High Point College Junior Miss Contest Dec 4
Junior Miss contestants will perform in Memorial Auditorium at High Point College on December 4. The winner receives a $500 scholarship and advances to the North Carolina Miss Pageant in Durham next February.
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Memorial Auditorium
High Point College
North Carolina
Durham
Sonny Hedgecock
Cathy Corn
Teresa Tuttle
Beth Stewart
Vicki Whittington
The
Jaycees
High Point Enterprise highlights and notices 1971
A cornucopia of brief items from High Point Chronicle page two. Local happenings, civic notices, and sports notes from Sunday morning coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Enterprise
Help The Needy Cheer Fund Readied For Holiday Season
The High Point Christmas Cheer Fund heads into the holiday shopping season led by Benny Braica for the 12th year. Furnitureland Kiwanis Club and The Enterprise sponsor the drive with a $7,000 goal to fund dinners and toys, plus certificates to hundreds of families for use at Big Bear Stores. Braica cites past generosity and warns that failure would deprive more than 1,200 children who benefited last year of essential gifts and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnitureland Kiwanis Club
The
Enterprise
Benny Braica
Cheer Fund
St Stephen Church Installs New Pastor in High Point
The Rev. G. Ray Coleman becomes pastor of St Stephen Zion Methodist Church at 1012 Leonard St High Point arriving from Knoxville Tennessee where he led First AME Zion Church for two years and served on several local boards. He holds degrees from Livingstone College and Hood Theological Seminary and is married with one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ray Coleman
St. Stephen Zion Methodist Church
Leonard St
High Point
Knoxville, Tenn
First Ame Zion Church
Knoxville Area Urban League
Coleman
The
Knoxville Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc
Tennessee Voters Council
Tennessee Valley Personnel Assn
NAACP
Knoxville
Albemarle
Hamlet
Fayetteville
Livingstone College
Salisbury
Hood Theological Seminary
Old Post Office Property Is Given To Thomasville
City of Thomasville wins title to the former post office on E Main and Randolph. The GSA and White House approved the transfer under the Legacy of Parks Program to designate the building for recreation. The 1970s vocational program moved last year and the city plans to relocate programs from crowded facilities to the old post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
E. Main and
Randolph Streets
General Services Administration
Washington
White House
GSA
Legacy of Parks
Church Street
W. Clint Ingram
Purse Snatching Reported Near Sears Store
Police investigate a purse snatching around 6 20 p m Saturday at the parking lot edge opposite the Sears in High Point. Mrs Glenda L Frazier said three teenage boys seized her purse and umbrella then fled into a nearby wood. about $40, credit cards and a checkbook were missing. Firefighters later report two calls at 821 Martin Street for a chair fire damaging contents and structure. a rekindled blaze occurred at 2 24 p m. A separate truck fire addressed at 522 S Elm Street.
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St. Hamilton Street
Sears Roebuck
Glenda L. Frazier
High Point
Martin Street
Davidson County Schools Set Week of Parent Teacher Conferences
In Lexington the Davidson County School System schedules parent teacher conferences for Nov 29 to Dec 3. Elementary students will be dismissed at 1 pm on Nov 30 and Dec 1, with bus transportation provided. High schools run their normal schedules and all staff stay for conferences. Students resume regular schedules Dec 2.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Sidewalk Show Set By Guild
The High Point Fine Arts Guild will hold a Sidewalk Show and Handicraft Sale on December 4 at Westchester Mall. The event runs 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. with artists from High Point Greensboro and Burlington. All works are original and for sale.
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High Point Fine Arts Guild
Westchester Mall
High Point
Greensboro
Burlington
Guilford PTA Council Meeting Set for Tuesday
The Guilford County PTA Council will meet Tuesday at 7 30 pm in Millis Road Elementary School PTA on Jamestown hosting a Know Your Schools study course panelists include Doris Kimball Terry Crump Teresa Clodfelter J Earl Whitley and Robert Morrow Mrs Max Sink will preside with Mrs Jimmy Shipley welcoming county officers principals and parents interested in the course
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Millis Road
PTA
Jamestown
Guilford County
PTA Council
Doris Kimball
Terry Crump
Teresa Clodfelter
Guilford
J. Earl Whitley
Robert Morrow
Jimmy Shipley
Winterizing Your Home And Car For Hard Weather
An earnest column urges readers to prepare for winter with practical checks. It covers furnaces leaks roofs chimneys and central air not present, plus car winterizing steps like tires plugs and battery. It also jokes about vitamins for children and warns readers to check bank balances before winter hardships.
