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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1939

Page

3

Senators Seek Presidential Approval Before Farm Benefits Boost

Washington April 22. Senators seek White House views before voting on an 855 million dollar agriculture appropriation bill. Russell Ga co author of parity fund and soil conservation aid argues against cutting farm support as prices and incomes stay depressed. Southern and Middle Western lawmakers push extra payments to aid cotton corn wheat tobacco rice and dairy producers. The committee reviews 490 House budget changes affecting Agriculture Department programs.

Washington Roosevelt White House Russell D-Ga Senate Agriculture Department House Congress

Lutheran Emmanuel Seeks Faithful in Two Services

The morning sermon at 11 o'clock centers on the theme Holding the Good with the text Prove all things hold fast that which is good from 1 Thessalonians 5 21. An evening service at 7 30 features the topic And Thomas.

Emmanuel Thomas

Fellowship church schedule with guest speakers named

Friends Central Bible school at 9 45 worship at 11 with Dr Philip Turnas of Guilford College in the pastor s absence Evening worship at 730 A symposium on Opportunities Before Our Church by Joseph D Cox Alice Paige White and Horace S Haworth Endeavor Societies at 1380 Mid week meeting in charge of pastor Wednesday 730

Central Bible School Philip Turnas Guilford College Joseph D. Cox Alice Paige White Horace S. Haworth

Archdale Sunday Schedule and Church Activities

Archdale church announces Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Os car McCampbell is superintendent. Worship at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Clifton C. Pearson speaks on Our Duty to the By stander. Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor meet at 6:30 p.m. Woman's Auxiliary meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Lena Ragan's home. date change noted.

Archdale Oscar McCampbell Clifton C. Pearson Christian Endeavor Woman's Auxiliary Lena Ragan Meetne

Sunday school and church events listed for the week

Sunday school convenes tomorrow at 10 with worship at 11 led by Reuben J. Payne in pastor absence. At 6 30 p m the three Christian Endeavor Societies meet with Harris Jarrell as guest speaker on his Europe trip. Tuesday 2 30 p m Woman s Auxiliary at Nina Cooke home Lexington Avenue hosted by Mrs J F Millikan and Miss Emma Blair. Wednesday 8 p m prayer meeting hosted by Lawrence Jarrett on Fairfield road featuring special singing.

Reuben J. Payne Christian Endeavor Societies Harris Jarrell Europe Woman's Auxiliary Nina Cooke Lexington Avenue J. F. Millikan Emma Blair

Methodist Wesley Memorial Weekly Schedule

Sunday program includes Church School at 9 45 a m and 11 00 a m sermon The Cure For Moral Failure by Dr Embree H Blackard Evening fellowships and dramatic readings feature The Church As a Fellowship and The Uncrowned Queen by Thelma Morrison of Greensboro College Monday board meeting in church dining hall Wednesday Church School Night with special music and The Lost Word told by Mrs W A Bivins Friday Girl Scouts at 4 30 p m and Boy Scouts at 7 39 p m Saturday Junior Choir at 9 30 a m

Wesley Memorial Embree H. Blackard Church Thelma Morrison Greensboro College Board of Stewards H. T. Hudson W. A. Bivins Board of Christian Education

Williams Church Sets Sermons and Meetings

Main Street pastor Williams announces Church School at 9 45. Worship at 11 00 and 7 30 with topics Civilization's Only Hope and Prisoners of Hope. Young people meet 6 30 Sunday. Prayer meeting 7 30 Wednesday. Opportunity to unite by letter or profession.

N. C. Williams

Weekend church schedule with services and meetings

Services start at 9 45 with Sunday school led by J A Lee superintendent. Preaching at 11 and 7 30 by Rev Edw Suits. C E meeting at 6 36. Prayer meeting at 7 30 Wednesday evening.

J. A. Lee Edw. Suits

Sermons and Programs At Local Church Tomorrow

At 9:45 a.m. a church school gathers followed by an 11 a.m. sermon on The Shadow of the Cross in the Garden of Prayer by Rev. D W Howell. An evening 7:30 p.m. sermon theme Thinking from Gods Stand point. League meets at 6:30 p.m.

Garden of Prayer D. W. Howell

Church services at First Corner West Green and Tryon

Sunday school begins at 9 45 am with preaching first and third Sundays at 11 am and 730 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 730 pm led by Rev. D M Spence, pastor.

West Green Tryon Streets D. M. Spence

Sophia Sunday School and preaching schedule

Sophia hosts Sunday school at 10 a.m. A preaching service is held on the second and fourth Sundays at 11 a.m. and again on the fourth Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Rev.

Sunday School Schedule with Evening Services

The notice lists Sunday school times at 2 30 p m on fourth Sundays and 3 30 p m on other Sundays with an additional 7 30 p m service on the second Sunday led by Rev.

