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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1973
Page
2
Arch ie Hargill of WFOG admits he relied on Weather Bureau data predicting sun despite reports of a cold front. He notes potential sponsor pressure and suggests forecasters avoid errors by changing careers to disc jockeying.
Malinda Southards and her key punch machine operate in comfort as air conditioning upgrades in the computer room at city hall improve readiness. The machines now prepare cards for computing utility bills sent to High Pointers, enhancing workflow.
Two youths remain in intensive care at High Point Memorial Hospital after being struck on Gavin Street near Kent Street by a car driven by James Robert Gilmer 20 of Scientific Street. Gilmer faced charges for exceeding safe speed. Randall Stokes Kepley 16 injured at W Broad Avenue. Rufus Leach Jr. 37 charged with failure to yield. Eniel Wayne Saleeby 29 of Salisbury injured on I-85 S Main ramp. Charles Glen Shoemaker 66 of Thomasville charged with improper left turn.
Police report multiple thefts in Friday incidents. At Jerry Odell's Used Car Lot an unsecured storage area was entered and an air compressor and car buffer were taken. A television valued at 175 dollars was stolen from Wallace Wilson's home on Redding Street. Over 100 dollars in cash and vending-machine keys were taken from Norge Laundry on N Main Street. Additional minor thefts occurred at S Hamilton Street and Knollcrest Swimming Pool. An 18 year old was arrested for discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling. Two people were arrested for larceny from Zayre Dept Store. Others released on bond or with charges pending.
Governor Holshouser predicted Thomas Bennett would win the Republican Party chairmanship over Frank Rouse at November elections. He praised Bennett’s eastern North Carolina roots and past wins, urged unity, and noted Bennett’s county and legislative track record. He spoke on rural health care and the need for an accountable government.
North Carolina researchers warn tall cooling towers used to chill discharge water from power plants may spray a salty mist over coastal areas. Experts fear salt deposition could endanger vegetation for miles, especially in saltwater regions. Commissioner Jim Graham urges a Green Revolution toward farm-focused growth, arguing the pendulum swings back to agriculture and reveals farmers' renewed importance.
Keith Wade of 1600 Seven Oaks wades into Oak Hollow Lake to beat the heat while fishing. The unnamed young fisherman cools off briefly between waits for a nibble in humid weather.
The High Point Parks and Recreation Commission will discuss lighting city school tennis courts at 4 30 p m in the Administration Building. Funding is not in the current budget but may be considered in next year’s budget.
Three High Point policemen Patrolman W. R. Thomas R. A. Simpson Jr. and James Ledbetter quit citing low pay and limited opportunity. A fourth officer Mrs Margaret Burgess also resigns. Chief Laurie Pritchett said comments would follow Monday on the resignations for pay reasons.
Robert Calvin Smith of Holly Grove Road was convicted of drunken driving in Davidson district court. He received a six month suspended sentence and a $100 fine.
The Employment Security Commission has begun a statewide job survey of about 5000 non manufacturing firms to assess worker skills and job locations. William A Hollar says questionnaires are mailed from Raleigh with North Carolina among 21 states in a Federal Manpower Administration program.
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