Saluting High Point Furniture Market Growth and Expansion
The article hails High Point as the nation’s furniture center as Bassett Furniture Industries adds private showrooms and the Southern Furniture Exposition Building breaks ground for its seventh expansion with a $3.2 million investment. It notes the Fall Market’s busy opening day, the growing factory showrooms, and the market’s broad reach from Thomasville to Drexel, with President Henry A. Foscue starting the latest expansion and Chamber of Commerce head William A. Horney presiding. The piece emphasizes strong future growth amid housing challenges and salutes the people building this national market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bassett Furniture Industries
High Point
Jamestown
N. Y
Grand Rapids
Chicago
Thomasville
Lexington
Statesville
Lenoir
Hickory
Drexel
Southern Furniture Exposition
Henry A. Foscue
Chamber of Commerce
William A. Horney
Bassett
Roads To Progress in NC Special Election Voter Registration
Voter books stay open through Saturday for the November 2 special election on an $800 million road bond and a proposed constitutional amendment to create a new Intermediate Court of Appeals. The piece urges voters to ensure registration and notes highway needs and the 360 million bond promise with no new taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intermediate Court of Appeals
North Carolina
General Assembly
Pennsy Central Merger Faces ICC Hearing Delay Risk
Editorial notes that the Pennsy Central merger, the largest rail combination, will reach ICC hearings three and a half years after its proposal. If delayed, a rival Norfolk & Western plus Chesapeake and Ohio plan could compete, potentially shaping future high speed rail corridors from Boston to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
N. S. Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsy
Central
ICC
Justice Department
Pennsy- Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Pennsy-Central
Justice
Pennsy Central
Boston
Washington
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Claiborne Pell
D-R. J
Carlton R. Sickels
D-Md
Northeast Corridor Transportation Commission
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
New Haven
Ois
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Rawley and Staff Names in Local Newspaper Office Box
D A Rawley serves as president and Mrs Charles Howard Lockwood is secretary treasurer. The listing includes editor managing editor advertising director and business manager along with circulation details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Rawley
Charles Howard Lockwoop
Question of Time Letters to the Editor in Enterprise
A reader questions patriotism thresholds in wartime policy and arms programs, asking if submitting ideas to patent or military branches implies disloyalty while fearing draft and a son’s service in Vietnam. A second letter defends High Point Friends Auxiliary for funding the AFSC, noting the Woman's Auxiliary included AFSC in its budget for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
R. Mo
N.C
Associated Presata
USA
AP News
Algh Point
MN. C
High Point
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Te Mot
Strance
United States Patent Office
Army
Air Force
South Viet Nam
Notes on News Strike vote and relief contributions
The passage notes a union strike vote amid status loss with other unions. It credits contributing 296 pounds of clothing and 160 pounds of soap to the AFSC overseas relief program and highlights women of the Meeting aiding the AFSC Algerian Relief Program. A May 1 thank you extends gratitude to Friends and Non-Friends in High Point area for aiding war victims worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFSC
High Point
Noted Changes Push for Rapid Public Information
James W. Armsey of the Ford Foundation stresses the need for rapid reliable public information amid sweeping social political and scientific changes. The quote contrasts with a veteran view, while Marine Christopher Buchs, 18, comments on replacement forces being sent to Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Buchs
Viet Nam
High Point furniture market notes and new showrooms
The article surveys Bassett’s choice of High Point for a private showroom and notes other new showrooms like Erwin Lambeth with a rebuilt prefab facility. It highlights Reynolds House open hours, Mendenhall ads, Kiwanis Museum support, and a series on local furniture manufacturing. It also covers the B’nai Israel Synagogue dedication, a Religious News Clinic at the Chamber of Commerce, and nursing student recruitment events at the YWCA and local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Lambeth
Kay
Jim Lambeth
Thomasville
Siride
Lambeths
Reynolds House
Reynolds
Winston Salers
A. R. Keppel
Charlie Mendenhall
Mendenhall-Moore
Parrish Associates
Furnitureland Kiwanis Club
High Point
B'nai Israel
Edward Silver
David N. Thomas
East Carolina College
UNC Chapel Hill
Presbyterian Church
United States
Enterprise
Chamber of Commerce
William P. Lamkin
Atlanta
The
Lamkin
Brattom Younts
Drew Pearson lists 13 Ku Klux Klan groups active in 1982
The column details 13 Klans, led by figures such as United Klans of America head Robert Shelton and Georgia Grand Dragon Calvin Fred Craig, noting their headquarters, regional strength, and past criminal cases. It covers Alabama leaders, Mississippi factions, and other state units with notable activities and personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Un-American Activities Committee
Drew Pearson
Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Justice Department
Robert F. Kennedy
Howard McGrath
James McGravery
Tom Clark
United Klans of America Inc
Atlanta
A. S. Klans
Imperial
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alston
Robert Shelton
Goodrich Tire
State of
Alabama
John Patterson
Shelton
Gov. George Fi 2
United Klans
Lemuel Fenn
Detroit
Viola Jiuzzo
Georgia
Calvin Fred Craig
Macon
Dawsonville
Robert Creel
Bessemer
Trumbers
Klavern
Herbert
Wally” Butterworth
New York
Laurel
Miss
Philadelphia
Samuel H. Bowers
Mississippi
Knights
Klan
Bogalusa
Royal Virgl Young Sr
Illinois’ Central Railroad
McDade
Rey E. Davis
Jonesboro
United Florida Ku Klux Klan
Jason F. Kersey
Satsuma
Fulham County
Spartanburg
U. S
Earl E. George
Lithonia
H. J. Jones
College Park
Ku Klux Klans
Also Mentioned on This Page
High Point Enterprise
TEX High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main
Friends
High Point Friends Meeting
James W. Armsey
Ford Foundation
Mao
Ed Afternan
Realtord Mendenhall
Thomasville Road
Virginia
Newton
YWCA
School of Nursing
Butterworth
White Knights
Sku Klux Klan
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