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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1971
Page
5
A garbled OCR list hints at varied terms including wealth, precious ambers, a wrestling mention, medicinal plants, and a surrender. It references a compass point Avonay, a British air group, and a paid notice. Names, dates, and clear events are absent due to text degradation.
A readable OCR fragment lists clues and partial answers for a newspaper word puzzle. Items include terms like Sedate and Wager edEye part and references such as Sea eagles and Greek system. The text also mentions Freudian, Japanese sash, nautical rope, and a variety of numbered entries with unclear solutions.
A Sunday traffic crash on EH Kearns and Grace Streets left Cara Lee Irwin and James Williams of New Street with minor injuries. Bruce-Maston Irwin 59 of New Street and Michael R. Crumbley 20 of Old Thomasville Road were involved. Crumbley faced a driving while license suspended charge. Others cited include Jo Ann Harthcax for stop sign violation and Otis Ray Maness as driver in a separate collision on N Elm Street. Additional incidents list Ester Wiley Forshie, Willie Brockman Waden, James Lewis Jones, G Furman Saunders, Ralph Howard Valentine, Lee Bethea, Theatmus Williams, Peggy Jean Theil, and Donnie Wayne Beck in various fault, yield, or directional violations.
Police report mainly minor incidents over the weekend. Thefts include a boat motor from a backyard, $65 from Lums, and $1.55 from a car. Windows and vending machines were damaged for small change. Arrests: Major Duncan, Sandra Meachum, Willie Mae Henderson, Larry Douglas Smith, Nancy Melton Deadman, and Henry A. Chavis for various offenses.
Maidenhead England AP reports East Berkshire College of Further Education barred hot pants for public decency. Three teenagers were sent home Friday after arriving in the fashion fad.
In a Jacoby on Bridge column, a hand unfolds with North declaring after a sequence of passes. The opening lead is a Ace, and the play proceeds to show standard takeout and competitive bidding dynamics, highlighting how the declarer navigates the dummy and remaining suits.
Oswald and James Jacoby discuss bridge bidding theory in a dialogue about seat position openings and Culbertson style tricks. They compare modern Jacoby rules opening all 14 high card points, with variations for third and fourth seat bids, and explore hand outcomes in a sample deal for South North East and West.
Joseph McEvoy of High Point has been elected chairman of the new Guilford County Social Services Board advisory committee. Lillian P. Rhodes of Greensboro is vice chair and Carl Staley Jr. of Greensboro is secretary. The panel will advise on improving delivery and quality of services and financial aid, evaluate adequacy of programs, and meet monthly on the first Tuesday rotating among Greensboro, High Point, and rural Guilford.
Twelve people were injured in a two car crash on Highway 150 about a mile north of Arcadia Sunday afternoon. Three of the injured were reported in serious condition.
Guilford County Inspections Department reports 1,538 permits issued in 1970 up from 1,443 in 1969, but total permit value fell to 20,633,044.48 from 29,824,194.16. Fees totaled 86,169.62 with expenses at 156,424.54, leaving 70,254.92 to county funds. Zoning complaints numbered 448 with 391 resolved. 57 under investigation. Sixteen single family homes were approved along with one multi-family project. Non-residential permits totaled 289 valued at 10,487,779.81. additions 975 valued at 174,3550.67. Inspections included 3,701 building and 1,120 zoning inspections plus electrical and mechanical inspections.
Troop 2 Scouts at Emerywood Baptist Church celebrated Scout Recognition Day and honored Nettles for three years as Scout master. The unit grew from 22 to 47 members, earned 249 merit badges, advanced 68 ranks, and produced 10 Eagle Scouts while forming a Cub Pack Webelos den and an Explorers post. An audience of about 200 included families, committee members, and Scouters as Robie Rogers was named senior patrol leader.
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