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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1937
Page
9
A card game scene known as ESERVING operates in a building on Wrenn Street between High and Commerce for about 20 years. About 20 members play from dusk to dawn in the rear of Magistrate C C Muse’s plumbing shop, with no gambling allowed and steady turnover when players tire.
The city council approved a budget with wage raises from 75 cents a week up to $25 a month for 25 employees including restoring partial cuts for several. City Manager E M Knox sees a $20.83 monthly raise to reach 7,000 per year, amid a total appropriation of 1 943 418.70 for the year.
Police could not locate the hit and run driver after a wreck on East Washington street. J R Young of 610 Montheu avenue said a following car struck his vehicle from the rear, turning it over. Young escaped unharmed with no description of the other car or driver.
Arrangements were completed for the Wildcat Veterans Association reunion in October. The gathering will honor North Carolina members of the 81st Wildcat division with 1 000 to 1 500 veterans expected. Governor Hoey will give the memorial address with speakers including Senator Reynolds Congressman Umstead and A H Graham.
The Willis property between Highways 10 and 10 A, with frontage on both, covering about 27 acres, has been subdivided and will be offered for sale now. Ed Mendenhall, exclusive sales agent, says a portion is staked into lots by engineer Geddie Strickland and the rest will come to market as demand grows.
All city 10 schools will reopen September 6 under Superintendent Charles F. Carroll. Construction and renovations are underway to prepare classrooms and facilities, with sixth graders assigned to elementary schools and eighth graders to the junior high.
Zeno King of 802 Vail street was struck by a car on West Green street around 8 p m last night and treated for a minor head injury at Guilford General hospital before being dismissed. An ambulance from Sechrest's Funeral Home assisted at the scene.
A newly formed Uruguayan company aims to run a mail and passenger service between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, signaling expansion in regional transport links. The venture underscores growing cooperation in South American air and sea logistics.
Three heavy rain events hindered grading on the grade crossing elimination project. Pumps run to remove water from depressions as soil remained too saturated for shovels. Main Street temporary bridge opened, Wrenn Street crossing work began, and sub structure for the Kivett Drive bridge advanced. Willowbrook sewer project delayed by rock, with tunneling planned under High Street and railway tracks. Engineers estimate two weeks to finish if rock were not encountered, otherwise about a month more.
Frank T. Miller, consultant engineer, records the railroad work on technicolor film. He expects to use about a thousand feet and an hour to show the evolution from the initial survey to the finished result. He plans to screen the completed film so every High Point citizen can see the project in full.
The Springfield Memorial association held its annual memorial service at Friends Church with UNC professor C. J. Coffin delivering a personal observations address on Piedmont Quaker influenced neighborhoods. Clinton Petty and Victoria Hayworth Petty were mourned as local builders and community shapers.
High Point grocers will close next Wednesday afternoon August 18 along with employers and families to attend a barbecue and outing at City Lake Park. About 500 people expected. J R Fanelty chairs the arrangements with a full program of games and speakers.
City Manager B M Knox announced that on Friday August 13 the city transferred 64000 from the general fund to the construction fund for the grade crossing elimination project. The project is estimated at 568000 with 312000 city funds and the rest from WPA. WPA has provided 111818 so far and the city expects about 120000 back from the railway over 20 years. No major expense changes have affected the work to date.
GREENSBORO Aug. 14 The automobile collision damage suit of Robert Matthews against W. M. Van Hoy of High Point ended in superior court with a verdict denying any recovery for Matthews. He sought 490 dollars actual and 500 dollars punitive damages and execution against Van Hoy. Van Hoy had a counterclaim for 150 dollars.
Infant son of Archie and Ethel Linthicum Morris of 502 Rockwell Street died shortly after birth at the family home. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 PM from the home with Rev. Clyde Darnell of South Side Baptist Church officiating. Interment in Unity Chapel Church Cemetery.
Jim Johnson of 1208 Adams street suffered a fainting spell while walking on Broad street around 10:45 p.m. He received minor bruises from the fall and was taken by ambulance from Yow's to Burrus Memorial hospital, treated, and dismissed.
Croydon England fire service packs asbestos suits in a fire truck for immediate entry into fires. Firefighters wearing these outfits can enter burning buildings for rescue operations.
Funeral services for Gattis Foster age 76 who died at his home on High Point Route 1 after a long illness were held Saturday at 2 30 p m at the Deep River Friends church. Interment followed in Deep River cemetery. Clergy included Rev Joseph Peeler Rev A Lincoln Falk and Rev J P Hipps. Pallbearers were Ralph Thornton Tom Dane Rex Thornton Macy Borum Cecil Lowe. Flowers were arranged by friends led by Miss Pauline Thornton. A mixed quartet from Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist and another from Zion church sang during the service with Thelma Gentry on piano. A large crowd attended.
Funeral services for Lee Ashburn Morton were held Thursday at 11 AM at Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church with Elder O'Brian Pyrtle presiding. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers included Allen Morton, Paul Morton, Raymond Isom, William Taylor, William Allred, and Fred Isom. Honorary pallbearers were employees of the Globe Parlor Furniture Co., Morton’s employer.
High Point reserve officer Cecil David Miller has been promoted to First Lieutenant in the Army. The War Department announced the promotion effective from August 11, with Miller currently stationed at Fort Benning Georgia. No change in his assignment is expected at this time.
Sears, Roebuck and Company announces a major expansion ready by September 15, with steel superstructure to support a possible second floor. Wright's clothing store will vacate Monday, walls removed, girders installed, and rear parking expanded for customer convenience while the store maintains normal hours during remodeling.
The city of High Point filed suit in Guilford County Superior Court against Duke Power Co seeking damages of 531,121.59 and an order to resume sale of current under terms approved by the utilities commission. The action follows disputed rates since March 1, 1935 when a contract expired and negotiations failed to settle the issues.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecasts a 26 percent larger tobacco crop in 1937 based on July 1 conditions. Indicated production reaches about 1.4 billion pounds, with flue cured up about 12 percent over 1936 and above the 1928 32 average. Maryland and other tobaccos show varied changes while barley output climbs about 65 percent.
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