Uwharrie Scouts See 400 Join As Growth Surges
The Uwharrie Council reports 400 new members since Sept 1 under scout executive Bunn Hackney with 400 more expected this month, lifting total council membership over 4 000. In High Point 42 units house 1 051 scouts, aiming for 1 167 by Dec 31, as two cub packs are organized to reach the goal. A new Explorer Post 1 joins Springfield Methodist Church with 16 transfers from Troop 1, which plans 16 more members. Alvin T. Rice will lead Thomasville Lexington field operations starting Nov 3, replacing Don Curry.
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Uwharrie Council
Boy Scouts
Bunn Hackney
Hackney
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Explorer Post 1
Springfield Methodist Church
W. T. Kennedy
J. S. Wall
Floyd Glascoe
Troop 1
Alvin T. Rice
Fountain Inn
S. C
Thomasville - Lexington
Don Curry
Rice
Furman University
House Fire In Ennis Street Traced to Cigarette
An early morning fire damaged a single story frame house on Ennis Street. Firemen said an unnoticed cigarette sparked in an upholstered chair and ignited the living room, with smoke damage to other rooms. Mrs. Ruby Steelman admitted smoking before bed and placing the cigarette in an ash tray. Closed doors helped prevent spreading. An unrelated false alarm at Marietta Paint & Color Co. and a separate alert at English Street were reported.
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Ennis Street
Ruby Steelman
Marietta Paint & Color Co
English Street
PTA Open House At Trinity Draws Big Turnout
Trinity School PTA meeting drew one of the largest parent crowds in years for an open house after the program and business session in the auditorium. Principal T. H. Smith noted broad satisfaction with attendance and the event’s outcomes.
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Trinity
Trinity School
PTA
T. H. Smith
Weather outlook shows rain and cool days ahead
The weather office predicts rain tonight and Wednesday with cool conditions on Thursday. Temperatures will run low with tonight's low near 48 and tomorrow around 58. Last night dropped to 39 and today’s high reached 63 according to the Friendship bureau.
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Weath
Friendship Bureau
Controversial Utility Ordinance Heads to City Books
City adopts unanimously a policy requiring future sewer water taps to cover part of installation costs with cash or a four year assessment. It allows annexation areas to keep wells meeting health standards after tapping city lines. Residents argued costs and street parking changes dominated debate.
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High Point
Katharine Kirkman
CITY'S ROLE Help In Parking Battles Offered
City government may expand its role in developing off street parking in High Point as a planning department study is ordered. Council members favor at least partial city participation and consider diverting parking meter revenues to fund more parking facilities.
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Council
Department
Lyles Chevrolet
American Business Club
B. 0
Vannort
E. Washington St
N. Hamilton Street
High Point
City Planning Department
John Haworth
Horace Ilderton
Idderton
Fourteen Contestants Vie For Miss High Point Crown
Seek crown as 14 High Point College girls compete for Miss High Point with pageant set for November 11 sponsored by Zenith. Photographs show hopefuls Ray Julie Young Eunice Young Yvonne Vaughn Jane Martin Betty Lee Jarrett and others in three groupings.
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High Point College
Miss High Point
Zenith
Topay
Ray
Julie Young
Eunice Young
Yvonne Vaughn
Jane Martin
Betty Lee Jarrett
Wini Stuart
Peggy Allred
Sylvia Newton
Betty Jo Blackwood
Sandra Parnell
Jean Thomas
Jane Lloyd
Edna Rose Duncan
Low voter turnout marked Greensboro High Point election day
In Greensboro and High Point only scattered voters turned out amid a largely apathetic election for Congress and local offices. By midmorning only a few precincts had tallied under 50 votes while the municipal rush showed flats totals. The ballot listed 41 names, mostly Democrats, with two Republicans Richard C. Clarke Jr. and James H. Simmons challenging a Senate seat and a Guilford House race.
