Lawsuit Delays Desegregation Orders in North Carolina
A federal appeals panel granted a delay in enforcing Judge Butler’s desegregation order affecting 10 school districts, including Raleigh and Goldsboro. The ruling sides with the state’s appeal while noting state and local boards share responsibility to end the dual system. no hearing date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
J. Braxton Craven
U. S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert Morgan
U.S
Algernon Butler
Burlington
Goldsboro
Maxton
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Bladen
Edgecombe
Guilford
Union
Craven
Butler
Board of Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Craig Phillips
State Board of Education
Charlotte
Julius Chambers
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
High Point Enterprise Briefs August 1 1970 Page 2A
Local news brief lists events from Saturday in High Point North Carolina with community updates. Details include civic notes and possible upcoming activities affecting residents and organizations.
Handicapped Party Planned at Russell Avenue Center
An annual party for handicapped citizens will be held Sunday at 2:30 PM at the Russell Avenue recreation center. Rev. Ernest Carner will speak and slides from the Holy Land will be shown. The Exchange Club and the Council of Jewish Ladies sponsor the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Avenue Recreation Center
Ernest Carner
Holy Land
Exchange Club
Council of Jewish Ladies
Worley Replaces Styers as Wachovia President
Worley, former vice president of the High Point office of Wachovia Bank and Trust Co., to become president of Wachovia Corp. September 1 succeeding retirement of James H. Styers. Worley has a long civic background and will lead a merged bank now largest financial company in the South after the year’s merger with American Credit Corp. and is executive vice president of the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland Worley
High Point
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Wachovia Corp
James H. Styers
Worley
Styers
American Credit Corp
South
John W. Watlington Jr
Man Shot By Policeman During Armed Stand-off
A 35 year old Lowe Street man, Paul Edward Coble, was wounded by police at about 1 p.m. after refusing to drop a double barrel shotgun at Green and Cable Street. He was treated at High Point Memorial Hospital for a lower left leg wound. Officers charged Coble with assault with a deadly weapon, bond set at 500 dollars per count. A second shooting Friday left Howard Billings seriously wounded. Luke McLaurin, 39, Tate Street, charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after Billings was shot in the lower abdomen and left leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe Street
Paul Edward Coble
High Point Memorial Hospital
W. D. Hill
Green and
Cable Street
Cable
Hill
Lee Wilson
Coble
Wilson
Jerry Snyder
Paul Helper
Bond
Thomasville Man Faces Embezzlement Charge
Thomasville scene details Donald Coggins of Unity Street facing an embezzlement charge for a car owned by Dr. William C. Latham. A prior auto larceny charge was not prosecuted, and the embezzlement hearing was continued for defense. Other local cases include probation for assault, and DUI fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Donald Coggins
Unity Street
Recorder's Court
Coggins
William C. Latham
Ronnie Beckem
Lonnie Hicks
Gwendlyn Redfern
Black Street
Robert Bennett
Robert H. Shaw III
High Point
Davidson County Superior Court
John Lester Richardson
Rt. 3
Theft Of $2,370 In Property Reported In High Point
Davidson sheriff's deputies investigate a theft from the Ronnie W. Kennedy residence on Clocfelter Road Rt 2 High Point. Entry occurred via a broken basement door. items stolen include two cameras several pistols rifles shotguns a radio jewelry and $7. Overnight inquiry continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Ronnie W. Kennedy
Clocfelter Road
Rt. 2
High Point
Woman from Southport Predicts NC Statewide Victory for Women
Mrs. Margaret S. Harper, state vice chairman of the Democratic party, believes a North Carolina woman will win a statewide office such as a Council of State seat within years. She cites her leadership in clubs and organizations and notes a prior lieutenant governor bid. The Harper family includes Jim, publisher of the State Port Pilot, her husband of 32 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Haislip Southport
North Carolina
Council of State
Margaret S. Harper
Democratic Party
N. C. Federation of Women’s Clubs
State Council of Women’s Organizations
H.P
Pat) Taylor Jr
Margaret Harper
Jim
State Port Pilot
Southport
Mrs. Harper
New Democratic Party
Jim Harper
Pedestrian Injured By Sign After Weekend Accidents
