Christmas Cheer Fund Reaches $12,763 For 2300 Families
The 1976 High Point drive has 561 contributions averaging about $23 each, totaling $12,763.08. Funds funded food certificates and a toy per child for 2,300 needy families after Dept of Social Services screening. Chairman Benny Braica praised donors and said excess over $12,000 will buy toys for next year. Today 15 contributors added $140 to the drive.
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High Point
Dept. of Social Services
Cheer Fund
Benny Braica
Decorations Of The Season In Three North Carolina Cities
A photo feature shows Thomasville High Point and Asheboro street decorations for the yuletide season. Stars trees and candles are shown with Santa’s annual tour beginning tonight as Cris Petree captures the scenes.
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Thomasville
High Point
Asheboro
Santa
Guilford County Unemployment Steady in October 1976
Guilford County and the Piedmont Triad SMSA recorded steady October unemployment rates at 5.0 percent and 5.1 percent respectively. In High Point Greensboro and rural Guilford the rates edged up while total county jobless totaled 4,509, with 19,200 unemployed in the six county area.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Manpower Planning Council
Piedmont Triad Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
SMSA
Planning Council
High Point
Guilford
Davidson County
Randolph County
Forsyth, Stokes
Yadkin
Terry White Receives Outstanding Young Law Officer Award
Terry White, 25, honored as Outstanding Young Law Officer of the Year by High Point Jaycees. A Ragsdale High School and Guilford College alumnus, he served in the Marine Corps and trained at the High Point Police Academy before joining the patrol division and now the juvenile division. He lives with wife Phyllis and their daughter at 3000 Central Ave.
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Terry Roger White
High Point Jaycees
White
Ragsdale High School
Guilford College
U.S. Marine Corps
High Point Police Academy
Phyllis
3000
Central Ave
Santa Claus Nearly Arrested for Shoplifting Tale
A High Point police reserve officer working as a store security guard spotted a man with a suitcase, suspected him of shoplifting, and stopped him in the parking lot. The man proved to be Santa or a Santa helper from the same store, ending without incident. The piece underscores a moral about Santa and generosity.
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Santa Claus
Santa
High Point
The
United States
Tax Collections Rise in Guilford County and High Point
Tax director C R Brooks reports Guilford County has collected 49.33 percent of the 1976 levy by end of November, with High Point at 42.38 percent. Total 1976 taxes received reach $15,087,315 for the county and $3,203,132 for High Point. Payments by Dec 31 avoid interest. postmark after Dec 31 incur a 2 percent charge rising monthly. Projections show 98 to 99 percent collected by June 1977.
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Greensboro
C.R. Brooks
Tax Dept
Brooks
Guilford County
High Point
High Point Enterprise Subscription Rates and Delivery
The High Point Enterprise lists daily and Sunday subscription options with carrier and mail rates. It reserves reproduction rights for local news and other Associated Press content, and notes delivery terms, advertising representation, and disclaimers for home delivery inquiries.
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High Point
N.C
Eve T Contractors
High Ae
Landon Associates
Educator Attacks Dialect Tolerance in State Education
ECU English Professor Janice Faulkner criticizes moves toward nonstandard dialects and permissive language policies in public schools. She argues standard English remains essential for law, politics, commerce, and culture, warning against repressive effects of linguistic permissiveness. She outlines needs for objective teacher evaluation and diverse educational options amid a broader national debate.
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Faulkner
National Educators’ Assn
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