Pruette Reasserts Stand on Guilford County School Financing
Guilford County superintendent Dr. Dean B. Pruette reiterates that High Point schools are shorted on capital outlay funds and argues for about 2.4 million more this year plus nearly 1.4 million proposed. He cites a 5 million bond promise and questions state budget notification timing.
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Pruette
Ray Hubbard
Enterprise
Dean B. Pruette
Guilford County
High Point
Wfmytv
Newsmaker
High Point Board of Education
Building Permits Hit Yearly Peak in June Reports
The Inspection Division reports June permit totals of 3,034,667 dollars the highest monthly figure of the year led by 180 dwelling units for Modular Industries Springfield Town House on Granville Street near Springfield Road and East Fairfield Road.
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Freeman Hill
Modular Industries, Inc
Springfield Town House
Granville Street
Springfield Road
East Fairfield Road
Hill
Three Injured In High Point Vehicle Crashes
Three people were injured in separate crashes on High Point streets Friday. Pedestrian Abraham Bowman Henderson 21 of N Centennial Street was hit near N Centennial and Barbee Avenue. Lillie Smith Carter was hospitalized after her car hit a tree on Eastchester Drive. A two month old girl riding in a car on Greenwood Drive near Oxford Street was injured. Police filed no charges in the first two accidents. Edna Baker faced a charge for improper backing after backing out of a private driveway and being struck on Lexington Avenue. Brooke Callahan 55 of Guyer Street was arrested on DUI after an accident at E Washington Drive and Steele Street. Other incidents involved minor damage and speed-reduction charges.
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High Point
Abraham Bowman Henderson
N. Centennial Street
N. Centennial
Barbee Avenue
Margaret Tolley Collins
Guyer Street
Henderson
Lillie Smith Carter
High Point Memorial Hospital
E. Lexington Avenue
Edna McLamb Baker
Lexington
Nancy Wilson Tatgenhorst
Edna Baker
Brooke Gallant Callahan
Red Cross Meet Set Wednesday
The High Point Thomasville chapter of the American Red Cross holds its first organizational dinner at 6:30 Wednesday in the Guilford Room of the Top of the Mart. Ted Lide Jr. of the national board will present the new charter. Hutchens chairs High Point division and Lovelace chairs Thomasville division.
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High Point-Thomasville
The
American Red Cross
Guilford
Mart
Ted Lide Jr
National Board of Governors
Robert L. Hutchens
High Point
W. A. Lovelace
Thomasville
Winston-Salem Receives HUD Public Housing Loan
The Winston-Salem Housing Authority gets a $675,664 loan from HUD to fund construction of 256 low rent public housing units. The grant supports the building program and local housing stability efforts.
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Winston-Salem
Washington
Winston-Salem Housing Authority
Department of Housing
Urban Dewill
Two Men Face Assault Charges In Thomasville Reports
Thomasville police released Friday night and early Saturday arrest reports listing two assault with a deadly weapon cases. Luther Brown 57 Raleigh Road threatened Edith Holdaway Pine Street with a shotgun and is due in court July 27 after posting 200 bond. Woodrow Hunt 4 Kennedy Road faces the same date for the other assault charge with Monk Gilbert South Street as witness. Hunt posted 200 bond. Additional arrests include John Lester Richardson 29 Rt 3 drunk driving and Robert Hill Shaw Ill 18 Wakefield Place High Point. Shaw posted 300 bond for July 31 court. Richardson remained jailed.
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Thomasville
Luther Brown
Raleigh Road
Edith Holdaway
Pine Street
Woodrow Hunt
Kennedy Road
Monk Gilbert
South Street
Hunt
John Lester Richardson
Rt. 3
Robert Hill Shaw
Wakefield Place
High Point
Shaw
Richardson
Thieves Hit Kiddie Knit Hosiery. Various Thefts Reported
Thieves pried open a rear door to the Kiddie Knit Hosiery building at 207 Pine St and stole an electric typewriter. Other crimes included a .38 pistol stolen from a car on Charles Ave, a tape player from Ray McGee’s home, two stop watches from McGuinn St, and multiple arrests including James Wright on breaking and entering and Odell McBride on indecent exposure. Additional arrests covered assault and battery, telephone harassment, annoying calls, and forgery.
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Pine St
Charles Ave
Jesse H. Hill
Ray McGee
Meredith St
McGee
McGuinn Street
James Douglas Wright
Wendley Street
Odell McBride
Cedrow Avenue
Corridor Zoning Plan To Be Heard By City Planners
Winter City planners hear objections Monday night on Westchester Drive Corridor rezonings from Residential A 2 to Residential C 3 for two sites near Zayre and across from the mall. Public hearing set for 7 30 p m before the Planning and Zoning Commission.
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Westchester Drive
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Westchester
Zayre’s
Robert Davis
Ervin Co., Inc
Woodcrest Apartments
Johnson Street
Westchester Mall
Ridgecrest
Officials To Attend Conference On High Point Health Plan
Guilford County officials travel to Raleigh to discuss a Department of Health project for High Point Model Cities. County Manager John Witherspoon says the conference with HEW regional reps and Model Cities staff aims to move the health program into operation, adding workers and patient transport to doctors.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Raleigh
Department of Health
High Point Model Cities
John Witherspoon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Model Cities
High Point
Trial Set In Alleged Zoning Violations In Greensboro
J M Far of Jamestown Road Guilford College neighbor and longtime rural zoning opponent faces a Guilford District Court trial on two violations of the county zoning ordinance. He allegedly erected buildings on residential property without a permit and stored repaired and serviced cars on the property. The Aug 5 trial date was set after prior appeals to the county board. officials say the ordinance does not require a vote.
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Greensboro
J. M. Far
Guilford College
Jamestown Road
Farlow
Guilford
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Differences In Funds Investigated By CFO
Greensboro regional office of the Economic Opportunity program probes why two figures differ for funds due to Guilford County anti poverty agency. An audit found 60,000 in accounts receivable via letters of credit. Washington HQ shows 134,000, plus about 60,000 unexpended on hand. Atlanta officials cannot explain the gap or locate anyone admitting the higher amount.
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Greensboro
Economic Opportunity
Guilford County
High Point
Washington
Atlanta
OEO
Daniel Odom
Odom and Paffe
Odom
Police Sergeant Acquitted In Drunken Driving Case
Thomasville court dismissed Sgt. Austin McDonald’s drunken driving charge after he refused a breathalyzer test and the judge found no proof beyond a reasonable doubt. McDonald testified the sobriety tests were adequate and cited legal rights. police colleagues supported his conduct and McDonald was reinstated with full pay.
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Thomasville
Recorder’s Court
L. Roy Hughes
Austin McDonald
McDonald
H. W. Malcolm
High Point
Thomasville Road
Midway Drive-In
Malcolm
Highway Patrol
A. D. Clayton
Get
Saintsing
Maranda
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Myrtle Lee Williams
Russell Avenue
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Paul M. Shore
Lee Gooden Jr
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