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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1977
Page
3
Obituaries list Howard Franklin Owens 46 of High Point and Jack H Page 61 of Conway with service details and survivors. Also Blanche Stinson 81 of Greensboro and L O Grubb 73 of Denton noted with burial plans and church ties amid ECU School of Medicine expansion notes.
Guilford County Inspections Dept reports 143 permits in July totaling 3.41 million dollars. James de Prillaman notes 83 new rural single family dwellings valued at 2.87 million and 27 non residential permits including a 100 thousand dollar church and two warehouses. Additions and repairs accounted for 46 permits totaling 125 thousand dollars with nine swimming pools valued at 63 thousand dollars.
Three persons were injured in a Thursday afternoon crash on E Fairfield Road near Baker Road at 503 p m. Marilee Henderson drove the Henderson vehicle while other cars were operated by Betty Luther Quick and Carrie Triplette Cornette. Quick faced a safe movement violation. Lynwood Ernest Gillis 8 from Lardner Place was treated after a bicycle collision on Runyon Drive at O Neill Street. No charges were filed.
Wohl urges workers to confront difficult material tasks with resolve highlighting hazards and the need for caution. The rhetoric emphasizes persistence and safety amid challenging factory conditions.
Godwin of High Point will again serve as treasurer of the Evergreens Inc board of trustees. Trustees re elected include Walker Rucker and W L Carter of Greensboro as president and vice president. New directors include Catherine Faver, William Leonard, Robert Suggs, and Eloise Lewis. The Evergreens reports Joint Commission accreditation for two years and plans new facilities in High Point and Greensboro funded by county bonds.
Two motorcycle riders and a car collision injured Friday in Thomasville and Welcome. Steve Michael Chilton and Frederick Wilson suffered non serious injuries in separate Long Street and Guyer Road crashes involving Michael Eugene Evans and Annie Haywood Coleman. Roger Dale Crawford and Mary Owens were slightly hurt in a two car crash on English Road at N Elm Street with James Arthur Williamson as the other driver.
Jamestown mayor Harold Hall filed as a candidate for this year's nonpartisan election. A Jamestown native, Hall serves as assistant chief of the volunteer fire department and sits on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Filing ends Sept. 9 at noon with a $10 fee. eligibility open to qualified town residents.
Leaf prices rose about six dollars per hundredweight in the week ended Aug. 18 on the Georgia Florida flue cured market. Gains occurred across more than 90 percent of grades with higher quality steady. The weekly average reached 129.04 per hundredweight on 15,290,071 pounds, a 5.77 rise and a record. Season totals up to 87,580,948 pounds at 109.32, versus 120,960,010 at 107.90 last year.
The Rev Canon Albert J Dubois of Los Angeles aims to start a new church in North Carolina after the bishop refused to attend a news conference with a dissident group. The plan centers on ordination of women as priests prompting the split.
Archdale Guilford County fire chief Tommy Skeen said the Marier Corporation plant on Poole Road off U S 311 burned again Friday morning after a Thursday deter- mination fire. He invited the State Bureau of Investigation to probe suspected arson following welded doors and a parked tractor trailer at the site. The 12500 square foot building housed upholstery operations for its High Point parent and employed about 20 people.
Greensboro AP The North Carolina Electric Membership Corp. files a 150 million antitrust suit in U.S. District Court against Carolina Power & Light Co. and South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. alleging monopolistic control of bulk power transmission since 1925. The coop seeks damages and an injunction plus equal power exchange treatment.
Asheboro North Carolina Zoo Director William Hoff announced a rare white rhinoceros was born at the zoo and found Friday morning by maintenance crews. Hoff said the birth is rare and has caused excitement among zoo officials. The sex is unknown. the female was suspected to be pregnant. The two adults were donated last September by Scenic Wildlife Attractions Company of Delaware.
Edwin Duncan Jr and two bank officials plead innocent to embezzlement and wiretap charges in U.S. Middle District Court. Judge Eugene Gordon schedules tentative Sept. 13 trial. defense claims grand jury abuse and files motions. Allegations involve misapplied funds and monitoring IRS agents at North Wilkesboro HQ.
Archdale residents must register by 5 p.m. Monday to vote in the $4 million sewer bond referendum on September 20. City Registration Commissioner Nancy Burrow said unregistered voters should visit City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and update precinct changes or address corrections if needed. As of now, over 2,200 residents are eligible to vote. Registration for the November municipal election runs through October 7.
Guilford County will open bids September 8 for 419 mattresses for the Law Enforcement Center jail and Gibsonville Prison Farm and 795 cases of toilet tissue plus about 1 000 cases of paper towels for the courthouse and county facilities, Purchasing Director Jack Jones said.
Sealed bids for furnishing and installing kitchen and food service equipment for Guilford County Schools Greensboro NC are due by 0 Som o'clock Sept 1 1977 at the Administration Building. Specifications and forms available during business hours from Doss Jr Construction. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Gooey Secretary
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