Illiteracy Fight Hinges on Linking Goals and Training
Raleigh report notes North Carolina must tie adult basic education to manpower planning to speed up illiteracy elimination. Gov. Scott urges a concrete deadline as Barrett cites progress and need for broader, motivating programs beyond literacy alone. Nearly one million Tar Heels 25 and older lack eighth grade finish, with 180,000 enrollments since start and 25,000 in 1970 71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Scott
Charles M. Barrett
Community Colleges Department
North Carolina
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Texas
Barrett
Manpower Council
Thomasville Doctor Williams Wins DSA from Jaycees
Thomasville physician Dr David R Williams received the annual Distinguished Service Award at the Jaycee Banquet held at the Thomasville Woman's Club. The event featured remarks by Gov Jim Holshouser and Williams noted community service roles with United Fund YMCA March of Dimes and local boards. Williams, a 1963 UNC graduate and Air Force-trained physician, moved to Thomasville in 1968 to open the town's only pediatrics practice. He and wife Jane raise three children Bobby Emily and Burt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Jim Holshouser
Thomasville Jaycees
David R. Williams
Williams
Laurinburg
Jane
Bobby
Emily
Burt
Holshouser
Jaycee Dsa and
Bosses
Woman's Club
Wil
Liams
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
Air Force
United Fund
Davidson County Morehead
Thomasville Family Ymca
Davidson County March of Dimes
Davidson County Medical Society
First Federal Savings and Loan Reports 1971 Finances
The First Federal Savings and Loan Association reports 1971 assets of 25,087,437.59 a 25 percent rise from 1970. After $1,023,358 in earnings distributions and $241,632 added to reserves the total reserves reach 1,900,537.25. Saving balances increase to 21,736,642.32 and first mortgage loans total 22,585,606.11. Directors reelected include D. A. Rawley James B. Lovelace and J. D. Dobbins among others. New officers named: George W. Lyles Jr. chairman D. A. Rawley vice chairman J. D. Dobbins president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
J. D. Dobbins
Dobbins
First Federal
Firsts Federal
D. A. Rawley
James B. Lovelace
Harold L. Amos
George Freeman
R. Kenner Amos
John Thomas, Jr
George Covington
Vance Kester
Robert Davis
George W. Lyles Jr
W. A. Horney, Jr
Robert B. Rankin
Ruth S. Bennett
Paddy C. McDowell
Lovelace and Hardin
Correction: Damron DUI charge reduced to reckless driving
The District Court corrected a Day’s Enterprise article to state Lola Lee Damron, 52, of Liberty Drive, faced one drunken driving charge, which was reduced to reckless driving. She was fined $50 plus costs.
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Lola Lee Damron
Liberty Drive
Picnic Facilities Near Completion at Oak Hollow Park
The new picnic shelters and a toilet facility at the eastern overlook above Oak Hollow lake dam are nearing completion within weeks. The golf course maintenance road has been rebuilt to reduce traffic on the old access and the course should be playable in spring. Officials report safety concerns at the marina site and note current park installations lack supervision. 1971 park attendance rose to 1,132,097 from 1,056,626 in 1970 with 466,592 playground visitors versus 484,609 prior year and 51,478 picnic reservations versus 70,091 in 1970. Golf participation climbed to 21,516 from 18,516, and athletic participants reached 104,734 with 378,477 spectators, up from 90,290 and 329,521 respectively. December figures show 30,974 playground attendances versus 31,607, with 1,527 golfers and 4,765 athletic participants and 17,100 spectators versus 6,800 a year earlier.
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Oak Hollow Lake Dam
Marvin Keith
Parks and Recreation
Oak Hollow Park
Keith
Three Hurt In Wreck None Serious
A two car wreck at Wrenn Street and Russell Avenue injured three people and caused about 800 dollars in property damage. George Edward Dorsette 29 Oscar Odell Jarrell 45 and Bobby L Bogans 33 were hurt. Dorsette charged with red light violation. Martha Starling Smith 35 passenger R E Hayworth 84 injured in wreck at S Main Street Kendall Avenue. Ball driver Thomas Avery Ball 30 charged with failure to reduce speed. Glenda Elaine Marion escaped injury after car overturned on Springfield Road near S Main Street with 1000 dollars damage.
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Wrenn Street
Russell Avenue
George Edward Dorsette
Radford Street
Oscar Odell Jarrell
Newton Street
Bobby L. Bogans
Day Place
Dorsette
Martha Starling Smith
W. Lexington Avenue
R. E. E. Hayworth
Break in thefts and car burglaries reported in Guilford County
Break in at Tobias store saw three women enter on Thursday with two stealing a $265 coat while a third caused a distraction. Cars on Academy Street and William Reed areas were entered with losses totaling $193 $163 $123 and a tape player plus 20 tapes worth $180 reported from High Point City Lake. Police arrested Mantell L. Ingram Charles Ervin McPherson Kenneth Langston and Jerry Huntley on various charges including assault driving under the influence and possession of tax paid whisky for sale.
