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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1936
Page
9
City tax politics heat up as property owners clash with supporters of a new school tax levy. City Manager Knox questions the need for added levy if collections improve. several cities already vote local supplements. Alaska statehood discussion also resurges in Washington.
Carolina Container Company approves a new brick and steel unit 80 feet by 180 feet to be built on Prospect street for warehousing and office use. J C Connor won the contract with work starting immediately. cost estimated between 15000 and 20000 dollars. The expansion follows recent growth requiring additional manufacture and storage capacity.
Entries are invited for The Ace of Spades humorous story contest judged April 24 by George B Craven and Dr M A Lackey. Send stories to The Ace of Spades in care of The Enterprise and hope to win one of the prizes offered.
Easter Sunday activities marked by sunrise service at Springfield Friends church led by Rev. J. Clay Madison. Music from Springfield church choir and Welch Memorial quartets, light breakfast after. First Presbyterian church presents Adorathus Te cantata at 5 pm. Easter parade attire noted, stores mostly closed Monday.
Guilford County tax chief T. R. Short reports only about 2000 people have listed so far, far short of the 500 daily target needed by month end. He cites bad weather, urges property owners to visit now to avoid closing day jams, notes Easter Monday closure and extended hours Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Five Scout troops of the Uwharrie council use Camp Uwharrie this weekend to prep for the Council Camporee. Thomasville contingents bring 40 scouts and 4 leaders. Troop 7 and one more from High Point begin first Camporee preparations. Court of Honor set for April 27 at Wesley Memorial Church. Sixteen scouts from South Side Baptist registered in Troop 19. D. M. White leads as Scoutmaster with a full troop committee.
Police stated a warrant was issued charging Will Morris with breaking and entering to steal a suitcase and an electric tram from W. B. Ory at 1138 Clay Street. Morris, already jailed on two forgery counts, will need to post a 750 dollar bond on the new charge.
Regular communication of Masonic lodge on Monday night April 18 at 8 00 PM. Visitors welcome. Signed by W M Oldham and G M Gunth Sea.
Asheboro resident C. L. Welborne suffered severe head lacerations when his car overturned on a highway north of Asheboro while he tried to dodge a vehicle. The car was demolished and injuries were not fully known at the last reports.
The late Dr. Laughinghouse addressed a Winston Salem women's club about two years ago. After lunch he began removing his clothes, explaining he wore imported cigarettes not made in Winston-Salem, prompting astonished guests and a page sixteen continuation.
The Archdale Trinity sanitary district board led by George Craven decided to drop sewer line work for now and pursue a water line project. They plan to back a smaller loan with the net water revenue as collateral, aiming for federal PWA support and reducing the loan from about 96 000 to 50 000.
Fire Marshal A. B. Horney reports High Point has recorded 25.37 inches of precipitation through January to April, beating 1925's 24.95 inches and nearing 1934's 53.98 inch 13 year peak. March temperatures averaged 66 high and 65 low with notable 34 degree daily range and multiple rainfall days.
Announced by the Guilford County Livestock and Poultry Breeders association the High Point fair will run the week of April 27 on land leased near No 10 A across the highway from the baseball park. L G Robichaux leads arrangements with a major carnival company and entries from Randolph Davidson Forsyth Alamance counties expected in livestock and poultry judging. North Carolina State College will send four instructors for the week and farm implements exhibitors and local merchants pledge support.
April 11 report from Amsterdam: Hans Timmer defeated Fred Perry of England 6 4 6 2 in a local Davis Cup style tennis match. Timmer dominated the first set and built a clear lead to close out in straight sets.
Arthur R. Harrison, long time Southern Railway engineer and High Point resident, is appointed chief inspector of the Railroad Retirement Board in Washington. He will lead about 150 investigators in overseeing railroad retirement cases and will travel nationwide. Harrison, active in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and local politics, plans to move to Washington with his duties beginning Tuesday, keeping his family in High Point.
Famed Yiddish artist Z Schmuklier will perform this afternoon at 3 in the Elwood hotel dining room. He is a member of the Jewish Art theatre of New York and appears here under the Jewish Women’s Auxiliary sponsorship. The show features Yiddish characters and folk song improvisations.
Greensboro report states county officers found nearly five cases of tax paid whisky hidden between floor sleepers in the home of H. C. Hicks and his son Roy Hicks who run the Lone Star station near Sedgefield. The Hickses were arrested and to have an early hearing.
J Keith Harrison, local attorney and House candidate, spoke at the Exchange Club dinner at the WPA hut Friday night. He argued taxation should reflect ability to pay and benefits received, noting depression heightened tax scrutiny and urging public justification for revenue used to fund government programs.
Strange requests like a man skilled at extracting fangs from venomous snakes and a white professional craps shooter were among those filled by the North Carolina state employment service. Offices statewide matched registered workers to jobs, illustrating the agency’s wide reach beyond relief aid.
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