Two Teens Arrested In Nighttime Grocery Robbery Attempt
High Point police arrested Carl Curtis Hall and Douglas R. Honeycutt both 17 for armed robbery and conspiracy after attempting to hold up Food World manager Jonas Hill while he deposited money at a Wachovia branch. Off duty officer C R Stewart aided in the arrest. Other incidents include larceny cases at Holiday Inn and multiple burglaries with various stolen items and damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Carl Curtis Hall
Weavil Street
Douglas R. Honeycutt
Green Acre Trailer Park
Route 5
Jonas Hill
Food World
S. Main Street
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
C. R. Stewart
Debra Marc Hensley
Winston-Salem
Enrique C. Larach
Honduras
Central America
Holiday Inn
Steven Turner Rogers
Denton
Greensboro Road
Donald Campbell
Esco Street
Campbell
Jelly drive kicks off to fund North Carolina Burn Center
High Point Jaycees begin Jelly Week with $100 donation from John W. Stackhouse of Goldsboro, supporting a $20,000 goal for the Chapel Hill Burn Center in High Point. The campaign, run by Jaycee Jelly Week chairman David Horne and publicity chief Mrs. William Alston, enlists firefighters, Boy Scouts, the National Guard and civic groups to sell 15,000 jars. A door-to-door solicitation is planned Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. with sales at stores and malls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
The
National Guard
High Point
Chapel Hill
Landfill to Accept Old Tires for 30 Day Trial
Asheboro officials approve a 30 day plan allowing the county landfill near Worthville to accept old auto tires starting March 1. Tires will be shipped to the coast for artificial reef burial by the Marine Fisheries Division with no cost to the county on pickup for the first run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph
Worthville
Richard Pugh
Marine Fisheries Division
State Dept. of Natural and Economic Resources
Pugh
Legislators Briefed On Gas Crisis In Washington
North Carolina lawmakers and state officials met in Washington to discuss severe natural gas shortages. Utilities officials and a Washington attorney joined the briefing as the group agreed to continue joint efforts. An FPC hearing warned that cutbacks to three Southeastern fertilizer plants could cut Southeast corn output by about 23 percent. The Tunis plant and others seek emergency relief. ruling expected by January 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Carolina
I. Beverley Lake
State Utilities Commission
Hugh Wells
Morton Simons
Commission
Federal Power Commission
Farmers Chemical Association, Inc
Tunis
N.C
J. Dawson Ahalt
FPC
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp
Southeast
Muscle Shoals
Tenn
Cherokee
Ala
Ahal
William Jensen
Rumplemeyer speaks on CIA secrecy and public suspicion
A Los Angeles Times interview with Rumplemeyer, a longtime CIA employee, reveals the tension between a secretive agency and public demand for accountability. He laments lack of appreciation, notes that admitting actions could jeopardize operations, and questions how the public could trust a body that must stay silent.
Increased Deputy Patrol For Jamestown Proposed
Guilford County Commissioners plan a regular session Monday at 9 a.m. at the courthouse to consider contracts and zoning requests. The board will review a Jamestown plan to fund increased sheriff deputy patrols, with Jamestown covering most costs and the county underwriting an oversize water line link between Jamestown and Greensboro under current policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Jamestown
Guilford Technical Institute
W. Washington St
Warrant Served In Slaying Case
Police served a warrant charging Nolan Christian Spight 26 of S Hamilton Street with the murder of Brenda Fay Williams 21 also of S Hamilton. Spight identified as Williams boyfriend had been sought since her disappearance last summer. After Williams body was found in a Gaston County shallow grave Oct 17 authorities renewed the search. The case involved earlier interviews in San Diego and later tips from a Gaston County resident about a possible partial skeleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan Christian Spight
S. Hamilton Street
Brenda Fay Williams
S. Hamilton
San Diego
Calif
Spight
Ms. Williams
Gaston County
South Carolina
Jobless Benefits Speeded by North Carolina Governor
North Carolina Governor Jim Holshouser backed a plan to speed unemployment benefits by shortening the one week waiting period. He said the measure, to be part of his General Assembly address, aims to improve relief as unemployment rises. Senator Mills also planned to introduce a bill to cut the waiting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
N.C
North Carolina
Jim Holshouser
Holshouser
General Assembly
Wilson
W.D. Mills
D-Onslow
Senate
Salvation Army Opens New Thrift Center in High Point
The Salvation Army of High Point will open a family thrift center at 605 English Road on Monday at 10 a.m. The center extends the existing facilities at 113 E. Kearns Ave and offers clothing furniture and appliances at marginal cost. Capt. B. G. Johnson and Bill Hester attend opening. Public access to bargains and services noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army of
High Point
English Road
Army
E. Kearns Ave
B. G. Johnson
Bill Hester
Neal seeks four bills to halt New River dam project
Rep Stephen L Neal of North Carolina has filed four bills to stop or delay the 430 million Blue Ridge twin dam hydroelectric project on the New River. He aims to void the Appalachian Power license, delay its effective date, and require studies before any inclusion in Wild and Scenic Rivers. The measures reflect broad opposition in Ashe and Alleghany counties and Carroll County, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stephen L. Neal
Fifth
House of Representatives
Neal
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Appalachian Power Co
Secretary of the Interior
North Carolina
Ashe
Alleghany County
Galax
Watauga County
Alleghany
Carroll County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cophaena
James Brooks
Grayson Street
Bertha Arrington
Oakwood Court
Southside Billiards
Fairview Street
YWCA
Fourth Street
Lola Dean
Westchester Drive
Redding Street
High Point Enterprise
Point Enterprise
Share Avenue
News “Associated
Maus
Adswell
Associated Press
Bt Wall
High Point Enterprise, Inc
faro-Griffith Company
Donot Advertising
CIA
Rumplemeyer
KGB
Defense Department
Chile
Los Angeles Times
Christ the King School
Kivett Drive
Oxford House
Old Winston Road
Brantley Circle
Farriss Avenue
Herbert Place
High Point Fouiaction
N. C
I-40
John Higgins
Lawrence McNair
J. W. Hobbs
Guilford County Planning Board
State Division of Highways
Bryan Park
Thrift Center
High Point Ymca
Camp Pioneer
YMCA
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Community Center, Inc
GTI
New River
Blue Ridge Project
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!