Randolph County Gets First County Manager Harold Holmes
Harold Holmes, 33, of Ramseur, introduced as Randolph County’s first county manager to take office April 1. He will coordinate all county offices, prepare the budget, and support the county commission. Holmes previously worked as business manager for Hyatt Hammond Architects and coached football and basketball at Ramseur High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
William Farlow
Harold Holmes
Ramseur
Holmes
Farlow
Franklinton
Hyatt Hammond Architects
Ramseur High School
County Commission
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Randolph
Four Face Gambling Charges In High Point Police Action
Four men were arrested in High Point on gambling charges Friday night. William Frank Tise 49 of Johnson Street James Bailey 27 of S Elm Street Richard Laythan Little 21 of N Park Street and Bobby Franklin Marion 35 of Mt Airy face gambling counts. Also charged were William Clifton Andrews 30 of Friddle Street with carrying a concealed weapon. Additional arrests included Donald Ome ga Anderson 34 of Greens boro for DUI Carolyn Sue Higgins of Thomasville for forgery Marshall Treece 69 of Hayden Place for disturbing the peace and weapon charge and Carl Lee Grubb 25 of Lexington for indecent exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
William Frank Tise
Johnson Street
James Bailey
S. Elm Street
Richard Laythan Little
N. Park Street
Bobby Franklin Marion
Mt. Airy
William Clifton Andrews
Friddle Street
Donald Omega Anderson
Greensboro
Carolyn Sue Higgins
Thomasville
Marshall Treece
Hayden Place
Carl Lee Grubb
Lexington
Break-In Suspects Are Bound Over To Superior Court
Four defendants bound over to Superior Court after District Court proceedings on burglary charges. Charles Keith 16 Clara Cox Apartments Connell Malloy Willis Avenue and Steve Hopkins Tomlinson Street bound for trial for breaking into Dutch Laundry on S Main Street February 21 and stealing clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Charles Keith
Clara Cox
Connell Malloy
Willis Avenue
Steve Hopkins
Tomlinson Street
S. Main Street
David Cornelius Leach
E. Kearns Avenue
Charles Dowdy
Drew Street
Richardson's Department Store
Byron Haworth
Dowdy
Wilbert Diggs
Willow Place
Richardson's
Diggs
Bennie Stine
Elizabeth Street
Stine
Tax collections near four million in High Point area
Guilford County reports 94.91 percent of 1971 High Point city taxes collected totaling 4.664 million dollars since August plus 95.96 percent of county taxes at 22.896 million from a 23.860 million levy. Commissioners authorize a 500 study for a northeast Greensboro sewer package plant serving about 3 000 acres and potential link to a planned Metro plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
High Point
C. R. Brooks
Brooks
Hugh Creed
North Buffalo Creek
South Buffalo Creek
Robert Shaw
Shaw
Richards
Reedy Fork Creek
Dudley High School
Lawndale Drive
District Court Sentences Include Drunk Driving and Theft
Judge Byron Haworth handed 12 months to Carlton D. Young for 22 counts of issuing worthless checks. Milo Sherwin Maynard received nine months for driving without a license. David C. Galliman got 50 days for assault on a female and public drunkenness. Other defendants faced suspended sentences or fines. one was acquitted on drunken driving, another fined for related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Haworth
Carlton D. Young
Gatewood Avenue
Young
Milo Sherwin Maynard
Greensboro
David C. Galliman
Dartmouth Avenue
Marvin Melle Murphy
N. Centennial Avenue
Murphy
Robert Ralph
Route 4
William Richard Wrenn
Fifth Court
Kenneth Gray Venable
Kernersville
Venable
Samuel Morris Creel
Dorothy Street
One Injured In Accident On Brentwood Drive Ramp
An Elder Road resident was slightly injured Friday morning in a two car crash on an entrance ramp to I 85 on Brentwood Drive. Ethel Culler Kersey and Houston Eugene Ferguson were the drivers. No charges were filed. Damage was estimated at 180 for Kersey and 85 for Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder Road
Brentwood Drive
Ethel Culler Kersey
Houston Eugene Ferguson
Lexington Avenue
Kersey
Ferguson
Obscene Movies Bring Pair Active Terms
In Charlotte the owner Raymond Floyd and manager Joe Bryant received prison terms for displaying obscene films in coin operated machines. Judge John Friday rejected fines as inadequate. The jury deliberated three hours before convicting Floyd, 33, and Bryant, 24, with sentences of 12 to 20 months and 6 to 12 months respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Superior Court
