High Point Antiliquor Group Reorganizes For November Referendum
The Citizens for Christian Action in High Point reorganizes to fight the November 2 liquor store referendum. New officers include Rev. Robert L. Clegg as chairman, Rev. Gordon Copeland as treasurer, and Mrs. Mary Ann Cotton as secretary. Judge Walter Crissman urged a strong anti referendum stance while planning a rally for Sept. 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Collins Enterprise
Weiter
High Point
Citizens For Christian Action
CCA
ABC
Woodrow Robbins
Robert L. Clegg
Reavis Memorial Baptist Church
Mary Ann
EB. W. Price Jr
Superior Court
Walter Crissman
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Robbins
Enterprise
Robbing
Clegg
Guilford Enrollment On Increase By Jim Hawkins
Guilford County school system enrollment rose about 800 as kindergarten and early grades expanded. Total county enrollment reached 26,302 this session, up from 25,617 last year after five days. Kindergarten numbers grew from 1,117 to 1,637 due to the state program’s expansion to full operation offering free classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
Supt
E. P. Pearce
Johnny Presson
Jamestown
Guilford
Union Hill School
Sedgefield School
Millis Road School
City Council weighs massage parlor opening on South Main Street
City Council voted to place the massage parlor proposal on Thursday agenda with an unfavorable recommendation. The tests are not specified. applicants must have no police record and no falsified information.
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South Main Street
Bob Wells
Cy Brooks
Joe Patterson
Brooks
Mobile sharpener at Oakhill School stirs classroom humor
Students and teachers moved into new Oakhill facilities but lack basic gear. A single pencil sharpener was mounted on a chair to make it mobile. Jacques Love’s class drew the lucky turn to fetch it, adding a playful note to the move-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakhill School
Jacques Love
Crime Watch Local Man Beaten And Robbed By HOWARD HAYES
A weekend rash of break ins and thefts left Horace Conway Venable beaten and robbed of his car and wallet, with other residents reporting firearms, cash, electronics, and misc items stolen from homes, offices, and vehicles across High Point. Police tracked Venable at 3 a.m. and noted the string of incidents on Westchester Drive, Fairfield Road, English Road, and nearby streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hayes Enterprise
One High Pointer
High Point
Horace Conway Venable
Cavalier Inn
Westchester Drive
English Road
Venable
William E. Rogers
Terrell Drive
Blue Ridge
Westinghouse
Adele Lave
West Avenue
Michael J. Flannigan
Newton Street
Gailey
Steven Martin Loftin
Pine Circle Drive
Mary Lee Tucker
S. Elm Street
Shelby Pyrtle
Ridgecrest Drive
Frank W. Miller
Burton
Court Log: Theft Defendants Heard This Week
Court log shows six theft defendants heard this week with six convictions and thirteen this month. No active sentences listed this month. The record also notes zero cases for this month and a total of sixteen theft cases this month.
Task Force Seeks Downtown Development Board for High Point
The Downtown Revitalization Task Force urged city council to form a seven member Downtown Development Board with two officials and five business leaders, plus three ex officio members. Objectives include hiring a full time director to be known as Mr Downtown, promoting downtown, analyzing strengths and weaknesses, recommending action, and implementation. The fund raising drive supports board activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Mortimer
Enterprise Sunday
High Point
Earl Phillips Jr
Mayor-Chamber of Commerce
Central Business District
Chamber of Commerce
Phillips
Cy Brooks
Council
Hugh Herman
Herman
High Point Enterprise announces September 13 1976 Section B
Local newspaper section B delivers briefs, features, and notices for Monday afternoon with community items, small-town updates, and upcoming events. Readers find concise reporting on local people, places, and happenings in High Point.
Drivers Charged After Two Car Crash Injures Five
Five people were treated at High Point Memorial Hospital after a 4 50 p m two car collision on Country Club Drive at Hillcrest Drive. Injured include Patricia Ann Smith Velma Smith Roy W Smith and Lois Evelyn Beck Coggins plus Bernice Curry. Coggins charged with stop sign violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Memorial Hospital
Country Club Drive
Hillcrest Drive
Patricia Ann Smith
Kernersville
Velma Smith
Johnson Street
Roy W. Smith
Jownson
Larry William Smith
Lois Evelyn Beck Coggins
Westwood Avenue
Thomasville
Bernice Curry
Moore Street
Ms. Coggins
Larry Gayle Towe
Lucille Cochrane McGuire
Moffitt Drive
Reginald Strickland Recreation Center Dedicated
More than 230 officials and locals gathered for the dedication of the Reginald T. Strickland Recreation Center at Carver Park. The building, formerly Carver Park Recreation Center, received renovations funded by Community Development money. Strickland, a Thomasville High School football alumnus who starred at A&T State University, died unexpectedly from a heart ailment after graduation while set to attend a pro camp. Speakers included A&T coach Hornsby Howell, Strickland’s high school coach George Cushwa, and A&T teammate Ray Pettyford. Renovations at the center are finished, park work is about 75 percent complete, with full completion expected this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Reginald T. Strickland
Carver Park
Strickland
Thomasville High School
A&t State University
Clint Ingram
Hornsby Howell
George Cushwa
A&t
Ray Pettyford
Ingram
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Gordon Copeland
Central Alliance Church
Antiliquor
Sylva, N.C
Beverage Control
Crissman
North Carolina
God
Rick
Crime Watch
W. Fairfield Road
Blue Ridge Transfer
Furniture Market
Arnold Koonce
Fred Ralph Proctor
Route 5
Ladora Lee Meadows
Rt. 1
McLeansville
Wiley Avenue
Diane Sheets
van Buren Street
Proctor
Mary Peele Lee
Archdale
Crystal Lee
Pic Way Shoes
Main Street
Ms. Lee
Terry Timothy Cody
Textile Street
Mills Street
Walker Avenue
Cody
Elmer Leroy Shackleford
Walker
John Henry Quick
Route 1
Andrew Corbett
Kivett Drive
Kivett
Hoskins Street
Lynn Oakley
Lenora
James Clay Oakley
Spencer Street
Rufus Montague Jr
Ellwood Drive
Montheu Avenue
Williams
Reginald Strickland
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