August Building Slump Noted In Point With Permits
Point's building activity slowed in August with only 348,603 dollars in building and repair permits issued, a sharp drop from 1958's 1,842,736 dollars. Non residential permits fell to 173,100 while new residence permits topped 108,300. residential repairs rose to 58,008, and non residential repairs to 9,200. Reed Construction Co. won a 20,000 dollar Hudson Studios project on W Broad Street. A 12 room apartment building permit for 8,000 dollars was issued to W W Horton at 212 Beamon Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Strange
Strange
Reed Construction Co
W. Broad Street
Hudson Studios
W. W. Horton
Beamon St
Glass Firm Promotes Local Man
Vann A. Nealeans assistant manager for Pitts burgh Plate Glass Co. Roanoke branch promoted from High Point where he served since January 1958. A Birmingham native and former Florence Alabama manager he moved to Roanoke with his wife Elizabeth and two sons and plans to relocate soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vann A. Nealeans
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Villa
Nealeans
Roanoke
Birmingham
North Carolina State College
High Point
Nealans
First Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth
Arbordale Dr
Minor Fires Keep Fire Dept. Busy
Three minor fires were reported to the High Point Fire Department yesterday. An electric spray left running in the Center Theater basement at 141 S. Main St. sparked a small fire on a cardboard table cover. No serious damage. At 9:28 a.m. a duplex at 217 Elm St. had an appliance motor burn out with no further damage. occupants include M. R. Roach. A gas stove caused a blaze at 410 Harrison St. at 2:49 p.m. Firefighters shut gas off at the meter. some damage noted to the building owned by C. C. Parks and occupied by William Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Center Theater
S. Main St
Elm St
M. R. Roach
Harrison St
C. C. Parks
William Watts
Labor Day traffic drive ends in injury at checkpoint
High Point Jaycees Slow Down and Live effort at a 311 South overpass checkpoint led to Ronnie Levine, 26, of Eaton Place, being struck by a car driven by Odessa Alderman of Gibsonville. Levine suffered a dislocated shoulder and bruised hip, with officers noting initial unclear fault and potential charges yet to be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Jaycees
Ronnie Levine
Eaton Place
Odessa Alderman
Gibsonville
The
Jaycees
State Highway Patrol
311 South
Weather Outlook Shows Scattered Thunder Showers
The forecast calls for widely scattered thunder showers tonight and tomorrow afternoon and evening. Through Thursday expect partly cloudy skies, warm and humid conditions with ongoing scattered showers. Highs near 85 today and 86 tomorrow, with tonight’s low around 63. rainfall varied from light in High Point to heavy in Mocksville yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
High Point
Mocksville
Safecrackers Foiled by Tear Gas at Thomason Chevrolet
Police report burglars attempted to break into Thomason Chevrolet on Memorial Park Drive over the weekend. Entry was gained through a rear window and a tear gas bomb inside the safe forced them to flee as gas seeped out. No valuables were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomason Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Laboray
Memorial Park Drive
Three Jailed by Special Court Hearings
Three defendants bound over to Superior Court in a special Municipal Court session aimed at reducing jail crowding after the Labor Day weekend. Joseph D. Hales of Concord faces larceny charges and a five month road sentence with $1500 bond. Wilbert Dishaman of Friendship and L. C. Liles of Tate Street face multiple counts with varied bond and fines. John Koontz of Charlotte received suspended sentences totaling seven months plus $105 in fines and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Haworth
Joseph D. Hales
Concord
L. C. Liles
Tate Street
Wilbert Dishaman
Friendship
Hales
Young Dishman
John Koontz
Charlotte
Colored News Committee Meets at William Penn High
The Executive Committee of the High Point Unit NCTA will meet Wednesday at 7 PM in William Penn High auditorium. The group includes officers, past president, principals, CTA president, new committee chairs, and building representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Unit
NCTA
William Penn High School
CTA
H. L. Forbes
Replacement Sought For Grace Church
Grace Lutheran Church in Thompsville plans to seek a new pastor after Rev. Jack Smith resigns to lead St Marks Lutheran in Asheville. Smith, a Rowan County native, will replace Rev Bernard Trexler now in Texas. He came to Thompsville three years ago last July and holds degrees from Lenoir Rhyne College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Council of
Grace Lutheran Church
Jack Smith
Smith
St. Marks Lutheran Church
Asheville
Bernard Trexler
Texas
Rowan County
Landis High School
Lenoir Rhyne College
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
Top Rotarian Harold Tahana Thomas to Visit High Point
Harold Tahana Thomas of Auckland New Zealand furniture maker and Rotary International president will visit the High Point Rotary Club in November. Local club president Jack Rochelle received confirmation from Rotary District Governor Spurgeon Edwards. Date is pending. Invitations were extended by the High Point club Southern Furniture Exhibition Building officials Mayor Jess Washburn and Governor Luther Hodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Tahana Thomas
Auckland
New Zealand
Rotary International
High Point Rotary Club
Jack Rochelle
Spurgeon Edwards
Rotary
Thomas
North Carolina
Rotary Club
High Point Club
Southern Furniture Exposition
Jess Washburn
Luther Hodges
Man Charged in Assault and Property Damage Case
