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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1969
Page
8
The High Point Board meets Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Administration Building English Road. The agenda includes routine items and discussion of kindergarten and team teaching, with rumors of resignations among teachers and plans for a new elementary school in the Oak View area.
Eight Onslow County men were arrested and charged with stealing 1200 feet of copper wire from Randolph Electric Membership Corp. A off duty deputy sheriff spotted a rented truck near his home, leading to the arrests. Names include Jimmy Sturdavant, Charlie Blackshear Jr and Sr, Jesse Tee Blackshear, Joe Ballard, Leroy Bryant, and Acie Blue, all of Jacksonville. A Jacksonville man tied to rival dealer Robert Les Parks was charged with receiving stolen goods. All eight bound over to Randolph County Superior Court.
Edward Wray Thornburg died Tuesday near Whynot when his belt snagged on a debarking machine and pulled him into the machinery. Randolph County Sheriff Lloyd Brown said the death was accidental due to severe chest injuries. Survivors include his wife Ada Shaw Thornburg five daughters a sister and four brothers. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church with body at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel.
Huntsville obituary reports Charles C. Cheek a rocket propulsion pioneer died Monday night at age 60. Funeral services were held in Huntsville with burial in his Sanford North Carolina hometown planned after the service.
Thomasville deputies investigate an auto fire Tuesday night at Ledford School. The 1969 model car owned by J P Burton of Pineywood Road was parked at about 7 30 p m. The interior caught fire and was extinguished by the Wallburg Volunteer Fire Dept after a report from an acquaintance.
Describes jams pastries and cakes as pleasing food items that supply calories for active children and adults, highlighting their role in meals and energy needs.
Enterprise staff report Winter City officials await resident input before renaming Parkway Boulevard streets. Mrs Pauline Simmons Wertz proposed Clark Parkway and Burrus Boulevard in honor of local pioneers, but duplication concerns arise for Clark names and Burrus Street counts. Residents urged to suggest unique names to avoid repeats.
Cumberland County Fayetteville seeks help from the governor and lawmakers as welfare funds face a 10 percent reduction due to rising aid applications. A state spokesman cites the need to trim the beneficiaries count to balance finances.
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