High Pointer of the Week Reginald Tillson Shapes Civic Parks
Reginald Drury Tillson, a renowned landscape architect, blends artistry with nature from City Lake Park to Washington Terrace Park and North East Junior High Site. His work spans small yards to national parks, including Guilford Battleground Park and Moore's Creek National Military Park, reflecting a life in forestry and landscape design.
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Reginald Drury Tillson
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst
Tillson
City Lake Park
Washington Terrace Park
Blair Park
Northeast Junior High School
Medical Center
High Point College
College Stadium
Guilford Battleground Park
Cowpen’s National Monument
Moore's Creek National Military Park
King’s Mountain
I. Lewis and
Nellie Drury Tillson
New England
Values of Grades By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
An editor argues grades alone miss key traits like curiosity and initiative. He cites Willie and Rollo to show diverse abilities and cautions against basing success solely on rote marks. Until better measures mature, keep traditional A to F grades as useful motivators.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Utah
Taylor
Willie
Rollo
Chamber of Commerce
Sanford aims to finish strong as NC moves forward
In Raleigh William A. Shires notes Governor Sanford faces a full four year term ahead with education reform and industrial growth continuing from Hodges while plans for vocational education and the North Carolina Fund target poverty. The governor emphasizes momentum and broad support to sustain programs.
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Sanford
Hodges
William B. Umstead
North Carolina Fund
Gag Law Shuts UNC Lectures by J B S Haldane
The so called gag law blocks Dr J B S Haldane from lecturing on mathematics genetics and biology at the University of North Carolina. His refusal to answer questions about his background under the law underscores a broader clash over academic freedom and state control of campuses. The article argues the law harming UNC’s reputation as a place of learning and notes Haldane’s stance as a principled withdrawal.
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America
Billy
University of North Carolina
J. B. S. Haldane
Haldane
University of London
Daily Worker
University
Dr. Haldane
Charlotte Observer
Frederick Anderson Jr
North Carolina
Jaycees Scrap Paper Drive Opens in Thomasville
The Thomasville Jaycees begin a paper drive at 1 30 PM led by Larry Palmer with residents urged to donate. United Fund sets 1964 budget at 42904 29, a record high and about 5000 above last year. City Hall boiler bid low at 3790 from Rollins Plumbing with seven bids. council may award tomorrow night. Community notes commend Southside Baptist Church 59th anniversary Homecoming with Rev Roach. Miss America will not attend Piedmont Festival. Gov Terry Sanford and Miss North Carolina Jeanne Flynn Swanner to appear instead.
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Thomasville
Larry Palmer
City Hall
Rollins Plumbing
City Council
Council
Southside Baptist Church
Fisher Ferry Street
E. C. Roach
Terry Sanford
Jeanne Flynn Swanner
North Carolina
Swanner Chair City Miss 1964 crown event noted
Governor remarks aside the town awaits the Miss Thomasville 1964 pageant with Martha Hill crowned. A routine City Hall check reveals a police observer puzzled by an abandonment case where a husband sought a bond and faced typical fees of forty dollars on a four hundred dollar bond.
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Thomasville
Martha Hill
City Hall
Frank Pennington
Warehouse tour shows scale of Piedmont food distribution
George W. Hutchens of National Food Stores gives a tour of the Cour tesy Road warehouse revealing vast grocery stacks and cold storage facilities. A separate note recounts a highway crash involving a snake farm operator. snakes escaped but were later found under the car seat, with no major injuries reported.
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George W. Hutchens
National Food Stores
Big Bear
Piedmont
Big Bear Warehouse
Denton
High Point Fair Opens with Notable Exhibits and Cattle
Tom Potts reports the High Point fair opens tomorrow at Bundy Road grounds with strong exhibit demand. Organizers note limited space despite many requests, and locals anticipate multiple visits as guests from nearby areas enjoy the exhibits and cattle displays during the event.
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Tom Potts
High Point
Bundy Road
Tom
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England
Normandy
France
Regal Shoe Co
Commonwealth Shoe Co
Whitman
Elder Tillson
Hanson
Mass
Boston and Plymouth
Plymouth
Edmund Tillson
Tilston
Wales
John of England
Order of Runnymede
University of Massachusetts
Oneca
Florida
Reasoner Brothers
Sunshine State
R. D. Tillson Landscape Architect
Russia
Lyceum
Eastern University
Spinoza
Delta Gamma
Phi Beta Kappas
Phi Betas
Raleigh Report
William A. Shires
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Sanfords
Blount Street
Robert
Chair City United Fund
Hubert Leonard
Kyle Williams
Miss Swanner
Chair City
By Braxton Younts
Abbotts Creek
Ear
Womble
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