Bridge Spanning Lake Nearing Completion on Tanyard Road
The Skeet Club bridge project advances with road realignment prep near the span. Dam work north of Eastchester Drive is close to finish as crews wrap up the lake area improvements.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1970
Page
2
The Skeet Club bridge project advances with road realignment prep near the span. Dam work north of Eastchester Drive is close to finish as crews wrap up the lake area improvements.
A Guilford County mother of three, Mrs. Rebecca E. Swanger, is named to the NC State University fall dean's list. High Point residents also honored include Elmer R. Anderson Jr. and many others across Guilford, Davidson, and Lexington areas. The list notes home addresses and residence streets for the students named.
Showers expected in the Piedmont area late today or early tonight with a 30 percent chance. Sunday and Monday outlooks show about 50 percent rain with colder temperatures, highs in the low 40s and a low around 34.
Southern furniture men will hear plans for a nationwide home furnishings promotion when they meet here Thursday and Friday February 19 20 for a meeting of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn More than 100 persons are expected to attend a joint meeting of the association s Sales and Marketing and Traffic and Transportation Divisions at the Top of the Mart The program includes a presentation on a national promotion sponsored by the Home Furnishings Council a federation of seven associations The SFMA is a charter member of the council and Thomas B Stanley Jr a past SFMA president is president of the council Robert Greene of Ralph Shockey Associates will discuss the promotion scheduled for May 1971 He will be assisted by William Hairston of Stanley Furniture Co as Public Relations Committee chair The sales executives will hear a report on new care labeling procedures proposed by the FTC The report will be given by Robert A Spelman SFMA executive vice president A three hour sales seminar will be led Thursday afternoon by Miss Edeney of New York City The Sales and Marketing Division will elect new officers and directors on Thursday Friday they will meet for a session on Traffic and Sales in the 70 s Speakers include William Barnett Jack Sheer Leo Kuzhn Elmer Collins and others See PROMOTION On 3A
Pi Lambda Phi at the University of North Carolina will admit 14 women as part of a one semester coed experiment approved by the UNC administration. The idea grew from a student list of prospective sisters with about 20 names initially, and the final count settled at 14. If successful, more women may join next fall.
Dr. Cameron West state director of higher education urged encouragement and rewards for students who use persuasion and peaceful participation. He spoke to the Raleigh branch of the North Carolina AAUW and warned against responding to violence with inadequate changes. He stressed democratic participation at home church and campus as essential for a better tomorrow.
The city plans an 18 hole golf course at High Point but a proposed Highway 311 bypass may cut into the course right of way. State highway officials have not yet pinpointed the bypass boundary, hindering the course layout. Ray Kisiah, parks director, says land need and road location remain uncertain.
A Randleman postmaster Audrey Cashett and Vernon Paul Kimbrough of Florida were indicted on conspiracy burglary charges for the Oct 30 robbery of a Greensboro postal facility. The robbery netted 47400 in cash and stamps. Cashett remains on administrative leave.
Four persons were treated and released from local hospitals after Friday traffic mishaps. In the 1 51 p m English Road Ward Avenue crash, William Scott Gillespie and Ruth B McAllister collided when Gillespie ran a signal.
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