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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1934

Page

3

Dr Rennie Installed as Minister at First Presbyterian

Dr. Joseph Rennie is formally installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church with out of town ministers Rev. M. S. Huske and Rev. Ronald S. Wilson officiating. H. W. Carson of Trinity Presbyterian Montgomery Ala. will preach the installation sermon.

Joseph Rennie First Presbyterian Church M. S. Huske First Presbyterian Church of Reidsville Ronald S. Wilson Greensboro H. W. Carson Trinity Presbyterian Church Wilson Rennie Richmond Second Presbyterian Church Richmond College Richmond University Hampden-Sydney College Center College Union Theologiae Chase City Byterian Roanoke Presbyterian Church of Oxford N. C Stuart Robbinson Louisville Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church Covington Norfolk Greenwood Miss St. Joseph Wilmington Huske H. V. Careen

J Butler Johnson Joins Tax Listing Effort In High Point

T R Short announces J Butler Johnson will join the county tax listing force to aid in completing the Nesting for High Point township within April. The added help comes as more owners listed taxes last week and detail work slows progress. Officials urge early listing to avoid a last minute rush.

High Point Township T. R. Short J. Butler Johnson Short Lst

Furniture Code Plan Nears Completion in NRA Talks

J T Ryan acting secretary of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association released a statement from Robert W Irwin chairman of the code authority announcing that conferences with the NRA are nearing completion. The plan envisions 15 regional committees to handle disputes locally and under Code Authority review to ensure uniform standards. A Washington office at 1700 Eye Street NW opened April 2 to centralize reports and assist negotiations with NRA offices. Welter Mitchell Jr now heads the office after four years as a marketing specialist in commerce, and he will oversee design registration and field coordination.

J. T. Ryan Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association Furniture Code Authority Robert W. Irwin Code Authority NRA National Association of Furniture Manufacturers Washington Eye Street Northwest Recovery Administration Welter Mitchell, Jr Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Department of Commerce

Devoted R. A. Jr. Club to Meet at 11 This Morning

The Devoted R. A. Jr. chapter of the First Baptist church will meet this morning at 11 o'clock. Each member is urged to be present for the meeting.

Nh. A First Baptist Church

Artists Exhibit PWAP Works This Week in Chapel Hill and Washington

Public Works of Art program pieces will be shown at the Dogwood Festival in Chapel Hill and at the Mere Gallery in Washington DC. Louis F Voorhees, district PWAP director, outlines loan rules and availability for public display in courthouses schools and land grant colleges.

Pwap Dogwood Festival Washington Chapel Hill Cargoran Washington, D. C Louis F. Voorhees Voorhees Alexander Martin High Point North Carolina William Hooper Elisha Mitchell Mary de B. Graves A. C. Blum Winston-Salem Clark O'Daniel Chapel

Second Standardization Report Urges Hosiery Code Action

The Consumers Advisory Board calls the hosiery code authority to set adequate standards for fiber content labeling durability length and construction. It warns that without clear quality standards and honest labeling buyers face deception and industry-wide harm while urging rapid implementation under the National Recovery Administration codes.

Consumers Advisory Board National Recovery Administration Silk Industy Hosiery Code Authority United States

Five Auto Thefts Reported In City Last Night

Police investigated five car thefts between 9 30 and midnight. Vehicles stolen include a Ford coupe owned by W M Presnell and a Chrysler coupe owned by George Nicholson, with two cars recovered. Other owners named include C F Stewart L D Campbell Herman Spoon.

C. EF. Stewart Blaine Avenue East Hight Street Polee W. M. Presnell East Russell Street

High Point Advances Airport Project on Temporary Field

Local aviation supporters begin preliminary construction east of the city on the Southern Railway line. Three runways are laid out and ground work will start soon with city cooperation and a pending federal relief appropriation. North Carolina expects multiple airport projects under the federal program.

High Point Southern Railway Oh. Tessin Nee Aladin Tae Vusintss North Carolina Department of Commerce Civil Works Administration Alston F

New Residents Listed in High Point Week

The Enterprise records eighteen new arrivals in High Point from Wilmington New York Greensboro Atlanta Saale Morganton and other areas. Names include Frances Anne Lemons at 317 Fourth Street and families at 510 Bridges Street 606 Forrest Avenue 9009 Grace Street and several staying at the Elwood Hotel.

