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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1975
Page
15
Obituary notices report the deaths of Maude Hicks 82 with survivors and service details at Sechrest Chapel, plus multiple other deaths including Scott C. McRae 68 and Hattie Wagoner 96. The notices cover birthplaces, spouses, children, and burial plans, with memorials requested, and list funeral homes and dates.
More than 30 veteran High Point officers were sworn again after a routine records check showed their previous oaths were taken by an unauthorized person. Police Chief Donald Roseman said several authorities can administer oaths but the police chief is not one of them. To avoid issues, the men were re-sworn by proper authority over the past two weeks at the station.
Doyle of the Canadian manufacturers explains Canada aims at the Southern furniture market in High Point for long term prospects. He notes firms use the October market to roll out new lines while Rotary Club host Robert Gruenberg introduces him as managing director of the Southern Furniture Market Center.
Gatewood Avenue resident Penney Smith John son was treated and released from High Point Memorial Hospital after her car overturned on W. Fairfield Road near Surrett Drive. Johnson told police another vehicle turned in front of her, causing braking and a slide that left the car on its side. The other driver was charged with a safe movement violation.
Mayor Clapp says any term length change hinges on re election and new Council will. He plans to avoid making the issue part of campaigns and may cancel the pre election council meeting. Municipal elections shift to November under state procedures with odd year cycles.
Linda Cervantes told High Point police she found a burglar on her back porch Tuesday at 9 p.m. Her German shepherd attacked the intruder, who fled. Police reported other incidents including a man breaking a leg after being refused a cigarette, purse theft, jewelry store break-in, home break-ins, and several arrests for larceny assault drug offenses and drunken driving.
The High Point Jaycees will host Democratic mayoral and City Council candidates tonight at 8 in the Holiday Inn Downtown Cellar Room. Each candidate will speak briefly and answer questions. Jaycees recently finished a voter registration drive and will provide poll transportation for the November 4 election.
Police reported Connaghan was found dead after an 11 p.m. Wednesday request for an early wakeup. It was unclear who last saw Connaghan alive or when the death occurred. The body was sent to Chapel Hill for medical examination.
The High Point Lions Club starts its annual White Cane drive to fund programs of the North Carolina Lions Association for the Blind. The nonprofit, formed in 1934, established a Raleigh central office in 1966 to coordinate services. Contact Lions Club members to refer a visually handicapped person.
A carelessly discarded cigarette was listed as probable cause of a fire ex extinguished after 3 16 a.m. Tuesday at 1311 Franklin St. The fire originated in an upholstered chair in a bedroom and spread to other parts of the room. The fire was confined to one room. At 4 53 p.m. Monday an odor of smoke was investigated at Clarendon Industries on English Road. There was no fire. A mechanical false alarm at 7 17 p.m. called firemen to Kay Lyn Inc. on Pendleton Street. At 8 14 p.m. trucks went to 321 Burton St. where fumes from a gasoline can had ignited. The fire was put on arrival of the trucks and the cause was listed as children playing with matches.
Television log lists stations WRAL in Raleigh WEVD in Ducham WGP in High Point WX15 in Winston-Salem WSOC in Charlotte WCCR in Charlotte WSLS in Roanoke and WRET in Charlotte with channel numbers and locations noted for programming listings.
AP writer Jay Sharbutt reports Dick Van Dyke, a Danville Illinois native and amateur drummer, promoting his NBC variety special. He favors sight gags, mime, and movement over cue-card emceeing, with two old sidekicks Mary Tyler Moore and Carl Reiner. He discusses rejecting current event jokes and notes his past Alcoholics Anonymous work and a potential TV movie sequel about recovery.
A dense network of channels presents a full night of programming from 6 pm to after midnight. Notable items include The Waltons and Streets Of San Francisco, with news blocks from Eyewitness News and NBC Nightly News, and late entries such as Tomorrow Show and Wide World Mystery.
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