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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1974
Page
1
The committee on city beautification is chaired by Mrs Worth Ivey. The young participants pictured include Jim Cain Chase White Scott Jenseff Dick Cottam Ann Hayes Susan Koonce and Shawn Risdon. Other workers noted for the day were Tom Proctor David Bennett Jay Boyles Jeannie Meisky Mary Fairchild Sally Rawleigh and Judy Hauser.
Hearings into an investigation of the High Point Police Dept begin Monday with Luke Wright, Greensboro attorney, leading the process for the City Council. Councilman Roy Culler will oversee, while cross examination rules and potential court action loom over the proceedings.
Forrest Dates reflects on recent events and political drift amid TV disappointments and public policy quirks. He recalls wartime service, drafts, and a Puerto Rico posting, then mocks a string of new media and a City Council rise in funeral costs, noting age and size based price gaps and cremation options with sober wit.
Six candidates, three Democrats and three Republicans, run for Guilford County Commission amid distrust in government. Zoe Barbee, a Democrat from McLeansville, cites land use, taxes, and services as voter concerns, warning that distrust affects local and county government. The debate prompts a luncheon forum at YWCA High Point with other contenders, while State Sen. Coolidge Murrow links the controversy to broader trust issues impacting local and state votes.
Tower Players need an eight to eleven year old boy to play Patrick in the Broadway musical Mame. Rehearsals start tomorrow with auditions Monday at 7 pm in Memorial Auditorium. If no Patrick is found, the show cannot be produced.
High Point Police Dept investigation hearings begin Monday at 3 30 p m with only about 200 spectators allowed in the courtroom. Public urged to listen by radio as two local stations WMFR and WNOS plan full four hours daily. Identification issued at door for seating. hearings run 3 30 to 5 30 p m and 7 to 9 p m each day.
Community groups announce a mix of classes and events. Red Cross offers a standard first aid and safety course October 3 to 22 at English Road chapter house evenings. Greensboro Jaycees sponsor a three-ring circus October 6 by Hoxie Brothers near Holiday Inn Airport with advance discount tickets. Stitchery class runs Wednesdays 9 am to 12 noon through December at Gouldston Park. North Carolina ASSE meets October date at Plantation Inn with speaker W Con Proctor on asphalt pollution. RTI offers crochet and basic drawing in Liberty area with library contact. Tennis lessons start October 1 at Blair Park for four weeks, with separate times for beginners and intermediates.
A writer reflects on how art's value lies in personal significance rather than price, recounting Day in the Park where neighbors shared stories behind works from candles to ceramics. A Thomasville artist Luci Kelly seagull painting resonates as a family fit, sparking thoughts of Jonathan the seagull gracing the living room.
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