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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1973
Page
1
Forrest Dates riffs on spring from an older man’s view. He argues poets ignore the end of romance for the elderly, then humorously describes spring chores in the basement, car wash misfires, cavities, and the house’s springtime noise that makes people deaf.
Susan Ingold and Alice Gibson of Andrews High School joined about 50 youths from the Youth Council Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to clear debris from Boulding Branch from E Lexington Avenue northeast through High Point to Deep River. Volunteers removed about 50 tires and bottles including some collectors items, in a Young in Touch program project sponsored by the High Point Public Library and the Youth Council.
The High Point Central High School Band earned a superior rating at the North Carolina Music Festival for High School Bands held at Keppel Auditorium Salisbury. Under director David L. Carter the unit was among 11 of 71 to receive superior ratings in Group V. Also present were High Point Andrews and Asheboro and Thomasville bands with varied ratings as judges from Virginia Florida and Florida evaluated multiple area units.
Sen Sam J Ervin Jr of North Carolina will speak at the High Point Executives Club dinner on April 24 with 7 p.m. seating at Top of the Mart. Reservations must be made by noon April 20. Ervin leads the Senate Watergate investigation and chairs the related committee.
In light of the foregoing I make recommendations to eliminate overhead wiring and utility poles repair sidewalks beautify the downtown area including park spaces and trees remove overhanging signs and adopt uniform sign ordinances and form a strong single committee merging all existing committees to develop the downtown area.
Henry Price signed off a year long redevelopment study for High Point as Urban Renewal Consultant after a $12 000 taxpayer funded contract. The commission accepted the final report end of March, ending a controversial tenure as executive director and delaying concrete use of Price findings.
High Point PTA members plan to urge Guilford County legislators to introduce a bill for a city referendum on appointive versus elected school board. Polls from Brentwood Oak View Kirkman Park Northeast Tomlinson Johnson Street show varying support, with most surveys favoring a vote though PTA Council discord limited a full citywide survey.
A new anonymous Stop-Line service opens in High Point to aid law enforcement against illegal drugs. Citizens dial 889 7867 to leave taped tips. messages are transcribed and sent to the police, State Bureau of Investigation, and federal narcotics division. The system promises complete caller anonymity and no monitoring of calls.
A 19 year old, Leroy Rorie Jr, was granted a 2000 bond for Tuesday’s preliminary hearing on a murder charge in the shooting death of his father, Leroy Rorie Sr, in their Asheboro yard. Five shots were fired, three struck the elder Rorie, who died at High Point Memorial Hospital.
A historical perspective notes teachers once ruled classrooms with corporal punishment yet public opinion, parental anger, and legal concerns now challenge this practice. The author admits mixed feelings while acknowledging the authority of teachers as in loco parentis and the tension between discipline and fear in classrooms.
The writer weighs alternatives to physical punishment, defending teacher discipline while acknowledging misuse. They cite court cases showing both proper and improper use, note risks to teachers and students, and argue for home school collaboration to establish acceptable discipline without undermining learning.
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