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Tobias
Academy Street
Billy Perry
Earl Kelly
Roy Fitzgerald
W. Willis Avenue
Mantell L. Ingram
Cedron Avenue
Charles Ervin McPherson
Whittier Street
Kenneth Eugene Langston
Collinsville
Jerry Wayne Huntley
Clara Cox Apts
Robert M. Cornelison
Valley Drive
Guilford County
Deaths and Funerals Notices In High Point Area
Buford Curtis Petty 66 of 906 E Farriss Ave died at 2 45 a m in High Point Memorial Hospital after illness since November. He was born December 5 1905 in Shelby and married Thelma Hannah in 1930. Funeral at 2 p m Sunday in Sechrest Chapel. burial Oakwood Cemetery. Flora Saferight Wall 82 of Rt 8 Greensboro died today at 3 45 a m in Clapps Nursing Home after four and a half years as patient. She born January 6 1890 in Guilford County. Surviving husband William Andrew Wall and family. Body at Cumby Mortuary pending arrangements.
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Buford Curtis Petty
E. Farriss Ave
High Point Memorial Hospital
Mr. Petty
Shelby
Hazel A
Fuchia Williams Petty
High Point
Thelma Hannah
First Baptist Church
Thelma H. Petty
John B. Petty
Ragsdale Rd
Jamestown
James F. Petty
Sunset Dr
Sechrest Chapel
Carlton S. Prickett
Oakwood Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
W. A. Wall
Flora Saferight Wall
Rt. 8
Greensboro
Clapps Nursing Home
Wall
Guilford County
William W
Sarah E. Wall Saferight
Hickory Creek Friends Meeting
William Andrew Wall
Raymond Glenn Wall
Rt. 3
Troy Lawrence Wall
Charles W
Mary V.) Robbins
Neal
Esther Jane) Smith
William C
Helen Faye) Hod
Peter James Hall
Route 2
Mr. Hall
Harnett County
Peter J
Bett Hall
Sanford
Jennie Belle Cameron
Frank Hall
Rt. 6
Winston-Salem
Donald J. Hall
Route 1
John A. Hall
Paul L. Hall
Lowe Ave
Ralph H
Annie Belle) Holt
Chestnut Street
Ext
A. G
Laura) Thomas
Cash
Shirley Ann) Rhinner
Wilmington
Mrs Bennett Dies at 78 in High Point Hospital
Lula S. Bennett 78 of Astor Dowdy Tower died Thursday at High Point Memorial Hospital after four months of declining health. Born in Waxhaw, she lived in High Point 68 years and was a nurse and church member. Survived by daughter Thelma Kirkland of Spokane. four grandchildren. two great great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 12:30 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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L. C. King
Thomasville
Portia Showalter King
Leonard C. King
Lamb
High Point
Snowville
Josiah Wesley
Lois Porch Showalter
Asheboro
Employment Security Commission
First United Methodist Church
King
James
Pauline) Brewer
Russell
Joyce) Miller
Redding
Mass
Prescott W. Townsend
Bloomington
Ind
Stuart Wilson
Indianapolis
J. C. Green & Sons
Philip L. Shore Jr
George W. Rudisill
Holly Hills
Brewer
Pilot Mountain
Emma Hester Kellam Neal
Mount Airy
Robert Neal
Northern Surry Hospital
Stokes County
Holly Springs
Holly Springs Baptist Church
Carl Sizemore
Frank Sitton
Needham Funeral Home
Lula S. Bennett
Astor Dowdy Tower
High Point Memorial Hospital
Waxhaw
Henry and
Hattie Blackmon Secret
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Friendly Neighbor Club
Thelma L. Kirkland
Spokane
Wash
F. C. Bass
Mt. Olivet
Hairlip Funeral Home
Beulah H Neighbors 79 Dies in Winston Salem
Mrs Beulah H Neighbors 79 of 21642 S Main St died Wednesday in Forsyth Hospital Winston Salem after a heart attack She was born in Caswell County former Beulah Harrelson member of Bethesda Presbyterian Church Survivors include a son Jack G Neighbors Jr of Winston Salem four daughters Mrs Malcolm Key Suffolk Va Mrs T M Shaw High Point Mrs William Shaw Rt 1 Reidsville and Mrs Mark Peters Lexington a sister Mrs R W Blackwell Rt 1 Ruffin Funeral 3 p m today at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel
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Reidsville
Beulah H. Neighbors
S. Main St
Forsyth Hospital
Winston-Salem
Beulah Harrelson
Caswell County
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Jack G. Neighbors Jr
Winston- Salem
Malcolm Key
Suffolk
T. M. Shaw
High Point
William Shaw
Rt. 1
Mark Peters
Lexington
R. W. Blackwell
Ruffin
Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel
Mrs Etta Chriscoe Ashebord obituary notice
Mrs. Etta Estelle Chriscoe 74 formerly of Rt 1 Seagrove died Thursday at Kings Mountain Hospital. Survivors include daughter Mrs. Elbert Beck of Rt 1 Seagrove son the Rev Edwin Chriscoe of Kings Mountain two sisters Mrs Ada Hayes and Mrs Lola Craven Route 6 and two brothers James Leach Route 5 and John Leach Seagrove. Funeral 3 p.m. Saturday at New Center Christian Church near Seagrove. Family at Ridge McDowell Funeral Home tonight 7 to 9.
