Furniture Market Opens With Record Attendee Orders
Exhibitors report a banner day at the Southern Furniture Exposition with over 1500 registrations and buyers poised to place large orders. The market shows recovery from a mild two year slump as designers push higher quality, with many firms booked into February and new color trends evident in bedroom suites and bookcase beds. Increased attendance extends to Lenoir, Hickory, Morganton, and Drexel.
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Lenoir
Hickory
Morganton
Drexel
Civitans Hear Report From Pat Peacock
Pat Peacock, High Point community ambassador, told Civitans about life in Germany after a two month Jaycees sponsored visit. She described Mannheim reconstruction, limited youth mobility, lower living standards, and education restrictions, with Jaycees noting upcoming Ladies Night and club projects.
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Germany
America
Pat Peacock
High Point
Civitans
Miss Peacock
Jaycees
Mannheim
United States
John Haworth
The
Reese Felts
Charlie Risch
Bill Beaver
Ed Silver
L. C. Williams
Arch Richardson
Harry Brockman
Certificate awarded to Piedmont Cigar Co. buyer
John L. Cox Jr. of Piedmont Cigar Co. received a certificate for completing the Wholesaler's Management Institute at the University of North Carolina The week long program was sponsored by the North Carolina Wholesaler's Association and the North Carolina Distributive Education Service.
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John L. Cox Jr
Piedmont Cigar Co
Prayer for T S DAY from Baker Pearle Bethel A M E
A prayer asking eternal God to unlock death's mystery and grant courage and insight. It seeks freedom from fear and vision to trust in the refuge of saints, ending with a brief blessing from Baker Pearle of Bethel A M E Church in Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Baker Pearle
Kansas City
Bethel A. M. E
Three-Car Collision Injures Three On Highway 29
A morning crash on Highway 29 in Jamestown injured High Point residents J. M. Fritz and his wife and Lexington resident Mrs. Cc. F. Conrad. The mishap near Blackwelder's Barbecue caused over $2,000 in damages to three vehicles.
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Jamestown
High Point
Lexington
J. M. Fritz
Lindsay St
Cc. F. Conrad
Fritz
Conrad
Memorial Hospital
Blackwelder
Little Theater Group Schedules Meeting Tonight
The High Point Little Theater plans a general meeting at 8 pm in the YMCA second floor assembly room to discuss membership drive and next month’s first production. President Marian West expects committee members and attendees to join. The cast of Out of The Frying Pan rehearses its third session in the basement workshop.
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High Point Little Theater Group
General Assembly
YMCA
Little Theater
Marian West
Police Captain Resting Better After Seizure
Capt J R Teague veteran traffic officer suffered a heart attack in Raleigh while accompanying Police Chief Stoker and others to an FBI graduates meeting. He was admitted to Central Prison hospital and later moved to High Point Memorial Hospital in improved condition.
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J. R. Teague
Raleigh
C. C. Stoker
FBI
Central Prison Hospital
High Point
High Point Memorial Hospital
Group backs High Point blue law in Sunday closing vote
A joint meeting of High Point ministers United Church Women and a citizens committee affirmed the current Sunday closing ordinance. They urged public consultation before any future amendments and warned that Sabbath observance is vital to the community’s character.
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Iton
High Point
High Point Minis
Ters Association
United Church Women
Special Citizens Committee
Citizens Committee
Sale of Yule Trees Slated By Y's Men
The Y's Men Club discussed plans for its annual Christmas tree sale and advertising. Proceeds support YMCA youth programs. Volunteers were sought for handicapped children swimming classes during a two week period.
