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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1969
Page
2
Easter egg hunt report notes 2 700 children participated with prizes including gold silver and bronze egg wins. Local organizers coordinated in a daytime event drawing kids from several neighborhoods and schools.
High Point's outstanding handicapped worker of 1968 will be honored at a noon luncheon in the Top of The Mart area at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. The Mayor's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped will present awards to outstanding handicapped persons and to others. The Governor's Committee on Handicapped executives, including assistant Hauser, will also participate. Mayor Robert Davin will give an honorable mention to another handicapped worker.
The High Point Inspections Department issued a second permit for the new Enterprise building on Church Street at 370,000 dollars, adding 33,120 square feet to house newspaper offices and related operations. The week’s total permits reached 656,643 dollars, including seven dwelling improvements and seven homes, with several firms and individuals listed for new houses, duplexes, and other projects.
A new slate of offices for the 1969 70 school year was selected last Tuesday morning with results announced that afternoon. Students named include president Nene McDermott and vice president Larry Robbins. Senior Class president Andy Alderson and vice president Jeff Rives were chosen along with secretary Helen Haster and treasurer Susan Thomas. Lasley Fick will represent girls on the executive board and a boy representative position went to e. Honorees Scott Gayle and Lynne Stout will study in France for six to eight weeks, funded by Language Week and a stationery sale. Amelia Cudd and David Garrett will attend Governor's School at Salem College in Winston-Salem, and David Benson will study instrumental work in mathematics.
Planning Department and Dr. Joseph Jowers, sociology professor at Winston-Salem State Teachers College, are listed as speakers at HPC program.
Lesley Ann Johnson of Rivett to live with a Swiss family for a month as part of the Experiment in International Living program. The Greensboro College senior will join ten peers in pre trip discussions and travel within Switzerland during the final weeks of the exchange involving about 5000 youths yearly.
A Census set for the High Point area will have Bureau of the Census interviewers visit residents during the week of April 13 as part of the monthly employment survey conducted with the U S Department of Labor. Local households are part of a scientifically selected U S sample. Interviews cover employment and work enable questions with additional queries in a small number of homes. Information is kept confidential by law and results are published only as totals.
Candidates lists remain sparse as filing nears April 33 and May 6 city election. Incumbent Mayor Robert Davis could face weak opposition while Democrats struggle to field six nominees. several council members will not seek reelection and a few contemplate retirement.
Col. William Alexander Noble, veteran Salvation Army medical missionary to India, will speak at High Point advisory board and Boy's Club Council annual meeting this Thursday at the Top of the Mart. Noble oversaw 4 bed hospital, 13 branch hospitals, a 200 bed leper hospital, and trained nurses. served as physician to Travancore royal family. holds multiple honors including the Order of the Founder. Reservations through Capt. Paul J. Herzog at the Local Citadel.
Dr Henry L Scott concert pianist pantomimist and humorist will present a program on April 14 for the High Point Executives Club at 7 p m in the Top of the Mart area of the Southern Furniture. Scott has performed in many American cities and abroad and is a recording artist and drama music humor showman. Reservations must be in from members to the club secretary before Friday noon.
Darrell Amaker 17 son of Mr and Mrs W T Amaker of Gordon Street has been named High Point Youth of The Month for March by the Youth Council. He is a senior at Andrews High School president of the senior class and school bank chair of beautification committee member of the executive board Student Congress and a jazz band member. He carries a B average and plans to attend Guilford College after graduation.
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