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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1937

Page

10

College Registration Dates Set for 1937-38

High Point college announces registration for the 1937-38 year will begin September 14 with upperclassmen registering the 14th and freshmen on the 16th. Orientation runs Thursday through Sunday. regular classes start September 17. Faculty additions include EB Glasgow as assistant English professor and Rev. A C Lovelace as part time education instructor. Renovations plus a new athletic field and Wrenn Memorial Library ready for use. seating for 3,000.

High Point College G. I. Humpreys Nracidant Ee Wesve Humphreys EB. C. Glasgow Allen Jay High School D. J. Rulfs University of North Carolina Glasgow C. V. Yow A. C. Lovelace Boiling Springs College First Baptist Church Department of Education W. H. Ford Department of Business Administration Sidney Brame Louisiana State University Wrenn

Lee F. Schaner Heads to Agency Convention

Lee F. Schaner of High Point, manager of the Security Life and Trust company agency, leaves for Myrtle Beach South Carolina to attend the annual agency convention as an honor guest. He qualified for the Security club along with Mrs. Bruce Craven and James E. Webb based on business volume and quality.

Lee F. Schaner High Point Security Life and Trust Company Myrtle Beach Schaner Security Club Bruce Craven James E. Webb

Short Docket In Municipal Court Adjourns Early

Municipal court adjourned after a short docket dominated by drunkenness and reckless driving cases. The Mississippi wreck on North Main at Mechanicsville involved G. H. Harris and Judson McCarter, with watermelon loads destroyed. Others included J. H. Davis reckless driving, Jim Shields assault, Joe S. Gardner reckless driving, A. R. Martin reckless driving, Alvin A. Smith, S. B. Suggs drunk driving, and Joe Hart with a three month road sentence.

North Mainatraet Mechanicsville G. H. Harris Fairview Judson McCarter Lumberton South Main Street Joe Hart

Prayer Service At Wesley Memorial Church

Rev H Conrad Blackwell will lead a prayer service at Wesley Memorial Church tonight titled Living By the Footnotes. An invitation is extended for all to attend in the basement room at 7 30.

H. Conrad Blackwell Wesley Memorial Church

Fayet teville to Open First Alcohol Control Store

Fayetteville county officials announce T H Foley the chairman says the first Alcohol Beverage Control store will open here on September 1.

Fayetteville N. C T.H. Foley Fayetteville County

Death of W L Stansell at 70 in city

W L Stansell, 70, died at the apartment of his son C M Stansell at 615 North Main Street yesterday at 4:45 pm. He had lived with his son since April and was formerly of Greenville County South Carolina. Survived by three sons Raymond R Stansell of Greensboro, C M Stansell of the city, and W R Stansell of Greenville. three brothers J Stansell of Kansas City, H D Stansell of Pelzer, and G E Stansell of Greenville. Father-in-law of Mrs M Stansell, employed at The Enterprise. Funeral services today at 4 o'clock at Washington Baptist Church in Greenville County with interment in the church cemetery.

W. L. Stansell C. M. Stansell North Main Street Mr. Stansell Greenville County Raymond R. Stansell Greensbooro W. R. Stansell Greenville S. C

Mrs Cor die Farlow Rites Held At Level Cross

Funeral services for Mrs. Cor die Farlow 64 wife of W S Farlow of 612 Prospect Street were held Tuesday at 8 o’clock from Level Cross M P church. Rev J W Grace and Rev J M Allred officiated with choir singing Abide With Me Jesus Lover of My Soul and Shall We Gather At the River. Pallbearers included Raymond Newton C J Newton J D Kirkman Carl Monsteller Henry Hickerson Clyde Heath Ray Hoosier and J J Scales. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Cordie Farlow Raymond Newton C. J. Newton J. D. Kirkman Carl Monsteller Henry Hickerson Clyde Heath Ray Hoosier J. J. Scales Church Cemetery

City Council Hears Minor Business Amid Health Board Controversy

City council transacts routine items including a street rezone petition for Tomlinson Street between West Russell and Grimes to create an industrial zone. It approves segregation of street assessments for properties tied to General Realty Co and others and for Fernand Park Way. Also grants Downie Brothers Circus permit and licenses for Joe Brooks and George Monohan.

Board of Health Tomlinson Street West Russell Grimes Streets Board of Adjustment General Realty Company P. P. Motsinger Louise

Taylor mobbed at Kansas City airport shocks star

Robert Taylor and his stand in Don Milo flee a crowd of admirers at Kansas City airport. Fans boo as pencils and autograph books fly. Earlier in Oklahoma City Taylor hinted at a sex telephone call and vanished from reporters. The duo head to New York then sail for England to film.

