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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1975
Page
5
Three deaths reported with funerals set in North Carolina. Lydia Holcombe Darnell age 86 of 1118 Adams St died Sunday. burial at Oakwood Memorial Park. Tommy Van Stafford age 37 of 114 Westchester Dr died Sunday from gunshot wound. services at Pierce Funeral Home Kernersville. Herbert Arnand Wright 78 of 1113 Ward St died Monday in Davidson Nursing Center. funeral at Sechrest Chapel.
Nisan Campbell age 61 of 1411 Hamilton St died at High Point Memorial Hospital at 2 20 a m from a heart attack He was born in Lamar SC April 24 1914 to William Henry and Rebecca Hicks Campbell He married Pauline Rhew in 1933 A Guilford County Sheriff s Dept lieutenant at death a member of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church and Men s Adult Bible Class Surviving wife two sons Richard H Campbell Lakeland Fla Donald W Campbell Clearwater Fla mother High Point two brothers William R Campbell Greensboro James H Campbell Greensboro one sister Mrs Christine McPherson Germany five grandchildren Funeral arrangements pending Harold C Davis Funeral Home Also Mrs Margaret Leonard Barton 59 of Rt 9 Lexington died Sunday at Lexington Memorial Hospital Born in Davidson County daughter of John B and Deddie Link Leonard Former Karosal Inc employee and First United Methodist Church member Surviving husband William F Barton a son William Barton Douglas Ariz a daughter Mrs Barbara Hearn Elkin three brothers Lloyd B Leonard Asheville Bruce Leonard Lexington John Burke Leonard Lexington two sisters Mrs Gray Davis Lexington Mrs R Prather Koonts Rt 14 four grandchildren Funeral 11 am Tuesday at First United Methodist Church Rev Charles Beamon and Rev Lee Dukes Burial Forest Hill Memorial Park Family at Davidson Funeral Home tonight 7 9
THOMASVILLE W Cyril Yokley 59 of Pilot Dr died Sunday night at home after a heart attack. He was born March 23, 1916 in Davidson County and lived in the Pilot School Community since 1954. A Southern Railway Systems employee, he belonged to the United Transportation Union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Southern Hunt Club and Fairview United Methodist Church. Surviving: wife Virginia. daughter Virginia Nifong. two sons William and James Yokley. parents David F. and Lena Yokley. siblings Maxine Lambeth Nancy Martin and Clyde D. Yokley. Burial at Holly Hill. Funeral tonight 7 at J.C. Green and Sons Chapel led by Rev. Robert Mabe.
A Leonard man Jesse Lee Chapman 21 was stabbed in the chest at home Sunday treated and released at High Point Memorial Hospital. James Williams 22 of Leonard Avenue was charged with assault with a deadly weapon as two thousand dollars in cash and checks were stolen from an Auto Parts and Accessories Co safe on S Elm Street earlier Sunday. Two patrol workers saw a broken seal and two suspects running down W Russell Avenue described as two white males in early 20s. Property thefts ranged from a projector and jewelry to a $750 utility trailer and a $380 outboard motor with totals around several hundred dollars while other burglaries reported minor losses and damages across multiple addresses. Multiple arrests followed including Jessie Massey McCombs 65 shoplifting Donnie Kee Lindsay 17 larceny Fred Tyrone Cotton 16 breaking and entering and larceny Gary D Huff 17 larceny after breaking and entering.
Thomasville plans a $1.5 million YMCA building with rear on Mendenhall Street. The design includes a double gym, an indoor pool, and a sun terrace. Ground-breaking could be as early as November. bids and landscaping may start within a month. A second phase adding indoor handball courts and a health club area at $200,000 will follow once funds are raised. About 90 percent of the first phase cost is already pledged. A scale model is on display at Memorial Park’s YMCA.
Despite grounds problems the playground program serves local needs with speakers and a weekly movie from Greensboro library. Mrs Vaughan and Mrs Boyd praise the value and favor continued operation as autonomous sites allow neighborhood fit while maintaining central supervision. A countywide playday with 25 playgrounds and crafts displays runs to August 7 at Northeast Junior High School.
Asheboro native Mike Cockerham, 22, is named head of Randolph County emergency jobs program as Frank Boling, 26, takes office as new county manager. Boling plans open office door policy, visits to municipal boards, and a focus on personnel, purchasing, and planning to cut costs. He aims to establish a county purchasing system and may hold part of September meetings in Archdale.
Firefighters responded to 1011 Gaines Ave at 10 17 am finding smoke from an electrical outlet with minor or no damage. At 613 Park St a break in and curtain fire in Ester Smith’s apartment caused minor damage. Malicious false alarms were logged on Lindsay Street and Park Street with an 11 year old taken into custody.
Carl Horn of Charlotte, president of Duke Power Co., urged energy stamps for low income groups including Social Security and welfare recipients. He proposed stamps usable for electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, coal, and fireplace wood in a Sunday interview.
Zoning has concentrated heavy industry in most areas with a small residential patch. Yarborough says land use guided zoning while Randolph County lacks a formal program. Only the area near the state zoo is zoned and officials recall county commissioners agreed to a one mile line into the county rather than the three miles allowed.
Roman calendar changes explain that Quintilis became Julius in honor of Julius Caesar after Sosigenes reformed the calendar. The new Julian year began in Januvarius, marking Caesar's influence on timekeeping.
A compact TV listing note shows WHAL in Raleigh and WGP in High Point along with WSOC in Charlotte and WSLS in Roanoke. The brief entries indicate channel positions 43 with related network stations in the region.
AP Television writer blasts ABCs five week summer series Almost Anything Goes. The Putnam Conn filmed program features small town teams in silly athletic contests with earnest sports casters. The critic vows to read War and Peace instead, noting goofball events, pompous narration, and limited home viewing options.
A fragmented listing outlines today's TV slate with times and channel cues. It includes News blocks, CBS ABC NBC News, classic shows like Beverly Hillbillies Andy Griffith and What's My Line, sport events, and late night programs such as Tonight Show and Sign Off.
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