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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1971
Page
6
Randolph residents live in fear as ruthless daylight burglaries persist. Authorities admit a small sheriff’s force cannot adequately patrol 812 square miles, leaving families vulnerable when away at work or school. Calls grow for more trained deputies and resources to deter raids and restore security.
The Friendship weather station predicts light snow this afternoon in the High Point area, ending tonight with little accumulation. Monday expects partly cloudy skies with highs in the 40s, while the extended outlook calls for continued cloudiness and cold with 20s lows and 30s highs through Thursday. The probability of precipitation is about 60 percent for today and tonight.
Ralph J. Nelson 67 of 708 Miller St died on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital. He had been ill 10 years, born May 28, 1903 in Forsyth County. Survived by wife Elah Sapp Nelson four daughters two sons and 12 grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. Sechrest Chapel burial Floral Garden Park. Family at the funeral home tonight 7–9. Also: Thomas Nelson Elliott 49 of 420 Twain Dr died in Randolph Hospital after one day of illness. Survived by wife Edna Johnson Elliott one daughter and one brother. Funeral Sunday 2:30 p.m. Ridge-McDowell Funeral Chapel burial Randolph Memorial Park. Roy Lee Bundy 73 of Rt. 2 Trinity died Saturday in High Point Memorial Hospital after five weeks illness. Survived by wife Mamie Lovins and three sisters. Funeral Monday 2:30 p.m. Cumby Chapel burial Cumby Mortuary body at chapel 90 minutes prior service. family at home Sunday 7–9 p.m.
In a fashionable East Side district fears rose as tenants urged door locks at 775 Park Avenue while a strike loomed. Doorman Tommy Nemsek said high rents drive residents to shield against burglars. Police credited cold weather and the 911 center for reduced activity and quicker responses.
Amos Hardin, 19, of W. Green Drive was arrested Saturday on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in which serious injury resulted. He allegedly cut Johnny Lewis in the chest with a hunting knife. Lewis was listed in satisfactory condition at High Point Memorial Hospital. Also arrested for driving under the influence were Rufus Crouse, 87, of W. Fairfield Road, and Donald Haney, 36, of Gaines Avenue. Willie Abney of Clara Cox Apartments was charged with malicious damage.
A handicapped writer notes the difficulty for a narrow gauge man to advance on a standard gauge track, highlighting structural and contextual obstacles that impede progress. The remark frames a broader commentary on compatibility and access across incompatible systems.
Van Price Jones aged 26 of Lakeland Road bound over to Superior Court on a robbery with a dangerous weapon charge. He is accused of robbing the Walker Shoe Store at Fairfield Place in December, where $434 was taken and the clerk ordered to stay in the bathroom for 10 minutes. A wallet with identification was left behind. Other local sentences include George Mill 12 months on larceny and related offenses, Brooks Doster 80 days for malicious damage, Thomas Les Brown 90 days suspended for false alarm, Ted Farrington 20 days for public drunkenness, Lawrence Millen Wall fined for resisting an officer, Butch Pressley 60 days suspended for assault with a deadly weapon, and multiple cases of driving under the influence and related charges.
A reflection on the limit of opinion and the obligation to tell the truth. It argues that every person may hold beliefs but cannot alter facts to fit them, stressing honesty in discourse and public life.
Fashions draped around the neck echo past eras with bell shaped coats and capes. Models wore transparent pastel gowns and printed silks while skin tight gowns in green and pink paillettes drew applause. Capes appear as fitted jackets falling from the shoulder paired with jaunty berets or jockey caps.
A spokesman said Nixon was deeply concerned by Bethlehem's move as U S Steel announced higher prices for structural shapes, plates and piling. The increases will range from 45 to 60 cents per hundredweight.
Hospitals from Duke University to Lincoln and Reynolds report bed closures and staffing gaps due to a nurse shortage. Duke plans a national ad drive while Winston-Salem Reynolds, Parkview in Rocky Mount, Beaufort Memorial, and others report reduced RN levels and increased use of part time and LPN staff.
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