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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1969
Page
2
A portrait of Elreta Alexander, a bold city court judge known for direct talk and unorthodox methods. She uses plain language, warns offenders, and expects courtesy, while balancing law, conscience, and a steady commitment to justice.
Guilford County Inspections Director Curtis Kennedy reports April permits total $1,887,542 with 60 new dwellings valued at $1,137,855. Non residential permits total $641.28 for 28 items, plus $56,037 for 33 repairs. Manufacturing plants, a church, a swimming pool, an airplane hangar, signs, playhouse, storage buildings, carports, garages, mobile homes, cemetery land use, and a revival tent permits are included.
THOMASVILLE The first meeting of the newly created Board of Visitors of Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina will be held at Mills Home on Tuesday. Twenty leaders from across the state will form the initial board, later expanding to 40 members. They will aid dissemination of the mission, review long term objectives, and identify donors for endowments and capital needs. The three year terms begin with a lunch in the York Cottage and a campus tour, conference in the library.
Mayor Harvey Carpenter and councilmen Carl C. Wilson Robert Holladay and George Poole were sworn in by Judge L Roy Hughes. They plan to form a museum by converting Southern Railway passenger station and razing the freight station for parking and beautification, with Charles R. Eanes named Recreation Commission rep and mayor pro tem. The four were re elected to the city governing board Tuesday.
Fair skies and cool temperatures prevail tonight with a partly cloudy outlook for tomorrow. Monday should be generally fair with cool temperatures. high near 70, low in the upper 40s. Coastal resorts expect fair skies and cool temps, zero rain tonight, 20 percent Sunday. New officers of the mayor's committee on employment of the handicapped to be installed at May meeting at the YWCA building. Incoming chairman Robert J. Smith replaces D. Clark Johnson. others include Walter Huber vice chairman Charles Gueth Jr treasurer and Mrs Jewell Osborne secretary.
The Selective Service System office seeks 16 men who failed to submit current information and have undeliverable mail. Contact the Post Office Building for whereabouts on Thomas William Allen, Charles Lee Anderson, Charles Bailey Jr, Jackson Lee Byrd, Rufus Chandler, Charles Edward Chapman, Jarrett Delawren Christian, William Grover Crawford, Howard Griffin, Roger McKinney, Larry Eugene Nicholson, Thomas Tice Phillips, Charles Benjamin Powe, James Willie Rogers, John Watts Jr, Cornel York Jr.
Lula Davis of N Centennial Street was ordered held for trial in Superior Court on a first degree murder probable cause finding for killing her husband Vance Davis. No bond was allowed. District Court Judge Elreta Alexander found probable cause. Arrowood guilty of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene. 18 month driving ban and 1 1/2 year sentence suspended for 3 years with $125 costs. Tommy Edwards bound over for trial on felonious escape. Doris Lloyd guilty of larceny. six months to county jail, $10 fine and costs. Derry Buchanan sentenced to 20 days county farm for public drunkenness. John Britt acquitted of public drunkenness. prayer for judgment continued for assault on a police officer. $10 fine and costs.
THOMASVILLE A High Point resident remained in jail early today on a truck larceny charge. Terry Locklear 16 of New Road yesterday was charged with the April 18 theft of a 1963 model truck property of Hinkle Milling Co. The value of the vehicle was listed as 1000 dollars. Locklear probably will be given a hearing in Recorder's Court on Monday unless he posts bond. Also in jail early today was Roland Eugene Brown 23 of Rt 8 Randleman charged with disposing of mortgaged property. According to the warrant in the case Brown sold a color television he had purchased from Carolina Tire Co before indebtedness on the merchandise had been paid. Brown also is accused of operating an automobile with an inproper muffler. Police said that Brown would probably get a hearing during Monday's session of Recorder's Court.
The Guilford County Planning Board will hear rezoning proposals at a Wednesday evening meeting. Fred L Clapp of Robins and Weil represents P R Tucker heirs seeking agricultural to planned industrial zoning on Riverdale Road in Fentress Township. Herbert Fravier seeks agricultural to business zoning on NC 158 in Oak Ridge Township for a car wash. Several other agricultural to residential rezonings are listed for consideration at the Commissioners Meeting Room in the Guilford County Administration Building.
Greensboro commissioners set May 19 for a public hearing on extending a 11 inch water line from Pilot Life Insurance along U S 29A to the Burlington Industries plant. Proposals include future extensions to Ragsdale High and Guilford Technical Institute and possible connection to High Point water system for emergency service. The plan also covers a new 16 inch sewer following an old railroad right of way to Jamestown sewer system.
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