Pattern Shaping Furniture Prices Higher For Mart
Price increases on current and new case goods look likely at the informal furniture market opening Saturday. Expect a 3 to 3.5 percent rise on current lines due to higher production costs. Broyhill Furniture Factories of Lenoir announced a revised price structure with higher prices for both current and new lines at the fall market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broyhill Furniture Factories Inc
Lenoir
Lea
Bassett Furniture Industries
Virginia
Best
Thomasville Chair Co
Drexel Furniture Co
Drexel
Caldwell Furniture Co
Smith Young
Dixie Furniture Co
Lexington
September fires drive losses to near six figures nationwide
Fire losses in September reached 126769 with per capita loss 3.17, driven by a series of industrial blazes at Silvercraft Furniture Co Millis Street and Southern Seating Co E Russell Street. The report notes 34 alarms, most for building fires, and lists defective wiring and oil burners as top causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvercraft Furniture Co
Millis Street
Southern Seating Co
E. Russell Street
New Products Inc
Henry Paper Co
S. Hamilton Street
Southern Resaw Co
Pines C. Baldwin
College Street
W. F. Fogleman
E. Washington Street
Clowns Show Planned By Civitans
Plans for the Cavalcade of Clowns show at High Point College Auditorium on November 1 were discussed by the Twentieth Sacks Club. The bi monthly club meeting at the Sheraton Hotel heard plans to invite all underprivileged children to attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College Auditorium
Sheraton Hotel
Capital Airline Discontinues Service After Strike
Capital Airlines suspended all flights at High Point Greensboro Airport through midnight tomorrow after a wage contract impasse with the International Association of Machinists. Raymond Evans, the manager, said ticketing remains open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for reservations after Wednesday midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Airlines
High Point-Greensboro
Raymond Evans
Capital
International Association of Machinists
Pfeiffer College seeks public relations director candidate
A captioned staff photo lists Elizabeth Hayworth as the Pfeiffer College public relations contact with a panel including Mike Dunlap, Gail Som mers, Harold Moose, Wayne Snider, Bob by Hale, and Carol Ann Bryden. Janet Teague took the photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfeiffer College
Elizabeth Hayworth
Pfeiffer
Mike Dunlap
Gail Sommers
Harold Moose
Wayne Snider
Bobby Hale
Carol Ann Bryden
Janet Teague
City Council Promises Open Hearings on Annexation Fight
City officials agree to public meetings with anti annexation groups after accusations of secrecy. The first session is planned for early November and all anti annexation organizations will be invited to send delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Colonna
Bob Griffin
Griffin
Traffic changes approved after heated council debate
High Point council approved removing parking from five locations and converting angle to parallel parking on several streets to ease congestion. The vote supported widening annexation debate and a water and sewer ordinance, with opposition from Oak View residents citing costs and protections.
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N. Main Street
YWCA
Walker
Main
Lexington
Kelly
N. Main
Church and
Howell Streets
Council
Lexington Avenue
Johnson and
Long Street
Ward Street
W. Green
English Streets
Boulevard
Howell and Lindsay Streets
Lindsay Street
English and
Church
Lindsay
English and Parkway
Long Streets
Monroe Street
N. Hamilton Street
Lindsay and
Howell-Westwood
S. Main Street
Ray Williard
High Point
Oak View
Williard
Forecast for Cloudy Cool Wind Remains Through Tomorrow
The Friendship Weather Bureau predicts cloudy cool and windy conditions to persist through tomorrow morning with partial clearing and slightly warmer air not until Thursday afternoon. Friday is expected partly cloudy and mild with today’s high at 60 and a low of 55. tomorrow’s high likely 65 and last night’s low 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Choir and Cello Concert Aids High Point Fund
The Musical Arts Club fundraiser at the High Point high school auditorium features the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Choir directed by Howard Coble and cello soloist Charles Medlin at 8 p.m. Betty Sue Johnson and Charles Vaughn sing as soloists with Dr. Carroll Feagins accompanying the choir. Linda Caskey of Greensboro accompanies Medlin. The program includes sacred and secular pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musical Arts Club
High Point
High School
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Choir
Howard Coble
Charles Medlin
Betty Sue Johnson
Charles Vaughn
Carroll Feagins
Linda Caskey
Greensboro
Medlin
Silver Valley Fall Festival Friday Evening at School
Silver Valley School hosts its annual fall festival Friday night with supper in the cafeteria from 5 to 7. The 8th grade presents the play Bobby Sox followed by crowning the King and Queen and Prince and Princess. The baby contest winner will be announced and there will be games and activities for all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Valley
Bobby Sox
Central Piedmont Faces Minor Drought Notice
The Central Piedmont region endures a minor drought with scant rainfall in recent weeks. City Lake levels have dropped. boats tied to the dock sit high and dry, illustrating the dry spell observed by farmers and lawn developers.
