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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1964
Page
9
High Point officials announce the big Yule Parade will be staged Thursday following a Thanksgiving dinner. The parade lead-off unit is slated to leave the Parkway area to begin the procession through downtown.
Norman West, 18, of Thomasville, wins the DeMolay International Distinguished Service Medal as outstanding North Carolina member. He is a past master councilor of Boyles Memorial DeMolay Chapter and a 1964 graduate of Thomasville Senior High School. West will be nominated for International DeMolay of the Year, with the award recognizing citizenship and service.
Sunny skies and warm weather drew about 17 000 to the Piedmont Festival Christmas parade in Thomasville carried by over 80 units. The route ran a mile with bands, drill teams, queens and floats from local organizations and businesses, led by state patrols and a Thomasville police motorcycle unit and ending with the Merchants Association float with Santa Claus.
Susan Elizabeth Kindley, 17, a senior at Thomasville Senior High, won the Miss Thomasville title. Kay Lambeth was runner up and Carole Alston Palmer was second runner up. Susan plans to use a $300 scholarship to enroll at Richmond Professional Institute and graduates in June.
Jane Horton joined the district DAR meeting in Salisbury on November 14 with Martha Bell Society of the Children of the American Revolution and delegated from High Point schools visiting the Alexander Martin Chapter. Miss Thom asville pageant contestants were listed with Miss Swanner as host and Shar on Finch as Miss North Carolina.
Central High will host College Day with 44 representatives from Randolph Macon UNCG Agnes Scott Wofford UNC Wingate Salem College. The Pointer drops Wednesday. Larry Rouse made All-State honor band. Seniors begin college waitlist reminders and Thanksgiving service outreach by Central Clubs.
A critic reviews a new operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The production features a four act structure with lush recitative and ensembles, strong casting from the Piedmont area, and a praised Shylock by Charles Lynam. The staging and makeup receive notable audience recognition.
The review praises Launcelot Gobbo by Irving Silver for dynamic stage presence and notes strong feminine leading by Gift. Nerissa sung by Janette Ogg and Jessica by Sateee receive commendation for tone and control. The piece lauds the entire opera and composer librettist Dr Lewis amid a standing ovation.
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