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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1950
Page
9
Uncle Bob Shuler, 93, recalls a life with a hoe from childhood. He stays active despite being lame and hard of hearing, sharing memories of days on the farm with Enterprise staff writer Harry Hondros.
A local reader laments tax notices and rainfall figures from the Friendship Weather Bureau as High Point rainfall appears below normal. The piece then shifts to Uncle Bob, born 1857 near Lexington, recounting a life of quarry work, farming, and a 1990s wreck before returning home to Tate Park area.
A North Carolina newspaper series argues drunken driving remains unpunished due to public indifference. It cites a High Point accident where a sober driver declined charges and a clearly drunk driver fled. police say witnesses were unwilling to identify intoxication. The piece urges collective responsibility for public safety beyond police action.
Bank clearings as a business activity barometer rose sharply in the second quarter ending last month, up about 25.8 percent from the same period in 1949. Frank Sizemore, Chamber of Commerce secretary, released figures showing Q2 1950 at 98,432,217 and Q2 1949 at 78,240,750, a $20,191,467 rise. First six months 1950 totaled 194,372,200 vs 160,285,209 in 1949, up 34,086,991. Officials believe these reflect new highs, with 1949 totaling 335,789,568 and 1950 projected to reach about 388,744,440 if pace continues.
The Guilford Pilot Association and Sky Way Club will host a lime bombing contest this afternoon at 3 PM on an airstrip along Cedron avenue extension. Participants will drop bags of lime on a ground target for prizes.
The council will study a proposed one way street program affecting English Broad Willowbrook Hamilton and Green streets. English would run east while Broad runs west. Willowbrook would be south and Hamilton northbound. Green would be westbound and Russell eastbound. Elm and College would run one way south.
A U S Department of Agriculture representative will address a joint Thomasville and Lexington wildlife clubs meeting in Lexington on stocking public and private lakes with fish. Vernie E. Davison, senior biologist in the Soil Conservation Service, will speak at 7 30 p m in the Lexington county building. All club members and the public are urged to attend.
A High Point real estate board committee will aid city officials in drafting a housing rental ordinance setting minimum standards for rental units. Ed Mendenhall says three months of study precede a workable law, with E C Criddlebaugh James Conrad and Taylor Simpson on the panel. The effort follows earlier council and advisory rent committee work and ties to updating a streamlined building code.
The C C Willard family of Deep River demonstrates cooperation and strong values. Eleven children, three married, with Rex in Raleigh and Norma Morefield Betty Swaim in High Point. All children are Jamestown high honor students, guided by parents who balanced work and play and welcomed neighbors. The farm and household run smoothly with shared responsibilities and mutual support.
Mrs J W Hedrick of 825 North Main Street is named High Point representative for Miles Chair Rental of Greensboro. The service offers rental of card tables chairs wheelchairs baby beds hospital beds and rollaway beds for special occasions.
Charles Loflin announces winners of the Enterprise popularity contest for carrier boys with a tie for first prize. Billy Hassell of Jamestown and Harold Willard of Deep River Section each earned 100 percent and a free trip to Washington D C. Other winners include Don Allen of High Point and Bill Gorman for best letters and prizes from customers and parents.
The August 6, 1930 weather report notes a seventh straight hot week with widespread drought east of the Rockies despite scattered showers in parts of the north central region and Gulf districts. It cites alarmingly dry conditions and near disaster in many areas while noting some relief in the Rocky Mountain area and portions of the South Atlantic states.
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