City Blue Law Debate Sparks Commission Action
High Point’s Human Relations Commission debated the Sunday blue law long in effect since 1975. Member Schoch urged study of repeal or legal routes after accusing the law of religious overtones and causing weekend grocery limits. The commission will not change meeting times and will brief new appointees on schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hubbard
High Point
Human Relations Commission
Robert Schoch
Commission
Schoch
Jamestown
the Commission
Youth Conservation Corps trains teens for outdoors work
The Youth Conservation Corps aged 15 to 18 works an eight week summer term with 30 hours of environmental labor and 10 hours of voluntary study. Administered by the U S Department of the Interior and Forest Service, the program aims to provide summer jobs, foster natural resource awareness, and accomplish local environmental projects. At Jamestown Penny Road center, members clean lakeshore debris, pull weeds, and build nature trails including work at Leonard Street School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Youth Conservation Corps
YCC
Environmental Center
Bill Faver
U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service
National Forests and Parks
Faver
Penny Road
Jamestown
Leonard Street School
High Point Enterprise Friday Afternoon Section B
Local page notes Friday afternoon edition details for High Point Enterprise Section B dated Friday. Readers are directed to the inside pages for news, features, and notices.
O Herron calls for punishment law and speedier justice
Greensboro Democrat Ed O Herron told the Greensboro Rotary Club that a death penalty law meeting Supreme Court standards could deter crime but not solve it. He urged higher police salaries, faster judicial processes, and discretion for judges to tailor punishment. He predicted a first ballot win over Jim Hunt and planned a High Point reception at First Citizens Bank Eastgate branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wilson Utley
Greensboro
North Carolina
Ed O’herron
O'Herron
First Citizens Bank and Trust
Eastgate
HRC Broadens Focus Beyond Race Relations
Human Relations Commission members now address a range of issues beyond race relations. At a Thursday meeting Vice Chairman Charles Carter urged consideration of the school calendar’s religious overtones and Jewish sensitivities, criticizing ministerial choices and noting a lack of action despite concerns. The panel gave no action on the calendar but suggested possible future review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilles
Jeffers
Carter
Bob
Robert) Sandman
Ministerial Alliance
Farmers Market Faces Crowd of Vendors in Aubrey
Aubrey Grimes the market manager said he will find space for all vendors this Saturday as the influx of new sellers continues. Spring drought spared yields with tomatoes corn beans and cucumbers plentiful for about ten days and market days expand from Wednesday and Saturday to accommodate demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Grimes
Grimes
Boyles Campaign Aims to Clarify State Treasurer Role
H arlan Boyles a certified public accountant and 15 year veteran of the state treasurer s office seeks to educate voters in High Point and across North Carolina on the responsibilities of the treasurer. He notes the post is highly technical and crucial during times of inflation and recession as state dollars shrink and decisions become more important.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyles
North Carolina
High Point
Zelda family citizenship story correction and treasurer race
The Enterprise corrects a Thursday edition error about the Zelda family becoming American citizens. It notes Treasurer Edwin Gill’s retirement and Democratic primary foe Lane Brown. Boyles describes the treasurer’s duties, $3.5 billion in cash and securities, and the need for integrity and nonpartisanship amid political campaigning. He favors limited media exposure and holds views on state growth and governance while outlining campaign strategy and supporters’ events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Enterprise
Zelda
Edwin Gill
Lane Brown
Crime Watch Robbery Beating Reported and Car Thefts
Early today a patrol car received a report from Carl Lewis Teague describing beating and a knife threat during a robbery at an English Road tavern and restaurant outing. Three suspects Clifton Gregory Dennis Belinda Saunders and Kimberly Presswell face armed robbery charges. Two cars valued at 850 were stolen from a Southern Auto Auction lot. Other larcenies include a $159 purse cash, two flags from Holiday Inn, $74.47 from an envelope, a $70 bicycle, tapes and $8, and various minor incidents. A shotgun was fired into a house on Jackson Lake Road causing $25 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Road
Carl Lewis Teague
Prospect Street
High Point
N. Main Street
Teague
Clifton Gregory Dennis
Phillips Street
Belinda Gail Saunders
Kimberly A. Presswell
West Point Avenue
C. W. Myers
Winston-Salem
Charles Mundy
Chatham Drive
Pizzaville
Betty EB. Mason
E. Grimes Avenue
Holiday Inn
S. Main Street
Donald Craig Phillips
Rt. 1
Kernersville
Phillips
Darrell Jean Perdue
Dorothy Street
Perdue
Theft Report Summary
Theft reports rise with 11 new today 76 this week and 14 this month. Losses total 1527 today 16241 this week and 35201 for the month across incidents reported to police.
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Rachel Gray
Council
HRC
Harvey Tilles
Calvert Jeffers
Leonard Street
Adrian Bass
Kathy Petty
Garry Hingleton
Youth Corps
High Point Enterprise
O’herron
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Charles Carter
Forest Hills Presbyterian Church
Harlan Boyles
General Assembly
Behalden
Gill
Geneval Assembly
Mart
Crime Watch
Willie Timothy Peat
Richardson Street
Peat
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