Local Primary Hell Rears Upward Shakeup in Republican Slate
The Republican party failed to file any candidates in the city primary last week. A key prospective candidate, with a party leader, halted filing at 11:20 p.m. causing no Republican slate to emerge. Town officials debate downtown rail track plans while PWA approval nudges Blythe Brothers to win track and excavation work for Chapel Hill project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben L. Herman
High Point Elections Board
Southern Railway System
Chapel Hill
PWA
E. M. Knox
Blythe Brothers
Charlotte
R. J. Reid Contracting Company
Birmingham
Ala
Governor Hoey to Speak at Closing Session Today
The joint state convention of the North Carolina Baraca and Philathea unions elected B V Hedrick of Salisbury as president of the Baraca Union and Miss Gladis Kivett of High Point as president of the Philathea Union. Governor Clyde R Hoey will deliver the principal address at the 2 30 pm closing session at the First Methodist Protestant church, introduced by Judge Lewis E Teague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. V. Hedrick
Salisbury
North Carolina Baraca Union
Gladis Kivett
High Point
Philathea Union
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
First Methodist Protestant Church
Hoey
Lewis E. Teague
Municipal Court
E. H. Blackard
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Henrietta Heron
Washington, D. C
Baraca-Philathea Union
Hedrick
Church of
Dirt Removal Project Set To Move Half Million Cubic Yards
Blythe Brothers of Charlotte hire mammoth steam shovels to remove about 500000 cubic yards of dirt from the Southern Railway bed through the city. Three shovels, 24 hours daily, will load trucks averaging 2500 feet per trip. Completion planned in five months with 180 working days allowed and $100 daily fines after that.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blythe Brothers
Charlotte
Southern Railway System
Perry Street
Kivett Drive
Woodmen Prepare for April 26 Head Camp Meeting
High Point delegates E Wright and J A Johnson of Piedmont Camp 62 head to Hendersonville for the Woodmen of the World Head Camp convention April 26 27. Local Woodmen including A F King G D Walter plan unofficial attendance as camps across North Carolina send representatives to elect delegates for the Sovereign Camp meeting later in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Woodmen of the
World Life Insurance Association
Hendersonville
E. Wright
J. A. Johnson
Wright
Johnson
Piedmont
A. F. King
G. D. Walter
North Carolina
D. B E. Henderson
Sovereign
The
Woodmen of the World
Police Chief Appeals for Safer Driving Citywide
Police Chief W. G. Friddie issued a call for safer driving after five fatalities this year linked to autos. He noted three pedestrian deaths on English Street and near the freight depot, plus a vehicle collision and a train crossing fatality, urging continued public safety efforts to curb auto deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Friddie
Willowbrook
Taylor Streets
English Street
High Point, Thomasville and
Denton
Tomlinson Street
Friddile
Sellars Plant to Add One-Story Expansion at Saxapahaw
Burlington official report states Sellars Manufacturing in Saxapahaw will hire H. F. Mitchell Jr. of Burlington to construct a one-story addition to the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Sellars Manufacturing Company
Saxapahan
H. F. Mitchell, Jr
Political Registration At Absolute Minimum In City
Voters are told registration is at an absolute minimum across city polling places as no Republican candidates are offered for the May 4 city election. Officials expect no more than 6,000 ballots printed with Democratic names, though 5,000 is the maximum cited. Many voters may skip polling on election day unless a write-in is needed, but the election will proceed with standard operations and open polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Ben L. Herman
High Point Board of Elections
Watershed Control Efforts Under SCS and Forest Service
In the United States the Soil Conservation Service and the Forest Service run watershed laboratories to study rainwater fate from ground contact to surface or underground flow. The Coweta Creek watershed in North Carolina serves as a large outdoor run-off lab in the Southern Appalachians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
The
Forest Service
Coweta Creek
North Carolina
Appalachians
Building Damaged Fire Hits Southern Stone Plant
Firemen were called yesterday afternoon to the Southern Stone company at 406 Tomlinson Street to extinguish a fire in the main building. Investigators say the cause is undetermined but likely started from a motor. Damage was light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Stone Company
Tomlinson Street
End of Civil Service Exams Set For Tuesday
Civil service exams for city employees will be finished by Tuesday night with grading starting Wednesday and to be completed by Saturday. No grades will be available before next weekend. Additional exams for bookkeepers, electricians, drivers, laborers, clerical work, and others will be held Friday April 30 at the Elm Street School. Applicants must obtain and file applications with the Civil Service Commission secretary at Fire Station No. 2. existing city manager office filings are not being considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed H. Smith
Sanitary Department
Elm Street
Civil Service Commission
Fire Station
Walter Wright Named to Office in Danie l Boone District
Charles A. Hines of Greensboro was elected president of the Daniel Boone district of the Woodmen of the World at a meeting in Thomasville this afternoon. Burlingtion chosen as the fall meeting place. Officers elected include first vice president BE A Wright High Point second vice president J M Clinard Winston Salem secretary treasurer George Walter High Point and assistant secretary J S Waugh Burlington. State officers delivered talks at a banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Charles A. Hines
