New district lines adopted for High Point elementary schools
High Point Board of Education unanimously approved new elementary school districts to equalize black and white student ratios, leave junior and senior high districts unchanged, and close Emma Blair and Cloverdale due to age and declining enrollment. Districts aim for about 65.12 percent white and 34.88 percent black, with 12 schools to share 35 vacant classrooms after closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hubbard
High Point Board of Education
Dean B. Pruette
Emma Blair
Cloverdale
Pruette
State Dept. of Public Instruction
PTA
Fire Dept. Phones Out For 4/2 Hours
A main telephone cable to the Elm Street fire station was broken when a city power truck's boom damaged poles at Grimes and Elm causing almost four hours of outage. Fire calls were relayed by radio from the switchboard. One worker, A D Quick, suffered burns in a methylene chloride incident and was listed in satisfactory condition at High Point Memorial. Other fires included a hotel window well blaze at the Sheraton and vehicle fires on Barbee Street and Westchester Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
William Sidney Biggs
Mendenhall Street
Grimes Street
Grimes
Elm St
Telephone Company
A. D. Quick
High Point Chemical Co
Taylor Street
Quick
High Point Memorial
Sheraton Hotel
Erich McDowell
Barbee Street
McDowell
Armored Protective Service
Westchester Drive
Testimony Continues In NLRB Hearing
In Winston-Salem a National Labor Relations Board hearing on unfair labor practices against The High Point Enterprise continues. Printers who struck in 1967 and their union claim the company sought to deter returnees by restricting work, while the paper argues its poststrike hiring contact aimed to restore standards. Several former strikers testified as the session extended with mid June resumption planned due to examiner availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brown
Enterprise
Winston-Salem
National Labor Relations Board
High Point Enterprise
Abraham Mallar
James Bowman
Austin Hedrick
Thurman Moore
Shelton Fielder
Virginia Evans
Thomasville Man Named Manager
John C. Pierce of 222 Crestview Dr Thomasville will become manager of the insurance department at High Point Bank and Trust Co effective June 1. Pierce a Thomasville High School and High Point College graduate previously worked at Textile Insurance Co six years and Shelby Mutual Insurance Co eight years as Workmen's Comp regional manager and underwriter. He is married with two daughters and active in Ward Street United Methodist Church. He is a U S Air Force veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Pierce
Crestview Dr
Thomasville
High Point Bank and Trust Co
Fred Alexander
Pierce
Thomasville High School
High Point College
Textile Insurance Co
Shelby Mutual Insurance ,Co
Workmen's Compensation
Ward Street United Methodist Church
Commission On Education
U. S. Air Force
Man Faces Charge of Embezzling
Officers Thursday arrested Jay Elwood Cox 39 of W Broad Street on a charge of embezzlement. Cox is accused of taking 1056 dollars worth of furniture from Cecil Furniture Co on Marlboro Street. Gilbert Poindexter of Siler City reported Thursday that a 75 dollar motor was taken off a pump at a work site behind Woodlake Apartments on Johnson Street Extension. Jimmy Moore of County Club Mobile Home Park told Guilford County deputies Wednesday that two halos of chain link fence and 15 posts were taken from the sewage plant at the trailer park. He said the material was valued at 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Elwood Cox
W. Broad Street
Cox
Cecil Furniture Co
Marlboro Street
Gilbert Poindexter
Siler City
Woodlake Apartments
Johnson Street
Jimmy Moore
County Club Mobile Home Park
Guilford County
Court Action Threatened Over Black Teacher Hiring
A state education board discussion turned tense as Sammie Chess Jr. urged the High Point City Schools to hire more Black teachers to satisfy a federal desegregation order. Superintendent Dr. Dean B. Pruette cited nationwide shortages, while the board also moved to negotiate funding issues with Model Cities over kindergarten materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Board of Education