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Piedmont
City Lake
Dingman to Head High Point Scout District
Tomlinson School principal Dingman was named chairman of the High Point Boy Scout district committee at the annual meeting. He succeeds Dean Pruette and will begin January 1 1959. Donald E. Dahle was named vice chairman with another to be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Dingman
Tomlinson
High Point
Dingman
Dean Pruette
Donald E. Dahle
Springfield
Mass
First Methodist Church
Grange Plans Installation At Oak View
Oak View Grange will install new officers at Thursday meeting after a 7 p.m. covered dish supper. Installing will be Orvie Hayworth, past president. New officers include Master Enos C Blair Overseer Roy R Hedgecock Lecturer Mrs Jones Burns Steward E Judson Ruth Assistant steward Howard M Lamb Chaplain Mrs James Forbis Treasurer E Roy Samuel Secretary Mrs E Roy Samuel Gatekeeper Myra Haworth Seer Mrs Roy R Hedgecock Pomona Mrs Byron Haworth Flora Mrs Frank Brock Lady assistant steward Mrs Howard Payne Executive committee Howard Payne for a three year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak View Grange
Orvie Hayworth
The
Grange
Enos C. Blair
Roy R. Hedgecock
Jones Burns
E. Judson Ruth
Howard M. Lamb
James Forbis
E. Roy Samuel
Myra Haworth
Byron Haworth
Flora
Frank Brock
Howard Payne
Weather idea traced to Franklin movement observation
The encyclopedia Britannica notes that Benjamin Franklin first observed weather movement by recording a storm in Philadelphia and the next day in Boston, illustrating early meteorological insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Frankin
Philadelphia
Boston
Fire hits Thomasville Chair Company Plant T
A fire at Thomasville Chair Company's Plant T occurred at 5 o'clock this morning, confined to the roof of a saw firing room. Damages were not yet estimated. Firemen also reported two alarms at 115 College St yesterday, where an oil stove caused attic kitchen and bedroom damage, and a rekindled bird nest sparked a second blaze. The apartment was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville Chair Company
City Hall
College Street
Darrell Crawford
College St
Territory Created Oregon Territory Formation Signed by Polk
The Territory of Oregon spanning from the Rockies to the Pacific and between the 42nd and 49th parallels was created on August 14 when President Polk signed a bill that endured a southern filibuster in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territory of
Oregon
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Polk
Senate
Wachovia Directors Report Q3 1958 Increases in Deposits Loans
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company reported substantial gains in deposits loans and resources for the third quarter of 1958. End of quarter figures show resources 539 million deposits 476 million and loans 260 million up from a year earlier. The board declared a 10 cent quarterly dividend payable Nov 10.
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Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
J. Roscoe Adams
High Point Bank
John F. Watlington Jr
Winston-Salem
Watlington
Wachovia
Prayer for Today
A devotional prayer asks God to forgive neglected duties and guide the faithful through temptations toward divine promises. It pleads for mercy for moments of wandering and seeks steadfast guidance for the days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Court Grants TRO Against Penny Turning and Finishing Co
Judge F Donald Phillips ordered Penny Turning and Finishing Co to stop dust making operations in Guilford County pending trial. The order, sought by T C Godwin and Helen Godwin, directs cessation until further court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Donald Phillips
Guilford
Greensboro
Penny Turning and Finishing Co
Kivett Drive
T. C. Godwin
Helen
Godwins
Fire Prevention Talk At High Point Exchange Club
Capt. T. G. Shelton of the local fire department warned Exchangites that the United States is a top fire risk. He cited 13 000 fire deaths in 1957, with 60 percent from home fires, and detailed local causes such as oil burners electrical motors appliances and chimney flues. He noted national fire losses exceeded one billion dollars. Asst. Chief Carl Shelton introduced the speaker.
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High Point Exchange Club
T. G. Shelton
Shelton
United States
Capt
High Point
Carl Shelton
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Broyhill
Stanley Furniture Co
Stanleytown
David M. Lea & Co
Richmond
Stanley
Civitans
Capital Air Service
High Point High School
G. Nelson Moore
Direc
E. L. Walker Jr
Sunset-Montlieu
Emerywood Court
Point
H. G. Ilderton
J. B. Phillips
Guilford Street
General Assembly
High Point Enterprise
Braxton Younts
Brantley Hucks
Healthy and Safety Committee
Leo Heer
Sam Thomas
First Presbyterian Church
Barry Hyman
Israel
Gains
Masonic Temple
Keith Sedberry
Philip Fulton
Wayne Harrison
Richard Keever
Jimmy Curlee
Tom Kester
Neil Howell
L. P. Magnin
Ed Ellington
Jerry Koontz
Charles Lewis
Tommy Burton
Johnny Sherrill
Joe Trepke
Charles Crawford
John Kirkman
Kenny Kearns
A Weavil
Frank Mabre
George Haworth
Bill Uyas
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