Times-News Progress Edition Covering Years 1949-1960

Subject Title Date Section

Agriculture 7M Pounds of Tobacco Sold; Farmers Paid 3M 1/30/1950 A

Agriculture Eli Whitney 4-H Club 6th in Statewide Dairy Projects 1/29/1951 B

Agriculture Negro Farm Agent in Community; 103 Negro Farmers 1/29/1951 B

Agriculture 23 Negro 4-H Girls Clubs Organized in 1952 1/26/1953 C

Agriculture Tobacco Market Suffered Drought; Price Down $10/100 lb 1/30/1954 B

Agriculture Two Tobacco Warehouses Burned to Ground in Mebane 1/31/1955 A

Agriculture Norma Shoe of Meb in 4-H National Congress in Chicago 1/31/1955 A

Agriculture 1954 Second Best in History for Burl. Tobacco Market 1/31/1955 B

Agriculture Tobacco Market Estimates 7M Pounds Grown in County 1/28/1957 C

Agriculture J.W. Bason Retired as County Farm Agent 1/28/1957 F

Agriculture County Ag. Bldg in Gra Burned Causing $52,000 Damage 2/2/1959 C

Agriculture Paul McBane of Snow Camp Named Farmer of Yr 2/1/1960 C

Agriculture Mrs. Carrie Wilson is Negro Home Econ Agent in County 2/1/1960 C

Agriculture Burl. Tobacco Market Operated for 53rd Consecutive Yr 2/6/1961 C

Agriculture J.W. Fuquay Named Young Farmer of Yr by Jaycees 2/6/1961 E

Agriculture 33 Negro 4-H Clubs; 10 Home Demon. in County in 1960 2/6/1961 F

Airports Fairchild Airport Provides Discharge & Pickup Service 1/30/1950 B

Airports Observer Post at Airfield in Need of More Volunteers 1/30/1956 B

Airports F-80 Shooting Star Was First Jet at Local Airport 1/28/1957 E

Alamance Battleground DAR Makes Improvements in Battleground 1/28/1952 D

Alamance Battleground State Approves Park at Alamance Battleground in 1952 1/26/1953 C

Alamance Battleground Board of Conservation Calls for Battleground State Park 1/30/1954 B

Alamance Battleground Battleground Recognized by State As NC Historic Site 1/30/1956 C

Alamance Battleground Marker at Alamance Battleground Unveiled 1/30/1956 C

Alamance Battleground Battleground Museum Proposed to Be Built Starting in 1960 2/1/1960 F

Alamance Battleground Museum at Alamance Battleground Completed 2/6/1961 E

Alamance Co/Description Births Outnumbered Deaths in Co. in 1950 1/26/1953 B

Alamance Co/Description 2,033 Births and 392 Deaths in County in 1953 1/30/1954 C

Alamance Co/Description 1,394 Babies Born at County Hospital in 1954 1/31/1955 A

Alamance Co/Description County population 85,674 in 1960; City pop. Is 33,199 2/6/1961 C

Alamance Co/Gov't County Welfare Dept; $500,000 Budget; 1st Negro Worker 1/30/1950 A

Alamance Co/Gov't Investigations by Sheriff's Dept; 15 stills, 70 Evictions 1/30/1950 A

Alamance Co/Gov't Long, Best, Duncan, Somers & Newlin on Co. Commission 1/26/1953 B

Alamance Co/Gov't W. Hale Duncan Named Chair of County Commission 1/26/1953 C

Alamance Co/Gov't Sheriff C.H. Moore & Staff Served 1,168 Warrants in 1953 1/30/1954 B

Alamance Co/Gov't Thomas E. Mitchell Elected to Board of Commissioners 1/31/1955 C

Alamance Co/Gov't Joe W. Cole Was Elected Sheriff 1/31/1955 C

Alamance Co/Gov't Horton, Cammack, Craig, Alston, Burke Elected to Council 1/30/1956 B

Alamance Co/Gov't Sheriff's Deputies Given Uniforms for First Time 1/28/1957 F

Alamance Co/Gov't Commissioners Vote to Hire 1st Co Mgr Carl Galloway 2/2/1959 B

Alamance Co/Gov't Buell Moser, C.C. Boyliff Elected Co. Commissioners 2/2/1959 B

Alamance Co/Gov't N.N. Fleming, J.B. Long, Oscar Gammon Elected Commission 2/6/1961 E

Alamance Co/Gov't Finance Property Tax Rate Increased from $1.50 to $1.60 /$100 Val 1/30/1956 B

Alamance Co/History Centennial Celebration Planned by Chamber of Commerce 1/30/1950 C

Alamance Co/History Alamance Day Proclaimed by Gov. Scott on 10/29/1950 1/29/1951 D

Alamance Co/Judiciary Municipal Court Heard 2,848 Cases in 1950 1/29/1951 C

Alamance Co/Judiciary 2,800 Court Cases Tried in Burlington Municipal Court 1/30/1954 B

Alamance Co/Judiciary Municipal Court Judge Coleman Cates Gets Lions Award 1/27/1958 H

Alamance Co/Judiciary Judge Wm Shoffner Took Oath as General Court Judge 2/2/1959 C

Alamance Co/Laws Petitions Signed to Authroize ABC Store Vote in County 1/30/1954 B

Alamance Co/Laws Another ABC Liquor Store Vote Rejected by Voters 1/30/1956 C

Animal Control City Ordinance Created A Dog Pound 1/29/1951 D

Animal Control New Dog Pound Opened off Summit Ave. 1/27/1958 B

Animal Control 25 Residents Bitten By Dogs This Yr; No Rabies Reported 2/1/1960 F

Banks & Banking County Banks Show Combined $90M in Assets 1/30/1950 C

Banks & Banking Community Fed S&L in New Bldg on Spring St. 1/29/1951 B

Banks & Banking 1st Federal S&L Opened New Bldg at Davis & Lexington 1/30/1956 D

Banks & Banking Wachovia Banks Opens N. Church St. Office 2/1/1950 C

Banks & Banking Wachovia Bank Resources Pass $300M Mark 2/6/1961 A

Banks & Banking N.C. National Bank is 3rd Largest in Southeast 2/6/1961 B

Beauty Pageants Burl. Jaycees Sponsored NC State Beauty Pageant 1/28/1952 B

Beauty Pageants Miss Yvonne Hines Named Miss Graham 1/26/1953 C

Beauty Pageants Claire Craven Cox of Elon Named Miss Burlington 1/26/1953 C

Beauty Pageants June Powell Crowned Miss Burlington of 1953 by Jaycees 1/30/1954 B

Beauty Pageants Miss NC Beauty Pageant Paraded Down Main St. 1/31/1955 A

Beauty Pageants Yvonne Buff of Burl. Elected Miss Alamance County 1/31/1955 B

Beauty Pageants Marion Lorimer Named Miss Burlington; Placed 5th in NC 1/30/1956 C

Beauty Pageants Emily Hay Was Named Miss Burlington 1/28/1957 E

Beauty Pageants Jaycees Held Miss NC Pageant Here; Largest Ever 1/27/1958 B

Beauty Pageants Evelyn Semiklose of Graham Crowned Dairy Princess 1/27/1958 H

Beauty Pageants Judi Stanfield Named Alamance Co. Dairy Princess 2/6/1961 A

Beauty Pageants Pollyanna White Crowned Miss Burlington 2/6/1961 C

Biog/Aitah, Nabil Abu Jordanian Rotary Exchange Student Enrolled at Elon 2/1/1960 D

Biog/Ander, David David Ander of Elon College Received Optimist Boy of Yr 2/2/1959 C

Biog/Andrews, Charles M Andrews Named Pharmacist of Yr; Mgr of Main St. Drug 1/26/1953 C

Biog/Andrews, R. Homer R. Homer Andrews, Postmaster, Named Kiwanis Man of Yr 1/31/1955 C

Biog/Barney, J.W., Prof. Merchants Assoc Names Mother and Father of Yr 2/2/1959 E

Biog/Barnwell, John C. Barnwell Named Father of Year by Chamber of Commerce 1/30/1956 D

Biog/Bason, Annie, Miss Miss Annie Bason Named Civitan Woman of Yr 1/27/1958 H

Biog/Bason, J.W. J.W. Bason Retired as County Farm Agent 1/28/1957 F

Biog/Brock, James W. James Brock Named Merchants Assoc Father of Yr 2/1/1960 C

Biog/Brooks, R.E. Four Receive Exchange Club Bk of Golden Deeds 1/28/1952 D

Biog/Burke, J.W., Mrs. N.C. PTA Located in Gibsonville & Dir. By Mrs JW Burke 1/31/1955 A

Biog/Cates, Bertha Miss Bertha Cates Named Civitan Woman of Yr 1/28/1957 G

Biog/Cates, C. Coleman, Jr. Coleman Cates Named Kiwanis Citizen of Yr 2/1/1960 C

Biog/Coble, C.B., Mrs. Mrs. C.B. Coble Named Woman of Year by Civitans 1/30/1956 D

Biog/Cook, James S., Jr. Local Col. Receives Award for Designing 50 Star Amer Flag 2/6/1961 C

Biog/Copland, James R. III Copland Received Democracy Trophy from Jaycees 1/27/1958 G