Sammie Chess Jr
High Point City
Chess
Central High School
Evelyn Thompson
Dean B. Pruette
Thompson
Pruette
Model Cities
School Board
D. P. Whitley Jr
Lexington Man Takes Own Life By Shooting
A 52 year old Lexington man William Franklin Pete Heitman died from a self inflicted gunshot wound at his Route 5 home near noon Thursday. The wound was ruled self inflicted by Davidson County Coroner Dr. Joel Leonard. Heitman was a World War II veteran formerly employed at Proctor and Schwartz. Surviving relatives include his parents four daughters two sons six brothers and four sisters. The body is at Piedmont Funeral Home with funeral plans incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
William Franklin
Pete) Heitman
Route 5
Joel Leonard
Davidson County
Heitman
Proctor and Schwartz
Raymond L. Heitman
Robert Hedrick
Rt. 9
Raymond
Buddy) Heitman
William L. Heitman Jr
U. S. Navy
Guam
Thomas Rhodes
Route
Robie Floyd
James W. Everhart
Welcome
Benny L. Yarbrough
David Heitman
Vernon Heitman
Raymond Heitman Jr
Ira
Mark
James L
Rodney Heitman
Piedmont Funeral Home
Archdale-Trinity School District Plans Major Reorganization
Randolph County Board of Education approved a district wide reorganization that moves all sixth graders to Trinity Junior High this fall while grades one through five stay at Archdale, Trindale, and Trinity elementary schools. Fifth graders will fill Trinity temporarily due to space as plans progress toward a middle school with grades six through nine. Senior High remains grades 10 to 12. A special education class was moved from Randleman Elementary to Randleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Archdale-Trinity
Randolph County Board of Education
Trinity
Randolph County
John Lawrence
Archdale
Trindale
Lawrence
Randelman Elementary
Randleman
Saturday DeMolay Dance Fetes State Convention in High Point
High Point DeMolay hosts Piedmont District Convention of North Carolina State Assn. of the Order of DeMolay this weekend with athletic events for district chapters on Saturday. Initiatory degrees for new members, followed by a banquet at the Sheraton Hotel with Tim Blackburn presiding, then a Saturday dance with The Force. Local committee heads include Glenn Myers and Lee Averett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
DeMolay
Piedmont
North Carolina State Assn
Order of DeMolay
Sheraton Hotel
Tim Blackburn
Force
Glenn Myers
Lee Averett
Craig Pleasants
Brad Coooke
David Reed
Jim Price
Thor Levezko
The
Acacia (Masonic) Lodge No
Nine Divorces Granted In District Court Session
Nine divorces were granted this week during civil session of District Court. Cases include Her man Sloane versus Marion L. T. Sloane, Lauella Terry versus Redell Terry, Clara L. Roberts versus Timothy Roberts, Maxine W. Craven versus Alva R. Craven, Shirley Skipper McLain versus Tim McLain, Doris Saltz Maladras versus Socrates Maladtras, Casey Smith versus Williard Smith, Wilmer Lee Locklear versus Dorcas Locklear, and Nancy DeLappe versus Roger Steven DeLappe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Sloane
Marion L. T. Sloane
Lauella Terry
Redell Terry
Clara L. Roberts
Timothy Roberts
Maxine W. Craven
Alva R. Craven
Shirley Skipper McLain
Tim McLain
Doris Saltz Maladras
Socrates Maladtras
Casey Smith
Williard Smith
Wilmer Lee Locklear
Dorcas Locklear
Nancy DeLappe
Roger Steven DeLappe
Four High Point businessmen donate $6000 to environmental committee
Four High Point businessmen anonymously contributed $6000 to the Piedmont Regional Committee on Environmental Affairs. Douglas Wilson said the gift aims to identify and explain environmental problems with visual aids. The committee plans task forces and workshops and seeks a $10,000 grant from the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare to support programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Piedmont Regional Committee On Environmental Affairs
Douglas Wilson
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Betty Jackson
Cloverdale Pta
Board of Education
Oak Hill
Sonny Hedgecock
Fire Dept
NLRB
Judy Mendenhall
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