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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1975
Page
3
In a rambling humor piece Forrest Dates recalls deer season mishaps and hunting misfires. He reflects on deer, cooking, and trapping as a boy, sharing comically inept anecdotes about rifles, traps, muskrats, possums, and a near shooting incident. He muses on luck, danger, and the odd pleasures of hunting lore.
High Point Fire Prevention Chief T G Shelton warns that a live Christmas tree can ignite quickly if not kept watered kept away from heating sources and not blocking exits. He advises proper placement watering rotating electrical safety UL approved decorations and immediate action if smoke or fire is detected with a yearly tree shred program.
The weather bureau notes increasing cloudiness today with a 40 percent chance of rain through tonight. Highs reach the upper 50s to low 60s, with partial clearing by Monday and temperatures in the 50s.
The Christmas Cheer Fund nears its $12 000 goal with $930 donated on Friday and Saturday. About 1 400 needy families will be aided. food certificates and toys will brighten many children’s Christmas. Donations may be mailed to The Enterprise Cheer Fund P O Box 5467.
Greensboro area schools advance construction and bids with Ragsdale High School near Jamestown set for final inspection in about three weeks. George Rettman notes the enlarged cafeteria in use and four new classrooms partially in service as contractors finish kitchen rearrangements and adjustments.
A record 14,000 attended Witness 76 at the Greensboro Coliseum as United Methodists from the Western North Carolina Conference gathered for a day of prayer music and preaching. Dr Joseph Lowery Dr John Bergland Dr James Buskirk and others spoke while Dr H Eugene Peacock chaired and Bishop Earl Hunt led the event highlighting faith and witness.
The Pilot Club of Archdale Trinity hosts its annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the Archdale Meeting House at 5 PM Sunday. A short program precedes refreshments in the Church Fellowship Hall with public access. The Northeast Junior High PTSA meets Monday at 7:30 PM in the school auditorium. The combined choruses will perform a Christmas Musical directed by Sylvia League. The Kindermusik Program of High Point holds an Open House at 7:30 PM Tuesday at St Marys Episcopal Church at 120 North Main.
A personal reflection on 1976 campaigns and public fakery in politics. The narrator recalls a Raleigh ballroom encounter with a relentless glad-hand, the fear of ignorance, and a Greensboro reception during the 1972 campaign that highlighted the absurdities of political social rituals. Ronald Reagan is jokingly praised as a top campaigner.
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