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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1940
Page
12
The State Division of Standards and Inspections conducted 420 establishment inspections in March, reporting 389 violations. J. R. notes the figures reflect enforcement activity and compliance gaps uncovered during the survey.
An informal open house will be held at Horton headquarters Tuesday night starting at 8 o'clock for Wilkins P. Horton the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. The event at 160 South Main Street in the former Economy Drug Store building will be attended by Horton workers and friends.
Pierce reports 6 656 employees in inspected establishments with 389 total violations. Violations span child labor safety sanitation hour law time records drinking water and seating for women plus miscellaneous cases. Eleven complaints cited excessive hours. five establishments found violations and one prosecution follows. A defendant was convicted for overwork and fined $10 with costs totaling $24.05.
The third annual Sea Scouts rendezvous for Region Six of the Boy Scouts of America will run May 10 to 12 at the High Rock Lake base near Southmont North Carolina. About 200 senior Scouts and leaders are expected with Greensboro and Uwharrie Councils co sponsoring. Reservations close May 7 at the regional office in Atlanta.
The Salvation Army announces closing special services this morning and tonight at the Citadel. Commandant Harris will depart Monday for New Bern to lead revival services. Attendance is open to all as the meetings wrap up after several weeks. Also noted are Brazil line public works plan and English school land farming programs for boys.
The High Point Classroom Teachers will meet Monday at 3:45 PM at Ray Street School for the final meeting of the year. New officers will be elected and committees will report on annual activities. President Mrs. Margaret Farley urges all members to attend.
The Raleigh Bridge Association hosts the second annual contract bridge championships May 3-4 as part of the American Contract Bridge League program.
The North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs closed its 24th annual convention in Elizabeth City with a luncheon for Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Adams of Monteeat. A business session featured talks by Mrs. John Wood of Raleigh, Mrs. John Bateman of Greenville, S C, and others.
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