Estimates Revised Upward Vote Pace Faster Than Expected
Guilford County voters turned out steadily early today with precincts reporting heavy turnout ahead of the primary. Local officials projected county totals near 48 000 and 12 000 in High Point Township, while county and state observers noted overall turnout as light to moderate with pockets of hot congressional races. Officials expect quick tallying after polls close at 6 30 p m in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
Republican Party
John Eshelman Jr
Eshelman
Flynn
Z. H. Howerton Jr
County Board of Elections
Greensboro
Guilford
Democratic Party
Jake Froelich
High Point
County Board of Commission
Richard Barnwell
Horace Kornegay
Break-Ins Probed By Detectives
Two break-ins are under investigation by city detectives. Spiveys Sinclair Service on Greensboro Road was entered by a thief who knocked out a window in the wash pit. A vending machine was cracked open and $5 taken. The thief also ransacked the cash register and stole $30 in change from a secret location in the cash drawer. Damage to the windows was estimated at $15. Hiatt s Used Car office on E Green Drive was also broken into. A desk was ransacked but nothing was missing. A shooting on Loflin Street led to an assault with a deadly weapon charge against Lorenzo White 20 of Fairview Street. White allegedly shot Dallas McFadden 17 in the neck and back with a pistol. McFadden was admitted to High Point Hospital. White was held on a $500 bond with a preliminary hearing scheduled this week. A motorcycle wreck on S Main Extension injured James Thomas Byrd 21 of Belmont Drive after his bike crashed into a car driven by James Barnes 17 of Rowan Avenue. Barnes was cited for turning from a lane without ensuring safety. Police estimate damages at about $400. Byrd was admitted to the hospital. Conny Walker 35 of W Lexington Avenue was charged with driving while intoxicated and cited to court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spivey
Sinclair
Greensboro
Hiatt
E. Green Drive
Loflin Street
Lorenzo White
Fairview Street
White
Dallas McFadden
High Point Hospital
S. Main Extension
James Thomas Byrd
Belmont Drive
James Barnes
Rowan Avenue
Barnes
Byrd
Conny Walker
W. Lexington Avenue
Natural Causes Ruled In Death Of George Wall
County medical examiner ruled 82 year old George Allen Wall died of natural causes after a burglary by 28 year old Willie James Gilmore. Wall was struck on the head with a rock during the Oct 29 break in and had been critically ill prior to his death on Sunday. The ruling ends any further involvement for Gilmore who faces a 40 year prison term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Allen Wall
Willie James Gilmore
Gilmore
Wall
Gilbarco Union Vote Sought by Teamsters Local 391
Greensboro report states the International Teamsters Union filed with the NLRB in Winston-Salem for a Gilbarco plant union election. Local Union No. 391, Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers, is the affiliate pursuing the vote. In a related result, bills show Billings Transfer Corp. Lexington workers voting 43 to 8 for Teamsters representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
International Teamsters Union
National Labor Relations Board of
Winston-Salem
Gilbarco
Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local Union No
Teamsters Union
NLRB
Billings Transfer Corp
Lexington
College Students Donate 175 Pints in Blood Drive
High Point College students donated 175 pints of blood during a Red Cross bloodmobile visit at the campus gym yesterday. 61 others attempted to donate but were deferred. 129 first time donors. The event, organized by Lambda Alpha and Phi Mu with Jay Cornet directing, underscored college community cooperation. The next visit is planned for November 28-29 at the Chapter House on English Road.
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Lege
Red Cross
Carl Savage
Public Affairs Department
College
Bloodmobile
Bob Parrish
English Road
Fire at Frost home caused by child with matches
A five year old boy playing with matches started a fire at the Frost residence on Player Drive at 9 a.m. Firefighters extinguished it within minutes, causing damage to a closet and smoke damage to a bedroom. no injuries. A separate incident on Sedgewick Drive involved a smoking TV with wiring issues, put out by CO2. another car fire on Langford Street was extinguished at 9:45 p.m.
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Frost
Player Drive
Sedgewick Drive
Langford Street
Christmas A Word To Wise Mail It Early
Local officials urge early mailing for the 1966 Christmas season to speed delivery. John Easter, superintendent of mails, advises posting from High Point to domestic and overseas destinations as early as possible, with best chances of delivery before Christmas.
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Wise
Braxton Younts
John Easter
High Point
Easter
West Coast
Norwegian-born Gunnar Gulbransen visits High Point after 61 years
Gunnar Gulbransen, now of Oslo, returned to High Point with Calvin Rice of the Chamber of Commerce to seek his former home and a classmate of his brother. The 65-year-old recalled the 1904 06 family stay, the Cox-owned house near the railroad, and a Theodore Roosevelt speech heard from a train. He plans to return to Greensboro and then New York, traveling by bus after a global retirement journey with Wilhelmsen Shipping.
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Braxton Younts
Gulbransen
Martin
High Point
Old Standard Mirror Co
Cox
Theodore Roose
Chicago
Rochester
N. Y
Greensboro
Calvin Rice
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Spring Like Weather Ahead With Mild Temperatures
The area will see near spring like temperatures today and Wednesday with highs in the low 70s. Clear to partly cloudy skies expected tonight and Wednesday and a bit warmer. Tonight's low near 48. Thursday will bring cloudiness and cooler turning late with a chance of scattered showers. Last night's low was 43.
Public Fire Prevention Movies Set for Horneytown Station
Horneytown Volunteer Fire Station hosts a free public screening on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. fire officials say the event promotes prevention and no admission is charged.
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Horneytown
Horneytown Volunteer Fire Station
Horneytown Fire
Chair City Hospital A Gener?
Davidson County Medical Society proposed a county wide hospital to serve the whole county in central location. Thomasville and Lexington Memorial Hospitals would study the plan. Commissioners set a meeting next Tuesday to review the proposition. Estimated cost likely over six million dollars.
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Bob Burchette
Lexington
Davidson County Medical Society
Thomasville
The
Medical Society
City Memorial Hospital
Lexington Memorial Hospital
Three Randolph communities agree on site for new high school
Representatives from Franklinville Ramseur and Coleridge told the Randolph County Board of Education they reached a consensus on a single site for a proposed consolidated high school. The preferred location near Ramseur covers about 63 to 64 acres and is centrally located with road access from all three communities.
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Don Wrenn
Enterprise
Asheboro
Randolph County
County Board of Education
Franklinville
Ramseur
Coleridge
Coleridge High
Robert Purvis
Pleasant Ridge Church
Purvis
Coleridge Road
Lynn Albright
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Forrest Cates
Guilford County
Dale Montgomery
Percy Sears
High Point Enterprise
High Point Col
Linwood Smith
Chip Faircloth
Odyssey
Norway
Wilhelmsen
Far East
San Pedro
Calif
Far West
Gunnar Gulbransen
Chair City Hospital
Gener
Randolph
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