Busing Dilemma Faces Guilford County School System
Guilford County schools struggle with funding for bus operations for High Point and Greensboro, as Pearce notes state funds have not increased to cover city transportation. Title issues on 30 High Point buses complicate ownership, with the county wary of accepting titles. A recent court ruling questions legality of using rural transportation funds for city student movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
High Point
Pearce
North Carolina Superior Court
State Supreme Court
Open House At The Enterprise At New Plant
Newsmen from Charlotte Hickory Concord Winston-Salem and other North Carolina cities toured The Enterprise new plant at 210 Church Ave during an open house. Public tours run this afternoon from 2 to 4 pm as publishers editors and staff lead visitors through the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Terry
D. A. Rawley
The
Enterprise
Ken Mulholland
Steed Rollins
North Carolina
the Enterprise
Rollins
Durham Herald and Sun
Mulholland
Hickory Daily Record
Church
Church Ave
Charlotte
Hickory
Concord
Winston - Salem
Greensboro
Asheboro
Durham
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Blishers
High Pointer Woman Named to National Advisory Council
Ruth G. Melton of High Point has been named to the National Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity for a one year term. She is one of 18 appointees by President Nixon to advise on administrative policy and program effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth G. Melton
High Point
National Advisory Council On Economic Opportunity
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Melton
Fairview St
Calvary Baptist Church
Hilltop Street
J. E. Melton
Local Boy Wins Pork Cookout at Davidson County Fair
Curtis Warden of North Davidson High School FFA won the Pork Champ Cookout at the Davidson County Agricultural and Industrial Fair. Runner-up was Lawrence A. Todd Jr. of Abbotts Creek Community, with Aaron Hedrick and Marcus Portis also competing from local FFA chapters.
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Lexington
Curtis Warden
North Davidson Senior High School
Davidson County
19th Annual Frazier Reunion Planned at Shady Grove
The 19th annual Frazier reunion will be held Sunday October 11 at Shady Grove Baptist Church two miles west of Staley. A short program will follow a basket lunch on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Staley
War With Machines Returns In Our Building
A reader recalls vending machines in two office buildings, their quirks and misbehavior. The Coke machine in the old building drained money with no drinks, the new snack bar Coffee machine misfills cups and squirts hot coffee, while sandwich and bill-change machines show mixed reliability and a sly personality.
Exhibition Opening for Benjamin Collection of European Prints
Mrs Marilee Martin along with Mrs George W Lyles Jr and Mrs Gilbert H Clinard prepare for the opening of the Benjamin Collection of Contemporary European Prints at the High Point Public Library Monday. Mrs Martin is library staff. Mrs Lyles and Mrs Clinard are High Point members of the North Carolina Art Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilee Martin
George W. Lyles Jr
Gilbert H. Clinard
Benjamin
High Point
Martin
Lyles
Clinard
North Carolina
Public Library Hosts Prints Exhibition by Noted Art Figures
The High Point Public Library opens a traveling display of contemporary European prints by Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, and more. Dr. Justus Bier, director emeritus of the North Carolina Museum of Art, will lead a preview for area students and teachers and discuss the Benjamin Collection. A premiere reception and dinner honor the Benjamins and Dr. Bier with local art leaders and out of town guests attending.
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Justus Bier
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh
High Point Public Library
High Point College
Guilford
Greensboro College
UNCG
High Point Central
Andrews
Bier
Benjamin
Picasso
Chagall
Matisse
Airillo
Edward B. Benjamin
Greensboro
New Orleans
High Point
North Carolina State Art Society
Benjamins
Mrs. Bier
Mary Duke Biddle
Pablo Picasso
Marc Chagall
Jean Dufy
Henri Matisse
Aristede Maill
Maurice Utrillo
Alberto Giacometti
Guilford County Schools expand enrollment and add staff
Enrollment reached 22,730 with 16,039 in grades one through eight and 6,691 in high school, not counting 226 kindergartners funded by a federal grant. The board approved six new teachers for Allen Jay Union Hill and Florence schools and approved library funding while considering a $23,000 matching grant for equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Guilford County
Pearce
Allen Jay School
Union Hill School
Florence School
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Milton Stahl
High Point
Union Hill Elementary School
Lake Triangle Drive
Kivett Drive
George Rottman
Brown Summit School
Office of Economic Opportunity
Florence
Second Man Is Charged In Murder
A second man was arrested in the death of Richard Mashore 22 of Elwood Street, shot early Saturday in a Bay Street parking lot. Leroy Davis 18 of Barnwell Street and Joe Louis McKnight 23 of Lincoln Street were jailed in Lexington on murder charges and held without bond ahead of a Monday preliminary hearing in Thomasville Justice Court.
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Thomasville
Richard Mashore
Elwood Street
Mashore
City Memorial Hospital
Bay Street
Leroy Davis
Barnwell Street
Joe Louis McKnight
Lincoln Street
Davis
McKnight
Lexington
Kiwanis Club Installs New Officers In High Point
outgoing president Clyde Vaughn passes the gavel to George W. Grant Jr. as new president at a Kiwanis meeting. N M Harrison Jr is president elect and J D Eller Jr of Winston Salem district lieutenant governor officiated. J D Dobbins serves as secretary and Lawton B Dutton as treasurer. Vaughn and former secretary B C Fowler are honored for past service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Vaughn
George W. Grant Jr
High Point Kiwanis Club
N. M. Harrison Jr
John D. Eller Jr
Winston-Salem
Ant
J. D. Dobbins
Lawton B. Dutton
High Point Club
Vaughn
B. C. Fowler
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. P. Pearce
Sonny Hedgecock
Tom Williams
Claude Snow
Boy Scouts
American Humanics Foundation
Williams
Gastonia
Snow
Art Richardson
High Pointer
Senior Missionary Circle
City Missionary Union
Woman's Baptist State Convention
Frazier
High Point Enterprise
Art Society
Public Library
J. Welch Harriss
State Art Society
Joseph R. Morton
Morton
Baxter P. Freeze
Sidney A. Gayle Jr
Kiwanis
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