Merger Referendum Slated for SRFA NRFA Affiliation Vote
About 700 SRFA members in the Carolinas and Virginia will vote within two weeks on affiliating with the NRFA or staying independent. The plan, termed an affiliation and operating agreement, would see SRFA act as administrator of its High Point office and could lead to absorption by the NRFA within years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Retail Furniture Association
National Retail Furniture Association
NRFA
SRFA
R. L. Weathers
Charlotte
Carolinas
Virginia
Richmond
W. L. Ragland
Andrews
S. C
Ben Willis
Willis Wayside
Norfolk
Willis
National Group
Southern Association
High Point
Vance Kester
Oil Tanker and Pickup Collision Near Highway 68
A head on collision between an oil tanker and a pickup on Highway 68 near mile marker 0.5 north of Highway 311 at 6 15 p m caused about 5000 in property loss. James Mc Daniel 24 of High Point and Clayton Reid 27 of Worth Avenue were the drivers. The tanker crossed the center line and ran 129 feet down a slope before hitting a tree. Both drivers escaped serious injury with Mc Daniel suffering a minor abrasion. No charges were filed. In a separate weekend incident William Wright 16 of Mallory Street was charged with driving on the wrong side of Hodgin Street after his car overturned. damage was about 700 with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 311
Highway Patrol
James McDaniel
High Point
Clayton Reid
Worth Avenue
McDaniel
William Wright
Mallory Street
Hodgin Street
Maurice Lives Named to 1959 Who's Who at Brym
Maurice Lives of High Point is among 18 Le noir Rhyne College students in Hickory named to the 1959 Who's Who in Brym Universities and Col Sives. He plays football and track and serves as senior marshal and vice one of the Lettermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Lives
High Point
Lenoir Rhyne College
Hickory
Brym
Col- Sives
Lenoir Rhyne
Conspiracy charge filed against Charlotte man
Police captured Woodrow Wilson 39 of Charlotte on a conspiracy count after a staged setup targeting a prospective victim. An accomplice fled. Wilson held on 1500 bond as officers link the pair to a regional network using tricks like Three Card Molly and the handkerchief switch across at least three states.
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Woodrow Wilson
Charlotte
Wilson
Shawman
Ernest Sellers
Elizabeth Street
Nashville
Tenn
Raleigh
Asheboro
North Carolina
Veterans Day Holiday Closings Across Federal and Local Offices
A holiday for Veterans Day will close all federal, county, and state offices with no city hall merchants’ closure. Superior Court sessions proceed as usual. Employment Security office instructs filings to wait until Tuesday. County tax office and departments in the county building close. Post office delivers only special mail and dispatches outbound mail. Deputies and highway patrols operate on holiday schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Employment Security Office
Ralph Miller
Drivers’ License Examining Station
State Tax Unit
Tax Office
Sheriff's Department
Prayer for TCC Day Calls for Truth and Courage
A prayer invoking God to bless seekers of truth among scholars scientists and teachers. It urges courage to resist propaganda bias and advertising and to cling to what is true and just. Attributed to Russell S Hutchison of Muskingum College New Concord Ohio.
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Jesus
Russell S. Hutchison
New Concord
Ohio
Muskingum College
That Time Nears Purchase Of 1959 Auto Tags In North Carolina
Carolina Motor Club manager Thelma Ryan outlines 1959 auto tag requirements for High Point motorists. Renewal cards or ownership titles with an FS-1 form are needed, with renewal cards mailed from Raleigh by Christmas Eve. Tags go on sale January 2 and cars must display 1959 plates by February 15.
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Carolina Motor Club
Thelma Ryan
Department of Motor Vehicles
Raleigh
Motor Club
College T
Ryan
School Officials Will Convene Here Tomorrow
The North Carolina Association of School Officials will hold its fall conference tomorrow at the school administration building on English Street. Attendees include school business managers, purchasing agents, and maintenance supervisors. Registration starts at 10 a.m. with the meeting at 10:30.
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North Carolina Association of School Officials
English Street
Robert W. Connor
High Point
H. M. Blankenship
Swannanoa
North Carolina
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise
North Carolina Citizens Committee For Better Schools
High Point City
Violin Concert Tonight at High Point College
Violinist Zvi Zeitlin performs at Memorial Auditorium High Point College tonight at 8 30 under the Piedmont Community Concert Association. Zeitlin, a Russia native, debuted at 17 with the Israel Philharmonic after studies at Juilliard and received the America Israel Society Music Award last October for cultural ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zvi Zeitlin
Memorial Auditorium
High Point College
Piedmont Community Concert Association
Russia
Zeitlin
Israel Philharmonic
Juilliard School of Music
America-Israel Society
Square Dance Classes Offered in Thomasville
Thomasville Parks and Recreation Dept. will offer adult square dance classes beginning Tuesday night. Classes meet weekly at the Civic Center from 8 to 10 p.m. Recreation director J. D. Foust announced today.
