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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1974
Page
1
A man recounts sending his dog Shadow to college in Boone. The dog vanishes, causes family furor, then returns unchanged but perhaps wiser. The tale ends with the narrator noting his dog is now smarter than he is despite a pricey collar and a hoarse cough.
Mary Garland, citywide volunteer coordinator designating school coordinators, urges early lineups for next year. About 160 volunteers assisted most schools this year, tutoring one to one, library tasks, and cafeteria supervision under PTA Council sponsorship replacing the Junior League. Mrs Robert Benton measures Jimmy Turney at Tomlinson Elementary School.
Sunday morning edition of the High Point Enterprise from June 2 1974 presents regional briefs and items of local interest on page 2A. The readable text summarizes community happenings, brief notices, and upcoming events in the High Point area.
Enterprise staff writer Ray Hubbard reports hundreds of High Point youths will seek summer employment as the Economic Security Commission coordinates a joint program with the city chamber and ESC. About 125 disadvantaged positions funded federally will be available through Guilford County and Greensboro, with 95 in city departments and 30 in other public agencies. Programs run June 17 to August 9 paying $2 an hour for 40 hours weekly.
Portrait of Ann Lohr, cafeteria manager at a school, as a tireless, cheerful leader who turns a busy, noisy lunchroom into a welcoming place. She handles broken equipment, miscounts, and sick staff with optimism, promotes upbeat names for dishes, and keeps students connected with kindness and humor.
The final steering committee meeting marked the close of the third phase of a ten year effort to raise 10 million dollars. President Wendell Patton said the campaign will fund priority projects such as a larger endowment library expansion and an auxiliary gym. Dr. Carroll praised contributors for turning the goal into reality.
Guilford County board hears Alamance Primary likely to be occupied after Christmas with school opening in late August in doubt. Construction delays blamed on contractor and rain, while Florence Elementary addition should finish by July 1. Eastern Guilford inspection set for June 24 prior final checks.
Archdale officials confirm plans to hire a city clerk while shifting tax duties to the current clerk and creating a payroll and pay-check division under the personnel committee. A city manager is sought before July 1 to handle finance duties and free council time. Police hiring remains unsettled amid rising needs for enforcement and utility projects. The 1974-75 budget shows a decline in expenditures, yet continued growth could push toward higher taxes and larger staff as the water and sewer systems expand.
George W. Lyles Jr president of Lyles Chevrolet Co is appointed chairman of the United Appeal major corporate gifts division in Greater High Point. The division covers hosiery textile furniture and manufacturing firms and targets about 100 large contributors. Lyles Duke graduate serves as director of Wachovia Bank chair of First Federal Savings & Loan board of stewards Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church and president of both High Point Rotary Club and High Point Chamber of Commerce. He and wife Nancy live at 1101 Forrest Hill Dr with three children.
A Tuesday 7 to 9 pm guitar course begins at DCCC for 11 weeks with limited enrollment. Call to enroll. Also note: Connie Gail Hilton from Thomasville earned a nursing scholarship from DCCC and a High Point District Boy Scouts meeting is planned at High Point Friends Meeting House. A cinema event at the High Point Public Library features the film Hometown and a new course on Modern Human Relations in Business and Industry is offered Wednesday evenings at Lexington.
The notice lists Carrier Weekly at 70 cents per issue, monthly 3.05 dollars, yearly 36.40 dollars. Mail subscriptions in North Carolina subject to a 4 percent sales tax.
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