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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1938
Page
3
The piece jokes that crutches resist improvement while cars and phones advance. It muses on electric locomotion for the legless, notes cork limbs nearing life like quality, and ends by recalling a friend’s recovery after an auto accident and pending settlement.
The author notes replacement of frame counties with brick buildings including High Point's courthouse, questions on consolidation economics, and details Swain county bond issues. He criticizes tax base reductions from Smoky Mountain Park and Cherokee influence, and notes Swain's years of bond default since 1932 while bonds are bought at low prices.
A large insurer held a major county bond issue and obtained a writ demanding annual $5,000 payments. The author criticizes the Local Government Commission in Raleigh for ignoring inquiries about debt management and bond-buying with tax funds. He questions fairness to other bondholders and criticizes official indifference.
The writer discusses debt service funding through a 50 cent levy on a five million valuation, noting the annual fifty thousand dollars and criticizing bond purchases at a fraction of face value. The piece suggests crutch-like governance, urging practical funding and smarter measures for local government.
Edwin G. Robinson recalls a local saying that speeding contributes to highway fatalities and suggests posting a reminder on windshields. The town undertakings are hoped to leave residents pleased with the result.
Paul Simonsen, 32, did not attend his own dance event as police opposed his promotion strategy. Officer Walter Reimer reports Simonsen rode a bright red scooter into stores and taverns at high speed, leading to his arrest before the dance.
A new direct air link between London and Glasgow is set to begin shortly, establishing a faster travel option between the two major cities. The service aims to boost business and tourism with streamlined schedules and reduced journey times.
Guilford County real estate transfers listed by township include Ottis Crawford and wife to H D Guyer and wife for a tract adjoining Guyer property in High Point Township. Mary L Robbins to H L Baum Gardner on Mangum Avenue. Starmount Company to A F Cheek and wife on West Market Street. W C Boren and wife to J A Cannon Jr on Walker Avenue. George F Newman and wife to C Clyde Lemonds and wife on Osborne Road. Andrew Kypris and others to Ernest I Stadium and Simon Susman on Archer Street. E Hornaday and wife to Kemp C Clendenin and wife on East Lee Street. Joseph B Phipps sheriff to Rebecca Coble four lots in J L Neese subdivision. Co B E Martin to John R Phillips and wife on Irvine Avenue. Dr W L Jackson and wife to Mrs M Francis Mitchell two lots adjoining Perryman property. Fay Horney Kaneer and others to F A Carroll and wife on Tanyard.
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