Noted News Expert To Speak At High Point College
H R Baukhage famed radio commentator and foreign correspondent will be the guest speaker for the Wednesday morning program at High Point College. He has covered history worldwide for over 25 years in papers over the air and on television. His career includes work for Paris bureaus of the Pall Mall Gazette and AP before World War I and later Stars and Stripes and State Department coverage.
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H. R. Baukhage
Dia
High Point College
Baukhage
Paris
London Pall Mall Gazette
Associated Press
Stars and Stripes
Army
Utility Bond Signers Turn Camera Shy
At city hall Mayor Jess Washburn City Manager T E Hinson and City Clerk Lois Smith signed 2000 water and sewer bonds each worth 2000 dollars. They refused to be photographed while burying themselves in papers, shying away from the camera.
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City Hall
Jess Washburn
T. E. Hinson
Lois Smith
Gasoline price war eases as Esso raises stations prices
Esso stations in the Thomasville area posted higher prices 29.9 32.9 and 35.9 cents a gallon signaling the end of the price war. Tank allowances from distributors were cut from 9.40 to 1.40 cents, with other major brands awaiting word to follow. Dealers faced uncertainty while waiting for rivals to move.
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Esso
Aoa Ht
Wesomde Gisitiduwuis
Apaccom
Mt. Airy
Goldsboro
Dunn
Greensboro
Thomasville
Zoners Approve Main Street Change for Furniture Showroom
Thomasville zoning board granted zoning change on E Main Street from Morrison Avenue to Fifth Avenue depth 200 feet for Thom asville Chair Co. to raze two houses and build a furniture showroom with no opposition. Other unopposed actions include off street parking for Memorial Methodist Church and converting 604 Sullivan St store to a duplex apartment.
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Thomasville
E. Main Street
Morrison Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Thomasville Chair Co
Memorial Methodist Church
E. Colonial Drive
H. C. Nicholson
T. E. Jennings
Sullivan St
Gas Price War Ripples Across Carolinas And Beyond
Central North Carolina reports show price volatility as stations in Charlotte drop to 19.9 while others post 29.9. High Point Esso outlets jumped from 22.9 to 29.9 as an eight cent tank wagon allowance ends. Distributors await orders amid broader regional weak pricing and nationwide price wars.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
High Point
Esso
Carolinas
Piedmont
New England
Louisiana
City Maps Rezoning On Highway And Five Points
The planning commission considered a rezoning for land between Spring Field Avenue and S Main Street, and delayed a second petition to change Five Points property from residential to business filed by M T Corn and W L Hunt. It unanimously approved a layout for a new annexed industrial district in south High Point with property owned by Edward Drake to be split into industrial sites. Hoover Alley name change to Hoover Court was approved.
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Springfield Avenue
S. Main Street
M. T. Corn
W. L. Hunt
South High Point
Edward Drake
Hoover Alley
Hoover Court
Confused Yet Clear On Dec 10 Bond Tax Vote
Voters face two issues on December 10 a county school bond and a school supplement tax. Special registrations run November 16 to 30 with registrars at polling places Saturdays and by appointment. Oak Hill and Wiltshire Carolina areas vote at specific sites, while city precincts vote at regular polling places for both measures.
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High Point
Wiltshire-Carolina Avenue
Oak Hill
A. D. Morris
Royal Oak Ave
Harris Music Co
English St
Wiltshire
Carolina
L. R. Parham
Wiltshire Blvd
Duke Power Co
Wiltshire-Carolina
Parks Body Vetoes Wider Use Of Lake
The parks and recreation commission shelved a proposal to allow privately owned boats on the city lake due to liability and cost concerns. The measure could return later as facilities like a loading ramp and open water areas are studied, with officials planning early fishing access and new recreation sites at Hoover and Vail Streets.
