Thomasville City Council Upholds Harris Dismissal
In a lengthy session the Thomasville City Council upheld the dismissal of Edsel Harris as superintendent of inspections. Harris challenged 14 cited failures from zoning to enforcement and office hours while the council awarded severance pay of one month. The meeting drew about 125 area contractors and featured conflict over testimony from City Manager Lydens and Public Works head Mitchell.
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Thomasville
Edsel Harris
Tions
Clip Mansour
Peter
Claes Lya Fr
Ydens
Joe Mitchell
Harris
E. Willys Hooper
Lydens
Thomas F. Johnson
Mitchell
Mitch
Buren Craven
Randolph County
Hooper
Public Works
Asheboro seeks attorney general view on annexation law
Asheboro city officials and Rep. C Roby Garner ask the state attorney general for an interpretation of Randolph County annexation rules. They question if towns can annex without an election and consider whether Randolph should be included under the 1959 annexation statute. Garner prefers alternative paths to state approval and immediate applicability concerns are raised.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
State Attorney General's Office
C. Roby Garner
Randolph
North Carolina
Garner
Orion Col
All Around Man Aims Forward Beyond Circles
A concise motto on progress: an all around man does not wander in circles but moves toward a defined goal through steady, directed effort. The quotation underscores purposeful action and forward momentum.
Talks Set On Highway Relocation In Thomasville
Thomasville residents scheduled a fact finding delegation with State Highway Department officials to discuss relocating Interstate Highway 185. Dal Styers, chairman of the city transportation committee, led the group and would confer with W. F. Babcock of the highway department. Members included the Thomasville Chamber of Commerce and Thomasville Merchants Assn.
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Thomasville
Tate
Dal Styers
W. F. Babcock
Highway Department
Tri
Andicane Dosses
Thomasville Chamber of Commerce
Thomasville Merchants Assn
Realty Transfers in High Point Township and Nearby Areas
Real estate records show transfers from C. M. Haynes to Lawrence Graves as executor on Eastchester Drive. J. Robert Connor Inc. transfers to Charles J. Farmer and wife. Edward E. Forward Jr. and wife to George Monk Jr. and wife. Ethel Burgess to Martin H. Skull and wife. James F. Harris to Maxie V. Adams and wife. Lewis A. Webb and others to William D. Horlick and wife. Horlick also assumes a Valley Ridge Drive tract. Rose Wagger transfers to Bernard L. Howard and wife. multiple Oakview Acres lots and Springdale Developing Co. property involved.
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C. M. Haynes
Lawrence Graves
Eastchester Drive
J. Robert Connor Inc
Charles J. Farmer
Edward E. Forward Jr
George Monk Jr
M. J. Wrenn
Ethel Burgess
Martin H. Skull
Melrose
James F. Harris
Maxie V. Adams
Springdale Developing Co
State Engineer at N C State Addresses Rotary Career Day
Dr Fritz Fadum of North Carolina State University spoke at High Point Central High School's career day and Rotary meeting. He urged urgency in engineering education, cited Governor Hodges and Russia's missile program, and noted State's land grant obligations and high engineering graduate output. George Freeman chaired the program.
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High Point Centraligh School
Rotary Club
School Ofgineer Oating
North Carolina State
North Carolina
Fadum
Luther Hodges
State
School of Engineering
Central High School
High Point
George Freeman
City panel protests racial strife and literacy test unfairness
The Mayor's Community Relations Committee in Charlotte protested racial strife in Se' Ala and condemned unequal or unfair literacy tests or voter registration tests in a formal resolution.
Thieves Take 638 From Stevenson’s Grocery
Thomasville police report three suspects stole 638 dollars from Stevenson's Grocery yesterday around 3 p m. A cashier helped one man with headache remedies as a female accomplice discussed pickles with Woodrow Stevenson. Police and Davidson County Sheriff’s deputies searched the area for clues, marking a second larceny at the store since last August.
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Thomasville
Stevenson
Henry Jenkins
Davidson County Sheriff's Department
Local high school hosts vocational talk and planning events
Dr. at the high school heard Miss Mary Sue Bray of Alma Desk Co explain her secretary duties to the company president. Mrs. Charles Peace presided over the business session. Final plans were reported for a benefit dinner and dance at the Sheraton Hotel on Saturday and the Hand of Friendship Tea at Emery wood Country Club on Sunday. Members attend the 1965 Southeastern District Meeting in Savannah, Ga, March 19-21.
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Mary Sue Bray
Alma Desk Co
Charles Peace
Sheraton Hotel
Emerywood Country Club
Savannah
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City Council
Johnson
Statesville
Donald Brinkley
Namet Salvage Co
N. Main St
Winston Rd
Highboy
High Point Township
N.C
Rotary
U. S
Duke Power
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