Youth Dream of a Greater Tomorrow Inspires Optimists
Rev. Robert H. Stamey told High Point Optimists that national youth law involvement is five percent, with High Point lower. The Main Street Methodist pastor, former Brevard College president, urged youths to pursue dreams of peace and a decent life for all during Youth Appreciation Week. Honor guests included High Point High School officials D P Whitley Ralph Vance and J H S.
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High Point
Robert H. Stamey
Stamey
Main Street Methodist Church
Brevard College
Transylvania County
D. P. Whitley
High Point High School
Ralph Vance
Hy Aetty
Warm Pleasant Weather Forecast Ahead
Residents can expect fair mild weather tonight and tomorrow with a low near 40 and a high around 75 today. Temperatures will run four to six degrees above normal over the next five days with a warming trend from Saturday through Sunday.
City Council weighs waiving penalties for license violators
Local merchants lacking city privilege licenses may face penalties under city code. A survey found many operate without proper authorizations and some hold only partial licenses. Council members, sympathetic to delinquents, plan to review a list and possibly waive penalties when the committee meets again next week.
Par Golf Cop Yells Fore To Corner Culprit
Officers J L Tomer and W L Freeman used a golf physical ruse to arrest Mitchell David James 45 of Fraley Field Road for indecent exposure. James was spotted near Blair Park Golf Course on Nathan Hunt Drive after attempting to flee, bond set at 300 dollars with court date set.
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Tomer
W. L. Freeman
Nathan Hunt Drive
Blair Park
Freeman
Mitchell David James
Fraley Field Road
James
James’ Bond
Well Named For Jobs at University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh faculty members are noted as well named for their jobs. George C. Manifold is a mechanical engineering professor Norman K. Flint is an associate professor of geology and Dr George W Toothman is an assistant professor in the dental school.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
George C. Manifold
Norman K. Flint
George W. Toothman
Mendenhall Outlines Rules of Real Estate Sales
Ed Mendenhall of High Point North Carolina urged adherence to strict sales ethics at the 51st annual National Association of Real Estate Boards convention. He cautioned against overselling misrepresentation and undue influence of commissions while stressing persistence, learning to handle losses, and studying buyer needs.
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San Francisco
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Ed Menden‘hall
High Point
N. C
National Institute of Real Estate Brokers
NIREB
Association
Mendenhall
Joseph Laronge
The
High Point Realtor
Missionary Dr John E Ross to Speak Twice in High Point
Dr John E Ross medical missionary to the Belgian Congo will address Rotary Club lunch at noon and speak at First Methodist Church at 7 30 p m tomorrow He has worked since 1948 at Lotumbe in an 18000 square mile area as the area s only medical doctor overseeing a church school hospital two rural dispensaries and a leprosarium He previously served as a minister for 11 years on the West Coast
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John E. Ross
Congo River
Dr. Ross
Congo
Lotumbe
Ross
Freight Rates Cut on Transcontinental Furniture Shipments
Lower carload freight rates approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission take effect next month in the Eastern and Southern territories for furniture shipments. New minimums of 12 500 and 14 500 pounds align East and South rates, with notable savings from High Point to the West Coast and across East to West routes.
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North Virginia
Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Ryan
High Point
West Coast
County Tax Reminder Issued by Local Tax Office
Harold Black, supervisor of the county tax office, urged area residents to pay city and county taxes within seven weeks to qualify for potential federal tax deductions. Taxes for 1958, including a seven cent hike in the school supplement tax for High Point residents, must be paid net after the discount period ended Oct. 31. Listing for 1959 taxes will begin Jan. 1.
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Harold Black
County Tax Department
Black
High Point
Carson Divorced by Lola Albright After Alleged Infidelities
Los Angeles AP reports comedian Jack Carson, age 48, was divorced from actress Lola Albright, 34, who testified he falsely accused her of infidelities and called her a bum. The couple wed in 1952 and he had previous marriages to Betty Lynn Carson and singer Kay St. Germaine.
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Los Angeles
Comeddian
Jack Carson
Lola Albright
Elks Lodge Project Under Way In Town
Ground breaking for the new Elks Lodge at 122 Elm St was held at 11 30 am. The two story fireproof building will house a lobby lounge lodge room and social rooms with a 90 foot depth and 47 foot frontage on Elm St. Cost estimated at 520 000 with parking for about 450 cars. remodeling the Tobias store front to 12070 plus windows door and new front planned for 20000.
