Labor Market Tight State Unemployment Level Is Below National Average
Thomasville officials report unemployment in North Carolina below the national average and say the labor market remains tight. The ESC notes 74 new September applications, 83 unfilled jobs, and declines in placements from August to September. Manufacturing led hires with 34, while clerical and sales fell.
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Thomasville
North Carolina
W. R. Eddinger
Eddinger
ESC
Woldinger
Four men arrested in major auto theft ring
Four men including Rose's department store manager Edwin Fenner Renu were arrested in a be tween New York and North Carolina auto theft operation. Temples Rivette and Beam er, Winslon-Salem residents, were also named. Indicted by a federal grand jury in Greensboro, they faced charges of receiving cars stolen in New York and moved to North Carolina after an FBI led probe with NC DMV investigators.
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Rose
Dept
FBI
Edwin Fenner Renu
Rose’s
S. Main Street
Winslon-Salem
Thomas Edward Temples
Thomas Earl Rivette
Robert Ross Beamer
Greensboro
U. S
Herman Witfrey
New York
North Carolina
Fire destroys Wise Street house. body searched for
Firemen sift debris from a vacant frame residence at 506 Wise St after a 9:20 p.m. Friday blaze totalized the structure. Tolbert next door suffered severe damage. Investigation into the cause continues as deputies review reports of people entering and a possible scream heard during the alarm. The Michael Estate owns the property.
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Wise St
Herman
Tolbert
Michael
T. M. Ellington
Ellington
Manager Expected To Link Sales Tax And New Schools
Guilford County Manager John Witherspoon plans a Monday briefing to outline financing for school construction programs estimated at over 40 million dollars across five systems GTI and the rural and city boards. He will discuss using a sales tax increase if approved November 4 and note bond-market limits while outlining bids for microfilm equipment and potential public hearings on rural water or sewer extensions.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
John Witherspoon
Board of Commissioners
Witherspoon
High Point
Sion
Guilford County Administration
Register of Deeds Office
Ragsdale High School
Jamestown
Friendly Road
Airport
Red Road
Flormont Drive
Florence Hills
Register of Deeds
Evergreens, Inc
Guilford County Planning Board
Busy Witherspoon
N. D. McNairy
Mild Weekend Forecast For High 70s
Area residents can expect fair skies and milder weekend temperatures with highs in the upper 70s. Tonight will be clear with lows in the upper 50s. Sunday should bring clear skies and upper 70s, followed by partly cloudy conditions and mild temperatures Monday. No significant precipitation expected.
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High Point Area
Friendship Airport
Lear
Balloting Set For Nov 4 Registration Deadline On Tax Vote
Voter registration for the November 4 election to decide a sales tax increase ends Monday. Guilford County Elections officials say the High Point office and Greensboro offices will stay open 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday for residents meeting age and residence requirements to register. Some precinct lines in Greensboro have changed and voters there will also decide on a city government form issue alongside the sales tax. The tax proposal would raise the current three cents per dollar by one cent, with locally collected funds returned to local governments.
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Elva Small
Guilford County
Greensboro
Small
Dorothy Welch
Board of
High Point
Guilford
Dialogue Session Slated At YWCA
Dr Charles Eugene Mounts English professor at High Point College will speak at the YWCA Dialogue session at 10 am in October. Public invited. Mounts graduated from the University of Florida and earned a Duke PhD. He has taught at High Point College since 1962 and will discuss Poets of Order and contemporary poets.
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Charles Eugene Mounts
High Point College
YWCA
Mounts
University of Florida
Duke University
Archdale Names First City Council Candidate
Albert Gross filed to run from Ward 2 as Archdale begins city government. He cites water and sewer disposal as priorities and says the first city government must raise funds. Election set for November 4 with a March 17 filing deadline. Gross notes no party affiliation.
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Archdale
Albert Gross
Gross
Asheville
Trinity High Schools
Guilford College
Southern Film Extructerg, Ind
High Point
Archdale Friends Church
Bush Hill Lodge
Peggy Boyles
U.S. 311
Snakebite Rates Highlight North Carolina Hazards
North Carolina reportedly has the highest snakebite incidence in the nation. Experts point to fall hibernation, spring awakenings, and shedding as dangerous periods. State officials advise wearing high boots and snakeproof shoes while in leaf litter and along creek banks.
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Union
Auto Accidents Hurt 14 Persons In Past Week
High Point police traffic summary shows 14 injured in 39 accidents during the past week with vehicle damages totaling 21 635 dollars. Year to date 1430 accidents investigated versus 1269 in 1968, eight traffic deaths to date, injuries 581 this year versus 550 last year, damages 695 744 this year against 546 419 for the same period.
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High Point
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C&d
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General Assembly
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