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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1929
Page
20
Wesley Memorial church hosts a spring revival with a high school night program tonight featuring a three act comedy. Dr A L Stanford of Statesville delivers a special message to local teens. Children are invited to Sunday morning service at 10 o clock.
Yimmie Yonson's Yob a three act comedy will be staged tonight at High Point college auditorium at 8 o'clock. The evening promises strong student cast and good wholesome entertainment with roles from Yimmie to Mrs Kent and Belle to Sylvia.
The Bay Psalm Book was struck off at the Cambridge Mass press in 1649, the first book printed in North America.
David Steele a seventh grade student 115-year old negro boy was injured at 8:30 AM in a fight on the school ground. He was struck by a brick to the head causing a depressed fracture of the left temple. He was taken to High Point hospital by ambulance from Yow's Funeral Home where he remains a patient. He lives with his father W. B. Steele at 815 Hoover Street.
The article observes that Scots marry later on average than English or Welsh people yet tend to have larger families and show greater use of divorce courts, reflecting social patterns in Scotland compared with other parts of the United Kingdom.
Tomorrow is the last chance for High Point residents to register before the primary election Tuesday. Voters who registered in past elections but did not vote two years ago must re register to participate. Three candidates in wards one and two compete in heated races as the primary nears, while ward three has two candidates for councilman and less intense contention.
A full list from the chamber of commerce bureau releases the 1929 city beautiful campaign committees and chairs. Finance chaired by W. B. Hall with many named members. Essay by Mrs. T. Wingate Andrews. Publicity by Dan R. Schroeder. Yard and garden by Clarence A. Smith. Photos by B. W. Hackney. Flower and Vegetable Show by Rev. T. A. Sykes. and other divisions including Public space and vacant lots, Clean-up, Plant and Seed, and School grounds planting chaired by various locals.
A rose bush in Mrs. James Grant's yard near Goldsboro yields two colored blossoms, with one side bearing rich yellow roses and the opposite side producing pure white blooms, sparking local curiosity.
Work on English street extension will finish by the middle of next week if weather cooperates. Route 10 traffic is detoured during current street work.
The Employed Boys Brotherhood, a YMCA unit of industrial workers, elected officers for one year and named three club advisors in a Vv lobby meeting. William Wheelis became president, Fenton Rogers vice president, Lelon Cooper secretary treasurer. The group discussed the first annual conference for older industrial boys May 4–5 at Camp Herman near Greensboro with High Point’s quota set at 12. J F Hart will lead the local delegation.
City council to open bids for paving of 50 000 yards of streets in several projects this month. Bids will be opened on Thursday April 25 by council members. Numerous petitions are on file, and exact projects to be included have not yet been decided.
The High Point Thomasville and Denton Railway company will begin paving between its tracks on West Green and Russell streets early next week. The project has been in planning for some time.
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