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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1971
Page
11
A Los Angeles Times column jokes that Gov Ronald Reagan could qualify for free legal aid due to his alleged finances and tax avoidance. A CRLA lawyer imagines defending him, discussing possible defenses and even a movie deal to relocate taxes and reverse his hardship.
Students walked five miles to raise funds for poverty relief. Individuals and groups sponsored each walker with pledges of two dollars or more. The proceeds support the Salvation Army and Community Health Services.
County officials call a special 8 a m meeting to decide whether to remove the sales tax from the June 8 referendum and potentially impose the tax by board action. Support and opposition split across Greensboro and High Point communities amid tax revenue concerns.
CBS roving reporter Charles Kuralt offers uniquely American scenes in Cinema Cafe film On The Road With Charles Kuralt. Viewers meet Tuesday at 12 15 p m in the High Point Public Library audio visual room with coffee and soft drinks available.
Claude Hamilton Gillen 53 of 315 Logan Circle James town died after a head wound. Officials ruled the death a death by own action. Survived by wife Gladys M Gillen two sons Perry and Harold two sisters and one brother. Services set for Wednesday at Wright Funeral Home Damascus Virginia with burial at Sunset Cemetery Damascus. The body remained at Sechrest Funeral Home until Wednesday with family hours at the funeral home.
A grim North Carolina toll shows 18 people killed in weekend traffic crashes from Friday evening to Sunday midnight, raising the yearly total to 628. Names include William Norman, Sara Ashe, Linwood Bar Daily, Ezzelle Melver Jr., Danny Sutton, and others across multiple counties and routes.
Two summer school programs are planned. A reading improvement program at Parkview Village School runs July 16 to August 19 for 380 students and an early start program for rising first graders runs July 23 to August 19 in all city schools. Both programs are voluntary and free.
High Point City Council endorses its local Sunday blue law and backs a similar statewide measure now in the North Carolina legislature. The local ordinance bans certain merchandise on Sundays and restricts store types allowed to open, mirroring a constitutional ruling and aligning with the North Carolina League of Municipalities. A court test upheld the local law but ordered stricter enforcement by courts and police.
Members of the American Association of Retired Persons in the High Point Thom asville area will meet Wednesday at 10 a m at Astor Dowdy Towers to organize a local chapter Harold J Carrick State Director notes the chapter will promote programs serving older citizens in community state and nation. All persons over 55 are eligible for membership by joining at the meeting For those unable to attend contact John W McIntosh or Ralph Miller for information An annual $2 membership provides subscriptions to Modern Maturity and the AARP Bulletin plus access to member services.
Gerald Morgan an insurance and real estate agent on Salem Street and at least one Thomasville police officer are under a state investigation by Insurance Commissioner Edwin Lanier. Deputy John Daniel said irregularities prompted the probe led by Chief Investigator Gilbert O Nea l. Morgan may transfer clients to Handley Insurance Co. He pledged a press statement later.
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