Biog/Crowson, Ogden Crowson Donates Early Issues of Burlington News 2/1/1960 C

Biog/Danieley, James E., Dr. Dr. Danieley Named Jaycee Young Man of Yr 2/2/1959 E

Biog/Davis. Kenneth Kenneth Davis Received Civitan Citizenship Award 2/6/1961 A

Biog/Dawson, Frances Merchants Assoc Names Mother and Father of Yr 2/2/1959 E

Biog/Douglas, Charles Charles Douglas Named T-N Athlete of Year 1/31/1955 D

Biog/Edwards, Prue Edwards is County Civitan Woman of the Year 1/26/1953 B

Biog/Ellis, C.B. C.B. Ellis City's Oldest Merchant at P.O. w/ Homer Amdrews 2/2/1959 C

Biog/Ellis, William E. Capt. Ellis is Cmdr of Aircraft Carrier & Son of C.B. Ellis 1/28/1957 B

Biog/Euliss, Jack Jack Euliss Receives Citizen of Yr from Kiwanis Club 2/2/1959 E

Biog/Euliss, Ray Cooper 3rd Member of C.M. Euliss Family Joins Bula Masons 1/28/1957 B

Biog/Fleming, N.N., Mrs. Mrs. N.N. Fleming Named Mother of Yr 2/6/1961 E

Biog/Fonville, D.R., Jr. Fonville is Chair of Salvation Army Board 2/1/1950 C

Biog/Fonville, DeRoy, Jr. Fonville Named Young Man of Yr by Jaycees 1/27/1958 H

Biog/Gilliam, Thos., Mrs. Mrs. Thomas Gilliam Named Mother of Yr by Merchants 1/28/1957 H

Biog/Glenn, A.T. ,Mrs. Mrs. Glenn Named Woman of Yr by Civitans 1/28/1952 D

Biog/Gordon, Clyde W. Clyde Gordon Received Kiwanis Citizen of Yr 1/28/1952 D

Biog/Hambright, Hoyt, Mrs. Mrs. Hoyt Hambright is Teacher of Yr at Williams High 2/1/1960 E

Biog/Hambright, Hoyt, Mrs. Williams High Annual Dedicated to Miss Hoyt Hambright 2/6/1961 H

Biog/Harden, P.R., Mrs. Mrs. Harden Named Merchants Assoc Mother of Yr 2/1/1960 C

Biog/Hardin, Boyd, Dr. Dr. Hardin Named Father of Yr by Merchant's Assn. 1/31/1955 C

Biog/Hereford, Marjorie Mrs. Hereford Named Woman of Yr by Civitans 1/30/1954 D

Biog/Hines, Yvonne Miss Yvonne Hines Named Miss Graham 1/26/1953 C

Biog/Hoffman, Swana, Mrs. Mrs. Swana Hoffman Named Citizen of Yr by Civitan Club 2/6/1961 E

Biog/Holmes, A.B. Four Receive Exchange Club Bk of Golden Deeds 1/28/1952 D

Biog/Holt, Clary Clary Holt Received Cherokee Council Silver Beaver Award 1/30/1956 B

Biog/Isley, Kay Ellen Kay Isley Named Jaycees Teen of Yr 2/1/1960 C

Biog/Isley, S. Carlyle S. Carlyle Isley Received Kiwanis Citizenship Award 1/28/1957 G

Biog/Jones, Louise Miss Louise Jones Named Secretary of Yr by Local Assn. 1/31/1955 C

Biog/Jordan, B. Everett B. Everett Jordan Was County Man of Yr by Kiwanis Club 1/30/1954 D

Biog/Jordan, B. Everett B. Everett Jordan Named to Fill Senate Vacancy After Death 2/2/1959 B

Biog/Kernodle, G.A. Mrs. G.A. Kernodle Named Mother of Yr 1/31/1955 C

Biog/Lackey, Otis Lackey Named Young Man of Yr; Melville Dairy Asst Mgr 1/26/1953 C

Biog/Lewey, James Elwood Lewey Selected County's Outstanding Athlete (baseball) 1/28/1952 C

Biog/Long, Will S., Dr. Dr. Will S. Long, Chief of Gra Fire Dept Dies at Age 86 1/31/1955 C

Biog/Love, J. Spencer J. Spencer Love is Pres. & Chairman of Burlington Mills 1/31/1955 A

Biog/Love, J. Spencer Spencer Love Gets Special Chamber Achievement Award 1/28/1957 G

Biog/May, W.H., Sr. Founder of May Hosiery Mill Died at Age 79 (photo) 1/31/1955 C

Biog/Maynard, Reid A. Reid A. Maynard Named County Citizen of Yr 1/26/1953 C

Biog/McAdams, J. Glen, Mrs. Mrs. McAdams Named Young Woman of Yr 2/6/1961 E

Biog/McDade, B.B., Dr. Dr. McDade Named Kiwanis Citizen of Yr 1/27/1958 H

Biog/McDade, H.B., Dr. Dr. H.B. McDade Operated Wildlife Museum Over Office 1/29/1951 D

Biog/McIver, Marvin Marvin McIver Presented Award by Cherokee Scout Council 1/26/1953 C

Biog/Murray, Boyd Capt. Boyd Murray Received Exchange Club Golden Deeds 2/6/1961 E

Biog/Norris, J.L. Dr. J.L. Norris Received Boy Scout Silver Beaver Award 1/28/1957 G

Biog/Oldham, W.E. Oldham Donated Shovel Used by Pres. Truman at Wake For 1/28/1952 D

Biog/Pardue, Earl Earl Pardue Named Young Man of Year 1/30/1956 D

Biog/Puckett, Harry Mrs. Mrs. Puckett Named Civitan Woman of Yr 2/2/1959 E

Biog/Reid J.N., Mrs. Mrs. Reid Was Home Demonstration Delegate to Nationals 1/31/1955 A

Biog/Robertson, J.W. Four Receive Exchange Club Bk of Golden Deeds 1/28/1952 D

Biog/Robinson, Don Boy Scout Silver Beaver Award Given to Dr. Don Robinson 1/30/1954 D

Biog/Schmidt, Dean E. Family First triplet birth in County in 10 Yrs Occurred on 10/10/60 2/6/1961 H

Biog/Scott, Kerr Kerr Scott Won Election As U.S. Senator 1/31/1955 B

Biog/Scott, Ralph H Ralph H. Scott Named Kiwanis Man of Year 1/30/1956 D

Biog/Scott, Ralph H Scott Becomes Dir. Of Insurance Co. of the South 1/27/1958 D

Biog/Scott, W. Kerr Sen. Scott Receives Book of His Governor's Papers from NC 1/27/1958 E

Biog/Scott, W. Kerr W. Kerr Scott Died of Heart Attack 2/2/1959 B

Biog/Scott, W. Kerr Official Portrait of Late Gov. Presented at Gov. Mansion 2/1/1960 F

Biog/Sellars, W.R. W.R. Sellars, Dept Store Exec/ Died at Age 80 1/31/1955 C

Biog/Semiklose, Evelyn Evelyn Semiklose of Graham Crowned Dairy Princess 1/27/1958 H

Biog/Sharpe, R.A., Mrs. Mrs. R.A. Sharpe Named Mother of Yr 1/27/1958 H

Biog/Shue, Walker Attorney Walker Shue Received Blinded Vets Award 1/27/1958 B

Biog/Simpson, Paul "Hardrock" Hardrock Simpson Birthday Run to Gsbo & Back/46 miles 1/29/1951 D

Biog/Simpson, Paul "Hardrock" Hardrock Simpson Ran 48 Miles on 48th Birthday 1/26/1953 C

Biog/Simpson, Paul "Hardrock" Hardrock Simpson Ran 50 Mi. on His 50th Birthday in 9 Hrs+ 1/31/1955 A

Biog/Simpson, Paul "Hardrock" Simpson Ran 51 Miles in 8 Hours on 51st Birthday 1/30/1956 C

Biog/Somers, C.G. Four Receive Exchange Club Bk of Golden Deeds 1/28/1952 D

Biog/Southern, Clarence Clarence Southern Was Pres of County Civic Music Assn 1/30/1954 B

Biog/Spikes, L.E. Dr. L.E. Spikes Named Citizen of Yr by Kiwanis 2/6/1961 E

Biog/Stephans, Paul Stephans Named Jaycee Young Man of Yr 2/1/1960 C

Biog/Stratford, R.E., Mrs. Mrs. Stratford of HR Named Woman of Yr by Civitans 1/31/1955 C

Biog/Swanner, Jeanne Swanner Named Miss Teen Ager by Optimist Club 2/6/1961 E

Biog/Thompson, Jimmy Medal Presented to Jimmy Thompson For Lifesaving 1/27/1958 B

Biog/Turner, Leo G. Local Scout Founder Leo Turner Pic Presented at Banquet 1/30/1954 C

Biog/Wagoner, J.I., Mrs. Mrs. Wagoner of Gibsonville Named State Mother of Yr 2/2/1959 E

Biog/White, Howard Howard White Elected Pres of County NC Symphony Chptr 1/30/1954 B

Biog/White, Howard City Editor of Times-News Named Jaycees Young Man of Yr 1/31/1955 C

Biog/Williams, Walter M. Walter Williams Named Kiwanis "Citizen of Yr" 1/29/1951 D

