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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1972
Page
20
A reader asks about hereditary risk of limb absence and asks whether Colorado climate would aid asthma. Dr Thosteson notes maternal factors and genetic counseling, cautions climate effects are unpredictable, and suggests expert counseling. he also references a constipation booklet with mailing details.
In a bridge analysis by Oswald and James Jacoby, South cashes the ace of clubs after entering dummy, ruffs spades and diamonds to endgame. East quashes the defense with ace of spades and queen of diamonds, but South survives with precise trumping, forcing West to a losing lead.
A pilot program by the North Carolina DMV offers two free refresher courses in Guilford and Wake counties to help applicants prepare for original or renewal licenses. Course I covers four hours in two sessions for new drivers and renewals. Course II assists readers needing instruction before licensing. The six month project will be evaluated for value.
A surplus food warehouse for low income families opens March 1 at 9 Winston St Thomasville. The commodity food program re adopted by county commissioners to supply basic foods as an alternative to food stamps. Distribution runs Mondays 8 am to 4 pm with eligibility certified by the county social services department.
Randolph commissioners meet in special session to consider a new Archdale Trinity ambulance and a county wide radio communications upgrade. Randleman Liberty Ramseur and Asheboro back joining the Piedmont Triad unit. Sheriff Lloyd Brown supports the system linking ten counties with individual agency links. Asheboro faces a 17000 dollar base cost. county costs estimated at 7000 and 1400 each for other towns. An ambulance for Archdale Trinity is needed after last month’s wreck left Ridge McDowell out of service. Guilford County Ambulance currently serves the area.
Greensboro High Point Central and T Wingate Andrews join 40 Piedmont high schools in the 1972 High I Q Bowl a double elimination round robin event. Four seniors from each school answer questions before university experts at UNCG Elliot Hall with Sunday matches on WFMY TV. Prize scholarships amount to 200 per team member for first place and 100 for runners up plus a commemorative plaque.
Guilford County Planning Director Perttuni Virtanen reports a rise in residents aged 65 and over from 9,665 in 1950 to 22,363 in 1970. High Point tops Greensboro in share of elderly citizens, with concerns over rising need for services as middle age residents age. Women outlive men, and longevity growth appears slow.
Dr. E O Cummings former head of the Chemistry Department at High Point College will be honored Wednesday evening as an honorary member of the Federation of Societies for Paint Technology He retires after 40 years at High Point College where he helped build a paint chemistry program and directed the Chemical Coating Center from 1964 to 1968 The Piedmont Society meeting will be at Howard Johnsons Restaurant on Highway 29 70 between High Point and Greensboro
The High Point Jaycees plan a Sunday paper drive to raise funds for the Roy Coble Fund. Roy Coble, a 16 year old sophomore at T. Wingate Andrews High School, remains in intensive care after a December 29 motorcycle accident. High Point residents are asked to place paper on the curb by noon.
Former Arkansas congressman Brooks Hayes and North Carolina State Rep. Richard Clark announce news conferences to confirm bids for U S House seats then held by Republicans. Hayes seeks the 5th District seat of Wilmer Mizell. Clark considers the 8th District seat of Earl Ruth.
Andy explains that satellites stay in orbit through a balance of gravity and orbital motion, not engines, with Newtonian gravity governing planetary motions. A reader asks about the true element count, answered as 92 elements with atoms numbered 1 through 92, noting abundance and rarity among elements.
W W Sharp of Greensboro former club president and now executive VP of the National Left-handed Golfers Assn addressed the Rotary Club of High Point. He argued left-handed children faced forced right-handed schooling, cited achievements of famed lefties led by Ted Williams, and noted club and equipment advances in the last 20 years. He praised resilience and said he had never received a bad check in 40 years working with left-handers.
Guilford Technical Institute announces spring term courses in infant and young child care. Programs aim to prepare staff for group care roles across day care centers, nurseries, kindergartens, and related facilities. Courses begin February 21 and May 1 in Greensboro at Central School.
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