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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1976
Page
2
Guilford County finance director Thomas Cashwell reports August sales taxes at 475,899 dollars, up from 432,203 last year. The June to August quarter is projected at 1,325,829 dollars, above last year’s 1,223,619. Through August the county has 2,786,832 dollars for the year, about 320,000 more than the prior year.
A public hearing is set for November 10 at 7 30 p m in the Coliseum to discuss the Greensboro Guilford County Wastewater Facilities Plan environmental impact statement. Radian Corp Texas will explain procedures for gathering public input as Greensboro and Guilford County push a new sewer treatment plant and an outfall along Horsepen Creek amid local opposition. Lack of the line hinders airport area development and residents fear site locations on McLeansville and blocky concerns exist around the multi million dollar project.
The High Point Enterprise is an independent newspaper based in High Point North Carolina. It lists home delivery and mail subscription rates including annual and monthly options with tax notes and notices about Associated Press content and carrier independence.
Ten of the 45 eggs entered survived a drop onto concrete in Duke University's first annual egg drop contest in Durham. Sponsored by the Duke chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the event aimed to spur practical design thinking among students while ensuring they have fun.
Nine year old Archdale Elementary student Ben Shelton raises three turtles at his grandparents home after moving them from his house where two Great Danes lived. Ben discovered the genders of his two adult turtles when a mud turtle joined the family, and his mother decided the turtles could not cohabit with the Danes.
Greensboro residents face drunken driving fines and suspended sentences. Lilly Small Reagan 27 received a $100 fine and six months, with costs. Daniel Robert Reece 81 was guilty of reckless driving and given 15 days with 14 suspended. Multiple dismissals occurred in armed robbery cases and other charges. Two murder defendants were bound over for trial after preliminary hearings.
Duke Power customers receive a fuel charge credit of 64 cents per 1 000 kWh on November bills with an expected 81 cents per 1 000 kWh credit on December bills. A typical 1 000 kWh bill for an electric water heater drops to 32 99. December credits depend on the North Carolina Utilities Commission. City consumers will share the Duke credits via city passage through Duke’s wholesale power to the city.
State lawmakers elects new General Assembly members this week with official office start in 1977. Payment and mailings begin now. lame duck sessions are prevented to avoid post election action. North Carolina promotional efforts highlight company relocations and industrial prospects with exective profiles in Wall Street Journal feature.
John Walter Jessup 25 of Hobart Place High Point died from a neck wound ruled a homicide by Dr. T Eugene Terrell. Police said the shooting occurred about 10 10 p m on a dirt road off Kersey near Highway 62. An autopsy was planned in Chapel Hill. Jessup a City of High Point Utilities employee and Vietnam veteran is survived by his wife and several relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Disc jockey Rick Dees, a former Greensboro gas station attendant, reports his Duck song has sold over two million copies and earned more than 100000 in royalties. He now tops WHBQ Memphis mornings earning around 65000 yearly, with fame bringing little privacy and new opportunities. He plans a follow-up album Disgorilla featuring a singing gorilla and a King Kong tie‑in release timed with the movie.
William C. Friday president of the University of North Carolina refutes reports he is under consideration for a Carter administration post. He dismisses speculation about him and former Gov. Bob Scott being considered for cabinet roles such as agriculture and health, education, and welfare.
Guilford County Planning Board will consider several rezoning proposals including Friends Home Inc on New Garden Road and Arcadia Road from watershed residential to institutional to expand a home for the elderly. Other requests involve Hayworth Springs Road near High Point, Deep River Township northwest Guilford on N C 68, U S 220 south of Greensboro and N C 150 plus U S 158 in northwest Guilford County, with final decisions set for the 7 30 p m session at the courthouse.
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