Council Puts Touchy Postal Issue Aside
City councilmen shelved the post office site dispute pending word from postal authorities. An alternate site on the east side of Hamilton between High and Commerce streets, already in urban renewal, is under consideration by regional officials with possible Washington approval. If rejected, the council’s next move remains unclear and a majority vote is uncertain.
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Hamilton, Russell
Wrenn
Green
Hamilton
High
Commerce
Washington
High Point Enterprise Section B Briefing
The Monday afternoon page from September 18, 1967 offers Section B briefs and notes from local events, society, and community updates typical of a mid-century town newspaper.
Weekend Break-Ins Hit Businesses and School Across County
Deputies listed six break-in cases over the weekend affecting Ryder Trucking Lines on Pinecroft Road Southern Converters on Greensboro Road and a Beamon Street Stand. Copper wire theft at Southern Converters and minimal losses elsewhere included school vandalism at Leonard Street School and two Beamon Street Stand break-ins with cigarettes and sardines taken then discarded. Traffic crashes Friday through Sunday caused injuries but no fatalities. police cited charges for leaving the scene and speeding. No arrests were reported.
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Ryder
Pinecroft Road
Southern Converters
Greensboro
Ryder Lines
Kivett Drive
Runyon Drive
Leonard Street
Beamon Street
Richard Byrd
Worth Street
James Andrews
Mangum Avenue
Mable Raines
Potts Street
Andrews
Robert Burgess
Wood
Dormant Liquor Issue Only After June Referendum Possibility
High Point plans for a new liquor issue vote remain dormant until June 9 1968 the earliest date allowed by law. City Council actions revived interest by shifting liquor profits to the general fund and seeking a voter petition route for a referendum. Wet forces eye a spring revival but no organization has formed yet and council approval remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cates
High Point
ABC
Section Leaders Named For UA
Dr. Thomas Wood S Perry Keziah N Calhoun Anderson named to UA section leadership roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thomas Wood
S. Perry Keziah
N. Calhoun Anderson
Way They Used To Do It Farm Benefit Dinner Show
Everett Hunt farm near Silver Valley hosted a dinner and country music show after a community event. Proceeds went into a fund for a neighboring farmer facing hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Hunt
Silver Valley
Jerry Parrish
Councilmen To Act On Rezonings And Campaign Leaders
Four rezoning proposals await City Council action including changes for Furniture Displays Inc on Church Avenue and Kavanaugh-Smith on Wiltshire Street extension and a W Ray Avenue Morris Street area rezoning. Also a Diversified Service request to convert a single family home on E Russell Ave to a two family dwelling plus committee action on street and utility projects. During the same meeting United Appeal leaders Dr W Eugene Spears Jr and William L Steele named as division section heads as campaign launches tomorrow. Dr Wood leads canvassing of doctors and dentists. Keziah presents agency needs to legal professionals. Anderson heads Professional Section. Spears heads Agency Section. Steele solicits sales and manufacturing reps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diversified Service, Inc
E. Russell Avenue
W. Eugene Spears Jr
William L. Steele
United Appeal Campaign
R. Vincent Spracklin
Spracklin
United Appeal
Wood usage controls contested by furniture group
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn expects to oppose a planned public hearing in Washington on October 11 and 12 on export and domestic consumption controls for fine hardwoods. Federal officials note the study found export limits alone won’t balance supply and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
SFMA
High Point
Warm Days and Cool Nights Persist in Local Forecast
The Friendship area expects continued warm days and cool nights with little rain through Tuesday. Partly cloudy skies, tonight's low near 60, and Tuesday's high in the mid 80s. Wednesday looks fair and warm. today's high also in the mid 80s.
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Friendship Weatherman
Zoning Talks and Manager Search Dominate Guilford County Board
Guilford County Commissioners spent the morning hearing zoning requests and assessing courthouse use as they seek a new manager to replace Carl Johnson. They rezoned land at South eastern Railway and Jamestown Guilford College Road as well as N C 68 near I 40 for industrial and planned business use. They opened bids for a photostating machine and planned a health study on waste disposal. A key issue is future jail space, with estimates placing over 200 beds at a cost between 5 and 9 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Johnson
Southern Railway
Jamestown- Guilford College Road
Friendship Township
Percy Sears
Guilford College
Food price rise seen stacking into months ahead
A 1 percent rise in food prices is forecast through the year into early next year with no end in sight as households adjust. Experts urge households to plan budgets, study ads, and boost nutrition and pantry management to offset higher costs while maintaining meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Litquist
Dept. of Agriculture
Helen Mandigo
Mercedes Bates
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Council
High Point Enterprise
N. Rotary Drive
Stanley Calloway
Westover Drive
Country Club Drive
Isaac Thompson
Asheboro Street
Jim Edwards
Dorris Street
Quentin Davis
Madison Avenue
Richard Brevard
Underhill Street
R. W. L. Steele
Cal Anderson
W. E. Spears
Art Richardson
Davidson County
A.m
Furniture Displays, Inc
Church Avenue
Kavanaugh-Smith and Co
Wiltshire Street
Resi
The
Planning and Zoning Commission
W. Ray Avenue
Morris Street
DR. Spears
Emerywood Baptist Church
Steele
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Guilford
Greensboro — County
American Home _ Economics Assn
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