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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1969
Page
8
Auction under way with West opening one spade and South over calling. North holds aK43 and WAIB42, West has a7 492 WEKQ109, East a95 KIT4, South Q8752 o 10643. Vulnerable play proceeds with West North East South not fully visible.
A bridge column explores the so called Unnecessary Finesse in a deal where North's five club cue bid leads to a small slam. South finds a line via heart ruffs and a club entry to try to establish dummy's fifth heart for a discard. The play hinges on an unusual finesse and a potential defensive queen.
The High Point area ESC reports 298 handicapped persons placed in diverse roles over the past year as part of Hire the Handicapped Week Oct 6 to 10. Office manager William Hollar notes 457 applications and 128 seekers, praising rehabilitation programs that prepare severely disabled workers for many North Carolina jobs. He urges local employers to include handicapped applicants in hiring efforts.
Approval of business and industrial construction projects pushed the total value of building permits issued by the city's Inspection Division to 281,899. Freemen Hill issued four permits valued at 281,330 for business and industrial improvements and two permits worth 28,000 for new dwellings. Additional dwelling improvements and repairs added 31,550 in permits. Warehouses and manufacturing buildings received permits at Prospect Road and Berkley Street totaling 111,930. Interior and exterior alterations at a business building on English Road were approved for 9,700. New houses were issued permits for 13,000 on Hickswood Road and 15,000 on Agnes Street.
Guilford County Manager John V. Witherspoon announced Surplus Food Program distributions of over 110 tons of food valued at 79,982.43 to 7,102 needy families in September. Additionally 537 individuals received about 5,110 under the Supplement Food Program aiding mothers and children. The U S Department of Agriculture administered distributions via North Carolina Agriculture Department, which noted a slight August drop in recipients and a total 1,448 higher than September 1968.
The Afro-American Society at Duke University denounces Duke's black studies program as lacking black control. Members quit the planning committee claiming the program only renames courses and adds one, failing to address the realities of black existence in an oppressive society.
Homecoming weekend starts at High Point Friends Meeting on Quaker Lane with guest Errol T. Elliott of Richmond Ind. Retired, Elliott helped found Earlham School of Religion and will speak at the Men’s Breakfast Saturday 7:30 a.m. and the Sunday worship at 11 a.m. A sacred music concert by Mary M. Currie is set for Saturday 7:30 p.m. A carry-in picnic lunch follows Sunday at 12:15 p.m. in Ragan Hall for members and friends.
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