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Y's Men's Club
Bob Allen
YMCA
George Dixon
Dixon
Y's Men's World
Bob Snider
Deane To Speak At Democratic Rally In Thomasville
Rep. C. B. Deane of Rockingham, seeking re election in the eighth district, will headline a Democratic rally Thursday night at the courthouse in City Hall Thomasville Township Chairman R F Van Landingham announced Judge Hubert Olive county Democratic chair will attend and address voters Practically all candidates will be on hand and the public is invited
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Thomasville
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
City Hall
R. F
van Landingham
Hubert Olive
Democratic Executive Committee
H Bomb Victims May Be Released
Asahi reports about half of the 22 crewmen from the Lucky Dragon may be released from hospital soon with the rest to follow later this year. Doctors say most survivors can take light exercise, and one additional crewman died last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Asahi
Pacific
Board to hear petitions on duplex use
The city board of adjustment will hear two variance requests to permit duplexes in industrial zones. G. D. Joyner seeks a duplex at 809 Mangum, and Mrs. Bessie W. Peace wants a duplex on Burton Street. The board will also decide on J. E. Jennings who seeks to enclose the ground floor of a Barbee Street garage apartment. A Piedmont Natural Gas Company installation for a gas regulator on North Hamilton Street is pending drawings.
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Board of Adjustment
G. D. Joyner
Mangum
Bessie W. Peace
Route 2
Trinity
Burton St
J. E. Jennings
Barbee St
Adjustment Board
Piedmont Natural Gas Co
N. Hamilton St
Proposed Amendment No 3 Would Deny Guilford Equal Voice In Legislature
The piece explains Amendment No 3 would limit state senate representation to one senator per county, targeting Guilford and Mecklenburg. It notes current apportionment favors populous counties and suggests the change could block reapportionment, reducing Guilford’s influence in the General Assembly.
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Guilford
Senate
Assembly
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Mecklenburg
Rowan
Cabarrus
Ffax
Scattered Showers Forecast as Clouds Persist Through Tonight
Partly cloudy skies this afternoon may bring scattered showers this afternoon and evening. Overcast conditions expected tonight with clearing by Thursday. Temperatures rise to 76 today then fall to 66 tomorrow with a low around 52 tonight.
Area Safety Unit to Hear Neal Bowman
Dr. Neal Bowman, NAM staff speaker, will address the fall meeting of the Central Piedmont Safety Council tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the Proximity Branch of Cone Memorial YMCA in Greensboro. About 300 will attend hosted by Cone Mills with Pete Lea presiding.
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Neal Bowman
National Association of Manufacturers
Central Piedmont Safety Council
Cone Memorial Ymca
Greensboro
Wallace Bourne
Cone Mills Corp
Cone Mills
Pete Lea
United Furniture Corp
Lexington
Bourne
Guilford
Forsyth
Davidson
Davie
Iredell
Randolph
Rockingham
Stokes
Surry
Yadkin
Bowman
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
Rutgers University
NAM
School of Business and Public Administration
States Differ on School Entry Age
All states require children to start school at age six, seven, or eight, with the exact starting age varying by state law and policy.
Oak Hill churches approve disaster relief cooperative plan
Ten churches in the Oak Hill District approved a cooperative program to coordinate disaster aid with the Oak Hill School District community. An executive committee was formed and a permanent chairman will be elected. Donations totaled 150 cash and 400 in lumber for the Houston Blakely home reconstruction.
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Fairmont Park
Albertson Rd
People's Methodist Church
Church of the Nazarene
Church of God
Ward St. Methodist Church
Oak Hill Friends
Church of God of Prophecy
Hilliard Memorial Baptist
Lord's Tabernacle
Oak Hill
Conley
Alexander
Houston Blakely
Blakely
84-Hour Week Ordered For Patrolmen
The local highway patrol adopts 12 hour shifts and seven day weeks through the weekend to curb rising accident rates. Commissioner Ed Scheidt launches Operation Four Horsemen as football weekend traffic swells. Sgt. W S McKinney says all leaves are cancelled and patrols run at full staffing for five days. A Raeigh report notes full use of men and equipment. The piece also mentions a demonstration of the world’s first airborne radar set for commercial planes to chart safer routes in heavy weather.
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Ed Scheidt
W. S. McKinney
Raeigh
Local defendant gets six months on roads for gun assault and flight
Lonnie Roseboro, 29, of 1207 Furlough St, found guilty of two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest after grabbing a pistol during a struggle with officers June past. He escaped custody, fired, but no one was hit, and was recaptured with aid of a fire department searchlight. Also sentenced today a separate liquor and drunkenness case involving Leroy Poteat and Gurney Smith, with Poteat fined $20 plus costs and the car seized. Mary Lee Jackson ordered to repay $50 after larceny of money from a woman. all defendants listed with addresses 713 Fairview St.
