Fairfield Road property may get permits after plat submission
Owners of about six lots on Fairfield Road near Baker Road may obtain building permits after a revised subdivision plat was filed with the city zoning commission. The move follows previous access issues and a stagnated dispute over rights of way. The agenda also includes two zoning petitions for Kennedy heirs on Juanita Street and G A Memory properties at Centennial and Mint avenues seeking rezoning to enable duplexes and industrial use. A Met ro Development Corp plat for East Chester Drive area and a Curtis Smithdeal furniture site proposal on Greensboro Road are on tonight's schedule along with discussions on zoning code changes and the Community Improvement Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Road
City Zoning Commission
Baker Road
Jewel Frazier
Winston-Salem
Frazier
Commission
J. Maynard Kennedy
Juanita Street
Vickers
Hodgin
G. A. Memory
Centennial Street
Barbee Avenue
Centennial and
Mint Avenue
High Point
Metro Development Corp
Eastchester Drive
York Avenue
Hilton Drive
Curtis Smithdeal, Inc
Greensboro Road
Enterprise Drive
Poole Sworn In to Practice Law in Superior Court
Samuel Hawley Poole, who joined Schoch and Schoch on Sept 1, was sworn in today by Judge HL Riddle Jr. in Superior Court. A West End native, he is a UNC alumnus with degrees from UNC Law School this year, Army veteran, married with one child, and now living at 1407 Wendover Dr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hawley Poole
Schoch and Schoch
HL. Riddle Jr
Superior Court
West End
J. Hawley
Lena Booker Poole
University of North Carolina
UNC Law School
Pi Kappa Alpha
Phi Delta Phi
YDC
Poole
State
Wendover Dr
Break-Ins Reported at Local Businesses Over Weekend
Police investigated break ins at Sloop Auto on Broad Street Horns Red Dot on Ennis Street and Oscar's Gulf Station on Green Street with no losses reported. A separate assault and robbery involving Henry Edgar Jr alleges a coworker hit him and took $138 from his Elwood Hotel room before fleeing, but the suspect remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloop Auto
Broad Street
Horn
Ennis Street
Oscar
Gulf Station
Green Street
Henry Edgar Jr
Sells
Gray Circus Advanced Advertising Group
Edgar
Elwood
Hypnosis Program at Ferndale Junior High Auditorium
Twilight Civitan Club presents Hypnodrama at Ferndale Junior High School Auditorium. The program demonstrates autosuggestion pain control and regression as part of a hypnosis show. The 7 30 start time is announced for Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferndale Junior High School
Twilight Civitan Club
Post Completes Move To New York Editorial Staff
The Saturday Evening Post moves its editorial staff to 666 Fifth Avenue to complete the relocation from Philadelphia. A total of 66 editors and 54 other employees moved from the magazine’s long time base dating back to 1728.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Fifth Avenue
Philadelphia
Holidays Reflected In Permits In High Point
Permits issued for new construction in High Point fell after Labor Day with 7 two permits for the entire week totaling 31 000. Henderson and Mooney Mfg Co received a 20 000 building permit at 1924 Kivett Dr to replace one burned recently. Mendenhall Moore got an 11 000 residence permit at 1605 Guyer St. Twenty three repair and alteration permits totaled 26 235, higher than last week’s 18 907 for 24 permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Henderson & Mooney Mfg. Co
Kivett Dr
Mendenhall-Moore
Guyer St
J. R. Smith
Deep River Rd
English Rd
J. F. Baldwin
Olga St
H. L. Kanter
Orlando
High Point Fair Booths Fill Quickly Ahead of Sept Fair
Preparations for the High Point Fair set for September 17 to 22 are near complete with no booth space left at Welch Fair Grounds near Deep River Church. The event will feature 33 booths including 4H, Grange and Boy Scout displays, plus vocational and home interest demonstrations. Judging runs September 18 for most events and September 19 for cattle, with 35 other shows and rides planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River Church
Philadelphia Orchestra to Stage 91 Performances This Year
The Philadelphia Orchestra will feature guest conductors Otto Klemperer Leopold Stokowski and Charles Munch this season. Van Cliburn Isaac Stern and Anna Moffo will appear as soloists in a record 91 performances.
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Philadelphia
Otto Klemperer
Leopold Stokowski
Charles Munch
Philadelphia Orchestra
van Cliburn
Isaac Stern
Anna Moffo
Prayer for TADAY by James C Kinard
A school year blessing requests divine guidance for students and teachers to embrace righteous living and servant leadership. The prayer, attributed to James C Kinard of Newberry, D. C., emphasizes learning from Thy teaching and serving others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Kinard
Newberry
D. C
Newberry College
Voter Registration in High Point Drops Since 1960 Peak
The High Point electorate has declined over three years, with 22,238 qualified voters counted after a purge of over 200 deadwood names. Since 1960 the city has fallen from 23,766 to 22,238, with Democrats 15,773 Republicans 5,128 and Independents 1,337.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise City
High Point
Kennedy
Tion
Rainy Weather to Continue With Warmer Outlook
The weatherman predicts more rain for tomorrow as today’s scattered showers give way to a more general system. Expect variable clouds and warmer weather with cooling and clearing by Wednesday. Rain fell chiefly at Greensboro High Point Airport with .57 inches. High Point recorded .03 inches at the Kivett Drive filter plant. Tonight’s low 70, tomorrow’s high 86, with five day temperatures near normal and rain around one quarter inch mainly today and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Greensboro - High Point
High Point
Kivett Drive
Greensboro
First Gold Standard Decreed in Egypt
The Code of Menes allegedly set a ratio where one part of gold equaled two and a half parts of silver, described by Encyclopaedia Britannica as possibly Egypt’s first gold standard around 3500 B.C. This reflects an ancient value system anchoring precious metals.
