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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1960
Page
17
City finances improved from a Dec 31 deficit of 97,692 to 54,492 by March 31 due to underspending and higher than expected tax receipts. Street bond funds borrowed to finance utilities are to be repaid in the next budget, while contingency funds remain. Tax collections totaled 1,772,595 through March, about 60,000 above estimates, and utility fees lagged slightly.
Donald W Arrison named district manager for the High Point Social Security Office. Announcement made by M D Dewberry regional SSA official in Charlottesville Va. Arrison, born in Nebraska City, studied at the University of Nebraska and George Washington University, has lived in North Carolina since 1950 and started government service in 1937. He previously served in Raleigh and Greensboro, and plans to move to High Point after the school year ends with wife Pauline Holt and their two children.
A woman Air Force recruiting sergeant will visit High Point to talk with local young women about joining the WAFS. Sergeant Joanne Ludwig will be available for personal appointments all day. Appointments can be made at the local Air Force recruiting office Room 210 Post Office building.
Esso Standard Oil Co announced a new wholesale price cut of 14 cents on all gasoline grades to dealers effective today. This follows a .75 cent cut announced last week and affects dealers in High Point Greensboro Winston Salem Burlington and Reidsville.
Paul Justice assistant superintendent of P A Thomas Car Works won the High Point Industrial Management Club Man of the Year award. J Norman Thomas presented the honor, recognizing Justice for service to the YMCA church and community. Kinney spoke on leadership and personal development in industry.
National executive secretary Bill Pearson visited High Point to inspect the N Main Street site for a new AB Clubs national headquarters. He met with local clubs to discuss interior planning and noted the $35,000 building cost. The 185 local members from High Point Furniture City and Thomasville clubs attended. Pearson tours next to Columbia S C for district convention.
The weatherman at Friendship predicts sunny skies and warm weather through Friday with fair and cooler conditions tonight as temperatures dip to 55 after a 63 low. Highs reach 85 tomorrow and 87 yesterday, with Friday warmer. The five day outlook calls for continued warmth, showers over the weekend bringing up to half an inch, and cooler temperatures Monday.
Firemen were summoned at 7:06 a.m. to wash down spilled gasoline after an auto wreck at the W Green Street and Trinity Avenue intersection. Earlier alarms included a 4:53 p.m. call to 1920 Trinity Rd for waste material fire, a 5:06 p.m. car fire at 1700 Brockett St with children playing with matches blamed, and an 8:14 p.m. tar vat fire at 500 Mangum Ave with bystanders noting a trailer fire and explosion.
A recount lists 21 191 registered voters in High Point Township up about 2000 since March. Democrats 15710. Republicans 4260. independents 1221. Negro registrations up to 2126, now over 10 percent of the electorate. Male 10403. female 10788. observers predict a near record turnout for the May 28 Democratic primary as campaigns intensify.
Police charged Raymond J. Johnson, 44, with speeding, illegal liquor possession and assault after a 10 20 p m wreck at 910 Hickory Chapel Rd. With passenger Edward Mullis, 32, he also faced an assault charge. Johnson faced escalating arrest force as charges mounted. Mullis was also charged with assault. A second crash involving Jimmy Ray Key, 16, caused $200 damage on Long Street.
Malcolm B. Seawell, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, will speak to the High Point Lions Club tomorrow night at 6 30 PM at the Sheraton Hotel. He will be accompanied by his wife and a public reception will follow from 8 to 9 PM in the Sheraton Room. Seawell’s High Point headquarters are in a house trailer at S Main and Commerce Streets.
William Fred Harriss son of Fred L and Mrs Harriss of 309 Enterprise Street High Point has been awarded the Rho Chi prize for top scholarship in his first year at the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy He is a Jamestown High School graduate now in his second year in the program Rho Chi is a national pharmaceutical society
The fifth and final session of a five part series on urban renewal and public financing wrapped last night in Chapel Hill. Attendees from High Point Greensboro and Winston Salem will apply what they learned to local problems while the previous sessions covered Norfolk redevelopment methods zoning funding capital planning and pay as you go financing cautions on bond dependence.
The N C Admissions and Budget Committee of Carolinas United Community Services finished a two day conference in Winston Salem with representatives from 70 United Funds. Five state agencies and eight national agencies were approved for a total of $488 812, including Florence Crittenton Home and United Medical Research Foundation. High Point area allocations total 16913, representing 3460 percent of the state goal.
Havana reports one of Cuba’s longest broadcasts marking the revolution’s economic work ended early after nearly six hours. Prime Minister Fidel Castro spoke for about two and a half hours in the televised event.
The text presents a devotional prayer asking for peace in seeking God's presence this day. It expresses adoration, deep devotion, and a pledge of devoted service in God's kingdom, asking not to fret over outcomes but to trust in Jesus. The signer is Richard L. James, a Jacksonville Florida minister.
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