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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1977
Page
2
Firefighters were alerted to a fire at L. A. Crumpler’s 1304 Worth Street residence around 6 46 today. An electrical short in TV wiring ignited curtains, causing extensive den damage and smoke and heat damage to other rooms.
Raleigh AP reports Attorney General Rufus Edmisten denied believing the Wilmington 10 were innocent while avoiding release for political reasons. He said no decision was political and criticized Rev. Cobb for for his remarks.
The High Point Thomasville Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold a water safety instructors course at City Lake Pool on August 3 4 8 9 10 15 17 and 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. The class will meet each evening for three hours.
A 14-year-old Georgia girl visiting a Winston-Salem sister lies gravely ill with amoeboid meningitis. Medical officials say only about 80 cases have occurred since 1962 and fewer than five survivors. The disease likely entered via nose or ears after pond swimming.
A High Point woman, Ora Chapel, in good condition at Memorial Hospital after being shot in the lower jaw by an unnamed local man at about 6 am at her Flint Avenue home. Police say the incident arose from an argument.
The High Point Enterprise lists home delivery and mail subscription rates with durations for 6 months 3 months and 1 month locally in North Carolina. It notes Associated Press reuse rights and that carriers are independent contractors with the paper not responsible for advance payments.
Lawrence East, 28, of Ashland Street, Archdale, received two five year active sentences to run concurrently in Guilford County Superior Court for a February 14 jail escape in High Point. He pleaded guilty to common law robbery and assault with a firearm on a law enforcement officer.
High Point Fire Dept reports 103 false alarms in the first half of 1977, up from 55 in 1976. Fire marshal T G Shelton cites cycles of false calls and notes new tracing techs including an ultraviolet hand light and a telephone line diode system. Juvenile offenders common. penalties include fines from 25 to over 100 dollars.
Jean Witt of Kernersville found a wallet containing seven $100 bills in a K Mart aisle. She and a friend handed it to the manager who kept it in the safe for 30 days. The owner later called to thank Mrs Witt for the honesty that kept the money from being mislaid.
Guilford County may buy its first land for an open space program to protect watershed and environmental areas near Lake Brant in Greensboro. Dr. Douglas Carroll notes a potential 60 acres are under review, with $100 000 set aside and possible $100 000 in federal funds after a purchase decision.
A damaged road sign near the I 85 overpass on Surrett Drive leaves motorists with warning about ice ahead. Officials note the hinged center sign should be folded down but heat or damage may have kept it standing.
A Wake County jury found Sheriff Robert J. Pleasants not guilty on charges he failed to discharge duties related to jail oversight. After about five hours of deliberation, the 7-5 deadlock prompted Judge Sam Ervin III to urge continued deliberations. Pleasants, 63, had served 31 years as sheriff and faced up to two years in prison and possible removal if convicted.
High Point firefighters extinguished a small fire at Highland Mills on Mill Avenue caused by a spark from a picking machine igniting nearby cotton with no damage reported. Additional grass fires at Zayre's Shopping Center on Westchester Drive and N Centennial Avenue were also extinguished with no damage. A small trash container fire on Price Street was put out Friday with no damage.
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