National Handicap Week kickoff planned with luncheon
A two city observance of National Employ the Handicapped Week runs Oct 5–11 with a kickoff luncheon at the YMCA. Thomas R. Greening of Washington, D C will speak, chaired by Gomer R. Lesch and J Paul Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
YMCA
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas R. Greening
Washington, D. C
Greensboro
High Point
Gomer R. Lesch
J. Paul Williamson
Ralph Miller
Employment Security Commission
Rotary district institute set for Wednesday at YMCA
A one day Rotary Institute for District 769 clubs will be held at the YMCA on Wednesday. Registration starts at 9 30 a m and the program runs all day. Ralph D Porch of Anniston Alabama will conduct the event. he served as district governor and as president of the Anniston Rotary Club and is Rotary Information Counselor for 1958 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Clubs
District 769
YMCA
Ralph D. Porch
Anniston
Ala
Porch
Annistory Rotary Club
Rotary
Accident Box Score Citywide This Week
Summary unavailable due to fragmented text. The readable portion reports casualty and property loss figures with four killed and two injured this year to date totaling $193,998.78, alongside a general accident tally of $7,050.00 for the period.
Business Clubs Hold Meet Here in District Plan
The Second District of American Business Clubs met at Furni ture City Motel to review six months of progress and plan three new chapters. Discussions covered attendance, redistricting into eastern and western regions with a governor each, and a national scholarship project costing about fifty thousand dollars yearly. Attendees included C. B. Lambeth, C. A. York Jr., Howard Newton, Jim Padgett, Townes Holland, Tony Liberatore, and Cleo M. Venable. A follow up meeting was set for Charlotte in two months.
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The
American Business Club
C. S. Lambeth
C. A. York Jr
Cleo M. Venable
Jim Padgett
S. C
Janet Teague
Furniture City Motel
C. 8. Lambeth
Howard Newton
South Carolina
Townes Holland
Spartanburg
Tony Liberatore
Charlotte
Poets and professor Blackstock featured in Lookout issue
The Lookout prints a poem Old Voyager by Dr. Walter Blackstock a new English professor at High Point College. The piece contrasts sea sagas with scholarly pursuits as Blackstock expands a poetry career after Yale 1952 and Ford Foundation study at Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seamen's Church Institute’ of
New York
Lookout
Walter Blackstock
High Print College
Atlanta
Blackseye
Georgia Writer's Association
Southern Writer's Conference
Ford
Ford Foundation
Archibald MacLeish
Harvard University
Blackstock
MacLeish
Robert Frost
Connecticut
Florida State University Studies
Theodore Dreiser
Yale University
High Point College
Kearns Wood Johnson Family Reunion Set at Farmer Church
The Kearns Wood Johnson families plan their annual reunion at Farmer Methodist Church on October 5. A picnic lunch is scheduled for 1 p.m. in the Farmer School cafeteria.
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Kearns- Wood-Johnson
Farmer Methodist Church
Farmer
Farmer School
Governor Hodges to speak at High Point Chamber dinner
Gov. Luther H. Hodges is set as the featured speaker for the High Point Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on October 15 at High Point College dining room. Ed Mendenhall, arrangements chair, expects about 100 attendees and a notable gathering of local and out of town business and civic leaders. Reservations managed by George A. Covington with phone or mail.
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Luther H. Hodges
High Point
Commerce
George W. Lyles
High Point College
Ed Mendenhall
Mendenhall
George A. Covington
Chamber of Commerce
Counselor To Sneak At Schools Three Programs For Mrs Ould
Mrs E H Ould renowned youth development counselor will headline a Methodist Leadership School at Wesley Memorial Church tonight. She will address Senior High assemblies Tuesday and Thursday at 8 45 a m and Junior High on Wednesday at 12 43 and 1 18 p m. The events are sponsored by the Parents League and Youth Congress with a course on Understanding Youth at 7 30 p m for parents teachers and counselors.
