Citizens clash over Mobil-Toter curbside garbage plan
City Council faced a split crowd as advocates and opponents spoke on replacing backyard service with Mobil-Toter carts. A petition near 1,000 signatures urged reconsideration, while supporters cited test-area approval and convenience. Mayor Culler said reconsideration requires a council member to file in writing. only Arnold Koonce opposed the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
Jean Carr
Edgedale Drive
Mobil Toters
Mobil-Toters
The
American Assn
Mazie
Froelich
Roy Culler
Timberlake Street
Arnold Koonce
Be It Ever So Humble Troop 7 Keeps Camp Spirit Alive
Cold weather cancels planned camping trip for Troop 7 at St. Marys Episcopal Church. They build a camp fire and hold a cookout on a vacant Farriss Avenue Hillcrest lot.
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Troop 7
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Farriss Avenue
Hillcrest
Davidson Man Challenges Debtor Law After Term
Thomasville area man claims 49 days in Davidson County jail under a 1777 NC debtor law. The NC Civil Liberties Union sued in federal court in Winston-Salem seeking to strike down the statute as unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Lexington
Davidson County
North Carolina
N.C. Civil Liberties Union
Winston-Salem
Thomas L. Grimes
Welcome
Wilson O. Weldon Jr
Weldon
State Civil Liberties Union
Patricia Miller
Grimes
Ms. Miller
Davidson
Chamber Plans Long Range Committee To Guide 1985 Goals
Chamber of Commerce president Earl N. Phillips Jr outlines a blue ribbon long range planning committee with the city to set goals and priorities for 1985. J. W. McGuinn Jr. will lead the effort to map how to reach the targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Chamber of Commerce
Earl N. Phillips Jr
Phillips
J. W. McGuinn Jr
Furniture Market Development Committee
Local cockfight arrests in Lexington draw crowd from afar
About 150 people were arrested Sunday in Lexington for cockfighting at the Rock Sportsman's Club. Seven arrestees were Davidson County locals. Deputies seized dead birds drugs and three inch blades on anklets as spectators from South Carolina and Virginia posted large cash fines and bonds. Detective Les Bass tailed traffic to the scene and secured warrants after entering the club for observation. No gambling charges were filed due to a No Gambling sign inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Davidson County
South Carolina
Virginia
Old Mountain Road
Rock Sportsman's Club
Bass
Hunt Outlines North Carolina Crime Proposals
Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. will deliver an 8 p.m. address to the General Assembly detailing a broad plan to fight crime. Proposals cover swift trials, fixed and mandatory minimum sentences, reform of parole, rehabilitation, law enforcement pay and training, statewide community crime watches, and a unified state anti crime agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Bill Noblitt
Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
James B. Hunt Jr
University of North Carolina
Institute of Government
Criminal Code Commission
Legislative Commission On Correctional Programs
Eddie H. Knox
Charlotte
Council Favors UMTA Grant For Bus Garage And Buses
High Point City Council endorsed a UMTA grant package totaling 111 210 to build a new bus garage and acquire two handicapped buses with 88 968 federal funds. Land adjacent to the site on W. Kivett Drive would cost 31 100, with remaining funds for buses and contingencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point City
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
W. Kivett Drive
Arnold Koonce
R. V. Moss
UMTA
Pny
Civil Service Commission
Roger Dale Vestal
E. Kivett Drive
Scientific Street
Hazardous Intersections Ranked by High Point Traffic Dept
The High Point Traffic Engineering Dept lists 45 intersections with the most accidents in 1976. Top site N Main at Westwood led with 26 wrecks, followed by Lexington-N Main 24 and English-Ward 23. Safety tips urge moving to the roadside after incidents and radar units will monitor key streets.
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High Point
N. Main Street
Westwood Avenue
Lexington Avenue
N. Main
English Road
Ward Avenue
Albertson Road
Mike James
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Wilds
Enterprise
Chamber of Commerce Forms Committee
Congress
Les Bass
Sheriff's Dept
State Department
Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs
Council
Traffic Dept
Main Street
Parks Avenue
Linden Avenue
Main
Old Winston Road
Oxford Place
Westover Drive
W. Peachtree Avenue
Boyer Avenue
Rivett Drive
Pendleton Street
New Street
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