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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1958
Page
9
The town buzzes as children rush to buy plastic hula hoops. Nine year old Mary Alice Lipscomb of 616 Colonial Dr demonstrates twirling around neck waist and legs. Adults also buy hoops, claiming they are for kids while they try them too.
Patsy reports on the Czechoslovakian Pavilion at the world fair highlighting the glass and gold mosaic structure the New Era sculpture and the three sections Czechoslovakia at work at play and in culture. The display showcases betatron medical gear glass art and textiles with marionettes and wooden villages and ends with the Magic Lantern presentation. Judy Baylin of Winston-Salem, discovered by the High Point Woman's Club Talent Search, performed in the pavilion last week.
Jack Walker runs a sideline photography service in Thomasville mainly serving the police department. He admits he is not the world’s best but handles about 75 clients monthly. Most sitters grimace or blink, and few smile, as they pose for mugshot style shots without appointments.
City Council last week discussed flood relief issues as floodwater damaged property and questioned planning parity between frontages. Mayor Cloniger blamed weather while Supreme Court rulings influenced this week’s council actions. A High Point grocery Sunday opening drew critique under blue laws. Unrelated notes honor Una Mae Mangrum’s Bible teaching circuit and Edinburgh studies.
The Thomasville Area Training School of the Methodist Church begins at 7 p.m. at Memorial Methodist Church and runs through Thursday. Lectures cover Teaching Children nursery to primary attention, Guiding Youth, What I Means To Be A Christian, and Christian Beliefs with Rev. Frank B. Jordan as director and Dr. Kenneth Taylor among instructors.
Frances Fuller head of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts announces a new employment service for graduates. She says the program responds to numerous requests from theater, motion pictures, radio and television agencies seeking promising new talent.
The High Point Enterprise circulation department invites students to join the mailing list so their hometown newspaper follows them away from home. Prospective subscribers are urged to phone or write to start the paper the day they leave.
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