Sanitation Workers Seek Civil Service and $500 Monthly Pay
Sanitation division employees in High Point petition city officials for civil service protection a seniority system of promotion and a flat 500 monthly salary for all 53 workers. They demand equal pay citing essential service and want laborers placed under civil service and foreman promotions from within.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Sanitation
Civil Service
Sanitation Division
City Public Works Department
Harold Cheek
Carl Wills
Department
Civil Service Commission
Cheek
Monday Deadline For Registration In Guilford County Schools
Guilford County plans final registration day for the 1970 71 school year under a 30 day period. Superintendent E P Pearce notes priority consideration for those registering by the deadline and distance based assignments if crowding occurs. Parents may file forms at a school or the board of education office in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
E. P. Pearce
Board of Education
Board of
Jamestown
Pearce
Driving Case Results In Prison Term
Six persons were convicted in Re corder's Court Friday of drunken driving. Jesse Thomas Wright 37 of Estes Street received an active six month term after appealing to Davidson County Superior Court. Others included Johnny Floyd 33 Jimmie Stewart 36 Carl Smith 39 George Stanley 42 and David Kenneth Long 32 each fined 100 and costs. Floyd and Stanley also faced prohibition violations. Smith appealed. Warren Jr. 20 of Salisbury was not prosecuted for drunken driving but charged costs for prohibition law violations. Harrison 27 Lexington had a drunken driving charge abated. Drake of Thomasville had case dismissed for assaulting Mabel Parras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Recorder’s Court
Jesse Thomas Wright
Estes Street
Davidson County Superior Court
Johnny Edward Floyd
Kennedy Road
Jimmie G. Stewart
Carolina Avenue
Carl J. Smith
English Street
George E. Stanley
Rt. 3
High Point
David Kenneth Long
Winston Street
Roy P. Warren Jr
Salisbury
Warren
Jack Roger Harrison
Rt. 2
Lexington
Sioux Honor for Nixon Aide Robert Brown
Robert Brown of High Point special assistant to President Nixon was made an honorary Sioux in Washington. He was named Fast Bear in a ceremony led by Willam Youpee from Poplar Montana, honoring his work helping establish a business operation on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Brown
High Point
Nixon
Brown
Fast Bear
Executive Office
Washington
Willam Youpee
Sioux and
Poplar, Mont
Fort Peck, Mont
New Deal Sat Weather Sees Cloudy, Cooler Weekend
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies today with a cooler weekend ahead. Tonight and Sunday bring increasing clouds and a chance of showers with highs in the mid 60s and lows around 50. Probability of Yipaygee is low at 10 percent today and tonight, rising to 20 percent on Sunday. Temperatures trend higher Monday. Friday’s high was 74 and the morning low 47.
Scott Warns Bald Head Developers State Can Block Access
RALEIGH AP The Scott administration warned it may block Bald Head Island development by denying bridge or ferry access without state consent Gov. Bob Scott and Roy Sowers Jr said the state controls access to the island Sowers detailed contract terms for lots and noted the only feasible bridge location would be from Ft Fisher and would require state permits for dredging and filling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Bald Head
Raleigh
Bald Head Island
Bob Scott
Roy Sowers Jr
Department of Conservation and Development
Sowers
Charlotte
Carolina Cape Fear Corp
North Carolina Marine Council
State of
North Carolina
Southport
Ft. Fisher
Carolina Cape Fear
Multiple collisions on city streets injure and disrupt traffic
Several accidents occurred Friday with minor injuries and property damage. Audrey Oxendine Chavis, 24, was treated after a Kivett Drive collision with James Manning’s car. Manning said engine failure contributed. Other crashes on Coltrane Street and Main Street involved parked cars and red light violations, with no charges in some cases and minor totals in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kivett Drive
Audrey Oxendine Chavis
Thomasville
High Point Memorial Hospital
James Henry Manning
Leonard Street
Manning
Coltrane Street
Richard McKinney Phillips
Asheboro Street
Frank Edward Davis
Archdale Road
Phillips
Dwight Monroe Jennings
Elm Street
Main Street
Russell Avenue
Painting At The Market Statues Assembly Line
A market scene describes two foals painting statues in stages with one girl completing the first part and the other finishing the remainder. The piece portrays a factory like rhythm of production and teamwork on a craft task.
Jones Bound Over on Murder Charge in Jamison Case
James Jones of Clara Cox Apartments was bound over to superior court after waiving a preliminary hearing on a murder charge. The March 28 killing of Sam Jamison is the alleged crime and bond was set at 3 by District Court Judge Edward Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones
Clara Cox
Jones
Sam Jamison
Edward Washington
James Franklin Granger
Park Street
Jerry Wayne Beasley
Kent Street
Kenneth Eugene Langston
Allen Jay Sets Orientation for Pre School Students
Allen Jay Primary School will hold a preschool orientation on Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The event targets children who will turn six by October 15 1970 and requires a birth certificate and health card if the child has had a preschool exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Jay Primary
Thieves Steal Safe And Cash From Multiple local Residences
A home on Manor Drive lost a safe containing coins and cash valued at 4311 after thieves removed it from the house. A car break in on Asheboro Street netted air conditioning tools and 1930 in value while a Commercial Credit Corp branch on E Green Drive reported 150 stolen. Police also report arrests for carrying a concealed weapon and other charges with bonds set at 200 or 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Ellington
Manor Drive
Ellington
Sains Bedge
Tony Venable
Asheboro Street
Venable
Commercial Credit Corp
E. Green Drive
W. L. Parks
Parks
Nathaniel Pete Cumbie
Grace Street
Harold Eugene Dildine
Kearns Street
Lareen
Dildine
Thelma Moncus
Arthur Linwood Stroud
E. Commerce Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
Floyd
Stanley
Smith
Superior Court
Margaret Drake
Mabel Parras
Coast Guard
Jennings
Russell Street
Terry Randall Smith
Baker Road
Frankie Darrell Beck
J&m
English Road
Beck
Joe Junior Cook
Archdale
Cook
Gearlene Jacobs
Mattie Taylor
Zoeers
Dunning Industries
Southern Furniture Exposition
Steff
Jim Stratford
Kelly Walden
Westview Place
Allen Jay
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