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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1974
Page
1
A year end roundup honoring unnamed figures for foot in mouth remarks across politics business and media. Clips include quips to Nixon Ford Greenspan Mills Rockefeller and others, highlighting missteps and blunders in 1974.
The High Point YMCA announces four January classes for youth: weightlifting for boys 12 to 14 starts Jan 7 on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 to 8 pm at the central YMCA. drownproofing for ages 3 to 6. gymnastics for grades 1 through 6 on Saturdays. and an art class for fourth grade and up focusing on pencil, charcoal, and watercolors.
The High Point Enterprise lists delivery and subscription options with rates for various periods and payment terms. It notes circulation by mail, carrier delivery, and independent contractor distribution, plus contact references for subscription and advertising inquiries.
Approximately 100 people from across North Carolina are expected for the North Carolina Assembly on Growth Options in Greensboro. The UNC Urban Affairs Programs and the state Planning Division sponsor the event which will open next Thursday with an address by Gov. James Holshouser.
North Carolina faces a turbulent education scene as a legislative probe due in January examines money, standards, and inequality. The Education Department seeks large budget increases and a reading crash program while teachers and parents push for basics, less bureaucracy, and more local equity. Local districts report cuts and pressure for higher funding, with voices warning that private schooling gains reflect deep concerns over public education quality.
Lt. Shaw Cooke defended a Sunday crackdown on High Point merchants denying political motive, saying 35 merchants faced charges for exposing banned blue law items after consulting with Stanley Shavitz and Rick Greeson. Mayor Clapp termed the action politically motivated to push repeal, as the City Council weighs the law.
Thomasville school officials say the new junior high will house grades seven and eight this year with ninth graders remaining at the senior high due to delays. Delays include unfinished work and partition deliveries, though most furniture has moved. National Guard assistance will complete moving Monday as classes resume at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
A car owned by Mrs. Wesley McPherson of Trinity suffered about 100 dollars in damage Friday after catching fire on Hayden Place. Firefighters blamed a trunk electrical short for the blaze and noted a rug against a baseboard heater caused the odor. Malicious fire alarms rang at 2 18 p m on W Green Drive and at 7 25 p m on Brentwood. In five years 66 blacks have graduated West Point nearly as many as the total 71 graduates from 1802 to 1969 at the U S Military Academy.
GREENSBORO Applicants continue to seek county jobs even as Guilford County freezes most department openings. Personnel Director Charles Forbis notes space limits with thousands of applications. cross filing by name and job is used to prepare for when workers are needed. The department shows virtually no current openings, turnover is down, and only a few employees have resigned recently, mostly because they moved or left for pregnancy. The freeze excludes Social Services and emergency operations but covers health and mental health departments.
Members of the Democratic Executive Committee in Greensboro are set to meet in a special session on January 7 at 7 30 p m to nominate a replacement for the Board of County Commissioners seat vacated by the death of Mrs Zoe P Barbee The meeting will be in the old courthouse and the Commissioners must consider the committee's recommendation per state law The funeral for Mrs Barbee is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p m at A and T State University and may delay action beyond the funeral services.
Fire prevention chief T G Shelton says the local fire department and the chamber of commerce will co sponsor the Christmas tree disposal program. Trees may be brought to any station except 2 and 4 from 8 a m to 8 p m through next Wednesday. Any child bringing in a free will receive a free toy.
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