Propane Gas Truck Overturns Near Westchester Drive
A Thompson Arthur Paving Co truck and an Exxon vehicle collided to spill propane after overturning. Fire crews pumped out 625 gallons into an empty truck and burned the remaining 1,000 gallons under controlled conditions to avoid a spill or explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lowe
Westchester Drive
T. A. Myers
High Point Fire Dept
Thompson Arthur Paving Co
Exxon Co
Myers
Exxon
Charlotte
High Point council unlikely to pursue bike trails say Wells
Council member and bicycle trail advocate Bob Wells warns that a comprehensive study and any bicycle trails plan for High Point is unlikely to move forward. He recalls withdrawing a motion that would have prompted a full study, saying the issue has lingered for years with strong opposition and stalled efforts since the energy crisis era.
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High Point
City Hall
Bob Wells
Wells
Farriss-Hillcrest
Bo Morgan
Parks and Recreation
R. V. Moss
Jerry Yarborough
Jamestown Budget Maintains 5 Percent Tax Rate for 1977
Jamestown plans to keep the tax rate at 5 percent per $100 valuation in the 1977-78 budget, with a total of 1,364,070. Town Manager Charles Turner notes rising water and energy costs may drive a future rate increase. The budget forecasts ABC store income of 100,000, lower than last year's 350,000, and includes a 6 percent raise for employees and one new position. A public hearing is set for Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. in Town Hall ahead of final adoption.
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Jim Hawkins
Jamestown
Charles Turner
Turner
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Friday Night Assault and Multiple Thefts Reported
Fright night attacks on E Grimes Avenue near Randolph Street left Charles Hyden with a wallet and a $150 check stolen. Police listed numerous burglaries and car break ins with items including radios, tape players, a typewriter, jewelry, and a curling iron. Several arrests followed for larceny and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hyden
E. Fairfield Road
High Point
E. Grimes Avenue
Randolph Street
Hyden
James Allen Wilder
Kimery Avenue
Charles_ A. Whitaker
Arlington Street
YMCA
Fourth Street
Audrey Graves
Elizabeth Street
Ann Circle
Melvin D. Rogers
Route 3
Judith A. McManus
Westchester Drive
Johnson Street
Rith
Court Apts
N. Main Street
Jack Cromartie
Shadow Valley Road
Gatewood Avenue
Virgil Stanton Elliot
E. Lexington Avenue
Cruzio Acosta
S. Elm Street
Michael Alexander Thomas
Cable Street
Willie Delano Russell
Henley Street
James Norman Melvin
Durham
Denominations Plan Meetings In North Carolina
Annual meetings of three religious groups are slated in North Carolina with about 4 000 people expected. The North Carolina United Methodist Church eastern conference opens Monday at Methodist College Fayetteville led by Bishop Robert M Blackburn with 1 500 delegates and featuring Bishops James S Thomas and Joel D McDavid. Delegates will consider resolutions and worship services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
United Methodist Church
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Methodist College
Fayetteville
Robert M. Blackburn
Raleigh
James S. Thomas
Canton
Ohio
Joel D. McDavid
Lakeland
Fla
High Point Enterprise Subscription Rates Displayed
A readable block lists mailing and home delivery subscription rates for the High Point Enterprise. It notes data such as daily and Sunday rates, carrier and mail options, and details regarding the Associated Press content rights and post office classifications. The page references the High Point, North Carolina address and local business terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
AP News Dispatches
High Point
N.C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
London Associates
Petition Drivers Tax Rate Hike For Colfax Fire District
Greensboro officials will hear a Colfax Fire Protection District petition seeking higher taxes with residents backing an increase from seven cents per hundred. The board plans rate hikes in Pinecroft Sedgefield and Rankin districts after petitions. Labor Party weighs in on computerized voting as hearings set for paving Oak Grove Forest streets and four other projects. Session starts 9 a.m. at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford
Colfax
Pinecroft- Sedgefield
Rankin
Labor Party
Oak Grove Forest
Neighborhood Watch Gains Ground in High Point
Neighborhood Watch groups expand in High Point under the police crime prevention unit growing from one to four officers. Mayor declares June Crime and Burglary Prevention Month as burglaries drop in several areas. Community members report thefts and vandalism down and bike engraving and registration programs active.
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Carol Jackson
E. Green Drive
High Point
W.W. Crabb
Roy Culler
H.M. Kirkpatrick
Underhill
Wise Avenue
B.R. Gant
Gant
Neighborhood Watch
Harold Tibbles
Colony Park
Tibbless
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Sae
Trueestchester Drive
High Point Enterprise
Coventry Motors
Darrell H. Carlton
van Buren Street
Alma Desk
W. Green Drive
Fred Watson
Renda Drive
Archdale
Mobil Chemical
English Road
Gilbert Clinard
Clinard Milling
David McQueen Jr
Wise Street
James Arthur Jones
Cedar Street
Susan Leigh Wood
Englewood Drive
Atlanta
A. J. Simeon Stadium
Sonny Hedgee
The
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High Eeterprise
Church Avenue
Uunts
Oaily
Walyate
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