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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1977
Page
11
Local notes and announcements from High Point area pages include community events, upcoming meetings, and brief notices. No major stories are detailed in the visible column, but items reference civic activities and public notices typical of a Tuesday section.
High Point Memorial Administrator David Lopp criticizes President Carter's hospital cost ceiling as unrealistically uniform. He argues the nine percent cap would punish efficient hospitals while supporting inefficiency, citing local cost trends and labor expenses.
GriffinJunior High School students combine geometry study with string art in a yearly project. About 30 designs were chosen for display at Westchester Mall. Gene Martin John Robinson and Kim Lett led the selections.
City Planner Jim Reese says Thomasville may annex three adjoining areas as early as 1979 with a revised plan targeting Crestview Fair Grove and the Community General Hospital area by 1985. Population around 1,800 would boost the city and guide growth to the south side near Fair Grove while concentrating commercial development along I 85 and National Highway intersections.
A tanker truck overturned after colliding with a gravel truck on I-85 in Lexington. The driver was killed, a sleeper cab passenger was seriously injured, and a rescue worker suffered foot burns from hazardous acid exposure. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. when the tanker cresting a hill hit the other vehicle.
The High Point Civil Service Commission approved creating a master policeman rank, equivalent to detective in status and pay but allowed to serve in multiple roles. Only about five percent reach patrolman two, and the new rank extends career options beyond two years. Commissioners Hawley, Yoder, Clontz, Dobbins, and Early attended.
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