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Elks Lodge
Elm St
Lodge 1105
Broad Street
Elm Street
Idol- Greene Realtors
Leon Schute
William F. Freeman Inc
E. E. Younts
Tobias
Edwin Leipman
Leipman
Principal Honored By PTA With National Education Association Life Membership
Jerry Shaver principal of Bay Street School received a life membership in the National Education Association at the PTA monthly meeting. About 600 parents and teachers attended as Billy Gratham of Guilford College performed. Shaver, a Statesville native, studied at Harmony High School and Lenoir Rhyne College and Appalachian State Teachers College. He belongs to First Methodist Church and YMCA Men’s Club and participates in Indian Guide youth activities.
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Jerry Shaver
Bay Street
National Education Association
PTA
N. C. Johnson
Billy Gratham
Guilford College
Shaver
Statesville
Harmony High School
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Appalachian State Teachers College
First Methodist Church
Ymca Men's Club
Indian Guide J
Five Area Baptists Get Posts
Five individuals from High Point and Thomasville were named to Baptist Convention committees yesterday. Marie Grant of Thomasville was made chair of a five man publicity committee and joined the Committee on Christian Action League. S. D. Gibson Jr. of High Point joined the nominating committee for General Board and agency trustees. Walter E. Crissman of High Point joined the Resolutions Committee. Edward Kissiah of High Point joined the Committee on Order of Business. Carl Hemphill of Thomasville was picked to serve with Grant on the Christian Action Committee.
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High Point
Thomasville
Marie Grant
Charity and Children
Grant
Christian Action League
S. D. Gibson Jr
Walter E. Crissman
Edward Kissiah
Order of Business
Christian Action
Carl Hemphill
Mayor's Missing Auto Recovered in Parking Lot
Police recovered a blue and white 1956 car reported missing by High Point Mayor Jess Washburn. It was found in a parking lot beside Emerywood Country Club with keys still in the ignition, after the mayor said he had not seen the vehicle for two or three days.
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High Point
Jess Washburn
Emerywood Country Club
Washburn
Brantley Circle Keys
Switch
Duke Glee Club to Perform Concert at High Point College
The Duke University Men's Glee Club, directed by Professor Paul Young, will give a concert Saturday at 8 p.m. in High Point College Auditorium. The program includes Great and Glorious Hayden and Handel selections, Randall Thompson's The Testament of Freedom, and spirituals with soloists Boyd Hight and Mike Best. Tickets are available from Wesley Memorial Methodist Church board members or at the door.
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Duke University
High Point College
Paul Young
Duke Music Faculty
Hayden
Handel
Randall Thomason
Thomas Jefferson
Boyd ‘Hight
Salisbury
Mike Best
Durham
Purcell
di Lasso
Gay Pepusch
Ovling
Karl Ray
Greensboro
Geoffrey Simon
Wa Hington
D. C
Neill Andrews
Lumberton
Police and Utility Positions Open in High Point
Applications are being accepted for two patrolman positions on High Point police force and three operators for the water and sewer plants. Civil Service examinations will be held at city hall on December 1.
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High Point
City Hall
Training Consultant E William Nash to Speak at High Point Meeting
E William Nash Jr training consultant for Prudential Life Insurance Co Jacksonville Florida will speak at loners meeting of the High Point Life Underwriters at the YMCA He is a recognized leader in insurance management practices and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. William Nash Jr
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Jacksonville
Florida
High Point Life
YMCA
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T. E. Hinson
Betsy
Robert Stamey
Mary Lynne Highpe
Tower of Jamestown
Dwight Wheeless
Optimist Club
Tommy Burton
Guy Carr
Janet Teaser
J. L. Tomer
Rules
Carload Shipping Sliced
Carson
Julie Young
Knoxville, Tenn
North Carolina
Betty Lane Evans
Greenville
Betty Joe Blackwood
Winston-Salem
Jean Thomas
Candor
Sandra Parnell
Wini Stuart
Matewan
W.va
High Point Enterprise
Ray Street
National Education Assn
N. C. Johnson Jr
Glee Club
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