Biog/Woodson, Julia Miss Woodson Named Civitan Woman of Yr 2/1/1960 C

Biog/Xanthos, John Xanthos Became County General Courthouse Solicitor 2/6/1961 H

Biog/Yount, Marvin E., Jr. Marvin Yount Named Jaycees Young Man of Yr 1/28/1952 D

Black History County Welfare Dept; $500,000 Budget; 1st Negro Worker 1/30/1950 A

Black History Negro Farm Agent in Community; 103 Negro Farmers 1/29/1951 B

Black History 16 Negro Home Demonstartion Clubs; 483 Members 1/28/1952 D

Black History Negro Park Established in 1952 by Jaycees 1/26/1953 C

Black History New Negro High School Open on Rosenwald St Sept 1953 1/30/1954 B

Black History Negro Community Ctr on Jeffries St. Completed 1/30/1954 B

Black History Colored Well Baby Clinic Directed by Mrs. John R Kernodle 1/31/1955 A

Black History Colored Schools Will Close If Segreg. Ruled Unconstitutional 1/31/1955 B

Black History Jordan Sellars Senior High Completed Costing $300,000 1/31/1955 C

Black History Church St. Site Cleared for Supermarket Reveals Cemetery 1/30/1956 C

Black History 33 Negro 4-H Clubs: 10 Home Demon. in County in 1960 2/6/1961 F

Bridges Glencoe Bridge Collapsed Sending Cars Into River 1/30/1956 C

Bridges 4 Bridges Washed Out in Oct incl. Union Ridge & Stoney Crk 2/1/1960 E

Buildings Fogleman-Jeffries Building Completed 1/28/1952 B

Buildings Ewing Motor Co Bldg Torn Down (formerly tobacco warehse) 1/27/1958 H

Burlington/Description House Renumbering System Conducted by (Burlington) 1/28/1952 B

Burlington/Description Alamance Hills Became Official Part of Burlington 1/30/1956 C

Burlington/Description Remaining Portion of Alamance Hills Subdiv. Joins Burl. 1/28/1957 C

Burlington/Description Alamance Hills Subdiv. Annexed to City 1/28/1957 D

Burlington/Description Judge Sink Ruled Election Adding Gra Heights to Burl Invalid 2/2/1959 B

Burlington/Description City Annexes Country Club For, Dogwood Acres, Edgewood 2/6/1961 A

Burlington/Downtown City Paid Erwin Holt for Property from E Davis to Maple Av 1/28/1952 B

Burlington/Downtown Pedestrian Signals Erected in Downtown Business District 1/28/1957 G

Burlington/Gov't City Operates With Nearly $1M to Increase Services 1/30/1950 B

Burlington/Gov't Mrs. R.W. Barnwell 1st Woman Elected to City Council 1/30/1950 B

Burlington/Gov't City Installed 51 Additional Parking Meters 1/30/1950 C

Burlington/Gov't S. Carlyle Isley Was Mayor of Burlington 1/28/1952 C

Burlington/Gov't Burl. Revenues Increased $300,000 in 1952 1/26/1953 C

Burlington/Gov't H.Calloway Pollard Elected Mayor; New Council Elected 1/27/1958 C

Burlington/Gov't Public Wks Dept to Handle Cemeteries, Streets, Sanitation 2/6/1961 A

Burlington/Laws City Hall Requested to Abolish Sunday Movies 1/30/1950 B

Burlington/Laws Sunday Blue Laws Replaced by Burlington City Council 1/27/1958 B

Burlington/Laws Council Prohibits Jaywalking & Meetings on Street 1/27/1958 B

Businesses McClure Funeral Home Moved Into New Home in Gra 1/30/1950 A

Businesses Alamance Motors Inc. New Bldg Complete 1/30/1950 A

Businesses New A&P on W. Front St. Costs $59,793 1/30/1950 A

Businesses Peter Pan Supermarket Opened on Rauhut St 1/30/1950 A

Businesses Cole Motors Inc Opened New Business on N. Church St 1/30/1950 A

Businesses Dr. Mewborn Constructed Office on Spring St for $26K 1/26/1953 B

Businesses Burl. Merchants Assoc Sponsored Dollar Days, Vac. Jubilee 1/30/1954 B

Businesses Lowe Funeral Home Opened in July past Grove Park 1/30/1956 C

Businesses Largest Supermarket in State Opens on N Church St 1/30/1956 D

Businesses Carolina Biological Started Construction on 3 Bldgs in Elon 1/30/1956 D

Businesses Four New Supermarkets Opened in Yr (A&P, Byrds, Wooten) 1/28/1957 C

Businesses Alamance Business Club Led by Francis Van Prang 1/28/1957 D

Businesses Atkinson Dairy Co. Opened Dairy Bar On Maple Ave 1/27/1958 B

Businesses Fiberglass Watertight Coffin Tested by Burl Coffin Co. 2/2/1959 C

Businesses Carolina Home Life Insurance Co. Increases Its Size 2/1/1960 C

Businesses Burlington Reports Payroll of $85M at 600 Retail Outlets 2/1/1960 C

Businesses Levin Bros. (Metals) Celebrated 50th Anniversary 2/1/1960 D

Businesses Carolina Biological Supply Completed 2 New Bldgs 2/1/1960 E

Businesses Camp Sherwood on Hwy 49 Adds Bunkhouses 2/6/1961 D

Businesses Construction Completed on Projects at Carolina Biological 2/6/1961 G

Cemetery Records Plans to Continue Paving Roadways in Pine Hill Cemetery 1/26/1953 C

Cemetery Records Church St. Site Cleared for Supermarket Reveals Cemetery 1/30/1956 C

Chamber of Commerce Geo Colclough Served as Mgr of Chamber of Commerce 1/30/1954 C

Chamber of Commerce Paul Wofford Heads Local Chamber of Commerce 1/28/1957 F

Chamber of Commerce Chamber & Merchants Assoc Open Offices on W Front St 2/2/1959 E

Chamber of Commerce Burl was 1st in NC to Have Chamber Women's Division 2/1/1960 D

Chamber of Commerce Local Chamber Receives Award of Merit from US Chamber 2/6/1961 C

Churches Glenhope Baptist Church Under Construction 1/30/1950 A

Churches Pilgrim Holiness Church Built on Anthony St. 1/30/1950 A

Churches Glenhope Baptist/ Front St Methodist Destroyed by Fire 1/30/1950 B

Churches Burning of Front St. Methodist Church (picture) 1/30/1950 C

Churches Shiloh Presbyterian to Be Completed in February 1/29/1951 B

Churches 1st Baptist Church of Gra to Be Completed in March 1/29/1951 B

Churches Davis St. Methodist Church Will Be Completed in March 1/29/1951 B

Churches 2nd Presby Ch. On S. Park Ave. To Be Completed in April 1/29/1951 B

Churches Education Bldg at Front St Methodist Will Be Completed 1/29/1951 B

Churches Glenhope Baptist Church Complete for $170,000 1/29/1951 B

Churches Front St Methodist Church Tower Readies for Construction 1/29/1951 D

Churches Shiloh Presbyterian Church Was completed 1/28/1952 B

Churches 600 Attend Methodist Church Conf. at Front St. Methodist 1/26/1953 B

Churches Front St. Methodist Commemorates RSV Bible Version 1/26/1953 C

Churches First Presbyterian Church Completed in May 1/30/1954 C

Churches Northside Presbyterian on Gra-Hopedale Rd Completed 1/30/1954 C

Churches 3 Burl. Ministers Received Honorary D.d. degrees from Elon 1/30/1954 D

Churches S. Christian Convention New Bldg at Moonelon near Elon 1/31/1955 A

Churches First Preby. Church Tower Came Down to Make New Bldg 1/31/1955 D

Churches Alamance Lutheran Church Opened Easter Sunday 1/30/1956 C

Churches Ministerial Assoc Sponsered Radio Program on WFNS 1/28/1957 C

Churches Pator of Davis St. Methodist Records for Dial-A-Prayer 1/28/1957 D

Churches Graham Methodist Opened Ed Bldg & Fellowship Hall 1/28/1957 G

Churches St. Marks Reformed Named Rural Church of Yr for NC 1/27/1958 B

Churches Faith Methodist Church on W Davis Completed 2/1/1960 D

Churches Remodeled Piedmont Presby Church Opened w/ new organ 2/1/1960 D

Churches Elon Community Church Was Completed in Aug 1959 2/1/1960 D

Churches Congregational Christian Homes Begins Fundraising Effort 2/1/1960 E

Churches Federated Ministerial Assn in County Organized in 1959 2/1/1960 F

Churches 75% of Churches in County contributed Histories to Chamber 2/6/1961 E

Clubs/Organizations $19,387 Contributed to March of Dimes/Polio Epidemic 1/30/1950 A

Clubs/Organizations Salvation Army Constructs Bldg on Dixie St. 1/30/1950 A

Clubs/Organizations New Salvation Army Chapel on Dixie St. Cost $40,000 1/30/1950 B

Clubs/Organizations Civitan Club Celebrates 1st Birthday 1/30/1950 B

Clubs/Organizations Community Chest Raised $54,338 1/30/1950 B

Clubs/Organizations New Elks Club on S. Park Ave Opened (photo) 1/29/1951 B

Clubs/Organizations Eli Whitney 4-H Club 6th in Statewide Dairy Projects 1/29/1951 B

Clubs/Organizations Burlington Jaycees Help Furnish New Nurses's Home 1/29/1951 C

