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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1970
Page
2
High Point city schools open today from 2 to 5 p.m. with 18 public schools hosting parents and students to meet principals and teachers ahead of the 8:30 a.m. start Tuesday. The observance supports the United Schools Committee transition to the reorganized system.
Today's citywide open house in Thomasville will feature a large representation of faculty and administrators across schools. The Jaycees volunteer for orientation activities and refreshments, with James Spence urging all parents to attend to show support for local education.
In Friday's Recorder's Court session David Virgil Stamey of Fisher Ferry Street had an assault with a deadly weapon charge dismissed for lack of probable cause. John Lee Robinson faced a nol pros with leave on a separate assault case. Betty D. Foushee received a suspended six month sentence for drunk driving with conditions. Robert N. Kirby was guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and received a 12 month suspended sentence. Tommy L. Charles got six months and two years probation for larceny and receiving. School superintendent Dr. Dean B. Pruette announced most faculty positions filled and bus plans for the new term with 29 extra buses and schedule adjustments anticipated.
James K. Gripper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Ripper, completed a 60 hour master’s of education in rehabilitation and counseling psychology at Boston University after a two year scholarship. He will begin doctoral coursework in January and resides at Warren Hall with his wife Janet Hill and two sons.
Water in High Point has a yuk taste but no health hazard officials say. Overflows from heavy rains brought vegetation into City Lake from the new lake and the odor should fade in a few days after filtration and carbon treatment.
City councilmen will convene in official session Monday to award finish grading contracts for the new golf course and to amend irrigation work to allow metal pipe as an alternate. They may also authorize issuing 1,170,000 in revenue anticipation notes for a new city hall, with long term bonds planned later.
High Point College added three faculty members at its fall seminar. Judy Marshall will teach speech, Benna Kime joins English as associate professor, and Morris Franklin Britt becomes associate professor of psychology.
The Mighty Kings will perform at the House of Prayer on East Washington Drive this afternoon at 3 o clock. The concert spotlights gospel music and community worship.
A columnist defends traditional roles while praising two National Guardsmen who aided five women stranded on Interstate 85. She jokes about free abortions and day care but credits chivalry and timely help from the Guard for making a luncheon. The piece blends humor with a critique of feminism.
The Yadnom Civic Club marked a decade of service with a July picnic at the Cullen home on Pennywood Road attended by about 175 people. Since its August 1960 founding, the group has donated to churches, orphanages, Girl Scout troops, and civic projects in High Point, Jamestown, and Zion Hill, totaling 8 795 505 dollars. Paul McAdoo leads as president with a slate of officers including Henry Moon and Sallie Robbins.
About 400 students return to High Point College for fall orientation as freshmen and transfer students rejoin campus. Enrollment for the 1970-71 year is expected to drop.
US District Judge Charles E. Simons Jr. heard arguments from both sides over allegations that a Georgetown steel firm’s striking union uses unfair methods to keep products off the market. Simons will rule Monday amid 1,100 to 1,125 students expected for Georgetown College's new term.
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