Plans Are Approved Urban Renewal Faces Court Test
High Point awaits a Monday show cause hearing in Guilford Superior Court as city officials and the redevelopment commission defend an 8 million 520 acre urban renewal project against a suit claiming no public vote approved municipal funding. Plaintiffs seek to halt work pending court ruling.
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High Point
Guilford Superior Court
City Council
The
Redevelopment Commission
East Central
Harriss Jarrell
Jarrell
North Carolina
Ilar
Greensboro
Security National Bank
Greensboro Abc
Harry L. Riddle
Morganton
Henry Price
P. Hunter Dalton Jr
Two Named Yule Seal Chairmen Appointed in High Point
Mrs. Matt Wall and Mrs. Royster Tucker accepted the co chairmanship of the Christmas Seal Campaign for the High Point Tuberculosis Association. Tucker is a past Girl Scout Council president and long-time Community Chest budget contributor. Wall led Family Service Bureau and serves on the High Point Hospital Guild board. Local firms donated material to McCain Sanatorium for patient rehabilitation projects including crafts. Alpha Rho Beta Sigma Phi provided writing boards for bed patients. Regional Patients Service Committee, led by Mrs. Ben Bornstein, funds play supervision and clothing for the children’s hospital section at McCain. Wall, Bornstein, and Miss Virginia Ryan attended a Regional Service Committee meeting and visited patients at McCain.
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Matt Wall
Royster Tucker
High Point Tuberculosis Assa
Direc
Tucker
Girl Scout Council
Ben Bornstein
Children’s Hospital
Wall
Bornstein
Tuberculosis Association
Virginia Ryan
McCain
High Point
Bank Plans New High Point Branch on Main Street
North Carolina National Bank advances plans for a 6000 square foot brick and fieldstone branch at 779 N Main Street High Point with two drive in windows six deposit boxes and time payment department. Bids for construction to be opened Oct 31 with completion aimed shortly after year start. Architects are Voorhees Everhart and Connor.
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Ed Pleasants
High Point
Bank
Pleasants
Erhart and Connor
North Carolina National Bank
W. Green Drive
College Village
Hiigh Point
S. Main and
Commerce
October Dry Breaks Records in 1961 and 1962 Trends
Weather records from Friendship Weather Station show October 1961 with 1.02 inches of rain against a 2.72 inch norm. The 31 day period logged 0.34 inch. temperatures ranged from 55 to 85 degrees. Forecast calls for partly cloudy, mild days with little rain and highs around 75.
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Friendship
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Floyd Mehan
Council
Whitener
Price
Commission
Yule Seal
Tors
Tomor
N. Main Street
N. Main
Tion
W. Ray
From Boulevard
Voorhees, Ev
Perpetual
7 Savings & Loan Association
N. Main St
Hich Point
Cricketeer
Palm Beach
Botany 500
Timely Clothes
Griffon
Michaels Stern
Stanley Blacker
Richardsons
Duffield
TV Pajama Ensemble
KY Tye
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