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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1970
Page
11
In a dispatch from Upstate New York a talking mink named Emba describes the toll of the maxi fur coat boom. He explains 24 hour shifts, relentless demand, and fear driven breeding while critiquing furriers and dyed fashions.
Davidson County health officials report several hepatitis cases in the Thomasville area linked to contaminated wells. Dr. Dermont Lohr notes a rising threat with more than 60 cases since last September and cites mobile homes and trailers among potential sources while stressing water as a likely common factor.
High Point prepares to adopt its first year Model Cities plan as council study sessions scrutinize salaries cultural program and rodent control. HUD officials plan review conferences with city leaders ahead of formal application.
Patrolman P E Strong was wounded during a Sunday shootout in a parking lot near I 85 as Edwin Cecil Turner and Larry Wayne Ayers, both Virginia residents, fled the scene. A large manhunt with multiple agencies scoured woods from Groometown Road to Sumner but found no clues as officers believed the suspects escaped amid the confusion. The car belonged to Lynchburg teacher Faye Holt who reported her vehicle stolen. investigators are checking possible links to Holt’s area.
Randolph County commissioners consider not adding to the courthouse and instead creating a central school administration building. Move of welfare offices to the old Central School could free space for a new court reform program and magistrate offices, saving at least 50 000 dollars. The Asheboro City School Board may lease the old welfare area from the county, with the county paying 1 dollar annually.
One person was killed and four injured in a two car crash at Hoover and Hay streets. Phillip A. Mingo 23 died. Donnel Tyson 24 in hospital in satisfactory condition after being driver in the crash. Authorities say no charges yet and investigation continues.
Flora D Moore of 603 Goodman St High Point resigns as Home Service Consultant for United Cerebral Palsy of North Carolina effective January 15. Inquiries may be directed to program director Linda R Johnson at 706 Beverly Dr Raleigh NC.
About 2 a.m. Sunday a car on Ferndale Drive left the road and hit a tree injuring four youths. Driver Michael E. Carter, 16, Hodgin Street, was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. None of the injuries were serious. Damages to the car were about 450 dollars. Additional incidents: John T. Pratt, Cedrow Avenue, charged with leaving the scene after a car ran off Gordon Street and hit a fence and utility pole. damages totaled 450 dollars. James L. Ingram and Goldie Duncan collided on Gordon Street. Ingram charged with failure to reduce speed. Damages: Duncan 200, Ingram 300. Harold E. Patrick, Putman Street, charged with reckless driving after a collision on E Green Drive. damages Patrick 75, Smith 350 to pole, 300 to pole. Paul A. Kitchen, S Hamilton Street, charged with driving while intoxicated and driving without a license after striking a pole. car damages 150.
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