Baptists Plan Future for Racial Equality and Unity
The Baptist convention urged new study and action on racial justice, stressing evangelism without denying liberty or justice to all. It backed the Christian Life Commission’s anti bias work and plans for centralized coordination of boards. A Jubilee Advance program was showcased with a 1964 Atlantic City celebration foreseen. President Eisenhower praised the convention as a constructive national force.
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Hays
Christian Life Commission
C. C. Warren
Charlotte
N.C
Small Business Aid Plan Presented
Secretary Weeks testifies before Congress proposing five measures to aid small firms during recession. The package includes tax changes and a plan to create private funds-backed investment companies issuing debentures to help small businesses borrow and expand.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Congress
House Banking Attee
Booze Dealer Given Term By Judge Haworth
Judge Byron Haworth sentenced a liquor dealer to county workhouse. He cited the defendant's repeated illegal sales and told her he would help but she would not quit. The Evans woman’s attorney said she needed to support her children. Other rulings included fines and dismissals in companion cases and a 30 day concurrent sentence for William Medlin after jail time in Asheboro.
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Byron Haworth
Evans
Ruby
Willie Fair
Brooks Street
James Hall
Hoskins Street
Roy Clyde Sappenfield
Vera Street
Willie Russell
Kivett Drive
Mabel Barnes
William Medlin
Asheboro
Haworth
Medlin
Randolph County
Spring Company Adds New Plant Space at High Point
Spring Corp of 1500 Trinity Ave plans a 16,600 addition to its plant. The single story extension will add 72 000 square feet of manufacturing space plus extra offices. Work has been underway weeks with a four foot wall up. completion anticipated in six weeks.
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High Point Spring Corp
Trinity Ave
Dow Jones Averages Report At Noon
Noon trading sees Dow Jones industrials at 469.6 with notable shifts in two other index figures 122.10 and 113.85 112.65 reflecting mixed market activity and ongoing price movements across major stocks.
Market gains and losses drift in early trading hallmarked by mixed moves
New York stocks showed fractional gains and losses with steel issues leading the rise before giving back gains. Curtiss-Wright rose on a dividend news block, J S Case advanced aided by Wall Street backing, while several majors like Chrysler and American Motors drifted. Rail shares edged higher with Illinois Central and Union Carbide among advancers, and big names such as Kennecott and General Motors among the losers as overall market sentiment leaned up.
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New York
Curtiss-Wright
J. S. Case
Wall Street
Polaroid
Lorillard
Allied Chemical
Reeves Bros
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Youngstown
Chrysler
American Motors
Illinois Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Southern Railway
Union Carbide
Boe
Ike Sees Economic Upturn Warns Against Price Cuts
Eisenhower urged less timidity on price cuts and capital investments. He warned that American consumers will show resentment in clear, painful ways unless wage and price hikes are justified by productivity gains, or the economy will suffer.
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Eisenhower
Maritime Day Observance Proclaimed By City Leader
Mayor Jess Washburn proclaims Thursday as National Maritime Day following a recommendation from the United States Department. May 23 is set as National Maritime Day with the Maritime Administration recognizing the American Merchant Marine. Posters are displayed on city mail trucks and in the Post Office through May 31.
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Jess Washburn
United States Department
Maritime Administration
Shipping and Shipbuilding Industries of America
Education Board Would Be Curbed
A three man committee appointed by Gov Hodges will recommend to the UNC trustees that the State Board of Higher Education have limited powers. The report proposes curbing the board from influencing budget requests and internal affairs, prohibiting assignment of university functions, while preserving it as a central planning body. The plan aims to end open conflict between the board and trustees over housing at N C State College and other policy matters. The panel includes Thomas J Pearsall Rudolph Mintz and Victor S Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er Education
Hodges
University of North Carolina
Charlotte Observer
Board of Higher Education
N.C. State College
State Board
Board of Trustees
Thomas J. Pearsall
Rocky i Ece
Rudolph I. Mintz Wilmington
Victor S. Bryant
Durham
Realty Transfers in Jamestown and High Point Townships
Realty transfers record several property moves including William A. Jones and wife to Aubrey Jones and wife of four lots in Preddy subdivision High Point Township and Leo A. Welch Jr. and wife to John E. Harrington and wife Pennyburn lands Ada P. Ross and husband to Owen Reese Lexington Avenue Owen Reese and wife to George Ross and wife West Lexington Avenue W. E. White and wife to Katharine M. Byrd Anderson subdivision.
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Jamestown Township
William A. Jones
Aubrey Jones
Preddy
High Point Township
Leo A. Welch Jr
John E. Harrington
Pennyburn
Ada P. Ross
Owen Reese
Lexington Avenue
George Ross
W. E. White
Katherine M. Byrd
Anderson Subdivision
Deaf Mute Knight Granted New Trial in Nash Murder Case
The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial for John ny D. Knight a deaf mute Negro handyman on the Nash County murder case of Myra Brown Manning Bailey. The court ruled Judge Bundy erred in jury instructions and that second degree murder should have been addressed. Knight allegedly entered Manning’s home March 5 1957 attempted to persuade her via notes then struck her with a poker and slit her throat with a hawkbilled knife.
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Raleigh
Johnny D. Knight
Nash County
State Supreme Court
Jeff D. Johnson
William D. Bundy
Knight
Nash Superior Court
Supreme Court
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Baptists
Dow-Jones
Ling
North American Aviation
Goodrich
American Smelting
International Nickel
Kennecott
General Motors
Montgomery
Loew's Inc
Norfolk & Western Ray, Phillips Petroleum
the Texas Co
Union Carbide & Carbon
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
F. W. Woolworth Co
Eeree Renews
Jly
Lke
Baby Cribs Boats
China
Lroners
Education Board
State Board of High
U. S
Belks
Cypress Picnic
Belk’s
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