Clubs/Organizations 441 Women Enrolled in Home Demonstration Clubs 1/29/1951 C

Clubs/Organizations Sphinx Club Gave TV to Local Sanatorium 1/29/1951 C

Clubs/Organizations County Red Cross Provided Service to 667 Homes This Yr 1/29/1951 D

Clubs/Organizations Clubs Donate to County TB Sanitorium 1/28/1952 B

Clubs/Organizations Belford Farm Purchased by Burl Moose Lodge as Clubhouse 1/28/1952 B

Clubs/Organizations Marvin Yount President of Community Council in 1951 1/28/1952 C

Clubs/Organizations 19 Home Demonstration Clubs in Co. w/ 441 Members 1/28/1952 D

Clubs/Organizations UDC Decorates Graves of Confederate Veterans 1/28/1952 D

Clubs/Organizations 16 Negro Home Demonstration Clubs; 483 Members 1/28/1952 D

Clubs/Organizations Joe Coble is President of Local American Legion 1/26/1953 C

Clubs/Organizations Rotary Driver Training Class Had 60 Students in First Class 1/26/1953 C

Clubs/Organizations Moose Lodge 649 Has 800 Members 1/26/1953 C

Clubs/Organizations 23 Negro 4-H Girls Clubs Organized in 1952 1/26/1953 C

Clubs/Organizations Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Chapter Founded in Burl. 1/30/1954 B

Clubs/Organizations Elks Club Sent 12 Boys to Hendersonville Camp 1/30/1954 B

Clubs/Organizations Community Council Became Separate Organization 1/30/1954 C

Clubs/Organizations Service League Gave 2,749 Hours of Service to Community 1/30/1954 C

Clubs/Organizations Executive Club Had Winston Churchill's Son as Speaker 1/30/1954 C

Clubs/Organizations B. Everett Jordan Was County Man of Yr by Kiwanis Club 1/30/1954 D

Clubs/Organizations Mrs. Hereford Named Woman of Yr by Civitans 1/30/1954 D

Clubs/Organizations Civitan Club Supports Williams High Band with Uniforms 1/31/1955 A

Clubs/Organizations 2,899 Pints of Blood for Military Collected in Co by Red Cross 1/31/1955 A

Clubs/Organizations Jaycee March of Dimes Collected $27,000 1/31/1955 A

Clubs/Organizations Burl. Lions Club Consists of 66 Active Members 1/31/1955 B

Clubs/Organizations American Business Club Sponsored Handicapped Class 1/31/1955 B

Clubs/Organizations Burl. Ministerial Assn Sponsored Speaker from Japan 1/31/1955 B

Clubs/Organizations Bar Assn Hangs Pics of 3 Deceased Members in Courthouse 1/31/1955 B

Clubs/Organizations Young Dems Held Party for Kerr Scott, Gov. at Hawfields 1/30/1956 C

Clubs/Organizations 4-H Achievement Winners Were Presented Trophies 1/30/1956 C

Clubs/Organizations Country Club Has 484 Members; Pool, Golf Course Added 1/30/1956 D

Clubs/Organizations New Masonic Temple of Bula Lodge 409 Opened 1/28/1957 B

Clubs/Organizations United Fund Raised $124,000 for 13 Member Charities 1/28/1957 C

Clubs/Organizations Roger Gant, Jr. Is Chairman of Salvation Army Advisory Bd 1/28/1957 C

Clubs/Organizations Rotary Club Operates A Lost & Found Booth at City Park 1/28/1957 C

Clubs/Organizations Gordon Marshall Was Pres. Of Burl. Merchants Assoc 1/28/1957 D

Clubs/Organizations Mrs. Robert Runnion , Pres. Of Burl. Woman's Club 1/28/1957 D

Clubs/Organizations County Bar Assn Begins Legal Aid for Indigent 1/28/1957 F

Clubs/Organizations Mayor Welcomes National Jaycee President to Burlington 1/27/1958 D

Clubs/Organizations C.Gordon Elected YMCA Pres; Women's Health Club Opens 1/27/1958 D

Clubs/Organizations Alamance County Club Extensively Renovated in 1957 1/27/1958 E

Clubs/Organizations Altrusa Club Sponsors Westmoreland Heights Educ Ctr 2/2/1959 B

Clubs/Organizations Burlington Jaycees Sponsored Operation Library 2/2/1959 B

Clubs/Organizations T.D. Cooper, Jr. Was elected Ntl Dir of N.C. Jaycees 2/2/1959 D

Clubs/Organizations Christmas Cheer Provided Toys For 1,203 Children 2/2/1959 D

Clubs/Organizations Lloyd Conklin Elected Pres. Of Jaycees for 1959-60 2/1/1960 C

Clubs/Organizations Country Club Has Closed Membership at 500 2/1/1950 C

Clubs/Organizations 4-H Health Programs Crown Judy Dickey & Bobby Shoffner 2/1/1960 C

Clubs/Organizations Jordanian Rotary Exchange Student Enrolled at Elon 2/1/1960 D

Clubs/Organizations Service League's 64 Members Gave 4,390 Hr of Service 2/1/1960 E

Clubs/Organizations Exec Club Speakers Include Randolph Churchill, Wm Shirer 2/6/1961 A

Clubs/Organizations Woman's Club Has 48 Members; Gives 2,592 Service Hours 2/6/1961 B

Clubs/Organizations Lowell Lunsford Pres. of Jaycees; Dick Cooper is Man of Yr 2/6/1961 B

Clubs/Organizations Pilot Club Elects Mrs. Duncan Deese Pres.; organized in 1939 2/6/1961 C

Clubs/Organizations Merchants Assoc Organized 1918 Sponsors Parade, etc. 2/6/1961 E

Courthouse Bar Assn Hangs Pics of 3 Deceased Members in Courthouse 1/31/1955 B

Courthouse Courtroom in Gra Was Air Conditioned for First Time 2/2/1959 C

Courthouse Courthouse in Gra Was Cleaned on Exterior 2/6/1961 D

Crime/Criminals Investigations by Sheriff's Dept; 15 stills, 70 Evictions 1/30/1950 A

Crime/Criminals 7 Burlington Residents Met Violent Deaths in 1952 1/28/1952 B

Crime/Criminals 3,402 Arrested in Burl in 1952: 931 Drunk, 229 Speeding 1/26/1953 B

Crime/Criminals Otis Clapp Charged w/Murder of Mrs. Lena Huffines 1/30/1956 C

Crime/Criminals 653 Arrested for Drunkeness; 813 For Speeding 1/27/1958 D

Disasters Local Civil Defense Goes on Alert During Hurrican Gracie 2/1/1960 E

Economy Stock Market Begins Recovery After War Yrs (1950s) 1/30/1950 A

Elections County Hit New High in #of Voters: Hemric is Election Chair 1/26/1953 C

Elections 11,232 to 6,121, ABC Stores Will Remain Out of the County 1/31/1955 B

Elections House Speaker Rayburn Attends Rally at Fairchild Park 2/6/1961 H

Elon College/College New Gym Constructed at Elon College 1/30/1950 C

Elon College/College Elon Baseball Team Won North State Championship 1/30/1950 C

Elon College/College Dr. Leon Smith, Pres of Elon, Honored on 20th Anniversity 1/28/1952 D

Elon College/College 94 Veterans Enrolled at Elon College in Fall Semester 1/26/1953 C

Elon College/College 685 Students Enrolled at Elon in Fall Semester 1/30/1954 C

Elon College/College 3 Burl. Ministers Received Honorary D.d. degrees from Elon 1/30/1954 D

Elon College/College Sid Varney Named Coach of Year at Elon College 1/31/1955 D

Elon College/College Construction Begun on Dining Hall, Dorms at Elon College 1/30/1956 B

Elon College/College South Dormitory Was Gutted By Fire During Spring Break 1/28/1957 B

Elon College/College Exec Comm. Of Elon College Dev. Fund Pictured 1/28/1957 D

Elon College/College Dr. Danieley Replaces Retiring Dr. Leon E. Smith 1/27/1958 B

Elon College/College Dr. James Danieley Inaugurated as 6th Pres. Of Elon 2/2/1959 C

Elon College/College Elon College Gave 121 Diplomas to Graduates 2/1/1960 D

Elon College/College Ladies Hall torn down to Build New Women's Dorm 2/6/1961 C

Elon College/Town Town of Elon Annexes Woodale Subdivision 1/28/1957 D

Elon College/Town 80% of Unpaved Streets in Town of Elon Were Paved 1/27/1958 G

Elon College/Town Elon's Water System Expanded; Pacts w/ Town & Orphanage 1/26/1953 B

Elon College/Town Elon Approved Bond for Sanitary Sewage System/Plant 1/30/1954 C

Elon College/Town First Traffic Lights in Installed Installed at Haggard Ave. 1/30/1954 C

Elon Homes for Children 80 Children Given Home at Christian Orphanage at Elon 1/28/1952 C

Elon Homes for Children 17 Children Received at Christian Orphanage for 81 Total 1/26/1953 C

Elon Homes for Children Christian Orphanage Cared for 83; Drought on Their Farm 1/30/1954 B

Elon Homes for Children Holt Memorial Chapel on Orphanage Campus Completed 1/31/1955 A

Elon Homes for Children Holt Memorial Chapel at (Elon) Orphanage Completed 1/28/1957 F

