Roaming The Piedmont Shares And Speeds
Braxton Whytes column reflects life in the Piedmont with notes on speeding tickets, a new car buzzers, traffic answers, and a mother pressuring a son to lie. It mentions a Carolina Bank opening in Denton, beach trips, weather, and speed law changes affecting towing and trailers. It also covers the Southern Governor's Conference in Asheville, a Denton bakery, and Archdale deer season with local hunters’ ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam McKinney
High Point Office
The
Highway Patrol
Motor Vehicles Department
Sgt. McKinney
Asheville
Earl Long
Louisiana
North Carolina
Lether Frazier
Tar Heelia
High Point Teamsters Local Declares Independence from Huggins
Winston-Salem Local 391 members voted to sever control from Lloyd Huggins of High Point after adopting a fair practice resolution aimed at self governance. About 100 drivers from McLean Trucking Co and others attended, electing Robert L. Allgood as meeting chairman as they sent copies to Hoffa and the Eastern Conference chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Lloyd Huggins
High Point
Robert L. Allgood
McLean Trucking Co
Lee 0Ss
Acceiel
Allgood
International Union
James R. Hoffa
International Teamsters
Eastern Conference of Teamsters
Local 391
Wolfe Award Slated for Western North Carolina
The 1959 Thomas Wolfe Trophy will be awarded and a market commem orating a North Carolina Confederate Army company will be unveiled in Flat Rock on October 24 during the Western North Carolina Historic Association fall meeting. Gen. John E. Sloan of Weaverville will be the principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Rock
N.C
North Carolina
John E. Sloan
Weaverville
Maj
Benjamin Sloan
Pendleton
D.C
Joseph E. Johnston
Wolfe
Homecoming Night at Thomasville High Features Senior Queen
Thomasville High School hosts homecoming on October 30 with a Bulldogs vs Barnum Springs game and crowning of one senior girl as Miss Homecoming by student vote. Senior homerooms nominate Beverly Carroll Carolyn Henson Brenda Myers Patsy Sparrow. Growler proofs from Delmar Studios are reviewed. class colors green and white with a gardenia flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tshs Bulldogs
Barnum Springs
Beverly Carroll
Mrs. Modlin
Carolyn Henson
Mrs. Burrus
Brenda Myers
Mr. Barrett
Patsy Sparrow
Mrs. Allmond
Jean Smith
Clayton Smith
Mary Lib Wilson
Donald Jones
Ann Harris
Tommy Holladay
Larry Leonard
Sam Harris
Reena Gallimore
Connie Wood
Chip Harrison
Evelyn Long
Jim Lambeth
Paul Finch
State Fair Ends In Drizzle
RALEIGH AP crowds braved drizzle and overcast for the five day 1959 North Carolina State Fair. Officials called the exposition a success with about 100000 attending by midday and more likely to grow as evening crowds arrived. Weather dampened attendance midweek but Friday's sun raised hope for final totals. Auto races a thrill show and musical stars capped the last day as tobacco judging crowned winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Prejudiced Jude: Self-satisfied man misreads character
A reflective aphorism notes that self-satisfaction blinds judgment. The speaker warns that a man content with himself often misreads others, implying bias colors perception and hampers accurate character assessment.
Tobacco Queen Crowned at N C Woman's College Festival
Elizabeth Lawson Askew 19, a sophomore at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, won the Tobacco Festival queen title during halftime of the Virginia Tech game. Judy Ann Austin of Sumter, S C, was the retiring queen. The crown went to Miss Askew after 17 other contestants, with judges citing talent charm and beauty. Clyde Adams played the role of presenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
Tobaccoland
Nick Adams
Judy Ann Austin
Sumter
S.C
Adjustment through acceptance and contentment philosophy
A reflective quote highlights happiness as contentment with what one receives. It contrasts happiness with pursuing trouble and suggests success lies in valuing what one has over desire for more.
Narrow-gauge rider faces hurdles on standard tracks
A compact note observes that progress for a nar row-gauge man on standard gauge rails is extremely challenging, highlighting feasibility concerns and potential limitations in adapting equipment to broader track widths.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Braxton
Piedmont
Ed Scheidt
Wesley Morris
Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Denton
Jack Smith
Sara
Clair
General Motors Corp
Jabber
Archdale Hunting Club
Waccamaw
Archdale
Jimmie Coble
Randleman
Huggins
E. Lexington Ave
Washington, D. C
Wolfe Award
64Th
Woodfield
C. C. Crittenden
N. C. Department of Archives and History
Thomasville
High Corner
Delmar Studios
Capt. Morris
E. A. Anderson
Charlotte
United Daughters of the Confederacy
John W. Herndon
N. Main ST
Richmond, Va
Elizabeth Lawson Askew
Miss Wilson, N
Pontiac
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
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