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Thomasville
Nude man arrested on Deer Street by Ennis Street deputies
Deputies report Kenneth Green wandered nude along Deer Street early Sunday saying he remembered being at West End. He is charged with resisting arrest and drunkenness and placed on $250 bond for a Municipal Court hearing November 17.
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Ennis Street
Deer Street
West End
Kenneth Green
Kenneth Lee Myers
Willowbrook Street
Myers
Jodie Hicks
W. Russell Street
Virginia
Chatham County
Franklin W. McCallister
W. Davis Street
James M. Hobbs
Williams
E. Washington Street
Turner
Paul York
S. Hamilton Street
York
Stephen Gray Oxford
Cedron Avenue
Earl Grant
E. Commerce Street
Construction Total Nears Seven Million for Week
Last week building permits totaled $69,055, boosting the year to $6,872,000. Two new homes were approved, including an eight room house at 902 Fairway Dr for Byron Haworth costing about $35,000. Bert C. Lyons builds a $14,000 six room house at 1105 Council St in Sheraton Hills. One commercial permit went to J. W. Coltrane for a portion of a manufacturing plant at the Progress Steel city limit, valued at $5,000. Repair permits reached $15,055 for twenty four projects including two at First Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Haworth
Fairway
Bert C. Lyons
Council St
Sheraton Hills
Woodlawn Ave
Rosaine
Wrenn
S. Main St
Oscar L. Marsh
Carolina Ave
Brooks Reitzel
Hillcrest Dr
Dam Wetting Aids Anadrarko Construction Test
In Anadarco Oklahoma near Dam Day the earthen dam required wetting of soil before tamping to meet Bureau of Reclamation construction standards. The dry conditions prompted this mitigation measure as crews worked on the dam project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko, Okla
Oklahoma
Bureau of Reclamation
Library Branch Dedication Highlights Future of Public Libraries
Dr. Benjamin F. Smith told about future library use at the Washington Street Branch dedication, predicting automation will replace hard labor and that the People’s University will grow as world complexity rises. The 150 visitors toured the new 5 000 square foot building opened Sept 21 at a cost of 35000 with Lola Cartwright leading the branch.
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Washington Street
Alice Ene White
Lola B. Cartwright
Jack Rochelle
Benjamin F.smith
Smith
Shephard
N. C. College
Durham
People's University
J. J. Patterson
St. Mark's
Jack H. Rochelle
Lola Cartwright
Fire wipes out 2500 chicks on Kernersville farm
An 8:20 p.m. chicken house fire on A. K. Payne’s 17 acre Kernersville farm destroyed a wood frame building housing 2500 three day old chicks and caused about 10 000 dollars in losses from the 11 000 dollar investment. Ten volunteers plus seven trucks fought flames for three hours in high winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langdon Ammen
Kernersville
A. K. Payne
Bunker Hill
Winston - Salem
Beeson Cross Roads Volunteer Fire Dept
Ernest Tilley
Talleys Crossing
Colfax
City View
Forsyth County
Beeson
Payne
Colfax Department
Brief Wind Storm Dampens City Area
A gusty cold front swept into the area last night causing scattered damage. Wind gusts near 50 mph broke glass, toppled trees, and knocked out some electrical lines with minimal overall damage reported. The Weather station logged the squall at 7 48 p m and temperatures dipped before easing to seasonal norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Finance Co
Sheraton Men's
Sheraton Hotel
W. Burton Street
Firefighters Save Woods Near Chicken House in Near-Danger Incident
Payne praised fire departments for splendid work in saving a good-sized woods surrounding his chicken house and home, only about 50 yards from the blaze, with several neighbors' homes at risk if the fire spread.
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Payne
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Ragland
Southern Furniture Exposition
Jim Best
Howard Newcomb
Fred Sherrer
Optimist Club
S. Main
David Cox
Polce
Bobby Shawman
Pee
Brary Board
Benjamin F. Smith
Shepherd
North Carolina College
Jess Washburn
FE. Washington
Fourth Streets
HNC
Piedmont Airlines
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