Black contractor leads London Woods homes project
Charles M. Scotton Sr a Black building contractor directs about 50 workers on the London Woods development sponsored by High Point Church Housing Assn Inc aimed at offering single family homes to low and moderate income families and training youths in construction trades Open house for the first six homes is slated today from 1 pm to 6 pm Scotton an associate minister and leader in Afro builders groups emphasizes skill training as a path out of poverty.
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Charles M. Scotton Sr
Scotton
J. C. Reynolds Jr
London Woods
Cedrow Avenue
High Point Church Housing Assn. Inc
Liberty
High Point
William Penn High School
West Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Bible Training Institute
Cleveland
Church of God of Prophecy
Eastside
E. Washington Dr
Fort Belvoir
John D. Kelly
Grace Kelly
J. B. White Construction Co
R. K. Stewart and Sons
J. R. Graham and Son
Wiley Coltrane
J. A. Jones Construction Co
Charlotte
Mt. Olive Baptist
National Afro Builders of
North Carolina
United States
Elizabeth Johnson
Harrison St
October Building Permits Totals in North Carolina Cities
State Labor Commissioner Frank Crane reports $42,628,928 in October permits across 36 NC cities over 10k population, down 17.9 percent from October 1970. First ten months of 1971 total $542,677,699, up 24 percent from 1970. Charlotte led October with $8,104,549, Greensboro $7,168,980, Raleigh $7,095,885, Durham $4,938,716, Gastonia $2,184,400, with High Point and Winston-Salem over $1 million each.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Frank Crane
Crane
Charlotte
Greensboro
Durham
Gastonia
High Point
Winston-Salem
Albemarle
Asheboro
Asheville
Burlington
Chapel Hill
Concord
Elizabeth City
Fayetteville
Goldsboro
Greenville
Henderson
Hickory
Jacksonville
Kinston
Lenoir
Lexington
Lamberton
Monroe
New Bern
Reidsville
Roanoke Rapids
Rocky Mount
Salisbury
Sanford
Shelby
Statesville
Thomasville
Wilmington
Wilson
Archdale Seeks Doctors Amid Regional Shortage
Archdale officials pursue attracting general practitioners to practice within the city limits amid a broader doctor shortage. Proximity to High Point offers some relief if Archdale struggles to recruit, as residents could travel to Greensboro Siler City or Asheboro for care. The town notes nearby cities with doctors influence Archdale's challenge and potential solutions. Republicans plan a Friday evening get together at Sir Robert Restaurant with dinner and a speaker, hosted by Chairman Worth Coltrane.
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Don Wrenn
Archdale
High Point
Liberty
Greensboro
Siler City
Asheboro
Randolph County
Worth Coltrane
Sir Robert
Troop 32 Earns Sixty Eight Merit Badges at Court of Honor
At Northwood United Methodist Church Troop 32 held a Court of Honor where 68 merit badges were earned by scouts Willie Glidewell chaired the event. Advancing ranks included Tenderfoot Gary Stirwall Keith Kenny Danny Hutchens Second Class Bobby Hayworth Scott Beasley Steve Medlin Eddie Marks Stars Kevin Shuskey Marvin Cramer Monroe Brown David Cowan Life Verne White Sean Roberts Randy Cromer Roy Andrews Eagle Chuck Jene Randy McCaslin Kim Imore Jay Christensen. Scoutmaster Harvey Cromer congratulated the honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 32
Northwood United Methodist Church
Willie Glidewell
Court of Honor
Tenderfoot
Gary Stirwall
Keith Kenny
Danny Hutchens
Bobby Hayworth
Scott Beasley
Steve Medlin
Eddie Marks
Kevin Shuskey
Marvin Cramer
Monroe Brown
David Cowan
Verne White
Sean Roberts
Randy Cromer
Roy Andrews
Eagle
Chuck Jene
Randy McCaslin
Kim Imore
Jay Christensen
Harvey Cromer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Braica
Rev. Coleman
St. Stephen Church
Annie Haywood
Lumberton
Joycelyn Ramona
Thomasville — An
Sen. B. Everett Jordan
YMCA
S. Elm Street
Davidson
Guilford Pta Council
Max Sink
Allen Jay
Charles Scotton
Jim Stratford
Toa
Wrenn
Randleman
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Okly
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
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