Guilford County Sees Tax Revenue Rise With Valuation Jump
Guilford County will collect about 135000 more in taxes for 1956 57 due to a 44 million rise in property valuation over the past year. The Jan 1 1956 countywide valuation reached 620 740 156 up from 576 319 612 in 1955 with all 18 townships gaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
W. F. Hester
Guilford
Morehead Township
High Point Township
Gilmer Township
Hester
Greensboro
High Point
Layman's Seminar to Feature Rev. Toelke at Grace Church
A layman's seminar will be held tonight at 8 at Grace Lutheran Church. Rev C W Toelke of Valparaiso Indiana will speak on The Christian in World Affairs. Public invited. Lutheran Layman's League sponsors the event and refreshments will be served in the basement afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
C. W. Toelke
Valparaiso
Ind
Lutheran Laymans League of Grace
Skies to Clear After Tropical Storm Drizzle
A tropical storm southeast of Wilmington brings light rain and drizzle today with skies clearing tomorrow. Temperatures stay near normal with a high near 65 today and around 75 tomorrow, then cooler on Sunday or Monday. No more rain until the weekend, with pleasant fall weather expected thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Wilmington
Friendship
Leads Pursued In Robbery Of Couple
Sheriff deputies pursue several leads after a Monday night robbery at Ross E. Younts and his wife on Highway 68. Two masked gunmen tied up the couple and looted the home, taking about $600 before fleeing in an old Pontiac. Descriptions of the suspects and a lookout were broadcast to state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Worth D. Shuskey
High Point Memorial Hospital
Shuskey
Sheriff's Deputies
Ross E. Younts
Highway 68
Younts
State Highway Patrol
Alumni Gymnasium Construction Report Heard by Civitan Club
The High Point Civitan Club heard a report on the Alumni Gymnasium at High Point College. Wesley Gaynor presented as alumni secretary, with student Aubrey Flint performing two sonologues on old recordings of The Two Black Crows. Clarence Wagner acted as chair in Reece Felts absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
High Point Civitan Club
Wesley Gaynor
Aubrey Flint
Clarence Wagner
Reece Felts
Holt Hunter
John Sandidge
Reid Marsh
Bruce Weaver
Start Of Two Week Furniture Market Opens Oct 20
Members of the Furniture Factories Marketing Association of the South prepare for the mid season market opening Saturday October 20 in High Point North Carolina. Forty six member firms display new lines while buyers expect 2000 to 3000 visitors from major retailers and West Coast reps.
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Furniture Factories Marketing Association of the South
Association of Furniture Concerns
FFMA
Southern Furniture Exposition
Virginia
West
North Carolina
United States
New York
High Point
Southern Retail Furniture Association
Democrats Open Campaign Headquarters In Township
Democrats opened campaign headquarters at 129 S Wrenn as they plan intensified activity ahead of the November 6 general election. Township chair Herman Burrows leads in D S Neill's absence while Capus Waynick is slated as principal speaker at an early barbecue for precinct leaders and Guilford County candidates. High Point Republicans opened theirs on E Commerce Street but no schedule released.
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S. Wrenn
Neill Pontiac Company
Margaret Hart
Herman Burrows
Guilford County
Capus Waynick
U. S
Burrows
D. S. Neill Neill
High Point Republicans
E. Commerce Street
Red Cross directors discuss extended blood program and Civil Defense
High Point Red Cross board reviews a 15 percent blood quota increase to 195 pints for the year to support serum albumin production for Civil Defense. Local Civil Defense chief Dick Meisky outlines evacuation and traffic plans as High Point is flagged a target area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Civil Defense Coordination
High Point Red Cross Board of Directors
Wray Amos
Federal Civil Defense Administration
National Red Cross
W. Page Harris
Dick Meisky
Civil Defense
High Point
Red Cross
Guy Carr
Service Groups
Poker Robbery Alleged After Night Long Game ends in theft
Benjamin Allen, 39, accused of using a knife to force James Adams to surrender winnings from an 18 hour weekend poker match. Adams, winner of $60 plus $20 of his own money, reported the incident. Allen posted $1000 bond after being charged. Another suspect, Edward Montgomery, faces larceny and receiving charges in a separate case involving a carpenter’s level stolen from a parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Allen
Leonard Street
Allen
James Adams
E. Washington Street
Adams
Edward Montgomery
Ray Hedgecock
Seventeen Seniors Inducted Into NHS At HPHS Ceremony
A candlelight induction at High Point High School welcomed seventeen senior students as new National Honor Society members. Inductees included Judy Angley Kinney Bales Margaret Beamon Donese Buchanan Dorothy Carrick Martha Cheves Ann Calder Marilyn Guyer Hazel Jones Jerry Koontz Jane Lloyd Marilyn Morgan Daryl McGuire Betty Parker Libby Ramsey Vicki Smith Wyndham Wilkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
National Honor Society
Judy Angley
Kinney Bales
Margaret Beamon
Donese Buchanan
Dorothy Carrick
Martha Cheves
Ann Calcas
Marilyn Guyer
Hazel Jones
Jerry Koontz
Jane Lloyd
Marilyn Morgan
Daryl McGuire
Betty Parker
Libby Ramsey
Vicki Smith
Wyndham Wilkinson
HPHS
Beth Minor
Ronald Koonts
R Fisher
Margaret Haworth
Louella Kidd
Eileen McKvaine
Bobby Chastain
Betty Whitesell
Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran meets at 6 30 tonight
The Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran Church will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 6 30 with supper provided by the church women. Guest speaker Dr. Alexander Berkis, Latvian native and professor at High Point College, will address attendees.
