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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1970
Page
9
Council ready to vote on a water and sewer rate hike and a new Dumpster pickup fee. A special 9 am Thursday meeting aims to finalize both moves, though charges for Dumpster service and who pays remain under debate.
Davidson County officials report private firm Southern Disposal now runs Piedmont Garbage Inc with plans to buy more equipment and tighten service. Weekly rates range 1 to 2 dollars, with customers noting inconsistent notifications. County explores cost to offer county pickup but warns a tax hike may be needed. Local dump opened on Loop Road to allow residents to dispose of waste.
Bids will be opened at 2 p.m. Wednesday for the eight story One Plaza Center at S Main and E High. Ray McMahan aims to start construction soon after a contractor is chosen and equipment moved in. The project evolved after the Redevelopment Commission acquired the site through condemnation and rejected a major department store plan. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co will occupy much of the street level with additional shops and S and W Cafeteria on a floor. The foundation will be built to support up to a dozen floors if demand grows.
Theodore Coleman was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after a disturbance at 211 Herbert Place. Officer J D Crosby said Coleman threatened him with a butcher knife and Crosby fired a warning shot injuring Coleman. Coleman refused treatment at High Point Memorial Hospital and faces affray charges. Frankie Jane Baldwin and Ronald Baldwin were charged in related action. Helen Joyce Oxendine reported a missing .22 pistol, leading to Bobby Gene Hunt’s larceny arrest.
County Commissioners approved a map for the east central water system from Thomasville toward Denton with phases costing 2.5 million and 1.2 million dollars. They declined action on a private water line to an industrial site near I-85 Randolph County line behind Johnson Motor Line. The Hasty Water System will serve the area and start operations within six months.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile comes to Chapter House at 2011 English Road on Wednesday 11 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. and Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. The aim is to reduce a July August deficit and recruit first time donors along with repeat donors in the textile commercial and public divisions.
The department said barrels will be replaced with normal red fire hydrants when construction is completed. Depth of burial varies with street contour.
Concrete columns and deep excavations replace holes in the courthouse lawn as Guilford County and Greensboro push the $13 million Governmental Center project forward. Foundations and footings for two buildings and an underground parking facility rise, with columns reaching two floors and work on ground floors and walls advancing.
ART BUCHWALD reports from St Louis where the Dent Airline Luggage and Freight Handlers School trains baggage handlers for U S airlines. The program includes throwing tests, fragile item drops from great heights, obstacle courses and certification to work for any airline.
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