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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1976
Page
16
Parole officer Ed Blackburn argues prisons lock people up but fail to prepare them as useful citizens. He notes changes from punishment, chain gangs, and solitary cells to work release, inmate training, and community reintegration, while citing stable recidivism and the need for community involvement.
The High Point Police Pension Board voted 4-1 to grant disability retirement to former Police Chief Laurie Pritchett with benefits starting Dec 1, 1975. Legal interpretations differed on retroactive payments, potentially about $8,000, while medical examiners concluded Pritchett is no longer capable of serving as a police officer.
Raleigh NC Commissioner of Labor T Avery Nye Jr urged employers selling kepone pesticides to contact the OSHA Division for guidance on preventing over exposure. He noted no permissible exposure limit has been set by OSHA yet and NC OSHA will follow federal guidelines until a standard is issued.
Oak Hollow Park officials warn parents to keep children off ice covered ponds amid thin spots at Oak Hollow Lake. Supervisor Clete Misenheiter notes ice cannot support even small children and urges vigilance during days off school after a Winston-Salem incident where three children drowned after breaking through ice.
Enterprise City Editor Forrest Cates reports High Point city officials discuss an amendment to ease dog restraints. The proposed change would allow dogs to roam off leash on their owners property with supervision. The plan could go to the full council on February 2, after prior rules required confinement or leashing at all times.
High Point schools plan a parent child development program as part of a half million dollar ESAA grant to aid minority group isolation and bolster home teaching. The proposal also requests remedial math labs in all elementaries and seventh and eighth grades.
A family scene on Farriss Avenue features Jeff Sills and a six year old boy with a cat and possibly a second kitten in the yard. The pets vie for attention as the child plays while the mother calls him inside signaling the end of playtime.
North State Telephone Co announces arrival of new High Point directories with distribution starting tomorrow and completing by February 7. Jaycees deliver per exchange areas 88 and 431 with 434 prefix starting in February. 269 area near Deep River Jamestown. Call local office if not received by Feb. 7. about 2000 numbers will change on February 7. consult new directory after 2 p.m. February 7.
A scrambled item from a local page notes a January afternoon event at Ing h Point Enterprise in the city area. The readable fragment mentions a time around five and a section marker but lacks clear details or outcomes.
Jamestown officials told Jamestown Garden Clubs that sidewalks along Main Street require state approval due to the street being US 704 and US 29A managed by the state. The council approved studying sidewalks and park improvements while noting right of way limits and possible need for a new U.S. 29 70A route.
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