City Election Quiet as May 4 Vote Nears
With filing two weeks away the High Point mayoral race has no official candidates and eight council seats show only one hopeful Republican Adam Thomason. Democratic sources hint at a full slate by April 20, while Republicans weigh possible contenders including I Paul Ingle Ed Mendenhall and Ralph Slate. Former Mayor Carson Stout appears set to lead the Democratic ticket though not yet confirmed.
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High Point
Adam Thomason
Ralph Slate
Floyd Mehan
Walter Comfort
Glenn Brown
Carson Stout
Opposition grows to new I 85 route near Lexington
Highway officials faced a 400 strong Lexington crowd in High Point to defend the proposed relocation of Interstate 85 while Thomasville residents showed warmer reception and High Point Randolph County supporters pressed for better access points. Chief engineer Robert McGowan laid out costs and rebuilding needs, estimating about 23 million dollars to build a full standard 23 mile southern swing and similar to upgrade the existing route, with a five year rebuild period and many relocations.
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Highway Department
High Point
Lexington
Thomasville
High Pont
Randolph County
Archdale Trinity
J. W. Morgan
Randolph
High Point Central High School
Robert McGowan
Groometown Road
High Point outlines needs for I 85 relocation plan
A High Point Guilford County statement for a public hearing on the I 85 relocation urges concurrent by pass and reconstruction. It seeks four lanes on proposed 311 by pass and tie in to Winston-Salem, improved West High Point access, extension of Prospect Street, four-lane 29 70 upgrade, designation as alternate I 85, grade separations, and a priority location map to guide land development.
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Winston-Salem
West High Point
W. Green
Uwharrie Road
Trinity-Hopewell Road
Prospect Street
Thomasville
N. C
Christian Church Mission
East Green Drive
Winslow Street
Christian Mission
Baptist Group
Baptists
Worth
Winigate Streets
Tthat
Rameee
Brentwood Street
Sancee Oo Educational
Brentwood
Supreme Court may decide if yacht fits motor vehicle law
A North Carolina Supreme Court case questions whether motor boats and yachts fall under the preferential 14 percent sales tax category for motor vehicles. The dispute centers on whether a navigable stream is a public highway and if boats are taxed as motor vehicles. Local figures like State Sen. Ed Kemp and High Point Mayor Floyd Mehan weighed in amid broader tax debates.
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North Carolina Supreme Court
Commissioner of Revenue
Ed Kemp
High Point
Floyd Mehan
Guilford County
Hd Kemp
Hatteras Yacht Co
Kemp
Supreme Court
Man Injured In 1 85 Accident Near Winston-Salem
Lester T. Land Jr. of Ford was traveling south on I 85 when his 1965 car ran off the road, skidded 135 feet, hit a bridge support, and caused $700 in damage. Police also cited Wesley McCarter for failure to yield after an English Road crash involving Paul N. McGee.
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Lester T. Land Jr
Ford Serred
Baptist
Winston-Salem
High Point
Thomasville Denton
Wesley McCarter
Kelly Street
English Road
Lindsay Street
Kelly
Paul N. McGee
Pine Street
Thomasville
Carter
Marshall
Pope To Attend Guidance Meet At High Point College
Dr. L. B. Pope director of counseling at High Point College will attend a guidance meeting as a representative of the college. He is a member of the North Carolina Personnel and Guidance Association.
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Pope
L. B. Pope
High Point College
Ing Ist
Dr. Pope
North Carolina Personnel and Guidance Assn
Brentwood Baptist Church Dedicates New Sanctuary
Brentwood Baptist Church dedicated its new sanctuary Sunday at the 11 a.m. service with Rev. J. Charlie Monk Jr. delivering the dedicatory sermon. The project cost about 120 800 dollars and seats about 500, with a current membership around 452.
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Brentwood Baptist Church
Brentwood
Lawrence H. Mallard
J. L. Carrland Sons
Howard Bowen
W. T. Wilson
Elmer Simpson
W. M. Skipper
W. S. Cardin
R. J. Owens
Neill
G. H. Liner
Coeeee
Bae
L. Smith
C. M . Floyd
Auto Inspections Seen as More Convenient by Chamber
High Point chamber traffic safety committee warmed to a proposed motor vehicle inspection law as easier for the public. North Carolina council leaders cited past fatalities and studies blaming mechanical defects for a sizable share of accidents.
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High Point Chamber of Commerce Traffic Safety Committee
Traffic Safety Committee
Piedmont Area
North Carolina Traffic Safety Council
Chamber of Commerce
R. P. Holding
Dwight Fee
Syatena
North Carolina
Holding
David Dowdy
Welcomedy Wilkies
A. Horney Jr
Presi
Rains To Cease Late Tomorrow Forecast
Weatherman reports rains ending late tomorrow with mild temperatures. Last night’s low dipped to 37 degrees while tonight is expected to fall to 45 degrees, and conditions should improve by Thursday.
Court Hands Defendant Road Term
Richard Lee Dixon of Brooks Street received six months on the road in Municipal Court yesterday after a guilty verdict for forcible trespass. The charge had been reduced from breaking and entering with alleged ties to an illegal entry on East Side.
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Richard Lee Dixon
Brooks Street
Dixon
East Side
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