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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1941
Page
2
A Civil Court jury in Municipal Court awarded L. H. Bottoms Truck Lines, Inc. $500 against Winstead L. Cayton and Roy Anderson for damages to a trailer after a collision involving a car on U.S. Highway 15 on October 6, 1940.
Pranksters triggered two false alarms in the afternoon delaying the fire department. One alarm involved 1304 Leon and another at 406 Kennedy, with 20 personnel summoned to each call.
Noon observations indicate generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday. Rain possible in extreme west portion late Thursday. Colder in eastern and north central portions tonight, slightly warmer Thursday. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville moderate north to northwest, fresh in north, veering to variable Thursday. Cloudy south portion, partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Block Island to Hatteras winds fresh northerly, diminishing tonight, then moderate northeast Thursday.
A morning settlement in the case L. W. Holladay et al versus 4 G Marsh et al awarded the defendants 462.50 and granted the plaintiffs a deed to a Club Drive lot. The suit claimed the house did not meet original specifications while the defendants contended the plaintiffs would deed the lot for the down payment and pay 50 dollars monthly rent until the 3700 dollar house was paid. The parties must deliver money and deed to the Clerk of Court by April 15, 1941, with the judgment to be presented and dismissed thereafter.
Gerald Wayne Ashby six months old, son of James R. Ashby and Susie Chamberlain Ashby, died after a three week illness at 702 Taylor Street. Funeral at 2:30 PM Thursday at home by Rev. J. L. Sisk, burial in Bunker Hill Cemetery. Survived by parents, two brothers Jackie Ray and Jimmie Lawrence, maternal grandparents S. A. Chamberlain, wife, J. Chamberlain, paternal grandfather J. J. Ashby, all of High Point.
Greensboro officials including Judge Rives City Manager Smedburg and Police Chief Jarvis filed a demurrer in Guilford Superior Court to Leland Nelsons suit claiming municipal court costs were illegally collected The demurrer argues Nelson has no standing and that the complaint lacks a stated damages or county school board involvement The suit asserts a 1480 special cost paid to fund police information led to arrests but was diverted to political uses and stool pigeons
A 15 member Junior Chamber of Commerce group meets at the Sheraton Hotel at 7 30 PM with Blake Thompson and Bunn Hackney to explain the Neighborhood Scout Commissioners role. The project assigns each member to visit troop meetings, meet scouts and observe troop work. Eight named Jaycees participate including Ram tino Briges Joe Bringon Sherman Aycock Kenner Amos Clayborne Pence Carl Newsome Bustier Moffitt Gilbert Clark Sam Carr L H Baker Adrian Smith Charles Mendenhall Robert Rankin Tom Jones.
Arnold testified that after Hitler rose to power the German Aluminum Company refused to limit production, notifying cartel members it would not follow the 20 percent cap. The other firms agreed to continue their plans, a response Arnold said delighted Hitler as Germany’s aluminum output boomed for aircraft construction.
A boarding party thwarted a sabotage attempt as the German freighter crew set their own ship on fire. An Argentine spokesman warned that precautions may be taken to prevent similar acts.
State along with several others was damaged by the rioters. Heil at last got out of the plant and immediately telegraphed President Roosevelt that the situation is absolutely out of control of all the peace officers available. He announced he directed the company to cease operations. As coal mining came to a full halt in virtually the entire eight state Appalachian district, a federal conciliator assured there is no cause for alarm and believed an equitable agreement could be reached within 48 hours.
The Gospel Tabernacle Bible Class Fishers of Men will meet over Woolworth's Friday evening at 7 30. Class leaders request full attendance from members.
Officials of the Nashville division of Vultee Aircraft, Inc., announced the completion of the first new major airplane factory in the national defense zone bounded by the Rocky and Allegheny Mountains. The plant marks a key expansion in wartime production and supports defense needs in the region.
