District rally draws 1000 FHA members to High Point High
About 1,000 Future Homemakers of America students from 56 Piedmont high schools attended a district rally at Senior High School High Point. Rev. Thomas Haggai spoke on Blueprint for Action and four FHA goals amid skits by Randolph County members. District Five covers nine NC counties with 471 local chapters and 500000 nationally.
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America
Piedmont
North Carolina
Thomas Haggai
Sinsithetenes Cadhepton
Haggai
High Point
Presiae Bradner
Future Homemakers of Americas
National Organization
Alamance
Caswell
Chatham
Davidson
Forsyth
Guilford Randolph
Rockingham
Stokes
Savings Institutions to Raise Dividends Next Year
Three High Point savings and loan associations plan to increase savings dividends from 3 percent to 4 percent starting January 1. Perpetual Savings and Loan Atlantic Savings and Loan and Piedmont Savings and Loan are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Directors expect earnings to support larger dividends as loan demand remains strong.
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Savings and Loan
High Point
Perpetual Savings and Loan
Atlantic Savings and Loan
Piedmont Savings and Loan
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Accident Box Score This Week Summary
This week reports show 0 to 6 stated fatalities and 1 injury amid 625 total accidents year to date. Property loss totals $218,636 and $6,195 in unspecified yearly figures.
High Point Jaycees Aid State Bond Drive
High Point civic leaders Mrs P Hunter Delton and Tay lor Kennerly, with the Jaycees, distributed over 100 posters and school pamphlets to back a multi-issue bond election in Guilford County on October 27. Nine separate bonds totaling 34 400 000 funds state institutions including education mental hospitals community colleges and port facilities. Turnout expected light with polls open 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m.
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P. Hunter Delton
Taylor Kennerly
The
Jaycees
A. L. Meyland
Guilford County
Southport
Open House at New E S C Office in High Point
The High Point office of the Employment Security Commission will hold an open house at its new location at 400-408 N. Wrenn St. on Wednesday from 3 to 6 pm. Demonstrations of the agency’s services will be given at intervals during the afternoon.
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High Point Office
The
Employment Security Commission
Wrenn St
Public Library Plans Winter Service Expansion
High Point Public Library aims to widen its activities this winter despite a staff shortage. Chief librarian Neil F. Austin handles both a missing assistant librarian and an adult education supervisor role while reviving the adult education program and launching new offerings including Citizen Consultation and Great Decisions 1960.
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J. W. P. Mooney
High Point Public Library
Neil F. Austin
Austin
Foreign Policy Assn
State Department
Great Decisions
Pre-School Story Hour Begins at Public Library
A Story Hours program for four and five year olds starts this week at the public library on S Main Street. Sessions run 1 30 to 2 daily Monday Tuesday and Wednesday with 15 children per group. Miss Elizabeth Gurley, children's librarian, leads in the children's room. parents should call to register.
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S. Main Street
Elizabeth Gurley
Students Attend State and Southern Student Council Conventions
Delegates from Senior High School including David Williams and Carolyn Martin will attend the State Student Council Convention in Corpus Christi Texas and the Southern Convention. Williams and Miss Louise Hunter will lead a discussion on orientation of new students and group dynamics. The High Point delegation will depart tomorrow with a stop planned in New Orleans on the return.
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Durham
Southern Student Council
Corpus Christi
Texas
Onvention Council
Louise Hunter
Joyce Groome
Gary Gregg
Charlie Shapard
David Williams
Carolyn Martin
Williams
Upvention
Miss Hunter
High Point
New Orleans
Moralizing Teen Flicks Stir Debate On Censorship
A 1940s critic reviews a new wave of teen oriented Grade B films stressing delinquency and morals. He analyzes Girls Town and similar plots where reckless youths face down consequences then adopt virtue, probing the films' real impact on teenagers and parents alike.
Boy injured by rocket explosion in local incident
Fourteen year old Joe Foust of 201% College Street suffered second degree burns after a homemade rocket fueled with white gunpowder sulphur and lighter fluid exploded on W Broad Street behind American Supply Co. He was hospitalized at High Point Memorial in satisfactory condition. Firefighters say the device was more bomb than rocket and could have blinded the boy. authorities investigate and Father says fuel components were for school experiments with consent.
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Cape Canaveral
Joe Foust
College Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Joe
W. Broad Street
American Supply Co
R. L. Foust
Carl Shelton
Shelton
Central Training Session for Baptist Association Ministers
A training session for Sunday School teachers and officers from 31 Central Baptist Association churches will be held at Green Street Baptist Church this week. Sessions run 7 15 to 9 15 each evening with two 45 minute classes and a general session. Directors are Fd Kissiah and Rev D P Brooks. Instructors include Rev Mr Brooks Mrs Myra Motley Marshall E Hargrave and others. Special library building and AV conferences led by Miss Sue Eller Rev L L Morgan and Rev L J Morriss.
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Green Street Baptist Church
Central Baptist Association
Fd Kissiah
D. P. Brooks
Raleigh
State Convention Sunday School
Brooks
Myra Motley
Marshall E. Hargrave
E. L. Spivey
May Bomar
David Lee
Herman Ihley
C. R. Hinton
Sue Eller
L. L. Morgan
L. J. Morriss
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Future Homemakers
FHA
Sonja Ann Hut
Memakers Ton
Jamestown
Pat Baldwin
Gibsonville
Brenda Carroll
Bertie Mendenhall
Ledford
Janet Teague
High Point Jaycees
Public Library
U. S. State Department
U. S. National Commission For the United Nations
National Commission
High Point Enterprise
Forrest
Hollywood
D P. Brooks
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