Senate moves High Point annexation bill to trim area
The State Senate sent the High Point annexation bill to a committee to cut a small area near Janis Avenue Ranch Drive from the proposed city limits. The change follows a misreading of maps and residents’ petitions. The bill could clear final hurdles by Friday or next Monday with House concurrence expected.
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High Point
House
Senate
Ingram Street
610
Fairfield Road
S. Main Street
Randolph County
Enterprise
Janus Avenue Ranch Drive
Anarly
Ingram and
Ider Roads
Welfare Reform Debate Sparks County Meeting
A Guilford County gathering saw the welfare board push to cut hospitalization costs for the medically indigent while commissioners urged continuing current practices. Suggestions included hospital payment at 75 percent and uncovering out of town resources to reduce bills, with ties to concerns over socialized medicine.
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County Welfare Board
County Commissioners
Welfare Board
County Commission
Lloyd Amos
John Clinard
Clinard
A. P. Fortney
Jamestown
County Hospice 5
Cone, L. Richardson
High Point Hospitals
Amos
Paul Owen Leads Central Carolina Chartered Society Chapter
Paul Owen serves as president of the Central Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Chartered professionals meeting in a regional context. The note references leadership within the society and regional activities.
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Paul Owen
Central Carolina
The
American Society of Chartered
Prayer for T Day Blessing in Times of Uncertainty
A brief prayer submitted by James C. Kinard of Newberry D. C. an insurance executive seeking divine guidance. He asks for strength, peace of mind, and courage to navigate modern confusion with confidence and worthiness.
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Amen
James C. Kinard
Newberry
D. C
Insurance Executive
Steps Replaced At Station Sparks City Railroad Battle
City officials ordered removal of unused station steps on W High Street citing safety. Railroad crews replaced them after a legal dispute over street width, with the city and Southern Railroad at odds over maintenance and a century old contract.
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W. High Street
Southern Railway
Railroad
Southern Railroad
Custody Problem Is Solved
The welfare board reports progress on custody issues with an agreement to shift child custody investigations from probation officers to Welfare department workers. Judge B Gordon Gentry backs the plan, aiming to reduce court filings and improve handling. A proposed receiving home for emergency custody is also discussed with options to use existing foster homes and a brief license note.
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John Clinard
Welfare Department
Clinard
B. Gordon Gentry
Greensboro
Health order blocks new taverns near Bacobampo
Plan bars new taverns in the Bacobampo area Sonora coast region as district health officer Dr. Carlos Perez says the move aims to boost farm production and national supply.
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Bacobampo
Sonora
Mex
Gulf of California
Carlos Perez
Warm Humid Conditions Forecast Across Piedmont
Forecasters in Friendship predict warm humid weather for today and the next couple of days. Expect cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers tonight and tomorrow with highs around 86 and a low near 63, cooling a bit Thursday with partial clouds and further showers.
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Piedmont
HPC Alumnus Will Address Student Body
Luther R. Medlin, High Point College alumnus, will address the student body at the college assembly tomorrow morning at 10 20 in Memorial Auditorium. The talk titled Is High Point College in Your Future follows a tradition of alumnus addresses set by the Alumni Association. Medlin has served as pastor, hospital director, and school principal and is a former international president of the Civitan Club.
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Luther R. Medlin
High Point College
College
Memorial Auditorium
High Point
Walter Hines
Puen Methodist Protestant Church
Henderson
State Orthopedic Hospital
Gastonia
South School
Central Junior High School
Greensboro
The
Civitans
Medlin
New Administration Takes Over City Government Reins
High Point inaugurates a new city government with three new council members and Mayor Jess Washburn taking seats. James D. McNeill Lynwood Smith join council alongside the mayor while B. G. Leonard plans to be sworn in later. Judge Byron Haworth presides. retiring officials receive thanks as the old council closes its books.
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Katharine Kirkman
James McNeill
3Rd Ward
Jess Washburn
T. Lynwood Smith
1St Ward
High Point
James D. McNeill
Lynwood Smith
H. G. Iderton
John Haworth
Haworth
Covington
Chamber
Washburn
Harry Williamson
Law and Public Safety
Charles Stuart
Bryant
J. B. Phillips
Five High Point Firms Win NC Best Retail Advertisements
In the state wide contest five High Point stores earned top honors for newspaper ads appearing in The Enterprise. Clover Leaf Super Market took first in food stores, Perkinson's Inc. earned second in jewelry, Gilbert's and Atlantic Savings & Loan tied for third in shoe and financial categories, with Ivey's of Asheville winning the grand award for pawnpaper ads.
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High Point
Durham
North Carolina Merchants Association
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association of
Carolinas
Clover Leaf Super Market
Perkinson’s Inc
Gilbert's
Atlantic Savings & Loan Association For Financial Institutions
Enterprise
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Raleigh
Asheville
Wilmington
Gastonia
Eee
Kinston
South Carolina
Ivey's of
North Carolina
High Point Council approves two year terms and at large posts
A split council vote approved changes to city government structure. The plan reduces wards to one representative per ward and cuts council terms from four to two years with eight posts shifted to at large status and two year terms phased in by 1963. Mayor Washburn supported annexation plans and redistricting to improve representation.
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High Point
J. B. Phillips
Phillips
Ihe
Jess Washburn
Democratic Party Executive Committee
H. G. Tiderton
Bar Association
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Allen
Health and Welfare Department
Guilford County
H. G. Ilderton
Hubert Bant
B. G. Leonard
Janet Teague
HPC
Luther Medlin
Lold Council
James Wall
Hubert Bryant
P. H. Hanes Knitting Co
Uwharrie Council
Council
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