Airport Authority extends lease deadlines for two fixed-base operators
Greensboro High Point Airport Authority members vote to push Dec 15 deadline for Greensboro High Point Air Service Inc and Atlantic Aero Inc to sign leases. The extension follows requests to pave ramps and funding changes for new sites across from the current terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro-High Point
Airport Authority
Greensboro High Point Air Service Inc
Friendship Airport
Atlantic Aero, Inc
Roger Sekadlo
Sekadlo
Authority
Will Durham
Marion Follin
Arthur B. Williams
Jamestown
Williams
High Point College
Latimer Furniture Co
University of North Carolina At
Greensboro
Follin
James R. Wood
Dayton
Ohio
Wreck on West Green Drive causes minor damage
A three car collision at 3 55 p m on West Green Drive near Foust Street caused minor damage to three vehicles. Drivers were Dale Allison Hiatt Ellen T Garren and Hazel Shuler Pope with Pope charged for unsafe traffic movement. Damages totaled 290 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Green
Foust Street
Dale Allison Hiatt
Burke Trail
Thomasville
Ellen T. Garren
Smith Avenue
Hazel Shuler Pope
Rt. 5
High Point
Green
Hazel S. Pope
Hiatt Auto
Garren
Guilford County candidates address taxes and pollution
Political Roundup covers Guilford County candidates focusing on taxes and auto pollution. Charlie Phillips backs repealing the soft drink tax with services, while Ralph Walker argues for local tax reform and vehicle listing enforcement. McNeill Smith pushes air pollution tech mandates and court action. Lynwood Bullock endorses open trade with Rhodesia amid denunciations of a Department of State ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
State House
Charlie Phillips
Guilford
Guilford College Jaycees
Greensboro
Lynwood Bullock
American Independent
Rhodesia
U. S. State Department
State Department
Humane Society Faces Closure Without Quick Support
Guilford Humane Society edges toward folding after 17 years as only about 10 active members remain. A 7:30 pm meeting at Greensboro Public Library aims to decide the group's fate while volunteers warn of animal welfare costs and rising needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Pee
Guilford Humane Society
Greensboro Public Library
Jane Fesmire
Rhonda Bost
High Point
Man Charged With Kidnapping In Randolph County Case
A warrant for kidnapping is issued for Gary Wayne Swink 21 of Rt 5 High Point in connection with the disappearance of Mrs Rebecca LaPradd and her 5 month old son Rodney Wayne LaPradd from Conner Trailer Court in Archdale area. Swink allegedly held a pistol during the abduction and the case is being referred to the FBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale
Rt. 5
High Point
Tennessee
Randolph County
Sheriff's Dept
Lloyd Brown
Gary Wayne Swink
Wayne LaPradd
Rodney Wayne LaPradd
Conner
Winfred Garrett
Rebecca Ann LaPradd
Concord
Tenn
Swink
Garrett
LaPradd
Brown
John Hulin
Hulin
Appalachian Oak Remains Key to Furniture Market
Appalachian oak remains a staple for furniture makers with steady consumer demand. Howard D. Bennett of Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc notes rising oak offerings and confirms a growing supply from 25 to 40 billion board feet since 1950, while stressing conservation and careful harvesting. Bennett cites an oak merchandising seminar in High Point on November 12 and a student logging-site visit in western North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard D. Bennett
Bennett
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc
High Point
North Carolina
Appalachian Oak and Hardwood Makers Highlight Region
Resting on unglaciated Appalachian soil, oak grows softer with widely spaced pores. The Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc spans eight states from Maryland to Georgia, noting hickory, poplar, sugar maple, black walnut, birch, wild cherry and ash. West Virginia accounts for about one third of regional hardwood production, North Carolina about 20 percent, with Bowminitter, Sumter Cabinet, Hooker Furniture, Fox Furniture and Williams noted at the fall market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachia
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc
Maryland
Georgia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Bennett
Bowminitter Corp
Sumter Cabinet Co
Hooker Furniture Corp
Fox Furniture Manufacturing Co
Williams Furniture Co
Visitor at Market Cherishes Southern Town and High Point Ties
Hazel L. Kraus, a veteran attendee at the Southern furniture market, spoke in a Victorian space of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building about her 20 years of visits, her New York life, and her lifelong work with a major firm selling syndicated creative ideas. She recalled hospitality from High Point and the market, while noting her age remains unstated and her career is her life. She received the Dorothy Dawes award in 1969 for service to the home furnishings industry in communications and continues to work with plans for a large 1971 newspaper advertising push reaching over 20 million readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Hazel L. Kraus
Ruubliester
Southern Furniture Exposition
New York City
Peer Cooper Village
Hazel
Mrs. Kraus
Chamber of Commerce
George F. Mobleys
Guyer Street
Hazel Kraus
Dorothy Dawes
New York
South America
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Train Kills Man Lying On Tracks
ASHEBORO Thomas Clifton Pardue 41 of Asheboro was killed instantly when struck by a freight train while lying on railroad tracks south of the city. The crew saw the body too late to stop. Pardue worked at Central Chair Company. survived by his mother two sisters and a brother all of Asheboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Thomas Clifton
T. C. Jr
Rt. 2
Carolina Shelton
David Lee Pardue
UA Drive Is Nearer Its Goal
The 1971 United Appeal passes two thirds and reaches a second 100 percent section. The Professional Division leads with 60 attorneys contributing. Reports from larger companies like Thomas Car Works and Highland Cotton are anticipated. Division totals include President 83846, Industrial 129340, Commercial 59932, Professional 10201, Metropolitan 10201, Public Service 27780 with 96.3 percent of goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Appeal
Frank Sizemore
Jim Morgan
Sizemore
Thomas Car Works
Highland Cotton
Micro Products
Spex Co
Juveniles Taken Into Custody After Ferndale School Call
Two juveniles were taken into police custody around 11 40 a m at Ferndale Junior High after a call from downtown area. Police said the pair were picked up shortly after the 11 30 a m call was made to the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferndale Junior High
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Airport Authority UK
Greensboro Exchange Club
Phillips
School For the
House
Ralph Walker
General Assembly
McNeill Smith
Virginia
Supreme Court
Smith
Humane Society
Man
Moon
Harvey Tilles
Craft Associates
Charles Prior Hall
Sonny Hedgecock
High Point Enterprise
High Point Police Dept
Laurie Pritchett
Law Enforcement Assistance Program
Model Cities
O. H. Leak
Wayne Spencer
Clinard Hinson Jr
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