City Slow To Take Gift Angers Shavitz Over Landscaping
City Councilman Henry Shavitz charged that city hall resistance blocks accepting a gift of plants from T R Zimmerman. He accused manager Harold Cheek and city horticulturist Sam Claar of blocking the offer to avoid spending about 40 000 on landscaping the new city hall. The dispute centers on plant values estimated at 1500 to 3000 and potential transfer to Oak Hollow Park holding area for future replanting. City officials question labor costs to restore the plants, while some council members urge exploration rather than outright rejection.
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Forrest Cates
City Hall
Henry Shavitz
Harold Cheek
Sam) Claar
Shavite
T.R. Zimmerman
W. Lexington Avenue
Claar
Shayitz
Shavitz
Cheek
Witnesses Back Fire Officer Tim Jacobs Firing
The High Point Civil Service Commission upheld Patrol Officer Tim Jacobs dismissal after a 11 hour hearing with 29 witnesses. They found a long pattern of violence including 12 cases of assault on officers or resisting arrest and an incident in 1974 at High Point Memorial Hospital. The panel noted no proven link to the officers union despite family ties in the department.
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Howard Hayes
High Point Civil Service Commission
Tim Jacobs
Gastonia
Jacobs
Donald Roseman
Police Academy
S. B. Jacobs
High Point Police Benevolent Assn
Roseman
Tin
High Point Memorial Hospital
Albert Bennett
Kindergarten students cook and share friendship stew at Allen Jay
Allen Jay Primary School pupils prepare a friendship stew for lunch on Tuesday. Eric Britt helps cut apples as each child contributes an item to the meal and the class even makes their own butter. Stall photos by Ar.
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Allen Jay Primary School
Eric Britt
Guilford Program to Make Services Available Faster
Guilford County launches an information and referral program to provide a single portal for services from 300 to 360 agencies offering about 1,200 services. Frank Wilson of the Department of Social Services says the system will use the county computer to route inquiries, track service use, and reduce duplication and fragmentation. The initiative aims to help residents quickly reach the right agency and appointment.
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Guilford
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro Guilford County
Guilford County
Frank Wilson
Dept. of Social Services
Wilson
Earl Owensby Returns to Movies with Death Driver
Earl Owensby, once a Cliffside mill town theater worker, returns as owner, producer, star and writer of The EO Corp. The Death Driver film premiered in Charlotte and opens in High Point. Owensby discusses his life and the fictional Rex Randolph while promoting the project in Greensboro.
Shelby man builds film studio near Boiling Spring
Owensby, once a ticket seller, now runs The EO Corp in Cleveland County. His studio houses Death Driver production and three prior films. He aims to expand NC moviemaking, attract others, and run the business with plans for Hell The Story of Satan starring Vincent Price in 1976. Owensby eyes gubernatorial run and notes his wife Elizabeth wrote Death Driver.
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Cleveland County
Shelby
Boiling Spring
Gardner-Webb College
EO Corp
Owensby
North Carolina
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Upton
EQ Corp
House of Representatives
Vincent Price
Hell
Doctor testifies against Lexington Outlaws gang members
Dr. John L. Andrews of Point testifies at a hearing against two Lexington Outlaws members. He was in his dental office performing work when found with a loaded pistol. The two gang members were bound over for trial in Winston-Salem after the Monday hearing.
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John L. Andrews
Point Talks
Outlaws
Winston-Salem
Water Tap-On Fees Raised in Archdale by City Council
Archdale voters learn Feb 1 tap on fees rise to 160 dollars after the council approved a schedule with 80 before construction 100 during construction and 160 after completion. Side water rates double city residents and minimum charges differ inside and outside the city. The council also OK’d a 2 percent Christmas bonus for city workers with payday set for Dec 23 and Dec 24 26 holidays. Tom English was reappointed to the planning board for continued service as former chairman.
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Don Wrenn
Archdale
Enlire
City Hall
Tom English
English
Guild
See Water
Only Flood Can Halt City Parade
High Point Christmas parade faces 80 percent rain forecast but will only be canceled if a heavy downpour prevents assembling 80 parade units. Eddie Knox of the Merchants Association said the event is set for 3 p.m. starting on Main Street.
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Eddie Knox
Sponsoring Merchants Assn
Knox
Main Street
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