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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1967
Page
15
Mayor Carson Stout vows to press stronger enforcement of the city building code to compel landlords to fix substandard housing. He intends to bring the issue to a head before his May term ends, despite council hesitations and political timing concerns.
Mayor Carson Stout urges raising salaries of High Point’s mayor and councilmen to ensure they do not lose money by serving. He argues inflation pins their pay, and proposes steps to raise compensation to a level where officials won’t be financially burdened by duty.
Interstate 85 construction south of High Point is planned to begin late in 1970 pending federal funds. Bill Ingram of the State Highway Department said right of way acquisition would start in 1969-70, with two sections planned from Groometown Road to Highway 311 and from Highway 311 to Highway 109. Budget delays could push the schedule back.
A tract of about 50 acres on the old Lexington Road outside Thomasville was selected as the site for a new hospital. The D A Long Jr farm, owned by a hospital board member, was exercised as the site after a review by the hospital board and the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. The site is 1.42 miles from the city center with utilities nearby. several other sites had been considered.
Mrs Nancy Lyles and Dr Marcus Aderholdt Jr named co chairmen of the 1967 United Community Services budget committee. UCS president Wray Amos notes major changes including assigned agency panels and annual budget request forms with quarterly reports. Lyles, wife of George W Lyles Jr, has long service with U A agencies and community groups in Shelby Ward Belmont and Duke affiliations, plus extensive youth and church roles.
GTI trustees voted 7-4 to continue pursuit of community college status near Jamestown while urging two year delay. Board Chairman Rochelle called for President Herbert Marco to be relieved, saying he had lost confidence, though another member defended Marco. A state task force will visit GTI to strengthen operations as pressure for officer elections prompts legal questions.
At 7 a.m. today the Friendship Weather Station logged 32 degrees and light freezing rain. The forecast calls for freezing rain possibly mixed with snow tonight, ending Saturday. Hazardous driving conditions are in effect in the Piedmont. Sunday's outlook is partly cloudy and cold. Highs stay in the low to mid 30s today and tonight, with Saturday’s high near the high 30s.
A campaign by Pharmacists United for Reasonable Legislation seeks to defeat proposed amendments to the 1905 Pharmacy Law. Letters warn that the changes would broaden Board of Pharmacy powers, risking license suspensions on whim and enabling a witch hunt.
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