City Tax Bill Hits New High
High Point levies for 1954 total a record 1,389,663.02 with valuation at 125,823,579 based on ad valorem rate of 1.10 per 100. Taxpayers face $1.00 polls for 5,558, while real and personal property gains push taxable values higher due to new industries and homes. Union County tax office notes increased revenue and warns payment before February to avoid rising penalties.
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H. A. Wood
High Point
Wood
High Point Township
Wood Sa
Community Band Holds First Meet at YMCA
The Mist Club sponsors a community band survey at the YMCA forming a group for men and boys beyond high school. Benne E. Waters, band director, will help, and 25 attended with 12 able to play from flute to bass horn. A second meeting is set for Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the YMCA to invite more interested players.
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Mist Club
YMCA
Benne E. Waters
Harrison
C Waters
Youth Jailed For Larceny From Home
A 17-year-old youth was arrested early and charged with breaking and entering and larceny in the theft of about $225 in jewelry and a mandolin from a Guilford home. Peeples of Route 1 Guilford posted $500 bond. A 14-year-old was also picked up and turned over to juvenile authorities. The case involved stolen items a mandolin in a black case a gold necklace and a lady s brooch pin from Mrs P H teris of 210% Richardson St. A 27-year old man was arrested Monday night on an assault with a weapon charge against Ela Belle Dawkins of 914 Short W Green St.
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Francis E. Peepies
Route 1
Guilford
Peeples
P. H. Teris
Richardson St
Ela Belle Dawkins
Red Cross official to speak to Asheboro Kiwanis club
Ralph Rochelle executive committee member and home service chairman for the High Point Red Cross will address the Kiwanis Club in Asheboro tonight on Red Cross charter obligations and program.
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Ralph Rochelle
Home Service
High Point
Red Cross
Kiwanis Club
Asheboro
Durham urges strong reserve in talk to Air Force unit
North Carolina Congressman Carl Durham urged a robust reserve force to meet instant war threats. Speaking to Air Force reservists in High Point, he warned of faster, more destructive weapons and the need for quick mobilization. He cited low reserve participation and called for community-based defense with stronger ties to the armed forces. The event included a key to the city from Mayor George Covington and attendance by Air Force leaders from Charlotte and Lexington.
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Durham
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Air Force
9828Th Air Reserve
America
House Armed Services Committee
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Congress
Department of the Defense
United States
George Covington
Harry Land
Air F Rve Center
Charlotte
H. Durham
Col. Copeland
Coin
T. E. Hinson
Lexington
Carl Durham
Air Forces
Cops Question Friends Of Veronica Cox In Disappearance
City detectives pressed the Veronica Cox missing persons case into the third week as they questioned friends and acquaintances seeking a lead. Cox, a 38 year old waitress, vanished after leaving the Sheraton Hotel following a telephone call and was last seen at Forrest Avenue residence. Police planned to nationwide distribution of her photo in hopes of a clue, while still seeking the identity of the mysterious telephone caller involved on October 25.
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Veronica Cox
Sheraton
Forrest Ave
Hamlet
Miss Cox
Guilford College Bank Branch Plans Abandoned
Wachovia Bank withdraws its plan to open a Guilford College branch from the High Point office after opposition from the State Banking Commission and Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Vice president Bland W. Worley said the move aims to protect public banking interests while authorities fully investigate branch applications.
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State Banking Commission
Federal Reserve Bank
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Guilford
Bland W. Worley
Guilford College
Wachovia
High Point
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Winston-Salem
W. W. Jones
N. L. Armistead
Worley
Federal Reserve
High Point Office
Mother and four children injured in Highway 10A crash
A mother Phyllis Jones and her four children were hurt when their car collided with a truck at Highway 10A Burton Street. Kenneth Jones, 3, suffered a possible skull fracture while Mrs Jones and the others were shaken with cuts and bruises. Ernest L. Sprinkle, Route 1 Trinity, was charged with failing to slow at the intersection. Damages: $1000 to the Jones car and $150 to the truck. Time: 8:5 am.
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Burton St
State Highway Patrol
Kenneth Jones
Phyllis Jones
Dorothy St
Jones
Ernest L. Sprinkle
Trinity
High School Officers To Attend State Meet
Four members of the Senior High School student council with their faculty advisor depart High Point by train at 2:30 a.m. for Jackson Mississippi to attend a three day meeting of the association. Miss Hunter and Miss Groome will lead a clinical discussion on student government issues during the event which opens in the morning and closes Saturday. They plan an overnight sightseeing trip to New Orleans before returning Sunday.
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Jackson
Miss
Ee. Association of Meee
Louise
High Point
Hunter
Groome
New Orleans
Short Course On Furniture Finishing At Lilly Co
A week long furniture finishing course is held at the Lilly Co plant under Roy M. Carter from the State College School of Forestry. Twenty four registrants from North and South Carolina Georgia Virginia Tennessee Ohio and New Hampshire attend with a kickoff dinner. High Point participants include DeForest Cargal James R. Stanton of Heritage Furniture Co and Raymond L. Tysinger of Sylvania Electric Products Inc.
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Lilly Co
Roy M. Carter
State College School of Forestry
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Tennessee
Ohio
New Hampshire
High Point
DeForest Cargal
James R. Stanton
Heritage Furniture Co
Raymond L. Tysinger
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc
Mercury Reaches Toward Seventy in Mild Forecast
Temperatures were expected to peak near 70 degrees this afternoon as Friendship bureau observers forecast continued mild weather. Clear and cool skies were expected tonight with a low around 59, and Wednesday’s high was anticipated near 70 degrees.