Both parties bustle over candidates with two weeks to filing. Mayoral race shaping up with O Arthur Kirkman likely Democratic nominee and Arnold J Koonce to oppose. Republicans eye wards for council slots while Democrats mull slate shifts and primaries amid potential withdrawals and new names.
Seven members of the city’s 11 man electric maintenance division remain on strike with no sign of city meeting demands for higher pay and shorter hours. The strike ties up maintenance work and a special council committee has not scheduled a meeting. City officials say service has not been impaired, but new installations and equipment cut ins are delayed due to manpower shortages.
Two divorce actions were filed today seeking absolute divorce on two years separation. Bessie Magley asks to divorce Herbert A. Magley, alleging marriage in 1931 and separation in 1937. Mandel Ruth Coltrane Hudson also seeks a divorce.
In Berlin, German press warned of rising tensions with Yugoslavia as Premier Dusan Simovic seeks unity among Serb and Croat factions. Croat leader Vladimir Macek faces cabinet questions while Subasic or Kosutic may join. Amid denials of Nazi terror claims, volunteers rush to arm as German troop movements push toward Yugoslav borders.
Chicago market notes butter receipts 666.811 steady at creamery with 93 score 3314 3314 and other prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 33.114 firm fresh graded firsts local 21 current receipts 2034 dirties 19 checks 18 storage packed extras 23 firsts 2253.
Thom asville to host a visit by one of five ambulances in a mission by Bundhes for Britain to raise funds for air plane ambulances for England. The event is sponsored by the British-American Ambulance Corps Inc and will occur on Monday April 21.
Walter J1 Hudson alleges that he and his spouse were married in 1933 and separated in 1936, outlining the timeline of their union and its dissolution for the filing.
The High Point Board of Elections meets this afternoon to decide if the city uses 14 or 15 precincts for the upcoming election. Fourteen were used previously, but 15 precincts were used in the last general election with registration tied to those lines. A switch to 15 would require a new city registration as most precinct boundaries would change. The board will also plan steps to appoint registrars and election judges, with registration books to open Tuesday.
Acting under formal instruction from the High Point Power Commission City Manager E M Knox will soon file a supplementary grant application with the Public Works Administration to build an 8000 kw steam plant linked to a proposed Yadkin River hydro electric project The plan calls for a total project cost of about 8 million with a dam power house and spillway and a 80 million kilowatt hours firm annual output Knox says the project would reduce retail electric rates by 25 percent within ten years and yield a steady surplus after debt service
Miss Lois Welborn city treasurer and purchasing agent was reported improving at Burrus Memorial Hospital where she has been undergoing treatment for throat ailment.
Funeral services for Martha Frances Kivette fourteen died at Piedmont Memorial Hospital Greensboro were conducted by Rev George R Brown at Bethany Methodist Church near Liberty at eleven this morning Burial followed at the local cemetery She had lived with her uncle R C Kivette Greensboro route one since February 15 and previously with her sister Kate Kivette in High Point.
High Point area teachers and school officials will join the North Carolina Education Association session in Asheville this Friday and Saturday. Delegates include Mary Hackworth Ruth Goodman Ruth Carter Elizabeth Monroe Elizabeth Beamon M T Lambeth Helen Dickson Inez Pitts Lloyd Thayer Ruth Goodman Louise Glasgow Margaret Blair Esther Kee Louise Bell Catherine Ayers Ina McAdams Lucile Lohr Annie Lee Jarrell and other teachers and principals.
A letter from Edwin C. Hughes Herbert Welch and William W. Peele requests funds to aid British Methodist pastors and churches. They specify that gifts may fund minor readjustments to keep worship spaces open and provide relief, and that some funds may support missionary enterprises affected by the war. They express no distrust, promise occasional reports, and frame the gift as repayment of a debt to the Mother Church.
A religious program featured the High Point Monarch Club gathering at the Sheraton Hotel. Rev. F. L. Conrad delivered an Easter themed talk and led a discussion on beliefs and interpretations of Bible statements. Early Younts presided.
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