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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1963
Page
35
A comprehensive county effort to handle dropouts unfolds in Guilford County as the first of its kind in the state. CAPS aims to keep students in school by offering incentives and services beyond simply returning dropouts to classes.
A Guilford County led CAPS initiative aims to attack the dropout problem with a three year program in 10 schools. Ed Kemp heads a diverse board seeking state funding, with Gov Sanford expressing enthusiasm for the project and its potential nationwide impact.
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn reports steady 1963 gains in shipments and new orders over 1962 with September up 14.1 percent in orders and 13.1 percent in shipments. Commerce data forecast 1963 shipments at 3.0 to 3.1 billion dollars, while retail sales and wholesalers project strong gains into 1964.
A local bachelor host invites a guest couple to a candlelit dinner, but a hole in the baked ham causes grease to spill onto a hostess shoe and floor. She slips then confesses all amid comic chaos as a Halloween theft and flag ironings wrap up the quirky item.
The piece surveys places named High Point across the United States and Canada, noting populations and post office classes. It highlights High Point, North Carolina as the largest, with scattered data on towns in Missouri, Washington, New Jersey, Saskatchewan, and beyond.
The High Point Library is testing a graphic-transaction slip circulation system that records checkouts on microfilm. It promises about four hours saved in staff time daily and roughly 30 percent reduction in supply costs. Librarian Neal Austin says it is the first in the state. The system uses a slip to track due dates and borrower numbers, eliminating card filing. Overdue notices become easier with the new microfilm method.
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