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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1976
Page
13
Take A Deep Breath program hosts health services for residents 60 and older at Montlieu Avenue offices and the Southside Multipurpose Center on Taylor Avenue. Service begins at 9 a.m. first come, first served, with Cres Petree credited for the photo.
Dry forces in High Point report a surge of new voters as 1,600 registrations flow in before closing. The Citizens for Christian Action backed by local ministers seeks to keep ABC liquor stores out, aiming for a stronger margin than 1968. Absentee ballots now allowed per City Attorney Knox Walker.
Lexington DA H W Zimmerman Jr said a kidnapping charge against Cynthia Louise Anderson of Danville Va will not be prosecuted. Anderson and Gerald Dermont Conrad 47 were arrested in May for kidnapping a 17 year old St Louis girl and forcing her into prostitution at Shangri La Motel I 85 south of Lexington. Conrad owned the motel and was convicted and sentenced to 25 years. he appeals and is jailed after bond revocation. Anderson testified for the state against Conrad.
A Davidson County suit seeks 9.77 million from A H Pond Co Inc of Syracuse after Bruce Richard Hayes claims wrongful termination and denied benefits. He alleges long service, rising commissions, misled retirement policy, and loss of workmen’s comp and insurance. He seeks extensive damages including lost commissions and punitive awards.
Two break-ins were reported on Thursday in High Point. At Elaine Goss residence on Biltmore Avenue a window was entered and a stereo tape deck, tape player radio, and an air rifle valued at 340 dollars were stolen. A break-in at Fairview Street School involved a gym window break and entry into offices with drawers searched but nothing reported missing. A separate report noted three missing government checks totaling 360 dollars believed stolen from a mailbox. Secret Service was handling the investigation. A purse theft occurred with a five dollar billfold containing 12 dollars and a food stamp card. Radios were stolen from two vehicles, a pinball machine entered for 40 dollars in change. Pots were stolen from a porch valued at 39 dollars. An arrest was made for shoplifting shoes valued at 12.48 dollars. Other arrests included individuals on breaking and entering, larceny, marijuana possession, and resisting arrest.
The report lists losses today totaling 1 244, weekly losses at 74 379, and monthly losses at 76 600 with an accompanying arrests figure. Medical and other details are not provided.
A brief update shows three active sentences for the period this month and none issued this week while no new sentences are recorded. The figures cover ongoing cases and current criminal dispositions.
The High Point Board of Education will not recon sider the transfer of Oak View Elementary teacher Vicki Pilkenton and Oakview principal John Russell. Superintendent West said the board remains with the earlier transfers to restore harmony at the schools. Legal action may follow after talks with the board attorney. Pilkenton’s new assignment location is undecided.
Former North Carolina official Ed Powell says Attorney General Rufus Edmisten politicized the SBI, lowering morale and directing investigations toward friends while sidelining critics. Powell, a DMV commissioner, criticizes credit-taking, proposes returning SBI control to its director, swearing officers for all investigators, and a civil service system to depoliticize hires. Powell campaigns amid calls for accountability and highlights Morgan’s contrast with Edmisten. He spoke at a High Point Rotary Club event.
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