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Friendship Bureau
Tomorro
Guilford County Leads Vote Against State Senate Amendment
Guilford County supplied more anti amendment votes than any other county in the state with unofficial counts showing 12 754 against the measure and 2817 voting for it. High Point voters rejected the amendment while Forsyth County provided the second largest affirmative tally. Official returns indicated the amendment was decisively defeated in the November election though some smaller counties remained unreported. Four other constitutional amendments passed by wide margins including recall of retired Supreme Court justices board of paroles voter residency rule and governor appointment to fill vacancies.
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Guilford County
Senate
State Board of Elections Today
Raymond Maxwell
Elections Board
Maxwell
Guilford
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Board of Paroles
Commission Studies New Building Lines In High Point
High Point planning and zoning commission studied traffic needs and proposed wider right of ways on ten major streets including Green Ward Elm Kearns Willowbrook Washington Lindsay Montlieu Lexington and Kivett Drive. The panel also debated quadrant street designation to reduce name confusion and postponed action on rezoning requests for Eccles Street apartments and Suburban Industrial zoning amid resident opposition.
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Green
Ward
Elm
Kearns
Willowbrook
Washington
Lindsay
Montlieu
Lexington Aves
Kivett Dr
Lawme
Paul Brooks
Brooks
D. L. Cecil
Eccles St
Little Theater Meeting Set Friday Night
High Point Little Theater President Marion West calls a general meeting Friday night at the local YMCA for committee members and prospective members to view the cast of Out of the Frying Pan in action. West invites interested those who missed last month’s meetings to attend. Reports on set construction publicity and memberships will be given, and a short scene from act one will be shown.
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High Point Little Theater
Marion West
YMCA
West
Little Theater
Dr Locke to Speak at YMCA Bible Luncheon
Dr William R. Locke of High Point College will address the YMCA Men’s Bible Luncheon Class tomorrow at 12 15 p m. Colone Lee Johnston at the YMCA accepts reservations before 10 o clock tomorrow morning.
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Willam R. Locke
High Point College
YMCA
Colone Lee Johnston
Local Aviatrix Elected To Post By Pilots Group
Mrs. John Spencer named vice governor of the southeastern section of the Ninety Nin es, an international women pilots group, at the fall meeting in Chattanooga Tennessee. Mrs. Herman Smith also holds a group post, while Sarah Duke of Chattanooga was elected governor and Estelle Bradshaw of Pinehurst named secretary treasurer.
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John Spencer
Spencer
Chattanooga
Tenn
Herman Smith
Sarah Duke
Southeastern
Estelle Bradshaw
Pinehurst
Shotgun Stolen From Home Ahead of Weekend
Police report a 12 gauge shotgun stolen from the residence of Brown at 210 Broad Street sometime during the weekend. Investigators say the weapon may have been taken last night and return the case to city police for follow up.
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Brown
Broad St
Adventurer to Address Executives on Tiny Ocean Ship
Patrick Ellam, British author of So pranino, will speak before the High Point Executives Club on November 15 at 7 pm in the Sheraton Hotel. The explorer describes building the 19 foot Sopranino, a miniature ocean racer, that crossed 10,000 miles from Fal mouth Harbor to New York without motor or radio.
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Patrick Ellam
High Point Executives Club
Sheraton
England
Ellam
Falmouth
Spain
Portugal
Africa
Canary Islands
Atlantic Ocean
West Indies
Florida
New York
Tower Players prepare Our Hearts Were Young and Gay play
High Point College drama group rehearses the three act Broadway comedy Our Hearts Were Young and Gay directed by Miss Jane DeSpain. Memorial Auditorium hosts the November 19 performance with 17 players in the cast portraying Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough. Plans for The Glass Menagerie later this semester.
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Tower Players
High Point College
Jane DeSpain
Memorial Auditorium
Jean Kerr
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Emily Kimbrough
The
High Pointer
Betty Mullinix
Troy
Mary Ann
Chacha
Vet Eoanage
Tennessee William
Glass Menagerie
Varner Posts Bond After License Revoked Arrest in Thomasville
Lindsey Varner Jr of 601 Fisher Ferry St posted a $300 bond after arrest on charges of driving with a revoked license. He is due for trial in Recorder's Court on November 22.
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Thomasville
Lindsey Varner Jr
Fisher Ferry St
Varner
Recorder's Court
Prayer for T(S)DAY Obligation Prayer for Strength and Wisdom
Prayer text asks for divine sustenance and victory through Jesus Christ. It requests strength for laborers, wisdom for problem solving, and victory over temptations, attributed to T.M. Ray McKay of Wake Forest North Carolina and Southeastern Baptist Seminary.
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Jesus Christ
M. Ray McKay
Wake Forest
Southeas Baptist Seminary
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High Point Enterprise
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2691St Air Reserve Center
Charles Tay
Guilford College Bank
Binet
Lilly Company
Commission
Dr. Locke
HPC
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Lorraine McCurry
Pat Martin
Sue Gamble
Ann Kerr
Jewell Smith
Doug Warren
Jean Griffith
Betty Jo Ring
Richard Cox
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