Pleasants Heads UA Division in United Fund Campaign
J Ed Pleasants senior vice president and city executive of North Carolina National Bank will chair the Leader Division of the fall United Fund Campaign. Holt McPherson announced the appointment as the division aims to raise about 15 percent of the goal, with past experience and community roles noted. In a separate item, Larry Woods, 56, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly threatening Frances Woods with an ax on Aug 2. bail set at $100, trial in District Court Aug 12.
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J. Ed Pleasants
North Carolina National Bank
United Fund
Holt McPherson
Pleasants
United Fund Board of Directors
United Way of Giving
High Point Central High School
Bryce Commercial College
Stonies Graduate School of Banking
University of North Carolina Executive Program
High Point Rotary Club
Maryfield Nursing Home
High Point Merchants Association
First Presbyterian Church
Thomasville
Larry Woods
Culbreth Avenue
Frances Woods
311 Unit Projects Get Planning Board Endorsement
High Point Planning and Zoning Commission approves 311 apartment units and a condominium project on Parkwood Avenue with rezoning, sends recommendations to City Council. A Brentwood Avenue shopping center bid by local black businessmen is rejected. Unauthorized American Cancer Society fund solicitations arise in Oakview and Emerywood. police notified.
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High Point
American Cancer Society
Cancer Society
Oakview
Emerywood
Mers
High Point Business Development Corp
John Langford
Ervin Co
Deep River Road
Suffolk Road
Farmington Apts
Brentwood Street
Drew Avenue
Woodside Avenue
C. A. Brown
New Tax Charts Also Backed by Local Business Group
Local businessmen prompted the High Point Chamber of Commerce to provide 500 copies of the basic state 4 percent sales tax chart on heavier paper with larger print. Copies available at the Chamber on N Main St. The Aug 1 tax funds a five year capital improvements program.
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High Point Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
N. Main Street
Guilford County 1971 Property Valuation Tops 1.77 Billion
The Guilford County property assessment for 1971 rose 4.8 percent from 1970 to about 1.774 billion dollars. Excludes roughly 20 million in audits from about 20 firms, including Woolworths and Sears Roebuck, with potential to lift totals toward the 1.794 billion budget figure.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
C. R. Brooks
Brooks
High Point
Woolworth's
Zayres
Sears Roebuck
McDonald’s
Mobile Info Wan In Operation Across Model Cities
A 46 foot mobile information center began weekly visits at Hillside Recreation Center to serve High Point and Winston Salem Model Cities neighborhoods. It will tour Clara Cox Apts Macedonia Spring Valley and Harrison Brockett areas with agencies offering guidance and resources. Local manager Fred D Allen a former Army sergeant and radio DJ will coordinate the effort funded by Piedmont Triad COG and the two Model Cities projects.
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Hillside Recreation Center
Clara Cox Apts
Macedonia
Spring Valley
Harrison - Brockett Model Cities
High Point
Winston-Salem
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
COG
Winston - Salem
Fred D. Allen
Education Associates of
Greensboro
Allen
School schedules for 1971-72 area calendars
Schedules for the 1971-72 school year will be published in The Enterprise this week. Key dates appear on Wednesday for High Point and Guilford County, Thursday for Thomasville and Davidson County, and Friday for Randolph and Forsyth Counties.
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Enterprise
High Point
Guilford County
Thomasville
Davidson County
Randolph
Forsyth
Realtors Seek New Type Zones in City Zoning Plan
Two local realtors urged the Planning and Zoning Commission to add two new classifications. One for institutional development to serve as a buffer between commercial and residential areas, and another for condominiums allowing unit plus ground and shared area ownership. The commission will study the proposals as revisions proceed.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
Alton Stanford
Stanford
Charles Mendenhall
Mendenhall
Ragweed Pollen Warns of Summer Sneezes
Dr. R. T. Wilder identifies ragweed pollen as the cause of summer sniffles and eye watering. He notes pollen travels miles, worsens in dry spells, and outlines a skin test followed by personalized injections. Beach exposure helps some sufferers, but avoidance remains best.
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R. T. Wilder
Wilder
Two Injured In Accidents On Monday
Two people sustained minor injuries in separate Monday traffic accidents. Rosa Smith, Shore Street, was hurt when her car failed to yield on English Road and Burton Avenue, injuring Cecil Wallace Pender, Bowers Avenue, who drove east on English. Allen Clayton Smith was charged with failure to yield right of way. A rear end collision on Surrett Drive injured Edna A Gates, Cedar Lodge Road, whose car stopped to turn onto Linden Street. Raymond Leander Gates, Thomasville, was the driver of the other car, and Charlie Tedder, 38, Thomasville, was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
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Rosa Smith
Shore Street
English Road
Burton Avenue
Cecil Wallace Pender
Bowers Avenue
English
Allen Clayton Smith
Surrett Drive
Edna A. Gates
Cedar Lodge Road
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Emerywood Forest Manor
D. W. Wilson
Anderson Place
George Clements
Hall Street
D. S. Hedgecock
Seward Avenue
Planning Department
Wiley Place
Southern Railway
Locust Place
Lindale
Hampton Drives
Guilford
Youth Council
I-R
Sally Flower
Lillie Clinton
Andrea Wright
Model Cities
Jim Stratford
Mobile Info
Ed Murphy
The
North Carolina Chiropractic Assn
James O. Bailes
Police Community Relations
Police Department
Parks and Recreation Department
Central Relocation Agency
Housing Authority
Family Planning
Mental Health
Guilford Technical Institute
City Planning Department
Fred Allen
Reeds
North Carolina
Lehigh Acres
Fla
Dodge Safety
Joe Higgins
Robert Dixon Reed
Circle Dr
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District of Columbia
Treasury Department
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