City Hall Debates 1 Percent Pay Hike and Budget
High Point City Council weighs a proposed 1 percent salary increase for next year as part of the new 1958-59 personnel budget. City Manager T. E. Hinson presented the schedule, with formal adoption aimed for early July after committee review. The council also discusses overtime, hiring of a supervisor in the public utilities department, and a joint county city government building project.
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High Point City
T. E. Hinson
J. B. Phillips
Acc
Hubert Bryant
Phillips
Public Utilities Department
Hinson
Duke Power Com. Row
Willowbrook
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co
Electric Supply and Equipment Co
Carport Permit Approved for Willis Bowers Residence
The zoning board in Thomasville approved a building permit for a carport at 410 Spring St. The hearing was held a week prior and the decision delayed. the permit was unopposed, according to Board Chairman Clayton Hilton.
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Thomasville
Willis Bowers
Spring St
Clayton Hilton
Hilton
March Set Tonight On Cerebral Palsy
A 53 minute march for United Cerebral Palsy will be conducted throughout Guilford County tonight to raise funds for the state association. Officials cite critical need for funds for research in North Carolina and outline plans to expand care, education, and services for cerebral palsy infants and youths.
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C. S. Lambeth
United Cerebral Palsy
Fred Thomas Jr
Phete
Snow Studio
Guilford County
Carolina Memorial Hospital
Everette N. Case
Flowers
UCP of
North Carolina
United Cerebral Palsy Associations Inc
Red Men Convene as New Chiefs to Be Inaugurated
The Improved Order of Red Men and the Pocahontas auxiliary hold their second day with a 9 am business session and a 3 pm ceremony for inaugurating new chiefs. Jim Brooks of Charlotte was chosen as president. Charles Johnson becomes Prophet. Over 300 members attend the North Carolina Great Council convention at the Sheraton. Harold Troy of Philadelphia will address the banquet.
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Convention of Improved Order of Red Men
The
Degree of Pocahontas
Jim Brooks
Charlotte
Sachem
Charles Johnson
Brooks
Sagamore
Red Men
George Davis
Greenville
Joe Smith
Gastonia
Pocahontas
Great Council of North Carolina
Sheraton Hotel
Johnson
Martha Crummy
Harold Troy
Philadelphia
National Council
Improved Order of Red Men
N. C. Great Council
W. E. Yopp
Secre
Local Man Drowns At Fayetteville YMCA Pool
Abel J. Grissom, 38, of High Point, found drowned in a Fayetteville YMCA pool after entering unaccompanied. He had recently left Veterans Hospital and was last seen 35 minutes before discovery. Survived by wife Ruth Turpin Grissom and daughter Annette, mother Eva Grissom. Funeral Thursday at Sechrest Funeral Home with burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Abel J. Grissom
Fairfield Rd
High Point
Fayetteville
Veterans Hospital
Grissom
Greensboro
Louellen Grissom
Silver Craft Furniture Co
13Th Air Force
South Pacific
Ruth Turpin Grissom
Annette Grissom
Chicago
Ill
Local Club Elects Officers in Quiet Session
The agenda lists Luther T. Hughes as treasurer and L. B. Wayne, Mrs. Ivey Barnett, and T. J. Mitchell as vice presidents with C. W Ward serving as president, detailing the officer slate for the organization.
Council Eyes Ambulance Speed Limits in State Legislation
Council planned to ask the General Assembly in January to grant High Point authority to regulate emergency vehicle speeds including ambulances. A downtown collision and a past incident of an ambulance near 90 mph spurred action as officials noted current state law exempts emergency vehicles from speed limits. Local lawmakers debated safety vs. practicality and agreed to pursue amendments through local delegates.
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State General Assembly
High Point
J. B. Phillips
Hinson
Greensboro
Charles Stuart
John Haworth
General Assembly
Bank Debits Show Mixed April Gains Across District
April debits rose 1 percent from the prior year in the five state Federal Reserve district with 13 reporting gains and 21 losses. North Carolina cities varied, with Greensboro up 20 percent and Wilmington down 6 percent, while High Point, Raleigh, Durham, Asheville, Charlotte, Wilson, Kinston, and Winston-Salem posted mixed results. For the year to date Greensboro Wilson and Charlotte lead in net gains. High Point trails slightly.
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Federal Reserve District
High Point
North Carolina
Greensboro
Asheville
Charlotte
Raleigh
Wilson
Durham
Wilmington
Kinston
Winston-Salem
Burglary Charges Level Against Local Hospital Worker
A 26-year-old James Calvin Siler was charged with burglary after being caught at gunpoint in a Centennial Avenue home Sunday night. Neighbors Lester and W F Smith restrained him until officers arrived. Siler claimed mistaken entry via an unlocked rear door. He works in Memorial Hospital X-ray and has limited prior trouble. no preliminary hearing date set.
