High Pointer of the Week William Blanton Jr
William M Blanton Jr a Globe Furniture Co sales manager leads a nationwide sales force with roots in Shelby and Charlotte He grew up on a farm near Shelby served in the Army and after 1956 joined Globe rising to regional sales manager in 1958 and general sales roles by 1961 He values professional selling and has engaged in multiple industry programs and civic efforts in High Point NC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marks
Enterprise
William M. Blanton Jr
Willie Loman
Willie
Arthur Miller
Blanton
Loman
Shelby
Charlotte
W. M. Blanton Sr
Nancy Brooks
Cleveland County
Oak Ridge Military Institute
North Carolina
Globe
High Point
Frank Sizemore
Dale Carnegie
Dartnell School
New York City
High Point College
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
SFMA
Piedmont Sales Executives
Sales and Market Executives International
Bloodmobile
Boy Scouts
United Fund
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Stewards
Wanna
Charles McAnally
High Lee William
Corregidor to Marcos Era Philippines An Outlook
Editor Jenkin Lloyd Jones surveys postwar Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos. He contrasts historic U S empire decline with Philippine independence, analyzes economic gaps and corruption, cites self criticism from scholars, and warns aid alone cannot lift the country without reform and “uneconomic culture.”
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Manila
Philippines
Accross
Manila Bay
George Dewey
Corregidor
U. S. Army
Ferdinand Marcos
Washington
Letters To The Editor Urges High Point All America City Stand
A reader defends High Point as an All America City, praising Negro leadership and community unity. The letter cites Otis Tillman and local efforts at Memorial Hospital, schools, United Fund, and College, urging continued progress and a second All America City Award. Also includes an editor’s reply addressing public commentary and a reader’s counterpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
The
Enterprise
Otis Tillman
Fine Memorial Hospital
United Fund
Cancer Crusade
High Point College
Europe
Henry E. Price
Sunday Accent At The Heart Of The Civil Rights Debate
Sunday Accent argues that the civil rights movement seeks better education jobs and housing while challenging white attitudes. It quotes leaders and James Baldwin on the need for recognizing Negroes as equals beyond legal rights, urging whites to see Blacks as persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Chavis Ymca
United States
America
James Baldwin
High Point
The Lonely Search for Help in Davidson Dateline
Judge L Roy Hughes laments aid gaps as 20 year old Mrs Garrison, pregnant and without funds, cannot obtain medical care. Welfare says regulations prevent help without a dependent or permanent disability. Gov Moore and Welfare confirm systemic limits. A parallel case of an addicted man ends in death, highlighting neglect and lack of assistance.
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Thomasville
L. Roy Hughes
Garrison
Dan K. Moore
Welfare
Retired printer traces Peace family roots and road trips
Raymond Peace, retired printer since 1963, travels with his wife and granddaughter in a 17 foot trailer covering 7018 miles from Salt Lake City to South Dakota and Yellowstone. He preserves family history of the Peace brothers who owned land along Richland Creek dating to 1791 and moved to Davidson County in 1804 05.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Peace
Peaces
E. Lexington Avenue
Enterprise
Wanderlust
North Carolina
Out
Salt Lake City
Utah
South Dakota
High Point
Peace
Joseph
Silas Peace
Richland Creek
Salem Road
S. Main
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Blanton Jr
Xavier University
Emmanuel Pelaez
Lourdes V. Lapuz
Juan Flavier
Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement
Middle East
Manila Times
Maximo Soliven
Teodoro Valencia
Jovito Salonga
Marcelino Maceda
Tawian
Laos
Lok
Buster
Jack Lester
Ruby S. Jenkins
Davidson
Welfare Department
Rero
Raymond
International Typographical Union Printer’s
Colorado Springs, Colo
Yellowstone National Park
Ances
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