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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1973
Page
2
A Washington audience of believers questions Richard Nixon about Watergate tapes missing minutes and various scandals. He claims ignorance of missing 18 minutes and asserts he will not quit, while the crowd express faith and forgiveness in a mock church gathering.
Oak Hollow Lake, a key city reservoir, shows water sufficiency despite energy shortages. Officials warn a potential issue exists in chlorine production, which requires significant electricity to purify water, possibly affected if power is curtailed.
Guilford County Board of Adjustment will hear requests Monday at 7 30 p m in Greensboro. Gary Shipley and Tom Hage seek a variance to erect a 4 by 8 foot sign 65 feet from U S 294 in the J A Suits Subdivision business district between High Point and Greensboro. Also on the agenda Loyal Order of the Moose asks to place a pool and bath house in front of a building on Osborne Road Forest Lake Heights south of Greensboro in an I 10 district. Summerfield Baptist Temple seeks to erect a 54 square foot identification sign closer to the road than allowed by regulation.
Randoph County Sheriff Lloyd Brown reported skid marks indicate a car forced up an 8 to 10 foot embankment near Level Cross. Dema Shoffner, 19, of Randleman, has been missing since her car was found Tuesday night on US 220. Paint samples were sent to the SBI lab for comparison.
The film A Time To Run breaks attendance records at the Martin Twin Theater where it now runs. Aubrey Strother, chair of the committee that brought it to High Point, says it will be shown through Tuesday evening with showings at 7 and 9 15 p.m. Sunday times include 1 30 p.m. and 4 p.m. About 12 000 people have seen the movie so far.
Greensboro High Point area officials consider a $5.1 million Evergreens expansion including a Greensboro day care for the elderly a boarding home and a nursing home in a three story structure. A High Point site may later host a human resources center housing social services health and the day care unit with a central High Point location favored.
Jamestown residents will illuminate the annual Christmas tree with flashlights instead of bulbs at 6:30 p.m. on the Town Hall lawn. A living tree will be decorated and residents are asked to bring flashlights to shine on the tree. The event, in its 20th year, includes carols and refreshments inside Town Hall.
A 46-year-old man on Academy Street was cut in the throat during a party Sunday night. Edward G. Caulder was attacked for no apparent reason and treated then released from High Point Memorial Hospital. No arrests reported.
Tommy Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Russell of 3 Lambeth Drive, has been named to the midsemester Superintendent's List for academic achievement at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. A 1972 graduate of East Davidson High School, Russell is a midshipman 4th class at the academy.
Argie Wood was elected president of the local chapter of the National Association of Federal Retired Employees at their November meeting.
Jamestown Town Council members including Mayor Thomas C. Ragsdale and Councilmen Ralph E. Wyrick Millard M. Firesheets Robert L. Green and William E. King will take the oath of office Monday at 12 15 p m in Town Hall. Town Manager Charles Turner says the oath will be administered by Town Clerk Virginia Slate. They will serve two year terms and may elect a mayor pro tem at the meeting.
Lee Cox a High Point College student waived preliminary hearings and was bound over on six drug charges including distribution of marijuana and possession with intent. Others bound over included James W. Church on larceny by breaking and entering, Hal C. Chriscoe on larceny by breaking and entering, Darryl B. Causey on forgery, Braney Hardin on uttering a forged check, and Willie L. Elliot with charges reduced to larceny by trick. Jerry Wayne Leach received two years for misdemeanor breaking and entering plus additional sentences on issuing worthless checks. probation issues and other drunken driving penalties were noted for multiple defendants.
Myra Jones an eight year old Oakview Elementary pupil and Brownie Scout from Oakview United Methodist Church submitted a thoughtful question to the Ask Andy column. She asks about rattlesnake behavior and whether fear drives its strikes while noting snakes may lack humanlike emotions. Her family includes Jasper D. Jones and teachers at Oakview and Northeast Junior High. She enjoys football horses travel and visits Charleston with cousins.
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