High Point The Enterprise Wilmington N. Y Greensboro Atlanta Saale, Y Morganton da. C Frances Anne Fourth Street F. B. Fields Bridges Street Walter Hepler Forrest Avenue R. A. Lemmons Peggy Rebecca Horace Grace Street A. Gayle Sedgefield Club Drive J. A. O'Neill Washington Elwood Jack Tbarash Brooklyn

Judge Pope Reflects on 61 Years Since Leaving North Carolina

Alexander Pope known as Cub Pope, now a probate judge in Missouri, revisits his birthplace five miles south of Thomasville. He traces a life from Kansas City plains to Texas ranching, Missouri mercantile and banking success, then a probate judgeship, with retirement planned after a term ending January 1, 1935. The town has transformed markedly though its hills endure.

Alexander Pope Cub Missouri Thomasville Cub” Pope North Carolina Texas Dallas Fort Worth Texas Plains Cub Pope

Slow Payments on Assessments Threaten City Finances

City officials warn that nine months into the fiscal year only 67000 has been collected from special assessments, far short of the 150000 budgeted. If collections do not improve, a tax rate hike of about 25 cents may be required to cover the shortfall, though foreclosures remain an option. A council meeting was planned to address the issue but was canceled due to absences.

Knox

Elm Street P T A to Hear Waynick Tuesday

State Senator Capus M. Waynick, director of the National Reemployment Service in North Carolina, will address the Elm Street Parent-Teacher Association Tuesday evening on North Carolina fiscal policy and its impact on schools. The event includes officer installation, pre-school clinic plans, and a musical program.

Capus M. Waynick National Reemployment Service North Carolina Elm Street Parent-Teacher Association Dan R. Schroder O. Arthur Kirkman Board of School Commissioners Mra J. Gurney Briggs Sara Lacy Tomlinson Martha Briggs

City B Y P U Holds April Meeting At Hillard Memorial

The City B Y P U meets this afternoon at 2 30 at Hillard Memorial Baptist Church. Miss Gladys Ellington leads devotion. Noah Davis provides special music. Grover E B Jones city attorney will speak. organizers hope for broad union turnout.

Hillard Memorial Baptist Church Gladys Ellington Noah Davis Grover EB. Jones

Riggins Attends Penney Meeting in Atlantic City

R. W. Riggins, manager of the local J. C. Penney unit, leaves with state executives aboard a chartered Pullman for the Penney spring convention in Atlantic City. He will serve as general secretary and chair a group of store managers from North and South Carolina and Georgia. The trip includes plans to visit New York offices to discuss a new store opening July 1 after alterations. Stock for the larger store will be chosen later.

W. Riggins J. ©. Penney Atlantic City Penney R. W. Riggins J. C. Penney Company South Atlantic Riggins North South Carolina Georgia Mr. Riggins New York J. C. Penney

Negress In Jail For Knifing Suspect In City

Oscar Gray, colored, living on Leonard Street, was severely stabbed and slashed a week ago by a woman believed to be Addie Chambers, 507 Leonard Street. Chambers disappeared after the attack, wrote a letter postmarked Jackson Springs, and was detained in the city jail after officers traced her.

Oscar Gray Leonard Street Addie Chambers Jackson Springs

Regulations at College Undergo Sweeping Change

Major revisions announced by Dr. G I Humphreys at High Point College overhaul student discipline. The student council now oversees conduct, merit suspensions end, and fines for violations dropped. Night rides and certain social rules relaxed. church attendance optional for seniors. chapel rules restructured with voluntary Monday services and mandatory Friday chapel. Dormitory women regulations liberalized after student input.

High Point College Stud Council Selnebattode Stud Hi-Po G. I. Humph Hophreys

O. E. Wilson Named Officer of the State T P A at Meeting

The North Carolina division of the Travelers Protective association closed its two day convention in Gastonia after re electing J. M. Smith of Greensboro as president. Officers chosen included O. E. Wilson High Point J. M. Baily Henderson W. E. Beck Durham C. C. Wallace Gastonia James Ellison vice presidents and R. P. Rawley Winston Salem as secretary treasurer.

Gastonia North Carolina Travelers Protective Association Greensboro O. E. Wilson High Point J. M. Baily Henderson W. E. Beck Durham C. C. Wallace James Ellison R. P. Raweley Winston-Salem

Also Mentioned on This Page

DR. Rennie J. Butler Johnson Aids Tax Sisters Plan Furniture Code David Ovens Charlotte North Carolina Merchants Association Mr. Ovens J. B. Ivey & Co National Retail Dry Goods Association State Merchants Association Judge Pope Council Waynick P.T. A Penney Stores Penney Meeting G. I. Humphreys T.P. A Irinle Ted Lewes Welch
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