Thomasville Mayor Considers widening Highway 68
Thomasville Mayor Jim Johnson hosts monthly People’s Day as local service station operator Thomas Stinson proposes Council endorse extending Westchester project Highway 68 from English Road to the city limit. Stinson says widening would connect Thomasville’s furniture district to High Point and benefit nearby areas. Johnson supports exploring the idea while stressing the session’s goal of constructive city improvements. Dalton Myers and Kyle Williams attended the meeting.
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Thomasville
Howard Stinson
Jim Johnson
Stinson
Johnson
Westchester
High Point
Seatbelts Advised By Speed at High Point Kiwanis
Col. Charles A. Speed former state highway patrol commander and NCDMV consultant told the Kiwanis Club that seatbelts raise survival odds by at least 60 percent and should be mandatory. He urged a 1974 General Assembly push for compulsory belt use and called for driver rehabilitation to reduce accidents and fatalities. He also urged broader safety awareness and measures to lower the state’s accident rate.
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High Point Kiwanians
Col
Charles A. Speed
State Highway Patrol
N.C. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Raleigh
Speed
Kiwanis Club
General Assembly
Senate
House
Local Cars Wreck on Curves Injure Five People
Several drivers were injured in a series of Friday accidents. Phillip Beddington 20 of Route 5 rolled his car on Beddington Road near Albertson Road and faces speeding and registration charges. Passenger Curtis Osborne 20 also injured. Donnie Gray 19 of Liberty Road hurt when his car hit a pole causing two thousand dollars damage. police cite reckless driving. Joe Baldwin 18 on Woodbury Street hurt in a collision with Raymond Cheek 23 on Kivett Drive. Cheek’s passenger Mabel Kindle also injured. Cheek cited for following too closely. Robert Hiatt 40 injured in a two car crash at N Centennial and Beaucrest. Betsy Cash involved.
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Phillip Alexis Beddington
Route 5
Beddington Road
Albertson Road
Curtis Wayne Osborne
Lansdown Street
Donnie Ray Gray
Liberty Road
Gray
Joe Vonnie Baldwin
Woodbury Street
Raymond Cheek
Pendleton Court
Kivett Drive
New Street
Cheek
Mabel Kindle
Beach Street
Robert Fred Hiatt Jr
Eastchester Drive
N. Centennial Street
Beaucrest Drive
Betsy Jane Cash
Dogwood Circle
Vandalism, theft incidents reported across city
Residents reported break ins, stolen items and gunfire damage. Roland Bowman said a screen door was punched in before entry and a $50 tape player plus $13 in change vanished. J W Whitlow described a window entry attempt. two mag wheels and tires worth $201 were stolen from a lot near Vann York Pontiac. A $125 radio was taken from Hollingsworth American on N Main Street. Elsie Hunter reported a stolen January Social Security check. Melvin Burton said air gun damage broke rear pickup windows. Arrests included Larry C Cole for escape, John R Meredith for assault with a deadly weapon and drunkenness, and Douglas Conner for larceny of a firearm.
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Roland Alfred Bowman
Kivett Drive
Bowman
Melvin Burton
Fala Street
Larry Clayton Cole
Route 4
Sandy Ridge
John Richard Meredith
Ss. Elm Street
General Douglas Conner
Steele Street
Potholes On The Back Roads Prison Road Gangs Are Gone
The North Carolina article notes potholes weeds and litter increasing as the old chain gangs are off the roads for a year. Officials say programs lack ready replacements and plans for work release or education face delays. A roadside litter collector device is being tested.
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Association of Afternoon Dailies
Raleigh
General Assembly
Jones
McDaniel Joins NC House Race From High Point
James Mark McDaniel Jr. a 20 year old UNCG student from High Point declares as a Democratic candidate for one of Guilford County’s 10 NC House seats. He notes youth as a strength, cites goals on prison reform ethics law no fault insurance shield law and second year for UNC Medical School, releases 1979 financials, and places a $5 campaign contribution limit ahead of the May 7 primary. He has lived in several cities and will be 21 in March.
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James Mark McDaniel Jr
Guilford County
North Carolina General Assembly
UNCG
McDaniel
N.C. House of Representatives
Harrisonburg
Norfolk
Mobile
Ala
Atlanta
Guilford
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Motor Trouble Causes Smoke at Louise Avenue
Firemen were called at 6 45 a m to 316 Louise Ave when the motor on a furnace burned out causing smoke but no damage. A malicious false alarm was turned in Friday at 10 33 p m from the box at Fairfield Road and Barker Avenue.
