Guilford Airport Firing Attracts Public Scrutiny
Froelich blasts commissioners over the firing of R. T. Amos and Joe Martin from the Guilford County Airport Authority. He accuses Montgomery and Sears of acting under private influence to topple long serving officials and asks for a full public explanation of the decision and its impact on regional air service.
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Guilford
Amos
Martin
Montgomery
Mel Ce Ery
Sears
R. N. Linville
Dale Montgomery
Percy Sears
Two Officers Promoted To Lieutenant In City Police
Chief Laur ie Pritchett announces O H Leak to detective lieutenant and J T Rich to patrol lieutenant based on Civil Service exams and records. Leak, 49, veteran since 1943, is the department's first Black full supervisor and will lead major felony probes. Rich, 31, with the force since 1958, takes command of a patrol platoon. Both begin Sept 16.
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High Point
Laurie Pritchett
C. H. Leak
J. T. Rich
Leak
Rich
O. H. Leak
Civil Service Com
Underhill Street
High Point Department
Montgomery County
Pritchett
Williams Street
George Allred
Rich Will
Guilford County Board Fires Longtime Airport Officials
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners ousted R. T. Amos and Joseph Martin from the Greensboro High Point Airport Authority replacing them with I. Paul Ingle and Marion Eakes. Democrats decry the move as high handed and seek a full explanation. The action aimed to curb influence of Airport Authority Secretary Caesar Cone, with Republicans Montgomery Sears and Davis citing one man rule and seeking Tri City cooperation.
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Montgomery - Sears
R. T. Amos
Joe Martin
Montgomery
Sears
Jusoin
Guilford
I. Paul Ingle
Marion Eakes
Guilford County
Airport Authority
Montgomery and
Tri- City
Ceasar Cone
Bay
Loyal County Service
Forrest Cates
Joseph Martin
High Point
Greensboro
Dale Montgomery
Percy Sears
William Davis
Martin
Amos
John Walters
R. N. Linville
Ceasor Cone
Cone Isey
Winston - Salem
Winston-Salem
Froelich
Tri - City
County engineers study set for Guilford water sewer needs
A countywide engineering study of Guilford County water and sanitary sewer needs is to be reviewed by County Commissioners. The study, by a firm of consultants, seeks $12 000 from agencies with $5 000 from the county. Jamestown Greensboro and High Point along with Gibsonville will contribute. The effort follows interest in extending services beyond four city limits and ties to recent sewer line expansions near the Gilbarco plant and Friendship Airport.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Carl Johnson
Jamestown
High Point
Gibsonville
Gilbaroo
Friendship Airport
High Point Fair Opens At Welch Grounds Tonight
Gates open at six this evening for the 34th annual High Point Fair featuring a hall of agricultural exhibits and a midway of entertainment rides. Judging for booths livestock and farm and home displays occurs today with children's matinee set for Wednesday at 3 30 p m and Saturday opening at 2 p m. Free prize drawings are planned throughout the week at Penny Road Welch Fairgrounds a mile south of Deep River Church.
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Welch Fairgrounds
Penny Road
Deep River Church
Milk Price Fight Hears Evidence In Alamance Court
An afternoon hearing in Alamance Superior Court, presided by Judge Hamilton H. Hobgood, examined whether the Big Bear Nation al Food Stores injunction against selling milk below cost should continue or be dissolved. Attorneys sought affidavits from High Point grocers arguing price cuts did not injure competition as part of a challenge to the state statute.
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Braxton Younts Enterprise
Graham
National Food Stores
Big Bear
Alamance Superior Court
Hamilton H. Hobgood
Louisburg
High Point Area
Higger
Painting the Town United Appeal kickoff
IMC President Elmer Routh leads Painting the Town for the United Appeal with help from project chairmen Lawrence Hundley and Archie Wright. Community leaders coordinate volunteer painters for the annual fundraising drive.
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United Appeal
IMC
Elmer Routh
Lawrence Hundley
Archie Wright
Erroneous City Valuation Revised For High Point 1966
The official 1966 assessed valuation for High Point is 301,879,581 with a 7.03 percent gain from last year. Corporate excess valuations are not yet released and may raise the total to about 307,677,161, about 8.68 million above the prior year’s budget basis.
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High Point
Jo An Brooks
Brooks
Harold Cheek
Lake Crowe
High Point Township
Point
Weather summary for tonight and Tuesday light showers
The forecast calls for variable cloudiness with little temperature change. A 10 percent chance of rain tonight and Tuesday includes scattered showers and a 10 percent chance of thundershowers. Today's high near 85, tonight's low around 65, Tuesday high about 82. Last night's low was 65.
Accidents Fatal To Man and Boy In Separate Crashes
Two fatalities marked a weekend of crashes near Winston-Salem and High Point. Thurman Leo Davis, 45, of West Lexington Avenue, was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 311 about nine miles from Winston-Salem Friday at 11:30 p.m. Eddie Phillips, 15, of Old Street, Route 5, survived injuries two weeks after his pony was struck near Allen Jay School and he was treated at Baptist Hospital. Phillips, born March 14, 1951 in Guilford, lived in High Point and attended Allen Jay School. He leaves a mother, sisters, half siblings, and grandparents. Funeral is set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at a High Point aunt’s home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Davis, born May 1, 1921 in High Point, was a lifelong resident. See ACCIDENTS on Page 8B.
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Thurman Leo Davis
Lexington Avenue
Highway 311
Winston-Salem
Jack Edmond
Eddie) Phillips
Old Street
Rt. 5
Allen Jay School
Baptist Hospital
Winston- Salem
Phillips
Guilford
High Point
Bonnie Phillips
Cloverdale St
Nila Ann Occa
Mary Elizabeth Kitchin
Lawrence M. Kitchin
Joe Clay Kitchin
J. C. Phillips
Nila Phillips
Billy Joe McMahan
Oakwood Cemetery
MR. Davis Was
Marvin Phillip
Queen Ledwell Davis
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Washington
Jake Froelich
Gop
Sree
Art Richardson
Montgomery, Sears Airport
Martin, Amos
Southeast
Davis
Demo
High Point Enterprise
Industrial Management Club
Elmer Horton
Jim Hawkins
Enterprise
City of High
Armory
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