Emerywood branch post office taking shape near Rockspring Road
The new Emerywood branch post office will be a larger building with over 12,000 square feet of parking. It sits at the Rockspring Road and Long Street intersection, about three blocks northwest of the current office, and is to be leased to the government from Mr. and Mrs. A. Pat Brown. Construction was budgeted at 59,434 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Branch Post Office
N. Main Street
Pat Brown
Rockspring Road
Long Street
Chip Faircloth
New Setup In Council Dead Duck
The imminent adjournment of the General Assembly ends chances to revise High Point City Council terms this biennium. Enabling legislation to lengthen council terms is likely too late as the Assembly focuses on finances and aims to finish next week. Democratic support for longer, staggered terms has waned though remains strong in principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
High Point City
Assembly
Carson Stout
Deadwood
High Point housing study waits on secretary help
High Point moves toward full hearings on housing discrimination as the Human Relations Commission plans a detailed study with a secretary's support. Justice advocates urge changes in real estate practice, city leadership, and perhaps fair housing ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marks
High Point
Human Relations Commission
O. Arthur Kirkman
Kirkman
City Council
Ruby Byers
Hartzler
Commission
AFSC
Guilford County Budget Allocates Most Tax Levy to Education
Editor Jim Hawkins explains Guilford County will raise 10.46 million for 1967 1968 with schools and GTI receiving 5.46 million. The article notes bond funding for new buildings, increased current expenses to 2.59 million, and a capital outlay of 1.5 million. It outlines per pupil spending rising to 39.59 and enrollment growth to 65,310, plus breakdowns for High Point city schools and rural systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Guilford County
Carl Johnson
Hugh Ross
Guilford Technical Institute
GTI
High Point City
Welfare Department
Health Department
Davidson County Community College
Charge Disposed In Davidson County Justice Court
Thomasville man John Andrew Salmon 34 faced a public drunkenness charge filed May 18 by the Davidson County Sheriff's Dept. He pleaded not guilty before Justice Don F. Palmer on June 8 and received a year long prayer for judgment. The warrant had called for trial June 23 in Davidson County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Thomasville
Davidson
Justice of the Peace
John Andrew Salmon
Forsyth Street
Chair City
Davidson County Sheriff's Dept
Salmon
City Memorial Hospital
Holly Grove Road
Homestead
Fred Sink
Justice of the
Don F. Palmer
Silver Hill
Shelby S. Hege
J. P
Sink
High Point Enterprise June 28 1967 brief
This is a compact historical newspaper note from the High Point Enterprise dated Wednesday afternoon June 28 1967. It provides partial page context from the era and hints at typical daily news briefs of the period.
Davidson County Budget Leaves Tax Picture Cloudy After Meeting
Davidson County Commissioners approved a tentative $3.346 million budget in a special session and may have cut the county tax rate from 95 cents, though the tax reduction remains unclear. The plan includes a $96,382 ambulance service allocation and potential 24 cent tax cuts for areas with private ambulance franchises, pending a July 10 public hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Burchette
Lexington
Davidson County
Ken McCrary
Commission
Wilmer Mizell
Mizell
Burglars Hit High Point Areas in Weak Loot Week
A pair of safe break ins netted only 79 dollars across sites including Railroad Express on Proud Street and Neill Pontiac. Police report pry marks and punched safes, with minimal other losses and several entries under investigation on E Commerce Street and Montlieu Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Railroad Express
Proud Street
E. Commerce Street
Fred Mitchell
Express
Neill Pontiac
Weekend Forecast From Friendship Weather Beat
Sky conditions show partly cloudy to cloudy with warm temperatures. Tonight may see a 10 percent rain chance, with Thursday forecast to be partly cloudy and warm and a 30 percent chance of scattered thundershowers. Friday looks partly cloudy with showers. Today's high around mid 80s and tonight's low mid 60s. Thursday's high near the upper 80s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Weatherman
North Carolina Passes School Board Election Law With 1969 Start
The Senate approved bill to have all county school board members elected by the people and signed into law, but it won’t take effect until July 1, 1969. An immediate effectiveness amendment was defeated, and lawmakers warned of a flood of local bills if timing changed. Also, a trial-session resolution was postponed and a proposal to raise compulsory school age from 16 to 17 was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Hargrove
Bowles
D-Guilford
Don Garren
R Henderson
House
William Britt
D-Johnston
Herman Moore
Dmecklenburg
General Assembly
Moore
Legislative Research Commission
Senate
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise
Dartmouth
Camden
Cedrow
Arlington
Gordon
Duncan McIntyre
McIintyre
C. E. Carr
St. Matthew Cme
Leonard Street
B. Elton Cox
Cox
Stout
GOP
Grand Old Party
Guilford
J.P
High Point Enterprise
McCrary
Sheriff's Department
Welfare, Health and Mental Health Department
Montlieu Avenue
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