Rezoning Case To Be Tried In High Point Superior Court
A zoning dispute over a 200 acre tract on Greensboro Road east of Five Points in High Point returns to Superior Court. The Williard heirs seek to rezone from residential to Planned Industrial Park. plaintiffs Roy and Mrs. Armstrong and neighbors challenge the vote amid a felon conviction issue affecting council eligibility. Trial expected to last at least two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Hervie N. Williard
High Point
Roy Armstrong
Greensboro Road
Five Points
Williard
City Planning Commission
Police Probe Break-In and Vandalism at Local Schools
Police investigate a break-in at Emma Blair School and vandalism at Northwood School with several windows broken. In related action, David Adams aged 18 of Willis Street faces larceny charges with a $500 bond. James Hardin born 1920 of Saunders Place cited to court on assault with a deadly weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Blair
Northwood School
Northwood
David Adams
Willis Street
James Hardin
Saunders Place
Christmas Cheer Fund receives boosts from yesterday’s concert
A high Point College piano concert by Dot Lewis drew a large crowd and boosted the Christmas Cheer Fund toward its $6,000 goal. Contributions total $579 today and $1,865.53 overall, with lists of donors and ways to send more gifts to The Enterprise or P O Box 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dot Lewis
Christmas Cheer Fund
Jack B. Weaver
Joe Brown
Enterprise
Music Lowlers
High Point College
Miss Lewis
Big Bear
Jaycees Industrial
Numsbee
P. O. Box
Horace S. Haworth
H. L. Crowe
Lee & Judy
C. M. Borum
W. D. Simmons Jr
Elizabeth E. Kalte
Neves
David J. Bec
Frank B. Smith
Vasso Cavas
L. E.kiluttz
Cummings
Lula C. Raper
N. H. Flythe
N. Calhoun Anderson
John S. Welborn
Furniture Sales Hit New Oct 1964 Highs Across Industry
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn reports October sales up 5.9 percent from a year earlier and shipments up 7.6 percent. Ten month totals show sales 12.2 percent higher and shipments 13.1 percent higher than 1963, with eight weeks of orders on hand and unfilled orders 16.8 percent above 1963. October sales also rise 16 percent over September, a record for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
Three Asheboro Brothers Charged in Kidnap Case
Three brothers from Asheboro John Overman 25 Harvey Overman 19 and Gary Overman 17 are charged with kidnapping a Trinity youth and a girl from Siler City. Kennedy 17 and his date were coerced to drive the suspects to a second location before the girl was returned home at 2 am. The trio is held without bond as investigators proceed with possible additional charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Guilford Sheriff's Department
John Marion Overman
Harvey Clayton Overman
Gary David Overman
Trinity
Douglas E. Kennedy
Siler City
Highway Patrol
Guilford County
Kennedy
Overman
Sheriff's Department
Clayton Jones
Overman Brothers
Jones
Cold Weather Grips Piedmont Area Forecast
The forecast from Friendship Air Station says continuing cold with clear skies tonight and Tuesday. Wednesday should see partly cloudy skies and still cold conditions. Today's high was 42 with a low of 25, Tuesday's high 46, and last night’s low 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Air Station
Dot Lewis Wins Hometown Tribute
Dorothy Lewis, pianist from Point, made her Town Hall debut in New York City last October 26 before a critical audience. She declined 1965 concert offers due to prior commitments and was honored yesterday by the High Point Christmas Cheer Fund with a large audience. Her program featured Bach and Chopin, showcasing romantic interpretation and artistic maturity admired by critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lewis
H Point
Town Hall
New York City
United States
Miss Lewis
High Point Christmas Cheer Fund
New York
Alberto Ginastéra
Chopin
Efforts To Get 12 Jurors For Rape Trial Resumed
Four Greensboro rape defendants face jury selection in Guilford County with 39 venire selected and 31 remain. The case centers on a June 21 incident involving a 20 year old woman with defendant Mick Wilson and a gun threat. Defense motions on jury and venue were denied. trial may span a third week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Follmer
Greensboro
Charles Donald Yoes
Corona Long Island N. Y
Willie Ae
Leroya
Ny Road
Mick Wilson
Sheriff's Deputies
Wilson
Guilford County
Robert Gambill
N. Wilkesboro
Guilford
L. Herbin Jr
Bank Team Wins First Debate At Washington Regional
A four member High Point Thomasville American Institute of Bankers team defeated affirmative teams from Charlotte and Wilmington Delaware and the negative Wilmington team in a regional round robin in Washington DC. The squad led by Killman debated the topic national public works program to tackle unemployment.
