High Point Court District Bid Faces Dim Prospects
North Carolina lawmakers weigh High Point effort to form a separate city court district. Rep. Dan Whitley says a favorable report from the court commission is unlikely this week. Alternative routes include amending Guilford reforms or a separate salary bill for city officials led by Sen. Ed Kemp.
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High Point
Dan Whitley
Court Commission
General Assembly
Guilford
Whitley
Raleigh
Assembly
Senate
Ed Kemp
High Point Enterprise Section B May 8, 1967
Unclear text from High Point Enterprise Section B dated May 8 1967. No readable events or names available to summarize.
Windstorm Tops Ice Event in Local Area
The Feb 17 18 ice storm weakened trees for yesterday s wind gusts of up to 44 mph that uprooted trees and disrupted power lines across High Point and surrounding countryside. Utilities reported outages with Duke Power restoring service mainly in the south and crews clearing debris including five downed trees and a broken pole near Avondale. North State Telephone and Carolina Power and Light saw minor outages with no major damage. isolated issues in Randolph, Archdale, Trinity and Mount Vernon areas. Daryl Causey 15 earned Eagle Scout at Montlieu Avenue Methodist Church becoming Troop 8 s first to reach that rank.
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Braxton Younts Enterprise
Duke Power
High Point
L. C. Williams
Public Utilities
Williams
Nathan Hunt Drive
Broadhurst
N. Main Street
Carl Wills
Public Utilities Department
North State Telephone Co
Duke
Glenora
Jamestown
Archdale
Trinity
Mount Vernon Acres
Mount Olive Church Road
Randolph County
Avondale
Kivett Drive
Asheboro
Ramseur
Carolina Power and Light
Daryl Causey
Bryant Causey
Carolina St
Montlieu Avenue Methodist Church
Allen Jay High
Chilly Spell Holding On
The local forecast calls for clearing skies and cool weather with tonight’s low in the mid 40s. Tuesday should bring fair skies and little change with a high near 70. Wednesday looks warmer with increasing clouds. Today's high was near 70 and last night’s low reached 45.
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Friendship
High Point Executives Lead Hosiery Industry Roles
At the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers convention in Atlantic City New Jersey two High Point executives were elected to top posts Robert T Amos Jr of Amos Hosiery Mills became second vice chairman and T Lynwood Smith of Adams-Millis Corp was re elected treasurer Sheldon Schwartz of May Hosiery Mills Nashville was named board chairman Gerald Lewis of Indian Head Hosiery New York was first vice chairman. Directors named include Joseph J Bird Philip H Garrison Paul E Guenther Clyde J Deitz Malloy Davis W Vernon Kirkland Joseph H Lane Jr and William L Ruth.
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Atlantic City
N.J
High Point Hosiery
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Robert T. Amos Jr
Amos Hosiery Mills
NAHM
T. Lynwood Smith
Adams-Millis Corp
Joseph J. Bird
Kayser - Roth
Burlington
N. C
Philip H. Garron
Alba-Waldensian
Valdese
Paul E. Guenther
Berkshire International
Reading
Clyde J. Deitz
Belmont Hosiery
Belmont, N. C
Malloy Davis
Knit Products Corp
W. Vernon Kirkland
Charles H. Bacon Co
Lenoir City
Tenn
Joseph
Residential Construction Shows Spurt
The Inspection Department reported a surge in housing permits totaling 249 840 with 17 new dwellings valued at 232 650. Additional business permits included 7500 for alterations to the North Carolina Theaters Inc Pointer Drive In Theater and 1500 for interior alterations to a business on W Russell Drive.
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A. R. Strange
Strange
North Carolina Theaters, Inc
Greensboro Road
Angelo Kotsionis
W. Russell Drive
New Group Takes Over Tuesday Administration In High Point
High Point’s new city administration plans a smooth transition as Mayor elect Robert Davis expects a harmonious first City Council meeting tomorrow. A split council remains with Democrats holding a 2 to 1 edge over Republicans, and Harold Craven likely to be mayor pro tem during early business.
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Forrest Cates
High Point
Robert Davis
Davis
Arnold Koonce
James Shelton
Harold Craven
Man Charged in Shooting Case at Legion Hut
Sheriff deputies filed charges against Sam Cooper 24 of Kivett Drive in connection with a Saturday morning shooting at the Legion Hut on Penny Road. Matthew Elleby 28 of Meredith Street remained in serious condition at High Point Hospital after being shot at close range with a .22 pistol.
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Sheriff’s
Sam Cooper
Kivett Drive
Legion Hut
Penny Road
High Point Hospital
Matthew Elleby
Meredith Street
Elleby
Thomasville
Cooper
Griffith
N. Main Street
Kepley
Welborn Street
Betty Stewart
Irbywood Drive
Turner Street
Welborn
State Offices Closing for Confederate Memorial Day Observance
The High Point Office of the Employment Security Commission will be closed all day Wednesday in observance of Confederate Memorial Day. Ralph Miller, manager, announced that those scheduled to file for unemployment benefits should report the following Wednesday, May 17.
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High Point
The
Employment Security Commission
Ralph Miller
Miller
Lodge Meeting Set at Bush Hill Lodge No 732
Bush Hill Lodge No 732 of A F and A M will meet tomorrow night at 8 o clock at the lodge building in Archdale.
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Bush Hill
A. F
A. M
Archdale
Planners To View Revamp Of City's Sign Ordinance
Preliminary suggestions for revising High Point's sign regulation ordinance will gain attention from the Planning and Zoning Commission tonight.
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High Point
Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning Commission
Randolph County
Eee Limited Industria
Rorex Elected Group Chairman
Robert Rorex, superintendent of Thomasville Water Works and Waste Treatment, was elected chairman of the North Piedmont Section of the North Carolina Water Works Association at a Greensboro meeting. David Cheek of Burlington was named secretary and treasurer, Ronald Grinsted of Durham became vice chairman.
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Thomasville
Robert Rorex
Thomasville Water Works
North Piedmont
N. C. Water Works
Rorex
Greensboro
David Cheek
Burlington
Ronald Grinsted
Durham
Clothing theft reported on Jones Avenue in Thomasville
Police investigate the theft of clothing from a parked car on Jones Avenue. The incident, reported by Mildred Cox, involved pants a shirt and a coat valued at 60 dollars.
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Thomasville
Jones Avenue
Mildred Cox
Two Die After Argument Near Asheboro
A fatal dispute near Hopewell Church left George Larry Sheppard dead by a blow to the skull and Johnny Darrell Garner with a self-inflicted gunshot wound as deputies moved to question him. Jimmy Vancannon is held as an accessory. several others were detained as witnesses. The house scene tied the case to a prior family shooting and a suspect in Raleigh for observation.
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Don Wrenn
Enterprise
Asheboro
George Larry Sheppard
Rt. 5
Johnny Darrell Garner
Rt. 2
Robbins
Jimmy Vancannon
Kenneth Voncannon
High Point
Alvina Boone
Thomasville
Clarence Bohon
Roanoke
James Voncannon
Rt. 3
Jean Cox
Charlie Hill
James Tyson
Coleridge
Jimmy Voncannon
Randolph County
Alfred
Dorothea Dix Hospital
Raleigh
Superior Court
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High Point Enterprise
Broadhurst Bldg
Chip Faircloth
Association
Shepard Schwartz
May Hosiery Mills
Nashville
Amos
Franklin Peace
English Road
Dorothy Street
Charlie Joyce
Ray Allred
Hopewell Church
Sheppard
Randolph Hospital
Garner
Joyce
Vancannon
Voncannon
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