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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1933
Page
8
City schools superintendent T Wingate Andrews warns a state eight month term funded at 16 million dollars with no local supplement will abolish High Point schools. He notes nine month costs exceed 330 thousand dollars this year while state funds may fall to 160 thousand next year, risking hundreds of teachers and local school buildings investments.
An advertisement claims excess acid causes ulcers and promotes Dr. Emil's Adia Tabs to quickly relieve acid conditions heartburn sour stomach. The copy urges readers to try the remedy to overcome stomach discomfort.
Pre Easter services are held at Gospel Tabernacle on Willowbrook Street each evening with ministers and laymen delivering messages. Rev A L Aycock of South Main Street Methodist Church spoke yesterday. Dr George H Crowell will speak tonight. All are invited to worship.
The debate centers on salaried teachers and 8,600 enrolled pupils. Governor Ehringhaus calls underfunded terms a delusion and waste, warning that state law restricting local supplements could damage school operation in High Point. Parents urged to contact Raleigh representatives.
Police Chief W. G. Friddle said investigators have examined the alleged kidnapping and flogging of J. M. Ritchie and Fred Hiatt. He noted no warrants could be issued without a complainant signing charges, despite claims by labor figures that police failed to act. Ritchie sought license information, and officers later checked license 371-606 and tag 132-349, confirming one owner had no connection to the crime.
The county commissioners authorize 100000 in revenue anticipation notes to cover seventh month salaries to teachers in the county and Greensboro. Merchants plan to honor notes for merchandise but not cash them, with four percent interest at maturity July 31. Checks for fourteen days pay overdue on the sixth month salaries may be drawn once state funds arrive.
Dr S D Gordon of Winston Salem renowned author and lecturer will speak at the Workers and Teachers Council meeting tomorrow evening at 6 15 at First Baptist church. He wrote the Quiet Talk series and is regarded as a splendid speaker.
Paul Bulla of 1000 Campbell Street asks The Enterprise to state he is not the Paul Bulla who was arrested here yesterday.
Henry D. Perry a Wilshire Boulevard contractor filed with the city elections board to run for Democratic mayor in High Point. J M Teague and J E Ward also filed for council seats, with Republicans preparing a nine candidate slate to file by midnight.
Today at the Community Exchange several residents listed work needs and trades. A nineteen year old colored girl seeks maid, cook, or housecleaning work while other colored residents seek nursing, cleaning, yard work, or odd jobs for pay or board. A man offers outdoor work for food, clothes, or pay and another seeks garden work or housecleaning for pay. A man requests plowing for a horse or two per about three hours, and a tradeoff is offered: a 15 jewel Elgin watch for a five-string banjo.
The April Court of Honor at First Baptist church honored many Scouts from Troops 6 11 4 and 3 for advancements. Recipients include Walter Hill Norman Foxworth Jack Curlee James Harris Richie Warner Jimmie Clark Ben Mitchell Richard Etten Elmer Warren and others under Scoutmasters Walter Crissman D P Whitely and O Delk Smith with committee members L R Johnson D P Whitley and Bob Hackney Jr.
The Hotel Sheraton hosts the second dinner dance club tonight in the main dining room from 8 to 12. Charlie Morrin and his orchestra provide the music. Herbert A Crane praises the opening night for its orderly flow and enjoyable time.
In a historical note, bees are identified as the sole insect group ever domesticated by humans, highlighting their unique role in agriculture and pollination practices across civilizations.
Louis Maxwell a dusky porter at the Fashion Shop becomes a hunter in the Big Game Hunt club after shooting an 18 inch sewer rat weighing about four and a half pounds. He brought the rat to The Enterprise and described two shots near Lucky Strike Bowling Alley.
The Trinity high school presents its senior play Depend On Me on Thursday at 7 45 in the school auditorium. Miss Helen Zimmerman coaches the production by graduating cast members from Trinity.
Between con Point Sepeier and Hap aa Waaee a, the daily service outlines routes, schedules, and fare details for a regional trucking network. Limited readable text lists terminal names and times, implying a transportation bulletin or timetable from a local paper edition.
Host Carl Y. Coley manager of Pan-American Life Insurance invites North Carolina agents to a luncheon and conference. The afternoon session features Chas J. Mesman assistant manager of US agencies, Dr H B Hiatt city chief medical examiner, and other company staff.
John Harris age 23 waived preliminary hearing on the murder of Reuben Ware a respected local colored citizen on March 27 He was moved to Greensboro to await the May 1 term of Guilford County Superior Court Harris previously worked in a hosiery plant and has a wife and two children His jail visit count ranks among the highest in two years according to Jailer Ernest Davis.
A resolution opposing the Black bill restricting industry hours to 80 per week was adopted overwhelmingly at a Sheraton hotel gathering of city industrial plant representatives called by the Chamber of Commerce. Leaders argued the bill would affect employment and wages, with most speakers urging against a state or federal limit on working hours.
A High Point woman shot the mother of six baby squirrels sheltering in the attic at 252 South Main Street. Firefighters could not rescue the orphans without major roof damage, so the youngsters face likely death. The mother had previously relocated her brood from a dangerous oak nest.
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