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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1976
Page
3
Guilford County Water Quantity Inter Agency Task Force will hear Col. Dan E. McDonald speak on transferring water from Mayo and Dan rivers in the Roanoke River watershed to the Cape Fear basin. The meeting is at 7 30 p.m. on April 29 at the courthouse in Greensboro.
A mix of six month active sentences, probation, and prayer for judgment marked a busy session. Defendants include Doone Lee Moore bound over after probable cause for breaking and entering, William Andrew TBullins bound over on heroin possession, and Ted G Dorr among those receiving voluntary dismissals on break-in charges.
Mrs. Pearl Lee Hill Elberson 46 of Route 3 died Friday morning at High Point Memorial Hospital after a four-day illness. Born in Davidson County to Charlie and Bertie Hill, she was Baptist. Survived by husband Dalton Elberson of the home, daughter Debbie Turberville Route 3, son Randy Elberson Route 3, sisters Carolina Collis and Bert Wilson Route 3, brothers Holt Hill Charlie Paul Hill John B Hill and Lewis Hill all Route 3, and other relatives. Funeral 2 pm Sunday at Hughes Grove Baptist Church led by Rev. John W. Wheeless. Burial in church cemetery. Body at Lanier-Briggs Funeral Home in Denton until interment. family at the funeral home 7 to 9 tonight.
John Carver Thompson Jr. 50 died Friday at High Point Memorial Hospital after a week of illness. A High Point native, WWII Navy veteran, he taught at Alea Jay High School and later drove for Central Akers Motor Lines. Survived by wife Joyce, four daughters, three sons, granddaughter, father, sister, and four brothers. Funeral 10 am Monday at Sechrest Chapel with burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
HUD outlines a senior citizens activity clubhouse project with $66,000 set for lighted fields, two tennis courts, a hard basketball surface and a fenced playground at the park. Initial $114,500 preapplication included senior store renovations, craft tools, a supervisor salary and a transport van. The invitation to submit a full application does not guarantee funding and final approval will depend on further HUD review, with a June 30 submission deadline.
The Friendly Club of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church meets Tuesday at 10 49 a m. Joe Gamble and the Gambo liers from Trinity High School will present a program after lunch. Reservations are required.
Roger Arnold Riley of Roy Avenue received a 60 day suspended sentence plus a $50 fine and costs after a drugs case heard by Superior Court Judge Thomas W. Seay during a Spencer session. Riley was placed on probation. Everett Allen Crawford, 27, of Beach Street, got a six month suspended assault with a deadly weapon adjudication. Prince received a sentence on an escape charge. Henry Rozelle Dick was given a 12418 month active term for forging a document.
AL Honbarrier of Guilford County sues the NC Board of Transportation in Superior Court seeking 75000 for property taken during intersection improvements identified as E Green Drive and I 85 near Fairfield Road. The case in the local clerk's office names the board and intersection. Driggers of High Point sues security guard Donald Edgar Lewallen K mart store N Main Street and S S Kresge Co ps alleging wrongful accusation of shoplifting and attempted merchandise exchange with damages sought at 10000 actual and 25000 punitive.
Sheriff Carl Moore reports four men discarded mail into a creek off Sumner Road near Randolph. Neighbors recovered the packets and the Randleman Post Office now handles them. some pieces were postmarked while others were not. In a separate case, Averet Hughes reports burglary at his Thomasville sister’s home, with antiques and items valued at $1400 taken.
A simple inexpensive cleaner for ceramic tile uses two tablespoons of TSP dissolved in one gallon of water. Wipe tiles with a sponge dampened in the solution and store the mixture in a sealed container. The article notes costs vary by location and outlet.
High Point Kiwanis Club heard Denny Key, a Forbush High School educator, emphasize patience and constant reinforcement when teaching educable mentally retarded EMR students. He urged giving repeated chances, avoiding scolding, and providing steady encouragement to boost achievement and self esteem.
Shelby AP report says JC Wilson of Cherryville, free on bond for a murder charge, was wounded on his front porch by a shooter from a wooded area. He and two cousins were nearby. Wilson in good condition at a hospital. Wilson was charged with killing Hubert Hoss of Shelby on April 4.
A Friday afternoon crash at 3 17 p m on Albertson Road at Westchester Drive left two people injured and treated at a local hospital. The other driver was Betty Hull Hayden of Houle.
The report lists four counts of possession of drugs and a forgery charge against John Curtis Warbee, 19, of Greer Street, alongside Vinyl from Page 24.
A pesticide training school for restricted-use pesticides will be held at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Greensboro on Wednesday and Thursday. State law requires certification by July for users around structures, with studies on certification offered at the school. Hours are 9 am to 6 pm daily. Contact Guilford County Extension for details.
High Point city firefighters handled six calls Friday starting with a woods fire near Monthey School at 1 pm and including a car fire on Lexington Avenue at 2:16 pm, a truck fire on Ward Avenue at Prospect Street, an aid to police after a wreck disabled power lines, a grease oven fire on Downing Street, and a car fire at Main Street and Linden Avenue.
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