John Friday
Raymond Floyd
Joe Bryant
Deaths and Funerals Listings in North Carolina
Thomasville area losses include Vester Crawford 69 of 11 Maple Ave died at Community General Hospital burial at Thomasville City Cemetery. Albert Lutz of Southern Pines died after months of declining health funeral at Trinity AME Zion Church. Freddie Dean Ledford 11 died at North Carolina Sanatorium McCain services set at Pentecostal Church of the Living God. Rose Ella Hoskin 52 of Rt 3 Thomasville pronounced dead on arrival at Community General Hospital funeral at Union Baptist Church burial Mt Olivet Cemetery. Nancy Carolyn Mullinax 70 of Greensboro dead on arrival at Moses Cone Hospital funeral at Clifton Road Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pines
Albert Lutz
Harding St
Amy Saunders
High Point
Pearl S Ross
Hilltop St
Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church
Freddie Dean Ledford
Pentecostal Church of the Living God
Nance Avenue
Joe Rich
Flora Garden Park
Cumby
Freddie Dean
Kroll Lane
North Carolina
McCain
Thomasville
Rose Ella Hoskin
Rt. 3, Thomasville
Community General Hospital
Greensboro
Nancy Carolyn Mullinax
Clifton Rd
Moses Cone Hospital
Mullinax
Haw River
Nancy Poteat
Betty Swiggett
Edna Green
North Plainfield
N. J
James H
Robert P
Joseph F. Mullinax
Barry Cates Sr
St. Petersburg
Fla
Clifton Road Baptist Church
Hanes-Lineberry Vanstory Street Chapel
Carl P. Black Dies In Florida
Carl P. Black 58 of Ormond Beach Florida died Friday night of a heart attack. He was born in Davidson County April 30 1913 and lived in Florida eight years after moving from Thomasville. He owned a service station and was WWII Marine Corps veteran. Surviving include wife Ruth M. Murphy two sons Russell V. Black and Burley L. Black a sister four brothers and a stepmother. Funeral arrangements pending. Also noted Roseboro John Robert Knight Sr. 72 retired carpenter of Roseboro died Friday. Funeral Sunday at Hollins Chapel Church with burial in Sunrise Memorial Gardens. wife and each of four daughters three sons and siblings listed. Family to be at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Vester
James Crawford
Maple Ave
Community General Hospital
Randolph County
Martin and
Ida Hopkins Crawford
Thomasville Furniture Industries
Bertie Lee Armstrong
Joe
Rachael) Craven Dunleavy
Walnut Ave
Winston- Salem
Carl Hemphill
Fred Bryson
J. C. Greene and Sons
Thomasville City
Davidson County
Augustus
Bessie Gillespie Hudson
Union Baptist Church
George Hoskin
Betty Ann Barnes
Shirley Mae Capers
George Hoskin Jr
Jimmy Hoskin
Zella Ingram
Lottie Mae Lewis
Garfield Hudson
Allen Hudson
Ezell Hudson
Southmont
A. Y. Hairston
Mt. Olivet
Thomas-Haizlip Funeral Home
Carl P. Black
Ormond Beach
Fla
Ollie T
Daisy Sullivan Black
Florida
Black
U.S. Marine Corps
Iola C. Black
Boggs Road
J.C. Greens and Sons Funeral Home
Roseboro
John Robert Knight Sr
Rt. 2
Hollins Chapel Church
Sunrise Memorial Gardens
Salemburg
Katie McDonald Knight
James Lewis
High Point
Paul Memore
Sanford
Eugene Faircloth
Stedman
Leroy Knowles
John Robert Knight Jr
Lillington
Jesse Knight
Billy Knight
M. H. Knight
Spring Lake
Butler Funeral Home
Pakistan and Bangladesh in the 1947 split examined by Wheeless
Dr. Carl Wheeless of High Point College spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon about Pakistan and East Pakistan Bangladesh. He described deep regional divides, poverty, language and color differences, and tensions between West and East Pakistan. He warned of rising influence from Russia and China and noted persistent conflict and distrust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
High Point
Pakistan
Bangladesh
East Pakistan
Carl Wheeless
High Point College
Wheeless
Lahore
Methodist Church
United States
England
Karachi
Russia
China
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Hugh Morton
Wilmington
Carolina
Maryland
Art Richardson
M. M. Holmes
Sophia
Andrew Mack
Mack
Lawrence D. Moffitt
Grayson Street
Phillip J. Blackwell
Leroy Brand
Sherrod Street
Brand
Pat Palmer
Lindsay Street
David McCormick
King Street
High Point Tax
von Schrader
Piedmont Maintenance CO
Jim Crawford
Floyd
Bryant
W. J. Crawford
Mrs
Nancy Mullinax
John R. Knight SR
West Pakistan
Hazel Williams
S. Main ST
Ee GY
Aor Jewelers
Lester
Piedmont Hearing Aid Center
N. Main
Sheraton
Lexington Ave
Ona
Marion Buchanan Garnett
Sechrest Chapel
Westinghouse
Milford Bverly
Foremost Salvage Center
N. Main St
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