Gilbert Gray Named Bassett Showroom Head Designer
High Point interior designer Gilbert Gray leaves Alderman Studios after 27 years and becomes head stylist for Bassett Furniture Industries. He will lead interior design for a new 1.5 million showroom between High Point and Thomasville, with over 100 display settings. Gray, born in High Point, studied architecture at NC State and Richmond Professional Institute, later directing 16 designers at Alderman's. He has long been active in local arts groups and church music.
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Viet Nam War Outlook and Duke Yadkin License Debate
An editor’s outlook argues the Vietnam War shows progress with U S forces and rising counter intelligence, while Vietcong suppression and public weariness shape Washington’s strategy. A reader questions Duke Power’s Duke Yadkin River dam license, urging clear action from Duke President W B McGuire and disclosure to North Carolina citizens.
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Resisting Best and Worst in Senate Civil Rights Debate
Quotes from Dr. Alan N. Howard on health and from General Ulrich de Maiziere on obedience clash with a Mississippi senator James Eastland during a judiciary committee debate. The civil rights issue exposes divides within leadership as attitudes toward duty and humanity are tested.
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Roaming the Piedmont Impressions on jaywalking enforcement
A local column notes gendarmerie anti-jaywalking efforts on W High Street as three girls test the crosswalk. One refrains then jokes about tickets, while two cross and return via Knox Bridge. The piece blends humor with street observations and reader notes on language.
Readers respond to editorial on Klan at state fair
Ruth Pilcher of 414 E Dayton Ave thanks the editor while recalling a 1920s incident at a state fair. She questions prayers for those who harmed others and reflects on race and violence in the news.
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Rent Everything Era Reaches High Point Markets
Sunday Accent reports a surge in rentals across many sectors as the furniture market opens in High Point. Americans now rent private planes, limousines, mink stores, and even submarines for parties, with cost savings and convenience driving demand for tools, furniture, appliances, and entertainment goods.
Thomasville considers new City Memorial Hospital expansion
Davidson dateline reports hospital trustees have not announced plans yet but community backing could fuel a $1 million fund drive to enlarge City Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Administrator John Salmon praised recent improvements as planners weigh future needs alongside patient care. In unrelated notes a waitress mislabels radio as RCA and a new dog shaped postman biscuit is advertised. Two local youths convicted of breaking and entering in Davidson County received sentences in Lexington but escaped Friday.
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