Veteran Officer Pierce recalls early High Point police force
LEON BURNETT recalls 1919 when seven officers staffed High Point police. J. R. Pierce, first motorcycle mounted, later jailor since 1947, reflects on shifts, absence of radio, and growth to 73 officers, three motorcycles, ten patrol cars, and a service role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Burnett
High Point
J. R
Jim) Pierce
Pierce
Orce
E. Russell St
Fire Department
Macedonia Brass Band
Bill Welch
FA Mungo
Wally Martin
Dallas Stout
Jim Wood
Stoker
C. 8. Fitzgerald
I. D. Venable
Nerses
Horsepower
W. P. Ragan
Ben C. Ridge
E. A. McGhee
Jim Myers
H. Daywort
City Parks Readying Summer Youth Activities
City parks and recreation officials outline a nine week summer program starting June 14 at four school playgrounds and four parks. Planned events include a bicycle safety month with a rodeo and prizes, a prep school for first graders, a farm league system for younger baseball and softball players, weekly crafts and a radio program, story hours, and city championships in table tennis and horseshoes.
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City Parks and Recreation Department
Evelyn McNeely
City Lake
Ada Blair
Oak Hill
Leonard St
Fairview St
Brazil Coffee Trade Described By Sears Executive Wall
Wall recalls Brazil's ornate furniture and mass production, but notes most pieces are handmade. He explains Sao Paulo's coffee region, Santos as a key market, and the sun drying process. Wall plans a return to Brazil after a trip to the United States with mixed English and coffee anecdotes.
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Wall
Brazil
Sears, Roebuck
Sao Paulo
Miami
United States
Santos
Seacoast
Ing
High Point
New York
Puerto Rico
Port of Spain
Rio de Janeiro
Engineers Draw New City Map
The High Point engineering department released a new master city map reflecting changes in city limits and street designations as of March 1, 1954. It replaces the old map and includes an index of points of interest, airports, cemeteries, colleges, schools, fire departments, hotels, and a one mile radius layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
George Dean
Public Works
Engineering Depce
Dean
Children’s Home Society Grows From Humble Beginnings
Greensboro May 15 The Children's Home Society of North Carolina traces its origins to 1902, with a mission to provide homes for at risk children. The series recounts early founders including Duke and Battle, the Benbow Hotel office, and the first superintendent Streeter, who organized adoptions and strict confidential records. A 1901 case shows the era’s ad hoc adoptions and dangers of informal placements.
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Greensboro
Society
North Carolina
Children’s Home
Ciety
Children’s Home Society of
Cuba
Teddy Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Aycock
Sma
North Carolina Children’s Home Society, Inc
Venable
McIver
Duke
Broughton
Battle
Bynum
Exees
Benbow Hotel
Streeter
Benbow
Ellie Brown
Joe
South Carolina
Ellie
Children's Home Society
Mr. Streeter
Soci
Congressional Pay Raise Dead Issue
Election year sitters have killed chances for a congressional pay raise as House leaders won t press for action on a bill to raise salaries from 15000 to 25000. The plan, endorsed by a special commission, also calls for judge pay. It sits in the House Judiciary Committee with no early action and may die without Senate action. Laying hens eat from two to five pounds of grit a year.
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Washington
Congress
House
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
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Old Macedonia Brass Band
Jim Smith
Ott Bishop
Ed Ellington
Rufus Brown
Jess Royal
Bill Long
Guy Miller
Ott Cook
John Smith
John Long
Tom Winslow
W. W. Ellington
Winslow
Southside
Enterprise
J. R. Pierce
Jim” Pierce
Armstrong Park
Goldston Park
Daniel Brooks
Apts
Clara Cox
Miss McNeely
Virginia Gregory
N. C. Recreation Commission
Blair Park Club
Thomasville
Boy Scout
Girl Scout
YMCA
Life In
S. America
Childrens Home Society
The
Children’s Home Society
United Fund Agency
Gertrude W. Atkins
Chestnut St
North
Carolina
Susan
Children’s Home Society of N. C., Inc
Congressional
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