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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1977
Page
12
The ballot outlines a special election held in Archdale North Carolina on September 20 1977. Instructions require voters to place a cross in the square for yes or no and to return a damaged ballot for replacement.
The city asks voters to approve a 4,000,000 bond issue secured by faith and credit of Archdale to fund capital costs for sewage collection and disposal facilities including lines, pumping stations, equipment, land rights, and related appurtenances with a dedicated tax to pay the debt.
About 2693 Archdale residents may vote in a $4 million sewer bond referendum. Polls run 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Archdale School Ward 1 Archdale City Hall Ward 2 and Guil Rand Fire Stallion Ward 3. Ward 1 904 voters Ward 2 787 Ward 3 1002. Mayor Lloyd Taylor urges timely turnout amid interest.
Wellington Hall Ltd of Lexington plans dissolution and complete liquidation under a plan adopted Aug 10 by its board. A shareholders meeting to vote on the plan will be called, with no date set. The firm, established in the mid 1960s, employs about 42 people.
Edwin W. Stephens, 53, of Lories South Carolina, died when his car struck a train crossing N C 8 about four miles west of Denton at 9 15 p m A patrolman said the train moved slowly into the roadway and dragged the car about 20 feet The crossing lies 500 feet south of the High Rock Road Bringleferry Road intersection with N C 8 on the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad system
A 4-year-old boy, Matthew Jason Stamey of Linwood, is in satisfactory condition with a skull fracture after being struck by a car driven by Brad Jeffrey Lanning of Linwood around 7 30 p m Sunday. The incident occurred on Sunday near Linwood and was reported by Highway Patrol and Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem.
Dr James M Elson chair of Fine Arts at High Point College has risen to colonel in the U S Army Reserve and serves with the Morale Support Directorate Washington D C He has ROTC roots at the University of Tennessee and has held reserve and instructional roles in New York City Charlotte Montgomery Ala Fort Leavenworth and more Marine Pvt Daniel VII son of Willie and Mrs Thompson of 601 High St Thomasville reports for duty with the Third Marine Division Okinawa following a 1976 Thomasville Senior High School graduation and 1977 Marine Corps enlistment Navy Seaman Recruit Lori J Price daughter of Alton Price of 814 Liberty Rd completed recruit training in Orlando after Guilford Technical Institute studies and 1977 graduation Air Force S Sgt Frederick L Ketchum Jr son of Claire Boyer of 1108 N Centennial St arrived for duty at Lakenheath RAF Station England He previously served at San Vito Dei Normanni Italy and studied at Frederick Military Academy University of Maryland Karamursel Turkey and UNC Greensboro His father Fred Ketchum lives on Rt 7 Greensboro
An Archdale man reported an armed robbery around 4 45 a m at knifepoint by a passenger in his car. He could not recall the location but said it happened during early hours at a construction site as he, the attacker, and another man rode around High Point. Two 16 year olds were later charged with auto larceny in a separate incident involving a stolen 1977 model car valued at 6500.
Dan Jones of Raleigh was elected president of the North Carolina State Employes Association. The report notes he is the director of the state Division of Teacher Allotment. The piece mentions the election occurred Saturday in Winston-Salem. A separate incident describes a break in at the Stabie Club on Westchester Drive with $7 taken.
A discussion notes comparing city operating costs for golf courses water and sewer treatment street maintenance with similar cities. The writer, Anthony Chiafalo, suggests a cost-saving suggestion program by city employees with annual rewards for meritorious ideas.
Dora C. Pittman Jr., a Winston-Salem native and Wake Forest Law School graduate, has joined Roberson Haworth and Reese as an associate. He earned the A B in 1971, an MBA in 1973, and is a certified public accountant. He is admitted to practice before the North Carolina Supreme Court and the U S District Court for the Middle District. He and his wife Peggy Greene live at Londonderry Estates.
Guilford County Commissioners approved extending the street numbering system from Greensboro Road to Interstate 85 on Vickery Chapel Road near Jamestown. The Jamestown Post Office requested the change to aid mail delivery, with residents to be notified within a week as numbers are assigned to existing homes.
A mentally disturbed Chinese man stabbed New York lawyer Richard Talmadge as he returned to a hotel in Peking with actor William Holden and actress Stephanie Powers. Talmadge, 33, suffered chest and arm wounds but was not seriously hurt and hospitalized for observation. The assailant was arrested. ANSA cited China’s death penalty for attacks on foreigners.
Local notices list several meetings and classes: High Point International Management Council dinner 6:30 p.m. at Top of the Mart with guest Tom Holiday. Randolph County Genealogy Society meets Tuesday 7 p.m. in Asheboro Library with speaker Mrs. L M Walker. Glaucoma diabetes screening by Lions Club and Guilford Health Dept Wednesday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Gatewood YWCA. Various classes at Oakview Center in cooking and floral design. Guilford Beekeepers meet Thursday 7:30 p.m. in Greensboro.
Davidson Water Inc. has secured a 3.5 million federal loan from the Farmers Home Administration to fund improvements in three areas. Plans include enlarging or replacing the Yadkin River pump station pond, building a 24 inch pipeline to Lexington and onwards to City Lake Road for a new 3 million gallon storage tank, and upgrading the Yadkin River pump station. The utility now serves over 15,000 residences and businesses.
High Point officers studied warning tickets issued for faulty equipment from Aug 1 to Sept 10. The department will discontinue warning tickets and replace them with citations, while verbal warnings may be used after checks.
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