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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1976
Page
10
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Local brief items from High Point area reported in Section B on Friday April 16 1976 include community updates, upcoming events, and notices shaping weekend plans for residents. Details emphasize civic happenings and local happenings in a compact card style.
Aubrey Thomas Ezzell, 30, was sentenced to 14 to 16 years in prison by Superior Court Judge Thomas W. Seay after a Guilford County Superior Court trial found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the April 1975 death of Larry Richard Myers, 35. Myers was beaten after being pulled from a car near Avery Street. his wife Betty Myers reported the event.
High Point city council debated removing a future right of way from Linden Avenue to aid a land developer who cannot secure loans while the road line exists. The council also allowed Davis Furniture to pave without curbs and gutters, citing full cost payment, while warning the move could set a precedent and conflict with ribbon paving policy.
Guilford County Commissioners accept an extension offer from L Richardson Memorial Hospital trustees extending the April 19 deadline for closing the psychiatric care unit to 90 days. The move funds an interim space on Eugene Street for emergency evaluation services while locating a suitable treatment center and alcohol rehabilitation facility.
Property crime report shows a $25,000 loss from Whittaker Vinyls including a $5,000 trailer loaded with 270 rolls of vinyl valued at $20,000. Police noted the trailer required a tractor to move. Also listed are separate burglaries and minor street crime with multiple suspects and small cash thefts.
Howard Raves reports North Carolina Police Information Network shows property crime up 3.08 percent in 1975 across five major cities. High Point alone records a drop of a fraction, while robberies burglaries larceny and motor vehicle theft are the focus of the figures.
A theft report summary shows today’s theft count at 13 with weekly total 67 and monthly 239. Losses amount to 26091 today, 62284 week, and 70334 month. Arrests recorded today are 5, with 16 this week and 49 this month.
Court log shows theft defendants heard this week nine this month twenty nine with three convictions this week and eighteen this month. No active sentences recorded this week or this month.
High Point residents plan a quiet Easter Sunday with sunrise services across Flaster areas and usual Sunday activities afterward. The area schools in High Point Greensboro Guilford County Thomasville and Davidson County close for a week for spring vacation while Randolph County schools began holidays early and resume Tuesday. High Point College will hold classes as usual after its March spring break. The Post Office remains open.
Greensboro resident Mrs N C Thornton announces candidacy for one of Guilford County Board of Commissioners seats as a Democrat. She cites property tax relief for the elderly and crime unemployment programs. Judge Daryl Fowler, a Republican, confirms bid to retain his District Court seat in the 18th District. he lists UNC Chapel Hill Law School, Kings Mountain origin, and prior service as Greensboro city attorney.
Thomasville Mayor Dalton Myers and City Council clash over a new ordinance requiring the mayor to appoint five standing committees and liaison members. Myers says the measure encroaches on the city manager’s powers and could require court testing. council argues it fixes governance. Contention rises as the meeting ends amid exchanges and protests.
The High Point Parks and Recreation Dept will stage a citywide Easter egg hunt at Armstrong Park this Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Officials said 10,000 candy eggs will be hidden and plastic eggs can be exchanged for prizes. Sponsored by Rose's Dept. Store the Center and Martin-Twin theaters, the event welcomes children from pre school through sixth grade.
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