High Point's Carson Stout Named High Pointer of the Week
Carson C. Stout of High Point is lauded as a model citizen and successful businessman. Born August 23 1914 he built Piedmont Furniture Co. and Carson's Inc. with ventures in Georgia and Florida. Active in Green Street Baptist Church he also chairs youth outreach and community drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Stout
Carson Cunningham Stout
High Point
Galax
Asheville
Colbert Calvin Stout
Randolph County
Willa Culler Stout
Pilot Mountain
Jack D. Stout
U. S. Army
Charles Radford Stout
Madison
Fla
Leone Stout Keever
Stout
Carson
Sixth St
High Point Enterprise
Guilford Parlor Furniture Co
M. C. Culler
National
P. A. Silver
Phillip Silver
Silver - Craft Furniture Co
Mr. Stout
Piedmont Furniture Co
Carson's Inc
James Welch
Yellow Top Cab Co
Stouts
Longview Road
Green Street
Woodmen of the World
Junior Order
Gardner « Webb Junior College
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Cancer Drive
The
United Fund
Florida
Georgia
HPHS Students Hear Lectures on Russia and Democracy
Senior High students at HPHS attended Dr. Pruette on Soviet education versus the U S system and Mrs E H Ould spoke on family relations. The Library Club hosted a Book Week tea. Toni Rochelle won first in the I Speak for Democracy Contest. the Junior Classical League reorganized with Ashley Morris president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HPHS
Dr. Pruette
Soviet Union
Pruette
Russia
U.S
E. H. Ould
Roanoke
Library Club
Carol York
Nancy Poston
Louise Hunter
Ashely Morris
Toni Rochelle
Ricky Bell
Judy Culp
Balinda Davis
Ruth Goodman
Guilford County
Toni
Civil Defense On Agenda For Council
Thomasville city council members meet at City Hall at 7 30 p m for the regular session to discuss civil defense plans bids on cars and appointments to the planning commission. Mayor George L Hundley and councilmen plan Christmas activities and hear a progress report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Planning Commission
George L. Hundley
Mission Service Set At Church
Abbots Creek Missionary Baptist Church holds its first mission service at 2 30 p m today in the Welborn home across from Charlie Mabe on the old Davis School The informal service is led by W H Walton and features a missionary from Liberty Association visiting the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbots Creek Missionary
Charlie Mabe
Davis School
W. H. Walton
Liberty Assn
Sumner Brothers End Ten Year Highland Mills Paper Route
Bobby Sumner turns over a 260 subscriber Highland Mills route after a decade of family effort. The 18 year old senior at High Point High School plans to attend High Point College next fall and will use savings toward education. Darrell Sumner, now in the army in Korea, handed down the route previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kotsionis
Bobby Sumner
Sumner
Highland Mills
Enterprise
Bobby
Darrell
High Point
B. R. Sumner
Highland Ave
Korea
Hillcrest Industry
High Point College
School of Hard Knocks
North Carolina Institute Dedication For Joseph P Knapp Building
The Institute of Government at UNC Chapel Hill dedicates the Joseph Palmer Knapp Building with four days of ceremonies from November 27 to December 1. Gov Hodges Gov Elect Sanford Lt Gov Earnhardt and Lt Gov Elect Philpott will participate along with U S Senators Jordan Ervin and many congressmen and state officials. Chancellor Aycock will preside and Clarence Stouch will present the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of Government
Joseph P. Knapp
Chapel Hill
Luther H. Hodges
Terry Sanford
Luther E. Earnhardt
H. Cloyd Philpott
Joseph Palmer Knapp
Institute of Government At
University of North Carolina
Albert Coates
Institute
Togeth
Piedmont
North Carolina
William B. Aycock
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
William C. Friday
Clarence E. Stouch
Knapp Foundation
Aycock
United States
B. Everett Jordan
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Hodges
Sanford
Earnhardt
Philpott
Herbert C. Bonner
Ralph J. Scott
Roy W. Taylor
L. H. Fountain
Carl T. Durham
Charles R. Jonas
Graham A. Barden
Harold D. Cooley
Hugh Alexander
Alton Lennon
Paul Kitchin
B. L. Whitener
UNC Institute of Government
UNC
Institute Builds On Knapp Gift For Training Officials
The Institute, backed by Margaret Rutledge Knapp and a $500,000 gift from the Knapp Foundation in 1952 matched by North Carolina’s General Assembly, grew into a dedicated building. Over 40,000 officials have taken part in its in school programs over 30 years. In 1959, 7,500 officials from city halls, counties, and state departments attended two day to twelve week courses.
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Institute of Government
Margaret Rutledge Knapp
Knapp Foundation
General Assembly of North Carolina
Sophomore Magazine Drive Impresses Campus Audience
The sophomore class finished the annual magazine drive with record room participation. Miss Louise Hunter’s homeroom, Room 106, led sales while Bob by Neely and Eddie Koonce were top sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Hunter
Bobby Neely
Eddie Koonce
Two Appointed To Education Commission
Retiring Gov. LeRoy Collins of Florida and A. Boyd Campbell of Mississippi were named Saturday to the seven member Commission on Goals for Higher Education in the South. The group, created by the Southern Regional Education Board, will hold its organizational meeting in January or early February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
LeRoy Collins
Florida
A. Boyd Campbell
Jackson
Miss
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Commission On
South
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Southern Regional Education Board
SREB
Ellington
Cecil H. Underwood
Local Woman Elected Officer of Negro PTA
WINSTON-SALEM AP An end to split session school years was asked as the North Carolina Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers closed its 33rd annual convention. Delegates elected four officers and approved 17 resolutions including keeping children in school and expanding school lunches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers
H. T. Mason
Henderson
Elizabeth Byrd
Edenton
Lila Small
Wilmington
Ralph Davis
Canton
Leona B. Daniel
Rocky Mount
E. Carter Smith
Monroe
L. E. McDonnell
High Point
M. Q. Wyche
Washington, N.C
Joseph Whitaker
Raleigh
H. B. Goodson
Hattie Royal
Mount Olive
Jarnagin
PTA
Pender County Training School
Rocky Point
Annie W. Holland
Brown Elementary
Winston Salem
Forsyth County
Congress
Crippled Airliner Lands Safely in Charlotte
An Eastern Airlines twin engine Martin 404 carrying 13 passengers and 3 crew landed safely at Douglas Municipal Airport Charlotte after 40 minutes with one wheel down. Crews manually lowered the second wheel and emergency squads stood by. The craft had stopped in Cleveland Akron and Charleston before arriving. passengers transferred to another plane. Captain Tom Latta praised for calm performance.
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Charlotte
Eastern Airlines
Detroit
Miami
Greensboro
Eastern
Douglas Municipal
Tom Latta
Cleveland
Akron
Charleston
W.va
Latta
Henry McConnell
EAL
McConnell
Space Mail Delivered To Senator
Sen Rich ard Russell of Georgia plans to answer an outer space letter via ordinary mail. The message from Gen Thomas D White, Air Force chief of staff, was among nine in the Discoverer 17 capsule. The capsule circled Earth 31 times at 18000 mph before being recovered over the Pacific.
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Winder
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Outer Space
Thomas D. White
U.S. Air Force
Earth
Air Force
Pacific
White
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
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Vera Idol
Carson C. Stout
Barry Hyman
Eleanor Tapp
Sumner Brothers
Ther H. Hodges
Education Commission
Negro Pta
North Carolina Joint Council On Health and Citizenship
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