A Friday incident at Brentwood Street and E Green Drive left Virginia Mae Rothrock with minor injuries after a car swerved over a curb and clipped a stop sign, which struck the pedestrian. Ophelia Williams Sutton faces improper brakes charges. A Saturday crash at Leonard Avenue and Carter Street led to Jimmy Arnette charged with exceeding safe speed after hitting a fire hydrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brentwood Street
E. Green Drive
Ophelia Williams Sutton
Underhill
Sutton
Leonard Avenue
Carter Street
Jimmy Brown Arnette
Arrest Made After Tapes Are Stolen
James Green reported stereo tapes valued at 186 stolen from his car on Friday near his Stanton Street home. Terry Hood, 17, of E Green Street, charged with larceny after tapes were recovered. bond set at 200 dollars. Claude Wojdag reported car tape player and tapes stolen. unlocked car. A handbag with an 89 dollar check and 5 dollars cash stolen from a Fur Long Street residence. James Perkins Jr. said a home entry through an unlocked door. handbag taken from a bedroom. Guilford County Sheriff’s Dept. probes a Shrine Club break in on High Point Road. only 2 dollars missing from register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Green
Stanton Street
Terry William Hood
E. Green Street
Claude G. Wojdag
Church Street
Wojdag
James Perkins Jr
Guilford County
Woman politician Peggy Harper champions public service balance
Margaret Harper, NC politics figure, discusses family support for women in politics and her active roles. She stresses that progress comes from shared responsibility, not militant feminism, and notes the Democratic plan encouraging female participation. Her work includes press association duties, insurance agency management, church leadership, and editorial tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Press Association
Methodist Church
Newwspaper
Harper
Margaret Harper
Shooting at ballpark injures 10 year old fan
At Trindale Ballfield Archdale Nash Green Sox edged Tabernacle 3 to 1 as a shooting occurred near the concession stand. A 10 year old suffered powder burns while a man identified as George Hoyle Wray was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after firing into the ground at Richard Hughes feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wrenn
Archdale
Tabernacle
Archdale-Trinity Green Sox
Randolph
Sumner Farlow
Rt. 4
High Point
Farlow
George Hoyle Wray
Sumner
Ed Hughes
Trinity Junior High School
Wray
Hughes
Richard Hughes
Local Truckers Crowned Fleet Champions at State Roadeo
The 31st Annual North Carolina Motor Carriers Association Roadeo named two champions. Leonard A. Ball of Overnite Transportation Greensboro and Fain W. Gibson of Humble Oil Winston-Salem won Fleet Champion honors at the Greensboro Coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina Motor Carriers Association
Leonard A. Ball
Overnite Transportation
Greensboro
Fain W. Gibson
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Winston-Salem
Greensboro Coliseum
Three girls given probation for vandalism at Randolph cemetery
Randolph Juvenile Court Judge John Skeen imposed two year probation on three unidentified girls charged with vandalizing Randolph Memorial Park Cemetery in April. Damages were estimated between 500 and 1000 dollars as officials noted parents could not pay. One girl said the sight upon returning to the scene made her sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph Memorial Park Cemetery
Randolph Juvenile Court
John Skeen
Skeen
Court okays bonds to back North Carolina low cost housing
North Carolina Supreme Court rules 5 2 that the 1969 General Assembly act creating the NC Housing Corp is constitutional allowing issuance of 209 million dollars in tax exempt bonds. The program targets homes priced 10 000 to 15 000 for families earning under 6000 yearly and aims to build up to 10 000 homes a year with local govt support. Governor Scott hails the decision as a landmark step to alleviate substandard housing statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
North Carolina Housing Corp
General Assembly
William H. Bobbitt
North Carolina
Bobbitt
Perry Martin
Northampton
Sam Johnson
Wake
James I. Pau Bailey
Supreme Court
Bob Scott
Scott
Oe Po Oe Bailey
Oo Corporation
P. Joe Eagles
Edgecombe
Eagles
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Ing
Morgan
Robert Dempsey
U.S. Justice Department
Adam Stein
High Point Enterprise
Bank
Howard Billings
Billings
Luke McLaurin
Tate Street
Johnny L. Jackson
Ward Street
Jackson
Vietnam
Davidson
S. Wrenn Street
Elwood Hotel
S. Main
High Streets
Art Richardson
Virginia Mae Rothrock
Lawndale Avenue
Ball Park
Highway Patrol
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