Dissatisfaction Grows In High Point Police ranks
The High Point police force faces talent drain as pay inequities persist. Chief Stoker cites inadequate merit raises and council delays, leaving veterans underpaid compared with Greensboro and Herman Burrows office deputies. Off duty work and morale woes compound the risk of mass resignations. Some stay due to devotion, others due to financial pressure or loyalty to Chief Stoker. A new city budget looms, with potential action soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Colliege Village
Peston
Oficer
Chief Stoker
Stoker
Acion
High Point Police Earn IACP Certificate of Achievement
The High Point police department received a certificate of achievement from the International Association of Chiefs of Police making it the sole North Carolina department honored among 40 nationwide. The award reflects up to 85 percent performance in the National Safety Council traffic safety activity inventory, with the IACP guiding the traffic section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
International Association of Chiefs of Police
North Carolina
United States
National Safety Council
Random Notes From Randleman and Surrounds
A local column recounts snippets from Randleman area life including grain harvesting near Wallburg, knotted feed sacks at a mill, and bramble berry color. It describes building projects like the new elementary school on Swarm Street, a Foodline Market under construction, a new Post Office on Naomi Street, and a planned stadium by the Boosters Club. Also recounted are lighthearted scenes with Fire Chief Matthews in James Town, town manager Turner’s visit, Fourth of July reflections, and historic snow episodes affecting Davidson County fox hunter trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Spainhour
Hay Murray
Wallburg
Archie Yakley
Archie
Gib Weavil
Randleman
Randolph County
Frank Route
Routh
Foodline
Naomi Street
Audrey Cashatt
Randleman PO
Main Street
Geo. Matthews
Jamestown
Charlie Turner
Matthews
Turner
Industrial Committee Seeks Talk With City Manager
A three member High Point industrial committee plans a meeting with City Manager Harold Cheek during the week of July 11 to discuss general conditions for the police department. The group cites turnover and staff shortages, seeks improvements to personnel and pay, and stresses they are not criticizing the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Harold Cheek
Cheek
Ralph Rochelle
High Point Upholstery Manufacturers Assn
J. M. Young
Young, Manufacturing Co., Inc
G. J. Willard
Carolina Upholstery
Rochelle
Council
Man shoots two women then self immolates on farm
An elderly man fatally shot two women before setting fire to the servants’ quarters of a Pearland area farm. Authorities reported the arson attempt followed the killings, with investigators and medical examiners called to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearland
Tex
Here
Oldest Papermaking Machine to Be Replaced at Mills Plant
In Ladysmith Wisconsin investigators describe a 1990 Exposition display unit labeled a historic papermaking marvel as the cause of a deadly fire. Powell shot two women, then ignited a flammable liquid spill before dying in the blaze, with no motive found by police. The Beasley Mills Co plant will scrap the gas lit unit for a newer model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AU Yiluhis
Velica Zurell
Minerva McNeil
Lula Mae Cook
Ladysmith
Wis
Justice of the Peace
Ton
St. Louis
Imore
High Point Considers Urban Renewal After Slum Surge
City planners warn standard buildings in High Point are aging into slums with 47 percent over 25 years old in 1950. They cite subsidized slum housing, costly municipal burdens, and unequal fire and crime patterns, pushing for a July 12 Chamber meeting to form a city redevelopment commission and launch federal urban renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Planning Department
William H. Colonna Jr
Colonna
North Carolina
Chamber of Commerce Urban Renewal Committee
Federal Urban Renewal Administration
Redevelopment Commission
Planning Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. C. Stoker
Herman Burrows
Greensboro
High Point Force
Braxton
Faran
Frenettence
Burnett
Spencer
ED Summers
Randleman District Boosters Club
Boosters Club
Glenn Crihfield
Davidson County
Fox Hunters
Davis Patrol & Watchman Service
Jack S. Davis
Emerywood
East Lexington
Centennial Ave
Oak View
W. Bread
High Point, N.C
Dee
Dry Cleaning Department
College Village Shopping Center
Mom
Dad
Antic Savnngs and Loar Association
the “Carillonic Bells
High Point, N
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