Lowell Man Held In Hit Run In Gastonia
Raymond Floyd Bumgardner 52 of Lowell is held without bond on a hit and run driving charge. He admitted driving the auto that struck Kelly Simmons 62 of Lowell on the Spencer Mountain highway last night. Simmons is hospitalized in Charlotte with head fractures and four leg fractures after being hit from the rear as he walked along the left side of the road. He was found by a passerby, George F. Teague, with glass and chrome at the collision. Police spotted a broken headlight and parking light on Bumgardner's car in Lowell.
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Gastonia
N.C
Raymond Floyd Bumgardner
Lowell
J. C. Brown
Bumgardner
Kelly Simmons
Spencer Mountain
Simmons
Charlotte
Brown
George F. Teague
Gaston County
Sbumgardner
Music program reevaluation urged at NC educators conference
Greensboro delegates to the North Carolina Music Educators fall conference heard that new developments in music education call for a fresh evaluation of school music programs. Miss Lilla Pitts of Columbia University warned about the bewildering variety of methods. Officers elected include Orchestra: Charles Islay president and Fitz Vander Steur secretary treasurer. Band: Belford Wanger president and Lee Rodgers secretary treasurer. Classroom teachers: Peggy Barksdale president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
North Carolina Music Educators
Lilla Pitts
Columbia University
Charles Islay
Waynesville
William Tritt
Concord
Fitz Vander Steur
High Point
Belford Wanger
Lexington
Chester Litwin
Thomasville
Lee Rodgers
Smithfield
Peggy Barksdale
Wilmington
North Carolina Cotton Crop Forecast For 1956
The NC Crop Reporting Service forecasts a 1956 cotton crop of 365000 bales, up 14000 from last year but 92000 below the 10 year average. Yield per acre is pegged at 389 pounds, up from 350 last year and above the 10 year average of 321. Conditions in September were near ideal for picking aside from hurricane Flossy related rains and winds that damaged some areas. Coastal plain yields exceed Piedmont due to dry weather and boll weevils in the latter region.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
North Carolina Crop Reporting Service
Piedmont
Fair Tickets Mailed To Schools In North Carolina
NC State Fair tickets are mailed to school superintendents for student distribution. Fair manager Dr. J S Dorton says 274000 tickets are set aside, a record high and about 20000 more than last year. Tickets are honored on October 16 Wake County School Day or October 19 School Children’s Day. Superintendents are asked to limit bus trips to the designated days.
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Raleigh
J. S. Dorton
Wake County
North Carolna
Obesity Topic Dominates North Carolina General Practice Assembly
The eighth annual scientific assembly of the North Carolina Academy of General Practice focused on obesity. The three day meeting concluded with officer installations and a directors meeting. Secretary of State Thad Eure addressed over 100 doctors at a banquet. Speakers included Dr. Thomas T. Jones of Durham on The Alcoholic as a Patient and E C Bryson of Durham on Medico Legal Problems of the Physician.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Academy of General Practice
Thad Eure
Thomas T. Jones
Durham
E. C. Bryson
Duke University General Counsel
100-Year-Old Succumbs
Mrs. Reena Parker Spry, 100, died after a three week illness at her grandson’s home in Winston Salem. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ralph Spry’s residence. Survived by son Carl Spry of Davidson County, daughters Mrs. I. L. Siske of High Point and Mrs. P. A. Webb of Raeford, 26 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
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Winston - Salem
Reena Parker Spry
Ralph Spry
Carl Spry
Davidson County
I. L. Siske
High Point
P. A. Webb
Raeford
State Treasurer studies investment options for deposits
Raleigh NC State Treasurer Edwin Gill said recommendations may go to the Legislature on laws governing deposit of state cash reserves. He cited an interpretation by the attorney general that state funds must be placed where they earn the going rate. The state is shifting about 71 million dollars from state banks to short term federal securities while FDIC and Fed oppose higher bank rates. Gill keeps an open mind on law changes and may propose actions to maximize returns.
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Raleigh
Edwin Gill
Attorney General
Gli
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
North Carolina Bankers Assn
FDIC
North Carolina
Gill
Climate contrast: Britain milder than US due to Gulf Stream
The article explains that Britain lies at a higher latitude than the United States yet enjoys a milder climate because of the Gulf Stream. It notes the stream’s warming influence moderates temperatures despite the northward position.
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Great Britain
United States
Executive Hits Jap Offer In Textile Export Debate
W. Gordon McKelvy of the Southern Garment Manufacturers Assn warns the Japanese plan to limit textile exports could trap the U.S. in a lose lose deal. He urges a wait and see stance and criticizes conditions tying action on imports to state rights. He argues the proposal mirrors a federal pressure tactic and would flood the market in 1957 if enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
United States
Southern Garment Manufacturers Assn
W. Gordon McKelvy
Association
Charlotte Textile Club
Textile
U.S
South Carolina
Alabama
Washington
Bankers Propose Tradeoff on North Carolina Tax
Louis D. Brooks of Charlotte, president of the North Carolina Bankers Association, urged the State Board of Conservation and Development to invite top industrial leaders to critique North Carolina taxes. He said the tax structure is blamed for driving industry away while the state also markets its favorable tax package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston - Salem
State Board of Conservation and Development
North Carolina Bankers Assn
Louis D. Brooks
Charlotte
Bankers Associa
Tion
North Carolina
Board of Conservation and Development
Church Merger Approved by American Lutheran Convention
Delegates at the 14th Biennial convention voted 169 to 11 to approve a constitution merging the American Lutheran Church with the Evangelical Lutheran and United Evangelical Lutheran churches, forming a two million member body. The merger press forward despite pending amendments possibly delaying ratification until 1960. The policy on divorce and remarriage was relaxed to allow pastors to remarry divorced persons who are repentant, shifting from the former rule limited to innocent parties.
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Blue Island
Til
American Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran
United Evangelical Lutheran Churches
Evangelical and United Churches
Henry F. Schuh
Columbus
Ohio
American Lutheran Convention
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