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Parks Body
City Lake
J. W. Slate Jr
Parks and Recreation Commission
Council
State
Recreation Department
W. B. Stronach
Commission
High Point Housing Authority
Hoover and
Vail Streets
Hoover Street
Vail Street
Stronach
City Lake Park Pool
The Bus Driver's Lament at North Carolina Meeting
At a North Carolina Bus Association meeting in Salisbury operators voiced concerns about private auto drivers picking up bus passengers. They warned this practice cuts weekday revenue, complicates on time service, and could force route curtailment or Sunday service changes if consumer use declines.
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Braxton Younts Enterprise
North Carolina Bus Association
Sheraton Hotel
Bus Association
Salisbury
North Carolina
Stolen Loot Spent Leads To Arrest In Local Case
Police traced coins spent at a neighborhood grocery to Fred James Perry 36 of Leonard Street, arresting him on breaking and entering larceny and receiving charges. Missing from Lillian Boone’s Hoover Street home were 14 silver dollars, other coins, and a revolver. Perry’s trial is set for November 18. Eugene Smith 19 of Vail Street was charged with assaulting Louise McCollum on Loflin Street andbailed on $200 bond to appear November 18.
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Fred James Perry
Leonard Street
Lillian Boone
Hoover Street
Boone
Perry
Louise McCollum
Loflin Street
Eugene Smith
Vail Street
Smith
Green Street Church Dinner Sets Stage For Loyalty Campaign
More than 900 reservations are set for the Green Street Baptist Church loyalty dinner in the YMCA gymnasium as part of a stewardship drive. Church leaders target a $190000 budget next Sunday with $15000 pledged so far, under the Southern Baptist Forward Program.
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Claud B. Bowen
First Baptist Church of
Greensboro
Green Street Baptist Church
YMCA
High Point
Green Street
Southern Baptist Convention
E. W. Price Jr
Kingdom of God
Albert Leath
Hilliard Me Baptist Church
Coke Cecil
Leath
UF Campaign Nears Goal With 83.5 Percent Raised
The United Fund Red Cross drive reaches 83.5 percent of its $229 478 goal after reporting $190 827 at division chairmen meeting. Commercial Division led with $31 135, Industrial Division surpassed last year’s total with $46 121, Manufacturing with $3 994 from small plants, and ongoing envelope returns. next meeting set for Monday at noon.
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United Fund-Red Cross
Vincent Spracklin
Henry Dowdy
Darrell Pierce
Carson Stout
J. Roscoe Adams
Uf-Red Cross
Educational Fund Drive Reaches 445 For Scholarships
A statewide effort led by Wake Forest Alumni Assn raises 445 dollars for the Brown Reese Scholarship Fund aiding seven children of two state highway patrolmen slain near Ellerbe and Sanford. Local donors include Evans Pharmacy Worth Bowman and J We Grte with totals and names listed in a public appeal.
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Teoweeway Pershaollin
Brown-Reese
John Riggs
Ellerbe
Sanford
Wake Forest Alumni Assn
High Point
Vv. L. Hunt
Evans Pharmacy, Inc
A. E. Beheckah Bidze
Hal Evans
American Latex Fibre Sales Corp
William Feinberg
National Upholstery Co
Roy Culler Jr
Robert Culler
Worth B. Bowman
R. K. Stewart & Son
Frank H. Wood
Robert G. Garpt
W. J. Hunt
Betsy, Tom
Mile Rawleigh
Rew
J. E
Jamestown Festival Set Friday at Jamestown High School
The PTA hosted the Fall Festival at Jamestown High School starting 5 p.m. with a supper, ending about midnight. The event features two performances of Hit Parade of 1957, kings and queens crowning, baby contest winners, side shows, cake walks, ball throwing, fishing, a country store and various concessions including hot dogs and drinks.
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Jamestown
PTA
Jamestown High School
Rain Chance Increases Amid Warmer Temps Tomorrow
Forecasters predict rising cloudiness and warmer air tonight, bringing a chance of rain by tomorrow afternoon. Wednesday remains mostly cloudy and cool with a rain risk in the afternoon, while Thursday offers occasional rain and cooler conditions. Last night’s airport low was 25, today’s high 54, tomorrow’s forecasted high 56, and tonight’s low may range from 32 to 38 across the Piedmont.
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Piedmont
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