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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1968
Page
19
Guilford Technical Institute joins a select group as one of three U S technical schools with accredited dental hygiene education. Margaret M. Ryan of the American Dental Hygiene Association outlined a national consultation program to support 57 schools and expand graduate classes to meet high demand.
Dr Arthur Stone director of the dental hygiene program at Guilford Technical Institute shows equipment to Miss Margaret M Ryan director of educational services for the American Dental Hygiene Assn. Miss Ryan has been conferring with GTI officials for the past two days.
City officials defend a three level Plaza Block parking project behind N Main stores as the fastest option funded by revenue bonds. Architect William Sloan urges a larger pedestrian plaza with underground parking but the mayor says it is financially unfeasible. Time is of the essence to proceed with the lower cost plan.
Jesse Sturdivant twenty of E Commerce Street was found guilty by a Superior Court jury of second degree murder in the August shooting death of Willie Ray Evans. Sentencing deferred.
The weatherman at Friendship reports mainly cloudy skies and cold in the near term with a 30 percent chance of measurable precipitation. Tonight and Thursday may bring snow flurries as highs run near 40 and lows fall to mid 20s. Friday turns partly cloudy and chilly.
The City of High Point sold 4.3 million in long term bonds at an average rate of 3.9442 percent with ten bids. Funds from the sale go to major city projects including a reservoir and a new administration building.
The January 1968 building permit report by Chief Inspector A R Strange shows High Point issued 31 new houses valued at 292 387 and two business construction permits totaling 22 675 while an addition to a business facility accounted for 77 000. The total permits value was 451 941 with December 1967 at 1 122 395 and January 1967 at 252 305.
Greensboro attorney Henry E. Frye declared his bid in the Democratic primary for a North Carolina House of Representatives seat. At the Hayes Taylor YMCA he urged bridging the gap between haves and have-nots and promoted bringing in new industries with merit based hiring while urging minority inclusion. Frye, an Ellerbe native and 1959 A and T College graduate, previously polled over 9,000 votes in the same race.
Eastern Airlines aims to offer three daily non stop or single plane services from Greensboro High Point Winston Salem Airport as part of a CAB application. Planned routes include two to San Francisco and one to Los Angeles via Atlanta with a Dallas stop on one San Francisco flight.
The High Point Historical Society plans to ask City Council to purchase a 100 by 300 foot parcel along E Lexington Avenue adjacent to the Haley Inn for a new museum and historical park. Attorney J W Morgan announced the society has an option to buy the land for 12000 dollars as part of a broader drive to restore the Haley Inn and develop the site.
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