County Ends Tax Prepayment Discount for Property Taxes
Davidson County Commissioners voted to remove the one half per cent discount for pre payment of property taxes citing the Machinery Act of 1971. Commissioner Joe Berrier dissented. The meeting also upheld a 1962 boundary ruling between Linwood and South Lexington Fire Depts over the PPG plant site and announced a 1:30 p.m. closing of the courthouse for the funeral of Hubert Olive, a former Superior Court judge.
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Ven
Joe Berrier
Thomasville
T. G
Dick) Myers
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Lexington
Linwood
South Lexington
New Jersey Church Road
Sim DeLapp
Hubert Olive
Pinehurst
DeLapp
Olive
Superior Court
It Just Wasn't His Day for Sausage Bandit
A taxi driver in Clara Cox Apts area fought off a would be robber who tried to steal fare money near Clay Street. The suspect grabbed the driver and fled after the brown paper bag he grabbed turned out to contain a sausage package and the bandit left without change.
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James Chisgan
Chisgan
Clara Cox Apts
Clay Street
Two Weekend Fires Cause Minor Damages
Firemen answered several calls over the weekend with two causing noticeable damage. The Robert Earl Johnson home at 1307 Cloverdale Street suffered curtain flames spreading to walls from careless smoking. A second Sunday fire at Leroy Branch home 810 Tate Street damaged a wall while investigators awaited causes.
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Robert Earl Johnson
Cloverdale St
Leroy Branch
Tate St
Mizell Praises GOP At Southern Fund-Raising Dinner
Rep. Wilmer Mizell of North Carolina praised the GOP at a Republican fund-raising dinner in Statesville saying the party reflects the needs and philosophy of the region. He accused some national Democrats of pursuing a Northern strategy that would exclude the South from this year’s presidential campaign.
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Statesville
Wilmer Mizell
R-N.c
Elizabeth Eagle Named to KU Fall Honor Roll
Lawrence Kansas Elizabeth Eagle of 936 Kingston Drive High Point North Carolina has been named to the fall semester honor roll at the University of Kansas.
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Lawrence
Kan
Elizabeth Eagle
Kingston Dr
High Point
N.C
University of Kansas
Springfield
Steve Angel
Kenilworth Dr
Evangel College
John Hutchens Named Gardner Co-Chairman
John Hutchens of High Point named as state campaign co chairman for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Gardner. Hutchens has held prior campaign roles and serves as executive vice president and director of Big Bear Supermarket chain and president of Food World Stores.
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John Hutchens
Gardner
Jim Gardner
High Point
Hutchens
Big Bear Supermarket Chain
Food World Stores
ORI Enterprises
Westwood Development Co
United Roasters, Inc
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Life Assurance Co. of
Carolina
New Bridge Finishes Stage On East High Point Artery
A new bridge spanning Washington Drive and the Southern Railway marks the final stage of construction. It will anchor Harrison Street as a major north south artery on the east side of High Point. The four lane Harrison work nears completion and later projects will extend the artery from Montlieu Avenue north.
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Washington Drive
Southern Railway
Harrison Street
High Point
Harrison
Montlieu Avenue
Sanford stirs NC Democrats at Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
North Carolina Democrats pack Memorial Auditorium as Duke University president Terry Sanford hints at entering the May 6 presidential primary. He delays formal announcement for a Durham press conference and calls for national leadership while Muskie Scott rivalries loom.
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Raleigh
Duke University
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Ralegh’s Memorial Auditorium
Sanford
Durham
United States
Russell Long
Louisiana
A. J. Howard Clement
Ace
Part
Clement
B. Everett Jordan
Nick Galifianakis
Council of State
Robert Morgan
Pat Taylor
Hargrove
Skipper
Taylor
Bowles
Memorial Auditorium
Scott
High Point Woman Competes in Miss South Carolina USA Pageant
High Point North Carolina resident Stephanie Schwartz, daughter of Mr and Mrs M M Schwartz, enters the Miss South Carolina USA Pageant in North Augusta South Carolina on March 25. Schwartz, USC student and High Point Central High School alumna, hopes to represent South Carolina in the Miss USA finals in San Juan Puerto Rico in May.
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North Augusta
S.C
High Point
N.C
Stephanie Schwartz
M. M Schwartz
Parkwood Drive
Palmetto State
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Schwartz
University of South Carolina
Herman Monare Studios
High Point Central High School
Rtewardess
Sam Woodring
Final Plea Made For Support Of City Bond Issue
City officials urged voters to approve a 5.6 million bond issue to expand the municipal electrical system and fund renovations to city hall. City Council members led the campaign while election officials projected low turnout, with 3,000 to 3,500 of 21,000 eligible voters expected to cast ballots.
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Shou
Fred Swartzberg
Public Utilities Committee
Elva Small
Januay
City Hall
Maxwell Pushes Suspension On Dog Sales To Bunchers
Greensboro County Commissioner Richard Maxwell urged halting sales of shelter dogs to bunchers until an animal control study committee reports. He would allow sales to hospitals but oppose resale to institutions for biomedical or experimental use.
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Maxwell
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Richard Maxwell
John Witherspoon
Duke University
University of North Carolina
Animal Control Committee
Commission
F. P. Bodenheimer
Witherspoon
Loss In Bank Robbery At East Gate Bank
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co reports the Friday robbery at its East Gate Shopping Center branch netted 10714 dollars. Two armed men in their early 20s, one with blonde hair and the other brown hair, entered about 1130 a.m. and escaped with the cash without harming three staff and three customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co
East Gate
Long
Former North Carolina judge Hubert Olive dies at 76
Hubert E. Olive Sr., a retired NC Superior Court judge from Lexington, died Sunday in Pinehurst at age 76 while attending a state judicial conference. He served in the NC House in 1933 and chaired the State Board of Elections from 1947 to 1949. He taught Sunday school at First Baptist Church, helped on Wake Forest boards, and was named Lexington’s Man of the Year in 1947. He survived by wife Ann Southerland, daughter Mrs. Lewis Hartzog, and son Judge Hubert F Olive Jr. Funeral set for Tuesday at First Baptist Church with burial at Forest Hill Memorial Park. Memorials to First Baptist Church or Wake Forest University.
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Pinehurst
North Carolina
Lexington
Lexington Kiwanis Club
N. C. American Legion
Olive
Ann Southerland
Lewis Hartzog
Hubert F Olive Jr
First Baptist Church
D. Hoke Coon
Forest Hill Memorial Park
Piedmont Funeral Home
Wake Forest University
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Gop
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High Point Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army, Boy Scouts of America and
High Point Merchants Assn
American Bar Assa
Republican Party
Guilford County
Republican Executive Committee
State Central Committee
New Bridge
New Artery
Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise
Terry
Robert Marks
Enterprise
Assert
Sir Walter
Bob Scott
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie-Scott
Alabama
George Wallace
Sanford Nor
High Point Residents
South Carolina
Ty Boyd
Charlotte
Wake Forest University Alumni Assn
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