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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1971
Page
9
A brief July 20 1971 note from High Point Section B highlights community events and notices for the afternoon edition. Local residents are advised to check listings for meetings and public notices scheduled in the area.
An LA Times style satire recalls Washington journalists trading stolen Pentagon documents at the National Press Club bar. Editors, reporters, and bartenders barter memos and cables while debate over loyalty and national security rages, lampooning leaks and press culture.
Lake Phelps, a 16 600 acre state park and second largest natural NC lake, may dry as water drops over four feet. Officials blame irrigation canals from nearby farms while Atlantic Farms, under K L Spurlock, cooperates with the parks committee to restore water levels. The State Parks Committee meets July 29 31 at Wrightsville Beach to decide canal actions and possible court steps.
High Point gains Sunday beer sales after 1 PM for social establishment permits under an ABC reform bill. The measure also extends weekday opening to 7 AM and alters closing times to 2:30 AM in DST and 1:30 AM otherwise. ABC stores may stay open until 11:45 PM.
The Thomasville School Board appointed Elmor S. Allgood a principal of Thomasville Senior High School succeeding Marvin Miles. Allgood, a High Point native from Eastern Alamance High School, will oversee policies and tour facilities as he starts. Supt. Huneycutt noted Allgood’s prior principal experience in a similarly sized, integrated school.
Fire heavily damaged the rear of Kearns Tent and Awning on S Main Street with extensive water and smoke damage to the front, after flames reported around 2 15 a m Tuesday. A woman saw sparks and the blaze enter from the rear, with fire crews containing it in a middle room. Investigation continues.
A $675 knife was stolen from Boulding Upholstery after thieves forced a rear window entry. In Smith and Shore No 2 lot, a tape player was taken from Mike Thompson’s car, with two speakers missing. A note on Cushwa at Thomasville Senior High notes health reasons for not pursuing principalship and highlights Allgood’s long career in North Carolina education and athletics.
NLRB examiner Abraham Muller moved the case of 14 former strikers against The High Point Enterprise into the brief writing stage after a two week hearing. He described the matter as long and complicated with contested issues of law and fact and urged private settlement if possible.
Kathy Isaac 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Woodrow W Isaac of Manor Drive, wins a World Book Atlas in the Ask Andy quiz. She is a Jamestown Elementary School basketball fan and plans to join Jamestown Junior High seventh grade. She favors reading and envisions a future career. The article explains pewter as tin alloy with lead copper antimony or other metals, its colonial use, durability, tarnish and care.
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