Roanoke Woman Finds Old Ration List Worth $35

Miss Isabelle Donaldson sifts through worn papers in Roanoke Virginia and discovers an old ration list with a value of 35 dollars noted on the page indicating possible profits from selling surplus goods.

Roanoke Isabelle Donaldson

Baptist services outline sermon topics for Sunday

The morning sermon will be on God the Father by Rev. C. N. Royal. The evening message titled The Burning Bush. Sunday school starts at 9 30 a m and Baptist Training Union at 6 45 p m.

Green Street God Father C. N. Royal Baptist Training Union

Church Schedule and Sermons With Church Leadership

Pastor Dr A B Conrad leads Bible school at 945 a m with A E Tate as superintendent Worship at 11 am Keep ing Heaven in Mind Evening service at 730 pm Running the Race Worker's Council 630 pm Monday Prayer and B T U Wednesday 730 pm Junior Board Tuesday 730 pm PISGAH Sunday school 945 am Mr F P Vaughn superintendent Preaching 1100 am by Rev Smith of Lexington Prayer meeting Wednesday 730 pm

A. B. Conrad Bible E. Tate Heaven Pisgah F. P. Vaughn Rev. Smith Lexington

Morning Worship Services and Bible Study Schedule

The church holds morning worship at 10 45 with Rev E M Smith delivering a sermon on The Holy Spirit. Bible class and BTU meet in the evening with services at 7 30 featuring The Unexpectednes s of Jesus. Wednesday prayer meeting is announced.

Presbyterian Church Service and Activities Schedule

The Presbyterian church lists a 9 45 a m Sunday School led by J D Ross and an 11 a m worship with a sermon on Practical Value of Religion A 430 p m evening worship features The Christ of the Ages On Monday the Woman's Auxiliary Executive Board meets at 3 p m and Workers Council at 630 p m Wednesday brings a 630 p m Fellowship Club supper and 730 p m midweek prayer Circle Bible Leaders gather on Friday at 130 p m all events occur at the church.

J. D. Ross Woman's Auxiliary Workers’ Council

Evangelical and Reformed Sunday Activities Planned

The Evangelical and Reformed Church schedules Sunday school at 9 45 a m with J M Hedrick as superintendent. Rev Hoy L Fesperman will deliver a morning message titled A Still Small Voice and the choir under Miss Margaret Hedrick will perform. Evening service at 7 30 features God s Pardoning Grace with choir singing old Gospel hymns. Prayer service is Wednesday at 7 30.

Church of God Hosts Youth Convention and Meetings

The Church of God at Clinton and Redding hosts a 6 30 pm young people meeting led by Mrs Florence Cristy and a 11 am sermon by Pastor C B Sullivan. An 1130 pm evangelist Lucille Allen from Georgia speaks and a 630 pm missionary meeting led by Miss Mar Benson follows. The district youth convention in High Point is set for April 29 with Bill Border of Winston Salem in charge.

Clinton and Redding Streets Young People Florence Cristy John Finger C. B. Sullivan Miss Mar Benson Lucille Allen Georgia High Point Bill Border Winston-Salem

Probation after Death topic at Christ Scientist services

Christian Science churches announce a lesson sermon on probation after death this Sunday at 11 o clock. Services are at 3191 North Main Street with a reading room open Wednesday and Friday 10 am to 1 pm. Sunday school begins at 9 30 am.

Churches and Societies of Christ, Scientist North Main Street

Episcopal St Marys Service Times and Feast Day

The Second Sunday after Easter services include Holy Communion at 8 am and Morning Prayer with sermon at 11 am. The Young People's Service League meets at 5 45 pm. The Feast of St Mark the Evangelist is observed Tuesday with a 10 am Celebration of the Holy Communion.

Young People's Service League Mark the Evangelist

Sword swallower Chevalier Cliquet dies in England

Francis McLane known prewar as Chevalier Cliquet sword swallower died at the Royal Infirmary Oldham England. After a Chicago College of Surgeons demonstration he was offered a life pension to donate his body for study but refused. A few days before his last operation he bequeathed his body to the Oldham Infirmary.

Francis McLane Chevalier Cliquet Royal Infirmary Oldham England Chicago College of Surgeons Oldham Infirmary

Tabernacle United on Prospect Street Hosts Evangeli

Rev S E Taylor pastor of Tabernacle United at 601 Prospect St announces preaching at 11 00 AM with the absence of the pastor due to mission duties Rev Jim Green of Green s Bible School will lead services and Rev Green or Miss Helen Vinson will speak tomorrow Prayer meetings set for Thursday evening 7 30 at the Tabernacle and Tuesday at 7 30 at A N Hill 15 Pickett 7 30 with Saturday eve at J H Shoe 323 Ennis St all are invited.

