Fenn Named Executive Vice President at Stanley Furniture
William Fenn Jr. is named executive vice president of Stanley Furniture Co. in Stanleytown Va effective July 11. A Yale economics graduate, he arrives after 28 years in furniture with Thomasville Armstrong and held senior sales management roles. He will relocate to Martinsville at summer’s end to join a new marketing oriented team.
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William
Bill) Fenn Jr
Stanley Furniture Co
Stanleytown
Henry O. Timnick
Stanley
Fenn
Thomasville Furniture
Armstrong Co
Yale University
Rotary
Missouri
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Japan
Timnick
Power blackout chances small in North Carolina
In Charlotte and Raleigh, Duke Power and CP and L officials say a system linking Southeast utilities and sharing electricity makes a statewide blackout unlikely. They cite prior outages, high demand, and weather as pressures but claim protections and cross‑state sharing prevent cascading failures. Duke Power serves about 1.2 million customers in the two states, CP and L about 600 770.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
Carolinas
New York
Duke Power
Walt Campbell
Duke Power Co
Sherwood H. Smith Jr
Carolina Power & Light Co
Raleigh
Smith
Campbell
Cp&l
Duke
Piedmont
South Carolina
States
Has Child Out Of Wedlock Teacher Wins Her Job Back
Mary Morehead, a South Stokes High School teacher fired in April 1976 for having a child out of wedlock, won reinstatement and $6,000 back pay after a settlement. The district now bars pregnancy as grounds for dismissal but allows firing for sexual relations outside marriage if it harms school efficiency or environment.
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Danbury
N.C
Mary Morehead
South Stokes High School
Miss Morehead
Ron McKinney
The
Teacher Association
McKinney
Ed Miss Morehead
Prison Head Unaware Polyurethane Mattresses Fire Hazard
Morganton AP reports McDowell County prison superintendent Fulmer Rudisill testifies he did not know polyurethane mattresses used by inmates posed a fire hazard and had not investigated the 1976 blaze that killed nine. Deputy W L Kautzky says he warned two years earlier to remove such mattresses and notes staffing shortfalls.
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Morganton
Fulmer Rudisill
McDowell County
State Industrial Commission
Fer
W. L Kautzky
Correction
Amos Reed
Kautzky
Hard Water Affects Pickle Crispness, Researchers Say
Lombard researchers from the Water Quality Association report that hard water interferes with fermentation and pickling, causing softer, less crisp pickles. Softened water yields crisper, firmer products.
North and South Carolina Weather Forecast Update
Sunny and hot conditions expected across the Carolinas with highs mostly in the mid 90s to around 100. Tonight will be fair with lows ranging from the mid 60s to low 70s and light northeast winds. An extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies Sunday through Tuesday with a coastal shower chance Monday and a statewide rain chance Tuesday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Widow Denied Survivor Benefits Over 30 Day Rule
In Shallotte North Carolina the widow of Nelson Maness is denied $244 monthly survivor benefits because he died 19 days after filing for them. The 30 day rule from the Law Enforcement Officers Benefit and Retirement Fund bars eligibility. The family plans to appeal and possibly seek an attorney general interpretation.
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Nelson
Maness
Division of Marine Fisheries
W.L. Wallace
State Dept. of Natural Resources and Community Development
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Greensboro
Durham
Byron Haworth
State District Court
North Caroline National Bank
High Point
Ken Kennington
Terminix
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Kordite
Dazey
Thomasville
YoggiNo
COMET
Colander
Gulf
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