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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1970
Page
2
Lonnie Whitaker Sr. recounts a 1899 eclipse he witnessed in Moore County at age 11. He recalls fear of the end of the world, a dark sky, animals returning home, and stars visible before the sun reappeared. Whitaker moved to High Point in 1906 and notes the relief and cheers after the sun returned.
A High Point mother calls The Enterprise about letting kids outside after an eclipse. Parents worry about eye damage from sun exposure during the event and seek guidance on safe viewing.
Asheboro report notes J C Downs enters sheriff race for Democrats while Mrs Almeta Saunders files as a Democrat with welfare status unresolved. Her candidacy could split four potential Democratic slots on the Randolph County Board of Commissioners for three seats, fueling local election chatter as filing nears March 20.
The planning and zoning commission will meet Monday in Room 20 of the City-County Building to review rezoning requests from Lyles Chevrolet Co and Leo Heer, including 26.5 acres at N Main Street and Northgate Court, and Eastchester and Lassiter Drives. Preliminary subdivisions for France Cole Estate Penny Road, J Burch Hedgecock Oakview Road, Springfield Oaks Section 3 Gaines Avenue, and Action Realty Hall Street will also be considered.
Eight years of strict rule have left Burma dull and uniform with Rangoon’s streets empty and idle. Street vendors sit motionless as blighted buildings loom. In contrast the Shwedagon Pagoda gleams in gold shielding a stark contrast to the city’s worn, silent streets.
High Point College hosts a blood drive contest Tuesday as Alpha Phi Omega leads fraternities and sororities in attempts to give blood. The Bloodmobile will operate 10 30 a m to 3 30 p m at the Student Center behind Roberts Hall with Townspeople invited to donate without appointment. John Young of Reidsville directs the drive and the winning group will receive plaques.
The Star Spangled Banner was officially adopted as the U.S. national anthem on March 3 1931. The song was written in 1814 and later designated as the national symbol by law.
Salaries of office workers in Greensboro Winston Salem High Point rose about 5.4 percent from October 1968 to October 1969 per Brunswick A Bagdon of the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics. Skilled maintenance pay up around 7 percent and unskilled plant work 5.8 percent. secretaries averaged $2.95 in October 1969 from $2.81 a year earlier.
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