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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1955
Page
19
A short quote from Raymond Johnson of 008 Granby Street comments on the school situation. He says he thinks the teachers are doing fine and he is not in touch with the subject well due to having no children in school. Johnson notes he has no definite opinions recently.
Mrs. Robert Turner praises school progress reflecting community progress while noting she has no children. Ronald Callicutt criticizes teacher quality, argues for higher pay and possible tax increases to fund improvements.
City Utilities Engineer Bill Williams names priority sewer and water upgrades along E Broad Street and West Broad area. Contractors will extend and renovate facilities to save costs through interim taps during work. Project list includes multiple streets and subdivisions and outfall sites across the E Broad and W Broad zones.
Word was received yesterday of the death of Dr. Phillip Wesley Flagg a former High Point resident who died in Alexandria Virginia at about age 25 years He left High Point in 1945 to reside with relatives in Alabama and in Virginia He is survived by his sister Mrs Laura Tremain formerly of Page She is buried in a cemetery at Tarboro Graveside services for Dr Flagg will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Tarboro Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
The North Carolina Paraplegia Association will hold its Nov meeting in the Troutman school cafeteria between Mooresville and Statesville at 2 30 PM. Kathy Goodnight secretary treasurer says new officers will be elected. Thurman Robertson of Winston Salem is the current president.
Thomas Car workers set a special membership meeting at the union hall 5092 S Main St to decide on a wage offer. Seventy six 96 union members at the 1408 1412 Tryon Street auto body plant will vote whether to accept the company terms or press for higher pay and better benefits.
The United Fund Red Cross campaign for 1955-56 opened Oct 13 and is 84 percent complete with $185,000 raised toward a goal. Returns show varied donor group percentages and the Advance Gifts division already exceeded its quota as plans for a final work meeting were announced.
North Carolina labor commissioner Crane will speak to the Young Men's Industrial Club at the YMCA on Thursday Nov 10 at 6 30 p m The club of about 40 members trains youths for supervisory and foremanship roles in state labor matters and the YMCA sponsorship supports the program
Instructor William T. Crisp of Asheboro, executive manager of the Tar Heel Electric Membership Association, will teach at the second annual Electric Membership Institute in Chapel Hill this week. Representatives from North Carolina's 32 electric membership organizations are expected to attend.
Tax division reports nearly three million dollars in bills for High Point Township including both city and county taxes. Local rates from 1908 remain in effect as collections rise with many payments late. Supervisor H A Wood notes discounts for pre payment attracted buyers and urges payment by December 31 for deduction.
Monroe Allen Jr., 32, linked to a Friday night store robbery in Randolph County. Sheriff Wayne W. Wilson said a lineup identified Allen as the gunman. a car matching a witness description was found with Pennsylvania plates traced to Allen, who has prior auto theft charges in Harrisburg. Allen, a Ramseur native, was located at his uncle Colon Hicks’ home in Columbia Township and arrested.
The Woman's Missionary Union of Allen Jay Baptist Church will hold its monthly meeting Monday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs J E Brooks.
James Janney of Trinity reports that objections to his hat triggered a fight with two youths, John Dexter Walls and Draughn. Walls rang three blows and Draughn one as bystanders called police with sirens. Charges of assault filed. Draughn jailed on default bail, others bonded later. unrelated items note driving violations and alcohol enforcement.
State Senator Clyde A. Shreve of Summerfield endorses D Arthur Kirkman of High Point for lieutenant governor. Shreve cites Kirkman as capable and well suited to serve and notes the field may include eastern contenders such as Alonzo Edwards Joe Eagles Irving Carlyle and others from Winston-Salem.
A stolen watch and ring were recovered by police Friday from a local shop but no arrests had been made. The items, valued at about $200, were linked to a break in near 1050 English Street. Earlier, vandals broke 12 panes at McLeod's Esso on Wrenn Street, causing about $18 in damage.
Trinity resident L. Rethigs, a doctor from Trinity, North Carolina, departed by plane in October to attend the Tenth Session of the Contracting Parties of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in Geneva Switzerland. The delegation represents member countries tasked with implementing the GATT trade program.
Two teenage boys from Syracuse fled a planned trip to Florida. After about 800 miles they ran out of money and surrendered to police here yesterday. Their parents accompanied them to cover bus fare home.
The union considers a shift to negotiate directly with strong mills to win wage increases. Coordinated campaigns reportedly gain non union members, with mills offering limited cooperation as a factor in success. Observers see a pattern to pressure management at receptive sites.
A Greensboro furniture plant, once a Capehart Radio division, offers its assets at 10 am on November 16. Creditors meet at 3 pm the same day to study bids on the six and a half acre site with 145 000 square feet of factory and storage space and a two story brick office building.
Market Manager Leo J. Heer said the way is clear to set target dates for a large addition to the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. The planned expansion includes an exhibit space, a cafeteria, air conditioned areas and a package service, with financing completed and a site across Wrenn Street under consideration. Construction timing hinges on director meetings and manufacturer-exhibitor needs, with dates anticipated after a lengthy planning period.
The Ray Street School PTA announces a Fall Festival on Saturday night November 12 from 1 to 8. Mrs John Hendrix and C F Thornburn co chairmen describe activities for adults and children, including a midway on the first floor with games, a fortune teller, a fish pond, and a Jot em down Store. Bingo in the cafeteria and a hot dog stand will be available.
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