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E. H Ould
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Parents League
The
Youth Congress
National Newspaper Week Observed in High Point
National Newspaper Week will be observed in High Point October 1 to 8. John Harden of the North Carolina Press Association will address the Rotary Club at lunch on that subject. Holt McPherson of The Enterprise will speak to the Rock Hill Kiwanis Club Friday evening. The Elks Lodge hosts the Enterprise and Thomasville Times staffs at an annual dinner in observance of Newspaper Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harden
North Carolina Press Association
Rotary Club
Holt McPherson
The
Enterprise
Rock Hill Kiwanis Club
Elks Lodge
Enterprise and
Thomasville Times
High Point Plans Regional Cooperation For Growth
City planners urge cooperation with Greensboro Winston-Salem Thomasville and Lexington to avoid a strip city future. They foresee rapid population growth to about 90 000 in 1980 adding 8 000 homes and more workplaces while stressing regional planning and shared resources. More on page two.
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High Point
Greensboro
Winston - Salem
Thomasville
Lexington
Three- Cities Development Committee
Gen Hodge to Address Civic Club in High Point
Gen John R Hodge retired U S Army of Fayetteville will speak at the Exchange Club of High Point meeting Monday evening. He entered service in 1917, rose to general in 1952, retired 1953 after 36 years, and served as acting professor of Military Service and Tactics at Mississippi A&M and led commands in Pacific island invasions.
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John. R. Hodge
United States Army of Fayetteville
Exchange Club of
High Point
Hodge
University of
Army
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
Fall Term Crafts Workshop Opens October 2
High Point offers 27 courses for a fall crafts program opens Thursday with registration at 7 30 am at Junior High School. Eight two hour classes cost 2 dollars except first aid free under Red Cross. Courses include flower arranging textile painting oil portraiture leathercraft Spanish interior decorating photography and more with registrations on Oct 2 or Oct 6 at Blair Park.
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Frank Sizemore Jr
High Point
American Red Cross
Elizabeth Ennis
H. R. Kellam
E. J. Oglesby
George Armentrout
Dr. LeVey
High Point College
Blair Park
Judge Gambill Handles Week-Long Trial With Veteran Ease
Forrest Cates presents a column style recap of a week at the county court where Judge Robert Gambill, newly appointed, presided over a criminal Superior Court. He delivered 3 5 and 7 10 year sentences, prompting reactions from lawyers and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal Superior Court
Robert Gambill
Frank Armstrong
Greensboro
Gambill
Special Meet Tuesday On Textile Move
Textile Insurance Co president James Gage and board member I Paul Ingle will attend a special meeting Tuesday morning to discuss keeping Textile’s home office in High Point. Charlotte has bid to relocate, to be reviewed at the next board meeting called by Merchants Association president Kester at Center Theatre at 9 a.m. The event is open to Merchants Association members and other professionals interested in preserving the High Point office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gage
Textile Insurance Co
I. Paul Ingle
Textile
High Point
Charlotte
An Kester
Merchants Association
Center Theatre
YMCA United Fund Supports Local Boys Memberships
High Point backs its annual United Fund drive with YMCA programs that cover nearly 60 dollars per boy for a membership. A typical case shows a father in his thirties earning fifteen dollars yearly toward his son’s seven dollar membership, with over 500 sponsored boys funded by individuals and clubs. The father is active in industrial basketball, coaches a youth team, officiates in leagues, and belongs to the Y's Men’s Club.
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High Point
YMCA
United Fund
Nual
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Miller
Greening
Labor Department
Leason
High Point Lions Club
Thomas Greening
Institute For Rotarians
HPC
Piedmont College
Orion
Arcatur
Napoli
Sirius
Agena
Kearns
High Point Enterprise
Gen. Hodge
Civic Club
John Hodge
Dexter Welborn
Baylor Gray
Fine Arts Ee
Cecil Armentrout
Forrest Cates
City Schools Administration
Louise Jones
Gal
Leo Heer
Heer
T&t
Jess Washburn
Kizzener
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
KKKK
FBI
Randolph
Archdale
Lucky John
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