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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1972
Page
2
Mrs Harold Gibbardt and librarian Neal Austin accepted a collection of books and pamphlets from the High Point Association for Retarded Children for use at the High Point Public Library. The materials cover mental retardation topics and will serve as public source material. Mrs Gibbardt is the association membership chairman.
A set of over 75 books and pamphlets on mental retardation was donated to the High Point Public Library by the High Point Association for Retarded Children. The collection will serve as a public reference. The group arranged the purchase from the National Association for Retarded Children and aims to support 13 areas of concern. Membership drives run through March led by chairman Mrs. Harold Gibbardt.
Edward K. Washington of Jamestown announces his bid for re election as Guilford County District Court judge. He has presided in Greensboro and High Point handling criminal civil domestic relations and juvenile cases. Washington cites fair impartial hearings and mercy based on case facts and rehabilitation. He is a WWII and Korean War veteran and has held multiple legal and community service roles in North Carolina.
The Business and Professional Men's Club of High Point launches a Big Brother program for 1972. Boys from city elementary schools were introduced by Larry Ivey and Rufus Bostic at a Sheraton Hotel dinner. Assignments were made and activities include church attendance, recreation, counseling, and YMCA sponsorship.
Immaculate Heart of Mary School hosts its annual Science Fair today on Montlieu Avenue. Students display projects across eight grades covering rocks oceanography electricity animals weather and outer space. Teachers judge each grade and winners receive a blue and gold certificate with a gold seal.
A UNC Greensboro survey of 50 Guilford County residents shows over 60 percent live with a spouse, about 20 percent reside with a child, usually a daughter, and half would rather live alone but near relatives. Children provide companionship more than financial aid, with 35 percent visiting daily.
The North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development endorsed a 150 million Clean Water Bond Issue to aid counties and cities in water and sewer projects. It urges voters to approve on May 6, with funds to leverage federal matching aid and be repaid from the general fund over five years. The board also approved park system capital requests totaling 21 million for 1973 through 1979, including 3.6 million for Stone Mountain Park and 2.2 million for Pilot Mountain.
A humorous voice explains why he avoids golf fishing and watching baseball and football on television. He notes the social gap among men who discuss scores and games while he prefers other topics. He ends with a wry remark about discussing women, noting none of us knows much about them.
A humorous personal essay from a dieter in High Point detailing hunger pains temptation, a store-bought snack derailment, and Valentine candy fantasies. The narrator weighs six pounds over ideal, contemplates European beauty norms, and jokes about resisting or embracing weight loss goals.
The High Point Jaycees and Lyles Chevrolet announce derby sponsorship and registration. Feb 18 6 9 p.m. and Feb 19 9 a.m. to noon at Lyles Chevrolet. Entrants must be 11 to 16 on Aug 1 and build their own car for the race.
Gov. Bob Scott told NAACP youth conference in Chapel Hill that democracy is the right idea to make things happen for people and activate plans, despite disillusionment with government. He cited Churchill’s line that democracy is the worst system except all others, urging belief in political participation.
Maralin Niska, leading soprano with the New York City Opera, will perform in the Community Concert Association’s third season concert Monday. She has appeared with the Houston Seattle San Francisco and Los Angeles operas and toured with the Metropolitan Opera Company. Her recital will be at 8 00 PM.
Robert Rose Edwards, 38, of Lexington, is charged by Lexington police with the murder of Roosevelt M. Stinson after a fatal stabbing in a fight. Edwards is in Davidson County Jail awaiting a District Court hearing.
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