High Point Leader Paul W Clapp Shaped by Local Ties and War Era
Paul W. Clapp 46, a key High Point industrial and civic figure, leads National Springs Corp and serves on the city housing authority. Born April 23, 1916, he built his career from nights of accounting study with mentor Prof Henry Grady Owens to city collector roles and a push for county level collections, forming lifelong ties with mayor Earl N. Phillips and others. He married Mae Belle Williams in 1937. they reside at 331 Woodrow Ave with a daughter who works for Thomas Furniture Co.
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Paul Wood Clapp
High Point
West Europe
National Springs Corp
City Housing Authority
National Springs
Serta
Greensboro
Clapp
S. D
Laura Black Clapp
S. Elm St
America
High Point High School
Henry Grady Owens
Owens
W. A. Davis Milling Co
Maebelle Williams
Sampson County
Woodrow Ave
High Point College
Thomas Furniture Co
Davis
I. Harold Black
Grover H. Jones
Guilford County
Earl N. Phillips
Phillips
Black
Paul Page
Reassessment of Foreign Aid After the Marshall Plan Era
After nearly 100 billion dollars in aid, public support waned as Americans grew cynical. The piece reflects on the Marshall Plan’s success and failures, noting how postwar rebuilding shifted power, spurred rivals, and exposed aid’s limits amid entrenched graft and feudal regimes. It argues for a sober reassessment.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
House of Representatives
Department of State
White House
Europe
Court modernization and belt safety debate in North Carolina
Gov. Sanford backs a uniform courts amendment as a bipartisan step to modernize NC’s aging justice system. He also weighs in on mandatory seat belt anchors for new cars and seeks dealer guidance on wider installation. Poultry sector shows improved markets while air base ranges spur mixed local sentiment and a Thurmond denial from Maj. Gen. Moore.
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Sanford
Cutlar Moore
Robeson County
Superior Court
J. Will Press
Marion
North Carolina
N. C
Tobacco Dominates North Carolina Economy and Farm Change
The article notes North Carolina as the leading tobacco producer and outlines a revolution in farming driven by new insecticides machinery and curing methods. It cites growing yields from 585–965 to about 1800 pounds per acre and 1961 tobacco sales exceeding 541 million dollars plus 15 million from burley. It highlights diversification pressures and the social impact of tobacco profits on churches schools and hospitals.
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North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
Statehouse
Hodges
America
United States
Walter Raleigh
Tobacco in North Carolina Commerce and Culture
The piece notes North Carolina’s large tobacco industry with over 900 leaf buyers, 34 000 outlets, and major cigarette production from Durham Reidsville Greensboro and Winston Salem. It cites crop sizes for flue cured and burley, and discusses brand proliferation and a lingering tobacco controversy including health concerns.
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North Carolina
United States
Durham
Reidsville
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Pisgah Forest
Local Notes Highlight Rural Life And Fire Prevention
A Piedmont column reflects on World Series viewing in farms and stores, library inquiries, and evolving conveniences. Deer watching and scenic hill country trips are described along with a month of Indian summer and ongoing Fire Prevention Week urging daily safety.
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Piedmont Fields
Giants
Yanks
Piedmont
Forestry Department
Governor tours Thomasville crossings plan and rally
In Thomasville the governor and officials inspect railroad crossings and discuss underpasses funded by highway allocations. A nearby rally in Lexington features the governor and a Dem donkey guest, with mayor Hundley owing 100 dollars from the event and Tom Suddarth mounted for photos.
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Lexington
Thad Eure
Hundley
Tom Suddarth
Tom
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Moscow
Cuba
Congress
Raleigh
William A. Shires
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Washington
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Hyde County
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Deny — Moore
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
North
James E. Brooks
State Department of Archives and History
Brooks
Robert
Carolina
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Yvonne
Bus Beaver
R. W. Zimmerman
Wallburg
Braxton
Davidson
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Thomasville
Highway Commission
George Hundley
Southern Railroad
Jordan
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