David Peet Brings Realist Plan To Revitalize High Point Downtown
David Peet, head of the High Point Economic Development Corp., brings Augusta style downtown revitalization to High Point. He urges realistic goals, public private cooperation, and a phased plan addressing traffic, parking, codes, land parcels, and taxes to attract business and restore vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Wilson
Utley Enterprise
David Peet
America
Peet
High Point
High Point Economic Development Corp
Augusta
Europe
Main Street
U.S.A
Piedmont Officials Say Gas Supplies Adequate
Piedmont Natural Gas assures adequate winter gas supply despite Transco shortfall of 49.3 percent for 1977-78. Vice President Forrest Collier says 11.26 BCF will transfer, but Piedmont expects 28 BCF needed for residential and small commercial customers. Storage is full as Piedmont expands field exploration and supports deregulation against Carter tax proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Speaks
Piedmont Natural Gas
Transcontinental
Piedmont
North
South Carolina
Forrest Collier
Transco
Collier
New York
Mid West
Pennsylvania
Carter
High Point Area News Briefs for Tuesday July 26 1977
Summarized from the High Point Enterprise today. key local notes and notices from the city area include brief reports on community events and civic updates. This compact card reflects the era’s tone and local concerns with concise itemized entries.
Salaries Exceed $20,000 Level In Guilford County
A county report lists fifty Guilford officials earning $20,000 or more this year. Top salaries go to Dr. Joseph Holliday and Dr. Kahil Tanas, with county manager John Witherspoon at $39,156. The document details director salaries, July raises, and four assistants’ pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
Scott
Dept. of Mental Health
Health Dept
Kahil Tanas
John Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Rowland
George Seay
Beetles Can Be Controlled With Natural and Manual Methods
Guilford County agent John Carroll notes that Japanese beetles, first seen in 1916, can defoliate plants though population surges are local rather than county wide. Entomologists test a parasitic wasp Tiphia Vernalis and milky disease spores as controls. beetle traps are sold but discouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hayes
Guilford County
John Carroll
High Point
Carroll
Tiphia
Randolph Jail Inadequate For New Law
Randolph County Sheriff Carl Moore says the Randolph jail cannot meet a new state law requiring confinement facilities to hold prisoners sentenced to under 180 days. The facility has eight cell blocks and was built for short-term detainees, not continuous confinement, with needs to segregate by sex age and felony status to meet minimum standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
Carl Moore
N.C. General Assembly
Moore
John Skeen
Department of Correction
Piedmont Eyes Direct Boston Flights From Greensboro Hub
Piedmont Airlines petitions the Civil Aeronautics Board to permit direct service from Greensboro to Boston, with two daily round trips if approved. The plan marks the first of three extensions for Greensboro as a hub, adding spring service and reducing transfers via Washington or New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Boston
Mass
Piedmont Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Greensboro-High Point
Piedmont
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem
Trenor
Washington
New York
Turkey Shoot Killer Sentenced in Guilford Court
Zane C. Watson, 45, of 1811 N Centennial St, received a 50 10 year active sentence after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the Nov 5 shooting death of John Walter Jessup, 25. Judge Harvey Lupton handed down the sentence in Guilford County Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane C. Watson
N. Centennial St
Guilford County
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David Peet—Realist
David
Joseph Holliday
Donald Fontana
C. Wayne Metz
Thomas Cashwell
William Trevorrow
Paul Gibson
John Hampton
C. Robert Brooks
Mary Meed
J.D. Rowland
Hal Scott
Robert Earnheart
James Prillaman
John Williams
Register of Deeds
Mark Stewart
Charles Porter
James Finison
Robert McLean
Jack Jones
James Davis
Alfred Norwood
Larry Causey
Veterans Service
Robert Wray
Animal Shelter
Carolyn Hurley
Board of Elections
Steel Trail
van Jenkins
James Rickards
Annie F. Parham
Board of Commissioners
Art Richardson
Randolph
Knoxville
Tenn
Soil Conservation Service
Authority
Clarence Keever
Arnold Thompson Associates
Airport Authority
Stanley Frank
Southern Building Maintenance Co
Turkey
Spivey
Headon
Johnson Street
Oak Hollow Lake
Gary Craig Comer
Ann Sams Riggs
Kernersville
Tyrone Murphy
Amos Street
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