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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1977
Page
8
High Point city council weighs new rules to curb portable signs on wheels. A proposed amendment would permit signs only for special events with a city permit limited to three days and at most twice per calendar year. Public hearing set for Aug 29.
City public information director David Wilson announces a 24 hour Help-Line for High Point residents to ask questions, lodge complaints or offer suggestions about city services except utility billing. Calls to 885 4777 may be answered or routed to the appropriate department with a written response. The service aims to reduce bureaucratic runarounds and build on existing citizen feedback forms.
Police Chief John A. Faircloth and Fire Chief Hannis L. Thompson wager a wheelbarrow push down Main Street to favor United Way contributors. The outcome will be announced at a city staff meeting with a noontime pay off planned if one side wins. If they tie, the city manager and mayor may push both.
Patrolman Mike Roach reported a two vehicle crash on Interstate 85 involving Rebecca Dane and Debra Jane Snider both 20 of Lexington. Each sister claimed driving the car and apologized to the other, making charges uncertain though John Frank Bowles of Lexington will receive compensation as the van driver was not at fault.
In Greensboro residents oppose converting the Paul Webster Bowers Memorial Rest Home on Glenwood Avenue into an alcoholic treatment center. County leaders cite state standards and bed capacity while promising time to relocate residents. Community members fear elder needs and security concerns without a dedicated facility.
Federal marshals, with FBI help, captured three Wisconsin prison escapees hiding in a Sophia area residence Saturday night. The men, Bryan Manning Terry King and Daniel Campbell, were identified and surrendered without incident. A recovered Tennessee car and jewelry were turned over to owners as investigators plan charges for escape auto larceny and interstate stolen vehicle transport.
A Jamestown resident says a large banana plant in her yard has thrived in two summers and wintered indoors. She and her family may need a roof hole to accommodate the oversized plant as the heat wave continues.
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