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Menes
Egypt
Britannica
Public hearings set on shopping center and street expansion
City planing and zoning commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed shopping center at Westchester Drive and Lexington. City Council members will meet in a special session to review a Major Thoroughfare Plan for future street development.
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High Point
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Council
Planning Commission
Westchester Drive
Lexington
Housing Authority to Review Policy on Public Housing
The City Housing Authority will present a revised policy for operating public housing and discuss High Point's request for 400 additional federal units. The plan, drafted by Authority staff, reflects federal rule changes and covers admissions and occupancy. The authority, led by Chairman D A Dowdy, seeks FHA approval for the extra units.
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City Housing Authority
High Point
Authority
D. A. Dowdy
Federal Housing Administration
Daniel Brooks
Clara Cox
FHA
Atlanta
Gold Fever Clocks Rowan County Headlines In NC
In Rowan County a rock show and rumor spur a regional gold fever with residents sampling ore near Faith Road south of Crane Creek and price hikes on local land while a distant ruby find in Macon County draws attention. Rural lines and vintage phones persist in Happy Valley as a dye contaminated collie and a slider glass bath trend catch eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Shires
Raleigh
Rowan
Rowan County
Gold Hill
Faith Road
Crane Creek
Swiss Rhone Glacier Recedes Over Two Miles
The Rhone Glacier in Switzerland is shrinking gradually in recorded history it has retreated more than two miles up the valley and now stretches under eight miles in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Rhone
Sunday Mishaps Spark Traffic Charges in High Point
Police charged Robert Glenn Marshall 29 of S Elm for failure to slow down after his southbound car hit Lester Thurman Pruett 30 of Cameron who was turning from N Main toward Church Street. Damages about 40 dollars. Clifton McMahan 40 of Crestwood Drive was charged with driving left of center on Trinity near W Green after sideswiping John Brockman 32 of Sweetbriar. damages about 60 dollars. James Hester 16 of Woodrow Avenue charged with running a red light at Hamilton and Richardson, causing damage to Harvey Monroe 54 of Asheboro Street. damages about 40 dollars. A tractor trailer driven by Melvin Old 32 of Winston-Salem struck a neon sign on Main Street, damage about 200 dollars.
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High Point
Robert Glenn Marshall
S. Elm
Lester Thurman Pruett
Cameron
Marshall
N. Main
Pruett
Church Street
Clifton Harding McMahan
Crestwood Drive
Trinity
W. Green
John Lyndon Brockman
Sweetbriar
James Scott Hester
Woodrow Avenue
Hamilton and
Richardson
Hester
Hamilton Street
Harvey Graham Monroe
Asheboro
Monroe
Richardson Street
Main Street
Melvin Albert Old
Winston-Salem
Multiple suspects charged in separate assaults and drunk driving cases
Charles E. Rogers of Woodbury Street faces assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after a knife attack on James Nance requiring more than 100 stitches. Bond set at 500 and trial for Sept 24. Roy David Hensley of Dalton Street faces assault with a deadly weapon and forcible trespass after trespassing on Dorothy Gilley property and injuring her with a knife, bond 100, court Sept 14. Ed Worley of Newlin Street charged with throwing an ash tray at Dolan Smith, court Sept 14. Carl Parker of S Elm charged with public drunkenness and violation of prohibition after possessing taxpaid whisky, bond 25, court Sept 24. Ryland S Tate of Sunset Tourist Home charged with issuing a worth less check for 3.00, bond 25, trial Sept 26. Three charged with reckless driving: Hudson Mann of Jamestown, Benny Chaney of White Oak, and William Tise Jr. of Rt 2 with court dates Sept 28, Sept 26, and Sept 14 respectively. Edward Wren of Richardson Street charged with drunken driving, bond 300, trial Sept 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Rogers
Woodbury Street
Rogers
James Nance
Nance
Roy David Hensley
Dalton Street
Hensley
Dorothy Gilley
Ed Worley
Newlin Street
Worley
Dolan Smith
High Point
Carl Parker
S. Elm
N. Main
Washington
Parker
Bond
Ryland S. Tate
Sunset
Tate
Big Bear
Hudson Peck Mann
Jamestown
Benny R. Chaney
Whiteoak
William Frank Tise Jr
Rt. 2
Highway 68
Edward Carl Wren
Richardson Street
Church Blaze Extinguished at Calvary Methodist Church
High Point firefighters were called to Calvary Methodist Church at East Green and Thissell streets about 10 am to douse a small basement blaze. The fire originated in a ceiling light fixture and caused no reported damage. Fire officials cited defective wiring as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Calvery Methodist Church
East Green
Thissell Streets
Watch Purchases Reveal Gender Gift Patterns
An industry survey shows 30 percent of wrist watches are bought by men for themselves, 30 percent are gifts for others, 31 percent go to women for gift making, and 9 percent are bought by women for their own use.
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N.Y
High Point Fair Booth
Taday
W. E. Creasy
Hopewell Road
Elwood Creasy
Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise
Lei
G. E. Hutchens
Hutchens
Housing Authority
North Carolina
W. G. Kepley
Macon County
Kepley
Franklin
Happy Valley
Caldwell County
Buffalo Cove
Indian Grove Mountain
Dugger Mountain
U. S. Forest Service
Granville Hawkins
Hawkins
Laddie
The
Concord Tribune
John W. Kennedy
Ed Massengill
Rt. 6
Goldsboro
Massengill
John Lindsay
John A. Lindsay Jr
Wickliff
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Raleigh Dingman
Young Lindsay
Lester Zimmerman
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