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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1975
Page
1
A skeptical speaker mocks Smokey the Bear and Lassie, criticizes TV dog and horse stars, and recalls Rin Tin Tin’s career and retirement. The piece contrasts old Hollywood animal icons with modern on screen rescues and bears.
The second full week of October marks National School Lunch Week as school food service workers celebrate a congressional override of President Ford’s veto on a 2.6 billion funding bill. Mrs. Mary Dillard of High Point schools lauds the measure, supports universal free lunch, and cites privacy rules hindrances on identifying eligible families. She urges parents to visit schools and secure lunch plans, noting existing subsidies cover most lunches and a universal program would simplify operations.
Angela Cox, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles T Cox Route 3, was crowned homecoming queen at Allen Jay High School during halftime Friday night. The Jaybirds lost to East Davidson Eagles 40 to 6 despite the festivities.
The snippet shows a dated 1975 Sunday page label for Enterprise High Point with area notes. No readable events or names are extracted to form a full article summary.
Two Democrats, Bill Brewer and Ben Collins, dispute the vote to decide the party nominee for the High Point City Council runoff. Brewer led Sept 23 but failed to win a majority. Collins challenged by 53 votes. Turnout expected light as campaigns remain low key. Brewer runs a home cleaning service, Collins is assistant manager at a supermarket and a former cop.
Northeast Junior High PTA and Northwood Elementary PTA schedule first meetings on Monday at 7 30 p m. Two senior citizen trips are planned including an Oct 19 Greensboro Holiday on Ice outing and a Oct 22 Raleigh State Fair bus trip. Call Astor Dowdy Towers for details.
A newspaper subscription notice offers Sunday Only delivered by Carr Waly with a monthly rate of $3.50 and yearly $42.00. Subscriptions mailed in North Carolina are subject to 4 percent sales tax.
Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures are forecast today tonight and Monday by the National Weather Service. Highs reach the upper 70s to low 80s today with lows in the mid to upper 50s tonight.
High Point Fire Dept will begin its annual home inspections Monday with crews visiting all city areas simultaneously near their assigned stations. Firefighters in uniform will have a marked vehicle visible in the neighborhood and will leave self checklist for residents not at home.
All Guilford County public schools including High Point will close Tuesday for District 7 NC Assn of Educators convention in Reidsville. Lt Gov James B Hunt will speak to over 2000 educators while sessions focus on teaching upgrades and securing more General Fund revenue for education. The release notes education funding fell from 54 percent in 1968 69 to 45 percent this year with a goal of at least 50 percent.
A teacher describes a weekly 25 minute silent period, the value of parent volunteers in classrooms, and the growing volunteer program across schools. She notes mothers most often volunteer, but fathers can too, and envisions parents visiting to share time, talent, or occupations to enrich education.
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