Pickens Opposes New North Carolina Constitution
Rupert T. Pickens, Guilford County attorney and Democratic candidate for the House, urged defeat of the proposed constitution. He criticized tax provisions as insufficiently restrained and warned it would favor the agricultural east, denying Guilford County its full Senate representation and promoting unchecked taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert T. Pickens
House of Resentatives
Guilford County
State Senate
Pickens
Judicial Department
House of Representatives
High Point College Welcomes New English Professor
Dr. G. I. Humphreys returns from a Minnesota and Great Lakes trip to lead a potentially larger enrollment at High Point college. Dr. Rulfs of Wilmington becomes assistant professor of English, replacing Dr. C. R. Hill. The only unfilled post is women’s physical education director, formerly Mrs. Geddie Strickland. A new student administration system will debut at the start of the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Humphreys
Rulfs
Wilmington
N. C
C. R. Hill
University of North Carolina
Harvard
Geddie Strickland
Bradley Again Resigns as W A Industrial Workers President
D W Bradley resigns as president of the Industrial Workers Association a post he has held since the group's 1932 founding. A new president will be elected August 18. Bradley will remain foreman on a Soil Erosion Service project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Bradley
Industrial Workers Association
Mr. Bradley
McCrory’s
South Main Street
Lewis Harris
Bradley
Police Seek Key Suspect In North Main Hit and Run
Police are searching for a maroon coupe that sideswiped a second vehicle near North Main Street and Washington. The driver pursued by police fled the scene and was not apprehended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street
Washington
Thousands Join Soil Erosion Aid as 8000 Acres Pledged
River watershed farmers plus neighbors signed up for the Soil Erosion Service program. By week’s end the modified land use plan covered about 8900 acres with 288 farmers enrolled. Keil reports 28 to 30 thousand acres under invitation and daily field work by six staffers showing growing local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Keil
Soil Erosion Service
Kell
Deep River
Keil
Third Arrest in Auto Theft Case Ties Ring to Millard Hendrix
State highway patrol officers captured a third suspect in a statewide auto theft ring led by Millard Hendrix of Archdale. Watt Davis of a High Point filling station was jailed on receiving stolen goods charges after allegedly trading a stolen car with altered motor numbers and forged title. Hendrix remains jailed in Randolph County without bond, and Charles Henderson of Davidson County was arrested, with three cars recovered so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Hendrix
Archdale
Watt Davis
High Point
Asheboro
Highway Patrol
Lieut
W. J. Croom
State Highway Patrol
Hendrix
Davis
Clegg Kearns
Star
High Point Motor Company
Randolph County
Charles Henderson
Davidson County
Drunken Thief Steals Auto Then Flees In Wild Chase
A drunk thief stole Amos Kearns's Pierce Arrow phaeton from in front of the Sheraton hotel at nine last night. The car was driven wildly through the city, crashed, and was abandoned in an alley before being recovered at the police station. Police traced the intoxicated driver who stepped away after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Kearns
Sheraton
Mr. Kearns
Howell
Sunday Schoolers Convene Tuesday at Pleasanton Methodist
The Gu ford County Sunday School association will hold an interdenominational convention at Pleasant Garden church Tuesday. The theme is Building Christian Homes with sessions at 9:45 AM and an afternoon meeting after a picnic dinner. Edith Krider will speak to the young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasanten Methodist Church
Guford County
Young People's
William Henricks
Edith Krider
Young People
North Carolina Sunday School Association
Pleasant Garden
Police See Thief But Fail To Find Robbed House
Police on the scene near Clinard Milling company pursued a man carrying a large bundle of bed linen and household items. He dropped the bundle and fled. officers did not capture him. No robbery report or claims were made at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinard Milling Company
Elastic top hose threatens to replace garters nationwide
A reader survey notes elastic top hose gaining favor over roll your own garter systems in fashion circles. Elastic toy hose are now sold nationwide and many women express enthusiasm, hoping to stop stockings from slipping without garters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Appleyard
John Citizen
Dr Burrus to Crown Miss High Point at City Pageant
Dr John T Burrus prominent physician and Democratic nominee for the state senate will confer the title of Miss High Point on the pageant winner. The event, August 17 at the local Junior High, is hosted by the High Point American Legion post and Auxiliary with three out of town judges. Sponsors include Sunshine Laundry, Merchants Association, Pointer Motor Co, Shell Tire & Battery Station, Household Appliance Co, Gaines Garland Inc, Lyles Chevrolet, Ingram Pharmacy, Sears Roebuck & Company, Mann Drug Co, Max Bones Inc, High Point Hardware Co, Richardson's Department Store, Efird's Department Store, Lindale Dairy Corp, Horace Gilderton, LaFrance Textile Industries, High Point Steam Laundry, Washington Furniture, Tomlinson's Ladies' Shop, Colonial Furniture Co, Martin Dry Cleaning, The Dutch Laundry, Clifton Furniture, Pat Brown Motor Co, Apple Auto Repairing, Horney-Weber Co, The Rosaine Shop, Hart's Pharmacy, City Service Station, High Point Perpetual Building & Loan, Queen Ann Cafe, Cannon-Fetzer, Sechrest Funeral Home, Gooch-Thomas, Princess Cafe, Rose Furniture, Southern Public Utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Burrus
State Senate
High Point
High Point American Legion Post and Auxiliary
Sunshine Laundry
Merchants Association
Pointer Motor Co
Shell Tire & Battery Station
Household Appliance Company
Gaines Garland, Inc
Lyles Chev‘Tolet Company
Ingram Pharmacy
Sears Roebuck & Company
Mann Drug Company
Max Bones, Inc
City Service Station
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Queen Ann Cafe
On Commerce Street
Cannon-Fetzer Company
