County appoints Dr Van S Jenkins as soil scientist
Guilford County commissioners appoint Dr Van S Jenkins of New Bern to a new post to work with the Health Inspections Planning and Environmental quality divisions. He will train sanitarians on soil identification for septic system approvals and assist in erosion control and subdivision design. He has 18 years with Soil Conservation Service and a doctorate in soil science from NCSU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
Board of Commissioners
van S. Jenkins
New Bern
Jenkins
Health Dept
Planning Dept
Environmental Services Division
Guilford County Advisory Board For Environmental Quality
North Carolina State University
The
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Survey
C. R. Brooks
Enterprise City and Area Saturday Afternoon 1975
Page 2A offers local briefs and notices from Enterprise City area for Saturday afternoon. Items cover community events and announcements likely dated September 13, 1975, with brief notes on meetings, weather, schedules, and local happenings.
Peak pricing idea stirs debate on electricity rates
North Carolina Senator McNeill Smith argues peak pricing could reduce demand and avoid costly plant expansion, likening utilities to a grocer setting one price. He cites 5 and 6 p.m. peak loads while Duke Power and CP&L run well below capacity. The piece also notes a police association election and attitudes on coed gym classes, plus a paar on College of Albemarle expansion and campus sale plans.
Commissioners Meet Monday in Guilford County
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners will discuss rural recreation funding via a ballot by mail and location of two solid waste pulverizers at Greensboro White Street landfill. They will vote on a bulk transfer station, rezoning requests, and hear from Nat Greene Youth Development Episcopal Child Care Services and Team Challenge. A DSS rate revision for day care and adult homes and a Kendall Center grant are on the agenda. Proposals for year round rural recreation and a two year summer playground program are noted. Local tax district feasibility and a required public hearing are also addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Greensboro White Street
Nat Greene Youth Development Inc
Episcopal Child Care Services
Team Challenge
Dept. of Social Services
Kendall
High Point Enterprise Classified Notice
Shipping terms state AP news use rights and that subscriptions are paid to carriers. The notice lists return details for delivery at High Point North Carolina and identifies Ward Griffith Company as national advertising representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
AP News
High Point
N.C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
Guilford Jobless Seen On Decline In July Report
Guilford County unemployment fell from 12 400 in June to 10 900 in July with High Point dropping from 2 900 to 2 600. The High Point area rate eased from 8 3 to 7 5 percent, versus 2 9 percent a year earlier. New unemployment claims rose 30 percent to 3 924 in July. last year June to July shows 1 570 claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
High Point
Guilford County
Greensboro
Randolph
Davidson
Library Building Boosts Permits In High Point
Approval of a new library expansion on S Main Street boosts the total value of local building permits past 1 million dollars. The High Point Inspections Division logged 109 permits worth 1,000,487 including a 719,028 addition to the library and 25,485 square feet of space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Public Library
High Point Inspections Division
S. Main Street
High Point
Rotary hosts Australian visitors in High Point area
Rotary clubs of High Point Jamestown Thomasville and Lexington host six Australian business and professional men for several days. The group arrived Friday evening at the regional airport and were greeted by district Rotary governor J D Toler and Frank Wood Jr of the High Point club. Local Rotarians pictured include Jan Walker Nick Sandford Neil Turner Calon Williams Michael Hunter and Dick Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Jamestown
Thomasville
Lexington
J. D. Toler
Frank Wood Jr
Jan Walker
Nick Sandford
Neil Turner
Calon Williams
Michael Hunter
Dick Lawson
West Uses Visuals In HRC Address In High Point
Enterprise staff report that Winter City Schools Supt. Dr. Edwin West used paper art to illustrate his education philosophy to the High Point Human Relations Commission. He urged conceptual learning and individual attention while commission members discussed housing deposits and discrimination issues, and new members were welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Mortimer
Winter City Schools
Edwin West
Philosphy
High Point Human Relations Commission
West
N.C. Human Relations Commission
Jean LeFrancois
Commission
Greensboro
HRC
Law Perc
Reagan Weaver
City Official Is Cleared Of Drunken Driving Charge
Former High Point director of finance Ralph Shepherd was cleared in District Court of drunken driving after a breathalyzer showed no alcohol. He was fined $10 plus costs for possessing a liquor bottle with a broken seal in the vehicle. Shepherd was arrested July 21 on High Point Road in the Jamestown area and resigned his city post effective September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Ralph Shepherd
Jack Green
Shepherd
Ed Washington
High Point Road
Jamestown
Also Mentioned on This Page
High Point College
Phillip Geiss
Joe Mann
Sandy Hedrick
Mark Austin
Raleigh
McNeill Smith
D-Guilford
General Assembly
Smith
Jerry T. Rich
North Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Assn
Association
Wilmington
B. W. Lee
Richard Overcash
Leslie Jones
John Clodfelter
A. F., Fields
W. J. Condie
Duke Power
Cp&l
Jeanne Heningburg
Central School
Pasquotank River
Elizabeth City
College of the Albemarle
Community College System
Bill Noblitt
High Point Enterprise
Enterprise
Church Avenue
Derek Cae
Mark Ausfin
Weaver
William Price
High Point Police
O. H. Leake
Betsy Lebrun
Lloyd Hughes
Eldora Terrell
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