Young People Jim Green Green Bible School Helen Vinson Tabernacle A. N. Hill Pickett J. H. Shoe Ennis Street

Methodist Sunday School and Evening Services Planned

The Methodist Protestant church schedules Sunday school at 9 45 with J H Pritchard as superintendent in charge. Rev J Clay Madison preaches at 11 on Dying That We May Live and again at 7 30 on The Christ You Confess. Choirs sing God So Loved the World and Softly Now the Light of Day. A Junior Church consecration at 11 features certificates for new members. Young People E n deavor hosts at 6 30.

J. H. Pritchard J. Clay Madison McCollin Myrtle Davis Young People’s Christian Endeavor Society Christian Endeavor Societies

Lebanon church schedule with sermons and services

Sunday school opens at 9 45 morning worship at 11 with Pastor O L Easter presiding and observing the Lord s Supper Evening service at 7 30 with the sermon The Interference of Sin Christian Endeavor gathers at 645 Mid Week prayer is Wednesday at 730

Lebanon O. L. Easter Christian Endeavor

Pritchard to Preach at 11 A.M. Sunday Service

Dr. J. E. Pritchard, president of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church, will preach at 11 a.m. Sunday. Sunday school starts at 9:45 a.m. Pastor J. D. Williame preaches at 7:30 p.m.

J. E. Pritchard North Carolina The Methodist Protestant Church J. D. Williame

Sissy Winters Theory Upheld by Weather Chief

Atlanta April 22. J B Kineer head of the climate and crop weather division says winters are not as cold and snow is not as deep as before. He cites a global warming phase since the turn of the century followed by a cooler wetter period, with exceptions like 1917-18 and 1925-86.

Atlanta J. B. Kineer United States Weather Bureau American Meteorological Society Kincer United States Kineer

Opposites Sign Up at Tokyo Registration Office

An author skilled in applied chemistry and an electrician who writes detective stories registered simultaneously at Tokyo's employment office under the National General Mobilization Law. Saburo Koga urged his friend Tatsuo Kinoshita, known by the pen name Udara Oshita, to join him.

Tokyo Japan National General Mobilization Saburo Koga Tatsuo Kinoshita Udara Oshita

Paul Wins Recognition for Gentile Christians Lessons

A Sunday School lesson reviews the Jerusalem council in Acts 15 and Galatians 2 recognizing Gentile converts without forcing Mosaic law. It highlights Peter Paul and James urging no burden on Gentile believers and the unity the decision fostered among early church leaders and missionaries.

Paul Jesus Christ Antioch Barnabas Jerusalem Peter God Cornelius James

Bravest Man Ernest Hill Awarded Stanhope Medal

Ernest Hill of Hull England hailed as Britain's hero of 1938 after diving into icy seas to save an eighteen year old drifter dragged from the trawler Northern Spray off Iceland. Hill could not swim wore heavy oil skins and boots and kept the boy afloat until rescue. He has since fallen into ill health and is jobless.

Britain Ernest Hill Hull England Iceland Hill

Man in Rosebank Keeps Awake Eleven Years

V Williams a Rosebank nurseryman in South Africa has not slept for almost 11 years. He works 22 hours daily and only rests from midnight to 2 am. The wakefulness began after the burning of his entire crop in 1925.

V. Williams Rosebank South Africa

Mystery Water Level at Blue Lake Despite Pumping

Visitors wonder why Blue Lake in Mount Gambier remains level while 100000 gallons are pumped daily. One explanation is an underground river feeding the lake from below, sustaining its water depth.

Blue Lake Mount Gambier Melbourne Australia

Lightning strikes barn at Deep River. livestock harmed

A severe electrical storm struck the Clay Williard barn in Deep River, destroying the structure and injuring some livestock. Community members from nearby areas attended events and visits are noted, including a Greensboro horse show and several local gatherings at homes and churches. Local notices mention church activities and hospital visits.

Clay Williard Greensboro R. T. Jordan S. S Clarence Thornton Glenn Friddle Summerfield Philip Jackson Estelle Thornton Burlington Allie Wil-lama Woman's Auxiliary J. L. Hines Deep River Church Clyde Rodney Jackson Billy Wilson Ulysses Rush High Point J. L. Skeen Charles Bolling Edna Corum Burrus Memorial Hospital R. G. Jackson Salisbury C. L. Jackson Inez Harvel Oakdale Julia Jones Mary Lou Thornton

Express Rates Cut Across Weight Classes Nationwide

The Interstate Commerce Commission approves lower express charges for twenty one pounds or under as well as up to fifty pounds for shorter distances. H H Patton of Railway Express Agency notes large savings for small shipments to New York Chicago Cleveland and Los Angeles and predicts boosted usage by merchants and households.