Sechrest Funeral Home
Gooch-Thomas, Inc
Princess Cafe
Rose Furniture Co
Southern Public Utilities Company
Rev E W Jones Keeps Two Churches In Charge
Former pastor of Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist relinquishes that church but retains Providence and Bales Memorial churches. Rev J P Bolen takes over Hickory Chapel as Jones continues with two congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Jones
Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church
Mr. Jones
Providence
Bales Memorial
J. P. Bolen
Hickory Chapel
Red Men Win Attendance Trophy At Spray Meeting
The local Red Men tribe won the attendance trophy at a quarterly gathering in Spray. Officers elected include District Sachem Dr H R Perlman Cooleemee Senior Sagamore S D Clapp Spr City Junior Sagamore Thomas Bradshaw Graham Prophet F D Candler Reidsville and Chief of Records John T Jenkins Lexington. The Great Prophet Eugene Grayson Kannapolis spoke and a motion to meet the Minnota Tribe Greensboro on the second Saturday in December was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Men
Spray
Onnesse
San
J. D. Candler
Reidsville
Sachem
H. R. Perlman
Cooleemee
Sagamore
S. D. Clapp
Thomas Bradshaw
Graham
F. D. Candler
John T. Jenkins
Lexington
Eugene Grayson
Kannapolis
Greensboro
Guilford College Hosts Annual Conference on International Relations
The Peace and Friends Service Committee of the North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends convenes at Guilford College with Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes reappointed chairman and Miss Anna Mendenhall secretary. The Third Annual Guilford College Conference opens at 2:30 with a mass meeting and forums focusing on friendly relations in a changing world and peace testimony in a nationalist era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace and Friends Service Committee
North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends
Tom Alderman Sykes
Anna Mendenhall
Samuel L. Haworth
Guilford College
Elbert Russell
Duke University
Francis C. Anscombe
Salem College
Margaret L. Stubbs
Raleigh
Clyde L. Milner
Louetta Knight
Raymond Binford
E. C. Perisho
High Point
Mary Petty Robert Frasier
William W. Blair
Greensboro
Tom A. Sykes
Clarence E. Pickett
Christ
Allen B. Welborn Opens Own Insurance Agency
Allen B. Welborn, after nine years in the insurance business locally and five with Jones and Peacock, announced yesterday he is opening his own agency. The new office will handle all types of fire and liability insurance and is located at 809 Commercial Bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen B. Welborn
Jones and Peacock
Mr. Welborn
Commercial Bank Building
Rites For Mr Jones Will Be Held Today
Funeral services for D Webster Jones who died Friday night after a stroke of paralysis will be conducted at 2:30 this afternoon at Highland M E Church where he was a member. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery is postponed until Monday morning for relatives arriving from Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Webster Jones
Highland M. E
Cc. F. Womble
Oakwood Cemetery
Indiana
City Cracks Down on Open Air Curb Markets
City officials issued a formal notice to curb market operators to comply with sanitary regulations as the first step in cracking down on open air markets scattered across the city yesterday.
North Carolina Soil Talk by Dr McAnally Highlights Erosion Fight
Dr W J McAnally, High Point physician, urged soil conservation on North Carolina farms during a Greensboro radio address praising the Soil Erosion Service. He warned rainfall can wash away topsoil if not controlled and emphasized soil protection as essential to farming productivity. Police ordered markets to enforce strict building and sanitary rules under new regulations, with violators facing enforcement after September first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
W. J. McAnally
High Point
Greensboro
Dr. McAnally
W. G. Die
Crete
Nion
Aternoon
Adventist Service Shifts to Carolina Theater Tonight
The Seventh Day Adventist church under Rev. John E. All will hold evangelistic services at 7:45 PM tonight at the Carolina theater replacing the Rialto. The pastor's topic is Jesus Answers That Great Question When the Sign of His Second Coming Will Be and the Sign of the End of the World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Carolina Theater
Rialto Theatre
John E. All
All
Jesus
Home Making Classes Organized at Brentwood School
Mrs A. 8. Caldwell and Mrs Emma Warner organize home making classes at Brentwood school in the school cafeteria. Classes run Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 2 to 4 o'clock with no charge, and residents of the Brentwood school section are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brentwood School
A. 8. Caldwell
Emma Warner
Canning Project Making Headway
The relief administrations garden and canning project helps families on relief grow and can produce. A report shows 976 quarts canned in 92 homes this week under supervision with 808 instructor visits. An additional 2,198 quarts have been put up without direction, signaling rising participation and future self help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Relief Administration
Lidie Horton
Local Firemen To Attend North Carolina Convention
Fire Chief E. K. Ingram will lead a Charlotte delegation to the North Carolina State Firemen's convention in Charlotte from Monday through Tuesday. Local attendees include W. Shoemaker M. W. Sykes L. F. Honeycutt G. W. McGhee Cr. Hayworth W. M. Martin Captain Kiser Captain L Kennedy and E. E. Pegram. Governor J. C. Brlinghaus is among speakers slated for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Ingram
North Lina
Chari
W. Shoemaker
M. W. Sykes
L. F. Honeycutt
G. W. McGhee
Cr. Hayworth
W. M. Martin
Kiser
Capt
L Kennedy
E. E. Pegram
Spekers
J. C. Bringhaus
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Yrouse
DR. Humphries
Trip
Reil
Own Auto
Montlieu Avenues
Lexington Avenue
W. G. Friddle
Winston-Salem
Hamiltton Street
Richardson
Austin
Pleasant Garden Methodist Church
DR. Burrus
Ito
Alvise
T. A. Sykes
Peace and Friends Service Group
W. J. Manally
SOL
Adventist
Charlotte
G A.J. Koonce
Koonce
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South Main ST
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