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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1933
Page
9
The 30 hour week bill divides opinion among manufacturers and workers here as it nears enactment. Critics warn of readjustment hardships and potential wage cuts while some favor a 36 to 45 hour minimum and a 90 day grace period. Mills fear cost rises and shifts may increase from two to three or four to meet production needs.
Miss Ethel Coble 20 of Greensboro rests at Burrus Memorial hospital with a mild brain concussion and multiple injuries after a car overturn on West Lexington Avenue. Miss Irene Berry 20 from Greensboro route 2 died shortly after arrival. Berry was daughter of D. G. and Lizzie Cox Berry. Surviving siblings include Lewis, Charles, Grady, Earl, and Edna Berry. Funeral plans not announced.
John Harris charged with murder in the death of Reuben Ware drew a steady stream of visitors Friday and Saturday. Jailer Ernest Davis reported 125 persons had visited by last night, making Harris the jail’s most sought after inmate this year.
An agency conference of Pan American Life Insurance will be held here next Tuesday bringing about 24 NC agents. Charles J. Mesman from New Orleans will speak on Time Control In Sales Work and Life Insurance The Anchor of Safety in a Time of Stress. The Elwood hotel hosts with a noon luncheon and a $20 prize for top producer during a ten day campaign. Dr Hiatt Dr Mann and Dr Slate will also address sessions.
High Point prepares for its annual Easter observance with a three hour Good Friday service at St. Marys Episcopal church led by Miss Mae Kirkman. City churches plan sunrise services and elaborate Easter programs while schools close for vacation.
Funeral services for Lewis E. Cagle a retired farmer of Oak Hill will be held at Ward Street M E church this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The pastor Rev T W Albright and former pastor Rev E M Jones will officiate with burial in Trinity cemetery following.
Memorial tribute from Major General W A Smith of Ansonville, North Carolina UCV division commander, honoring Major J Ed Kirkman died March 22. The eulogy lauds his loyalty, industry, charity, and counsel, praising his Christian giving and devotion to church and community.
Three unmasked men accused of kidnapping and flogging I M Ritchie, secretary of the Central Labor Union, and Fred High, a Council of Unemployed member, face early prosecution after police investigate identities. Ritchie and High recall a pistol threat, transport to a city lake, and castor oil abuse. a license plate aided police, and leaders urge swift action amid AFL linked pressure.
The minister, a leader in local labor circles and secretary of the Central Union, president of the local United Textile Workers union, and secretary of the Piedmont Textile Council, says he was beaten by assailants who forced him to drink castor oil after threatening to attack his Union Hall. He also notes prior threats against his labor group and periods of unemployment since removal from Byrum hosiery mill during a strike.
On the first day of registration in High Point ten of fourteen precincts showed Democrats leading with eight to nine hundred new registrants while Republicans ranged from four to five hundred. Only one candidate, W. C. Carter, announced for city council with a $5 filing, as parties plan to field new faces before the May 2 election. Republicans indicate opposition to the present council amid a tax relief refinancing push.
The thirteenth Piedmont Association B Y P A convention opened yesterday at Franklinville with High Pointers in prominent roles. The program included talks by Mildred Hughes, Nevell Wills, Burgess Leonard, Pearl Gurley and other local leaders. Tonight features a pageant The Lighted Pathway and speeches by Nora Haney and others.
A New York publication lauds the South as the nation's largest furniture producer. It credits the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association led by F. H. Coffey and J. T. Ryan for policy, labor, and logistics that pushed southern output to 45.3 percent of U S carloads in the first nine months of 1932, up from 36.4 percent in 1929.
A. G. Fesperman, collector for a local jewelry firm, suffered a badly cut hand after being stabbed by Bill Brown at Tucker's Dry Cleaning on East Green Street last night. Brown faces charges related to the alleged assault and an associated incident with a couple.
Figures for the period ending March 31 show actual operating costs of $449,828.48 against a budgeted $498,750, yielding a saving of about $50,000 for the first nine months of the current fiscal year.
Swanson, maintenance sergeant of Headquarters Battery and Combat Train 3rd Battalion 252nd Coast Artillery Corps, passed the examination for second lieutenant on April 6. The examining board included Major Franklin Kemble, Captain Sam H. Strickland, and 1st Lieutenant Frank Payne. City finances show nine month operating costs cut to 448,828.48 from 654,219.38, with revenues totaling 427,267.11 and various taxes and fees listed by City Treasurer Lois Welborn.
Rev. David Wipperman of Rock Hill will continue a second week of revival services at the North Main Street Baptist Church. He will preach at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. today. Wipperman, educated at High Point High School and Wake Forest College, has led several South Carolina churches in four years. Rev. J. M. Hilliard is the church pastor.
Vestal Hagan, a 300 Willowbrook Street resident, suffered multiple cuts to both eyes after an incident at home last night. A family member suggested he caused the wounds with finger picks used for a steel guitar. he was taken to Guilford General Hospital by Sechrest's ambulance where three stitches were placed in his thumb. Police expect ongoing investigation before his release.
A mother squirrel in Bradshaw House on South Main uses a 40 foot tele graph cable to shuttle her babies from a storm-threatened nest to a second story cornice. Residents of the Y W C A and Mrs A V Seay watch as she films the perilous crossing and then secures food from friendly neighbors.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post number 619 will hold its regular meeting at the hall on East Washington street Monday night at 8 o'clock. Information for members on veterans compensation will be provided and all members are urged to attend.
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