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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1975
Page
16
The City of High Point faces potential liability for venting expenses at the new municipal stadium after architect Leon Schute ordered a venting project to address warped concrete slabs. Mayor-elect Roy Culler rejects paying, urging the architect to fix the issue while the council seeks a full decision.
The Rev. John E. Trotman stated he wants one of the three appointive seats on the High Point Board of Education, disputing a mayoral claim he had not run due to health. He cited his father's heart condition during filing and urged fairness to supporters, noting his parishioners and black community reactions. The mayor favored incumbents James Chestnut and A Laurin Welborn and Mrs Jennie Herndon for appointments as council action looms.
The Thomasville Police Association states it will not advocate strikes or disruptions to city government while pursuing four goals to upgrade standards and policies, improve service to citizens, enhance protection, and collaborate on city issues like alcohol drugs and juveniles. The group formed a nonprofit named The Inc to seek wider support and meet objectives with outside help.
High Point police ask for help identifying a Black man about 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10 inches, 150 to 160 pounds, shown in a released drawing related to the shooting death Friday of James Warren Armfield at the rear of his S Main Street furniture store. A $2000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Randolph County sheriff Carl Moore faces cuts as county commissioners strip almost a third of patrol cars and shift $25,000 from his budget. Union employees advertise to defend Moore, citing planned gambling raids and demands for eight new cars while commissioners order extended vehicle sharing and parking restrictions.
About 40 textile workers from Greensboro and Roanoke Rapids traveled to Raleigh to seek workmen's compensation for byssinosis known as brown lung. They met the Industrial Commission, then returned home promising to mail in disability claims. The event, organized by the Carolina Brown Lung Assn, aimed to raise public awareness rather than file many claims. Local workers reported breathlessness and hoarse voices as they described the condition and its impact on daily life.
Forty textile workers from Greensboro and Roanoke Rapids traveled to Raleigh to file for disability benefits at the state Industrial Commission office. Spokesman Lacy Wright commented as the group gathered Wednesday.
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