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Etta Chriscoe Ashebord
Etta Estelle Chriscoe
Rt. 1
Seagrove
King’s Mountain Hospital
Elbert Beck
Edwin Chriscoe
Kings Mountain
Ada Hayes
Lola Craven
Route 6
James Leach
Route 5
John Leach
New Center Christian Church
Ridge-McDowell Funeral Home
Mrs. Troy Sharpe Berrier, 75, Dies in Lexington
Mrs. Troy Sharpe Berrier died at home in Lexington at 75. She leaves Luther H. Berrier of Route 9, two daughters Mrs. Jack McClung and Mrs. Martin Culter, two sons Luther Berrier Jr. and Maj. John Berrier, three sisters, a brother, and a Linwood United Methodist Church funeral is set for 1 a.m. Saturday.
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Lexington
Troy Sharpe Berrier
Luther H. Berrier
Route 9
Berrier
Davidson County
Linwood United Methodist Church
Jack McClung
Martin Culter
Releigh
Luther Berrier Jr
Cary
John Berrier
Greenville
John Penninger Sr
W. L. Smith Sr
Linwood
R. L Palmer
Rt. 1
O. K. Sharpe
S. R. Knox Dies at 91 in Statesville
Scott R. Knox of Bear Poplar died Thursday at Davis Hospital Statesville. Survived by six daughters including Mrs. E F Kearns of Greensboro and Miss Virginia Knox of Mount Ulla, two sisters, and a brother. Funeral at Back Creek Presbyterian Church Mount Ulla on Saturday afternoon.
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S. R. Knox
Statesville
Scott R. Knox
Bear Poplar
Davis Hospital
E. F. Kearns
Greensboro
J. N. Mitchell Jr
Clemson
S. C
W. F. Abercrombie
McLean
C. S.S. Hutchison
Winston-Salem
Mildred Knox
High Point
Virginia Knox
J. P. Sloop
Mount Ulla
A. R. Morrow
Lumberton
George Knox
Salisbury
Back Creek Presbyterian Church
Death Notices for Asheboro Resident George Floyd Russell
George Floyd Russell 55 of Asheboro died Thursday at McCain Sanatorium. Survived by wife Myrtle Whicker Russell daughter Brenda Jane Sherron Cedar Falls two brothers Roy William Robert James Russell and two sisters Lucille Scott Newark Del R C Chandler Greensboro. Services p.m. Sunday at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel. Body remains at the funeral home with family visitation Saturday 7 to 9 p.m.
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Asheboro
George Floyd
Johnny) Russell
McCain
Myrtle Whicker Russell
Brenda Jane Sherron
Cedar Falls
Roy Russell
William Russell
Robert Russell
James Russell
Newark
Del
Lucille Scott
R. C. Chandler
Greensboro
Pugh Funeral Home
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Bob Scott
North Carolina Manpower Council
DSA
Dance Slate
The
Trinity Grange
Grange Hall
March of Dimes
United Memorial Methodist Church
Thomasville Century Chuir
North Carolina Medical Society
American Medical Assn
Davidson County Board of Commissioners
George Highmith
Davidson County Health Planning Council
Ist
Frank J. Hedrick
Roanoke
Frank Joseph Hedrick
Carolina Ave
Youth Haven
Roanoke Juvenile Court Probation House
Virginia Commonwealth University
Mary Anne Moorman Hedrick
H. W. Shelton
C. Austin Hedrick
Sandra Hedrick
George Hedrick
Bob Hedrick
Oakey
East Church Street
Evergren
Youth Haven, Inc
Peter J. Hall
Horace D. Steadman SR
Rockingham
Rockingham Hospital
Richmond Memorial Hospital
Marie Covington Steadman
William A. Poe
Horace D. Steadman Jr
Rufus D. Steadman
Spartanburg
S.C
Favor Rd
Eastside
Richmond County Heart Fund
John Crowder
Star Cleaners
T. A. Burns
Marjorie Bonitz Burns
Randolph Hospital
Mrs. Beulah
L. H. Berrier
Earth
W. V. Grant
Grant Is
W. V. Grant, Jr
Shirley
Full Gospel Church OF God
Dorothy St
N. C
John Woodson
Dallas Texas
G. F. Russell
Lhee
Lee
Schoedinger Linden Chapel
Columbus
Ohio
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