High Point Area Survey Promotes Regional Economic Stability
Edward V. Mitchell reports on a four page High Point chamber of commerce brochure detailing three divisions markets materials and labor. The survey asserts the High Point centered region offers strong markets with high income and productive farming, abundant raw materials including timber cotton and tobacco, and a fast road and rail network linking to major national markets.
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High Point
Frank Sizemore
Sizemore
North Carolina Church Council Sets Tuesday Meeting
The North Carolina Council of Churches annual meeting will be held at First Presbyterian Church in this city on Tuesday September 13 with more than 250 ministers and church representatives expected. Registration opens 9 30 a m at the host church followed by luncheon tickets and program events including a 10 20 a m business session and workshops led by Dr Forest C Weir and Miss Sara Little.
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North Carolina
State Council of Church Women
C. E. Todd
First Presbyterian Church
C. E. Sheloff
Council of Church Women
Mabel Head
New York City
Forest C. Weir
Atlanta
State Council of Churches
Sara Little
Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Reservations
Cafeteria Directors Named in High Point Schools
High Point to launch its 13th school lunch program next Wednesday for thousands of pupils and teachers with noon opening day hours on Tuesday. Prices 5 to 10 cents, unchanged since last June. List of cafeteria managers for 1949 1950 includes Mrs Meeta Jackson at Senior High and Mrs Ethel C Cobb at William Penn High among others.
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High Point
Meeta Jackson
H. S. Coffield
Ada Blair
Ea M. T. Hicks
New
Brentwood
G. C. Loflin
Cloverdale
H. R. Williams
Elm Street
Eleanor Clifton
Emma _ Blair
S. T. Buie
Johnson Street
R. A. She
Millis Family Funds Mary Lewis Millis Scholarship at High Point
H. A. Millis announces the Mary Lewis Millis scholarship at High Point College in honor of his wife. Miss Mary Lee Richardson of Climax is the first recipient for 1949 50, with Mrs Millis assisting in yearly selections. The fund aims to cover full college expenses between 600 and 650 dollars annually, adjustable if recipients contribute. The scholarship is planned to be permanent, with annual renewal rights reserved by the Millis couple.
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Mary Lewis Millis
High Point College
H. A. Millis
Dennis H. Cooke
Mary Lee Richardson
Climax
Cooke
Millis Long
Bids Sought For High Point Y M C A Beginning
High Point plans a new Y M C A estimated at 650000 dollars with ground breaking hoped for around November 1. Architects Voorhees and Everhart present an altered addition blending parts of the current Main and East Russell street property. Bids are invited with a bid opening September 27 and final award set for October 27.
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Main and
Russell Streets
High Point
Point
Voorhees and Everhart
Amos Kearns
Nathan Ayers
Buildin Committee
Sheraton
Main Street
Russell Street
Graf Zeppelin Stays Afloat Breaking World Record Flight
Graf Zeppelin completed the round the world flight in 20 days four hours and 18 minutes landing at Friedrichshafen Germany to extend the record ahead of the return. Hoover marks half year in office reviewing policy stances and party reorganizations while Stimson warns on naval equality talks. Edison shows improving pneumonia despite illness and a motorcycle patrolman suffers a brain concussion during a chase. The car’s driver remains in custody on assault charges.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hoover
Thomas A. Edison
Neumonia
Guilford General Hospital
Ben R. Lowe
Lowe
Bond
Get Away From It All Is Labor Day Theme Here
Labor Day will be celebrated in High Point with festive events, street parades, and public speeches marking the long-standing local tradition of gala summer closings and community celebration tomorrow.
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High Point
Leslie Boyd to Speak At Red Cross Board Meeting
Leslie R. Boyd, state relations officer of the American Red Cross, will deliver the principal talk at the High Point Red Cross chapter board meeting Tuesday. Boyd, who began in 1942, has served in multiple Red Cross roles and affiliated with several regional organizations in North Carolina. The piece also notes Labor Day observances and holiday closures across local businesses and government offices.
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Leslie R. Boyd
American Red Cross
High Point Red Cross
Boyd
Camp and Hospital Council
Middle Tennessee
Southeastern
Atlanta
Red Cross
North Carolina
Raleigh
North Carolina Conference For Social Service
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina Recreation Society
American Recreation Society
North Carolina Good Health Council
Blue Ridge Conference For Southern Social Work
North Carolina Advisory Committee
Centre College of Kentucky
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
Knights of Labor
Outstanding Labor Organization of the Day
Merchants Association
E Post Office
Employment Boost Signals Healthier High Point Job Market
Ralph Miller of the local employment office reports rising job openings and more hiring in High Point, with shortages in knitters and growing demand for upholsterers. August placements reach 292, aided by a surge in hosiery referrals and manufacturing roles, while applications declined from July.
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Ralph Miller
Miller
High Point
North Carolina
School Trip Fare Reduction Starts Next Tuesday
Duke Power will begin selling four ride strips for 25 cents to public and parochial school children from first through twelfth grade on regular school days during the 1949-50 term. The change applies to bus routes in designated times 7 30 a. m. to 4 30 p. m. and will be sold by local drivers. Kindergarten and college students are excluded.
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Duke Power Company
State Utilities Commission
Hal Davis
Duke Power
Fuel Oil Cheaper This Year Says High Point Vendors
Oil firms in High Point report heating fuel costs this year will be lower than in 1948 with No 1 grade at 13.10 per hundred gallons and No 2 grade at 12.20. They urge customers to fill tanks early to avoid shortages during the first big freeze and note demand will remain steady.
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High Point
High Point City Schools Announce 39 New Teachers
Superintendent Charles F. Carroll announced the 1949 50 teaching roster for the new school session beginning September 6. The list includes 39 teachers new to the system with eight to ten additions in total, a typical annual figure.
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High Point City
Charles F. Carroll
Supt. Carroll
Police Urge Caution As School Opens In High Point
City and county schools begin the 1949 50 term as Captain J R Teague Traffic Division outlines safety rules for motorists near schools playgrounds and residential areas Be alert for children bicycles tricycles skaters and scooters as new patrol supplies are distributed and a Save a Child Month proclamation is issued by Mayor Bailey.
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J. R. Teague
Teague
Set
J. O. Pike
W. F
Bill) Bailey
Truman
High Point
North Carolina
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Edward V. Mitchell
North Carolina Church Council
By W. A. Bmins
By Harry Hondros
Hitler
Great Britain
Republican Party
Stimson
U. S
Britain
France
Poland
War Ministry
Joe Brown
Enterprise
Leslie Boyd
Fred Flagler, JR
State Employment Service
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