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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1941
Page
13
The essayist ponders why being American feels right, not from bravado but from vivid images of war’s reach. He contrasts European cries, bombed cities, and displaced families with the steady pull of U S life, ending by envisioning London streets amid attacks and civilians seeking shelter as warplanes roar overhead.
High Point police chief W G Friddle warned that a new wine law taking effect May 1 will be rigidly enforced in the city. Dealers fear bootlegging and a flood of cheap wines, while some say certain fine wines above 14 percent alcohol will be banned yet still manufacturable below the limit.
High Point reports permits for new construction totaling 59,974 in March as compares to 52,461 a year earlier. E K Ingram city buildings inspector notes the week before yielded 42,974 versus 12,490 prior. Residential permits led at 37,500, non residential repairs 10,945, while non residential construction and repairs overall fell short of last year’s March. For the first nine months residential 1,626,185 nonresidential 199,110 and nonresidential repairs 310,718 exceed year ago totals, though March lagged in residential repairs. Past week adds two new apartment bases and eight dwellings, boosting weekly figures. List of permits includes D F Hudson 1022 Grace Street dwelling 1000 garage 50. Lee Asbill 1231 Tank Street repairs 130. J Paul Saunders 111 West Howell Street dwelling 4350 garage 450. R B Gantt North Hamilton StreetMontlieu Avenue apartment 9500. garage and servants quarters 1000. Mrs F J Bartlett 205 Guilford Avenue repairs 83. Archie Batalas 513 Oakland Street addition 275. S S Martin 209 Centennial Avenue repairs 200.
Eighty front feet of the old Methodist Church property on East Washington Street sold for 9220 at auction conducted by Penny Brothers. Purchasers were E. M. Knox E. K. Ingram and Jake Harris. Auctioneers also sold 160 lots in the T. Y. Hamilton Store property on English Street for about 314000 and announce further sales on April 19 of the Elwood Cox farm property and 60 lots on Commerce and Franklin streets for Ernest Bennett.
A deputy sheriff with a memory lapse found his car after leaving the county building, discovering a red overparking tag on Commerce Street. City Councilman Thrace G. Hderton jeered city publicity and caused a minor constitutional fracas by denying a meeting and prompting a staged secret session joke with reporters and Mayor Kirkman.
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes spoke at the revival meeting at Main Street Methodist Church in Thomasville. The radio broadcast interrupted as he criticized radios and then went off the air for several minutes.
Fire Chief E. K. Ingram released a March report showing 10025 in damage to buildings and contents, over five times last year’s March loss. Nine months of the fiscal year reach 54219, double last year, with 38525 to buildings and 65300 to contents.
High Point hosts the North Carolina Association of Daily Newspapers on Tuesday. Publishers and managers from the state’s dailies will gather at 10 a.m. at the Sheraton Hotel with W. K. Hoyt of Winston-Salem as president. A luncheon and final business session follow. Frank Daniels of the Raleigh News and Observer is secretary. The group will tour The Enterprise office as guests of its management.
The Methodist City Youth Union plans a four week series titled A Practical Religion for Present Day Youth. Eight member churches will sponsor meals recreation and worship each Thursday in May. Speakers include Rev Wilson O Weldon China Grove May 1 McMurray S Ritchey Asheville Central Church May Ref Rev R Dwight Ware Albemarle May 26 Rev Joseph H Armbrust Plain Street Church Reidsville May 22.
High Point recorded 14 automobile accidents in March with three injuries to pedestrians and three to car occupants. Two homicides occurred that month, the shotgun slayings of William Rush and W Auburn Parks, both cleared by confession. Police made 426 arrests, including 147 for drunkenness and 19 for aggravated assault.
Easter Sunday service at Floral Garden Cemetery is sponsored by the High Point Woman's Club. It promises inspirational content and draws attendees from nearby cities. Carl Cronstedt will lead the music program with Mrs. A. B. Huff as soloist and performances by the Junior Choir of First Methodist Church directed by S. W. Taylor and a brass ensemble. Trumpet heralds precede the music. Ministers include Rev. Julian A. Lindsay of Wesley Memorial and Rev. Edw. Suits of Rankin Memorial.
About 225 delegates from Alamance Caswell Chatham Guilford Lee Orange Randolph and Rockingham counties attended the annual Spring rally of the Young People's League of Orange Presbytery at First Presbyterian Church. The gathering divided into senior and intermediate groups for discussion, lunch was served, motion pictures showed mission work, and Rev. James Witherspoon of Lexington spoke on youth in the church before the rally closed at 3:30 PM.
City schools will close Thursday after the regular day and reopen Tuesday morning for the Easter holidays. Superintendent Charles F. Carroll says the four day break is a yearly observance announced Saturday.
Fred D. Smith, shown above, was the first to announce his candidacy for city councilman from the third ward by filing his fee with Election Board Chairman Areh K. Schoch on the Democratic ticket last night.
Hawaii’s governor and labor leaders united to oppose army plans to import a 600 man Negro labor battalion to work cargo duties in the islands. Governor Poindexter said he has consistently opposed importing labor to Hawaii without exhausting local options.
The ninth annual old-time school exhibition will be held Easter Monday April 14 at Eagle Hill School three miles west of Wallburg. Abbott's Creek Spring Hill and New Mt Vernon churches sponsor a country fair style program with recitations dialogues band music and team judging. Decorated band wagons drawn by multiple draft animals are a highlight alongside old-fashioned barbecue chicken pie and other relatives. About 10 000 people are expected. Committees are named for bands teams refreshments and program coordination.
Fred Deware Smith a 36 year old textile worker filed to run for a third ward city council seat in High Point backed by Labor. He attacks Mayor Kirkman for excluding labor and Negro representation on the Housing Authority and calls for tax reform and improved housing without raising rents. He supports hydro plants and expanded parks and nurseries as steps toward slum elimination.
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Stores announces plans to expand the North Main Street unit with a modern addition costing about 85000. Manager W. L. Rousseau says the new building will be attractively displayed with a wide range of house hold and automotive supplies.
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