Children urged to register for Kindergarten in High Point
North Carolina officials moved to provide kindergarten for all children this fall, but many five-year-olds remain unregistered. In High Point about 560 of the eligible 800 to 860 children are signed up, with 27 classes planned across five schools. Transportation and phased expansion details are discussed, along with input from educators on the program’s benefits and parental concern.
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Ray Hubbard
North Carolina
High Point
Jerry Shaver
Shaver
Leonard Street
Oak Hill
Shadybrook
Kirkman Park
Monthey Avenue
General Assembly
Shayer
Oak View
Johnson Street
Jacqueline Garer
Gilda Scott
Miss Garner
Scott
Market reports steady activity at High Point Summer Furniture Market
Enterprise staff reports that the 1976 regional Summer Furniture Market in High Point ran on a steady, normal pace with buyers from Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Exhibitors praised traffic, backlogs, and early sales, noting hardwood scarcity as a potential future issue while power outages caused brief disruptions to some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Ralph Droege
Charlotte
La-27Boy Chair Co
Southern Furniture Market Center
High Point
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Droege
Morrison
Webb
Pearson
Virgina
Lnes L
Williams
Willams
Cooling Off Sparks Summer School Fun On Greensboro Road
Children at the Mini-Skool on Greensboro Road take a break from class as heat rises into the 90s. With no pool available a sturdy garden hose provides a practical cooling aid and a welcome relief from the scorching day.
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Greensboro Road
Streets On Back Burner in High Point Budget
The High Point budget caps new crosstown streets for the 1976 77 fiscal year with pot hole filling crack patching and resurfacing only. Powell Bill funds cover most resurfacing but little for materials. city maintenance and state responsibility streets are funded separately with bond funds anticipated to run dry and potential voter bond issues later. Mayor Roy Culler pushes to accelerate renewal projects on the Southside federal program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Enterprise
High Point
City Public Works Dept
Charlie Martin
City Engineering Dept
Roy Culler
Fire at Foxfire Apts causes seven families homelessness
High Point fire officials say vapors ignited from a water heater pilot light caused a Sunday night blaze at Foxfire Apartments. Fire Chief R L Thompson places origin in the Cadle residence utility room with fumes from paint cans and lighter fluid touched off by the pilot flame. Four apartments burned roof largely gone, extensive damage, no serious injuries, around 7 30 p m. tarps cover damaged furniture as residents salvage charred remains Monday.
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High Point
Foxfire Apts
R. L. Thompson
L. W. Cadle
Thompson
State Continues Case In Asheboro Robbery
Asheboro. The State presses its case against Gene Hewitt of Trinity charged with conspiracy and accessory to armed robbery in the Wilhoit home on September 12, 1974. Witnesses Rice and Messinger implicate Hewitt. Mrs Wilhoit testifies a gun at her neck forced entry followed by a demand for money. Former magistrate Sumner Farlow allegedly supplied information and tools for the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Gene Hewitt
Trinity
Robert Wilhoit
Hewitt
Charles ‘Red’ Rice
Carrey James Messinger
Wilhoit
Messinger
Rice
Sumner Farlow
Man Charged In Murder Case
Teddy Wayne McFatter, 23, of Rt 2, Randleman, is jailed on a murder charge in the death of 17 year old John Milton Routh Jr. of Randleman. Routh’s body was found on a road near Millboro around 3 am Sunday after deputies stopped McFatter’s car. a shotgun lay in the back seat. Authorities are searching Polecat Creek area for the murder weapon and stolen items from recent break-ins, including the victim’s home. McFatter is jailed without bond, pending a hearing.
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Asheboro
Teddy Wayne McFatter
Rt 2
Randleman
Randolph County
John Milton Routh Jr
Carl Moore Moore
McFatter
Routh
Millboro
Moore
Polecat Creek
Kandleman
John Malton Routh
Virginia Jackson Remembers 1936 Market Milestones
Enterprise staff recounts Virginia Jackson unique first day on the job in 1936 at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. She joined SFEB as secretary to manager Paul Casey, helped prepare market arrival lists, and faced pre air conditioning mimeograph tasks in a basement workspace. Over 40 years the market grew from two summer events to a national center with space expanding from 200,000 to over two million square feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Virginia Jackson
Southern Furniture Exposition
Southern Furniture Exposition Building Corp
Southern Furniture Market Center
Jackson
Paul Casey
SFEB
Virginia
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Teader
High Point Enterprise
Max Meeks
Furniture Plaza
Graham Morrison
Crescent Furniture Co
WO Webb
Pearson Co
Lane Co
Tanged
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