Elon Homes for Children Congregational Children's Home Provided Care for 77 2/2/1959 D

Elon Homes for Children Congregational Christian Homes Begins Fundraising Effort 2/1/1960 E

Elon Homes for Children 1st Child Admitted to Congregational Home Jan 28, 1907 2/6/1961 F

Elon University Elon's 4,600 Set Alumni Memorial Gym Dedicated 1/29/1951 C

Elon University EC Won 2 North State Conf. Champs in Baseball & Tennis 1/29/1951 C

Elon University Largest Grad Class at Elon Numbered 153 (1950) 1/29/1951 D

Emergency Services Emergency Med Unit Formed as Part of Civil Defense 1/29/1951 D

Emergency Services Civil Defense Unit Provdied for Auxiliary Police Force 1/28/1957 C

Emergency Services Auxiliary Police Unit of Civil Defense (Photo) 1/28/1957 D

Employment $45.44 Average Weekly Wage in County 1/30/1950 B

Employment Unemployment High-One of 3 Unemployed 1/30/1950 C

Employment Chamber Reported City's Payroll Increased to $80M 1/29/1951 D

Employment County Ranked 1st in Lost Work Weeks (High unemployed) 1/28/1952 C

Employment Employment Security Comm. Moved to W. Front St 2/1/1960 E

Fire Dept New Fire Alarm System Installed in Gibsonville 1/29/1951 B

Fire Dept Fires In Burl Cost More Than $91,000 1/29/1951 B

Fire Dept Construction Begun on New Fire Station on Webb Ave 1/28/1952 C

Fire Dept Chief Roma Fortune Said Fire Losses $118K in 1952 1/26/1953 B

Fire Dept Burl Fire Dept Includes Main Station on Front, Substations 1/30/1954 B

Fire Dept Fire loss $82,000, Higher by $32,000 Than in 1953 1/31/1955 A

Fire Dept Dr. Will S. Long, Chief of Gra Fire Dept Dies at Age 86 1/31/1955 B

Fire Dept Burl Had 301 Fire Calls With Damage 1/30/1956 B

Fire Dept Registered Dalmation Sparky Presented to Burl Fire Dept 1/30/1956 D

Fire Dept All City Schools Had Special Fire Alarms Systems Installed 1/27/1958 C

Fire Dept Fire Chief Fortune Receives Award for Lowest Loss in 10 Yrs 2/2/1959 C

Fire Dept Fire Chief Roma Fortune Elected Pres of NC Fire Chiefs 2/2/1959 D

Fire Dept New Snow Camp Volunteer Fire Dept Opened w/ 2 trucks 2/6/1961 C

Fire Dept Fire Station Opened on Webb Ave. at Midway 1/30/1954 B

Gibsonville New Fire Alarm System Installed in Gibsonville 1/29/1951 B

Gibsonville W.G. Boon, mayor of Gibsonville; M.O. Wyrick, Clerk 1/28/1952 D

Gibsonville W.G. Boon Re-elected Mayor of Gibsonville 1/30/1954 C

Glencoe Glencoe Bridge Collapsed Sending Cars Into River 1/30/1956 C

Graham Population of Graham Set at 5,013 1/29/1951 C

Graham Karpark (Parking Mtr Co) Sues the Town of Graham 1/26/1953 B

Graham Bur-Gra Pirates Baseball Play on Sun When City Repeals Ord. 1/26/1953 B

Graham Town Manager Employed in Graham for First Time 1/30/1954 B

Graham A.R. England Was First Town Mgr of Graham 1/30/1954 D

Graham Gra Civic Ctr Constructed with $30,000 Raised by Clubs 1/30/1956 B

Graham Myron Rhyne Elected Mayor of Graham 1/27/1958 D

Graham Swimming Pool will Be Built Opposite Gra Civic Ctr 2/6/1961 F

Handicapped Persons American Business Club Sponsored Handicapped Class 1/31/1955 B

Hazardous Substances Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Traps Yarbroughs in House 1/28/1957 C

Health Health Dept Starts PT Program, Dental Prog & Meat Inspec. 1/30/1954 C

Health Care $19,387 Contributed to March of Dimes/Polio Epidemic 1/30/1950 A

Health Care Kernodle Clinic Under Construction on Gra-Hopedale Rd 1/30/1950 B

Health Care 73 Nurses and 43 Doctors in Alamance Co. 1/30/1950 B

Health Care County Tuberculosis Assn. X-Rayed 38,000; 7 Deaths in Yr 1/30/1950 C

Health Care Alamance Co Sanatorium Treats 34 New TB Cases 1/30/1950 C

Health Care Clubs Donate to County TB Sanitorium 1/28/1952 B

Health Care 20,000+ People X-Rayed by Tuberculosis Assn This Yr 1/28/1952 D

Health Care Dental Society Promoted Water Flouridation Effort 1/30/1954 B

Health Care 2,899 Pints of Blood for Military Collected in Co by Red Cross 1/31/1955 A

Health Care 13,000 Free X-Rays Made by County TB Assn. 1/31/1955 A

Health Care County TB Sanitarium Closed in June 1954; Patients to State 1/31/1955 A

Health Care Orphanage Children Given Free Dental by Dental Society 1/31/1955 B

Health Care Dr GW Kernodle, Dr. P.S. Scott Return after Military Service 1/30/1956 C

Health Care X-Ray Bus Purchased by Alamance TB Assn Begins Service 1/30/1956 C

Health Care 1st Polio Vaccine (Photos) 1/30/1956 D

Health Care 9 Active TB Cases Discovered by County TB Association 1/27/1958 E

Health Care Burl Woman's Club Helps w/TB Machine at Health Dept 2/2/1959 C

Health Care Dr. Rippy elected Pres of Alamance-Caswell Medical Soc. 2/6/1961 C

Health Care Seven Public Health Nurses Working in County 1/30/1950 C

Health Care Nurses Home at Alamance Co. Hospital Was Opened 1/28/1952 B

Health Dept Co. Health Dept Moved into Former TB Sanitarium 1/31/1955 A

Health Dept Colored Well Baby Clinic Directed by Mrs. John R Kernodle 1/31/1955 A

Health Dept County Health Dept Renovated TB Sanitorium 1/31/1955 C

Health Dept Salk Vaccine 1st Available; 3,000 + Took 2 Shots 1/30/1956 C

Health Dept County Health Dept Building Named for Donald Robinson 2/6/1961 E

Hospitals Alamance County Hospital Under Construction 1/30/1950 A

Hospitals Ground Broken for New County Hospital 1/30/1950 B

Hospitals Alamance Co. Hospital Will Be Completed in March 1/29/1951 B

Hospitals Alamance General Hospital Carrrington Clinic Constructed 1/29/1951 B

Hospitals More Than 3,000 Patients Admitted to Alamance General 1/29/1951 B

Hospitals Nurses' Home Under Construction Near County Hospital 1/29/1951 B

Hospitals Opening of County Hospital Added 100 Beds to Community 1/28/1952 B

Hospitals County Hospital Admitted 4,236 Patients in 1952 1/26/1953 C

Hospitals General Hospital Had 2,246 Patients During Yr 1/26/1953 C

Hospitals Gray Lady Service Begun at Hospitals by Red Cross 1/26/1953 C

Hospitals 4,579 Patients Admitted to County Hospital in 1953 1/30/1954 B

Hospitals 1,675 Patients Treated at Alamance General in 1954 1/31/1955 A

Hospitals Minetree Pyne is Administrator of Alamance Co. Hospital 1/28/1957 F

Hospitals Lonnie Cates was 50,000 Patient Admited to Alamance Gen. 1/27/1958 E

Hospitals County Hospital Completed $470,000 Addition to Facilities 2/2/1959 D

Hospitals Fundraising Began on Memorial Hospital to Replace Co. Gen. 2/2/1959 D

Hospitals Plans for 58-Bed Expansion of County Hospital Released 2/1/1960 D

Hospitals Groundbreaking for New Memorial Hospital on 12/31/1959 2/1/1960 E

Hospitals Construction Began on Memorial Hospital to Open 07/1961 2/6/1961 C

Hospitals County Hospital Air Conditioned at Cost of $137,597 2/6/1961 D

Housing Brookwood Garden Apts Under Construction 1/30/1950 A

Housing Construction in Burl. Neared $3M Mark 1/30/1954 C

Industry $30M Contract Awarded to W. Electric Radio Shops 1/30/1950 A

Industry Hanford Brick Yard Turning Out 4M Bricks Per Yr 1/30/1950 A

Industry W Electric Constructed Test Lab on Gra-Hopedale $350K 1/26/1953 B

Industry Western Electric Plant Went on a 35 Day Strike 1/30/1954 B

Industry W. Electric Plant Produces Component for Guided Missles 1/30/1954 D

Industry Nike Guided Missle Mfg, at W. Electric Plant in Burl. 1/31/1955 A

Industry Western Electric Devoted to Electronics, Army Devices 1/30/1956 C

Industry Western Electric Open House Celebrates 10 Yrs in Burl 1/28/1956 C

Industry Cerlist Diesel Began Operations Making Engines in Burl. 1/28/1957 C

Industry Western Electric Producer of Nike Hercules Added Space 1/27/1958 B

Industry Craftique Furniture Plant Destroyed by Fire in June 1/27/1958 B

Industry Alamance Industrial Development Corp Organized 1/27/1958 C

Industry 3 Story Test Bldg Constructed by Army at Western Electric 2/2/1959 D

Industry New Industries in 1959 Include Textile & Chemical Firms 2/1/1960 E

Industry Western Elect Continues Nike Hercules & Air Force Titan 2/6/1961 C

Lakes City Lake Dropped Dangerously, Water Bond Passes 1/30/1954 C

Libraries May Memorial Library reports More Books Read Than Ever 1/30/1950 C

Libraries May Memorial Circulated 128,489 Bks During 1950 1/29/1951 D

Libraries Library Bookmobile Took 35,307 Bks to Rural Residents 1/29/1951 D

Libraries May Memorial Circulated 127,000-Half from Bookmobile 1/28/1952 B

Libraries May Memorial Library Received New Paint Outside 1/26/1953 B

Libraries May Memorial Circulated 112,752 Bks w/ Staff of 13 1/30/1954 B

Libraries Basement of Library Renovated for Children, Bookmobile 1/30/1954 B

Libraries May Memorial Library Bookmobile Circulated 30,000 Bks 1/31/1955 C

Libraries Mrs. Spivey, Children's Librarian; E. Lynch, Media Librairan 1/31/1955 C

