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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1966
Page
9
The Randleman Town Board approved higher water and sewer tap charges to meet new industry demand and hired E. L. Sink as operator of the completed sewage disposal plant slated to begin operation this month. A discussion with a state highway official covered a more efficient stop light system for Main Street.
Vandals entered Bowman Oil Co on N Hamilton St by removing an air conditioner. No theft found. damages about 25 dollars. A Parkway St woman lost hubcaps valued at 22 dollars on E Washington St. Carrol W Young, 25, charged with indecent exposure. bonds set. Other arrests include John R Tyson 45 assault on a female and Asbill L Quay 34 assault. Firefighters had two quiet calls. a washing machine fire caused by a diaper is considered out.
Velna Ruth Betts 59 of 1913 Raleigh Rd Lexington died at Randolph Hospital after a collision on U S Highway 64 near the Davidson County line. Survived by her father four stepchildren four brothers and two sisters. Funeral at First Reformed Church Lexington with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery Asheboro.
Firemen from the 10 A Fire Dept. battled a bedding fire in a residence believed to have started from a faulty electrical cord. The blaze was contained before spreading, with Mrs. Farris Johnson away visiting her father. No occupants were present when discovered at about 8 30 a.m. Smoke damage noted beyond the bedding loss.
Directors from Norway Japan and France were invited to stage next season's dramas at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Theater Arts. Tormod Skagestad will direct Ibsen's The Wild Duck. Once Baiko VII a Kabuki play and Jacques Charon a French farce are among the planned works.
At Guilford College the annual North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends heard Norvell Webb of Indiana and Byron Haworth of High Point urge members to actively recruit newcomers. Haworth retires this week after five years as clerk as the body contemplates a decline in membership and the need to focus on personal faith over ceremony. The program runs through Friday with reports, workshops, and evening sessions.
The Department of Agriculture will hold hearings on a proposed cotton research and promotion program funded by a one dollar per bale assessment on growers. Hearings are scheduled in Memphis Tennessee August 22 Dallas Texas August 25 Phoenix Arizona September 29 and Atlanta Georgia September.
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