High Point Denies State Board Claim In Grubbing Work
High Point denies grounds for an injunction against a Robbinsville clearing contractor for a city reservoir project. City Attorney Knox Walker filed a demurrer in Guilford Superior Court claiming the board lacks action against Guy Garland Gurley Stewart and Blaine Stewart. A hearing on the demurrer is planned. contractors continue clearing the lakesite. The council moved to condemn 40 acres on Eastchester Drive for the dam, offering 69000 to R E Mitchell, who fights to keep his home near the site. The lake is planned to open as a supplementary water supply by 1970.
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High Point
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Muciding
Superior Court
R. E. Mitchel Mitchell
Eastchester Drive
Mitchell
Hubcap Theft Investigated In Jamestown Area
City police investigate theft of four hubcaps from a vehicle at Marsh Furniture Co. Parking lot with a report by Ronnie K. Marshburn of Jamestown. Other losses include $2 from Jake Harris’s E Washington Street office and a $5 grubing hoe from Calvin Lindsay’s Arlington Street home. Jimmie R. Smith charged with driving under the influence. Silas Whitt charged with violation of the prohibition law.
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Marsh Furniture Co
Ronnie K. Marshburn
Jamestown
Jake Harris
E. Washington Street
Calvin Lindsay
Arlington Street
Jimmie R. Smith
Oakview Road
Silas Whitt
Route 5
Forecast Sees Cold Night Then Warmer Ahead
The forecast calls for variable cloudiness and rather cold conditions with a low in the mid 20s. Winds and temperatures may drift. warm turn is expected later in the week with partly cloudy skies and possibly colder Thursday.
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Friendship
Smith Fagan in clash over police exam violation charges
City Councilman Frank Smith and Capt. James L. Fagan traded accusations as a probe into whether Fagan had access to a civil service test before his promotion began. Police Chief Laurie Pritchett defended his integrity while City Manager Harold Cheek heads the inquiry.
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James L. Fagan
Laurie Pritchett
Frank Smith
Council
City Hall
Police Academy
High Point College Inducts Twelve Into Lighted Lamp Honor Society
Twelve juniors and seniors at High Point College were inducted into the Order of the Lighted Lamp, the campus's oldest honor society. Selection cites scholarship character readership and service with a 1.75 GPA over five semesters. Inductees include Robert Myers and Dianne Holt of North Carolina, Ann Neese, Mary Jo Hall, Barbara Taylor, James Coston, with others from Fayetteville Bahama Raleigh and Maryland. Induction details note nomination by current members and faculty review.
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High Point College
Order of the Lighted Lamp
High Point
North Carolina
Robert Myers
Fred E. Myers
Dianne Holt
W. J. Holt
Charlotte
Ann
Desrosiers Speaks To FSB Here At YWCA Meeting
Mental health expert Dr. Norman A. Desrosiers addressed the Family Service Bureau annual meeting at the YWCA on Family Relations in Mental Health. He defined mental health as the ability to relate to others and to God and cited early childhood teaching as a key cause factor. The event included electing Jerry Shaver as president and naming new trustees including Mrs. Furman Covington and W. B. Hall.
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Jerry Shaver
Family Service Bureau
Eldora Terrell
Ruby Byers
E. T. Harrison
Vincent Spracklin
Dick Swaim
Norman A. Desrosiers
Butner
YWCA
San
James A. Johnson
High Point Central High
Harrison
Shaver
Eldora H. Terrell
Vince Spracklin
Furman Covington
Thomasville
W. B. Hall
Stickley and Bagley Meet in Thomasville Encounter
Republican John Stickley and Democrat Smith Bagley met briefly in Thomasville yesterday, with no debates. Stickley toured the town and chatted with supporters. Bagley visited city hall, met employees, and spoke to teens at a private home about the party.
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Thomasville
John Stickley
Smith Bagley
Charlotte
Stickley
Salem Street
Bagley
Winston- Salem
Davidson
Mayfair
Southgate
Fred Morrison Jr
Democratic Party
Morrison
North Wilkesboro
Thomasville Jaycees
The
Jaycees
Wilkes
Jim Gardner
Rocky Mount
Lexington
Davidson County
Denton
Denton Lions Club
Wendover Hills Club to Replace Old Pool on Whitehall Street
Workmen began yesterday to replace the city’s oldest neighborhood pool with a larger facility at Wendover Hills Swimming Club on Whitehall Street. The club will expand membership from 115 to 175 families, and the new pool is expected ready by the first of summer per President Mrs H A Hethcox.
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Wendover Hills Swimming Club
Whitehall Street
H. A. Hethcox
Jerry Parrish
Bloodmobile Visit Scheduled for February at Red Cross
The Red Cross chapter house at 2011 English Rd will host the Bloodmobile tomorrow 11 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. and Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. The Point area aims for 250 pints as donors are urged, especially in winter when blood usage peaks. First day donations are encouraged to ease the waiting period for new donors. Thirty two people donated in January, helping meet the area quota.
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Red Cross
English Rd
Arts And Crafts Workshop Starts At Ferndale Junior High
The Point Junior League and city parks department sponsor an arts and crafts workshop beginning Thursday at 7 p.m. at Ferndale Junior High School. Over 10 weeks the program offers ballroom dancing, furniture refinishing, decoupage, enameling copper, bridge, flower arranging, knitting, sewing, and oil painting.
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A Point Junior. L League
City Parks and Recreation Department
Ferndale Junior High School
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State Board
Forrest Cates
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Family Service Officials
Smith
Fagan
Pritchett
Knox Walker
J. W. Morgan
Cheek
HPC Honor Society
Desrosiers
FSB
Braxton Younts Enterprise
Stickley, Bagley
Bob Burchette
Bloodmobile
Arts and Crafts Workshop
City and Housing Authority
Dowdy Towers
High Point Housing Authority
E. Green Drive
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