Greensboro sales tax approved after heated public hearing
Guilford County commissioners vote 4-0 to impose a one cent sales tax with collection starting August 1. Chairman Dale Montgomery says the package aims to fund a $50 million five year improvements program and to provide county and city services, amid calls for a vote or tax alternatives. Commissioners note potential future burdens from the General Assembly and possible tax base erosion. Former officials and residents urge voter involvement or a graduated tax as alternatives.
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Greensboro
Dale Montgomery
Guilford County
High Point
Fred Yoder
Robert Shaw
Montgomery
John Witherspoon
General Assembly
Percy Sears
Washington
Raleigh
Marina Nearing Completion at Oak Hollow Lake Park
Construction of the Oak Hollow Lake Park marina is nearing finish. Photos show the edge wall near the parking area and boat ramps to be used by lakegoers. The park is expected to open in one to two years.
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New Oak Hollow Lake Park
Principal Shadybrook opens as Northwood gains successor
Five elementary principals will shift posts next year to reshape the city system. Emma Padgett leaves Northwood to lead Shadybrook. Robert Beatty moves to Northwood. Cloverdale closes. Heatherly shifts to Fairview Street. Hanes moves to Kirkman Park with Yokely replacing him at Leonard Street.
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Dean B. Pruette
Pruette
Emma Padgett
Northwood
Shadybrook
Robert L. Beatty
Cloverdale
Padgett
Emerson H. Heatherly
Kirkman Park
Fairview Street
Don Hancock
Randolph County
Roland Hanes
Leonard Street
Heatherly
Clarence FE. Yokely
Emma Blair
Hanes
T. Wingate Andrews
Samuel E. Burford
Ada Blair
Tomlinson
Ferndale Junior High School
Hickory
Lenoir Rhyne College
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Beatty
High Point
Rockingham
Fremont
Morganton
Forest City
Fayetteville State College
Fayetteville
North Carolina Central University
Durham
Campbell County
Tennessee
Lincoln Memorial University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
Griffin Junior High
Yokely
Shaw University At
Raleigh
University of Michigan
Brentwood
W. Riddle
Anne S. Amerson
Bessie J. Bright
Melrose W. Davnes
Linda Gail Cash
Christine M. Chidester
Linda Caroll Crutchfield
Frances Douglas
Betty M. Embler
Cornelia S. Gibson
Venetia W. Greene
Susan Christine Hedrick
Edith B. Martin
Sarah C. Massey
Patsy G. (Sanders) McCain
Cheryl O. Newnam
Hattie Anne Patterson
Ann Davis Scott
Mildred Waddell
Louise T. Zimmerman
Lorraine B. Milliken
Deadline Today For Thomasville ABC Referendum Registration
Unregistered voters in Thomasville must register by 5:30 today to vote in the July 13 Alcoholic Beverage Control referendum. Registration is possible at the Council Chamber or Lexington Elections Board HQ. A total of 194 voters had registered by Thursday, with helpers on site to assist.
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Thomasville
Council Chamber
City Hall
Elections Board
Lexington
ABC
Swinging Leaders Meet for City Playground Orientation
City Parks and Recreation holds an orientation meeting for this summer's Swinging Leaders program as members relax. Pictured are Pete Goebel Patsy Martin Terry Patterson and Cyndi Baily during the session. Staff photo by Sonny Hedgecock.
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Sonny Hedgecock
Guilford County Reports 98.04 Percent Tax Collected for High Point 1970
Greensboro Guilford County has collected 98.04 percent of taxes due the City of High Point for 1970. County Tax Supervisor C R Brooks said High Point totals reach $4,611,069 of a $4,703,278 levy. Separate countywide collections stand at 97.75 percent of the 1970 levy, totaling $22,237,585.11 of $22,749,877.97.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
High Point
Board of County Commissioners
C. R. Brooks
Brooks
Division Heads Named For Drive
Three individuals head The Salvation Army half million dollar building fund drive. George P. Clark chairs the major division with Fred Alexander and Thayer Coggin as co chairs for the advance division. Clark named five captains for the major division and a long list of members for the advance division.
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Salvation Army
George P. Clark
Fred Alexander
High Point Bank and Trust Co
Thayer Coggin
Thayer Coggin, Inc
Clark
Frank Wood Jr
Charles McAnnally
Dick Behrends
Thomasville Man To Face Embezzlement Charge
Ogburn Henry Davis of South Street faces a warrant for embezzling more than 7000 dollars from insurance funds. Edward L. Snead of the State Department of Insurance said Davis, once an agent for United Family Life and Consolidated Insurance, allegedly mishandled accounts during 1968 to 1970. Davis is believed to have agreed to restitution. service delayed due to his absence. The case involves pre arranged funeral insurance using a Thomasville funeral home name.
