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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1966
Page
9
Turn-In Day for the United Fund raises community support as volunteers and staff gather resources. Staff photos capture participation led by organizers and local groups in a collaborative effort to boost fundraising.
High Point engineers report progress on about six major street projects funded by a 9.1 million bond program. Main Street widening and a one way pair from Hamilton to Johnson-Wrenn drive planning. Johnson extension to Tanyard Road aims for four lanes across open land. Elm corridor realignment and broader E Main widening also planned. Construction targets push toward fall 1968 for major milestones.
Forecasters predict a high near 70 on Thursday with mostly fair skies and cooler conditions. Today's projected high was 78 with a low around 57, while last night’s low settled at 56.
NLRB petitions filed in Winston-Salem seek elections at two area firms. Billings Transfer in Lexington has 53 eligible employees seeking representation by Local 391 of the Teamsters. American Bakeries Co. of High Point and United States Plywood Corp. of Columbia, S C involve eight and about 20 employees respectively with the same unions.
One car crash on 1 85 yesterday afternoon kills Barbara Everetts of Brooklyn New York on her way home from a funeral in Chester South Carolina. The vehicle rolled end over end after a wheel dropped on the shoulder and wedged against a tree, trapping the driver about 20 minutes. Several others were injured but released with minor injuries. Police charged James W Younts Darla Jean Dorsett Wesley R Hayes and Sarah Plane with various violations in linked incidents at local intersections. Damages ranged from 25 to 300 dollars.
The common shrew, not blind despite small eyes, must feed almost continuously due to its rapid metabolism. It is said to consume its own weight in food every three hours, Britannica notes.
Bernard named to fill vacancy on High Point Redevelopment Commission after I Paul Ingle resignation. He is president-treasurer of Spex Co and Casard Manufacturing, a civic leader active in March of Dimes and Cancer Fund drives. Shuffleboard history note follows.
Lt. O. H. Leak of High Point receives a $300 reward from the U.S. Post Office Department for aiding in the arrest and conviction of James F. McFall for the murder and rape of Ta tum postmaster Mrs. Mary Hamer in 1963. McFall was convicted in 1966 and given life imprisonment. Leak helped place McFall in the crime area, while other officers earned commendations for bravery at a wreck scene on Cook and Eastchester streets.
Thomasville 17 year old Garland Randall Klass was sentenced in Recorder's Court to 18 months with 3 years suspended for charging telephone calls to Mrs. D T Wilder. The calls costing 33 69 were charged to Gayle Martin in Durham. Klass pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay North State Telephone Co. and to withdraw his appeal.
City council action recommends transferring parts of a one mile extraterritorial zone to county zoning control. A public hearing is set for November 3 to discuss zoning and inspections in the area adjoining Jamestown. The proposal includes a land north of Jamestown near City Lake and a larger section south of Jamestown bounded by Ragsdale and Bales Chapel roads.
City council members opened bids on 32 items including motorized equipment, power transformers, and fire alarm service trucks as part of their annual purchasing spree for government departments.
Greensboro Guilford County Commissioners plan a 10 a.m. hearing on October 17 to discuss closing parts of Stage Coach Lane Stafford Road and an adjacent short road to extend the northeast southwest runway by 2000 feet. The action aims to accommodate Douglas DC 9s and Boeing 727 jets, with a projected runway length of about 7600 feet and possible future extension to 9500 or 10000 feet. Airport officials stressed the airport as a key asset and noted only a few homes lie in the affected corridors.
A Hillcrest Drive pool was sabotaged by detergent poured into the water, killing the goldfish population. Neighborhood resident J. W. Tompson found a discarded bottle near the pool, the source of the foaming and toxic cascade.
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