Greensboro
Daniel Boone
Woodmen of the World
Burlington
BE. A. Wright
High Point
J. M. Clinard
Winston- Salem
George Walter
J. 8. Waugh
Mrs. Dora Baker Dies. Funeral Today in Fallston
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Baker 69 mother of Mrs. R. B. Ranson of this city will be held this afternoon at 2 oclock in Fallston. Survivors include three other daughters Mrs. L Armstrong Raleigh Mrs. B Mitler Mt Ulla and Mrs. Walter Thornton Lynchburg Va three sons Dr. M B Baker and Dr. B S Baker Camden N J and B S Baker Fallston and nine grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Baker
R. B. Ranson
Fallston
N. C
Baker
L. ©. Armstrong
Raleigh
B. B. Mitler
Mt. Ulla
Walter Thornton
Lynchburg
M. B
Alvin York To Speak At Rally In High Point
Sergeant Alvin York and Dr J Blanton Belk are set to speak at a rally at the Junior High School on April 27 as part of the Emergency Peace Campaigns No-For eign-War Crusade The drive marks the 20th anniversary of Americas entry into World War I and aims to shift US policy from general preparedness to defend the United States only door to broader peace efforts with economic ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin York
J. B. Belk
America
Alvin ©. York
J. Blanton Belk
Richmond
Tha Mantine
Richard B. Byrd
Eleanor Roosevelt
Harry Emerson Fosdick
United States
New Regent Establishes Peace Groups in 2000 Communities
New regime forms permanent peace organizations across more than 2000 communities to sustain the drive to keep the country out of war and promote peaceful civic action nationwide.
Commercial Bank May Pay Another Dividend Soon
The defunct Commercial National bank may obtain an additional loan to pay another dividend, with about 112,000 in borrowed money still outstanding. A fall repayment and recovery plan hinges on securing new funds, as assets and liquid assets show substantial remaining uncollected sums and unpaid liabilities. The receiver notes total deposits repaid at 60 percent and projects eventual payouts near 85 percent of deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial National Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
John D. Biggs
Peele to Speak at Wesley Memorial Church Today
Dr. W. W. Peele presiding elder of Greensboro District will preach at 11 AM at Wesley Memorial church. His sermon topic is The Christian Approach to Life. Peele previously led First Methodist church in Charlotte for nine years and was named presid ing elder at the last annual conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Memorial Church
W. W. Peele
Greensboro
Peele
First Methodist Church
Charlotte
Baptist Men's Meeting in Greensboro Conducted by Piedmont Association
The Piedmont Baptist association holds a Greensboro session at Asheboro Street Baptist Church with Grover H. Jones presiding. Activities run from 1:46 PM devotion and music to speeches by P W Critcher, Perry Crouch, O B Lee, and Dr A B Conrad, ending with a closing hymn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Baptist Association
Asheboor Street Baptist Church
Greensboro
Grover H. Jones
P. W. Critcher
Lexington
North Carolina
Fne
First Baptist Church
Perry Crouch
O. EB. Lee
A. B. Conrad
Wrenn Proposes City Move for Freight Depot
A proposal by Mrs M J Wrenn to move the Southe freight depot from West Broad street to Perry street faces objections over cost. It would require canceling a street and discounting street assessments totaling about 31 000 in interest, plus offers to pay nearby property owners about 43 000. City Manager Knox notes the expense would exceed the allotted funds for this railway track phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cf Council
M. Wrenn
Wre
Southe
West Broad St
Perry Street
Seborn Perry
Rites Held for F. Livengood
Funeral services for Frank Livengood who died at his home 1416 English street were held Saturday at 3 o'clock at Raw Memorial M P church with Rev Edw Suits and Cc H Hill officiating. A large crowd attended as the canal choir performed classic hymns and a male quartet from The ville sang Just A Pilgrim. Burial followed at Floral Garden cemetery with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Livengood
English Street
Raw Memorial M. P
Edw. Suits
Cc. H. Hill
Canal Choir
Clare Schultheiss
Theville
Grave Floral Garden Cemetery
Mechanicsville
Teacher Training Institute Set For April 26 to 30
The Sunday School of First Baptist church will hold a Teacher Training Institute from April 26 to 30 with evening sessions at 7 15 pm. The program includes two periods ending at 8 pm and 9 pm respectively and a 15 minute recess. Courses include The Book We Teach with Dr B Conrad When Teachers Teach with Miss Washburn and Personal Factors Character Building with A C Solace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
B. Conrad
Miss Washburn
A. C. Solace
Man Who Printed First Daily Paper In City Is Visitor
Murphy Brewer, itinerant printer who claimed to print High Point’s first daily, visited the city, noting changes since 1899 when he printed The Point Citizen on a hand press for H. A. Foo. He recalls the paper ran six to eight months after starting as a daily, with a press bought from Ab Ellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy Brewer
Ing
High Point
Brewer
Point Citizen
H. A. Foo
Ab Ellington High Point
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Governor Hoey
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SCS
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Old Plank Road
Royal Arcanum Council
Commercial Bank
M J. Wrenn
F. Livengood
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