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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1977
Page
2
Forrest Dates writes a humorous memoir of high school graduations from a parent’s view. He recalls the pomp of diplomas, baccalaureate services, and the shift from homemade pomp to modern gifts and sheepskin diplomas, with self deprecating memories of his own graduation.
Former High Point school system superintendents will be honored at a public reception Monday night at the Administration Building on English Road from 7 to 9 p.m. At 8 p.m. the building will be officially dedicated and named for Dr. Dean B. Pruette who led the district for 23 years. Portraits of Dr. Pruette Dr. Carroll and Dr. Andrews will be hung in the board room with plaques naming former board members. The reception is open to the public and will honor retiring teachers principals and other personnel.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a chance of afternoon and evening showers or thundershowers through the weekend into Monday. Highs will be in the low to middle 80s with tonight’s low in the low 60s. Precipitation probabilities are 4 percent today and 30 percent tonight. Winds around 10 mph, variable. Sunset 8 37 p.m. tonight. sunrise 6 02 a.m. Monday.
Milton Gray Long of Thomasville shares a 62 year obsession begun in 1915 when a swarm drew his curiosity in a Forsyth County field. He now keeps about 50 hives, once handling as many as 260, and has amassed deep knowledge of bee behavior and hive duties. Long plans to keep tending bees despite a heart condition.
North Carolina Senator Katherine H. Sebo proposes a state Victims Compensation system and a three member Crime Victims Compensation Commission to operate it within the Department of Administration. The plan estimates a $660,000 yearly cost and aims to provide rewards and access to additional aid sources. A separate restitution approach would rely on the offender’s ability to pay, a method Sebo says is often unavailable.
Speed reading course starts Tuesday in room 214 Gee Building DCCC meets twice weekly 7 to 9 p.m. Public housing tenants gather Sunday at 6 p.m. Scout round table Monday 7 30 p.m. at Wesley Memorial UMC Cub trails treks trips Scout care of canvas Piedmont Health Systems Agency meets Wednesday 6 p.m. 2120 Pinecroft Rd board to consider two area hospital proposals and seven nursing home bids in Davidson Forsyth Yadkin counties Friendly City Civitan Club to sponsor steam engine train excursion August 6 Durham to Keysville Va departs 8 a.m. from Durham. tickets at Northgate and Durham Sporting stores Western Auto Roxboro EB Main Holloman Realty.
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association reports March sales up 7.5 percent from a year ago with backlogs rising 4.5 percent and shipments up 15.7 percent over the period. Production climbs 8.9 percent, payrolls up, and casegoods lead gains with notable growth in mirrors, tables, and bureaus.
A humorous column contrasts men’s party experiences with women’s Avon and jewelry gatherings. It notes men miss cookware and beauty parties and jokes about their bored reactions, while suggesting playful new party ideas and pondering why men do not host or join such events.
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