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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1967
Page
9
Postmaster Walter York says the Emerywood Branch Post Office should be operating by September 1 if weather stays favorable and workers remain on site. Crews also push to pave Long Street to improve access to the building.
Guilford County may consider purchasing about 25000 in accounts owed to Ambulance Service of Guilford Inc. The county board chair said a letter from the firm prompted review and possible contract changes. Meetings with city and county officials are planned as discussions continue.
High Point Army Reserve units Company E 518th Regiment and Receiving Company of the 108th Division train at Fort Jackson South Carolina. Leaders Capt Richard D Stover Capt Charles P Sams and SFC Edward J Stepp earn awards while operating the officers mess hall.
A High Point delegation visited the U S Corps of Engineers in Wilmington to learn the status of the Randleman Dam. Rankin said the project is surveyed and approved, awaiting the Army Engineers Review Board decision with possible Congress action within a month. Construction could begin in a few years if funded.
The forecast calls for variable cloudiness and warm weather through Wednesday with a 10 percent chance of rain tonight and 30 percent on Wednesday. Winds will be southwesterly at 10 to 15 mph on Wednesday. Thursday looks warm and humid with scattered showers. Today's high near 90, tonight’s low in the upper 60s.
An August 8 1967 Section B page from the High Point Enterprise presents local briefs and notes on community events, pending notices, and brief sports items.
Guilford County Commission approves granting county land on the Red Road adjacent to the Juvenile Detention Center for one of two state mental retardation centers. The 1967 act authorized centers in Guilford and Mecklenburg with funding split among federal state and local sources.
Tobias Inc plans a new outlet in Rowan Shopping Center at Interstate 85 and Faith Road in Salisbury. The three phase project aims for 400000 square feet total sales space with an initial 2400 square feet and a 10000 square foot second phase. Operations expected mid October with ready to wear merchandise similar to High Point and Asheboro stores.
County commissioners wrestled with ambulance service problems in Liberty Coleridge Archdale and Trinity pondering a county zone including Siler City Thomasville High Point and Greensboro for patient trips. They noted a 30 day window to revise the ordinance and discussed needing 30 days advance notice before changes.
Since 1965-66 the city payroll has risen by more than 1 million to a record 4.46 million dollars as staffing stretches toward 1,000 during peak periods. Officials cite inflation and rising service demands, noting wage boosts exceed the general 5 percent rise.
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