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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1970
Page
2
High Pointers with The President shift to the Department of Transportation as members of the Contract Appeals Board. Both Ware and Brown hail from High Point and assume new roles on the board.
The Inspection Division approved 8 new dwellings worth 891972 and total permits reached 1019417, the highest weekly sum of 1970. Urban Builders led with 47 units and a 150 unit Triangle Lake project. Westminster Co. and Ervin Co. followed with 23 and 10 permits respectively.
The Benjamin Collection of contemporary European prints from the North Carolina Museum of Art will be on display October 5 to October 30 at the High Point Public Library. The 18 works include Picasso Chagall Matisse Utrillo and more. The opening features Benjamin and Dr Bier presenting remarks and an open house hosted by the North Carolina State Art Society.
Horace Bones McKinney Carolina Cougars coach will address the High Point Executives at Emerywood Country Club on October 6 at 7 p.m. Reservations by noon October 5. McKinney from Lowlands N C played at UNC Durham high school and pro with Washington Caps and Celtics. He led Wake Forest in 1957 and has coached the Cougars since 1969.
Charles Dunn of the State Bureau of Investigation will speak at the October 6 session in Tomlinson School auditorium 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The weeklong program runs through November 24 with seven teacher sessions at Andrews High School and public access at the first meeting.
The North Carolina state Parent Teachers Association will hold its annual convention October 1 to 3 in Asheville. PTA president Mrs. Carlton Watkins of Charlotte announced the theme PTA A force for Quality Lives and Learning in North Caroina.
Carousel Clown tours High Point kindergartens to sell season tickets for the Children's Carousel Theatre. Three plays are planned for the first season at Memorial Auditorium, High Point College: Gabriel Ghost on Oct 19–20, Beauty and the Beast on Jan 11–12, and Crossroads on Feb 22–23. Admission is by season ticket only. Tickets were sold in city elementary schools last week with a Monday deadline.
Gov Bob Scott will headline the 63rd annual North Carolina Association of County Commissioners convention in Wilmington starting Sunday. He will address a luncheon Monday while Lt Gov Pat Taylor speaks at the Tuesday banquet. Roy Sowers of the N C Department of Conservation and Development will address Tuesday luncheon. State Rep Sam Johnson will be keynote Sunday night. About 600 attendees expected.
Voters can learn how to use voting machines at Randolph County election offices in Asheboro as the boards of elections allow party staffed demonstrations. Archdale adopts a sanitation ordinance detailing can sizes curbside rules storage and handling for garbage, tree trimmings and ashes with compliance by residents and businesses.
A newsroom column lists useless things from Roman numerals to bloodhounds and neckties, lampooning society’s vanity. It notes modern annoyances like a new toilet tissue dispenser wasting time as workers wrestle with the roll.
Revival services begin Thursday at Mount Zion Wesleyan Church and run until October 11. Evangelist Rev. J. Paul Hill of Clemson 8C and former Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan pastor leads the event with singers Mr. and Mrs. Larry Neff of Owosso Michigan. Services start at 7 30 p m each evening.
Linda Stout was crowned Allen Jay Homecoming Queen at the Allen Jay Stoneville game last Friday night. She is a senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hendrix, business manager for the ao, and a National Forensic League member. Barbara Reece was runner-up.
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