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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1973
Page
1
Forrest Dates recalls a workplace perfume fiasco sparked by a coworker wearing Mystic Music Oil. A chain of awkward comments and scent battles ends with social fallout at home and at work, leaving the narrator humbled and joking about musk ox smells and a burying dog.
The Southern Furniture Exposition Building plans a multi million square foot addition in High Point with first six floors due by May 1974 to host fall market. Expansion spreads from High Point to Lenoir and Lexington as manufacturers add plants and showrooms. Motel rooms also grow, with 750 new rooms in 1972 and 1600 more due in 1973, plus 735 planned for 1974 completion.
Members of the Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity at High Point College tidy the railroad cut in downtown High Point as a regular annual chore before the spring furniture market.
City officials including Mayor Bill Bencini prepare for a Monday special session described as general with no stated purpose. Speculation centers on a potential threeway land swap involving the post office site on E Green Drive the Southern Furniture Exposition Building parking needs and city land near Hamilton Street now housing the new city hall and theater.
T Wingate Andrews High will host a College Night for Parents in the school cafeteria on Wednesday April 11 at 7 pm. The event targets parents of juniors and sophomores and features a panel of college admissions and financial aid officers along with school counselors to cover college search, aid, admissions, and planning steps.
More than 2,000 educators gather in Greensboro April 12 for the third annual North Carolina Association of Educators convention to debate the legislative program for 1973. Gov. Holshouser will address April 13 as Lt. Gov. Hunt speaks at a banquet. ACT president change and unity questions loom.
James L. Gundy of Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc predicts lumber supply and demand will balance by early July after farmers recover from a wet season. Prices should stabilize if price controls do not interfere, but a rollback to January levels could delay supply recovery.
A homemaker laments deceptive meat packaging and fat content in packaged beef, pork, chicken, and ham. The piece cites misleading appearances, hidden fat, and misleading portion counts, urging transparent packaging and noting consumer frustration with fake lean looks.
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