Opening ceremony marks Green Street Wing expansion
City officials and chamber leaders attend the groundbreaking for the seventh and largest addition to the exposition building in High Point. Leo Heer, High Point mayor Carson Stout, and William Horney headline with Henry Fosene and Dr. James Huggin. The new wing, designed by William F. Freeman Architects, aims for completion in eight to nine months to be ready for the October 1966 market.
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Green Street
Chamber of Commerce
Aeceaiie
Leo Heer
High Point
Carson Stout
High Point Chamber of Commerce
William Horney
Henry Fosene
James Huggin
Wesley Memorial Methodist
William F. Freeman
Hickory Furniture Firms Expand Amid Labor Shortage
Hickory firms report rising production and orders with backlogs of six to eight weeks. Shortage of skilled labor slows expansion as manufacturers acknowledge competition for workers. Eckery Tavern Furniture Co. completes construction of a new manufacturing facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Eckery Tavern Furniture Co
Art Center Dedicated Draws Praise in High Point
The dedication at 2:30 p.m. celebrated the opening of the new High Point Art Center with an exhibit loaned from Winston-Salem Gallery of Fine Arts. Mayor Stout praised officials and noted greater cooperation between High Point and Winston-Salem as Irving Silver led the ceremony.
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Winston-Salem Gallery of Fine Arts
Irving Silver
Arts Council
Stout
High Point
Silver
Raleigh
Washington
Rush
Winston-Salem
Irving Hamilton
Hamilton
Jack Wagstaff
Dave Fick
Joh May
N. Main
DED. Ae
High Art Center
High Arts Council
Jim Rush
Ication
Carson Stout
Winston-Salem Council
Art Center
Four Story Showroom Planned for High Point
Plans for a new four story furniture exhibit building were announced by Bill Hylton a High Point real estate dealer. The facility will sit at the southeast corner of S Hamilton Street and E Green Drive and include a large lobby exhibit office space storage and parking. local arts leaders and groups attended the dedication program and the Art Center fundraising drive was described as community efforts.
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Bill Hylton
High Point Real
S. Hamilton Street
E. Green Drive
David Carter
High Point Community Band
Arnie Hale
High Point Community Theatre
Collier Ellis
High Point Fine Arts Guild
Grady Miller
High Point
High Point Women’s Chorus
Barry Ruth
High Point Symphony Orchestra
W. T. Powell
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
High Point Symphony
Pyrle Gibson
Employment Gains Noted in High Point Jamestown Area
Employment in the High Point Jamestown area rose to 42,100 in September from 41,850 in July and 40,195 in September 1964 with total Guilford County employment at 29,950. Textile mills added 230 workers and machinery plants 4, service units 100, while some sectors fell, including furniture and apparel. The regional unemployment rate stood at 2.6 percent in September, down from higher July and 1964 levels.
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High Point
Jamestown
Guilford County
Tember
Guilford Furniture
Child Hurt When Hit By Car Reported In High Point
Police described a quiet shift with minor incidents as a bike rider and two-year-old child were injured. Robert Foust Jr. of Oakwood Street suffered a brain concussion and facial lacerations after a motorcycle towed him on N Main Street. William Dickson of Whiteoak Street darted into a car driven by Clifford Michael, 17, of Coltrane Street, suffering non critical injuries.
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Robert Foust Jr
Oakwood Street
N. Main Street
Foust
William Dickson
Whiteoak Street
Clifford Michael
Coltrane Street
Psychologist Author Dr Cayley To Speak At Finch Lectures
Dr A Cayley a Canada born psychologist author and former RAF member will lecture at High Point College under the Finch Lectures series on Religion and Family Relations. The event funded by the F Finch Foundation begins Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Student Center with Cayley noted as a sociology counselor and TV marriage program guest.
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Cayley
Finch
Point College
F. Finch
Furniture Market Looming At City Exposition
The article notes the furniture market approaching with a planned opening at 7 a.m. and a closed week citing hotel space limits heavy traffic and parking issues. Joseph Cox of Furniture Plaza explains refurbishing of display areas to showcase new stylings and a press party schedule around the market week.
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Joseph Cox
Furniture Plaza
Main Street
Mild Weekend Weather Forecast From Airport
Weather officials predict cooler temperatures than Saturday with generally fair skies today and tonight. High around 74 with a low near 50, and tonight’s low about 48 degrees. Monday’s outlook remains uncertain with lingering mild conditions.
Two Teachers Listed In Who's Who
Mrs. Ethel Griffin Hughes counselor at William Penn High School and Mrs. Alice P. McLeod mathematics teacher at Griffin Junior High School appear in the 1966 1967 edition. Hughes is a Howard University BA cum laude and a Columbia University MA in student personnel administration with various fellowships and Theta Honor Society honors. She is active in human rights work locally and at Columbia.
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Ethel Griffin Hughes
William Penn High School
Alice P. McLeod
Griffin Junior High School
High Point
Hughes
Howard University
Washington, D.C
Columbia University
Columbia
Nate Gor
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Duane Hall
Ragsdale High School I
Jamestown Rotary Club
Jamestown Junior Chamber of Com
Merce
Piedmont Saddle Club
Ragsdale Stadium
Steff Phote
High Point Police
Furniture Market
Exposition
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