Absenteeism Grows as School Attendance Focuses Local PTA
On a sixth month snapshot about 700 of 10 000 Falls students in High Point were absent. The National PTA warns absenteeism is a rising, perplexing issue linked to vandalism and dropouts. local efforts through home school coordinators have raised junior high attendance by about 150 daily, but permanent funding remains elusive.
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Ray Hubbard
High Point
National
PTA
National Assn
Ftas
Ptas
Edwin L. West Jr
Shaver
Congress
Guilford County
West
Dept. of Social Service
Absinthe lore and Amazon myths spark a wary reader
A reader riffs on encyclopedia entries from Funk and Wagnalls noting absinthe production and prohibition, aerosols and fog, alligator taxonomy, a dubious Duke of Toledo, and Amazon myths. The piece ends by doubting the wisdom of buying the full encyclopedia set due to knowledge posing danger.
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Funk and Wagnalls
United States
France
Canada
Tourism council urged to unite Triad for conventions
Enterprise associate editor Robert Marks reports motel operators support closer cooperation among High Point Greensboro and Winston Salem to promote tourism and conventions. A Triad Council could boost the Southern Furniture Market Center opening to the public and improve services for buyers at twice yearly markets, with concerns about markets drifting to Dallas or Ajanta. Local chambers plan joint programs to maximize benefits for High Point residents and businesses.
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Robert Marks
High Point
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Southern Furniture Market Center
Robert P. Gruenberg
Gruenberg
Chambers of Commerce
Albert Pick
Triad Council
Dallas
Ajanta
High
PTSA coffee and PTA meetings announced at local schools
The PTSA of High Point Central High hosts a 7 30 Monday coffee in the school cafeteria with parents of freshmen and sophomores invited. Dick Meisky of Central Savings Bank discusses The World of Work in the 1990s as faculty review next year’s curriculum and officers. Shadybrook Elementary PTA meets Tuesday at 7 39 with Dr Richard Schumacher as guest speaker on discipline and child relations. Historic Jamestown Society gathers Monday at 7 30 p m in Town Hall with Dr Algie Newlin as speaker. Archdale Trinity Pilot Club screens Boobytrap at Archdale Friends Fellowship Hall at 7 p m. Heart Fund volunteers asked to return collections to area captains or Central Savings Bank drop box.
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PTSA
High Point Central High School
Central
Dick Meisky
Central Savings Bank
Tary School
PTA
Richard R. Schumacher
Division of Pupil Personnel Services
Dept. of Public Instruction
Raleigh
Historic Jamestown Society
Jamestown Town Hall
Algie Newlin
Archdale Friends Fellowship Hall
Pilot Club
Archdale Trinity
Heart Fund
N. Main St
React Membership Doubles In Davidson County
Davidson County React Director Terry Mohn says the citizens band radio cooperative more than doubled since inception after receiving a county charter from Chicago. The program aids emergency communications with police and rescue services and has helped relay information during a prison escape and a heart attack case in High Point. Plans include seven new chapters in Southmont Denton Jubilee Silver Valley Arcadia and Midway and aim for 700 members countywide with 24 hour coverage on channel nine. The Thomasville squad meets monthly in City Hall.
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Phil Speaks Enterprise
Thomasville
Davidson County React
Terry Mohn
Citizens Band Radio Cooperative
Davidson County
Mother Company
Chicago
Ill
Mohn
Davidson County Sheriff's Dept
Highway Patrol
Southmont
Denton
Jubilee
Silver Valley
Arcadia
Midway
React
Teachers deserve better pay and public support
A teacher laments the mismatch between rising living costs and stagnant salaries while noting legislators discuss 5 percent increases as teachers seek around 26 percent. The letter contrasts public support with misunderstandings about teachers’ hours, expenses, and education costs, urging lawmakers to consider real cost of living. It references Raleigh and multiple North Carolina towns to ground the concern.
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Raleigh
High Point
Asheville
Tarboro
Wilmington
Manteo
Murphy
North Carolina
High Point Enterprise Subscription Rates and Delivery Details
The High Point Enterprise outlines subscription options with daily, Sunday, and weekly rates. It notes mail and carrier delivery arrangements, NC tax, and disclaimer on payments and distributor responsibilities. The notice emphasizes Independent contractors and AP news usage rights.
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Towne House
High Point Motel Assn
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Atlanta
Randleman
Act Richardser
Shadybrook Pta
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