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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1973
Page
5
Andrews High School hosts its annual Spring Student Art Show with pieces from Art Club members on view through Wednesday. An open house is scheduled for Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., featuring staff photographer Sonny Hedgecock’s image credits.
Multiple obituaries list Perry Ben Bittle of Rt. 5 Thomasville dead on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital. Parthenia Hill of E Washington Drive died in Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem. Dezzie Marie Hammond of Troy died at 78. Steve Bruce Gordon age 49 died at High Point Memorial Hospital. Walter Albert Lovette of Rt. 1 Franklinville died. Danny Lee Walls 19 died by suicide in Greensboro area. Funeral details and survivors noted for each.
Mrs Nellie Robbins Kirkman 95 of Pleasant Garden dies Thursday at Moses Cone Hospital after two years of declining health. A longtime Pleasant Garden School teacher of 32 years and a member of Pleasant Garden Methodist Church, she is survived by her husband Samuel R. Kirkman two daughters Mrs Roland Kimnel and Mrs Michael Russell four brothers and two sisters. Funeral services set for Saturday at Pleasant Garden United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The body lies at Forbis Dick Funeral Home.
Myrtle Elizabeth Lewis Rucker, 63, formerly of Clara Cox Apartments, died Thursday at 1 30 p m in High Point Memorial Hospital after three years of declining health. Born September 18, 1909 in Tennessee, she lived in the High Point area 25 years and retired from Amos Hosiery Mill. A Pentecostal Holiness Church member, she is survived by two nephews and one niece. Funeral Saturday at 2 30 p m at Cumby Chapel with Rev F M Spargo. Burial in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Body at Cumby Mortuary 30 minutes prior to service. family at the funeral home tonight 7 to 9.
Orville D. Armentrout 61 of Tucson Ariz former High Point resident died Tuesday in Tucson after moving to Arizona about 12 years ago His wife Lucille Creel died three years ago Survivors include one daughter Mrs Jane Fogle of Montgomery Ala three sisters and one brother Funeral and burial were held Thursday in Tucson.
Carl Jennings Neal of Franklin died Wednesday in Angel Community Hospital after a heart attack. A Durham native, he formerly ran businesses in Reidsville and Miami before retiring to Franklin. Survived by Olive Morris Neal. two daughters, Mrs. Bill Rees of Birmingham and Mrs. Ed Hood of Greensboro. a son, Gene Morris Neal of Dallas. four sisters, Mrs. Adrian Augente, Mrs. H. N. Smith, Mrs. J. S. Williams of Greensboro, Miss Pauline Neal of Lexington. two brothers, J. S. Neal of Durham and Louis C. Neal. Funeral 4 p.m. today at Cowee Baptist Church. Body at Bryant Funeral Home.
North State Telephone Co. announced its largest net gains in company history for 1972. The system grew by 5,059 telephones to 73,386 owned and operated, with earnings per share up 17 percent to 3.95 and dividends up to 1.76 per share. Directors were re elected and Mrs. Velva Hayden named board chair.
Six students from High Point area are admitted to Phi Kappa Phi at N C State University. Named are Gary Lee Sechler of Meadowlawn Avenue High Point Richard Wayne Sechrest of Route 5 Thomasville Michael Roy Boroughs of Asheboro Jean W Trogdon of Asheboro Ricky Lynn Coble of Liberty and Gail Kennedy Hardin of Liberty.
Guilford County will remove ten structures including the former Social Services complex on Summit Avenue and the W Market Street courthouse annex. Bids open April 12 for demolition, with several sites cleared for a park and parking lot expansion. One building to be kept temporarily for contractor use.
An apparent golden opportunity collapses under scrutiny, revealing it is not viable. The piece cautions readers about overvalued prospects and the risk of dashed expectations when plans face real-world checks.
Two teenagers, Charles Edward Cornell 19 and Michael Ben Stevenson 16, were treated and released after a motorcycle crash on English Road at Chestnut Drive around 7:04 p m. The front wheel struck a rock, overturned the bike, and no hospital admission occurred. A separate collision at E Springfield Road near S Main Street involved Helen Martin and Kenneth Schwabenton. Schwabenton was charged with failure to yield.
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