Jobs Scarce In Local Area For Students This Summer
Local youths struggle to find summer work in High Point as only about 14 percent of 3 057 teens ages 14 to 19 obtain help from federal programs or job services. Many firms avoid short-term hires due to training costs and old child labor laws, leaving most youths to rely on family support or chance entries like Dennis Luck who failed to secure placements.
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High Point
Gary Strater
Guilford Technical Institute
Employment Security Commission
Strater
N.C. Employment _ Security Commission
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Office of
Redevelopment Commission
Fredrick C. Bass
Camp Pioneer Opens Summer Season At High Point YMCA
Camp Pioneer starts its first two week session tomorrow with 130 registered children. Dan Hackney, assistant executive director, heads the camp which drew over 500 attendees last year and has been rated the top YMCA day camp in 10 states in the Southeast. Staff includes Ken Lyon Kay Perry Dave Foster and several student counselors from area colleges and universities.
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High Point Ymca
Dan Hackney
Hackney
Camp Pioneer
Southeast
Ken Lyon
Welcome
Hearing Waived In Larceny Case In Davidson County Court
Jerry Lee Johnson of Highland Avenue waived a preliminary hearing in Recorder's Court on charges of breaking and entering and larceny and receiving. The case was sent to Davidson County Superior Court for trial over a $2,000 theft from Allen Ray Stillwell's home. Seven others convicted of drunken driving received $100 fines and costs. Hudspeth Wagner and Lodzinski appealed.
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Thomasville
Jerry Lee Johnson
Highland Avenue
Recorder’s Court
Davidson County Superior Court
Nancy Cain Fowler
Hudspeth, Wagner and
Lodzinski
It’s The Season For Bike Thefts In High Point Area
High Point police detectives and Guilford County deputies report an uptick in bicycle thefts from backyards garages and playgrounds this season. Theft levels are about average for late spring with few recoveries. residents are advised to secure bikes indoors or locked to a post or fence and to check the police station for recovered bikes or abandoned vehicles, with occasional auctions when bikes accumulate.
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High Point Police
Guilford County Sheriff's Deputies
Shavitz Joins Nixon Arts Advisory Committee
Henry H. Shavitz of High Point was sworn in as a member of President Nixon’s Ad visory Committee on the Arts for the Kennedy Center. Robert H. Finch officiated. Shavitz joined March 17 and serves on the High Point Historical Society board.
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Washington
Henry H. Shavitz
High Point
Henry Shavitz Realty Co
Nixon
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Robert H. Finch
Kennedy Center
Shavitz
High Point Historical Society
J. Willard Marriott
Washington, D. C
Hot Shoppes, Inc
The Glue That Sticks The American Way Of Life
A nostalgic column extols resilient American traits through humor and vivid vignettes. It highlights covered dish suppers, a slow farmer on the road, private restrooms, smoking habits, and the persistent grind of paydays, portraying a nation held together by stubborn practicality and shared humor.
Fair skies, cooler days forecast for weekend
High Point residents are forecast to enjoy fair skies and cooler temperatures. Today will reach near 80 with tonight dropping to the mid to upper 50s. Monday looks to stay clear with temperatures in the low 80s.
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High Point
U. S
New Colt League Team Opens Season At Trindale Field
Archdale Trinity fans welcome a 15 to 18 year old Colt League squad formed largely from Trinity High athletes. Coached by Lambeth Bame and Hall the team plays 12 games including six home at Trindale Little League field. Private donations fund the venture as Lambeth notes needs for more bats and balls. The opener follows a 2 0 loss to a tougher senior squad with away games in Forsyth County Lenoir and Randleman.
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Archdale
Archdale-Trinity
Trinity Senior High School
Trindale Field
Fred Lambet
Fred Bame
Jack Hall
American Legion
Trindale
Colt
Fred Lambeth
Lambeth
Forsyth County
Lenoir
Randleman
Farmer High School
Jamestown Summer Recreation Program Set
Jamestown will launch a 1970 summer recreation session at Jamestown Elementary School starting Monday at 8:30 a.m. under Town Manager Charles Turner. Hugh C. Gordon of Ragsdale High School directs with Ann Jackson as assistant. The two week program runs Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a four week session from July 6 to July 31 featuring athletics and arts and crafts.
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Jamestown
Charles Turner
Hugh C. Gordon
Ragsdale High School
Ann Jackson
Turner
Randy Gibson Seeks Path in Church Youth Work
Randy Gibson 19, Mt Clive College rising sophomore and student body president, aims for church based youth work. He balances sports and music, plans ministry with Apostoloi Team, and speaks on personal freedom, faith, and students seeking honest answers.
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Randy Gibson
Oday
Fain Gibson
Fifth Court
Randy
Mt. Clive College
Goldsboro
Mt. Olive
Baptist State Convention
Apostoloi
God
Church
Chicago: Miracle City of the Midwest film at library
A 29 minute film portrait titled Chicago: Miracle City of the Midwest will be shown at High Point Public Library on Tuesday at 12 15 p m in the audio visual room and again at 3 15 p m at Astor Dowdy Towers 701 E Green Dr The film features famous landmarks and includes Carl Sandburg reading from The Windy City.
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Chicago
High Point Public Library
Midwest
Carl Sandburg
Windy City
Astor Dowdy Towers
E. Green Dr
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Dwight Clinton
Sonny Hedgecock
Pioneer
Mike Griffin
North Carolina State
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Greensboro
Lenoir Rhyne College
Martha Futrell
Greensboro College
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Appalachian State University
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Jerri Reed
High Point College
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Allen Jay
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High Point Enterprise
Johnson
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Lady McCain
Shuler Road
James Barger
Robert Lewis Nichols
Rockingham
Unity Street
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Lester Hudspeth
Boonville
Early E. Wagner
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Barnwell Street
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Lexington
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