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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1977
Page
2
Extreme warmth prompts two High Point College students to take a rare practice session outdoors. Previously, wood burning and cold weather kept them indoors, but Friday's higher temperatures drew them to the course for a brief swing session.
The Guilford County Board of Education approved the form of a proposed option to purchase up to 106 acres on Barrow Road near Willard Dairy Road for a new school complex. The plan, costing 3 500 to 3 750 dollars per acre, faces six landowners before return to the board for final action. Opposition came from Vance Pegram who raised concerns about proximity to the regional airport and impact on nearby schools and programs.
A Trinity resident was treated for stab wounds at High Point Memorial Hospital after an altercation on Vall Street. Little Ingram Jr., 23, said two people stabbed him with a broken bottle as others restrained him. He underwent surgery to remove a large shard from his back. A patrol officer later stopped a vehicle on Textile Place and W Green Drive, charging the driver Lyle Huffman, 22, with auto larceny.
North Carolina state parks recreation centers zoos and welcome centers will switch to a four day work week starting Tuesday amid Gov. Jim Hunt energy conservation plea. With 31 parks and five welcome centers plus 200 at Asheboro open this weekend they will close Mondays. Two license plate offices in Charlotte and two in Raleigh will also begin four day weeks.
Guilford County schools report lower classroom temperatures with thermostats at 65 degrees in most rooms and 55 degrees in large spaces to conserve fuel. The board extended the last day from June 6 to June 10 and warned further missed days could trim teacher workdays or holidays. A $19.3 million capital-improvement plan adds three new schools and facility upgrades, financed via tax income, bonds, or state funds, with construction at Sumner School and various Allen Jay facilities.
The High Point Public Library system marks Black History Month with films, displays, and story hours from February 7 to 11. Main and branch libraries host filmstrips and screenings featuring leads like Bill Cosby, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St Jacques, Lena Horne, Nikki Giovanni, and Cicely Tyson, plus displays of black leaders and publications.
James J. Terry, Scout Executive for the Uwharrie Council, says scouting transmits leadership to youth. He notes the program has evolved since 1910 while preserving goals of character training citizenship and physical fitness across cubs scouts and explorers. A 1975 survey cited by Terry ranks peer influence highest in shaping youth character.
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