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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1970
Page
13
In a Washington Post interview, Prof Applebaum predicts a future with few or no children. He argues parents will abandon childbearing as children become burdensome and propose a shift toward pet adoption as households opt for companionship over offspring.
The High Point forecast calls for cloudy skies and milder temperatures with a 60 percent chance of occasional showers or thundershowers tonight and Tuesday. Wednesday should bring fair skies and cooler. Highs near 50 today, upper 50s Tuesday, lows in 40s. last night’s low was 35.
Model Cities staff move into preparation for the first year action plan approved by City Council. Assistant Director John Wallace will present the revised plan to Atlanta HUD authorities before Washington, with regional quick action expected and possible funding by June. Jobs are open at the Model Cities office for residents and others, with priority to neighborhoods.
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co has FDIC approval to open a branch at 2100 Westchester Dr in High Point after prior State Banking Commission clearance for the Zayre Shopping Center site. It will be the bank’s second High Point office, with the main tower downtown opened in summer 1969.
High Point city leaders return from holidays to tackle two big items. The planning commission seeks a new policy on mobile homes beyond industrial zones. Negotiations over selling the City-County Building stake to the county continue with an estimated city share near 1 million dollars. The budget for 1970 71 looms as the major challenge with no guaranteed tax rate status and a pending budget request from City Manager Harold Cheek.
Terms on most of the Council's two dozen boards and commissions expire May through July. The High Point Civil Service Commission must stay politically balanced by law, while the rest show a pattern of party alignment. Republicans hold a 6 3 majority on the Council and may name replacements including a ward 4 requirement for the school board.
Guilford County Planning Board will hear requests on a May move to industrial use for land on Old Sampson Road in Friendship Township and a separate rezoning for Key on Marley Drive in Hope Township shifting from agricultural to residential. The meeting opens at 7 30 p m at the Guilford County Administration Building in Greensboro.
Easter morning brought a shaky dawn then a joyful Sunday school as 6 year old Samina Quick of 314 Boulevard modeled a bright new hat signaling the start of a fresh season. The cheerful moment appeared in a local Pageant feature with playful notes from West Phoebe Art Migherdeamd.
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