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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1972
Page
2
Forrest Dates writes a humorous column weaving personal headaches with local quirks. He ribbings about a four-person elevator at city hall, a swim opening, smoky downtown air, odd fishing rates at Oak Hollow Lake, and busy preparations for this year's playgrounds.
Frederick Bass of the Redevelopment Commission announces the summer Hot Line operation starting Monday. In partnership with the Neighborhood House Council, the program assists youths ages 14 to 17 in East Central and Harrison Center areas with lawn care, babysitting, painting, and other odd jobs. About 30 youths have signed up. organizers expect up to 200 by summer’s end. The line is at 406 Harris St and available by calling 888-7975.
Friendship weatherman predicts sunny skies across the High Point area with temperatures near 70 today. Tonight will stay clear and unseasonably cool with lows in the low to mid 40s. Monday should bring a warmer high in the mid to upper 70s under sunny skies. Chance of showers remains near zero today and tonight.
The High Point Parks and Recreation Department starts the summer playground program Monday at 9 a.m. at 19 locations citywide. Sites run 9 to 5, Monday through Friday until Aug. 18, with two leaders per site and no operation on July 4. Citywide events every Tuesday include tournaments and competitions among winners from local games.
The Western North Carolina United Methodist Church reports a second straight year of membership loss as the Lake Junaluska conference notes 609 fewer members for the year ending May 31. Church school enrollment fell 3 962 while total giving rose to 26 267 512, up 859 278 from 1970 71.
The High Point Elks Lodge will hold its Flag Day observance Friday in the amphitheater at High Point City Lake. The event opens to the public around 7 p.m. with a concert by the Andrews High School Band and a speech by Rev. Thomas S. Haggai. Local and state Elk officers join in the program. First Union National Bank will distribute flag decals from Hayden Place, N Main Street and Archdale offices.
High Point Democrats in Precinct 5 plan a meeting Monday at 7 30 p m at Montlieu Elementary School. Chairman Will Hartzler announced plans for the rest of the election year will be mapped and details for a later month benefit will be worked out.
In Greensboro a liberal Democrat coalition in Guilford County helped Gov. Bob Scott win a delegate seat to the Democratic national convention in Miami Beach. The group also elected four delegates and four alternates from the Sixth District, with Wallace backers winning only one alternate. Scott, third in votes, pledged to support the eventual party nominee and urged backing the full Democratic ticket in the fall.
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas labelled President Nixon politically motivated and a spendthrift while urging unity among Democrats at the Sixth District convention in Greensboro. He criticized Nixon’s Vietnam pledge, blamed him for rising deficits and inflation, and called for concerted effort to defeat Nixon in the fall. Mills then spoke in Greenville, S.C. that night.
A Fort Fisher hermit who lived in a wartime pillbox by the beach died of natural causes after years of isolation. Former linotype operator, he spoke against politics and lived on oysters and the sea, cared about world events, and drew curious visitors before his death.
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