S Main Project Slated by City Officials at Sheraton Hotel
City officials and civic leaders met at the Sheraton to outline S Main Street widening plans set for completion by Oct 1. State funding covers most costs as Main links a highway, with discussions on N Main and by passes to follow in 1961.
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Sheraton Hotel
S. Main
Babcock
Russell Street
Springdale Avenue
Main Street
N. Main
High Point
N.o
Kernersville Road
311
High Point, Thomasville and
Denton Railroad
William F. Babcock
State Highway Department
Improved facility gains approval for City Lake Park additions
Parks and Recreation Commission authorizes a new fishing dock and hut at City Lake Park after noting the old dock was nearly washed away and rotted. A parking area for eight to ten cars will be built near the dock, plus a small office. bids for a $32,000 Wall Street Recreation Center are planned for Sept. 15 with bids opened Sept. 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks and Recreation Commission
City Lake Park
Commission
Jesse Taylor
Taylor
Ae Eee
Fred Ruppenthal
J. J. Ellington
Wall Street Recreation Center
Dale Montgomery
Reitzel
Dick White
Ellington
Harwell
Goldston
Ada Blair
Armstrong
Oak Hill
Johnson Street
Montheu Parks
Ruppenthal
City Lake Pool
Bill Williams
City Lake
Kirkman Park
McCain Park
Washington Terrace Park
Photography Firm to Move Here This Year
Ground was broken yesterday for a new $20,000 building with Reed Construction Co. of Thomasville as general contractor. Hudson says the plant will be completed in late October and start with eight employees, rising to 25. Point is valued as a plant location this year.
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Reed Construction Co
Thomasville
Hudson
Optimists Plan Ladies Night and Visits
The High Point Optimist Club raised 50 dollars for its Ladies Night program at a Sept 22 auction during a meeting. Plans were set for a visit to the Greensboro Optimist Club next Monday with Delbert Kirkman L H Baker F B Nelson Bob Fowler Fred Sherrier and Ken Litton. L Hugh Baker was named Optimist of the Month. Murphey Osborne attended as a visitor.
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High Point Optimist Club
Greensboro Optimist Club
Delbert Kirkman
L. H. Baker
F. B. Nelson
Bob Fowler
Fred Sherrier
Ken Litton
Greensboro
L. Hugh Baker
Murphey Osborne
August Fire Loss Report Shows Low City Damages
The August fire loss total reached 12 180 for the year 1958 with $70 624 through August. Building fires accounted for 19 of 34 fires that month while eight blazes were in vehicles and six in outdoor areas. Four malicious false alarms and seven accidental alarms were recorded. per capita loss stood at 30 cents and the average loss per building fire was 634 21.
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E. High Street
Canady
Fire Prevention Bureau
Emerywood residents defend historic street names amid change debate
In Emerywood a civically spirited hearing on street name changes drew a placid crowd. Delegates argued over post delivery chaos and property values while committee members endorsed four name changes and kept others in review by planning and zoning officials.
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E. Clinton Street
Cliffside Drive
Thurston Street
Gatewood Avenue
King Street
Cloverdal Street
Tryon Street
Courtesy Road
Kay Company Strike Counts Amid Picket Dispute
Plant Manager Martin Tuska said on Monday August 31 the first day of the strike there were 41 out, eight working notices and eight returned leaving 25 on strike. Ed McCrea of the union cites a roster of 60 with about 20 more awaiting inclusion.
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Martin Tuska
Ed McCrea
Proposed Street Plan Changes In Emerywood Area
The plan reconfigures Westridge Drive from Country Club to Hillcrest traffic islands and W Farriss extends from Main Street through Woodbrook to the Hillcrest fountain. Emery Road and Greenway Drive would become Emery Circle, while Country Club Drive retains its endpoints. Greenway Drive would be eliminated.
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Westridge Drive
Country Club
Hillcrest
W. Farriss
Keing Greenway
Main Street
Woodbrook
New Westridge Drive
Country Club Drive
Emery Road
Greenway Drive
Emery Circle
Emerywood
Glass Smashing Break-In Leads Police to Three Suspects
Police seek three white male suspects in a break in at a Johnson Street station where a cash register and about 50 dollars were reported missing along with credit cards. A 1955 or 1956 Ford may be linked to the case as officers pursue the occupants. A woman named Rosa Mae Perkins faced court on charges while Mack Davis and Eddie Robertson are involved in separate assaults, with Munlyn posting bond for a September hearing.
