Guilford Social Services approves shift changes and out stations
Guilford County Social Services Board approved changes to handle rising workloads from food stamps and Aid to Families with Dependent Children. A swing shift will extend hours beyond 5 pm, five workers will staff out stations to locate food stamp eligible clients, and overtime and emergency hires were authorized. Applications for food stamps rose sharply from last year, with AFDC funds up 80 over three months.
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Guilford County Social Services Board
Wayne Metz
Metz
Board of County Commissioners
John Witherspoon
AFDC
No Bail Proposal Advocated in North Carolina
Asheboro Republican State House member Frank Redding proposes denying bail to individuals charged with a felony if they have a prior felony pending. He cites drug rings and a car bombing case as examples and says the attorney general is advising on feasibility for a January introduction. A similar measure exists in New York State.
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Frank Redding
Republican State House
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State Bureau of Investigation
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Reddings
Asheboro Insuranceman
General Assembly
New York State
No Slouce Giant Kelp Grows Fast in California
Macrocystis pyrifera the giant kelp of California is a form of brown alga that grows more rapidly than any other plant on earth. Reports indicate it can grow up to two feet each day in favorable conditions.
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California
Earth
Baptists Start Fund Drive in High Point Campaign
Thomas R. Allen Jr. was elected chairman of a citywide drive to enlarge the Southern Baptist Radio and Television Commission. Carl Wills is major gifts division chairman, with Dr. Paul M. Stevens in Fort Worth noting the agency’s goal to raise 3.3 million dollars for a new television studio and a broadcast training center as part of a national effort.
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High Point
Thomas R. Allen Jr
Southern Baptist Radio and Television
Allen
Andco Industries
Carl Wills
Major Gifts Division
Paul M. Stevens
Southern Baptist, Radio and Television Commission
Fort Worth
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Stevens
Radio-Tv Commission
Drama coach Ms Ellen Kelly aids RHS students in Brooklyn
Ms Ellen Kelly of Brooklyn N Y has been at RHS this past week helping students become better acquainted with drama. On an arts grant from the State Dept of Public Instruction she uses improvisations to help students feel comfortable before an audience. She conducted evening workshops Oct 8 10 and will return Nov 4 8 to finish projects. A math tutoring program now runs Tuesday and Thursday nights for RHS students with trouble with math.
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Ellen Kelly
Brooklyn
N.Y
RHS
Ms. Kelly
State Dept. of Public Instruction
Ragsdale High Notes Charters Student Projects and Sports
Ragsdale students in advanced math and National Honor Society assist peers to improve math understanding. Ms. Torrence spoke on North Carolina ghosts to Mr. Tripp’s social studies class on Oct. 7 at High Point Public Library. New hostile classrooms will be set up soon to ease overcrowding. Library offers career info and selective book/magazine copies at 10 cents each. three week checkout replaces two weeks. Varsity football beat Western Alamance 41-20 on Oct. 4 for a 5-0 record. junior varsity won 24-13 on Oct. 3, now 2-1-2. Girls volleyball lost to Western Guilford 15-9 and 15-13, now 6-1.
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Jacqueline Torrence
John Tripp
North Carolina
High Point
Western Alamance
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