High Point's Young Leader James M Woollen Profile
James Millikan Woollen, born in Winston-Salem, rises as a leading High Point professional. As plant manager at Southern Die Casting and Engineering and former Adams-Millis employee, he blends engineering, military reserve duties, and church and civic service into a notable career arc in High Point.
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Pete Gibson
James Millikan
Woollen
Winston-Salem
High Point
Southern Die Casting and Engineering
Adams-Millis Corp
Junius Wesley
Ruth Millikan Woollen
Kernersville
Hillcrest Dr
Little Red
Ray Street
State College
Raleigh
Adams-Millis
Southern Die Casting
Adams- Millis
The Wage-Wasters Editorial on Featherbedding and Labor
The piece argues featherbedding grew from worker gains in hard times but now wastes wages as technology and productivity rise. It critiques unions for maintaining dissatisfaction to gain concessions and questions the 35 hour week and broader union power amid rising costs and prices.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Chicago
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
Criticism on Law Enforcement And Labor Views
A reader laments slow police action on a bicycle theft and argues for prompt justice. The second letter defends Bible translation efforts and warns against antitranslation zeal. An op-ed urges a return to basic economics to avoid a corporate or all owning state, questioning wage and profit aims for Americans.
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Mike Quill
Transport Workers Union
U. S
White House
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Roaming the Piedmont The End of the Vacation
A personal column recalls a Myrtle Beach trip spoiled only by a torn deck chair canvas. The writer notes rain returning home and critiques careless drivers. Cloud formations over the Piedmont inspire admiration, while a High Point school principal recounts a defiant first grader then thriving. The Randleman Boosters Club advances stadium work with fertilizing and lime and volunteer labor.
North Carolina Rising Through Education and Industry
The Christian Science Monitor correspondent Robert Nelson reports North Carolina’s decade of change in education industry and race relations. He highlights educational renovation under Gov. Terry Sanford, 18 industrial education centers, a shift from agriculture to manufacturing, and the Research Triangle as key assets. The piece notes government integrity and desegregation progress, concluding with Gov. Sanford’s view that the South is rising through education industry commerce and agriculture.
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North Carolina
Robert Nelson
The
Christian Science Monitor
Nelson
Terry Sanford
Duke University
State College
University of North Carolina
Research Triangle Park
Gov
Sanford
South
Union
Thomasville Crime Rate Down Inspires Urban Renewal Hearing
In Thomasville Mayor Handley cites a calmer crime year and notes most major crimes were solved in the prior period. A public hearing at 6 30 p m Thursday will discuss urban renewal with City Council support but possible opposition. Police Chief Shore hints at a crew cut. A Policeman's Ball is planned for October 12 with Halo and Daniels orchestras to aid club-house construction.
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Thomasville
George L. Handley
Paul Shore
The
Jaycees
Police Club
Halo
Pat and
Arnie Halo
High Point
Pat
Arnie
Billy Daniels
Wes Daniels
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James M. Woollen
Army
Army Infantry School
Ft. Benning
Sarah Elizabeth Warren
Wilmington
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Mortar Tactics Institute
Army Reserves
Co. L
518Th Inf. Regt
Co. E
518Th Regt
BCT
Southern
James
Snow Studio
All America
New York City
Enterprise
Driver
God
J. B. Phillips
Cotton Mather
Hell
Jonathan Edwards
Heaven
John Calvin
Adam Thomason
Myrtle Beach
George
Piedmont
Abbotts Creek
Randleman Boosters Club
Braxton
Robert
Davidson County
City Hall
Bonnie
Jordan
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