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Greensboro
Election -Board
Bay Street
Richard C. Clarke Jr
U. S
Senate
B. Everett Jordan
James H. Simmons
Guilford
House of Representatives
Hubert Humphrey
Ed Kemp
Thomas Ture
Pair Booked For Cruelty To Animal
Darrell Cecil 45 and Bud Cecil 28 were charged with cruelty to animals after a cat was shot from a tree with a .22 rifle and dogs injured the pet. Both posted $50 bonds for a November 10 Municipal Court hearing. Other arrests included Addie Teasley for drunken driving and concealed weapon with $500 total bond and two people charged with fornication and adultery posting $100 bonds for November 26 court date.
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Darrell
Bud Cecil
W.B. Gober
Palmer Avenue
L. L. Limberry
Tom
Cecils
Municiipal Court
Addie Teasley
Windley Street
Charles W. Snow
Clara Cox Apts
Jane T. Kozak
Fund Campaign Needs Reports By Thursday
The High Point United Fund Red Cross drive trails its goal with pledges at about $194,000, 78 percent of $250,239. Executive Director Johnny Wood urges all reports to reach his office by 1 p.m. Thursday to assess status and plan final efforts. Hall Printing Co Friedman Kennedy Oil Co join firms earning the Good Citizen award for support.
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High Point United Fund- Red Cross
Johnny Wood
Hall Printing Co
Friedman's
Kennedy Oil Co
Actor Don O'Connor Hospitalized for Rest and Tests
Hollywood actor Don O'Connor aged 33 will be hospitalized for several days for rest and medical tests, according to his physician.
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Hollywood
Donald O'Connor
Cilivan Club Claxton Fruit Cake Sale Draws Large Crowd
Twilight Civitan Club sponsored the Cavalcade of Clowns show at High Point College. The annual fruit cake sale drew an estimated 800 to 1,000 attendees Saturday night.
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Twilight Civitan Club
High Point College
Furniture Sales Up In Sept Show Increase Across Sector
September shipments rose for the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association with a year over year gain while overall retail furniture sales stayed ahead of last year but dipped from August. Inventories grew 3 percent from September 1957 and 5.5 percent over August, signaling stronger store purchases and upcoming market activity. New orders in the Southeast rose 16 percent versus September last year, and unfilled orders reached the year's high, about five weeks of work. Shipments for the year remained below 1957, though quarterly figures show narrowing gaps.
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Cdanen
Taerd Gera
Sma
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
SFMA
SRFA
Retail Association
Jim Ryan
Ryan
Construction Loss Listed In Chair City
Miller said October permits valued at 77900 and September at 128024 for construction in Chair City. The figures reflect permit activity and project values reported by the city for prior months.
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Chair City
For. Miller
Assault Cases Bound Over In Long City Court Session
Assault charges against Joseph and Wesley Lamb were bound over to Superior Court at a city session. George Lawson faced a $15 fine. all three arose from an Oct. 18 incident on N. Main Street. Lawson claimed one Lamb held him while the other cut him. Lambs denied it. The Lambs’ felony case bound over after probable cause found.
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Joseph
Wesley Lamb
N. Main Street
George Lawson
Lawson
Joseph Lamb
The
Lambs
Byron Haworth
Nut
Haworth
Fredia Hayes
Park Street
B. F. Moore
Route 5
Trinity
L. F. Brower
Springfield Road
Moore
Joseph E. Dennis
Proctor Street
Wayne Colon Davis
Archdale
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Lindsay Street
Hillcrest Drive
David Cox
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James McCollum
Loflin Street
McCollum
Tom Smith
Vall Street
Tra
Smith
Azenda Poncey
Raymond S. Fouts
Cable Street
Walker Lee Cook
Lindale Drive
Charles Ingram
E. Commerce Street
Columbia, S. C
Ralph
Marvin Richardson
Richardsons
Sidney Anderson
Underhill Street
Andersons
James Arthur Kirkman
Centennial Avenue
Dwight Phillips Jr
W. Broad Street
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