Libraries Historical Section Added to May Memorial Library 1/30/1956 C

Libraries Board of Trustees of Library Named 1/28/1957 D

Libraries Air Condition Installed in May Memorial & Mebane Libraries 1/28/1957 D

Libraries 17% of County Residents Are Borrowers; 140K Circulated 1/27/1958 C

Libraries Burlington Jaycees Sponsored Operation Library 2/2/1959 B

Libraries 2 Bookmobiles of County Library Traveled 5,761 Miles 2/1/1960 C

Libraries 9.8% of Population Used May Mem Library During 1960 2/6/1961 C

Livestock 21 Jersey Cows Sold in County in First of Kind Sale 1/30/1950 C

Mebane Two Tobacco Warehouses Burned to Ground in Mebane 1/31/1955 A

Military Civil Defense Unit Begun in Burl Because of Korean Confl. 1/29/1951 B

Military 68 Local Men Inducted; First Since WW II 1/29/1951 C

Military Young Men Inducted in Army Left by Bus from Main P.O. 1/29/1951 D

Military 9,766 Contacts Made By County Veterans Services 1/29/1951 D

Military 238 County Men Enlisted in Army or Air Force 1/28/1952 B

Military 158 Men Drafted Since Start of 1952 1/26/1953 B

Military Volunteer Air Force Reserve One of Largest in State 1/26/1953 C

Military 25 Young Men from County Enlisted in U.S. Navy 1/30/1954 B

Military National Guard Armory opened in Jan 1954 on Hwy 70 E 1/31/1955 C

Military Claude E. Lee, Jr. First Local Cadet at Denver Air Force Acad. 1/28/1957 C

Military 346 Men Enlisted in Armed Forces by Burl Recruiters 1/28/1957 D

Military 30 Enlisted Men &5 Officers in Ntl Guard Unit Here; 30th div 1/27/1958 D

Military Local Navy Recruiting Enlisted 67 Men 2/1/1960 D

Military War Mothers Chapter Meets at Alamance Battleground 2/1/1960 F

Museums Dr. H.B. McDade Operated Wildlife Museum Over Office 1/29/1951 D

Museums Dr. B.B. McDade's Museum on W Davis Has Record Visitors 1/26/1953 B

Museums McDade Wildlife Museum Plans Bldg at City Park 1/30/1954 C

Museums McDade Museum Bldg in City Park Was Completed 1/28/1957 F

Museums Museum at Alamance Battleground Completed 2/6/1961 E

Music Burl. Music Club Sponsored Christmas Concert 1/29/1951 C

Music Mrs. John R. Kernodle Finished Term as Music Club Pres. 1/28/1952 D

Music Howard White Elected Pres of County NC Symphony Chptr 1/30/1954 B

Music Clarence Southern Was Pres of County Civic Music Assn 1/30/1954 B

Music Carlyle Isley Continues as Pres of County Symphony Society 1/31/1955 A

Music John Schoederbeck Pres. Of County Civic Music Assn 1/31/1955 A

Music Young People's Band Organized by Salvation Army 1/27/1958 E

Newspapers Times-News Moves into Bigger Bldg on S. Main St 1/30/1950 A

Newspapers City Editor of Times-News Named Young Man of Yr-H White 1/31/1955 C

North Carolina/Gov't B. Everett Jordan Named Chair of State Democratic Comm. 1/26/1953 C

North Carolina/Gov't Kerr Scott Won Election As U.S. Senator 1/31/1955 B

North Carolina/Gov't B. Everett Jordan Named to Fill Senate Vacancy After Death 2/2/1959 B

Parks & Recreation Monkeys Were Purchased for City Park on S. Main St 1/30/1950 B

Parks & Recreation City Rec Dept Reported Participation of 359,000 1/30/1950 B

Parks & Recreation Citizens Approved Tax Assessment to Finance Rec. Dept 1/29/1951 C

Parks & Recreation Burl. Kiwanis Bought Train for City Park for $13,000 1/28/1952 B

Parks & Recreation Ballpark, Tennis Ct Made for Richmond Hill Pk by Jaycees 1/26/1953 C

Parks & Recreation Negro Park Established in 1952 by Jaycees 1/26/1953 C

Parks & Recreation Swimming Pools at City Park & North Park Almost Complete 1/30/1954 B

Parks & Recreation Negro Community Ctr on Jeffries St. Completed 1/30/1954 B

Parks & Recreation Old Silo in Willowbrook Park Taken Down 1/31/1955 B

Parks & Recreation Swimming Pools at City Park & North Park Opened 1/31/1955 C

Parks & Recreation 1919 Fire Truck Given to City Park for Playground Equipment 1/30/1956 C

Parks & Recreation Safety Village at City Park Sponsored by Lions Club 1/28/1957 E

Parks & Recreation McDade Museum Bldg in City Park Was Completed 1/28/1957 F

Parks & Recreation Rec Dept Bought Baseball Stadium to Erect at Fairchild Park 2/1/1960 F

Parks & Recreation Baseball Stadium Completed at Fairchild Park Area 2/6/1961 B

Parks & Recreation Swimming Pool will Be Built Opposite Gra Civic Ctr 2/6/1961 F

Parks & Recreation Fireworks at City Park on Halloween One of Largest 2/6/1961 G

Police Dept Former Rec Building Renovated for Local Police Dept 1/31/1955 D

Police Dept Chief Jesse Jones Replaced A.M. Butler at Burlington PD 1/28/1957 B

Police Dept Rev. Lee Gann Named 1st Burl. Police Dept Chaplain 1/28/1957 D

Police Dept Police Chief James Receives Portrait of Currie Murray, Jr 1/27/1958 D

Police Dept Jesse R. James Has Resigned as Chief; Garner Succeeds Him 2/1/1960 E

Police Dept Courtesy Boxes Installed to Pay Parking Tickets 2/6/1961 B

Police Dept Auxiliary Police Unit Contains 22 Men Who Assist Police 2/6/1961 C

Police Dept Capt. Boyd Murray Received Exchange Club Golden Deeds 2/6/1961 E

Population City Population Expected to Hit 40,000 During Yr/Burl 1/30/1950 B

Postal Service Receipts of Burl. P.O. Set Record in 1952 1/26/1953 B

Postal Service R. Homer Andrews, Postmaster, Named Kiwanis Man of Yr 1/31/1955 C

Postal Service Postmaster Homer Andrews Welcomed Wm Lasley as Asst 2/6/1961 C

Radio Stations E.Z. Jones of WBBB Interviewed Marshal Tito in Europe 1/31/1955 B

Railroad Train Wreck in Gibsonville Made (Ntl) Headlines 1/29/1951 B

Railroad Southern Railway Crossing Watchman's Nest Removed 1/29/1951 D

Railroad 27 Cars of Southern RR Freight Wrecked at Haw River Bridge 2/6/1961 H

Residences Mr/Mrs John Sharpe May Built on May's Lake for 90K 1/29/1951 B

Restaurants Richmond Grill on Worth St Exploded from Gas Leak 1/30/1956 C

Sanitation Work Begun on Sewer Disposal Plant on Alamance Creek 1/28/1952 C

Sanitation Burlington's Sewage Filter Plant Nearing Completion 1/26/1953 C

Sanitation Backdoor Garbage Collection Was Started and Abandoned 1/30/1956 C

Schools Walter Williams High School Under Construction 1/30/1950 A

Schools $200,000 Stadium Built at Williams High 1/30/1950 B

Schools County School Enrollment Jumped by 16%+ since 1945 1/29/1951 B

Schools Clarence McVey Schooling Case (5-Yr-Old Too Young to Go) 1/28/1952 B

Schools Glenhope School Repaired for $58,965 1/26/1953 B

Schools 5 Schools Updated: Pleas Gro, Meb, HR, Sylvan, Eli Whitney 1/26/1953 B

Schools Dr. Yount of City Schools Named Pres of NC Educ Assn 1/30/1954 B

Schools 2,169 Books Added to Local School Libraries 1/30/1954 C

Schools N.C. PTA Located in Gibsonville & Dir. By Mrs JW Burke 1/31/1955 A

Schools Colored Schools Will Close If Segreg. Ruled Unconstitutional 1/31/1955 B

Schools Burlington Schools Now Have 6,533 Students 1/31/1955 C

Schools Patriots of NC Organized to Fight School Integration 1/30/1956 C

Schools Education Committee of Chamber of Commerce Meets 1/27/1958 B

Schools Dr. Yount Retired as School Supt; Replaced by Linnerman 1/27/1958 B

Schools 10,713 Students in 16 White & 7 Negro County Schools 1/27/1958 G

Schools 8,057 Students Enrolled in City Schools 2/2/1959 C

Schools All School lunchrooms Inspected by County Sanitation dept 2/1/1960 C

Schools/Elementary School Mebane Elementary School Completed 1/28/1952 B

Schools/Elementary School Pleasant Grove Elementary School Completed 1/28/1952 B

Schools/Elementary School Eastlawn Elementary School Was Completed & Opened 1/28/1957 C

