Guilford County Faces Junk Car Challenge and Costs
Guilford County officials describe the junk car problem, noting lack of authority to declare abandonment, the need for titles, and the high costs of disposal. They discuss potential ordinances, a $1 per vehicle tax, and a future cooperative shredder plan amid entrenched legal limits.
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Jim Hawkins
Greensboro — Guilford County
Ralph Walker
Guilford County
Robert Scott
Walker
State Attorney General’s Office
Board of Commissioners
Dale Montgomery
Montgomery
Dhey
Leo Kelleher
Southern Converting Company
State Highway Commission
Archdale Names Cecil Hill as City Council Candidate
Cecil R. Hill, a local businessman, has joined Archdale’s city council race as eight contenders vie for mayor and six council seats. The election is set for November 4 as a temporary government oversees affairs. Hill, 42, a former Lions Club member and fire protection official, lives at 201 Rand Blvd with wife Joyce and daughter Marcia.
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Cecil R. Hill
Archdale
Hill
Archdale-Trinity Lions Club 15
Guil-Rand Fire Protective Assn
Hill Tire Service
Heather Tire ‘Co., Inc
Rand Blvd
Joyce
Marcia
Poplar Ridge
Trial Ordered In Rape Case In Thomasville
A High Point man, Ted Jacobs, 22, was bound over for Davidson County Superior Court on a rape charge after a two hour preliminary hearing in Recorder's Court. A Thomasville woman was released after a manslaughter prelim. Also listed were probations and fines for several local offenses, including drunken driving and gambling, with details of incidents on Jacob Street and near Raleigh Road.
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Thomasville
Charlotte
Recorder’s Court
L. Roy Hughes
Ted Jacobs
High Point
Davidson County ‘Superior Court
Jacobs
Jim Clontz
High Point College Urges In-Class Vietnam Debate
Moratorium called for Wednesday affirmed by High Point College as a positive stand on Vietnam. Mike Carle of Wilmington, president of the Student Government Assn., announced a resolution urging students to attend classes to discuss the conflict. The measure supports troop replacement under President Nixon while urging withdrawal only when in U S interests permit. The SGA rejects a class boycott on Oct 15 and promotes classroom forums to express views.
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High Point College
Vietnam
Mike Carle
Wilmington
Del
Assn
Nixon
South Vietnam
Carle
Man Held After Ferndale Jr High Break In
Oscar Lee Gray 29 of Radford Street, a Ferndale Junior High employee, was found hiding in a second floor locker room after police surrounded the building. He was jailed on a breaking and entering charge with a $2,000 bond. Police also arrested Louis Edward Smith 48 of Glenn Street Winston-Salem for driving without lights and carrying a concealed weapon a butcher knife under the front seat. he posted bond. The school has seen multiple recent break ins with stolen televisions and audio visual gear. Other arrests included William Blue 28 on traffic charges with a $600 bond. Two assault with deadly weapon charges also occurred involving Pete Williams 21 and James Leak 21. A reported freezer theft from Craver Television on English Road was logged at 12:45 a.m.
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Ferndale Junior High School
Oscar Lee Gray
Radford Street
Gray
Louis Edward Smith
Glenn Street
Winston-Salem
Craver Television
English Road
Four Injured In Two Car Crash Across High Point Intersections
Police logged numerous traffic mishaps Friday with four people hospitalized for examination after a 4:15 PM two car collision at Gordon Hoskins Streets. Ernest Davis 18 of Cedar Street and Pandora Walker Steele of Rt 1 High Point were the drivers. Davis cited for failing to yield. A separate 3:45 PM Froksh Road crash saw Larry Gene Whaley 32 Greensboro cited for failing to see safe move. Lee Allen Grubbs 24 of South Road was the other driver. Damages totaled 550 dollars. A 5:15 PM rear end on S Main Street involved Judy Welch Farcloth Rt 3 and Eddie Craig Evans 17 Camden Avenue. damages 475 dollars. Evans cited for following too closely. A 6:25 PM three car rear end on English Road near Ward Avenue caused 650 dollars in damages. drivers Rembert M. Hayes 26 Royal Street Thomasville Edward Leyton 28 Woodrow Avenue and Ruby Davis Caldwell of Charlotte. Hayes charged with failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Gordon-Hoskins Streets
Ernest Davis
Cedar Street
Pandora Walker Steele
Rt. 1
High Point
Davis
Larry Gene Whaley
Greensboro
Froksh Road
Ward Avenue
Lee Allen Grubbs
South
Judy Welch
Rt. 3
Eddie Craig Evans
Camden Avenue
S. Main Street
Evans
English Road
Rembert M. Hayes
Royal Street
Thomasville
Edward Leyton
Woodrow Avenue
Ruby Davis Caldwell
Charlotte
Hayes
Indian Summer Weekend Forecast Near 80 Degrees
Weather outlook for the northern Piedmont expects generally fair skies and warm temperatures through Sunday night. Saturday high near 80, tonight's low mid 50s, Sunday high in the low 80s. Partly cloudy Monday with no precipitation chance through Sunday.
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Piedmont
Homecoming Queen Crowned Amid Bison Gridiron Loss
Lynn Bennet teared up with joy as High Point Central Bison crowned homecoming queen at halftime. The home team led Smith High 12 to 0 but faltered to a 27 to 12 defeat in Friday night action. photo by Art Richardson accompanies the report.
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Lynn Bennet
High Point Central Bison
Bison
Greensboro Smith High
Art Richardson
Week 12 Injuries In High Point From Auto Accidents
Police statistics show 12 people injured in 36 auto accidents in High Point for the week ending Friday, with $18,820 in vehicle damage and no deaths. Through 1969, 1,466 accidents compared with 1,303 in 1968. eight street deaths so far, injuries totaling 593 vs 568 in 1968. year-to-date damages $558,729 vs $714,564 in 1968.
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High Point
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Cecil Hill
Cecil Hill Archdale
High Point Central High School
Hughes
Lexington
Raleigh
Chapel Hil
Mildred Miller Graham
Rosedale Drive
Tracy Young
James J. Myrick
Reid Street
Harold Capps
Paul Farabee
Raleigh Road
James A. West
West
James Fletcher Penny
Rt. 5
High Point Enterprise
Winston Man
Ferndale School
Hulda Street
Willie Leak
James Leak
Short Spring Street
Clyde McCoy
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