Public Schools Open Here Monday With 244 Faculty
High Point announces the 1930-31 term starts Monday September 8 with a total faculty of 244, up eight from last year. Superintendent T Wingate Andrews says 40 new teachers are engaged, 36 for white schools and four for colored. A list of principals and teachers is released with openings in the new fourth ward school pending. All teachers report September 2 for preparatory conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
T. Wingate Andrews
Edna Morgenthaler
Lewis L. Stookey
Maxwell E. Jones
Virginia Frank
Ira Heneley
Veigh Hutchison
L. R. Johnston
R. E. Ranson
Ivey Paylor
Johnston Street
R. F. J. Johnson
Ray Street
Claud A. Smith
Elm Street
Emma Blair
D. P. Whitley
Cloverdale
Ada Blair
E. M. Shipman
Oak Hill
Fourth Ward
Supt. Andrews
Mary Winn Abernethy
Rutherford College
Anne Albright
Waynesville
Olive Russell
Wilmington
W. B. Sloan
Salisbury
Chas
E. Spencer
Lawrenceville
Mildred Walker
Chapel Hill
Mary White
Abbeville
S. C
Clara Whitehead
Dallas
Tex
Ann Whitener
Denver
Maurice C. Wilson
Johnson City
Tenn
Ruth Wofford
Woodruff
Ida Young
Cedartown
Rufus R. Edwards
Falcon
John Olin Ejidson
Spartanburg
Louise Justice
Greensboro
Old Rachel
Aoycock
Dunn
Edna Bigham
Huntersville
Luna Daile
Newman Held for Grand Jury After Fatal Highway Accident
Sampson Newman, a young white man, was held for the grand jury on $2,000 bond after a preliminary hearing in Asheboro. He allegedly struck Will and Joe Clapp and a cousin near their wrecked car on the High Point Asheb orro highway killing the brothers Friday night. Newman claimed blinding lights caused the crash and the prosecution saw the incident as possibly unavoidable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson Newman
Will
Joe Clapp
High Point
Asheboro
Newman
Clapp
R. M. Clapp
Suit Filed for Death of H O Sechrest in High Point
A $816,500 wrongful death suit was filed in High Point Municipal Court by Jesse T. Smith as administrator for H. O. Sechrest. The action names Superior Motors, Inc. as owner of the vehicle that struck Sechrest on South Main Street last May 11. Henry Williams, the driver, was held for the superior court after a preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Sechrest
South Main Street
High Point Municipal Court
Jesse T. Smith
Sechrest
Superior Motors, Incorporated
Henry Williams
Pellagra cases rising in High Point say health official
Dr. Coe, city health officer, warns pellagra cases in High Point are increasing despite department efforts. He cites diet as the key factor, urges eating beef liver fish greens and fruit, and asks gardens be used to grow turnips mustard or kale. Families with surplus produce should donate to the Board of Public Welfare to aid those in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Coe
Board of Public Welfare
United States
South
Southern Assn 10 Considers Petition of Local Chamber
The Southern Association 10 hears a petition from a local chamber of commerce. The case will be reviewed by a special committee in Atlanta on August 11 to determine next steps and possible status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Assn 10
Local Chamber
Case
Atlanta
High Point Seeks Freight Rate Grouping With Winston Salem Greensboro
The High Point chamber seeks to group with Winston Salem and Greensboro in fixing freight rates from Central Freight Association territory. A hearing before the Southern Freight Association in Atlanta is set for Monday, August 11, with F J Sizemore to represent High Point. The chamber argues current rates 20 cents higher to High Point due to Charlotte grouping, harming local shippers and receivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Chamber of Commerce
Central Freight Association
Southern Freight Association
South
Atlanta
F. J. Sizemore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk Southern
Southern Railway System
Atlantic Coast Line
Norfolk and Western
Charlotte
Winston- Salem
Sizemore
New Flying Field Opens Near City by Local Aviator
Local aviator C. M. Lohr announced a new landing field on the High Point Winston-Salem highway five miles from the city. A series of free shows begins today at 2 PM with hourly performances featuring Dare Devil Johnson wing walking rope climbing and stunts while Lohr pilots the Eagle Rock plane on a half mile runway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Lohr
High Point Winston-Salem Highway
Hedgecock
Lohr
Devil’ Johnson
Vacationers Increase Rail Travel In High Point
High Point reports more round trip rail tickets sold this summer than ever before. H. D. Saunders, the ticket agent, notes many locals with autos choose rail for cheap round trips and cites 20 to 25 residents buying a New York round trip for next Saturday. He adds the railroad runs reduced rate special trips to counter auto and bus competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
H. D. Saunders
Mr. Saunders
Camp Uwharrie Awarded B Plus Grade by Scout Judges
Camp Uwharrie received a B plus grade after a weeklong scoring across site and facilities leadership and training water safety fire protection and finances. Judges C L Amos Earl M Winslow Dr H B Hiatt W E Vaughan Lloyd A B Horney Dr S Coe Dr O B Bonner H A Millis C T Parker and H R Williamson made recommendations for improvements including new cabins a concrete dam backing improved lake levels a filtering dam and better plumbing and staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uwharrie
Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
C. L. Amos
Earl M. Winslow
H. B. Hiatt
W. E. Vaughan-Lloyd
A. B. Horney
S. Coe
O. B. Bonner
H. A. Millis
C. T. Parker
H. R. Williamson
Cc. L. Amos
Seniors Return from Paradise Point Camp Fellowship
Central Friends summer camp at Paradise Point closed last week after a week of games and water sports. Rivalry between teams the Crokers and Perch marked events like volleyball and tug of war. Speech by Rev. Joseph Peele and devotions by group members capped a week of recreation and learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise Point
