Chain Reaction Crashes Injure Several In Week’s Wrecks
A series of daytime crashes in High Point injuries multiple people and triggers a chain reaction on Westwood Avenue near Council Street. Charles Odum III and passenger Kyle Nixon Craig were treated and released after a collision that sent two cars into parked vehicles. Odum was charged with failure to reduce speed. Other accidents on Albertson Road, Penn Place, S Elm Street, and S Main Street injured five more people, with no charges in most cases.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Charles Lafayette Odum III
Madison Avenue
Westwood Avenue
Council Street
Kyle Nixon Craig
Johnson Street
Odum
Albertson Road
Calvin York
Habersham Road
Kenneth Louis Halford
Greensboro
Northview Street
Charles Louis Halford
Kenneth Halford
Penn Place
Fern Avenue
Gerald Lee Brown
E. Russell Avenue
Brown
Terry Ingold Gates
E. Fairfield Road
Pearline W. Dehart
Pegram Road
Wanda R. Gates
N. Hall Street
Gates
Ms. Kates
Pamela Dehart
Pearline Dehart
Dennis Martin Steed Jr
Rt. 3
Trinity
James M. Parnell
Granby
N.C
Wart Advice From Dr Thosteson on Plantar Warts
Dear Dr Thosteson explains plantar warts are not self resolving and may require treatment. He notes many warts disappear with time, cautions against home remedies, and suggests relief from pressure and professional care by a podiatrist or dermatologist.
Rural Schools Project Gets Complete Funding
GREENSBORO The state Board of Education has fully funded a Guilford County Community Schools Project designed to connect local schools with the superintendent and Board of Education. The $34,999 grant, part of a $2.5 million statewide program, funds a community schools coordinator and clerical help to organize advisory councils, expand volunteer programs, and promote facility use for community activities starting in early 1978.
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Greensboro
State Board of Education
Guilford County
Johnny Presson
Presson
Board of Education
General Assembly
Munity
School renovation costs climb over estimates
Allred cites red tape in government funding while Honeycutt stays hopeful the project will finish with minimal trouble. Costs rise beyond 175000 as bids come in and the board seeks county funds, with likely increases not exceeding 810000. Renovations include rewiring, new lights, lowered ceilings, auditorium floor leveling, and door replacements, plus enlarging the library by removing a partition and enclosing the primary wing.
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Allred
County officials weigh site options for new High Point facility
Commissioners discuss locating a county complex near City Hall to mirror Greensboro’s center, noting the SFMC interest but concerns over a railroad cutting the tract. Guilford County now spends about 90 000 annually on rent for Mental Health and Social Services in High Point and elsewhere, with Health and family planning units at Montlieu and a mobile unit on N Elm.
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SFMC
Ogden Deal
Forrest Campbell
High Point
Greensboro
Commerce
Gaston Faison
Witherspoon
Guilford County
First Citizens Bank
S. Main Street
Dept. of Social Services
Health Dept
Montlieu Avenue
N. Elm Street
Guilford County Social Services Orders Hiring Freeze
Guilford County Social Services Board votes to cut day care slots to save about 125 to 150 children and imposes a hiring freeze to shrink spending by roughly 400000. A CETA chore services project may save up to 95000, with possible further county cuts if state funds fail to arrive. Board also seeks 100 percent Community Development funding and eyed a Gibsonville branch.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County Social Services Board
Social Services
Wayne Metz
Metz
Guilford County
Mel Dobson
Dept. of Social Services
High Point
Forrest Campbell
Gibsonville
Elaine Stoops
Helen Jerome
Filing Dates Announced for Randolph County Elections
Asheboro officials announced filing dates of January 2 to February 6 for county and state races. Candidates for sheriff, county commissioners, school board, soil and water, register of deeds, clerk of court, state senate, state house, and federal districts must file during the period. Current officeholders include Sheriff Carl Moore, Commissioners Frank Allman and others, plus state lawmakers Russell Walker, Charles Vickery, Harold Brubaker, and Jack Pugh.
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Asheboro
Hetty Oakley
Randolph County Board of Elections
County Board of Education
Soil and Water Commissioners
Register of Deeds
State House
U.S
Jesse Helms
Ike Andrews
Randolph County
Carl Moore
Frank Allman
Logan White
W.K. Cromartie
Roland Albertson
Kimber Andrew
Clinton Comer
Break-in leads to fatal shooting and arrests
In a break-in at Frazier's home, Frazier was shot twice by Parks after an argument with Frazier's ally, with heavy drinking noted for Mrs Williams and Parks. Arrests include Teresa Jones 17 Climax area, Clod Stanford Jr 18 Climax, Phillip Henson 19 Asheboro Rt 6, Benford Craven 21 Climax. charges cover breaking and entering larceny and possession of stolen property. Some stolen items recovered.
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Frazier
Parks
Moore
Asheboro
Benford Ray Craven
Rt. 1
Climax
Jones
Stanford
Henson
Craven
High Point Man Hurt In Wreck In High Point
James Edward Etheridge a 21 year old High Point resident was injured in a wreck on Old US 29 near Thomasville and hospitalized in critical condition at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. His sports car collided with a Station wagon driven by Jennie H Moore near the Roadranger Truck Stop.
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Thomasville
James Edward Etheridge
Davis Avenue
High Point
Old US
Forsyth Memorial Hospital
Etheridge
Jennie H. Moore
Raeford Avenue
Lexington
Highway Patrol
5.M. Compton
Roadranger
Burger King Donates 1000 to High Point Theatre Complex
Burger King district manager Paul Levin presented a $1000 check to Barry Ogrin of the High Point Theatre and Exhibitions Center for the purposes of the theater project. Chester King pressed council on sewer line handling and city policy. Council approved Southside Urban Renewal funding of 155,364 for property acquisition on Fairview Street and demolition, plus 169,474 for park and fire facility upgrades. Bids approved for transformers and a fire dept playback system. Landfill compactor and sale of old Fire Station 1 approved. Right of way relocation on West Point Avenue and street closing east of W Green Drive also approved.
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High Point
Burger King
Paul Levin
Barry Ogrin
Chester King
Kivett Drive
Council
Roy Culler
Cy Brooks
Southside
Fairview Street
Taylor and
Vail
Harvell Park
Fire Dept
N. Wrenn Street
English Road
Jake Froelich
West Point Avenue
West Point Court
Hpt&d
W. Green Drive
Textile Place
Jordan Place
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T. Wingate Andrews High School
I-r
Kim Peters
Wendy
Oakwood Street
Janie G. Hough
Curtis Hough
Joan Shell
Tanya Arlee Baker
Ward Avenue
Margaret Cecil Shoaf
Rt. 4
Patsy Cable Spencer
Oneka Street
Ferndale Boulevard
Spencer
Dr. Thosteson
Vrental
John Deere
Eastchester DR
High Point Mall
New Theater
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