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Thomasville
Ogburn Henry Davis
South Street
Davis
Edward L. Snead
State Department of Insurance
Snead
United Family Life Ins. Co
Atlanta
Frank C. Wood
Consolidated Ins. Co
United Family Life
Consolidated
Wood
J. C. Green and Sons
Chair City
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Ray Hubbard
Winston- Salem State College
Michigan State University
The
University of Wisconsin
Fairview Street School
Mabel M. Beeson
Osie L. Blue
Frances Anne Buffaloe
Ellen Clifton
Sue K. Crowell
John P. Dennis
Judy A. Dorety
Juanita L. Dunovant
Margaret G. Fussell
Marian R. Greeson
Sarah C. Haworth
Ernestine F. Hoke
Mary C. Johnson
Lou
Beth Anne Howard
Ruth B. Ledbetter
Dorothy D. Lightner
Laurel H. Link
Elizabeth McCallum
Marian R. McCoss
Regina B. Misiaveg
Louise B. Moffitt
Arzelle C. Moore
Gilda C. Scott
Doris P. Smith
Margaret E. Wilson
Maude W. Wilson
Jane Ellen Vaughn
Hunt Moffitt
Gwendolyn R. Scott
Anna L. Gilliam
Roland J. Hanes
Lila G. Anderson
Pearl P. Burford
Helen G. Cole
Christine R. Corn
Sandra F. Ensley
Zalia C. Fowler
Jacqueline Garner
Nell H. Hedrick
Syrena P. Hudson
Amorae R. Hutchinson
Sarah C. McCall
Sylvia Stella Nicks
Anita Fitzgerald Smith
Myra S. Weatherly
Clarence E. Yokely
Ida Lee Brinkley
Sarah Frances Green
Meena G. Hinson
Lula H. Hoskins
Flora Lee R. Phillips
Mary F. Quick
Elizabeth Sconyers
Beverly Stout
Judith Peace Bodenheimer
Kathleen R. Smith
Montlieu Avenue
Georgia G. Thayer
Hildred J. Barringer
Joanne S. Baughn
Katherine J. Bobb
Dina T. Boyles
Elizabeth W. Cheek
Sara D. Diffendal
Margie Ree Farabee
Mary J. Forbes
Roberta R. Foutch
Patricia Gale Gilbreath
Magolia M. Hart
Cheryl Griffin Hucks
Brenda W. Keeling
Mary M. Lingerfelt
Richard J. Nixon
Sharon B. Reid
Jane B. Rierson
Frances B. Robinson
Betty Hart Royal
Judy Diane Starliper
Pecola Tucker
Patsy Womack
Jane van Anda Garrett
Rosalie M. Pruette
Ethel B. Ballenger
Robbie L. Boyd
Iris W. Bristow
Thelma Sue Burke
Billie Ann Ferrell
Gloria §. Hahn
Helen B. Hayes
Brenda Joyce Hoffman
Annie Lee Jarrell
Mary Dorsay Jones
Carol Ann Kelly
Paulette G. Marshall
Astor W. Mitchell
Betty M. McAllister
Sue W. Owens
Martha Lynne Pennington
Jacquelyn B. Pierce
Phyllis Ann Pugh
Nancy Lee H. Repetto
Donna Jean Sterenberg
Marjorie Welborn
Lillian W. Pope
Ford County
F. P. Bodenhemer
Bodenheimer
Guilford Technical Institute
Frank T. Kersey
Copper Mine
Kersey Road
Perttu Virtanen
Kersey
Tom Wood and
Clarence Keever
Jim Millis Sr
Roscoe Adams
Harriss Covington
Elliott
Wood Sr
Jack Slane
Wray Amos
George Marsh
Ed Dicante
John Thomas Jr
John Hutchens
Herman Bernard
Ed Mendenhall
Frank Wood Sr
Herman Smith
D. §. Hedgecock
Dick Meisky
Charles Hayworth
Jack Campbell
Hunter Dalton Jr
Carson Stout
Clarence Lambeth
Stanley Taylor
Sidney Gayle
Frank Hunsucker Jr
Pat Brown
Sloan Gibson
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