HUD Grant Tentatively Approved for Thomasville
HUD approved a 142,500 preapplication for Thomasville Community Development funds and invited a full application. Davidson County Manpower program may apply for a 92,000 CD block grant for a recreation park and senior citizen clubhouse, while a separate 32,500 request for a Welcome craft building was rejected. The notice warns that the final grant may be smaller due to high demand in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
MWD
Greensboro
HUD
Davidson County
Jetter
Kyle Williams
North Carolina
HCD
Pnt Unell
Highinens
Randolph Street
Thomasvilly
Jamestown Trail For Handicapped Aims For 1977 Completion
The Revironmental Center in Jamestown begins a proposed rail for the blind and handicapped featuring handrails and crushed stone paths. Sniff boxes with scents like sassafras and cedar are installed. Furniture City Woman's Club donation supports the project, with completion hoped around January 1977. Erik Scheer Albert Morton Lucille Key and Dick Pearson are pictured hiking the trail.
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Revironmental Center
Jamestown
Furniture City Woman's Club
Faver
Erik Scheer
Albert Morton
Lucille Key
Dick Pearson
Vinyl recovered in raid linked to Whitteker theft
High Point police said rolls of vinyl upholstering material stolen from The Whitteker Vinyl Co on W Green Drive were recovered Thursday night in Randolph County. A state SBI agent and Guilford and Randolph deputies helped load 260 rolls worth about 20,000 into three trucks for return to the owner.
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Whitteker Vinyl Co
W. Green Drive
High Point
State Bureau of Investigation
Guilford
Randolph County
Otis Williams
Cedar Street
James H. Hogg
Louise Avenue
J&d
S. Main Street
Johnny Ingram
Hoover Street
Maude Caraway
Hillcrest Drive
North Carolina Legislators Adopt 22nd Pay Scale Rank
North Carolina General Assembly members and leaders face a pay scale that leaves them 22nd in the nation, with legislators earning 9 6 00 a year plus expense money and per diem. The plan also ends a retirement scheme while mileage allowances and living expenses push total compensation toward 20 000. The changes come as sessions run from January to June and debate continues over the value of higher pay for improved legislative work.
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My Belle Noblitt
Raleigh
General Assembly
North Carolina
Weuk
Base
New York
California
New Hampshire
Natural Citizens Conference On State Legislatures
Tax collections near end for 1975 in Guilford County and High Point
Tax Supervisor C R Brooks reported to commissioners that Guilford County 1975 taxes were 98.50 percent collected by April 15, with High Point at 98.04 percent of its 1975 levy by April 15. Total county collections stood at $30,576,057.18 of $31,041,112.04, ahead of 1974 pace.
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Greensboho
High Point
Guilford County
C. R. Brooks
Brooks
Guilford County budget tied to June adoption
Guilford County budget makers aim to have the 1976 77 spending plan fully adopted by June 14. Budget Director J D Rowland outlined the schedule with May meetings for departments May 14 school systems and Guilford Technical Institute, and hearings May 24 to finalize the document for the July 1 start. The current budget totals 50 668 500 with 17 906 000 federal and state funds and 16 847 000 from local taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
Board of Commissioners
J. D. Rowland
Rowland
Guilford Technical Institute
Tax Dept
Department
Two File For Offices In Guilford Elections
Greensbo ro news notes Guilford County Board of Elections activity as candidates file for county commissioner and board of education seats. Walter I Salmon Jr filed for the education board, first to do so for the three seats. he is a vice president at Thompson Arthur Paving Co. R L Stafford filed for the Democratic nomination to the Board of Commissioners, later joined by Andy Troxter who had already filed. Mrs N C Thornton announced plans to seek one of the three commissioner posts. Filing ends May 28.
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Greensboro
Board of Education
Guilford County Board of Elections
Edinborough Road
Guilford County
Thompson- Arthur Paving Co
R.L
Bob) Stafford
Route 1
Summerfield
Board of Commissioners
Stafford
Two Injured In Accident Near High Point City Limits
Two persons sustained minor injuries Friday at 1 17 pm in a wreck on S Main Street near the High Point city limits. Injured are Robert Franklin Hicks 43 of Route 3 driving a car and James Michael Smith 27 of Greensboro driving a truck. Smith was charged with a safe movement violation. Janet Harrell Couzens of Sue TWO NJURED On 3A.
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S. Main Street
High Point
Robert Franklin Hicks
Route 3
James Michael Smith
Greensboro
Smith
Janet Harrell Couzens
Sue Two
Njured
Defendants given suspended terms by district court judge
Judge Walker E Clark Friday handed two defendants two year suspended sentences with probation. Steven Gunter 17 of Trinity was convicted of no misdemeanor motor vehicle break ins with a $300 fine. Wilbert Eccles 35 of Thissell Street found guilty of larceny fined 3200. Bruce Romine Green sboro received 6 day suspended sentence taxed costs and $300 restitution for malicious damage plus 60 day costs and $333.50 restitution for assault battery. Notice of appeal filed in both cases. Ida Howell 25 Rosecrest Drive waived preliminary hearing bound over for murder of James Howell Jr Rosecrest Jan. 9. John Nadeau 26 Blain Court given 90 day suspended sentence fined $100 costs for drunken driving. Betty Vincannon Anderson Place six month suspended sentence taxed costs probation on 17 counts of issuing worthless checks. Billy Flannery 26 Wesley Place waived preliminary hearing bound over for auto larceny. Marcus Ingram 16 Meredith Street waived hearing bound over on breaking and entering. Probable cause found in breaking and entering a motor vehicle against Michael McLean bound over for trial.
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Walker E. Clark
Steven Michael Gunter
Trinity
Wilbert Eccles
Thissell Street
Bruce Romine
Greensboro
Superior Court
Ida Howell
Rosecrest Drive
James T. Howell Jr
Rosecrest
John Gerald Nadeau
Blain Court
Betty S. Vincannon
Anderson Place
Billy Rexford Flannery
Wesley Place
Elreta Alexander
Marcus Ingram
Meredith Street
Michael McLean
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Randolph
N.C. Garment Co
English
Jesse Wayne Hughes
Barnwell Street
English Road
Douglas M. Matthews
Westchester Drive
Jimmy Malpass
Main Street
Teresa Ann Hook
Willawood Drive
Ellen Clifton
Circle Drive
Tomlinson School
Chestnut Drive
Charles Jennings George Jr
Blandwood Circle
High Point Enterprise
Ewansion Oee Bubla
High Eoint Enterprise
Church Avenue High Poult NC
Associated Press
Titana
Carter Whig
Focal News
Paul Cltire
High Paint
Juan Point Enterprise, Inc
Reneeswolal Ves
Renten
Geitinh
Dahondy Acer
Johnson Road
Ical
Social Services Dept
Health Dept
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