Survey On Sites Nearly Ready
A joint survey by the High Point city planning department and the Chamber of Commerce nears completion. Phase one assesses industrial conditions including location transport and labor. phase two catalogs available sites with location size and price when provided. Copies will be on file at the planning department the Chamber and the State Department of Conservation and Development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
City Planning Department
Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Green
Green
Planning Department
State Department of Conservation and Development
Pearce To Attend State Superintendent Conference
Guilford County School Superintendent E P Pearce will attend the four day annual conference of school superintendents at Mars Hill This week He will serve on permanent policies during the session which opens tomorrow and closes Friday Gov Dan Moore and State Superintendent Dr Charles Carroll are scheduled to speak Also on the program are other school officials and educators
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
E. P. Pearce
Mars Hill
Pearce
Perm
Dan Moore
Charles Carroll
Weather Outlook Says Little Change Through Tuesday
The Friendship weather forecast shows no major shift in pattern through Tuesday. Expect near 70s lows and highs near 90 with partly cloudy skies and a chance of scattered showers Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Weatherman
Officials Seek Crisis Solution for Guilford Ambulance Service
Officials from Guilford County and its towns plan an exploratory meeting to decide who should provide ambulance service after funeral homes discontinue it. The session will discuss government versus private operation, financing, and legal requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Enterprise
Greensboro
Guilford County
Carl Johnson
Johnson
Alamance
Caswell
Chatham
Guilford
Orange
Person
Randolph
Rockingham
Thomasville
Davidson
Dale Montgomery
Board of Commissioners
Chamber Arranges Library at High Point Chamber
The High Point Chamber of Commerce reorganizes its library placing a large East Coast directory collection and materials dating to 1913 in a new lobby area on North Main Street. The improved display holds city directories state industrials telephone guides census data labor and management surveys and maps. See CHAMBER On Page 8B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
North Main Street
High Point
Art Richardson
North Carolina
U. S
Chamber
Whynot Man Held In Knitting Death
WilIy Jack McNeill, 44, of Whynot is charged with murder in the Sunday death of Thurston Cole, 40, of Whynot. Deputy Charlie Joyce says Cole was stabbed twice with a kitchen butcher knife after returning to the McNeill home Saturday night despite a promise to stay away. A preliminary hearing is pending in Randolph County jail as another Whynot man is held. See WHYNOT On Page 8B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
Charlie Joyce
Willy Jack McNeill
Whynot
Thurston Cole
Joyce
Thurston
McNeill
Thomasville City Manager Lydens Resigns for Gastonia
Longtime Thomasville city manager Lydens announces resignation effective Aug 31 to take job as Gastonia city manager starting Sept 1. Mayor Johnson lauds his 30 years of service and notes Thomasville as a training ground for managers. Lydens plans Aug vacation then assists Williams as acting manager. He and wife Mary Scott Strickland have two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Lyden
City of
Gastonia
Lydens
Thomasville
Williams
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mary Scott Strickland
P. F. Lydens Jr
Robert Frederick Lydens
University of Michigan
Vandals Smash Forest’s Jewelers Window in Thomasville
Police report a broken window at Forest's Jewelers and Watch Repair at 36 Salem Street after a brick wrapped in a beach towel was thrown through the glass last night. The theft's value was not yet determined, but several watches and rings were taken as detectives continued the investigation this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Forest’s Jewelers and Watch Repair
Salem St
Water Tests May Briefly Impart Red Tint To City Supply
City officials say a temporary red discoloration may appear in tap water this week during system testing for fire protection. Drinking water remains safe. residents are advised to avoid washing clothes until color fades. Localized tests will occur Tuesday north of the railroad and east of N Main, Wednesday west of N and S Main, and Thursday south of the railroad and east of S Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Main Street
S. Main Streets
S. Main Street
Cletus C Frank Wins State Rodeo in Durham
Cletus C Frank of Thomasville scored 38442 points to win the straight-track class at the 27th NC State Track Rodeo in Durham. The TR 2 resident’s top score earns him entry to the national contest in Minneapolis in September. Frank already has three prior nationals and hopes to repeat. He is an 18 year veteran truck driver with Akers Motor Lines Greensboro terminal. Burlington Industries to pay about 6.7 million in vacation bonuses to roughly 50,000 workers in 15 states with 4.1 million in July August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Cletus C. Frank
N. C
Durham
Rt. 2
N. C. Motor Carriers Assn
Frank
Minneapolis
Minn
Franks
Akers Motor Lines
Greensboro
Burlington Industries
Burlington
Service Station Victimized by Thieves Strike
A Sunday early morning report details thefts at Smiths Crown Service station and a break in at One Dollar Store on East Washington Street. Police also report felonious hit and run charges against Redell Tyler and multiple citations from ongoing local police actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith’s Crown Service Station
Westchester Drive
East Washington Street
Redell Tyler
Tate Street
Tyler
Kearns Street
Gordon Lee Whitaker
Cedron Avenue
Whitaker
Budget Sneak Peek: City Sees 11.8 Million Spend Plan
City Manager Harold Cheek unveils an 11.8 million dollar city budget estimate for 1966 67 with payroll raises already approved by council. The plan relies on bond revenues and a preserved tax rate while detailing a 30 000 dollar historical site purchase and capital items near 1.25 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Harold Cheek
Cheek
E. Lexington Avenue
Council
Two Students Receive Methodist Protestant Memorial Scholarships
Patricia Elliott of Denton and Leslie Elmore of Lincolnton earned Methodist Protestant Women's Memorial Scholarships to attend High Point College as freshmen. Elliott, Denton High School valedictorian, plans sociology. Elmore, Lincoln High School top ten graduate, will study English or history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Elliott
Denton
Leslie Elmore
Lincolnton
High Kin College
Miss Elliott
Charles Dewey Elliott
Rt. 3
Denton High School
Lineberry Methodist Church
High Point College
Miss Elmore
Lester Lee Elmore
Lincolnton High School
Asbury Methodist Church
Methodist Protestant Women's Memorial Scholarship Fund
North Carolina
Mately
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Mendenhall
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Robert B. Rankin
High Point City
Jamestown
Gibsonville
Gene B. Clark
Raleigh
Durham Ambulance Service
Mount Airy
Peter Lydens
Chair City Man
Roodeo
Susie Turner Cotes
Harold Douglas Coble
Potts Street
Cross Street
Cable
Arthur Davis
Saunders Place
Johnny Wright
Cable Street
Wright
Gary McGuire
Prospect Street
McGuire
Frank Howze
Kivett Drive
Caroll A. Higgins
Bethel Drive
Margaret
Roy Ledford Costner
Otis Tyson Sr
Pearson Place
J. C. Gates
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