North Carolina prison system attacked for failures and reforms
Ray Hubbard reports Kiwanis Club address by C Department of Corrections leader Bounds harshly criticizes North Carolina prisons as unsafe and underfunded. He condemns capital punishment as ineffective and calls for major reforms, higher pay, trained staff, and new facilities with a $30 million budget and two 500‑cell units to house hardened offenders. He urges residents to push lawmakers for immediate budget action.
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RAY Hubbard Enterprises
People
North Carolina
Ee Ee O . C
Department of Corrections
Kiwanis Club
Charlotte
Corrections
Bounds
Corrections Department
General Assembly
Polk
Raleigh
Sounds
South furniture sales rise nearly eleven percent in January
A Southern Manufacturers Association report shows January 1969 furniture sales up 10.9 percent from January 1968. Shipments rose 26.6 percent, production 21.2 percent, payrolls 21.6 percent, and unfilled orders up 39.6 percent, signaling about nine weeks of work at current pace. January sales climbed 96.4 percent versus December 1968, with shipments 20.4 percent and production 24.9 percent higher than December, while payrolls rose 6.8 percent and unfilled orders edged up 0.9 percent.
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South
Southern Manufacturers Association
SFMA
Alcoholic Center Work Described In Jamestown Meeting
Dr. R. G. Crummie, superintendent of the Alcoholic Treatment Center of the North Carolina Correctional Center for Alcoholics, outlined center work to Alcoholism Programs of North Carolina in Jamestown. He said the center evaluates men convicted of public drunkenness for rehabilitation and emphasizes learning to live harmoniously within societal rules for safety. Bill Hales presided. Ben F. Garner hosted as host from James town.
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Jamestown
R. G. Crummie
Alcoholic Treatment Center
North Carolina
Crummie
Town Hall
Diagnostic and Treatment Center
Bill Hales
Charlotte Council On Alcoholism
Ben F. Garner
Alcohol Education Center of
Good Friday Services Set at St Christopher's Church
Traditional Good Friday services will be held at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church on Eastchester Dr. April 4 from 12 10 p m to 1 45 p m under Rev W Wolverton Jr. A special offering supports Episcopal Church Palestine mission and related programs in Iran Egypt the Sudan Jordan Lebanon Syria and cooperation with Middle East church bodies.
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St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church
Eastchester Dr
W. Wolverton Jr
Episcopal Church
Palestine
Jesus Christ
Jand O
Iran
Egypt
Sudan
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
Two Will Lead Church Crusade in Northside Revival
Ben Jarhes of Savannah Georgia and Owen Emanuel of Winston Salem will lead a revival and evangelistic crusade at Northside Church of Christ in Louis D Hall’s series. Meetings run from Sunday through Friday with Sunday services at 9 45 and 11 am and weekday services at 730 pm. The church is located at 1032 Old Winston Rd.
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Ben Jarhes
Savannah
Owen Emanuel
Winston-Salem
Northside Church of Christ, Louis
D. Hall
Old
Winston Rd
General Hardesty Retires From North Carolina Guard
Maj. Gen. Ivan Hardesty of Raleigh retires Monday after 42 years of service as commanding general of the 30th Infantry Division NC National Guard. Brig. Gen. Daniel K. Edwards of Durham will succeed him.
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Raleigh
Ivan Hardesty
30Th Infantry Division
North Carolina National Guard
Daniel K. Edwards
Durham
Murder Charge Over Wall Street Killing After Card Game
Police report a 1 am shooting at 507 Vall Street left James Jackson Jr. dead at High Point Hospital. A warrant is out for 26 year old David Perkinson of Barnwell Street Thomasville, with witnesses naming him as the shooter. In a separate knife attack at E Washington Drive Phillip Mingo was wounded. John Henry Little, 22 of West Street, faces assault charges with a $500 bond.
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Don Follmer
Enterprise
High Point Hospital
James Jackson Jr
Vall Street
David “Buck” Perkinson
Barnwell Street
Thomasville
Perkinson
L. D. Rogers
Phillip Mingo
E. Washington Drive
John Henry Little
West Street
Mingo
Little
Courts Announce Monday Closings in Honor of Eisenhower
Guilford County district courts will be closed Monday in memory of former President Dwight Eisenhower who died Friday. Chief Judge E D Kuykendall said cases set for Monday are rescheduled for trial on Monday April 14 and witnesses and defendants will appear April 14 without new subpoenas. A civil session of Davidson County Superior Court in Lexington is now scheduled to start Tuesday April 1.
