Davidson County approves subdivision ordinance amid controversy
Lexington coverage: The Davidson County Board of Commissioners adopted a new subdivision ordinance after intense meetings with farmers contractors and developers. The 13 page measure sets rules for land divisions building sites and street dedication and includes minimum lot sizes for health and planning. Copies are available in Beck's office the County Building basement Lexington.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Davidson County Board of Commissioners
Roland Beer
Wayneshe
Davidson County Planning Board
Beck
New County
Lexlington
Donate Blood In Chair City At Civic Center
Lawrence Crews donated his 40th pint and joined the Thomasville Five-Gallon Club as 176 people donated blood in a Chair City drive at the Civic Center. Sixty-one were accepted? wait.
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Chair City
Thomasville
Lawrence Crews
Civic Center
White Dropped From S C Bar Membership Rule
USHARLESTON AP The Charleston County Bar Association voted 70 to 5 to strike the word white from its membership qualifications, joining Greenville and Richland counties in integration. William McG Morrison Jr of Charleston said the SC Bar Association will aid the legislature on reapportionment, warning federal courts may order action if the General Assembly delays.
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Usharleston
Charleston County Bar Association
Association
Greenville
Richland
William McG. Morrison Jr
Charleston
The
South Carolina Bar Association
Morrison
South Carolina Bar Committee
General Assembly
Gastonia man fights off police for two hours
In Gastonia North Carolina Herman Oscar Thomas 46 armed with a penknife held off officers for two hours as police attempted to serve a court order for a mental examination Threatened to cut anyone entering his home Tear gas failed and long poles with hooks from a fire department were used before he surrendered peacefully
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Gastonia
N.C
Herman Oscar Thomas
Thomas
Archdale-Trinity Jaycees Plan Car Stop Fundraiser
Archdale Trinity Jaycees meet at Holiday Inn to discuss a car stop this weekend to raise funds for the Trindale Athletic Field under construction. They outline an auction on Sept 1 to also aid the field and solicit donations of furniture clothing and items with a Jaycee collecting team. They will also cover the regional Jaycee meeting in Greensboro.
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Archdale-Trinity Jaycees
Holiday Inn
W. Green Drive
Trindale
Jaycees
Archdale Trinity Jaycee
Jaycee
Davidson County first grade orientation set at all elementary schools
Orientation for Davidson County first graders will be held at all county elementary schools on Tuesday August 24 at 7:90 p.m. First grade teachers will meet the students and brief them on classroom activities and facilities while principals meet with parents to discuss policies and procedures. Attendance is emphasized for both parents and students.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Alamance County School Desegregation Plan Cleared
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare notified Alamance County School Superintendent C. C. Linneman that the county desegregation plan complies with the Civil Rights Act.
Graduation Today In Forsyth
Forsyth Technical Institute in Winston-Salem holds its third annual graduation tonight at Reynolds High School auditorium. Don Arthur Brooks Annetta Graves Ruth Smith Wilma Clark and Marjorie Henley receive Associates of Applied Science and trade certificates in automotive mechanics practical nursing.
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Winston-Salem
Forsyth Technical Institute
Reynolds High School
Don Arthur Brooks
Oak Road
Annetta Graves
Bethel Drive
Ruth Smith
Old Mill Road
Wilma Clark
Marjorie Henley
Accidents Result In Charges On City Streets
Three traffic crashes yesterday yielded charges without injuries. John Carter 35 of Trinity and Harry Lee Pence 16 of Rockingham were involved in an 8:40 p.m. Main Street collision with Carter charged for failing to see a safe move. Capel 45 of Saunders Place and Rosetta Sellers of Lite Avenue were in a 5:35 p.m. Washington Drive collision. Capel charged with failing to yield right of way. A 6:50 a.m. wreck on West Green Drive involved Darrell Hill 23 of Patrick Avenue and Kenneth Morgan 24 of Grace Street with $250 damages.
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S. Main Street
John Carter
Trinity
Harry Lee Pence
Rockingsham
Paul Capel
Saunders Place
Rosetta
Lite Avenue
High Points
Arthritis Foundation
Mer
W. Kerr Scott
Hawk River
Smith
High Point
National Health Agency
Irwin Belk
Charlotte
North Carolina
Forgery Case Bound Over For Trial
Billy Reese Wagoner of Seagrove bound over to Superior Court for trial on three counts of forgery. Wagoner faces about 40 forgery charges across Guilford Forsyth Davidson and Randolph counties, including 25 in Randolph. He waived preliminary hearing after forging three checks in High Point totaling over 30 dollars. Also tried were John Little and Paul York for trespassing at Wiesner’s Sandwich Shop. they received suspended sentences and resisted arrest charges were not pressed.
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Billy Reese Wagoner
Seagrove
Guilford
Forsyth
Davidson
Randolph
Superior Court
Wagoner
Areh Schoch Jr
Schoch
Randolph County
John Little
Paul York
Wiesner's
Wich
English Road
High Point
West End
ABC
Frank Dunbar
York
Little
Miss High Point To Perform At Kannapolis Contest
Shirley Ellington the current Miss High Point is invited to perform at the Miss Kannapolis beauty pageant sponsored by the Kannapolis Jaycees She will attend a noon luncheon as their guest and sing in the pageant which starts at 8 pm at A L Brown High School Auditorium Kannapolis Charles Jarrell from High Point will serve as a judge in the contest
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Shirley
Ellington
Kannapolis
Satrday
Four NC State students win textiles scholarships at Raleigh
A High Point student among four North Carolina State University recipients is awarded a textiles scholarship at Raleigh. Ashley Wayne Morris, son of Elizabeth Morris of 1106 Fifth St, wins the Frank Lubbock Miller Jr. Educational Foundation Scholarship. Morris, a rising junior in textile technology, belongs to the Tomkins Textile Society and Sigma Nu.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Ashley Wayne Madrris
Elizabeth Morris
Fifth St
Frank Lubbock Miller
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Arthur Corpening
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