Burlington Industries Buys Anvil Brand Plant Site
Burlington Industries purchases the Anvil Brand Building and 14 acre site on I-85, to be renovated into a showroom and merchandising center for Burlington House furniture lines. The facility, 145000 square feet with parking for 350, will be ready for the April 1974 furniture market, housing Southern showrooms for United Furniture Globe Furniture National Upholstery and Artemide Burlington. National Upholstery will relocate its offices to the building after Anvil Brand closed its plant, putting 300 workers out of work.
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Anvil
Burlington Industries
J. Robert Philpott
Burlington
House Furniture
Philpott
High Point
Lexington
Burlington House
Southern
United Furniture
Globe Furniture
National Upholstery
Artemide/Burlington
National
Asheboro Judge Hal Walker seeks 19th District bench on May ballot
Hal Hammer Walker of Asheboro filed Thursday as a candidate for Resident Superior Court Judge in the 19th Judicial District. If elected, he would replace retiring Superior Court Judge Frank M. Armstrong, with Armstrong's term ending in January. Walker has led the district since December 1970 and serves as immediate past president of the Chief Judges Association of North Carolina. He sits on the State District Judges board for 1973. The 19th District includes Randolph, Rowan, Cabarrus and Montgomery counties.
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Asheboro
Hal Hammer Walker
19Th Judicial District
Walker
Frank M. Armstrong
Troy
A. Jormessepesine
19Th Judicial
Chief Judges’ Association of
North Carolina
Wayside Haven Rehabilitation Center Planned in Jamestown
Incorportation papers issued for Wayside Haven Rehabilitation Center Inc in Jamestown. Board members named include J R Newton Rev Lester Ferguson Rev Don Daniels E L Zeke Eilis Edwin Shufelt and Ned Lilly. Center serves men unable to work in poor health from drinking with capacity for 12. seven residents now.
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Jamestown
Wayside Haven Rehabilitation Center, Inc
Oren Mills
Mills
Greensboro Road
U.S. 294
North Carolina
J.R. Newton
Lester Ferguson
English Road Baptist Church
Don
Alcohol Education Center
High Point
Dept. of Mental Health
Social Services Dept
Suriety
No Arrests Yet Leads In Slaying Sought By Police
Police detectives interview witnesses and chase leads in the Thursday slaying of Richard Jarrell a 26 year old South Road resident. He was found in his apartment with a single head wound and bound hands and feet. Autopsy in Greensboro cites death by blood loss from the head wound. motive suspected as theft of money from the store.
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Richard Jarrell
South Road
Jarrell
Moses Cone Hospital
Greensboro
Fire Death Under Investigation in Guilford Avenue Home
Mrs. Johnne Small Lane 43 of Guilford Avenue died after a Friday fire found by firemen. Body burned from the waist up and sofa fire confined to that area. Six alarms from 3:20 p.m. to 7:41 p.m. produced false or unnecessary calls. a 2:02 p.m. grass fire along railroad tracks behind Thayer Goggins was also reported.
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Johnne Small Lane
Guilford Avenue
Lane
South Road
Thayer Goggins
Tax Listings To Reflect 'True' Value In Guilford County
Guilford County tax supervisor C R Brooks says tax-listing forms are mailed to 1972 personal property list filers with a midnight February 1 1974 return deadline. Front card values reflect 100 percent sound value under a new law. real estate is now perpetual with improvements listed. The board will keep total taxes at 1972 levels, likely lowering rates to offset higher valuations. Household personal property for renters rises to nine times monthly rent to align with homeowner property. Options include 10 percent of residential valuation, nine times rent, or on-the-spot appraisal.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
C. R. Brooks
Brooks
Guilford County Board, of Commissioners
Assailant In Hospital Foiled Attack On Wife In Home
Preston William Watkins, 46, of W State Street, remained in fair condition at High Point Memorial after being struck on the head with a metal chair as Ewilly Hill of Cable Street allegedly attacked his wife about 3 am. Henry Hill reported hearing the scream and confronting Watkins. Warrants reportedly exist but may not have been served. Several theft and drunkenness charges follow, including larceny against Bobby Lewis Simms and public drunkenness with concealed weapon charges for Charles Glance.
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Preston William Watkins
W. State Street
High Point Memorial
Ewilly Hill
Cable Street
Watkins
Henry Hill
Faye Lovett Nicholson
W. Willis Avenue
Doris Jean Johnson
Granby Street
Melynda Everhardt
Suffolk Drive
Bobby Lewis‘ Simms
Randolph Street
Charles Robert’ Glance
S. Hamilton Street
Oil auction riffs as vintage Middle East price hits record
A Tehran report describes an oil auction where prices soar to a record 17 dollars a barrel. The spoof features wine‑like bidding for Middle East crude from estates of Sheik Abu Dhabi and others, with sales to international bidders and a closing nod to actor Richard Burton.
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Washington
Tehran
Middle East
Sheik Abu Dhab
Chateau Abu Dhabi
Kuwait
Bahrein
Israel
Iraq
Cote de Faisal
Volkswagen
Richard Burton
Burton
Jackson reports threats tied to Israel support
Sen. Henry M. Jackson says his strong backing of Israel has made him a target of Arab terrorists. He declined to detail the threats, noting he is an obvious target. An FBI spokesman would not comment as the matter is under investigation, while a Jackson aide said staff have been warned to watch for suspicious mail and letter bombs.
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Seattle
Henry M. Jackson
Israel
Washington Democrat
FBI
Jackson
Penalty Date Near for 1973 Guilford County Taxes
Guilford County taxes for 1973 must be paid by midnight December 31 to avoid a penalty. Tax Supervisor C R Brooks said 2 percent interest will be added to unpaid 1973 bills starting January 1 with a monthly 0 75 percent levy thereafter. Offices in High Point and Greensboro will stay open the final day from 8 30 a m to 5 p m and 8 00 a m to 5 p m respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
C. R. Brooks
Brooks
High Point
City County
Dept
Controversial Issues Abound For '74 Session
Raleigh reports the 1974 General Assembly opening January 16 will continue the 1973 session. Committees study medical access, rural doctor shortages, teacher licensing, school unrest, auto insurance no fault, mass transit with state DOT input, and major reform of criminal law. Debates over land use and local control signal shift toward centralized administration while citizen lawmakers debate annual sessions.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Assembly
North Carolina
Coe
State Department of Public Instruction
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Anvil Brand
Randolph, Rowan, Cabarrus
Montgomery Counties
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
Dean Marshall
Rachel Hazelwood
College Village
Mark Austin
Carl Lee Hatley
Thomasville
Stamey Lee Cecil
Willow Oak Drive
Hatley
Los Angeles Times
Sen. Jackson
Senate
House
Commissioner of Insurance
Department of Transportation
Crime Study Commission
Bill Noblitt
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