Clyde Wilkerson Firefighter to Chief Retires in 1972
Clyde Wilkerson built a long career from a High Point veneer worker to No. 4 station driver then chief of the Guil Rand Volunteer Fire Dept. Upon retirement, the department had six units including a new pumper and tankers, reflecting growth since his 1940s arrival.
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Clyde Wilkerson
Clio
S. C
George
Pearl Wilkerson
Cheraw
Wilkerson
Clyde
Cheraw High School
High Point
Peerless Veneer
High Point Steam Laundry
High Point Fire Department
N. Main Street
Guil Rand Volunteer Fire Dept
Gail-land
Clyde Wilkerson to retire from Guil-Rand fire role on fishing trips
Clyde Wilkerson, longtime chief of the Guil-Rand and Archdale department, plans to retire from fire and rescue work April 1 after a 1956 start. He will shift to fishing, church activities, and family visits, leaving behind a 24 hour on call service and a new tanker addition.
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Wilkerson
Guil-Rand
Fire Department
Guil- Rand Rescue Outfit
Editor's Notebook Warns on Liberal Supreme Court Overreach
The piece argues the Warren era shifted power to judges who legislate from the bench. It cites Powell and Rehnquist appointments and warns of court-abetted social changes, urging a return to strict adherence to the law and proper separation of powers.
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Lewis F. Powell
William H. Rehnquist
U. S. Supreme Court
State of the Union echoes 1968 Democrats and shifts policy
Washington report argues the President has adopted the Democratic platform and criticizes rising crime and deficits. It notes de facto Red China recognition, dollar devaluation, and a weakened Middle East posture. The piece predicts the 1972 election will hinge on economy and unemployment amid global volatility.
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Washington
China
United States
Europe
Editor Holt McPherson Retires After 18 Years at The Enterprise
The Enterprise editor Holt McPherson, a beloved figure in High Point, retires after 18 years guiding the paper. He recalls early days delivering the paper, his 1931 37 editorship, and a lifelong devotion to High Point despite ups and downs.
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Holt McPherson
The
Enterprise
Newspaper
High Point
J. J. Farriss
Sun
O High Point
Democrat Party
Sheraton Hotel
Aerial seeding gains ground in North Carolina farms
The piece notes aerial seeding by airplane and helicopter on about 5000 acres of small grain last fall in North Carolina. It explains benefits like earlier planting after harvest and on prepared seedbeds, and says wet soils caused delays while soybeans and other crops were targeted. It also lightly covers electricity issues and a service station mishap.
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North Carolina
North Carolina educators push for universal kindergarten across state
Davidson educators debate a 13th year of schooling in Thomasville while advocating kindergarten access for all children. Superintendent Derwood Honeycutt argues early language learning, ethics, and self development. Headstart program in Davidson County aids the poorest families but leaves middle-income children without options.
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Derwood Honeycutt
Thomasville
Honeycutt
North Carolina
Huneycutt
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