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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1976
Page
14
Obituary notices list Thomas E. Hicks Lonnie Medley Reuben Allred Louis Armstrong Banner Shelton Herbert Allen and many others. Details include birthplaces, marriages, military service, survivors, funeral arrangements, and burial sites across High Point Asheboro King and surrounding counties civil and religious records.
Archdale residents pressed for an independent post office but postal officials offered no firm commitment. District Supervisor Hodges said money and law changes are required, possibly delaying any new facility. Congressman Andrews noted federal rules limit action. a future Archdale mark could be possible if growth and funding align.
Industry reps at a Furniture Plaza news conference said trends will favor adaptable, lighter, and multi-functional pieces suited to multi-family living. Early American style remains dominant, with about one third of sales. Warranties may shrink as legislation debates flamability and consumer protections evolve.
GREENSBORO The Board of Commissioners will rehear whether a service station may be built across from the Guilford College entrance after a discussion with area residents. Commissioners voted 3-2 to reopen the issue on the basis of new information from Thursday’s meeting.
Hendersonville Ap state highway officials meet to decide if delaying opening a section of Interstate 26 between Saluda and Columbus is needed after a tractor trailer caused 30 000 to 40 000 dollars in pavement ditch and guard rail damage. Four 800 pound rolls of sheet metal fell from a trespassing truck. The driver was not cited. the vehicle was impounded until costs are settled. Officials noted unfinished road use by motorists on weekends and nights. Commissioners Maxwell Shaw Hall voted for a new hearing while Landreth Faison opposed. Residents urged public hearings for all zoning variances. Williams Oil Co representatives warned reconsideration could seize property and trigger a response.
Becky Lynn Hepler 21 of Route 3 was sentenced to 30 days for telephoning a bomb threat to Thomasville Furniture Plant D on July 15. Gary Smith of Highland Avenue received 30 days after being convicted for threatening Sandra Kindley on Sept. 19. The threats related to an NLRB affidavit over a Bast Bakery union drive. Smith earned jail credit. Hepler’s sentence starts immediately. A larceny charge against Smith was dropped after a witness declined to testify.
Workers at airport centers provide directions, hotel confirmations, and transit details to travelers arriving for furniture showrooms. Margaret Wright leads a busy program with maps, brochures, and assistance, noting peak mid afternoon activity as centers run through Sunday night during the spring and fall shows.
Denton area residents plan to petition the state Department of Transportation to improve Cid Road following a Thursday school bus crash that injured two children. They will ask Brown Loflin, a member of the state Secondary Roads Council, to assist.
High Point firefighters responded to 1306 Vernon Place for a house fire at 9 18 a m. The incident was brief with no major damage. Earlier the week a Grace Avenue Anderson Place car fire caused 250 dollars in damage and prompted calls to raise road shoulders to prevent run off hazards. Two students were slightly injured when a school bus swerved to avoid a car, with one treated at Community General Hospital.
A fragmented notice lists television networks and their addresses for schedule readers. It mentions New York locations and NBC Rockefeller Center, with unclear references to network questions and possible station identifiers.
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