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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1965
Page
9
High Point residents will hear Civil Defense sirens at 7 p.m. for three minutes and again at 7 30 p m for three minutes in a test of all 16 units. CD director George Spinnett says the test checks function and how well the sound carries across the area.
D A Dowdy was re-elected chairman of the High Point Housing Authority at a meeting yesterday. He has served 25 years on the authority and 22 years as chairman. Dr Dean B Pruette was reappointed and re-elected vice chairman, with 12 years on the board and four as vice chair. The authority approved a 234000 dollar budget and reviewed architects' drawings for eastern city projects.
The ACS Group met at 12 15 Monday at Adams Memorial YWCA for its January gathering chaired by Mrs Edward Silver locally The group includes Mrs Stanley Twigg and David Mervine Miss Vi Ponds education chair reported community literature and radio spot announcements underway Mrs Ralph Miller services chair said materials were being collected for cancer patients Other members mentioned include Mrs Frank Smith and Mrs label Cetrangelo with efforts tied to cancer patient support.
Guilford County may add a third Superior Court to alleviate a busy year. A temporary courtroom space could be ready by March 1 to serve High Point and Greensboro, with officials noting scheduling needs and space adjustments amid caseload decline and civil rights case dismissals.
Dr. Clarence A. Velat, director of pathology at High Point Memorial Hospital, has answered the $75,000 civil suit filed by Hubert Quick of Redding Street. Quick alleges Velat disposed of Hubert Quick Jr. after an autopsy without family permission, causing mental anguish. Velat admits an autopsy was performed but denies any careless handling or unlawful disposal of the body.
The scattered showers this afternoon are due to end early this evening. Tonight will be colder with a low near 32. Wednesday’s outlook calls for clearing and colder weather with a high around 46. Today's high reached 66 and last night’s low was 39.
Firemen responded to Cloverdale Dye Works on Greer Street after an employee hit an electrical heating device, sparking lint in the winding room. The blaze damaged lint and yarn with smoke spreading through the building, while the structure remained intact. Fire crews also checked Lilliemae Wilson’s home on N Centennial Street for an overheated oil heater.
HPC announces spring term registrations with 1 050 high school and college students enrolled on Monday and Tuesday registrar Nathaniel P Yarborough says. Fall term saw 1 107 students. Evening registration at the HPC gym Tuesday 6 30 to 9 pm expected to draw about 500 attendees for course enrollment.
Guilford County Sheriff Clayton Jones and County Manager Carl Johnson clash in a series of memos over crime investigations car maintenance and information flow. Jones asserts sheriff duties control investigations and questions the manager's directives and jail protest communications. He also defends private maintenance as cost efficient and criticizes delays.
Guilford County shifts most official vehicle service to the City Greensboro garage facilities starting Monday February 1. County Manager Carl Johnson called the plan another example of streamlined operations and cost saving, with broader maintenance coverage for county fleets.
Rob ert D. Houston was appointed art director of the High Point branch of Lavidge Davis Newman, with duties as creative director in visual arts and staff supervision. Previously a UVA graphic designer and art director at Reynolds Co., Charlottesville, he is a Louisville, Kentucky native. The Greensboro city county cooperation plan for maintenance facilities and fleet management was announced, projecting cost savings and improved efficiency after months of study.
Merman of Rt. 8 Lexington and a North David son High School student has been selected as a finalist in District VII for a 1965 Morehead Scholarship to study at the University of North Carolina.
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