High Point Merchants Optimistic About Christmas Trade
Retailers and shoppers converged as the Christmas season began with strong expectations. Eddie Knox and several merchants forecast a robust period with increased sales and early shopping to manage peak demand. J C Penney and Gilbert’s Shoe Store report steady traffic and hopes of an upward buying trend aided by cash sales and fewer overtime costs.
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High Point
Eddie Knox
High Point Merchant’s Assn
Knox
Lester Morgan
Lester’s Jewelers
Morgan
J. W. Long
Gilbert
Sears, Roebuck
Sears
Robert Pickard
Wachovia Bank
Wachovia
Ruling Expected on High Point Blue Law Case
A North Carolina court ruling on High Point’s blue law, now before the State Supreme Court, will decide if stores must close on Sundays. The Dec. 9 date is an educated guess as officials note no schedule, while a decision could permit or restrict Sunday openings for retailers, including Kress at Westchester Mall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates Enterprise
High Point
Justice
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Kress
Westchester Mall
Public Hearings Set For Zoning Proposals
High Point City Council schedules four rezoning hearings for December 17 including Wickliff Avenue Miller Street and Craven Johnson Pollock on West Lexington Avenue. A fifth rezoning is referred back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a subsidiary board hearing.
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High Point
Planning and Zoning Commission
Commission
Greensboro Road
Frank Cochran
Wickliff Avenue
Miller Street
Craven-Johnson - Pollock
W. Lexington Avenue
N. Main
Bank loan totals dip as Fifth District week shows fall
W. R. Hunt of Pilot Life in High Point completes a one week management and sales course at Pilot's Greensboro home office joining 18 representatives from three states. Also named was W A Hunt of Thomasville. Joseph N. Wallwork of NCNB Mortgage in Charlotte earns the M A I designation linking seven years real estate experience to A I R. Federal Reserve survey of 28 large Fifth District banks shows total loans down 237.14 million to 8.948 billion with declines in domestic bank loans and interbank projects, while deposits and some investments rise.
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W. R. Hunt
High Point
Pilot Life Insurance Company
Combination
Pilot
Greensboro
Joseph N. Wallwork
Ncnb Mortgage Corp
Charlotte
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Fifth Federal Reserve District
Warren Named Secretary at Blue Bell Inc Greensboro
Richard M Warren was elected secretary of Blue Bell Inc in Greensboro. He had served as assistant secretary and joined the company in May 1963 after years in law and accounting practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Warren
Blue Bell, Inc
Greensboro
Warren
Blue Bell
Stock Quotation Summary From The Associated Press
Interdealer NASD prices represent representative interdealer quotes around 3 p.m. Wednesday. Markets change through the day and prices exclude retail markups, markdowns, or commissions.
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Associated Press
NASD
Symphony Receives 25000 Grant To Expand Season
The North Carolina Symphony has been awarded a 25000 grant by the National Endowment for the Arts. The fund supports lengthening the 1970 71 season to extend staff employment and broaden cultural opportunities for area youth. The orchestra added five musicians and two weeks to its season, planning over 150 concerts, including a Nutcracker performance December 18 at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium with dancers from the North Carolina School of the Arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Symphony
National Endowment For the Arts
National Council On the Arts
Washington, D.C
Symphony
Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium
North Carolina School of the Arts
American Party Seeks Court Halt On North Carolina Amendments
Walter Green of Burlington, state chairman of the Pro-Wal lace party, asked Wake Superior Court to declare seven constitutional amendments void and to enjoin Secretary of State Thad Eure from acting on them until a court rules. The filing alleges ballots were misleading and prevented a free election in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Navy
Walter Green
Burlington
Wake Superior
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High Point’s
Robert Burchfield
J. C. Penney Co
Westchester Mall Merchant's Assn
Burchfield
Santa Claus
State Board of Appeals
Ray Welborn
Sunset Drive
Council
Ed Lyon, Jr
C.la
Gatewood Ave
Telephone
Reproductions, Inc
E. Westwood
W. A. Hunt
Thomasville
The
Company
Ray Hubbard
Wallwork
Henry Sahvitz Realty Co
NCNB
High Point Mortgage Loan
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Atlanta Gas Light
Brigadier
Ind Barber Greene
Bassett Furniture
Billups West Branch Bnk
Brush Beryllium
Bee Mears
ASK
Aerotron Va
Carmine Foods
Cato Wa
American Mortgage
Carolina Cas
Carolina
Ea Carolina
Carolina Steel
Carolina Wise
Central Vermont
Chatham Mfg Co
Colonial Stars
Conner Homes Community Bank
Cameron Brown
Cameron Brown Com
Cameron Brown Wits
Durham Life
Eckerd Drugs
Equitable Leasing
First UN Nat Bancorp
Garfinckel Brooks Brs
Georgia International
Guardian Care
Hardees Sys Com
Hickey Furn
Henredon Wis Hyster
Integon Corp
Iveys
Joslyn Mfg
Kaiser Steel
Kewaunee Scientific Ee
Knape & Vogt Mfg
Lance, Inc
Life of Carolina
Medic Homes Lowes Companies Sve Methode Electronics Aeseneee
American Protective Systems
W. C
George P. Clark
C.S.A
Hayden Place
Carolna Woo Pons, Inc
Dorris Ave
N.C
Martin Sweets
Alrmatic Foad Press
Saylor-Beall
Wayne Air
Mattison
Nash Sander
Wadkin
Ford Truck
P.O. Box
High Point, N.C
Louis J. Fisher, JR
First Union Nor’h Bank
N. C
American Party
North Main
Robert McCuiston
South Main Street
Integon’ Financial Services
Mary Humphreys
Stenos
Wunnevewante
HEI
West High Street
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