Schools/Elementary School Hillcrest 5h Graders Attend Williams High Due to Crowding 1/28/1957 F

Schools/Elementary School Grove Park School and E.M. Yoder School Were Opened 1/27/1958 B

Schools/Elementary School E.M. Holt Gym Named for Julia Reynolds & Chas Roth 2/2/1959 E

Schools/Elementary School S. Graham Elementary Opened in Sept 1960 w/ 350 Students 2/6/1961 C

Schools/High School Architects Drawing of Williams High School 1/30/1950 C

Schools/High School Board Watches Williams High Groundbreaking 1/30/1950 C

Schools/High School Walter Williams High School Completed for $1.3M 1/29/1951 B

Schools/High School 42% of 185 Burlington High Grads Enrolled in College 1/29/1951 C

Schools/High School Elon High School Expanded 1/28/1952 B

Schools/High School Graham High School Completed 1/28/1952 B

Schools/High School Walter M. Williams High School Dedicated 1/28/1952 B

Schools/High School New Negro High School Open on Rosenwald St Sept 1953 1/30/1954 B

Schools/High School Guidance Program Established at Williams High School 1/30/1954 B

Schools/High School Practical Nurse Training Program Transferred to Williams Hi 1/30/1954 C

Schools/High School Driver Training Program Begun at Williams High by Police 1/30/1954 C

Schools/High School Jordan Sellars Senior High Completed Costing $300,000 1/31/1955 C

Schools/High School New Gym Opened at Williams High 1/30/1956 C

Schools/High School Gym Completed at Williams High School 1/30/1956 D

Schools/High School Fire Guts Williams High Sick Room at Cost of $5,000 1/27/1958 B

Schools/High School Construction on 14 Classrooms Begun at Jordan Sellars High 2/2/1959 C

Schools/High School Portrait of Gov. Thos Holt Presented to Haw River High 2/2/1959 D

Schools/High School 3 Williams High School Students Get Morehead Scholarship 2/2/1959 E

Schools/High School Mrs. Hoyt Hambright is Teacher of Yr at Williams High 2/1/1960 E

Schools/High School Ground Broken on Consolidated Southern High School 2/1/1960 F

Schools/High School Southern High opened Sept 1960; Consolidation of 4 schools 2/6/1961 C

Schools/High School Jordan Sellars High School Gym Completed for $3.2K 2/6/1961 C

Schools/High School Williams High Annual Dedicated to Miss Hoyt Hambright 2/6/1961 H

Schools/Middle School Turrentine Jr High's New Bldg Nearing Completion 2/1/1960 D

Schools/Middle School Broad St. Jr. High Band Got Its First Uniforms 2/1/1960 F

Schools/Middle School Turrentine Middle on Edgewood Opened in Sept 1960 2/6/1961 C

Schools/Private Blessed Sacrament Completed Classrooms/Auditorium 1/29/1951 B

Schools/Private Private School Using Calvert System Starts in Grove Park 1/31/1955 B

Schools/Private Burl. Business College Est. 1925; Mrs. Cannon is Principal 2/2/1959 D

Schools/Private Burl. Business College Complete 2 Story Addition 2/6/1961 G

Scouting Ken Davis Head Boy Scouts; Mildred Wood, Girl Scouts 1/30/1950 B

Scouting Receiving Eagle Awards (5 Scouts Named 1/29/1951 B

Scouting Girl Scout Membership in County is 375 1/29/1951 B

Scouting 493 Girl Scouts and Scout Leaders in County 1/28/1952 D

Scouting Girl Scouts Reached 554 Girls and 218 Adult in County 1/26/1953 B

Scouting Marvin McIver Presented Award by Cherokee Scout Council 1/26/1953 C

Scouting 89 Local Girl Scouts Spent 2 Wks at Camp Chinqua-Penn 1/30/1954 C

Scouting Local Scout Founder Leo Turner Pic Presented at Banquet 1/30/1954 C

Scouting Boy Scout Silver Beaver Award Given to Dr. Don Robinson 1/30/1954 D

Scouting 2,291 Scouts Involed in City Scouting Program 1/30/1956 B

Scouting Clary Holt Received Cherokee Council Silver Beaver Award 1/30/1956 B

Scouting Dr. J.L. Norris Received Boy Scout Silver Beaver Award 1/28/1957 G

Scouting J.W. Robertson & Guy Boleman Celebrate 50 Yrs of Scouting 2/6/1961 A

Scouting Holland Philllips and R.C. Clark Received Beaver Award 2/6/1961 E

Social Services County Welfare Dept; $500,000 Budget; 1st Negro Worker 1/30/1950 A

Social Services Community Chest Fund Drive Began in Oct w/$55,872 Goal 1/29/1951 B

Social Services Community Chest Reached 100% of Goal (Clary Holt, Pres.) 1/29/1951 D

Social Services Marvin Yount President of Community Council in 1951 1/28/1952 C

Social Services Community Chest Drive Raised $58,488 1/28/1952 D

Social Services Public Welfare Dept will Move Into Building on Martin St 1/27/1958 D

Social Services Welfare Dept Opened on Martin St Near Western Electric 2/2/1959 B

Special Events 65,000 People Lined City Streets for Centennial Parade 1/30/1950 B

Special Events 10,000 Lined Main St. for Christmas Parade 1/26/1953 B

Special Events Movie Star Hopalong Cassidy Appeared at Christmas Parade 1/28/1957 H

Special Events First Arts & Crafts Festival Sponsored by Commun. Council 1/27/1958 B

