Council Opposes Pool Fee Hike
Enterprise City Editor Forrest Cates reports the City Council opposed raising the High Point City Lake pool entrance from 25 cents to 1 dollar for children. Council members raised concerns about fishing fees and other proposed increases, noting operating costs have risen while patronage stayed steady. The council forwarded the Parks and Recreation Commission proposal to the finance committee and prepared Thursday’s agenda for possible ordinance amendments on fire department authority and railroad crossing signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
High Point City Lake
Rom
Tlan
Sam Burford
Rachel Gray
City Lake Park
Parks Commission
City Lake
Oak Hollow Park
Fire Dept
Plane Crash Victims Still In Hospital
Three people injured in a Sunday afternoon crash on River Road near I 85 remained hospitalized at High Point Memorial Hospital. Michael Price, 19, was listed as in satisfactory condition in ICU. W G Siler, about 50, and his 19 year old daughter Mitzie were in satisfactory condition. Siler’s nine year old son Wesley did not require hospitalization. The plane, a single engine four passenger Waco erplane, developed engine trouble after taking off from Greensboro Winston-Salem High Point Airport, destination unknown. A witness described smoke and the craft’s flight path before it crashed into a field, glancing off a steep embankment by River Road and a barbed wire fence.
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River Road
High Point Memorial Hospital
Michael Price
W. G. Siler
Mitzie
Siler
Wesley
Asl
Greensboro
Federal Aviation Administration
Winston-Salem
High Point
John Beck
Pinecroft- Sedgefield
Sul
Nyang
Oakdale Road
Carter greeting reporters at Holiday Inn press room
Carter navigates a crowded Greensboro Holiday Inn Four Seasons briefing room as television cameras capture the scene. He offers thanks for reporters on a Sunday evening, then moves among chairs to greet them before approaching the lectern.
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Robert Marks
Greensboro
Jimmy Carter
Holiday Inn Four Seasons
Carter
Carter Uses Folksy Tone Amid Campaign Stretch
Former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter kept a folksy cadence at a New Hampshire fundraiser after a news conference. He stressed North Carolina’s pivotal role in the primary season, advocated a gradual nuclear weapons reduction, and urged a balanced budget while opposing mandatory busing and endorsing gun and labor policy positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Poe
Georgia
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
City receives two claims totaling over thirteen thousand dollars
Norling Studios, Inc. and retired Lt. Shaw Cook filed claims against the City of High Point. Norling reports $2,913 in damages from two electrical surges with production losses near $900, while Cook seeks about $10,230 for 186 unused sick days at $53.36 daily. City Manager Cheek denies authority for sick leave pay. Council notes fire claims and sets Thursday for formal action including railroad crossing gates funding, condemnation of dwellings, a $45,000 addition to underground wiring contract, and a building lease renewal at 1500 per month.
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Forrest Cates
Enterprise City
High Point
Norling Studios, Inc
Shaw Cook
Norling
Cook
Harold Cheek
Hoskins and
Taylor Streets
Police Dept
Cty
Conner
S. Centennial St
Rogers Morton to Campaign in High Point
C B Marion adviser to the President will campaign in High Point Thursday for President Ford, with North Carolina co-chairs Mrs Margaret King and Jim Peden Jr. Morton, a former five term Maryland congressman, also plans events in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and other cities. He previously served as secretary of the interior and commerce before taking cabinet rank on Feb 3.
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Rogers C. B. Marion
High Point
Ford
North Carolina
Leap Year Baby Born at 2 25 A.M At High Point Memorial
Deborah Ann Bennett first Leap Year baby born Feb 25 at High Point Memorial Hospital. She is daughter of TR and Ann Bennett of Archdale weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces born at 2 24 A.M. First baby named by The High Point Enterprise wins $25 savings bond. Darrell Beane of Thomasville won Leap Year contest with guess of 2 05 A.M and a yearly subscription to the Enterprise. Local merchants held closest-time contests.
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Deborah Ann Bennett
High Point Enterprise
High Point Memorial Hospital
Deborah
Ann Bennett
Crescent Dr
Archdale
Enterprise
Darrell Beane
Rt. 4
Thomasville
Area Dog Show Brings Pets to Furniture City Club
Area residents attend a Sunday dog show sponsored by the Furniture City Kennel Club. Dogs range from French poodles to doberman pinschers, with all breeds appearing calm and well behaved in this community event.
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Furniture City Kennel Club
News Stand in Davidson County Gutted by Fire
A news stand near Willard's Curb Market in Thomasville was gutted by flames in Davidson County last Sunday. Sheriff deputies said arson is strongly suspected after a prior third attempt on the site. The owner, a Kernersville man, had opened the stand only the prior Friday. Charred betting cards and punch boards were removed from a room, and the sheriff noted history of wheelings and dealing with prior raids at the site. It is unclear if this fire is linked to the Willard's Curb Market blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Willard
Bill
Kernersville
Davidson County
Paul ‘Jaybird
McCrary
Theft Trial Set For This Week
LEXINGTON The trial of three men charged with stealing a truckload of furniture from Coyote Truck Lines on N C 103 South has been scheduled this week. The defendants Johnny Harrisot 39 of Bogg Dairy Road Bully Jo Douthit 44 of Von Logan Drive and George Levi Martin 41 of High Point are charged with larceny and theft.
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Lexington
Coyote Truck Lines
N.C. 103 South
Durham
Johnny Harrisot
Bogg Dairy Road
Jo Douthit
von Logan Drive
George Levi Martin
High Point
Plan To Sell Stamps in Archdale Vetoed
Randolph County voters will continue to pick up food stamps in Asheboro after the board rejected selling stamps at the Archdale county building. Marion Smith said Wachovia Bank Archdale would provide a lock box, but a new county contract was unpriced and the motion to move stamps failed for lack of second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wrenn
Enterprise
Stail Wesler
Asheboro
Archdale
Trinity
Randolph County
Marion Smith
Randolph Snelal Service
Orea
Wachovia Bank
Archdale Bank
Wachovia Bran Witn North
Logan White
Smith
Archdale-Trinity
Fairgrove
Paving Changes Spark Response in Lexington County
Davidson County commissioners heard residents complain about DOT paving actions that left roads off the next budget. Mrs Mane Carter challenged recall of earmarked funds on Frank Huhn Road, while Jerry Lamer urged a new traffic count to adjust his road’s priority. Board voted to request a DOT count and to advance the paving note See PAVING On 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Speaks
Lexington
Davidson County
Mane Carter
Frank Huhn
DOT
Robert Hedrick
Carter
Hedrick
Jerry Lamer
Shiptontown Road
Lamer
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Thomasvalle Road
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Charte Casper
Davidson
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