Prayer and police halt march of jailed demonstrators
Reverend B Elton Cox led a nonviolent march from Washington Drive to the City County Building to bid farewell to 10 jailed demonstrators. Police backed the group as whites tried to intercept at Commerce Hamilton and Hamilton High, using tear gas and night sticks after rocks were thrown and bottles raised.
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High Point protests escalate as CORE seeks action
At a press conference in First Baptist Church Cox warned of ongoing protests until biracial talks yield results. He urged nonviolent pressure on city authorities and local businesses, threatening a statewide motorcade and a furniture boycott if barriers persist. The piece notes a police incident and a white arrest, plus a Hughes reunion at Westfield Baptist Church with guest speaker John E. Hughes.
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Cox
All-America
Mehan
High Point
Chapel Hill
Deep River 4H Club to Stage Community Fair
The Deep River Community 4H Club will hold a club fair at Deep River Friends Meeting on Saturday. Exhibits will cover dairy calves tractor care gardening cooking food preservation and clothing. County and state 4H representatives will judge displays. ribbons awarded. WFMY-TV Channel 2 will film and air later. Public viewing runs 2 to 4 p.m.
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Jackie Beard
H Club
Roy Watts
Deep River Friends Meeting House
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Wfmy-Tv Channel 2
Greensboro
HPC Girl Awarded Scholarship
Doris Selene Liles of Roanoke Rapids has won the Lindley Memorial Scholarship from High Point Alumni Association. The senior, active on the college newspaper staff Methodist Student Fellowship and Fellowship teams, previously served as Tower Players secretary.
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Harry F. Liles
Dogwood
Roanoke Rapids
High Point
Lindley
High Point College
Percy E. Lindley
Alumniand College
Standards revised for High Point police and fire hires
High Point Civil Service Commission lowers educational requirements for applicants to the Police and Fire Departments due to staff shortages. The change may be reversed once the Police Department reaches its authorized strength of 106 officers.
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Fire inspection teams to survey city for hazards
Fire inspection teams composed of fire insurance executives and visiting firemen will assemble at Fire Station No. 2 tomorrow at 9 a.m. to inspect downtown stores and public assembly venues. The group, invited by the High Point Insurance Exchange, includes 40 to 45 inspectors, with pay cited for patrolmen and firemen and eligibility notes for applicants.
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Greensboro
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Thelrion and Chamber of Commerce
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High Point Insurance Exchange
Bigger High Point Fair Opens Monday
The 31st annual High Point Fair opens Monday evening September 16 and runs through Saturday September 21. Hundreds of exhibitors from Guilford Forsyth Davidson and Randolph counties enter displays. about $4 000 in prize money will be awarded. Free matinees for children, reduced ride prices, nightly fireworks at 9, and Atlantic States Shows will operate midway entertainment with ample parking nearby.
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Forsyth
Davidson
Randolph
Atlantic States
Man Charged With Assault On Youth
Two sheriffs deputies arrested two men for assaults. J D Wishlin of Amazon Road charged with assault on a minor for pinching a 9 year old and twisting an arm. Shufford Lambeth of Randolph Road charged with assault on a female after a report by Shirley Lambeth. Bonds set at 50 and 200 with hearings in Recorder's Court on September 27 and September 10.
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J. D. Wishlin
Amazon Road
Wishon
Recorder’s Court
Shufford Lambeth
Randolph Road
Shirley Lambeth
Lambeth
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