Mowery, of Terrell Drive, admitted kicking a car and breaking a side mirror, window, and dented door. He faces assault with a deadly weapon and malicious damage charges after posting 300 bond for a Sept 23 Municipal Court hearing. The Howards remain charged with malicious damage and posted 100 bond for the same date appearance. Other arrests include Charles Verdell 30 charged with assault on a female with 100 bond. M P Moore 19 charged with carrying a concealed weapon and 200 bond for Sept 25. A night break in at Friendly Sandwich Shop on S Hamilton Street reports two cartons of cigarettes and a small radio stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peguese
Short Street
Fairview Street
Fairview
Eddie Colman
Elwood Street
Colman
Terrell Drive
Mowery
Wagner
The
Howards
Charles Verdell
Kivett Drive
Sally Craft
Harrison Street
Pal M. Moore
Winston-Salem
S. Hamilton Street
Owen-Spivey Reunion at Dover Baptist Church
The Owen-Spivey reunion will be held at Dover Baptist Church near Star on Sunday at 11 a.m. A church dinner will follow the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen-Spivey
Dover Baptist Church
Star
Prayer for TODAY Youth Return to Classrooms
A brief prayer asks Almighty God to grant eager minds to students and openness to new ideas as schools reopen. It asks guidance for teachers to be taught by Thee through Jesus the Master Teacher. Read by Hoover Rupert of First Methodist Church in Ann Arbor Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus
Hoover Rupert
Ann Arbor
Mich
First Methodist Church
Boundary Changes Favor High Point Jamestown Split
The Board of County Commissioners tentatively approves redrawing the High Point Jamestown Township line to follow High Point’s eastern boundary, with petitions and possible hearings required for residents. A revised precinct map would create 19 city precincts, moving part of High Point Township to Precinct 20, affecting voting and tax rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point
Jamestown
Board of County Commissioners
Arthur Utley
County Elections Board
County Board
High Point Township
Democratic Executive Committee
Utley
Local Republic
General Assembly
Third Year Educational TV Series Resumes in North Carolina
The third year of a North Carolina educational TV series began with Gov. Luther Hodges and Dr. Dean Pruette announcing a five day schedule of instruction from 9 a.m. Teachers will lecture to students via six commercial stations including WBT TV and WSOC in Charlotte and other outlets. the project, led by Charles W. Phillips, received $25,000 from the General Assembly and additional Ford Foundation funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Pruette
Luther Hodges
Wunc-Tv
State College
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Hodges
Pruette
Charles W. Phillips
Charles Carroll
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Robert E. Lee
Federal Communications Commission
Phillips
Dobson
Wbt-Tv
Charlotte
WECT
Wilmington
WNCT
Greenville
Wsjs-Tv
Winston-Salem
Wsoc-Tv
WITN
Washington
N.C
North Carolina General Assembly
Ford Foundation
Oak View Lions Club Dinner on Real Estate Investments
Alton Stanford of Curtis Smithdeal Inc spoke on investments in real estate at the Oak View Lions Club dinner held in the Oak View School cafeteria. George Ingold presided. Ray Bottoms announced final plans for the White Cane Sale with pledges requested. The next meeting, a steak supper at Ray Williard’s home, is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Stanford
Curtis Smithdeal Inc
Oak View Lions Club
Stanford
Oak View School
Paul Shaver
George Ingold
Ray Bottoms
Oak View
Ray Williard
Couple Injured In Kennedy Road Crash Near Fair Grove
Ernest Lawson 48 of High Point and Maggie Sawyer of High Point were injured when their car skidded 380 feet and hit an embankment at Kennedy Road near Fuller Mill Road. Both were treated at City Memorial and High Point Memorial hospitals. Lawson faces reckless driving charges and Mrs Sawyer faces public drumnenness charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Ernest Lawson
Maggie Sawyer
High Point
Kennedy Road
Fair Grove
City Memorial Hospital
High Point Memorial Hospital
Fuller Mill Road
Lawson
J. C. Green and Son
Sawyer
Bond Sale For Schools Is Okayed
Greensboro area officials approved a 7 million dollar school bond sale planned for spring 1960, with 1 million in short term notes and renewal of 6 million on notes. They also appointed three members to the John Motley Morehead Memorial Commission to purchase and restore the Morehead homeplace in Greensboro as a shrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Hugh Ross
Ross
High Point
Hodges
John Motley Morehead
Morehead
Keely Institute For Rehabilitation of
Weto
William G. Ragsdale Jr
Jamestown
Pierce C. ‘Rucker
Company Unaffected By Strike Progress Report
The UFWA says no contract exists after a yearlong bargaining period with the company. Union reps claim workers left jobs due to offers, while the company defends its stance as reasonable and inflexible. management notes no violence and that truck lines are supplying service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ufwa International
Ed McCrea
Ng Gee
McCrea
Tuska
Ste
Sonn
Lamb seeks postponement of hearing on dismissal appeal
Charles R. Lamb a Guilford County soil conservationist ousted last May seeks a postponement of an 8:30 Thursday appeal hearing. He says he was not notified in time to contact witnesses after the June review upheld the charges by the State Soil Conservation Office. If the board again upholds, he may appeal to the Civil Service Commission in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Lamb
Guilford County
Lamb
State Soil Conservation Service Office
Soil Conservation Commission
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Glass Firm
Armstrong Park
Green Street
High Point Enterprise
Jaycee
Levine
John Peguese
Colored News
Acme Lodge
Charles Carver
Lester Hall
Goldsboro
Lillie Sims
Agnes Saunders
James Hall
Arlington
Hairlip
F. O. Bass
Spencer
Grace Church
Man
Jamestown Town
Herbert Wood
Oak View Club
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