City Council Deliberates Sidewalk Funding Plan
Shelton, chairman of the public works committee, urges a $20,000 allocation in the 1969-70 budget to install sidewalks near schools after PTA pressure. He backs a traffic engineer study with school officials to map walking routes and develop a safety program. Johnson Street and Oakview Road paving delays cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton
Public Works Committee
High Point
PTA
Darrell Parrish
Oakview Road
James Street
Johnson Street
C. Neil
Weather Outlook From Friendship for Next Days
The Friendship weatherman says showers are unlikely tonight and not until the next day or two. Tonight will be warmer with increasing clouds and near zero rain chances. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies, breezy and warm with a percent chance of showers. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Thursday outlook calls for considerable cloudiness and warmer conditions. Today's high around 60 with tonight low in the 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Weatherman
High Point Enterprise section B item
A Tuesday afternoon feature in the High Point Enterprise section B dated April 1 1969 presents local briefs and notes from the newsroom. The page highlights community events and short updates relevant to residents.
New leadership feared over NC school lunch funds
North Carolina faces potential loss of federal support for the Type A lunch program as state leaders consider policy changes. Mary Dillard, head of High Point lunch services, warns that reverting to an a la carte system could cut funds, despite strong promotion raising participation and local meal prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hubbard Enterprise
Mary Dillard
High Point
N. C
Dillard
Lee Searing
School Food Service
Searing
Public
Craig. Phillips
Striet
Phillips
Ralph W. Eaton
Eaton
North Carolina
New York
North
Kansas
State Food Service
Raleigh
Regional Park Bond Vote Hinges On More Facts
Guilford County Commissioners urged more information before approving a June bond referendum for the Piedmont Triad Regional Park. Some members warned that rushing the decision could delay the plan linking Guilford and Forsyth counties, with June 3 as the target date for the county bond share of about 4.81 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Piedmont Triad Regional Park
Guilford
Corinthes
Maxwell Acre
Robert Shaw
Guilford County
Forsyth County
Workers injured after fall from moving garbage truck
James M. White of Fern Street fell from the back of a moving sanitation vehicle on Johnson Street and was hospitalized. Nancy W. Duke on Sunset Drive was shaken up in a crash at E Kearns Street and Park Street. Clifton E. Ray of Windsor Street charged with failure to yield. Damages estimated at 70 and 10 dollars for the two cars. Gutherine H. Timberlake charged with speed reduction after colliding with Rose M. Spencer on W Green Street. Peggy K. Lucas charged with speed reduction after hitting Bobby Felter on S Main Street with $300 damage. Carroll Jr. charged with speed reduction after an accident at Barker Court and English Street. George W. Collins involved on English Street with $250 damage.
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James M. White
Fern Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Johnson Street
Nancy W. Duke
Rose M. Spencer
Saunders Place
W. Green
Timberlake
Spencer
Peggy K. Lucas
E. Peachttte
Bobby Felter
Ristig Paint
S. Main Street
Cl and
Carroll, Jr
English Street
Barker Court
Carroll
George W. Collins
Beaumont Street
Thieves Busy In City Report Thefts And Charges
Police report multiple vehicle thefts including a 155 dollar shotgun from Edmond Robinson Jr on Ec cles Street and a 12 dollar toolbox with five dollars in tools from J P Gardner on Franklin Street. A cabin break in at Avondale Street lake area is under investigation and a 60 dollar bicycle was stolen from John Krapels on Carrick Street. Charges were filed against John B Stinson for breaking and entering and larceny and receiving, Willie L Thomas for assault with a deadly weapon, and Richard Jarrett for assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Robinson Jr
Eccles Street
Joss
J. P. Gardner
Franklin Street
Avondale Street
John Krapels
Carrick Street
John B. Stinson
Newlin Street
Willie L. Thomas
Drew Street
Richard Jarrett
W. Point Street
Wastebasket Fire Spreads Smoke at Salem Street
Firefighters rushed to 37 Salem Street Monday night after a wastebasket fire produced smoke. Alarm came at 10:29 p.m. from Gerald Morgan and Jack Gilliam's offices. Fire extinguished on arrival with damage limited to the waste container.
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Thomasville
Salem Street
Gerald Morgan
Jack Gilliam
Wood Seeks High Point City Council Seat as Republican
Johnny Wood, former high school principal, coach, and social worker, announces as Republican candidate in the eight post High Point City Council race. He led the High Point United Fund and now heads Woodcoe, Inc, pledging fiscal prudence and service. Wood, a First Ward resident, is married with four children, a church steward, and a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel with World War II service and 20 reserve years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Wood
High Point
Wood
High Point United Fund
Woodcoe, Inc
Marine Corps
High Point area eyed for North Carolina design college
Robert A. Spelman of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn backs a state sponsored furniture design college in High Point as Rep. James B. Vogler plans a bill to create the school. Vogler would fund 250000 and local counties would supply a 50 acre site with one county offering a match. Dr. Luther Medlin of Guilford Technical Institute welcomes the proposal, noting widespread interest in furniture design across vocational programs.
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Robert A. Spelman
Southern Furniture Manufacturer’s Assn
North Carolina
High Point
Spelman
General Assembly
James B. Vogler
D. Mecklenburg
Reading Design Center
Luther R. Medlin
Guilford Technical Institute
Vogler
Design
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Totel
High Point Enterprise
Tion
Dick Swaim
Percy Sears
Dean Pruette
Andrews High School
Pruette
Board of Commissioners
Greensboro-High Point
Friendship Airport
Commission On
Berry College
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
John Wood
New College
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