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Johnson Street
M. E. Jessup
Rosa Mae Perkins
Gordy
Mack Davis
Tate Street
James
Munlyn
Eddie Robertson
Hill
Countywide Youth Study Proposed at Guilford Meeting
Greensboro youths who drop out between 16 and 18 face job difficulties due to lack of experience. The Guilford County Committee for the White House Conference on Children and Youth agreed on a county wide study but took no action. Sidney B. Jeffreys urged sharing recommendations with employers. Holley Mack Bell proposed teaching youths about other cultures.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
White House
Sidney B. Jeffreys
Holley Mack Bell
Dailey News
Kirkman Mum On Candidacy In North Carolina Race
Winston-Salem dispatch quotes Kirkman saying he is not yet ready to say if he will run for governor. The veteran legislator repeats that stance to The Enterprise.
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Might
Winston-Salem
Kirkman
The
Enterprise Today
Wright to Speak on Partners in Selection at High Point Meet
J. J. Wright Jr. of the Greensboro District Office of Retail Credit Co. will address the High Point Association of Life Underwriters at its monthly meeting tomorrow. A State College alumnus, he will discuss Partners in Selection.
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J. J. Wright Jr
Greensboro
Retail Credit Co
High Point Association of Life Underwriters
State College
Wright
More UF Leaders Named in 1959 United Appeal
The 1959 United Appeal reveals new leaders for its divisions. In textiles Colonel Jim Millis names captains R. T. Amos Sr. and Jr., Charles Kearns, Harriss Covington, E. A. Peyton Jr., Alex Rankin Jr., Amos Kearns, Tom Kearns Jr., Joe Hamilton, Jack Slane. Furniture division co chairmen list captains W. A. Tomlinson, Leo Heer, Jim Ehret, Tillman Thomas, Jack Rochelle, Fred Swartzberg, Howard Marsh, Sammy Lambeth, Tony Libertore, John Davis, Paul Clapp, Jake Froelich Sr., Alan Detweiler, Resident. Printing stone, clay, glass, paper and wood products division will be led by captains C. S. Beaver, Walter Comfort, Bob Davis, Larry Charles Ingram Jr. Officials note solicitation from firms starts Sept 23 and from employees Sept 28.
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United Appeal
Jim Millis
R. T. Amos Sr
R. T. Amos Jr
Charles Kearns
Harriss Covington
E. A. Peyton Jr
Alex Rankin Jr
Amos Kearns
Tom Kearns Jr
Joe Hamilton
Jack Slane
Cochairmen
Sidney Gayle
Charles Hayworth
Henry Foscue
W. A. Tomlinson
Leo Heer
Jim Ehret
Tillman Thomas
Jack Rochelle
Fred Swartzberg
Howard Marsh
Sammy Lambeth
Tony Libertore
John Davis
Paul Clapp
Jake Froelich Sr
Alan Detweiler
Resideal
C. S. Beaver
Walter Comfort
Bob Davis
Larry Charles T. Ingram Jr
John C. Foy
Holt McPherson
Carter Holbrooke
Arnold Koonce Jr
Harry Rothrock Jr
Tommy Forster
al Klemme Jr
Neil Bell
Emery Gibson Jr
Jim Armstrong
Dick Hayworth
W. A. Horney Jr
Grady Goldston Jr
Bill King
Edgar Snider
Jet Graduate Grover Skeen Completes Training
Jet trainee Grover Skeen of Route 3 graduated from Atlantic Jet Training School in Tampa Florida marking completion of the course.
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Grover Skeen
Route 3
Atlantic Jet Training School
Tampa
Fla
Prayer for TODAY in schools to seek wisdom and virtue
The prayer asks for guidance for entering students as they start the school year. It asks that righteousness accompany learning, information, and devotion to holy ways, through Jesus’ name. The signer is Richard L. James, minister of Riverside Avenue Christian Church, Jacksonville, Florida.
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Jesus
Richard L. James
Jacksonville, Fla
Riverside Avenue Christian Church
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Jess Washburn
Tom Burton
Bob Griffin
E. L. Walker Jr
David Cox
High Point Enterprise
Brooks Reitzel
Jack Southerland
Cliff Koontz
J. P. H. McNatt
Springfield
Armstrong Parks
Mate
City Hall
Road Council Chamber
Crest
Edgedale
Forest Hill
A. Scott Parker
Planning and Zoning Commission
Walter York
York
Roperties
Empire State Building
Kay Company
United Furniture Workers of America
E. College Drive
Top Street
Manlyn
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