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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1927
Page
6
Local notices announce the birth on April 26 and list congratulations from relatives. The rest covers illness, meetings, and club events including cottage prayer, Bible class, a hospital note for Miss Lillian Brown, and upcoming North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs convening in Durham May 25 1927 with lodging details and schedules.
Tuesday and Wednesday conference sessions listed with presiding officers for presses art music citizenship department clubs education literary clubs district presidents and public welfare health. Luncheon times noted and names of presiding officers include Mrs J Henry Highsmith Mrs R L McMillan Mrs J Edward Kale Mrs Thomas O Berry Mrs A M Jordan Mrs Geo C Green Mrs R B Peattie Mrs E H Williamson Mrs A C Avery Mrs Chas J Howell Mrs Estelle Smith.
Jack Crowson returned to the University of North Carolina after a spring vacation spent with his parents Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Crowson in Roland Park. Silas McBee of Madison was in town yesterday and overnight to visit relatives.
North Carolina shows rapid tuberculosis eradication progress with only 20 positives among 9,470 cows tested last month. Moore reports huge ongoing work across 76 counties with 640,801 cattle under supervision and 55,499 on waiting lists, 219,766 herds totaling 572,245 cattle free on single tests. National figures show 827,508 herds with 17,401,732 cattle under supervision and 4,997,482 waiting lists.
Mrs. H. O. Kearns and Mrs. J. W. Yarris will leave High Point tomorrow for Conway to attend the funeral of Mrs. R. T. White 66 who died at her home there this morning. Mrs. White was raised at Trinity and had many friends in this area. She was a sister of Mrs. Kearns and a sister-in-law of Mrs. Harris.
A simple method to clean whisk brooms clothes brushes and hot brushes is to dip them up and down in warm water with a little soda. Rinse dry in the sun for best results.
Secretary Hartley announced the third annual Young Men's Christian Association membership drive captains. Eastern and western divisions, led by Dr Nat Walker and L R Stewart, will mobilize teams with Britt Armfield as general. Each captain selects five workers. staff to meet at Friends Hut for breakfast at 7:30 Thursday.
The Baptist Woman's Missionary Union of the Piedmont association meets at Forest Avenue church Greens boro Thursday with a 10 am devotion led by Mrs. Nettie Hogue. Dr C L Lamphier speaks on Baptist hospital, Mrs C T Lipscom talks enlistment, and Y W A groups present plays and talks in morning and afternoon sessions led by Mrs W N Jones. Night program includes plays The Road to the Radiant Life and Two Times Two plus a talk by Isabelle Coleman on leadership.
The High Point Alumni chapter of Sigma Chi held a dinner at the Country Club last night, the ninth since its reorganization last December. Dinners, previously bimonthly, will henceforth be held monthly.
The educational committee of the Young Women’s Christian Association holds a meeting this afternoon at association headquarters on East Commerce Street to discuss department matters.
City Inspector Horney approves a permit for J J Garland to build a one story five room wooden dwelling on Sherrod Street with an estimated cost of 1900 dollars.
A piece of parrasin wax should be kept in a clean cloth and the electric iron rubbed over it and wiped off each week before using.
The High Point Community Chest announces its fourth annual campaign will occur on Wednesday May 25. About 225 volunteers aim to raise roughly 45000 for five member organizations, organized into seven divisions led by colonels and lieutenant colonels. An all female division led by Miss Cox is planned, with prospective cards to avoid duplicating calls. Previous campaigns totaled over 110000 with expenses around 4500, about five percent of receipts, an efficiency praised by chest officials. Officers directing the drive include John R. Peacock as president and W. B. McEwen and Fred N. Tate as vice presidents.
Jake Jones, 70, charged with two counts of criminal assault, entered guilty pleas in municipal court. Judge Teague imposed fines of 100 dollars in each case with suspended sentences after a lengthy conference. Prosecution recommended 190 dollar fines per case but a suspended sentence was retained.
Raleigh April 26 AP Governor McLean in New York City succeeds where negotiations here fail The $20 million of North Carolina highway bonds the first of the bonds authorized by the last legislature sold at four per cent on the bid from a New York syndicate The council of state accepted after the New York bid offered to purchase ten million in bonds at par and to loan the state the balance on temporary notes at four per cent The child welfare commission enforces the 1927 law limiting working hours for 14 and 15 year olds without completing the fourth grade The state deaf school head Professor E Mck Goodwin injured in a car accident Saturday developed pneumonia Unemployment in Germany dropped 65 000 in a recent month.
At the weekly High Point Civitan meeting at the local country club, Forrest Shuford, boy commissioner, spoke on youth crime and home influence while urging parental support. Welfare worker Mrs. W C Hammond outlined department work and the club voted $50 for the Mississippi Relief fund.
In Gretna Virginia on April 26 a white man, T Moore, 25 or 30, was shot and killed by Bill Bernard after being found prowling in Bernard's room with a flashlight. Bernard alerted railroad dispatcher BE Evans, and dawn found the body in tall grass near Jim Moore's clothing store. A small car with several men was sighted near the hilltop around midnight.
Opening of Marigold Cabin on Greensboro Road offers home made beverages and Victrola music by Jane. Grounds are well lighted with a tennis court croquet swings and room for stunts. No card play or dancing. Phone 7185 after 8 PM for dinners and reservations.
The annual convention of the woman's auxiliary of the Episcopal diocese of North Carolina convenes at St. Luke's Church in Salisbury at 6 this afternoon. A quiet hour will be conducted by Right Rev. Arthur Thompson of Richmond Virginia.
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