Training Of Teachers Is Furniture Stressed At H. P. College
The psychology and education department at High Point College trains teachers for North Carolina public schools. Since 1924, 63 percent of graduates have been certified by the State Board of Education. Dr. R. Hinshaw leads a threefold program covering the school child and teaching practicum, with expanded plans for next year.
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H. P. College
North Caro
High Point College
State Board of Education
R. Hinshaw
Rough
High Point
Dr. Hinshaw
HPC
State Board
Hinshaw
Clowes
Columbia University
North Carolina
Raleigh
C. R. Hinshaw
Delegates To Preschool Press Meet From High Point High
Delegates from High Point High School travel to Cleveland for the National Scholastic Association conference in session this weekend. Dorothy Hal faculty adviser Betty Jo editor Max Thurman and Washburn junior staff members attend as representatives of Glacier Park access via a single trail remains noted.
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Ates
High Point High
National Scholastic Association
Cleveland
Dorothy Hal
Betty Jo
Max Thurman
Washburn
Mders
Jamestown Opens Registration for Municipal Bond Vote
Jamestown registers voters from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Johnson store building from tomorrow through December 20 for a December 30 bond election. The $115000 water distribution bonds fund a system for the newly incorporated town, with registrar Mrs. J F Brown and election judges J D Adams and E E Hassell named.
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Jamestown
Johnson Store
J. F. Brown
J. D. Adams
E. E. Hassell
Industry Bookings Rise in October for Furniture Sector
New orders in October remained near September levels with a five percent dollar gain versus October 1946. For the first ten months of 1947, new orders outpaced 1946 by a substantial margin. Shipments stayed high, 26 percent ahead of October 1946 and 16 percent ahead of September 1947, with ten months’ shipments 28 percent above 1946. Unfilled orders fell 3 percent in October but remained 25 percent above a year earlier, roughly ten weeks of production. Employment rose 10 percent from October 1946 and 3 percent from September 1947. dollar payrolls up 13 percent from October 1946 and 12 percent from September 1947. Through Oct 31, employment up 12 percent and payrolls up 28 percent versus 1946. Plant hours averaged just over 47 weekly in September and October, down from 48 in October.
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Orrow
Trylan
Forty inducted into Beta Club at local high school
At the Friday ceremony forty students were inducted into the National Beta Club at the local Senior High School. President Paul Friedman led the oath and explained scholastic requirements for juniors and seniors while Dr. David M. Driver spoke on Brazil.
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Jean Walton
Ralph Tilden
Beta Club
Paul Friedman
Joyce Kearns
David M. Driver
High Point College
Driver
Watson Ridge Sprightly At Ninety-Six
Watson Ridge of 1122 Mont Heu avenue celebrates his 96th birthday at home. A Randolph County native born November 29, 1851 he spent most of his life as a farmer and trader. Now retired in the city he is known as Mr Wat for his vitality and sprightly talk. He claims never to have used medicine or seen a doctor except once when considering insurance. He declined insurance then and ever since. He hopes to live long enough to see the world improve.
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Watson Ridge
Mont- Heu Avenue
Randolph County
Mr. Ridge
Mr. Wat
Uwharrie
A Toy Drive Tale of Christmas Eve Courage
On Christmas Eve a newspaper press room holds a quiet story of a boy named Jimmy who stays warm and hopeful. A pressman offers help but Jimmy says his home is far and cold, while a night watchman finds him asleep atop a roll of paper, ready to wake him and say it’s Christmas Eve.
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Jimmy
Daily Newspaper
Presse Ver
Son
Protestant Film To Show At First Methodist Tonight
The Protestant Film association presents Beyond Our Own, a forty minute sound movie, shown at 7 30 p m tonight in the First Methodist church auditorium. Hollywood artists created the film which has drawn favorable notes in other American cities. The church office invites the public to attend.
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Protestant Film Association
First Methodist Church
America
Church Auditorium
Church
Fa Ee
City May Assume Lease On Fraley Field Land
The Fraley field lease expires today and a proposed city take over would use city equipment for runway scraping and operate the field through a private operator. The plan includes a 30 day option for a year at $1 000 and would provide temporary airport facilities until a municipal project begins.
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City
Fraley Field
ED Kemp
Enterprise
Tiny Fraley
Council
T. W. Rochelle
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
John Spencer
Rochelle
Spencer
High Point
Robert Rankin
Joseph Norwood
CAA
Tom Amos Kearns
Kearns
Greensboro
Chamber of Commerce
Veterans Administration
Clearing House For City Youth Agencies Proposed
A Good Citizenship Committee appointed by Mayor Earl N. Phillips proposes a city wide clearing house to coordinate all youth agencies. The plan envisions a Youth Council system with junior and senior councils and aims to engage teachers, churches, clubs, and civic groups without new funding.
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Fred Flagler, Jr
Earl N. Phillips
High Point
al Glenn Smith
Joe Charles F. Carroll
S. S. Coe
Paul Owen
Shore Neal
Provisions Of New Zoning Law Reach City Property Owners
A city ordinance regulating postwar construction and creating a citywide zoning code takes effect December 8. It classifies districts for residential and industrial use, sets building height and yard rules, and creates an inspection division led by J R Graham. The measure aims to open land for industry while protecting homes, with nonconforming preexisting buildings exempt from retroactive condemnation.
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Earl N. Phillips
Board of Adjustment
Planning and Zoning Commission
Indus
J. R. Graham
M. S. Motes
H. E. Bizzell
High Point
Postmaster Urges First Class For Christmas Mail
Postmaster S C Clark urges sending Christmas greetings by first class to ensure forwarding and directory service. He notes third class often leads to dead letter dumps when addresses are wrong or stamps are insufficient. Clerks will trace moved addressees for 3 cent stamps and forward eligible cards. deadlines are December 10 for out of state and December 15 for in-state.
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S. C. Clark
Elm Street
Economic Plan Urgently Needed Says Wolcott
Rep. Wolcott of Michigan urged Congress to develop a domestic economic program within ten days or two weeks to prevent suspense and allow business, industry, agriculture and labor to plan. He spoke after Senate Republicans pressed the Truman administration to specify anti inflation goals.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
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Glacier Park
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Seidman
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