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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1970
Page
2
A man and a woman remained in City Memorial Hospital early today with gunshot wounds from an altercation at 122 Smith St about 11:30 p.m. Friday. Lodged in city jail were Matthew Canty Jr. 21 of Tremont Street and Bobby Lee.
Police report a Smith Street home dispute led to gunfire. Matthew Canty faces two assault with a deadly weapon charges. Bobby Poole held on assault with intent to kill. Mrs Poole in satisfactory condition and Aaron Canty in fair condition. A rural water project near High Point is under construction.
The rural water system nears High Point Wallburg Road area and will serve two city homes in Emerywood Estates Davidson County. Residents gain access by connecting to the rural system from within the city limits.
The Sound of Music produced by Trinity Senior High School will run Friday and Saturday night April 17-18 in the school theatre. Tickets are on sale from Beta club members or by calling the school. All seats for both performances are reserved.
J H Gray of Atlantic Richfield requests approval to erect a 30000 gallon storage tank at an existing tank farm on the south side of US 421 in Friendship Township west of Greensboro. The Guilford County Board of Adjustment will hold a hearing at 8 p m in the Administration Building.
Wilmington reports rising calls for a special General Assembly session to repeal the six percent interest ceiling on housing and redevelopment authority bonds. About 133 million dollars of federal housing loan funds are at stake as High Point and other cities face delayed projects and potential losses.
District Court set bonds for two murder suspects. Frank Sowells of Clara Cox Apartments faces a 5000 bond for the Leroy Williams murder on Feb 21 and was bound over to Superior Court after waiving preliminary hearing. James Thomas Hope, held on 3000 bond for a card game killing, awaits April 27 preliminary hearing.
The forecast for High Point calls for increasing clouds and warmer daytime temperatures. Tonight will have 35 to 40 degrees with variable clouds, followed by fair and cooler conditions in the 50s on Sunday. Monday looks partly cloudy and warmer with a 20 percent rain chance. Winds today from the southwest 10 to 15 mph, tonight shift to north 10 to 15 mph. Friday reached a high of 66 and low of 36.
A 16-year-old Richland Street resident, Timothy Gene White, was charged with leaving the scene after his car hit a telephone pole on Pershing Street around 7 15 p m Friday. Damage to car and pole totaled 300.
Rick Mill, UGA graduate and Athletes in Action Chargers member, will speak Sunday at Lexington Avenue Church. Rev. W. Robbins, pastor, says the appearance is part of a special Young People event. Mill has four years on Campus Crusade for Christ staff.
Firemen on Beaumont Street Friday afternoon fought a field and woods fire using improvised organic combatants. The piece notes a humorous clash between modern tech language and traditional firefighting methods.
A Knoll Court home was ransacked through an unlocked side window, stealing a .22 rifle and jewelry valued at about 274 dollars. Car break ins at High Point College and nearby areas yielded tape players and radios worth around 70 to 115 dollars each. A handbag containing cash and checks was taken from a Kroger Shopping Center area. Two arrests followed for assault with a deadly weapon and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
Two teenagers Richie Dee Hill 16 and Mitchell Darrell Leonard 18 were listed in fair condition at City Memorial Hospital after a one car crash Friday night on Holly Grove Road. Highway Patrolman J K Scruggs said the 1969 model car left the road on a curve, struck a tree, and was found scattered with parts spread over the site.
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