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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1972
Page
14
Obituaries list Bertha Mae Burroughs 62 of 4018 N Main St dies at High Point Memorial Hospital after months of illness born March 4 1909 in Montgomery County. Funeral Sunday 2:30 pm Harold C Davis Funeral Home burial Oaklawn Winston-Salem. Survivors include three daughters and several relatives.
Mrs Mamie Gertrude Kirkman Taylor 78 of 1411 Delk Drive died at 7 45 am in Lambs Nursing Home after 15 years of declining health and three days of critical illness. Born September 27, 1893 in Surry County she was married March 24, 1910 to Wiley Orville Taylor who died September 7, 1967. Surviving are seven daughters and one son, seventeen grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, three sisters and one brother. funeral arrangements pending at Sechrest Funeral.
Edgar T. Davis III aged 3 of 2406 Clifton St died at 3 30 a m in Winston Salem hospital after a year of declining health and a month in critical condition Born December 18 1969 in Mt Vernon Ohio he was a son of the Rev Edgar T Davis Jr and Susan Pope Davis Survivors include his parents a sister Virginia Alice and grandparents The funeral is Sunday at 2 p m at Cumby Chapel with burial at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Cemetery The body will lie in state at Cumby Mortuary 30 minutes before the service. family visitation Saturday 7 9 p m
Ottis Clayton Koontz of Denton, 60, obituary notes funeral Saturday at 2 30 p m in J C Green Sons Chapel with Revs Frank W Snider and Harvey Koontz Jr. Burial at Calvary United Church of Christ Cemetery by Thomasville Masonic Lodge 214. He died Thursday in Community General Hospital. Memorials preferred to the Heart Fund.
Troy man Charlie Isaac Suggs 82 of Route 1 died Thursday at Montgomery Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Ida Latham Suggs five daughters two sons. Body at Pugh Troy Funeral Home with visiting 7–9 p m. Funeral 2 p m Saturday at Lovejoy United Methodist Church.
Duke Power Co reports an FPC examiner recommends granting major part of its 17 percent wholesale rate increase, about 5.2 million extra annually. If upheld, refunds will be based on revised cost of service and schedules. Duke seeks further retail and wholesale rate increases, serving North and South Carolina.
The commission proposes cross market signal imports with distance limits and local blackout rules for sports. It would restrict imports in markets under 100 but allow unserved areas full access. Copyright fees remain unresolved as CATV grows to over 2,750 systems serving 4,500 communities nationwide.
Franklin D. King, 33, of Sea Grove, dies after extended illness. Funeral at 3 p m today in Asbury Baptist Church follows his residence at Clapps Nursing Home.
Gurian notes changing furniture distribution as five year trend. Richard C. Sachs of Sachs New York Inc. cites rising consumer awareness as key in recent furniture retailing. Availability of merchandise remains the major hurdle. New officers elected at a luncheon include Bill Hairston of Stanley Furniture Co. as president, Bill Leonard of Kemp Furniture Co. as first vice president, and Jim McCarl of Fairfield Chair Co. as second vice president.
Roy B. Culler Jr. of High Point and president of National Upholstery Co. is named to two Wake Forest University Board of Trustees committees. He will serve on the investments and audit committees.
Cecil M. Hayes, longtime United Fund official, is appointed executive director of United Community Services of Greater High Point Inc. He succeeds Hardy Prather, who resigned. Hayes pledged dedicated work and honest answers. He and his family recently moved from Raleigh to 2312 Dover Pl. Belmont Abbey College graduate, he held key roles in North Carolina United Community Services and Gaston County CSI.
Tensions surrounding the Black Panther trial near its conclusion led to the cancellation of the Model Cities Commission meeting at the City-County Building. Chairman Dr Otis Tillman called off the session as security tightened and a large out-of-town attendance gathered. A town meeting is planned for next Wednesday to gather public input on next year's urban renewal plans and the Southside Neighborhood Development Plan.
High Point College opens its doors to area juniors and selected seniors for a revised summer program starting June 12 and July 17. Eligible students may take any offered course as day or dormitory participants, with college credit toward graduation for successful completion.
Blacksburg Va Nan cie S McDermott of High Point North Carolina and Bonnie F Klakowicz of Welcome a sophomore art major named to the fall quarter dean's list at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
A nuclear powered submarine accidentally released 500 gallons of coolant water into the Thames while transferring coolant from the submarine Dace to the tender Fuller. No crew injuries reported and authorities launched an internal review.
Before filling tanks Mobil Heating Oil undergoes 21 laboratory tests and is consumer tested in about 600 homes across the country to ensure clean reliable economical heat. Mobil emphasizes ongoing testing and customer field use to guarantee performance.
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