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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1965
Page
2
Fragmentary text describes a children's contest with prizes donated by High Point merchants. Mentions winners and a Thursday morning gathering. Readers told not to trek home until 5 p.m. The passage is garbled and contains inconsistent phrases and quotes.
Shirley Ellington prepares for a busy week at the Miss North Carolina pageant in Charlotte. She arrives with extensive outfits and travels with family as judges and sponsors anticipate her singing talent may carry her to the finals. Shirley already headlines at Greensboro venues and aims to continue her music career after the pageant.
Givers tourney gathers players from Various playgrounds to compete at City Lake and Washington Terrace. The schedule includes greased pigs flag poles and a scavenger hunt across playgrounds from June to August, culminating with the Pageant and wiener toast on August 18.
Sharon describes one night free for finalists, the Miss America production style, and the impact of state sponsor backing. She recalls touring North Carolina, balancing tennis and dating, and logging 40,000 miles in a year. She will study journalism at UNC Chapel Hill after transferring from Connecticut College.
The High Point Community Theatre announces tryouts for Fred Carmichael's The Robin Hood Caper on Monday at 8 pm. in Blair Park Club House, Blair Park. The production, to be staged July 16 17 at High Point College Auditorium, will cast 40 roles and form work crews and committees under Irving Silver, with Maxine Ferree assisting.
J Ray Kisiah of the parks and recreation department announced 14 high school boys, aged 16 to 18, were hired to mow, pick up debris, and beautify High Point parks. They will work five days a week, selected from about 75 applicants based on education plans and attitude to foster appreciation for parks and reduce juvenile vandalism. Local funds finance the program.
Guilford County Board of Education votes to revise its compliance plan for federal aid under Title VI. Supt Pearce and Atty Hardy brief on talks with a U S Department official about ending freedom of choice. Board sets June 25 meeting to draft revisions addressing unit transfers and faculty integration, citing crowding at Ragsdale and Guilford high schools and need for new western Guilford high school.
Guilford County Board of Education approved a special tax budget totaling 1 000 306 to fund supplementary salaries and hire more teachers to meet accreditation standards. The plan raises the tax rate to 24 46 cents per 100 valuation, adds 158 247 to last year, and includes 871 906 for instructional services.
Citizens for Christian Action held a youth rally in the City County Building parking lot after a parade from Central High School. About 180 attendees heard performances by local groups as Christy Rogers won poster top prize and Carol Joyce Darnell led essay winners. A final rally is set for 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Judge Walter Crissman speaking. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in 18 precincts for the special election on ABC stores.
Robert Johnson 18 of Leon ard Street faces an assault warrant after his companion Paul Ingram 30 lies unconscious at Cone Memorial Hospital Greensboro with a critical head injury. Ingram was accused of stealing whiskey, knocked down in the street, later treated for a major head wound and jailed for safe drunkenness. Johnson admits fighting Ingram and will be rearrested on the assault charge when the warrant is served. Other incidents include knife fight injuries, and multiple arrests for assault, resisting, and drunken driving among residents of Gardner, Downing and Gordy Streets.
Greensboro officials announce a summer school program operated five days a week from Monday to July 16. High school students may enroll at Ragsdale or Northeast High, while grammar grade children attend Guilford School. The program, led by Dr. M G Stahl and Ralph Moran, offers make up work and enrichment with morning hours.
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