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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1934
Page
12
The Northwest Mounted Police formed in 1873, renamed Royal Northwest Mounted Police in 1905, and ultimately became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The Horney Weber Motor Co Inc opens tomorrow April 23 as High Point dealers for Hudson and Terraplane. The former Pointer Motor Co quarters at Commerce and Willowbrook are rebuilt with a new repair shop. Hudson Motor Corporation and Tilghman Motor Co Raleigh officials will attend the opening as display cars are shown. John F Weber notes multiple models will be on display.
Four Scout troops of the Uwharrie council, Boy Scouts of America, spend the weekend at Camp Uwharrie under Scoutmasters Ned McEachern, Walter Crissman, and Ollie Shelton with W P Huffman of Lexington directing. They plan to return Sunday morning and expect to have better weather to keep the camp busy on future weekends.
Funeral services for Virgil E Saintsing a prominent farmer of Thomasville route one were held at Zion church at 11 o clock Saturday morning. Rev J A Palmer of Heidelberg Reformed church and Rev Kendall Shoffner of Calvary Reformed church conducted the rites. The church was crowded with relatives and friends and the floral tributes reflected the esteem in which he was held.
The all Negro cast production Heaven Bound at the Paramount theater is postponed to Sunday April 29 due to a conflict meeting of teachers in Cleveland county. The show features teachers and others from Cleveland county and was set for this afternoon.
In Nanking on April 21, officials of the nationalist government confronted Wang Ching-wei over Japan's Asiatic Monroe doctrine. Wang asserted Chiang Kai-shek and Huang Fu were not negotiating recognition of Manchukuo and vowed no talks that imply acknowledgment. The note on maintaining peace by force dominates discussions across circles. The vernacular press reacted with sharp criticism of Japan and questions about Huang Fu’s secret meetings with Japanese officials.
John D. Crouse aged 73 died at his Trinity route one home after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, a son Cicero, a daughter Mrs. Nannie Lookabill, three sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were held at Hopewell church with Rev. G. W. Williams guiding, burial in the church cemetery.
The United States has won every Olympiad since the revival of the Olympic games in 1896. King's College at Halifax Nova Scotia is cited as the oldest college in the Dominion of Canada.
The Belgian Congo is noted as more than 80 times as large as Belgium. Army statistics indicate a falling body's maximum speed never exceeds 118 miles per hour.
Archdale Methodist Church launches evangelistic services led by Rev. J. W. Roce with Prof. and Mrs. J. Byron Crouse of Greensboro assisting. Crouse will direct music and youth activities and share details of a 17 month world mission tour during the revival. Further announcements will follow.
Flint Michigan April 21 Buick Motor company announced that Pointer Motor company at 805 North Main street is among 157 Buick dealers in as many cities that sold more cars in the first quarter of 1934 than in all of 1933. Harlow H Curtice Buick president commended these progressive dealers and voiced an optimistic outlook for the auto business rest of the year.
A High Point collector’s trove includes old newspapers from 1906 and earlier letters with historical postmarks. The holdings span bank stock vouchers, early stamps, and memorabilia reflecting Guilford county court documents, the Southern Railroad belt-line bid, and a city in transition amid a looming postal deficit, offering a bird’s-eye view of progress and past local life.
A training course for Scoutmasters of the Uwharrie council will be held May 6 and 7 at Camp Cherokee Reidsville council. The program, conducted with Winston Salem Reidsville and Greensboro councils, runs Saturday 3 PM to Sunday 6:30 PM to teach overnight camp management menus patrols games and fires. The Uwharrie council expects a large delegation.
A lone manual fire engine serves Williton parish in Somerset with property valued above 10 million dollars and about 12 000 people across 100 000 acres.
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