Long Lines Grow Longer As Drivers Grow Frustrated
The Enterprise reports motorists face extended waits under a voluntary odd/even license tag gasoline distribution plan urged by Gov. Holfhouser. Stations show mixed compliance with the plan, some selling to all, others rationing by tag, while operators warn lines hurt business and call for a firmer rationing approach. Local drivers express frustration and concern about delays and travel needs.
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Ray Hubbard
James Holfhouser
Donald Vanderhall
Exxon
N. Main
Monthey
Vanderhall
Greensboro
Helen Cummings
Winston- Salem
Holfhouser
J. E. Gill
High Point
Frances Given
Maas Enters Guilford County State House Race
David E. Maas of High Point a former Virgin Islands lieutenant governor announced as a Republican candidate for the State House from Guilford County. Maas with deep ties in Greensboro Jamestown and High Point has practiced law and served in public roles. Filing deadline is February 25.
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David E. Maas
High Point
The
Virgin Islands
House of Representatives
Guilford County
Cincinnati
Maas
Islands
Republican Party
William F. Freeman
State House
Kenneth Farr
Jamestown
Lucile Schwartz
Greensboro
House
Margaret Keesee
Odell Payne
McLeansville
Thomasville Refuses March Clean-Up Plan for Condemned Buildings
Thomasville City Council rejected a March clean-up month proposed to allow demolition of condemned structures at city expense on advice of City Attorney George Saintsing. He said it would not be a proper use of public funds and that removals via court action would shift costs to owners. Mayor Johnson proposed an August 1 deadline to tear down about 30 condemned houses, but councilors noted it may require multiple ordinances and sessions. The panel also directed work on a certificate of occupancy ordinance.
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Ven
Carver Enterprise
Thomasville
Planning Board
George
Jim Johnson
Saintsing
Johnson
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Bob Holladay
TFI
Midway
Causby
Friendship
Centrals
High Point
Archdale
Council Vetoes Midway Airport Purchase Plan
Thomasville officials rejected buying the 75 acre Midway Airport off Blair Street Extension priced at 482000. Mayor Jim Johnson said the property offers poor runway extension prospects and little benefit to local industry including Thomasville Furniture Industries.
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VEN Carver Enterprise
Thomasville Midway Airport
Thomasville
John Causby
Conrad Realty
Blair Street
Jim Johnson
Causby
Southern Railway
Gasoline Siphoning Strikes Several Buses Downtown
Police report siphoning at least five school buses amid fuel shortages. Tanks on Randolph Wise Street and High Point Central High buses were emptied, and a father on Montlieu Avenue saw two men fleeing after a bus was siphoned. A Home Credit Co employee was robbed of money, and Brockman’s Grocery was looted of cakes and cookies using a wooden tool.
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Samuel Pickett
N. Main Street
Lexington Avenue
Pickett
Montlieu Avenue
Randolph Wise Street
High Point Central High
Home Credit Co
Bobby W. York
Joan Company
York
Toney
Brockman
Vall Street
Salvation Army Receives 123 Suits From Mall Sale
Capt. B G Johnson of the Salvation Army accepts trade-in suits from Wayne Baldwin and Glenn Ward at Belk's Westchester Mall. The program offered $20 off on suit or sportcoat purchases already on sale, with 123 suits donated in total.
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B.G. Johnson
Salvation Army
Wayne Baldwin
Glenn Ward
Westchester Mall
Belk
Sonny 4
Belk-Beck
Preyer Seeks Fourth Term In U S House Race
Greensboro. Incumbent L Richardson Preyer announced a bid for a fourth term amid GOP threats of tough opposition from Maj Steve Ritchie of Reidsville a Vietnam War ace. He cited a gas shortage as a major issue and said he would campaign weekends while in Washington weekdays.
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Greensboro
L. Richardson Preyer
U.S. House of Representatives
Preyer
Maj
Steve Ritchie
Reidsville
Washington
Ritchie
Air Ace
North Carolina Supreme Court race narrows to two Democrats
State Court of Appeals Judge R. A. Hedrick and Superior Court Judge James Exum, both Democrats, enter the May 7 primaries for the seat of retiring Associate Justice Carlisle Higgins. Hedrick, blind since a farm accident, emphasises the value of Court of Appeals experience for the high court.
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North Carolina Supreme Court
Carlisle Higgins
State Court of Appeals
R. A. Hedrick
Raleigh
Superior Court
James Exum
Greensboro
Higgins
Hedrick
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Kernersville
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College Village
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Wood
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David Maas
Council
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North Carolina
William Simon
Arco
Guilford
Alamance
Caswell
Rockingham
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of North Carolina
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