Employment Level Drops in September Report
A High Point Office of the Employment Security Commission monthly report shows the active job seekers in High Point and Jamestown Guilford County rising 68.4 percent in September from 1969 and 18.3 percent from August. Placements fell from September 1969, and weeks claimed for unemployment increased, with Outlook reflecting slow activity as firms refrain from replacing workers.
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High Point
The
Employment Security Commission
William Hollar
Ber
Hollar
Jamestown
Guilford County
ESC
Zoning Guidelines On Board Agenda In Guilford County
The Guilford County planning board will review a zoning amendment to guide board of adjustments in granting special exceptions amid vague rules. A separate hearing will consider allowing lodges and fraternal groups in agricultural zones as exceptions, currently restricted to business zones. The board will also hear rezoning requests along NC 68 and US 421 in Deep River and Friendship Townships from agricultural to light manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
Planning Board
Planning Virtanen
Board of Adjustments
Guilford County Administration
Planning Department
County Attorney’s Office
John Hardy
Ens
G. H. Sharp
N.C
I- 4
U.S. 421
Deep River
Friendship Townships
Friendship
Glenn Atkins
Jerry G. Shields
Southern Railroad
Deep River Township
High Point Enterprise Item From October 10 1970
A brief entry from the October 10 1970 edition of the High Point Enterprise. The readable text references a local news item or notice, noting a community event or update without full context or specifics.
Hearing Scheduled On Highway Improvement in Greensboro
The Stateway Commission will hold a public hearing Oct. 15 at 11 a.m. in Greensboro to consider a Friendly Road upgrade from U.S. 421 southeast to the Gilbaroo plant and along the existing road to Westridge Road. New Garden Road will be realigned to connect with Friendly Road and the project aims to move most of the road to four lanes away from the Greensborough Point Airport runway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stateway Commission
Greensboro
Westridge Road
New Garden Road
Friendly Road
Greensborouugh Point
MDTA Training Courses Planned by Guilford Tech
Four new federal Manpower Development and Training Act courses will start in the coming weeks to train 125 residents for better jobs. Additional MDTA courses for 125 more are sought. Courses include general office clerks stenographers welders upholsterers and more with locations in Greensboro.
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Jamestown
Luther Medlin
Guilford Technical Institute
Employment Security Commission
Medlin
GTI
N. Elm Street
Greensboro
Old Spring Street
MDTA
Guilford County
Zoning Board Approves Hanner Variance for Edgewood Apartments
Dr. Lee Hanner won a variance from the city zoning board of adjustments on a planned Edgewood Avenue project. Three apartment buildings with six units each would sit on three lots of about 20,669 square feet, below the required 22,000 square feet per lot.
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Thomasville
Lee Hanner
Edgewood Avenue
Guilford County Reclaims Old 1933 Revenue Script
county employees count and sort worn revenue anticipation notes issued in 1933 to bridge tax gaps and fund Guilford County operations. notes show county seal and official signatures and were stored in trunks before being rediscovered for the Bi Centennial Commission fund raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
John Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Guilford County Administration
Guilford County Agricultural
Sycamore Street
Board of Commissioners
Two Charged With Driving Intoxicated In Thomasville
Thomasville police report two men arrested late Friday for drunken driving. Raymond Griffin 46 of Long Street and Darrell Church 24 of Prospect Street High Point face charges. Church remained in custody while Griffin posted a $300 bond and Griffin trial is set for Oct 30.
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Thomasville
Raymond Collidge Griffin
Long Street
Darrell Raymond Church
Prospect Street
High Point
Church
Griffin
Judge Recesses Capital Case Over Waiver Rights Issue
District Court Judge Ed Washington halted a preliminary hearing when a 14 year old witness admitted she had not seen a lawyer and did not fully understand the potential capital charges her testimony might trigger. The witness identified two youths, including Ronald Wood, in the Sept 26 break in on Lindsay Street. The hearing was reset for Thursday at 2 pm after the girl was instructed to confer with her attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Washington
Michelle Culler
Lindsay Street
William Lee Smith
Herbert Smith
Ronald Lee Wood
Washington
Break-In Reported At Southern Chrysler Plymouth
Police investigate a Friday break in at Southern Chrysler Plymouth on S Main Street where a side window was entered and the office ransacked though nothing reported missing. A carburetor was stolen from an Ervin Co truck on Bolingbrook Road. Several arrests Friday include Willie Farrley for assaulting a minor and others for larceny and assault with a deadly weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Romeo
Turner Street
C. O. Duffey
Flowers Trailer Park
Margaret Duffey
Isaac Jackson
Tremont Street
Southern Chrysler Plymouth
S. Main Street
Jessie Smith
Mike Dunham
Ervin Co
Bolingbrook Road
Willie Farrley
Morgan Street
Social Service Board Hails 1.2 Million Plan For Admin Building
Guilford County Social Service Board seeks 50 000 square feet in a new administrative building to be located between High Point and Greensboro. Architect Thomas Heritage presented a five to six story design with expansion potential and a target cost near 1.2 million dollars funded by bonds and taxpayer share.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Social Service Board
Guilford
High Point
Thomas Heritage
Social Service
L. M. Thompson
Heritage
Isaac Miller
Miller
Percy
Sears
Social Service Board
I-40
Red Road
Wendover Avenue
Social Service Dept
Astor Dowdy Towers
East Green Drive
Homecoming Queens Chosen At Andrews And Trinity Games
Friday night events crowned Andrews queen Carolyn Nash and Trinity queen Myra Doby with Mike Lohr escorting Doby. Both schools routed opponents with Andrews 42 to 0 over Burlington and Trinity 14 to 0 over Randleman.
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Andrews
Trinity
Carolyn Nash
Myra Doby
Miss Doby
Mike Lohr
Drews
Burlington
Randleman
Steff Phatos
Sonny Hedgecock
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Mobile Home Parks
High Point Enterprise
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Enterprise
Romeo and Jackson
C. O
Tuttle
Smith
Wood
Johnny Lee Davis
Leonard Street
Kempie Ann Weakes
Winston-Salem
James Edward Patrick
Rt. 3
John Larry Kincaid
Brentwood Street
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