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Lonnie Roseboro
Roseboro
Robinson
Ferguson
Capias
Roseburo
Pomona
ABC
Leroy Poteat
Leonard St
Poteat
James Young
E. Washngton St
Young
Gurney Smith
Washington St
Mary Lee Jackson
O. C. Thompson
Fairview St
Driver Jailed After Hitting Auto Twice
Lu ther Monroe Carrick, 46, of 611 Willowbrook St., was charged with driving drunk after his car struck a parked vehicle twice in a Mangum Ave lot near E Russell St. The parked car belonged to John Edward Peeler. Damages totaled about 100 dollars.
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Luther Monroe Carrick
Willowbrook St
Mangum Ave
E. Russell St
Carrick
Carl Franklin Brown
Brown
Ruth Newsome McDaniel
Homestead Ave
John Edward Peeler
Realty Transfers in High Point Township and Nearby Areas
A series of property transfers recorded in High Point Township and adjacent lands. D S Hedgecock and wife transfer to M R Buchanan and wife a Charboak Heights lot. W R Burgess and wife to G W Guyer and wife two College Park lots. James B Godwin and wife to John Royster Thurman Jr a wife a Hayworth lot. J Alton Stanford and others to Richard F Carter and wife Golfcrest lot. Jeddy Smith and wife to Everett F Wall and wife two A S Newton Sr lots land. A T Smith and wife to Everett F Wall and wife two A S F Wall three A S Newton St land. Joe Hamilton Smith to Julian B White and wife Hayworth lot. J Robert Connor and wife to Norbert J Burger and wife Jamestown Township lot. Aaron Burns and wife to Henry G Lackey and wife Oakdale Mitchell Grove Rd lot. Henry G Lackey and wife to S H Peters and wife Oakdale Mitchell Grove Rd lot.
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High Point Township
D. S. Hedgecock
M. R. Buchanan
Charboak Heights
W. R. Burgess
G. W. Guyer
College Park
James B. Godwin
John Royster Thurman Jr
Hayworth
J. Alton Stanford
Richard F. Carter
Golfcrest
Jeddy Smith
Everett F. Wall
A. S. Newton Sr
A. T. Smith
Everett F Wall
A. S. Newton St
Joe Hamilton Smith
Julian B White
J. Robert Connor
Norbert J. Burger
Jamestown Township
Aaron Burns
Henry G. Lackey
Oakdale
Mitchell Grove
S. H. Peters
Annexation Petition Approved In High Point North Edge
The planning and zoning commission unanimously approved a 2.3 acre annexation proposed by Charles and Ed Mendenhall and J B Turner. The plan, between Forest Ave and Tabor St, aims for nine residential lots with eight undeveloped, and moves to City Council with expected support after a public hearing. The panel also set a joint realtors meeting to discuss an off street parking ordinance and approved subdivision revisions on Dayton St for a new housing project.
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High Point
Planning and Zoning Commission
Charles
Ed Mendenhall
J. B. Turner
Forrest Ave
Tabor St
Planning Commission
Co Ions
Dayton St
Annexation Approved In Thomasville First City Expansion In 50 Years
Thomasville City Council approved annexing about 10 acres on Welborn Street for a housing project by Fred Young, marking the first expansion in five decades. Officials anticipate more property joining the city this year, as residents in Wallcliffe Park and Erwin Heights push for annexation.
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Thomasville
Welborn St
Fred Young
Young
Wallcliff Park
Erwin Heights
Gentry addresses Jamestown Rotary on Domes tic Relations Court
Judge Gordon Gentry explained the county Domest ic Relations Court to Jamestown Rotary Club. President Kenneth Miller chaired the session which approved a donkey basketball charity game at Jamestown School Slum to be held in the first week with club participation. Visitors included John Rogers of Bristol VA Jack Rock and Lake Kyle Lewis.
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Jamestown
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Concord
Clarence Walter Haley
Delk Dr
Patrick
Haley
Fight For New Blue Law
Y’s Men
Deane
Forrest Cates Enterprise
Piedmonters
Poe
Supreme Court
Board of Paroles
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Oak Hill Committee
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