Market Items Varied for Fall Furniture Show
Enterprise staff writer Robert Marks reports High Point furniture showrooms feature diverse pieces. Dillingham Co displays illuminated floor to ceiling wine racks. Heywood Wakefield showcases the 17th century Massachusetts Dowry Chest. Dunning Ltd highlights authentic butcher block tables in a recreated shop setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marks
Enterprise
Dillingham Co
Furniture Plaza
New England
Heywood-Wakefield Co
Southern Furniture Exposition
Massachusetts
Heywood-Wakefield
Dunning Ltd
S. Main Street
Center Theatre
Dunning
Showroom Decorators Brighten Southern Furniture Exposition Photo
Maggie Poisson and Nancy White pose to brighten a showroom scene at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. The staff photo credits Mark Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Exposition
Maggie Poisson
Nancy White
Mark Austin
Fall Furniture Market Buzz Amid Strong Buyer Traffic
Furniture makers report excellent traffic and robust sales at the Southern Furniture Exposition in High Point marking the fourth day of the fall market. Executives from Globe Division Burlington, Kroehler, Singer and others note high gear, deeper purchases, broad geographic interest, and solid backlogs fueling planned deliveries through January and March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Exposition
Max Meeks
Furniture Plaza
Bob Semones
Globe
Burlington Industries
T. L. Henderson
Kroehler Furniture Co
Ron Olson
Singer Furniture Co
United
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Hickory
Lenoir
Semones
Henderson
Olson
Prospect
Kroehler
Mr. Swifty
Puerto Rico
California
Singer
Meeks
England
France
Japan
Netherlands
Madison
Burlington
Charlotte
Guilford County Candidates Take Firm Stands On Key Issues
As election day nears candidates in Guilford County outline positions on taxes education drug abuse and government efficiency. Notable figures include Lynwood Smith McNeill Smith Elton Edwards and Lonnie Revels in a crowded slate for State Senate and a competitive House field with incumbents and new challengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Senate
Elton Edwards
Lynwood Smith
McNeill Smith
William Penny
Coolidge Murrow
Murrow
McNeill
Lynwood
Penny
House of Representatives
Lonnie Revels
W. H. Barnett
Henry Frye
Thomas Gilmore
C. W. Phillips
Thomas Sawyer
W.M. Short
C. E. Webb
Thomas Hilliard
Leon Hodges
Clifton Hunt Jr
Margaret Keesee
Edmund Lowe
Odell Payne
North Carolina
Tom Gilmore
General Assembly
High Point Enterprise Monday Afternoon 1972
The High Point Enterprise reports on Monday afternoon events dated October 23 1972. Local coverage details community happenings, weather, and brief notices from the High Point area.
Schools and City Battle Over Locke Street Ownership
The dispute centers on Locke Street between Ferndale Boulevard and Chestnut Drive. Dr. Dean B. Pruette asserts the strip is a Ferndale School service drive not recorded or dedicated as public street, while the city claims decades of public use and traffic signs have made it a public street. The matter arose as the district sought a fence permit along the street and both sides push for a final ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locke Street
Ferndale Boulevard
Chestnut Drive
Dean B. Pruette
Ferndale
Chestnut
Ferndale School
Pruette
Ferndale Junior High
Archdale Council to Name New Member and Discuss Water
Archdale council plans to name a new member replacing T C Talbert and hear a Randolph County tax official on printing notices. Water committee chair Bill Kinley reports seeking water from North Davidson Water Co Inc as Archdale applies for a 500000 dollar federal grant for a 15 million dollar distribution system. County Tax Supervisor James Raines will discuss county printing of tax notices and a Stedman Manufacturing Co computer program to handle archdale notices with city mailing remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale
Randolph County
James Raines
Water Committee
Bill Kinley
North Davidson Water Co. Inc
T. C. Talbert
Raines
Stedman Manufacturing Co
Asheboro
Two Sunday Shootings Leave One Dead In High Point Area
One man, Michael Smith Locklear, 34, died after a Sunday shooting at a Lakeview Heights house. Kenneth Wayne Stevenson, 18, was charged with murder. Robert Eugene Council, 31, was hospitalized after a separate Lakeview Heights shooting. Barry Cheeks faced related charges as deputies described a robbery attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Memorial Hospital
Michael Smith Locklear
Lincoln Drive
Kenneth Wayne Stevenson
Adams Street
Robert Eugene Council
Rt. 3
Trinity
Lakeview Heights
Jamestown
West End
Locklear
Stevenson
Barry Cheeks
Rt. 1
Council
Cheeks
Pritchett Details Inquiry No Action Taken
Police Chief Laurie Pritchett released details of last week’s inquiry finding no disciplinary action against Lt. W L Amaker for not reporting a man found inside a building. The inquiry contrasted with the Boyd case, noting differences in intrusion and timing. The Civil Service Commission hearing involving Boyd and Jarrett is ongoing, with Superior Court seeking further information before ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hayes
Laurie Pritchett
Pritchett
W. L. Amaker
Hewlett- Packard
Amaker
Civil Service Commission
L. J. Boyd
D.L. Jarrett
N. Main Street
Jarrett
Boyd
Maj
Stewart Hartley
Det
Capt
George Leverett
Civil Service
Exum
Purse Snatch and Weekend Thefts Reported in Tiffin
A Holiday Inn Downtown guest reports three young men snatched her purse containing $60 and multiple credit cards. Weekend incidents include Parkview Elementary break ins with lights on and scattered books, plus several home burglaries yielding cash, change, a TV, and tools. A man fled from Patrician Furniture as officers pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Holiday Inn
Enid Pancoast
Parkview
Maggie Fuller
Hines Street
Jack Krantz
Hillcrest Drive
Johnny Crawford
Brentwood Street
Patrician Furniture
Freshman Officers Elected at High Point College
Pat Jobe of Forest City elected president of the Freshman Class at High Point College after Oct 17-18 elections. About 180 of 340 freshmen voted in Campus Center. Others named: Teresa De Los Angeles Moran vice president Deborah Lee White secretary Anne Carroll Harrington treasurer. Hugh Billings chosen to Judicial Committee. New freshman Student Legislature members: Kim Dillard Barbara All grove Kenneth Arthur Phaigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Jobe
Forest City
High Point College
Teresa de Los Angeles Moran
Bayaman
Puerto Rico
Deborah Lee White
Stony Point
Anne Carroll Harrington
Cambridge
Hugh Billings
Rural Hall
HPC
Kim Dillard
Arlington
Barbara Allgrove
Gommack
N.Y
Kenneth Arthur Phaigh
Moosup
Conn
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Andrews High
Albion Millis Stadium
Andrews Central
Andrews
American Drew Co
Jim Hawkins
High Point Enterprise
City Hall
Board of Education
Archdale’s Council
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