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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1967
Page
13
A proposed renovation of a branch post office faces shelving with only three parking spaces planned and limited accessibility during peak traffic periods. Officials weigh costs and impact on customers as delays occur.
FORREST CATES reports Causby wins the GOP chairmanship replacing Riser. Post office plans in Emerywood may shift to renovating the current N Main Street facility with expanded parking, while keeping the option to move the branch if costs and parking allow. Postal officials discuss leasing, costs, and site options as City Planning weighs renewal area proposals.
John Causby was elected chairman of the High Point Township Republican party amid ongoing factionalism. He stands with party secretary Andy Kilgariff treasurer Bob Griffith and vice chairman Myrtle Stroud as the executive committee discusses unity.
In Thomasville Mount Zion Pilgrim Holiness Church begins a youth revival tonight at 7 30 continuing through Sunday as part of National Youth Week. D T Holshouser of Charlotte and H R Helms of Lexington speak on successive nights with Southern Presbyterian College students handling Sunday services and Bill Taylor of Greensboro delivering the address. Special music by a college trio. The revival is open to the public, located five miles south of Thomasville near Cunningham Brick Co.
The forecast calls for generally fair skies and colder tonight with a low in the upper 20s. Saturday should be fair and warmer with a high in the mid to upper 50s. Sunday looks partly cloudy and cooler, with today’s high near 50.
John Causby won the High Point Township Republican chairmanship as factions led by Eshelman clash over party unity. Eshelman resigned earlier, with his faction still holding influence. Causby vows broader inclusion and plans to name committees as the party eyes a spring mayoral race. Causby, a Henrietta native and Southern Mercantile Co. president, has lived in High Point 23 years.
Lt. Gov. Scott due to announce Ed Kemp of High Point as chairman of the Congressional Districts committee. The session begins next week with redistricting to be solved before 1968 elections, amid maps that scramble incumbents and avoid federal court drawing.
Howard Pancoast was appointed finance chairman of United Community Services of Greater High Point. UCS President Wray Amos praised his past leadership with the United Appeal and noted the new committee will study pledge and collection procedures and recommend future operations. Pancoast has held multiple civic roles including Rotary, Salvation Army, and Wachovia Bank board service. he led electrical work at Oak Ridge during the atomic bomb project era.
A 1955 GMC pickup smashed through the north wall of a Trinity couple’s bedroom, tossing John and Mrs. Dildine into the yard. Both were hospitalized at High Point Memorial. driver Leroy Jenkins of Thomasville was uninjured. The crash happened near Spencer Oil Co off U.S. 311.
Randy Barnes seeks his lost Bassett hound Leo who vanished from Rt. 1 Jamestown last Saturday. The 11 year old boy remains hopeful Leo will return home as his family appeals for the dog’s safe return.
Building activity in High Point surged with a week high of 129 280 in permit value. Chief Inspector A R Strange issued four business permits totaling 67100 and four new house permits totaling 51000. Additional repairs and improvements, plus major additions for National Food Stores Myrtle Desk Co and others, pushed total values higher. New houses listed include Parker Grantham Drive 15000 Welborn Greenhill 13000 Henry Shavitz Edgeview 10000 and J Robert Connor Belmont 13000.
The Justice Department filed federal suits in Raleigh charging three eastern North Carolina restaurants with racial discrimination. Named defendants include Brad shaw's Restaurant in Faison, Honeycutt's Restaurant in Lu cama, and Bum's Restaurant in Ayden.
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