Interstate Commerce Commission H. H. Patton Railway Express Agency Express Patton New York City Chicago Cleveland Ohio Los Angeles Calif

Engineers to dig out buried train after dam burst near Germiston

South African Railways engineers will unearth a locomotive and several freight cars buried by slime from a dam burst near Germiston. They will allow time for the slime to settle before resuming the operation to free the train.

Germiston

Denton Class Reunion and Denton High events listed

The 1932 Denton class reunion is planned for today April 22 at five o clock in the Home Economics building with Auxiliary Circle One serving supper. Commencement for Denton High includes address by O A Kirkman of High Point at 10:30 a m seventh grade exercises at 2:00 p m a baseball game at 3:30 p m and the high school play Betty the Girl of My Heart at 8:09. Numerous community members are noted as visiting or spending weekends in Denton with local families and friends.

Enterprise Denton Home Economics Denton High School O. A. Kirkman High Point Betty

U S Appeals Court Judge Seeks Retirement From Bench

Lawrenceville New Jersey April 2 Judge J Warren Davis 72 of the United States Third Circuit confirmed he had asked President Roosevelt for retirement saying he could not carry his full share of work He noted illness has troubled him for six months and that he has served as a federal judge for 22 years

Lawrenceville N. J J. Warren Davis United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals Roosevelt Davis

Russian Women Actively Enter Professions in USSR

A Moscow report says Russian women are taking growing roles in professional and kinship fields. The Soviet Union reportedly has more than 100000 women engineers and technicians 53000 women physicians and over 12000 scientific workers.

Russia Moscow

German Fair Booms in Leipzig Exhibition

Leipzig Spring Fair reports 9 800 exhibitors from 28 countries this year with near record buying. Nations at war such as China and Japan showcase exhibits as usual drawing buyers from around the world.

Germany Leipzig China Japan

State Office area gains with new landscaping and buildings

Landscaping is under way around the new State Office building with trees shrubs and flowers planted in front and rear courts. The State Laboratory of Hygiene building and Unemployment Compensation Commission structure rise at Caswell square as the Justice Department building goes up near the Capitol. Governor Hoey announces board appointments for tile contractors licensing and for the tuberculosis sanatorium. A note explains death statistics differ between the State Board of Health and the Highway Safety Division based on resident status.

Enterprise Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Henry Averill Raleigh State Office Caswell Square State Laboratory of Hygiene Unemployment Compensation Commission Department of Justice Clyde R. Hoey W. T. McDaniel Asheville Thurman Kitchin Wake Forest Laurie McEachern Raeford J. W. McGeehee Reidsville T. W. M. Long Roanoke Rapids North Carolina State Board of Health Highway Safety Division The Health Board Safety Division

Local Labor Leaders Praise Vogler In April Federationist

The April issue cover features James B. Vogler of Mecklenburg County praised by C A Fink president of the State Federation. Vogler is noted as a candidate for mayor of Charlotte amid union pride and support. Also mentions the International Association of Public Employment Services convention in New Orleans with R Mayne Albright elected as fifth vice president.

Federationist North Carolina Labor Organized Labor

Gardner's Political Fate in NC Pushed and Pulled

A sequence of local and national reports questions O Max Gardner's stance from Shelby to Washington amid rumors he will not run. The chatter varies with no definitive declaration yet.

North Carolina O. Max Gardner Shelby Washington

Guilford County Realty Transfers in High Point and Morehead Townships

Real estate transfers include W. W. Hoover executor of Ida Hinton estate to Ella Hoover in College Park. Robbie R. Harris to J. C. Gatewood on Montheu Avenue. R. B. Gantt to Southland Finance and Insurance on Brown and Tabor lands. M. A. Hoover to J. & Dellas in College Park. Lacy A. Andrews to Home Owners' Loan Corp on Fernwood Drive. T. H. Bailey to E. W. Richardson in Gattis A Bailey subdivision. S. E. White to W. I. Tilley in Green Acres. F. White and S. F. White to W. I. Tilley in Green Acres. W. E. Stanley to W. I. Tilley in Green Acres.

High Point Township W. W. Hoover Ida Hinton Ella Hoover College Park Robbie R. Harris J. C. Gatewood Montheu Avenue R. B. Gantt Southland Finance and Insurance Company Brown and Tabor M. A. Hoover J. &. Dellas Morehead Township Lacy A. Andrews Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Fernwood Drive T. H. Bailey E. W. Richardson Gattis A. Bailey W. 1. Tilley Green Acres S. F. White W. I. Tilley W. E. Stanley Green Acge

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