Dave Stafford and Arthur Harrison garners county interest. Congressional candidates Hancock and Sams visit. Republicans plan Greensboro county convention and possible primary. Grissom backs Tucker. Pritchard, Dorsett, Butler, and Tucker potential campaign figures in a subdued statewide scene.
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Simmons
Bailey
Senator Simmons
High Point
Mr. Bailey
Dave Stafford
Arthur Harrison
United States Congress
Frank Hancock
Oxford
City
A. F. Sams
Winston-Salem
Court House
Greensboro
Republican Party
George Pritchard
Henry Grady Dorsett
Wake Forest
George Butler
Irvin B. Tucker
Gilliam Grissom
Raleigh
Mr. Tucker
Mr. Grissom
Prisoners Work Camp Run By Local Official Praised
City uses prison labor to beautify a new sewer plant site and stockade. About 30 inmates, alternating majority by race, work sun to sun on 100 acres under Wimberly. One escape briefly occurred. otherwise prisoners perform hard daily labor, supervised by Wimberly and a farm foreman. Facilities include washing by two women prisoners, clean clothing, and daily baths.
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Wimberly
Stockade
Teague
Mr. Wimberly
Street Department
Sanitary Department
Baccalaureate Sermon and Addresses At College
The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered that evening at the college by President R M Andrews. The literary address will be delivered on the morning of June 2 by Dr Henry Louis Smith, president emeritus of Washington and Lee university. At this time the degrees will be conferred and the diplomas presented.
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R. M. Andrews
Henry Louis Smith
Washington and Lee University
Colored American Legion Post 10 installs officers
John McClain Post No. 196 American Legion will install officers at 3 PM in St. Mark M E church on East Washington. Lieut Laurence A Oxley will speak. James Lyon of Andrew Jackson Post No 196 will also speak. Officers listed include E C Wright and W F Porcha among others.
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John McClain
American Legion
St. Mark M. E
East Washington Street
Laurence A. Oxley
North Carolina
Raleigh
Andrew Jackson Post
James Lyon
E. C. Wright
W. F. Porcha
Sterling C. Johnson
A. M. Greenwood
May Coleman
James Johnson
H. T. Starr
Jeffrey W. Towns
Herman M. Kirkpatrick
Rabbi Ershler Accepts Call At B'nai Israel Synagogue
Rabbi EF B Ershler of Scranton Pa has accepted a call to the B'nai Israel synagogue in High Point and recently moved his family here He comes highly recommended by his Scranton former synagogue and has served on Zionist committees and the Palestine foundation executive, devoting part of each year to those interests Members of the local congregation are delighted with such a leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. B. Ershler
Scranton
B'nai Israel
Rabbi Ershler
Zionist Movement
Zionist Congress
Palestine Foundation
Ershler
High Point
Bankers Discuss Tax Shift Toward Nonessential Goods
The North Carolina Bankers Association wrapped its 34th annual session in Pinehurst with Dr. A S Keister urging a consumption tax on nonessentials and Craig B Hazlewood praising modern bank management as key to profitability. William C Wilkinson, 64, Charlotte banker and former leaders in regional business groups, died of a heart attack in Charlotte. Funeral details not yet announced.
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Pinehurst
North Carolina Bankers Association
A. S. Keister
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
Craig B. Hazlewood
First National Bank
Chicago
W. E. Stroud
Goldsboro
John W. Simpson
Keister
Hazlewood
American Bankers Association
Charlotte
William C. Wilkinson
South
Merchants and Farmers National Bank
Wilkinson
Southern Manufacturers Club
Elizabeth Mills, Inc
Lowell Mills
Charlotte Bonded Warehouse Company
Old Point Comfort
Rosalie Wilkinson
Lawrence H. Wilkinson
T. Harvey Wilkinson
James W. Wilkinson
George B. Wilkinson
New York
Rosalie W. Haynes
W. R. Hopkins
Charles E. Wilkinson
Beach Arlington
N. J
Carrie Wilkinson
Philadelphia
Dorritte
Atlantic City
Johnson's California office ransacked on Capitol Hill
The office of Senator Johnson of California was broken into in the Capitol building during the night. Police opened an investigation into the fourth similar incident on Capitol Hill in recent days and Johnson said his private correspondence was read, with no items initially reported stolen.
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Washington
Senator Johnson
California
Capitol Building
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Army officers inspect 252nd coast artillery units in NC
Army officers from Washington and Major Franklin Remble will inspect the 252nd coast artillery in Greensboro Monday, High Point Tuesday, Raeford Thursday, Lamberton Friday, Whiteville Saturday, and Wilmington next Monday and Tuesday. The regiment camps at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, starting July 13.
