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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1974
Page
2
Washington portrays President Nixon flying commercial as an energy saving example but a spoof recount shows a comical sequence of delays at LAX and a canceled Flight 151. The tale ends with officials noting a later departure from Waco, Texas.
Davidson County School system has $3.691 million in statewide bonds from the November vote but no formal allocations yet. Officials highlighted eastern and southern projects funded by prior bonds and list several replacements and additions with potential costs over $11 million, while the board has not set formal spending priorities.
Two identical day care facilities at the Clara Cox and Daniel Brooks public housing projects near completion. Built by the High Point Housing Authority, the centers will be operated by Developmental Day Care Center, Inc.
Greensboro area board of adjustment will hear James W. Gaither of Barringer and Gaither Inc on a request for a special zoning exception to build a truck sales and service facility near I-40 and Sandy Ridge Road The proposal includes keeping a nearby residence in use and lies in Deep River Township north of High Point The troposphere temperature note appears as a misplaced fragment.
Gasoline prices vary widely in the Carolinas with South Carolina stations capping prices and offering half gallon sales. Regular ranges from 38.6 to 58.9 cents a gallon, with premiums up to 63 cents. Industry officials warn of shortages and limited purchases, as 32 South Carolina stations have reportedly closed amid fuel restrictions.
High Point police arrested two men Saturday in connection with a rape and an armed robbery. Ronnie Southern 26 of Kivett Drive was charged with raping an 18 year old woman after entering her home. Joseph L Blackmon 19 of Park Street was charged with armed robbery after allegedly pulling a shotgun on a Red Bird Cab driver Nathaniel Jackson and driving off in the cab with $10. Also reported: break in at a dentist's office on E Washington Street yielding over $550 in goods including a TV set movie projector vacuum cleaner and component set. James C Stevens of Grantham Street reported a pistol and $200 in coins stolen from his home. A skylight entry was used at Kennedy Oil Co Courtesy Road and a movie projector valued at $150 was stolen. Andrews High School wrestling match larceny saw items taken from the Reidville High School team locker room. Police questioned two suspects. Ralph Gary Spencer 31 of Wendell Avenue was arrested Saturday for tax paid whisky sale of bonded whisky possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and held on $700 bond.
A 21 year old Washington DC man Zeno Williams was arrested on felonious hit and run for striking 22 year old Larry Nesbit on Vail Street. Witnesses said a revving car moved forward as Nesbit stepped into the street. Nesbit was not seriously injured. Orientation courses will be held Monday and Tuesday at 10 am for volunteers and members of the Bible Ladies Auxiliary at Maryfield Nursing Home sponsored by Maryfield and Guilford Technical Institute.
The survivor of a two man gun battle was bound over to Superior Court on a murder charge after probable cause was found in District Court. Herbie Wright Jr. is charged in the Aug. 26 death of James Alexander Sturdivant amid a Woodbury Street shooting. Several others were bound over or given suspended sentences on larceny, burglary and drunken driving charges in a District Court session.
North Carolina juvenile training schools face public criticism as officials, experts, and former employees describe harsh conditions. Reports note segregated cells used for punishment, with some youths kept in solitary for weeks, cold bare floors, and inadequate exercise while truancy and behavioral issues drive placement rather than criminal status.
High Point Parks and Recreation Commission will hear a Piedmont Triad Park presentation at its January meeting led by Chrys Constable of the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments. The session also covers proposals for an indoor pool and recreation center and a residential camping area with Marvin Keith presenting.
In 1973 the High Point Planning and Zoning Commission approved eighteen of the planning department’s requests, with seventeen of those later approved by the City Council. Eleven rezoning requests were denied, three appealed to the Council, and one case awaits Planning Commission action for industrial zone revisions. The commission also endorsed four zoning amendments later adopted by the City. The year’s 31 cases marked one of the lowest annual totals in recent years.
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