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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1970
Page
2
Area weather forecasters warned of rain during Easter morning with mostly cloudy skies and showers possible. rains to end by noon and temperatures to rise later. Two sunrise services set for Floral Garden Park Cemetery and Green Hill Cemetery at about 6:15 a.m led by Cecil Ha.
A Charlotte trucker, Ernest M. McCrary, 20, fell asleep at the wheel and wrecked a Southeastern Poultry Co. tractor-trailer on the Main Street overpass of I 85. The rig struck the bridge rail, skidded 102 feet, and rolled. A piece of rail hit Mil dred Gray Thompson, 62, of Campbell Street, on S Main Street. Police charge McCrary with failure to reduce speed. Damages totaled about 2500 to the tractor-trailer, 1000 to the rail, and 40 to Thompson’s car. The incident prompted road and bridge assessments and a cautionary note for drivers.
Children found specially marked eggs in a city egg hunt sponsored by the Junior League WHPE radio station College Village Merchants Association and the parks and recreation department. A photographer credited is Sonny Hedgecock.
Eighty five percent of the nation s home furnishings buying power concentrates in High Point during the Southern Furniture Market April 10 17. Merchandisers from across the country and many foreign countries will view new styles in the 30 acres of showroom space at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. The event highlights modern chrome and wood designs and features a press conference April 11 with industry leaders and a color slide presentation.
At the 46th Old Time Fiddler's Convention in Union Grove the audience favored long hair and rock songs over traditional bluegrass. Fab from Big Sur performed Bob Dylan on guitar and harmonica, signaling a cultural shift as crowds dwindled and tickets became required. Two rival events split the weekend after dispute over grounds use, with officials noting reduced attendance and disordered safety concerns.
A 28 minute travelogue Profile Canada will screen Tuesday at the High Point Public Library starting 12 15 p m. The film tours Canada from coast to coast highlighting major cities from Quebec to Vancouver with coffee and soft drinks provided. A second screening follows at Astor Dowdy Towers 701 E Green Dr at 3 15 p m.
The U S Department of Commerce patent office will send five representatives to the Southern furniture market in High Point April 10 17. Bobby Gay Francis Luger Glen Finch James McCall and Casey Nunberg of Art Unit 357 visit April 15 to view current technological developments in furniture design and trends.
Myrtle Folwell of Trinity Junior High School wins the Allen Newcombe Memorial Essay contest hosted by the Archdale Trinity Jaycees. Her essay extols American freedom, detailing rights from religion to press and trial by jury, with reflections on responsibility and national pride. Nine runners up are named in order.
A humorous column notes the difficulty of writing on Sunday as the author treats ideas with irony. It jokes about dirty notions, women, and matters of office characters like Willie Hodges and Ray Hubbard, while hinting at risks of offending readers and the fate of a strained column.
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