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High Point-Thomasville
American Institute of Bankers
Washington
D. C
Theo Robin Ruspants
Emen
Igen Alexander
North Carolina National Bank
Randy Shelton
High Point Bank & Trust Co
Charlotte
Wilmington
Del
Killman
Radio Network Plans Studied In Davidson
A Davidson county study reviews a citizens band radio base station network to relay emergency information. Club president Jack Clodfelter urges hall operators to cooperate as preparation progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Thomasville
Davidson Offic
Jack Clodfelter
Radio Club
Rams Pole Youthful Motorist Dies In Crash
Rodney O Kearns 19 of 1640 Westchester Drive died from head injuries after his British sports car left Westchester Road at 3 20 am striking a telephone pole. Police say 105 feet of skid marks preceded the impact. He was rushed to Forsyth three hours later and died. Funeral planned Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. Burial at Floral Garden Park Cemetery with services by Rev Woodrow W Robbins and Rev G E Lyndon Jr. Cumby Mortuary handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester
Rodney
Kearns
Forsyth
Biltrite Upholstery Co
Howard D.eene
Pamela
Sheila Kearns
George O. Kearns
Smith St
C. A. Hughes
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Woodrow W
Civil Defense Group Meets February in Lexington
Carl Ray Osborne the communications chief and Ray Mc Crary the RACES chief will lead a Civil Defense group meeting February 8 in the County Building conference room in Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ray Osborne
Comac
Civil Defense Agency
Ray McCrary
Civil Defense
Lexington
Land Sale Protested As Greensboro County Sells Land
Greenssboro county officials sold 10 212 acres on Clifton Road to Guil ford Mills for 4 per acre totaling 40 and approved an option on 3230 adjoining acres contingent on clearing title to determine if land becomes a park. Commissioner Ragsdale opposed calling the move a major mistake.
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Greensboro — County Commissioners
Clifton Road
Red Road
Guilford Mills
Greensboro
W. G. Ragsdale Jr
Ragsdale
W. E. Davis
Lloyd Amos
Repetale
Two New Democrats Sworn To Guilford County Board Of Commissioners
John Walters and R N Linville were sworn in as Guilford County Board of Commissioners in a courthouse ceremony. They replace outgoing Democrats Lloyd Amos and W G Ragsdale Jr after 20 years of service. The event also swore in J Mark Stewart as register of deeds and township constables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
John Walters
R. N. Linville
Guilford
J. Mark Stewart
Commission
Dale Montgomery
High Point
Ragsdale
Amos
L. Richardson Preyer
Guilford County
Preyer
Jess Washburn
Washburn
Prayer for TOLQDAY from Lyndon B. Phifer
A short prayer asks God to bless government and leaders to seek peace and wise dialogue with other nations. Signed by Lyndon B. Phifer, retired Methodist editor from Tallahassee Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Lyndon B. Phifer
Tallahassee, Fla
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Byron Haworth
High Points
Edward B. Clark
Elizabethtown
Haworth
Braxton Younts
Chas. P. Wirsching
Cleland- Wan
Molly
Henry Froelich
Curtis Smith Deal
John K. Dwyer
Carolina Corp
H.P. Chemical Corp
E. Reese
Myrtle Desk ‘Company
J. H. Adams
Loan Service, Inc
Collins
Ty Re
Piedmont
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Center
Montgomery
Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise
Yoes
Norfolk
Bank
RAMS
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