Abbotts Creek Reservoir Symbol Of Civic Cooperation
Thomasville and Lexington in Davidson County completed a cooperative Abbott’s Creek reservoir plan to end water shortages. The project, three miles long and capable of 1.8 billion gallons, is funded at about 750000 dollars, and will supply both cities for 30 years.
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Thomasville
Thomasville-Lexington
Lexington
Davidson County
Seven Cities
Sethe
Yadkin
Davidson
Leigh
Cindy Wakahien Waneemio
Bill Green
Abbott's Creek
High Point City Lake
Tom Johnson
Walter
Thomasville - Lexington
Brushy Fork Creek
Enterprise
Bill Jackson
F. E. Childers
Aearty
Green
L. E. Wooten & Co
Raleigh
Kermit Cloniger
Paul Hassler
C. T. Kennedy
J. B. Craven
A. S. Myers
Cloyd Philpott
Thomasville and Lexington Build Joint Reservoir Project
The article details the joint reservoir plan for Thomasville and Lexington, including cost estimates, bond approvals, land purchases, and construction steps. It covers the dam and spillway, road relocations, and early planning by city officials, with emphasis on funding and the expected recreation use.
Tar Heel Baptists head to Chicago for centennial convention
Between 800 and 1,000 Baptists from North Carolina depart for Chicago as the Southern Baptist Convention opens its 100th session at the International Amphitheater. Dr. Casper C. Warren ends his two year presidency. potential successor Dr. Forrest Feezer, Texas executive secretary, is among several names discussed. The convention attracts more than 15,000 attendees with a budget and leadership drawn from across the United States. Dr. Warren will deliver the opening address on Tuesday night themed Baptist Jubilee Advance to Date.
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Marie Grant Thomasville
Chicago
Southern Baptist Convention
International Amphitheater
Casper C. Warren
First Baptist Church
Charlotte
Warren
Texas
North Carolina
Feezer
Brooks Hays
Arkansas
Frank Hooper
Atlanta
Herschel Hobbs
Oklahoma City
W.douglas Hudgins
Jackson
Miss
Ramsey Pollard
Knoxville
Baptists Discuss Mission Boom at Convention
Leaders from North Carolina plan major push to add 30 000 missions and churches by 1964. Dr Warren challenged Baptists last year in Kansas City and Chicago delegates will hear reports from Dr Doug Branch and Dr W Perry Crouch on surveys and name changes for the Baptist Sunday School Board.
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Kansas City
Warren
Chicago
Douglas M. Branch
First Baptist Church
Rocky Mount
Southern Baptist
W. Perry Crouch
Asheville
Baptist Sunday School Board
Southern Baptist Seminaries
S. L. Stealey
Southeastern Seminary
Wake Forest
Theater Man Makes Own Movie
Mike Ripps a 31 year old theater owner from Mobile Alabama made his own feature titled Bayou shot entirely in Cajun country Louisiana with local support and Alabama crew. The production features Peter Graves Lita Milan Doug Fowley and Tim Carey and was filmed on a low budget claiming it cost more than Marty and less than Gone With The Wind.
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Hollywood
Mike Ripps
Mobile
Ala
Peter Graves
Lita Milan
Doug Fowley
Tim Carey
Bayou
Louisiana
Alabama
Ripps
Marty
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Lee Harvey
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Hillis Burton
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