Special Events 40,000 Saw Merchant's Assoc Christmas Parade 2/1/1960 F

Sports American Business Club Fieldhouse Under Construction 1/30/1950 A

Sports New Owners Of Burlington Bees Get League Approval 1/30/1950 A

Sports $200,000 Stadium Built at Williams High 1/30/1950 B

Sports Elon Baseball Team Won North State Championship 1/30/1950 C

Sports Burlington High Buell Moser/All-state Basketball Team 1/29/1951 B

Sports Bill Kirkman Named to All-State for Burl High Football 1/29/1951 B

Sports Henry Perry Named to Baseball All-State/Burl. High 1/29/1951 B

Sports Burl. Bees Finish in 1st Div. in 1950 as in Past 4 Yrs 1/29/1951 C

Sports Part of Elon Park Rebuilt (for Bees) After A Fire 1/29/1951 C

Sports Jim Reynolds Won Golf Championship at Country Club 1/29/1951 C

Sports John Milkan Pitched 1st No Hit, No-Run for the Bees 1/29/1951 C

Sports Hardrock Simpson Birthday Run to Gsbo & Back/46 miles 1/29/1951 D

Sports Burl Bees Finished Yr in Cellar of Carolina League 1/28/1952 C

Sports Burl Bulldogs Finished Second in W. AAA Football 1/28/1952 C

Sports Lewey Selected County's Outstanding Athlete (baseball) 1/28/1952 C

Sports Bur-Gra Pirates Baseball Play on Sun When City Repeals Ord. 1/26/1953 B

Sports Nick Thompson Played Shortstop for Williams High 1/26/1953 C

Sports Clyde Pickard Played Guard for Wake Forest Football 1/26/1953 C

Sports Bees Baseball Moved to Gra to Become Bur-Gra Pirates 1/26/1953 C

Sports Williams High Bulldogs Had A Bad Yr Even w/ 2 Standouts 1/26/1953 C

Sports Bur-Gra Pirates Moved in 3rd Place in Carolina League 1/30/1954 D

Sports Don Thompson 1st Local in World Series since Lew Riggs 1/30/1954 D

Sports Hardrock Simpson Ran 50 Mi. on His 50th Birthday in 9 Hrs+ 1/31/1955 A

Sports Hardrock Simpson Wins Run Sponsored by Sen. Kerr Scott 1/31/1955 A

Sports Charles Douglas Named T-N Athlete of Year 1/31/1955 D

Sports Bur-Gra Pirates Finished Second in NC Baseball League 1/31/1955 D

Sports Jack McKeon, Reserve Pitcher for Pirates Sent to Kansas 1/31/1955 D

Sports Sid Varney Named Coach of Year at Elon College 1/31/1955 D

Sports Mike Cammack of Williams High Football Named Allstate 1/31/1955 D

Sports J.B. Vaughn of Graham High Named All-State Tackle 1/31/1955 D

Sports Construction Began on Shamrock Estates Golf Course 1/30/1956 D

Sports Bur-Gra Pirates Franchise Moved to Kinston 1/30/1956 D

Sports Burl. Bees Had Excellent Yr Under Mgr Joe Schreiber 1/28/1957 E

Sports County's 2nd Baseball Team Was Twin-City Mohawks 1/28/1957 E

Sports Williams High Basketball Tied for 2nd Place in west AAA 1/28/1957 E

Sports Somers Fish House YMCA League City Champs 1/28/1957 E

Sports Alamance Indians of Carolina League in Burl (Baseball) 1/27/1958 F

Sports Williams High Bulldogs Beat Charlotte Central 1/27/1958 F

Sports Indians Baseball Captures Shughnessy Playoffs w/ 2 Wins 2/2/1959 E

Sports Williams High Basketball Wins 2nd Place in West AAA Conf 2/2/1959 E

Sports Kiwanis Clubs Hold All-Star Basketball Game (2,000 Came) 2/1/1960 C

Sports Indians Baseball Lost 24 of Last 28 Games 2/1/1960 D

Sports Williams Bulldogs Finished Football Season 5-5 2/1/1960 D

Sports 4 Williams Football Players Named to All-Conference 11 2/1/1960 D

Sports Rec Dept Bought Baseball Stadium to Erect at Fairchild Park 2/1/1960 F

Sports Baseball Stadium Completed at Fairchild Park Area 2/6/1961 B

Sports Indians Baseball Team Began Play in new Fairchild Stadium 2/6/1961 D

Sports Williams High Football Ctr Russell Cooper Named All-Amer 2/6/1961 D

Streets Webb Ave. Widening Project Underway 1/30/1950 A

Streets Community Council of Alamance Put Up Street Markers 1/29/1951 D

Streets Elon Exchange Club Marked All Streets 1/28/1952 B

Streets S. Park Ave and Andrews St. Joined and Renamed Webb Ave 1/28/1957 D

Substance Abuse Ralph Holt Dorm in Snow Camp for Alcoholism Treatment 2/6/1961 B

Television Television Introduced to Alamance County 1/30/1950 B

Textiles R.A. Maynard Named Chair of Ntl Hosiery Manufacturers 1/30/1950 B

Textiles Frissell Fabric-Largest Textile Enterprise to Start in County 1/30/1950 B

Textiles Rubiyarn Fabric Produced in Burlington Mills 1/30/1950 C

Textiles Plaid Mill Textile Plant to Be Built for $450,000 1/29/1951 C

Textiles Burlington Mills Plaid Mills Renovated 1/28/1952 B

Textiles Warehouse for Grabur Hosiery Neared Completion 1/28/1952 B

Textiles Burl Mills Started Consturction of Additions at Piedmont Hts 1/30/1954 C

Textiles Burl. Mills Sold $347,494,000 Worth of Goods in 1954 1/31/1955 A

Textiles J. Spencer Love is Pres. & Chairman of Burlington Mills 1/31/1955 A

Textiles Founder of May Hosiery Mill Died at Age 79 (photo) 1/31/1955 C

Textiles May Hosiery Div of Burl Ind. Began Closing Completed in '56 1/30/1956 C

Textiles Some Mill Works Wore Popular Bermuda Shorts to Work 1/30/1956 C

Textiles Nylon Tricot Bed Linens Introduced by Glen Raven Mills 1/30/1956 C

Textiles Overhead Walkway Erected to Connect May Finishing 1/28/1957 G

Textiles Sales at Glen Raven Textile & Hosiery Nearly $25M 1/27/1958 C

Textiles Burlington Industries Acquires Helicopter 1/27/1958 E

Textiles Baker-Cammack Hosiery Mills Celebrated 30th Anniversary 2/2/1959 B

Textiles Staley Gordon of Tower Hosiery is Dir of Mfrs Assn 2/2/1959 B

Textiles Tabardy Plant of Cone Mills Has 2M Man Hours w/o Injury 2/2/1959 D

Textiles Kayser-Roth Hosiery Opened 2 Offices on Maple Ave 2/2/1959 E

Textiles New industries in 1959 Include Textile & Chemical Firms 2/1/1960 E

Textiles Kayser-Roth Hosiery Expanded and Modernized Plants 2/1/1960 E

Textiles Burl. Industries Now Has 133 Plants in 17 States 2/1/1960 E

Textiles Glen Raven Mills Employed More Than 2,000 People 2/6/1961 A

Textiles Celanese Plant Begins Producing Fortrel Polyester 2/6/1961 B

Textiles May Finishing Renovated; Burl Hosiery Research Ctr Opens 2/6/1961 G

Textiles Mayfair Textile Co. Opened Its New Admin Bldg 2/6/1961 G

Theatres 3 Burl. Movies Houses were Paramount, State, & the Town 1/30/1954 B

Theatres E.C. Qualls, Jr manages State & I Hutton manages Paramount 2/6/1961 A

Transportation Alamance Co Had More than 34 Miles of Roads Paved 1/29/1951 B

Transportation 20,431 Cars Owned in County (from tax listings) 1/29/1951 C

Transportation 16,702 Motor Vehicles Owned in County 1/28/1952 B

Transportation 63+ Miles of Roads Paved in the County This Yr 1/28/1952 D

Transportation Karpark (Parking Mtr Co) Sues the Town of Graham 1/26/1953 B

Transportation Relocation of Hwy 70 at Cost of $2.6M Began 1/26/1953 C

Transportation Rotary Driver Training Class Had 60 Students in First Class 1/26/1953 C

Transportation 13 Highway Fatalities in City on 1953 1/30/1954 B

Transportation Super Highway Project Near Finished w/ Bridge Building 1/30/1954 B

Transportation Co. Ranked 7th in Number of Private Vehicles in State 1/30/1956 B

Transportation New Highway 70 Opened to Traffic 1/30/1956 C

Transportation Highway Patrol Opened New Bldg at Hwy 70 near Hwy 49 1/28/1957 C

Transportation Second Lane Started on Highway 70 2/2/1959 E

Transportation Interstate 85 Planned Across County's Mid-Section 2/1/1960 E

Transportation Courtesy Boxes Installed to Pay Parking Tickets 2/6/1961 B

Transportation 22 Miles of I-85 Opened at Cost of $5 M 2/6/1961 G

United Way United Fund Meets Largest Goal in History $155,456 2/1/1960 C

United Way United Fund of Alamance -27 Agencies, $156.975 Pledged 2/6/1961 F

Utilities County Entirely Operating with Dial Telephones 1/30/1950 B

Utilities Work Finished on Installation of New Street Lights 1/30/1950 B

Utilities 17,655 Telephones in Service According to Southern Bell 1/30/1954 C

Utilities Duke Power Added 2,264 New Meters in Burlington Area 1/31/1955 B

Utilities Toll-free Calls Now Available Between Burl, Meb, Elon 1/30/1956 C

Utilities 30,000 Duke Power Customers in Burl; 900 Added This Yr 1/28/1957 C

Utilities $400,000 Expansion Completed at Southern Bell Bldg 1/28/1957 F

Utilities New Telehpone Numbering System Begun (CAN21) 1/28/1957 F

Utilities Southern Bell Now Has 5 Exchanges & 26,858 Telephones 2/1/1960 C

Utilities Piedmont Nat. Gas Spent $300K to Lay Gas Mains 2/6/1961 A

Veterans Veterans Service Handled 9,884 Veteran Contacts 1/26/1953 C

Veterans Veterans Office Established in 1945 Handled 8,237 Contacts 2/1/1960 C

Water Supply Filtration Plant Nearing Completion 1/30/1950 A

Water Supply 529 New Water Taps For Residences re City Water Dept 1/30/1950 A

Water Supply Ed Thomas Water Plant Complete on Hawkins St. 1/29/1951 C

Water Supply Unusual Drought Caused City to Obtain Water From Many 1/28/1952 C

Water Supply Municipal Reservoir on Back Creek Opened to Supply Gra 1/28/1952 D

Water Supply City Lake Dropped Dangerously, Water Bond Passes 1/30/1954 C

Water Supply New Water Reservoir Completed on Lake Burlington 2/6/1961 F

Weather Unusual Drought Caused City to Obtain Water From Many 1/28/1952 C

Weather Hurricane Hazel Struck and Ended Drought in the City 1/31/1955 B

Weather City Council Discusses the Drought 1/31/1955 D

Weather Local Civil Defense Goes on Alert During Hurricane Gracie 2/1/1960 E

Weather 2 Big Snows in March 1960; Almost 28 Inches here in Winter 2/6/1961 G

Wildlife McDade Wildlife Museum Plans Bldg at City Park 1/30/1954 C

Writers Burl. Writers Club Holds First Festival for Writers 1/28/1957 C

Writers Burlington Writer's Club Held Ntl Library Week Author Tea 2/2/1959 B

Writers Marianne Fried is Pres of Burlington Writers Club 2/1/1950 C

YMCA YMCA Opened in April 1955 in Corner of City Park 1/30/1956 C

YMCA 1,781 Paid Members of YMCA in First Yr of Operation 1/28/1957 C

YMCA Y Has Employed Staff to Head Woman's & Girls Program 2/1/1960 C

Youth Safety Village at City Park Sponsored by Lions Club 1/28/1957 E

Youth Congregational Christian Homes Begins Fundraising Effort 2/1/1960 E