Central Friends
Crokers
Perch
Swansboro
Joseph Peele
Guilforh College Friends Church
Harris Jarrell
Albert McAnally
Elwood Cox
Garland Causey
Joe Jarrell
Joe Cecil
Charles Jarrell
Lyndon Wilson
Bob Wilson
Chester Causey
C. F. Williams
Olin Jarrett
Henry Denny Hill Jr
Horace Haworth
David Parsons, Jr
Lena Farlow
Anne Mendenhall
Horace Haworth, Jr
Hand made Settee Displayed At Exposition
An unusual settee paneled with carved wooden likenesses of Christ and Catherine and William Booth drew crowds at the Southern Furniture Exposition last week. Fred Mendenhall of Thom asville chair factory crafted the piece by hand, with all work done using hand tools. The display stood in the Exposition building’s main lobby, drawing similar attention to the Lloyd Manufacturing chair that grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Catherine
William Booth
Fred Mendenhall
Thomasville
Lloyd Manufacturing Company
Chairtown
Hilton Funeral for Jay C. Hilton Held at Zion Reformed
Funeral services for Jay C. Hilton, who died Saturday morning, will be at Zion Reformed Church at 3 PM. Rev. H. C. Saffit, Rev. D. C. Cox, and J. A. Palmer of Thomasville will officiate. Active pallbearers include Wesley Veach and others. honorary pallbearers are Marietta Paint and Color Co. coworkers. Interment is in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay C. Hilton
Zion Reformed Church
Welfare workers have busy month in city report
The welfare report released yesterday details a忙y month with 240 cases carried over from last month and 15 new active cases closed. It notes 74 old active cases closed 18 inactive cases closed and 248 total cases handled with 1.2 out of town trips and 60 telephone calls.
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Yearly Meeting Opens At Guilford College For Friends
The North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends convenes at Guilford College with Ministry and Oversight at 9 a.m. and opening business at 10 a.m. Delegations are expected from across the state as women’s missionary and youth conferences are planned. Central Friends church sends a large contingent and Miss Anna Mendenhall is coordinating attendance.
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Yearly Meeting of
North Carolina Friends
Guilford College
Women’s Missionary Union
Memorial Hall
Central Friends Church
Anna Mendenhall
Weeds Must Go Declared by Dr Coe Health Officer
Warrants will be served this week on residents who refuse to cut weeds around their property as requested by the city sanitary department. Dr S S Coe says cooperation has failed and a collector will distribute warrants next week to enforce weed cutting for public health and mosquito control.
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City Sanitary Department
Imperial Fifth Likely Source for North Carolina’s Next Congressman
Raleigh reports say North Carolina’s eleventh congressman will likely come from the Imperial Fifth district after the 1930 census shows it and Piedmont districts large gains. Democratic leaders fear losing a seat while aiming to keep two democrats from the fifth and avoid GOP gerrymandering. Three incumbents sit within fifty miles of Raleigh: Kerr of the Second, Poll of the Fourth, and Hancock of the Fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Piedmont
Congress
United States
Jonas
Dow
Raleigh
Kerr
Warrenton
Poll
Smithfield
Hancock
Oxford
Four Salary Changes Shaped in City Budget
City budget for 1930 31 adopted on first reading lists four salary changes. Police chief FE A McGhee rises from 2400 to 2850 yearly, raising 450. Sanitary officer G Roy Shiplett advances from 150 to 175 per month, and bacteriologist Adelia Hazard from 150 to 175 per month. Water dept chief P J Dishner moves from 500 to 325 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. McGhee
G. Roy Shiplett
Adelia Hazard
P. J. Dishner
Water Department
Funeral Held Here For O A Kirkman Sr Prominent High Point Businessman
A large crowd gathered yesterday at 501 West High Street for the funeral of O A Kirkman Sr. He died from injuries after an automobile accident near Wilson last week. Rev J W Moore and Dr W A Lambeth presided. Oakwood cemetery services were by the High Point Elks lodge with many business leaders as pallbearers and honorary mourners from multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Kirkman
High Point
West High Street
J. W. Moore
W. A. Lambeth
Washington, D. C
Mr. Kirkman
Clarence Schultheiss
Mae Kirkman
Main Street
Wesley Memorial Church
J. Gurney Briggs
Oakwood Cemetery
High Point Elks Lodge
J. F Cannon
W. B. Warner
Millis
Tomtingon
J. of. Maciey
L. Amos
WW. Freeze
J. R. Harrison
Fayetteville
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Thomasville
Lexington
Denton
Neal Parker
West Palm Beach
Fla
W. H. Cody
Carson Burns
Robert Brockett
Raymond Reich
A E.taplin
Wilson
Amos Buys New Ship Speed Craft
Amos C L buys a Fairchild Sport trainer bringing his fleet to three ships and contracts an agency for the aircraft maker. Paul Davis, pilot for Charles Kenner Flying Service, calls the craft the greatest little ship yet and plans to overhaul the Curtiss Robin in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Amos
Mr. Amos
Fairchild
Paul Davis
Charles Kenner Flying Service Company
Mr. Davis
Amos
St. Louis
High Point Civic Band to Present Evening Concert
The High Point Civic Band will give a concert tonight at 7:45 in City Park at North Main and Church streets as part of the First Baptist church evening service. Dr. A B Conrad will speak about "The Investment of Life" in a 10 minute talk.
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City Park
First Baptist Church
High Point Civic Band
North Main
Church Streets
A. B. Conrad
Elim Street
America
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Detroit
Marjorie Mansell
Gerald Buckley
Pete Licavoli
Hilton
Friends
North Carolina Society
DR. Coe
Imperial Fifth District
Kirkman
High ST
UGH Point Civic Band
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