Postmaster Sees Early 1971 Start For High Point Post Office
Postmaster Walter L. York said a new High Point post office project could begin early in 1971 after bids are reprocessed for a contractor. Fine and Salzberg of Norfolk had the initial contract. bids were not yet announced due to lease terms and construction costs. The project, at E Centennial Ave and E Green Dr, would run 20 years at 142 224 annually with six 5 year options, and could see dirt moved later this year as bids are reopened after construction funds were lifted from the freeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Walter L. York
York
Fine and Salzberg, Inc
Norfolk
Post Office Department
Fine
Salzberg
E. Centennial Avenue
E. Green Drive
Fine and Salzberg
Walter D. Harris
Washington
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Post Office
Harris
High Point Post Office
Nixon
Exchange Officers Installed at High Point Club Meeting
Dr A F Sherron was installed as president of the High Point Exchange Club at Top of the Mart Monday night. C Kenneth Wood became secretary and Henry A Gibson treasurer. James W McGee named vice president but absent. Director appointees included John Bartley Jerry Koontz Homer Smith Tom Ferguson J D Scarce and W C Shaw. Rev Victor Murchison urged officers to uplift social religious political and business ideals and to honor the law and national institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Sherron
High Point Exchange Club
Mart
C. Kenneth Wood
Henry A. Gibson
James W. McGee
Grady Kirkman
District Exchange Club
John Bartley
Jerry Koontz
Homer Smith
Tom Ferguson
J. D. Scarce
W. C. Shaw
Victor Murchison
North Carolina Yearly Friends Meeting
Exchange Club
Murchison
Chair City Man Struck By Train
74 year old John L Coffee of Haywood Street escaped serious injury when struck by a railroad car shifting near Lexington Avenue 300 feet west of Loftin Street crossing Monday morning Police said Coffee was walking across the railroad when struck by a car being moved Investigating officers report no serious injuries and note the incident occurred in Chair City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Haywood Street
John L. Coffee
Lexington Avenue
Loftin Street
FCC sets hearing date for High Point Channel 8 dispute
The Federal Communications Commission fixes September 21 for a hearing to decide which applicant will operate Channel 8 in High Point. Local group seeks the station while Southern Broadcasting Co. seeks renewal of WGHP-TV license on Channel 8 for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Communications Commission
High Point
Southern Broadcasting Co
Wghp-Tv
Southern Broadcasting
Furniture City Television Co., Inc
FCC
Weal, Inc
Wabc-Tv
Channel
Greensboro
Donald E. Bilger
Furniture City Television Co
Two Charges Filed Against Archdale Man in Local Affray
Harold Peele of Archdale faces warrants for forcible trespass and assault after an incident near the Trindale baseball field. Warranted actions name Peele, a little league president, entering Woolard property to retrieve foul balls and allegedly assaulting Woolard. Bond set at 800 total. Case hearings split between magistrate and Randolph County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale
Harold Peele
R. C. Woolard
Trindale
Woolard
Peele
Woolard Yard
Archdale Trinity
R.G. Delk
Asheboro
Delk
Drewery Named Commissioner on Cape Fear River Board
John C. Drewery of Wrightsville Beach will succeed Ralph T. Horton of Wilmington on the Cape Fear River Navigation and Pilotage Board. Gov. Bob Scott appointed Drewery on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
John C. Drewery
Wrightsville Beach
Ralph T. Horton
Wilmington
Board of Commissioners of Navigation
Cape Fear River
Drewery
Bob Scott
Westchester Mall Plans Hit by Planning Commission Snag
The Planning and Zoning Commission deferred the final development plan for the Westchester Mall complex, delaying Perpetual Savings & Loan branch construction amid erosion and storage concerns. The delay could pressure the City Council to withhold a building permit until Royster meets development agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perpetual Savings & Loan Co
Westchester Mall
Planning and Zoning Commission
Julian White
Commission
Harold Johnson
Perpetual Savings & Loan
David Royster
High Point Receives 1 386 900 For School Capital Outlay
Greensboro area news notes that Guilford County will notify superintendents today or tomorrow of capital outlay funds for 1970 1971. High Point is slated for 1 386 900 to help fund Shadybrook Elementary. Greensboro would get 750 000 and rural system 363 100 amid tentative figures before July 23 budget adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
John Witherspoon
Board of Commissioners
High Point
Shadybrook
Witherspoon
Guilford Technical Institute
Percy Sears
Robert Shaw
GTI
City Employees Revoke Resignations At Town Plant
Four city waste treatment plant employees Archie Walker James Brown John Bray and Wade Ingram rescinded their resignations effective later this week Mayor Harvey Carpenter announced the move. The resignations followed action against Herb Young superintendent of water and sewer plants who had been urged to resign by City Manager Kyle Williams. Young has not worked for the city since June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Harvey Carpenter
Archie Walker
James Brown
John Bray
Wade Ingram
Herb Young
Kyle Williams
Young
Walker
Brown
Bray
Ingram
Cause Still Unknown In Miller TV Blaze
High Point firefighters investigate a two alarm blaze at Miller TV Products on Lincoln Drive that damaged a roof area and finishing room. Two carpenters on the roof noticed smoke from sawdust and flames spread through ducts, triggering sprinklers. Carpenter Rufus L. Hayes was treated and released for burns. official damage estimates are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller TV
High Point
Miller TV Products, Inc
Lincoln Drive
Rufus L. Hayes
High Point Memorial Hospital
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High Point Enterprise
Grady E. Kirkman
Jim Stratford
P.O
Charles J. Fredrick
Westchester
RBZ Corp
Zayre Dept. Store
Ward Street
Wachovia
Mall
Robert Ridge
W. Green Drive
Redding Drive
Vail Avenue
Council
Westchester Drive
Coventry Road
Burton Avenue
Woodcrest
Ervin Co., Inc
Johnson Street
Lakecrest Avenue
Hall Street
Sonny Hedgecock
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