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Wilmington
N. C
Washington
Franklin Remble
National Guard
North Carolina
252Nd Coast Artillery
Greensboro
High Point
Raeford
Lamberton
Whiteville
Fort Moultrie
S. C
Bureau studies old papers to pick best fiber for preservation
The Bureau of Standards tests paper samples aged 50 years or more focusing on color and strength to determine the optimal fiber for long term newspaper preservation.
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Bureau of Standards
Baptists Seek Funds For Missions In New Orleans
The Southern Baptist convention will meet in New Orleans to boost missionary offerings, review constitutional changes, and aid the church press amid reports of rising but still insufficient missions contributions over 13 years since the last gathering.
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New Orleans
Southern Baptist Convention
Nipped-In Waistlines Highlight 1950s Suit Styles
The era favors nipped-in waistlines for both sports and dress suits over straight cardigan cuts. Fabrics include tweeds silks crepe wools and cottons with a focus on tailored silhouettes and refined shaping.
Fur scarf as chic spring accessory with bow tie design
A smart fur scarf styled like a silk bow under the chin offers a sleeker alternative to fox-scarves this spring. The garment slips one end through the other for a secure fit and fashionable silhouette.
Appleblossom Time shines in Thomasville senior play
The Thomasville high school senior class presented Appleblossom Time to a large appreciative audience last night. Mrs. T. J. Covington led the class of about 27 as trainer. Separately, Rev J K Fleming announces a Mother's Day service with music and a address by J Walter Lambeth at 10 30 Sunday. Miss Ira Leonard of Thomasville and Raymond Hill of High Point wed April 29 in Martinsville expecting to reside in High Point. Rev J Powell Tucker to preach Mills Home annual meeting sermon June 27. Rev Mrs L A Connell of this city is seriously ill at her southern town home.
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Thomasville
Thomasville High School
T. J. Covington
J. K. Fleming
First Presbyterian Church
J. Walter Lambeth
Ira Leonard
Raymond Hill
High Point
Martinsville
J. Powell Tucker
First Baptist Church of
Raleigh
Mills
L. A. Connell
My Mother Was Not A Musician Poet And Teacher
Maud Idol Smith writes of a mother who was not a musician artist or preacher yet taught love for nature, beauty, creatures, and truth. The poem praises her storytelling cadence and discrimination shaping imagination, guiding discovery unless one closes eyes to wonder.
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Maud Idol Smith
North Carolina Federation of Students Forms At Chapel Hill
The North Carolina Federation of Students was organized at a convention in Chapel Hill with 50 delegates from 16 colleges. Professors Graham and Allen spoke, a constitution was adopted, officers elected, and a Carolina Inn banquet held.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina Federation of Students
Frank Graham
A. T. Allen
North Carolina
National Federation
International Confederation of Students
Infant Mary Frances Davis Dies in Worthville
Friends announce the death of infant Mary Frances Davis at the Worthville home. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 PM from the residence with interment in Holiness cemetery, Randlem.
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Frank Davis
Mary Frances
Worthville
Holiness
Randleman
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Chamber of Commerce
Robert C. Hubbard
Johnson Street
Mesdames Julian Price
R. F. Dalton
W. E B. Blair
R. R. King
R. R. Douglas
C. M. Vanstory
Thomas Crabtree
Pierce Rucker
W. R. Walker
W. C. Smith
Caesar Cone
A. W. McAllister
F. L. Fry
Parron Jarboe
C. W. Caunsey
R. G. Shaw
Paul Lindley
J. P. Tucker
C. W. Gold
W. A. Hewitt
C. T. Hogan
E. W. Myers
James W. Holt
J. A. Matheson
C. T. Shapin
Charles W. Angel
CG. Y. Jarses
Juling Cone
L. H. Hole
H. N. Bush
John A. Kellenberger
Holt Laird
S. W. Craig
W. T. Wilson
A. E. Carr
Fred Banson
Charles M. Norfleet
H. T. Bahnson
W. M. Norflett
W O. McCorkle
W. M. Hanes
D. J. Lybott
J. W. Alspaugh
Ella M. Hinshaw
Dean Lindley
Weatherford
Fosdick
United States
Judge Teague
Oak View
Helen Motsinger
Beatrice Pitts
Lillian Welborn
Beatrice Cook
Lois Kearns
Bernard Pendry
Genera Brown
Willie Cook
Ruby Overby
Violet Reid
Willie Tise
Katherine Loflin
Erma Coeckman
Allen Thacker
J. O. Thacker, Jr
Ethel Kearns
Hazel Hedgecock
Edith Hobson
Conrad Loflin
Frances Craven
Vance Marian
Vivian Cook
Ernestine Hedgecock
Doris Hedgecock
Ruby Motsinger
Marie Kearns
N.C. Association
Colored American Legion
Ottawa
Amos Elliott
Russell O. Hanson
Elliott
James A. Wilson
W. C. Wilkinson
Bankers’ Meeting
Tiram Johnson
Baptists
Bloom’s Furniture Exchange
East Washington
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