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Louise Ave
Fairfield Road
Barker Avenue
Environmental Impact Hearing Set On Project
Greensboro area plans a public hearing Monday before Guilford County Commissioners on a major outfall sewer line project for Horse Pen Creek. The hearing seeks 75 percent funding for a 1.6 million project with 1.1 million potential state and federal share. local funds total 12.5 percent from a 3 million bond issue. The line would run from Stage Coach Trail to U S 220 North then south to connect with city sewer, enabling development and rerouting airport area sewage to North Buffalo Creek treatment. A second public hearing at 9 a.m. will address amending zoning rules to limit density increases of up to 25 percent.
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Greensboro
Horse Pen Creek
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Environmental Protection Agency
Metro
U.S. 220
Airport
North Buffalo Creek
South Buffalo
Commissioners Meeting
Thomasville Man Injured Crossing Street In Accident
Jacob Junious Jr. aged 21 of James Avenue was struck by a car while crossing Salem Street against the light near Salem and West Guilford streets at about 6 45 am. He was hospitalized in the intensive care unit at Community General Hospital. The driver, Ronnie Glenn Stanley 20 of High Point, remained at the scene. No charges filed.
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Thomasville
Community General Hospital
Jacob Junious Jr
James Avenue
Salem Street
Ronnie Glenn Stanley
High Point
Junious
Salem
W. Guilford
Tax listers stationed in High Point and area
Tax listers have been assigned to aid rural residents near High Point in January to help with form completion. The City County Building office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Iva Mae Booker will cover Jamestown and Friendship Townships and Sumner Township with specific dates and locations listed, including Jamestown Town Hall and Kennedy's 7 Day Market. Separate sites include Guilford Fire Station No. 2, Raine's Bi-Rite Store, Deep River Fire Station, and Colfax Fire Station with varied January schedules. Colon Jordan will assist Deep River, Oak Ridge, and Bruce Townships with dates at Deep River and Colfax Fire Stations. The report also notes Sheriff Paul Gibson denying a race-related dismissal claim by a former Black employee.
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High Point
City County
Tax Department
C. R. Brooks
Iva Mae Booker
Jamestown
Friendship
Sumner Township
Jamestown Township
Friendship Township
Kennedy
Western Auto
Guilford Fire Station No
Raine
Colon Jordan
Deep River Township
Forsyth County
Oak Ridge
Bruce Townships
Deep River
Colfax
Jordan
Armed Robber Still At Large In High Point
High Point police continued the investigation of an armed robbery at Cavalier Inn on S Main Street near I-85. A gunman forced two employees to open a money box and desk, taking $400 to $500 and the keys to an employee’s 1969 car, later abandoned at Fairfield Plaza.
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High Point
Cavalier Inn
S. Main Street
Fairfield Plaza
One In Three Stations IRS Finds Gas Price Violations
IRS Greensboro official reports 241 of 763 North Carolina service stations checked in December violated price and posting rules. Violations include overcharging, incorrect octane claims, and failure to show ceiling price calculations. Consumers report more complaints after recent price hikes. regulators warn of a one time 1.5 cent non product cost increase.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Roger Whitlow
Greensboro
Kristofferson
John Moore
State Bureau of Weights and Measures
Moore
Whitlow
Defendant Bound Over In Dec 27 Slaying Case
One of four suspects charged in the Dec 27 slaying of Richard Jarrell 26 of South Road waived preliminary hearings and was bound over to Superior Court for trial. Other defendants include Merriwether Nealey Sechrest Beck and Parrish with various charges. multiple outcomes and suspensions noted.
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Richard Jarrell
South Road
Superior Court
Don Wayne Merriwether
Rt. 12
Lexington
Joyce Ann Nealey
Rt. 1
Thomasville
Sherrill Brown Sechrest
E. Guilford Street
Gail Scott Beck
Barnwell Street
Michael Parrish
Denton
Janice Stevens
Nathan Hunt Drive
Ms. Stevens
William T. Dockery
N. Centennial Street
Jerry W. Beasley
Charles Richard Deal Jr
Wesley Place
Jacob D. Moore
Camden Avenue
Byron Haworth
Moore
Terry Wayne Little
Metsinger Street
Haworth
James Hedrick
Ira Calvin Welch
Route 5
Buford Lee Beasley
Fifth Street
Everett Junior Evans
Fourth Street
Marion Bell Jr
New Street
Nevada Jackson
West Avenue
Jirmie Louis Wilson
Lexington Avenue
Secoyal Broad
Park
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Dalton Myers
Kyle Williams
Mayor Johnson
Lal Pi
Ecock
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Weard-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
J. W. Whitlow
Darden Street
Vann York
Pontiac
Hollingsworth American
N. Main Street
Elsie Hunter
Park Street
January
Asheboro Street
Bill Noblitt
David Jones
Department of Rehabilitation and Control
Seeks House Post
High Point Man
Carolina University Medical School
Cillan
Paul Gibson Thursday
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