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Guilford County
Dwight Eisenhower
E. D. Kuykendall
Kuykendall
Davidson County Superior Court
Lexington
Robert Shaw
Guilford
Shaw
Leland to Preach at Mount Calvary Baptist Church
Evangelist John A. Leland of Greer S C will speak Sunday at 730 p m in Mount Calvary Baptist Church Pastor Rev Newell C McMahan says the topic is Blackout at Calvary A laminated crucified Christ painting with colored lights will be used The Blind Devil Trio of Gastonia will sing at Easter morning service Public invited to all services.
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John A. Leland
Greer
S.C
Mount Calvary Baptist Church
Newell C. McMahan
Calvary
Christ
Rain Cooler Forecast With Tempted Temperature Drop
Forecasters predict rain this afternoon with a clear change tonight as cooler air moves in. Sunday is expected to be sunny with highs near the mid 30s and overnight low around 30.
Two Candidates Enter Races In Asheboro City Council
Four people now seek Asheboro City Council seats for the May 5 election. Mayor Robert Reese stands unopposed. D Wescott Moser and Edward L Herrick joined the race, Hedrick and Dack Kivett previously filed. Marion Asbill announced earlier. A primary could be held if party filings reach thresholds before April 18.
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Asheboro
Robert Reese
D. Wescott Moser
Edward L. Herrick
Hedrick
W. Dack Kivett
Marion Asbill
City to observe 30 days of mourning for Eisenhower
Mayor Robert Davis urged High Point residents to observe a five minute moment of silence or prayer at 11 55 a m Monday in memory of former President Dwight Eisenhower. Flags at city buildings will fly at half mast for 30 days as tribute. The High Point Chamber of Commerce joined the call for mourning.
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Robert Davis
High Point
Dwight Eisenhower
Davis
High Point Chamber of Commerce
United States
Robert D. Davis
Firesheets Announces Candidacy for Jamestown Council
Jamestown candidate Millard M. Firesheets filed to seek a second two year term on the town council, becoming the first to file for the May election. Mayor Thomas C. Ragsdale also runs for a 12th term. Firesheets, a Mobil Chemical lab manager, hails from Reidsville and lives in Jamestown with his wife Elizabeth Messick and two children. The field will determine four council seats and the mayor. Filing closes April 12.
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Jamestown
Millard M. Firesheets
Knollwood Drive
Firesheets
Thomas C. Ragsdale
Reidsville
High Point College
Mobil Chemical Co
High Point
Elizabeth Messick
Ragsdale
Harold Hall
Joe Blair
William Ragsdale
Bond Set in Affray Case for Willie Pugh in Thomasville
Willie Albert Pugh 22 of Church Street was arrested after an altercation in the Church Street VFW yard. Bond set at 500 dollars, charging disorderly conduct affray and resisting arrest. trial scheduled for April 14. he is free on bond.
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Thomasville
Willie Albert Pugh
Church Street
Pugh
VFW
County Moves Closer To Vote On Tax Hike
Guilford County officials near a special election on a proposed one cent local option sales tax after receiving letters from High Point and Greensboro mayors. The plan would distribute funds by property taxes, totaling about 2.5 million for the county and specific amounts for High Point Greensboro Jamestown and Gibsonville.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
High Point
State Tax Study Commission
Tax Study Commission
Jamestown
Gibsonville
Prospect Site For New Health Office Found In Central Location
Greensboro reports a possible new site for Guilford County Health Dept offices, aiming for a four acre plot in a central area. The move follows years of search for adequate space, with current offices on Montlieu Avenue and a nearby Mental Health unit in a former residence. Budgeted about 25 thousand dollars for land purchase. interest also shown in selling the Montlieu site to nearby Guilford College. Separate talks cover trading farm property for the Central School site for Welfare services as Greensboro undergoes a transition.
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Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County Health Dept
Board of County Commissioners
Dale Montgomery
Montgomery
Ried
Health Department
High Point College
Montlieu Avenue
John Witherspoon
Central School
Witherspoon
Water sewer bond proposal draws mixed reaction in Guilford
Guilford County Commissioner Percy Sears urged a $5 million water and sewer bond referendum to fund rural expansion. Critics questioned rush and cost, noting possible totals from $1 million to $10 million. Sears proposed tying the plan to the park bond and creating a revolving fund with a two cent tax-rate impact.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Percy Sears
Guilford County
Commission
Dale Montgomery
F. P. Bodenheimer
Montgomery
Suilford
Piedmont Triad Regional Park
Sears
Bodenheimer
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