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Brotherhood of
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall
Alexander Berkis
Latvia
High Point College
Local man released on bond after incident at hardware store
A man involved in a rear parking lot incident near a local hardware store was freed under a $200 bond pending a Municipal Court hearing.
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Montgomery
Elvis Fans Plan Blair Park Halloween Party In High Point
The Elvis Presley Fan Club of High Point hosts a Saturday 7:30 p.m. party at Blair Park Clubhouse with dancing to Elvis records and music by Larry Solomon and His Rockets. Door prize includes a Presley Love Me Tender record.
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Robert Marks
Blair Park
Larry Solomon
Rockets
Elvis
Elvis Presley
High Point
National
Marjorie Thomas
Charles Jacobs
Sylvia Kearns
Ann Yates
Sylvia
Liberace
Union Vote Ordered For Adams-Millis Plant Knitters
The National Labor Relations Board orders a October 31 vote on representation by the American Federation of Hosiery Workers for Adams-Millis Plant No. 7 knitting department workers. The decision challenges a Fourth Circuit ruling in Glen-Raven, marking a push to organize across Piedmont North Carolina. Jackson Curry names High Point Asheboro and Burlington as top expansion targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Millis Corporation
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Glen-Raven
Adams- Millis
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
American Federation of Piedmont
North Carolina
Union
Jackson Curry
High Point
Asheboro
Burlington
Woman Injured When Her Car Hit By Another Vehicle
Myrtle Myers of 2010 FE Green Street escaped with minor injuries after her car was struck broadside by Herman W. Emblem 61 of 2408 English Street at Bundy Road intersection. The 6:45 a.m. crash caused about 400 dollars in damage with no charges.
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Green Street
Myrtle Myers
Bundy Rd
Myers
Herman W. Emblem
English Street
Emblem
N. C. Highway 68
Holmes Store
Dwight Jester
Route 1
TexElastic Workers In UF 100 Percent
TexElastic, a six year old firm on the Asheboro highway, reports 100 percent participation in the United Fund Cross drive. President Olan W. Lackey cites city support as key to growth. production capacity and staff have doubled since last year. The second United Fund Cross volunteer meeting was held at noon at the YMCA to push toward a $199,979 goal.
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United Fund
United Fund-Red Cross
Tex- Elastic
Asheboro
Pres
Olan W. Lackey
TexElastic
F. E. Lewis
United Fund- Cross
YMCA
Executives Club Installs Officers At 1st Meeting
High Point Executives Club inducted new officers for 1956 57 at its first meeting. J G Crihfield was named president with N C English as vice president Barbara Brooks secretary treasurer Clarence M Allred N M Harrison Howard Pancoast W B Hall H N Williard Holt McPherson and P J Neal named as directors Retiring president Rev Harry Hawthorne and retiring secretary treasurer Frank Sizemore were acknowledged Sydney R Montague adventure author and ex Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman was principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Executvies Club
J. G. Crihfield
N. C. English
Barbara Brooks
Clarence M. Allred
N. M. Harrison
Howard Pancoast
W. B. Hall
H. N. Williard
Holt McPherson
P J. Neal
Harry Hawthorne
Frank Sizemore
Sydney R. Montague
Royal Canadian Mounted
Prayer for today from Geo C Pidgeon in Toronto
A devotional prayer asks for calmness courage discernment and strength to resist worldly pressures as Geo C Pidgeon post moderator United Church of Canada offers a blessing for today in Toronto Ontario.
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God
Christ
Geo
C. Pidgeon
Toronto
Ont
United Church of Canada
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Domestic Relations Court
Layman’s
LIONS
Clyde W. Meredith
Ford Gum & Machine Co
Lockport
N. Y
Lions Club
Meredith
Thomasville Lions
Civitans
S. Hamilton
Gilbert E. Jacobs
Furniture Mart
High Point Enterprise
Brotherhold
Milton Berle
Debra Paget
Thomasville
Ann
Jas
Adams-Millis
Carolinas
Asheboro-Randleman
Executives Club
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