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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1974
Page
1
Forrest Dates riffs on his couch bound TV habit, lamenting low quality fare from Beat The Clock to Hee Haw. He notes Mannix Cannon and Barnaby Jones, Kung Fu, The Waltons, Gunsmoke, Lassie and The Odd Couple shaping nightly viewing along with a shift toward Porter Wagoner Show and Hee Haw.
Police annual report shows $800,000+ in property stolen in 1973 with 3,392 total crimes in eight categories. Burglary rose from 795 to 1,232, larceny and auto theft also up, 18 murders, 35,601 traffic citations, juveniles arrested 982. Academy renamed J. L. Fagan Academy on July 31, 1973.
Raleigh AP reports Democrats press a 50.9 million tax relief package as the House plans a busy week with no fault insurance and censorship bills. Gov Holshouser opposes the tax cut, Republicans split, and Senate delays loom while revenue forecasts` energy crisis hang over the debate.
Fayetteville North Carolina confirms 69 year old Charlotte Lessem was stabbed to death in the Baltimore Greyhound bus Station second floor restroom. Two teenaged girls are charged in the killing. Lessem, well known in Fayetteville, was visiting Baltimore with a friend who described her as friendly and cordial. She died at Maryland General Hospital. Funeral services to be held Monday at Jernigan Warren Funeral Home. Temperatures in the High Point area will rise to near 70 today with showers possible later. tonight near 50, Monday near 60.
The Freaks defeated the Jaycees 14 to 6 in a charity game held to raise funds for a new burn center at Chapel Hill. Jaycees collected about 1600 dollars, making North Carolina residents the overall winners of the event.
Joseph Filson Hoffman Jr 83 of 528 Whiteoak St died on arrival at High Point Memorial Hospital Saturday. A prominent druggist and civic leader in High Point for over 50 years he helped found The Hoffman Drug Company and served on Guilford County boards. Survived by wife Lilly Carter Hoffman four daughters a sister two brothers nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Calvary United Methodist Church with burial at Guilford Memorial Park. The High Point Enterprise.
A longtime teacher argues for corporal punishment as a last resort to maintain classroom discipline. He acknowledges opposition to bans but contends discipline requires a framework and backup measures when empathy fails. Reflecting on personal growth, he concedes occasional paddling may be necessary to protect a student’s right to learn.
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