Davidson Cities Battle County Tax Plan On Utility Fees
Davidson County grids for a county proposal to tax city owned suburban utilities possibly extending to High Point lines. State ruling allows ad valorem taxes on cross border utilities. county officials, city managers wait and see while noting past debates in 1962 and 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Davidson County
Thomasville
Leon Rickard
High Point
Rickard
Eugene T. Morris
State Board of Assessment
Morris
Kyle Williams
North Carolina
Board of Assessment
Haircare Quip Highlights Aristocrats and Grooming
A humorous scene shows Belle waiting for Winkie during a beauty routine. Mrs. Warren Prout, owner of the Old English Sheepdogs at 2000 Rotary Dr, plays the hairdresser in a staff photo by Sonny Hedgecock.
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Belle
Winkie
Warren Prout
Rotary Dr
Sonny Hedgecock
Wright Investigates Red Tape Delays in Federal Programs
Congressman Jim Wright exposes bureaucratic delays in federal grant processing citing longer timelines since 1966. The interview with Archie Falstaff reveals deliberate paper shuffling and layered approvals that stall decisions, including a threefold increase in forms for SBA loans and multi-department routing for city funding requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jim Wright
Texas
Wright
Archie Falstaff
GS 4
Archie
Guilford County Joins Federal Clean Air Study
Guilford County Health Department contracts with the EPA for a three-city Southeast study led by Durham. Greensboro selected for its pure air ranking, with sampling at three sites and 1,000 local families to track illnesses and potential heavy metal exposure every two weeks through August 1972.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Miami
Fla
Braughter
Charlotte
N. C
Birmingham
Ala
Health Department
Braughler
Guilford County
High Point
First Unit Stated Timetable Set In Disposal Plan
Greensboro report outlines a plan to install the first solid waste disposal unit by July 1 next year. Jim Rickards said the target follows a bond election that should fund at least three pulverizing units to serve High Point Greensboro and surrounding areas.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Jim Rickards
John Witherspoon
Rickards
Carl Wills
High Point Public Works
Robert Shaw
High Point
House Destroyed In Archdale Fire
Flames destroyed a vacant house Friday night about a half mile south of the Tar Heel Drive-In on Highway 311. Guil-Rand Fire Dept firemen answered the call and let the blaze burn for practice, keeping it from spreading while investigators searched for a cause.
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Archdale
Tar Heel Drive-In
Guil-Rand Fire Dept
Eterna
Kiwanians Honor UA Awardees at High Point Club Meeting
Earl Congdon presented United Appeal Fair Share plaques to executives from First Federal Savings & Loan Floral Garden Park Cemetery Don Gilstrap Inc Hall Printing Co High Point Bank and Trust Co Hunter Co Hunter McInnis W E Linthicum & Son Patrician Furniture Co Seidman & Seidman Snow Lumber Co Terry Supply Co Tobias Inc. He urged support for a unified campaign as essential for services and welcomed three new Kiwanis members Paul Geniec W Landis Voigt and Tommy Upchurch. Guests included Robert Kester Rev William Guthrie Rev Roy Lee Grant and Bill Ralph.
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Earl Congdon
United Appeal
High Point Kiwanis Club
J. D. Dobbins
First Federal Savings & Loan
Taylor Simpson
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Don D. Gilstrap
Don Gilstrap, Inc
William B. Hall Jr
Hall Printing Co
Fred W. Alexander
High Point Bank and Trust Co
James E. McInnis
Hunter & Co
Hunter-Mciinnis, Inc
Wayland Linthicum
W. E. Linthicum & Son
Clarence Keever
Patrician Furniture Co
Cecil Wilcox
Seidman & Seidman
P. Hunter Dalton Jr
Snow Lumber Co
Arthur M. Terry
Terry Supply Co
Edwin Leidman
Tobias, Inc
High Point
Kiwanis
Paul Geniec
W. Landis Voigt
Tommy D. Upchurch
Robert “Buck” Kester
Rose Furniture Co
William Guthrie
High Point Friends Meeting
Roy Lee Grant
High Point Memorial Hospital
Bill Ralph
Heberlein, Inc
Four Area Family Killed in I-40 Crash Near Lebanon
Four members of the Harris Miller family die in a one car wreck on Interstate 40 about five miles east of Lebanon Tennessee. Mrs Maleta Harris Miller driver and Emerson H Miller 50 and Myrtle Russell Miller 20 died instantly. Dennis S Miller 24 dies later in hospital of injuries. Elders from Denton and Asheboro residents. Bodies to Lanier Briggs Funeral Home in Denton. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Lebanon
Tenn
Maleta Harris Miller
Emerson H. Miller
Myrtle Russell Miller
Millers
Dennis S. Miller
Denton
Dennis
Asheboro
Ishmael Wood
Lanier-Briggs Funeral Home
Cycle Crash Sends Two To Local Hospital
A motorcyclist and his passenger are listed in satisfactory condition at High Point Memorial after a Friday crash on I 85. Jerry Lee Hanes 29 and Larry Lee Benson were among several injured in a day of wrecks across the area.
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Hgh Point Memorial
Jerry Lee Hanes
Bells Garden
Calif
Larry Lee Benson
Rt. 1
Trinity
Bobby Lee Morgan
Locust Street
Morgan
Teresa Lynne Feeley
Lardner Court
Manor Drive
Brenda Lou Christian
Tryon Street
Argie Christian
Carrie Gibson Pendergrass
Vail Street
KE. Green Drive
Caudell Street
Frank Roosevelt Chadman
Habersham Road
Dean Ferguson Jr
Archdale
Showmen's Chapel Opens at Cabarrus Fairgrounds
In Concord at the Cabarrus County Fairgrounds a 16 by 32 foot Showmen's Chapel with a steeple bell and music system debuts under fair manager Clyde L. Propst Jr. He notes traveling show folk lack regular access to spiritual facilities amid their nomadic schedules and Sunday moves. September will reveal showpeople's appreciation.
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Clyde L. Propst Jr
Propst
Eral
Cabarrus County
Three Car Wreck In Thomsville Causes Damages
Estimated damages of 525 dollars resulted from a three car crash Friday at 1 40 p m on National Highway near the J Guilford Street intersection. Johnnie Conley Lambeth collided with a parked car owned by Kenneth Reid Myers which pushed Myers car into a third parked auto. Damages listed as 175 dollars to Lambeths car 250 to Myers and 100 to the third vehicle. The mishap was under investigation Saturday. Alumni to Old Marlboro School will hold a reunion Sunday July 18 at 2 p m in the Marlboro Church basement.
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Thomasville
National Highway
J. Guilford Street
Johnnie Conley Lambeth
Colonial Drive
Kenneth Reid Myers
Lexington
Myers
Thomason Chevrolet
Lambeth Auto
Myers’ Auto
Marlboro School
Marlboro Church
New Houses Push Value Of Permits In Guilford County
Guilford County Inspections Dept reports June building permits topped 2 million dollars driven by new homes. 84 permits valued at 1 740 475 include 71 for new one family houses and five for apartment buildings. Non residential permits total 117 333 including church dining hall and printing shop. Repairs and alterations total 163 328 with 31 residential and 6 non residential. Mobile homes and trailers added 21 and 3 permits respectively along with two for signs and one addition.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Inspections Dept
Departmnt
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Ault
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Los Angeles Times
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Peter Edward Mason
Biltmore Avenue
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Downing Street
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Scientific Street
Robbins Avenue
Loftis
Concord
Cabarrus County Fairgrounds
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
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