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Centennial Ave
James Calvin Sil
Siler
Fourth Street
Centennial Avenue House
Lester Smith
Smith
W. F. Smith
W. F Smith
Il P.m
Memorial Hospital
Prayer for T DAY
Prayer requests divine guidance to transform houses into homes and stresses love over bricks and mortar. The speaker Dotson M Nelson Jr a Greenville South Carolina minister at First Baptist Church prays for protection from external and internal enemies so families may grow together in serving God through Jesus Christ Amen.
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Jesus Christ
Our Lord
Dotson M. Nelson Jr
Greenville
S. C
First Baptist Church
Morals Case Judgments Handed Out
A 17 year old Negro girl received a six month suspended sentence for prostitution from Municipal Court Judge Byron Haworth. Herschel Vehaun, 25, white, with aiding and abetting, faces a parallel six month sentence on appeal. They were arrested two weekends ago at a drive in on E Washington Street. The girl Dorothy Mae Richardson of Kivett Drive and Vehaun were employed at the drive in. The girl's sentence was suspended for three years on good behavior and a 25 dollar fine plus costs. Her family plans to return her to Baltimore Maryland. Vehaun plans to relocate to another North Carolina city. Further review of Vehaun's case was hinted by the judge.
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Yester
Byron Haworth
Herschel Julian Vehaun
Dorothy Mae Richardson
Kivett Drive
Vehaun
Haworth
School Pie Theft Hits Twice at Church Street School
THOMASVILLE police report two break-ins at Church Street School on Church Street. Thieves entered through an unlocked window, then picked the cafeteria door lock. In the first raid three pies six pounds luncheon meat and ten pounds cheese were stolen. last night three more pies disappeared.
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Thomasville
Church Street
Unsettled Weather Expected Through Midweek For Piedmont
Forecasters predict mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and possible thundershowers in Piedmont. Through Wednesday, with a Thursday turn to partly cloudy skies, a slight cooling midweek gives way to a warmer trend. Today’s high near 75, low 61, last night 62 at the Friendship Weather Bureau.
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Friendship Weather Bureau
Better Mail Boxes Asked By York
The Post Office department urges patrons with mail boxes to upgrade for safe access. Postmaster Walter L. York notes this applies to city mounted and rural routes. Box owners should display names on the side facing the carrier and ensure sturdy neat units on the right side of rural roads.
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Post Office Department
Walter L. York
Fire alarm at Carolina Underwear proves false
Firefighters respond to a 1:48 a.m. call at Carolina Underwear on W Guilford Street in Thomasville but find no fire or danger. Authorities report the alarm was false and it caused no injuries or damage.
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Thomasville
Carolina Underwear
W. Guiliford Street
Union Hill to fingerprint pupils in civil defense effort
Union Hill school children will have their fingerprints taken Monday May 26 at 9 a.m. in a civil defense pilot with 17 PTA volunteers and 12 tables in the auditorium. The event aims to record fingerprints and two hand prints while volunteers code and file results for civil defense.
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Union Hill
George Spinnett
Union Hill Pta
Civil Defense
Jack Davis
Davis Patrol Agency
PTA
Spinnett
Civil Defense Office
Dean Pruette
Fund Groups Okay Agency Requests
The North Carolina Admissions and Budget Committee of Caro linas United Community Services approved budgets for 11 agencies totaling 410 732 dollars after a two day session at Sedgefield Inn. Edwin A. Clement led about 110 representatives of 42 local Funds and groups.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
National Traveler’s Aid
USO
American Social Hygiene Association
National Social Welfare Assembly
National Recreation Association
International Social Service
United
Suits Filed For Damages In Collision
In Guilford Superior Court yesterday, suits totaling 31300 were filed by Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Doggett of High Point against Allen C. Rumley. Mrs. Doggett seeks 27500 for injuries from a April 6 High Point collision at Leonard and Meredith Streets. She alleges husband’s car collided with Rumley’s due to his negligence. Joint injuries include bruises a hip injury and a broken rib. Joe J. Doggett seeks 3550 for injuries and 250 for damage to his car.
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Greensboro
Guilford Superior Court
Allen C. Rumley
Joe J. Doggett
High Point
Ramey
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March
Stuart Finch
UPC
Social Service
High Point High School
Beta Club
Patsy Key
Jane Haywood
Libby Greenberg
Helene Sherrill
High Point Enterprise
York
Tivity
William A. Tomlinson
Pruette
Ruth Pancoast
Sandi Stanley
Janice Wright
Nancy Staley
Janet Teague
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