Kansas City Robert Taylor Don Milo Milo Taylor Oklahoma City New York England

Death of Major B. A. Simkins Former Goldsboro Postmaster

Major B. A. Simkins aged 70, longtime Goldsboro postmaster from 1922 to 1934, died yesterday following a heart attack in Goldsboro August 18. He served the community in federal service for over a decade.

Goldsboro B. A. Simkins

Chicago Produce Prices Firm Amidunchanged Butter Eyes

Chicago August 18 Bat ter and Eyes trade data show 11 702 pounds butter and 11 034 eyes steady with prices unchanged. Market notes indicate steady demand and no notable shifts in pricing for dairy and produce segments.

Chicago

Christmas Sausages Feature Striking Cut Patterns in Norway

At Christmas time Norwegians make sausages with decorative slices. Different meats form star and other symbols visible when the sausage is cut, creating festive designs.

Kent stilts aid hop harvesters climbing high vines

In Kent England workers use ten foot stilts to inspect and harvest the hop crop. The stilts help reach the top of the climbing vines and enable expert handling of the harvest.

Kent England

Minnesota Rail Within State Borders

A historical note states there are 6386 miles of railways within the borders of Minnesota.

State of Minnesota

New Grocery Store Hours Meet Favorable Response

High Point grocers report strong public approval for shorter hours with no complaints so far. Merchants Association secretary Miss Baker notes many shoppers already favor 9 am to 5 pm weekday hours, aligning with other city stores.

High Point Miss Baker Merchants’ Association

Mrs. Lou Harriss Dies After Long Illness

Mrs. Lou Williams Harriss 90 of Deep River area died at Forest City with daughter Mrs. J D Ledbetter and son Fred Harriss among survivors. Widow of Rawson K Harriss she lived in Hickory Charlotte Asheville Sanford and was tied to the Bar bee Burton and Williams families. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 PM in Hickory with interment there.

W. D. Simmons, Jr Lou Williams Harriss J. D. Ledbetter Forest City Rawson K. Harriss Henry Kearns J. W. Harriss Deep River Barbee Burton Williams Harriss L. E. Fisher Asheville Fred Harries Hickory B. L. Harriss Charlotte M. W. Harriss Sanford Simmone

Revival Planned At Park Street Tabernacle

The Evangelistic club of High Point announces an old fashioned revival starting Friday night at 7:45 at the Primitive Apostolic Holiness Tabernacle on Park Street. Rev. C. A. Morgan serves as pastor of the church.

Evangelistic Club of High Point Primitive Apostolic Holiness Tabernacle Park Street C. A. Morgan

Local Trophy Council to Hear State Report in Durham

At the regular meeting the Trophy Council of the Junior Order will hear a report from the state council meeting in Durham this week. L. P. Howell and W. E. Criseaman attend, with their report to be submitted. Attendance urged for all members.

Trophy Council State Council Durham L. P. Howell W. E. Criseaman

Tomato resembling a small chicken shown in Cloverdale

Thelma Dellinger brought a tomato to The Enterprise that closely resembles a chicken with a round body and a beaked nose. It grew in the garden of Mrs. W. P. Warner of Cloverdale at 403 Greer Street.

Thelma Dellinger Greer Street W. P. Warner Cloverdale

Jerusalem Plant Night Bloom Shines at 716 East Washington

Large crowds viewed a Jerusalem Plant or Night-Blooming Cereus in full bloom at 716 East Washington Street last night. The bloom lasts one night before wilting this morning, and the flower is noted for bulb markings resembling a large star, the manger, smaller stars, and the three wise men.

Jerusalem East Washington Street

Republicans Meet Monday for Watermelon Feast

High Point Republicans plan a Monday evening event at E. L. Wood's Springfield avenue home just behind Blair Park golf course. Walter L. York, chairman of the local committee, announced the outing beginning at 6 30 with Worth D. Henderson of Greensboro delivering the principal address. All Republicans and their wives are invited as plans call for an unusually large crowd.

High Point E. L. Wood Springfield Avenue Blair Park Walter L. York Worth D. Henderson Greensboro

Sixth contest prizes listed for Amateur Snapshot Contest

The Enterprise sponsors the sixth weekly Amateur Snapshot Contest with prizes from Smith's Studio and Mann's Cut-Rate Drug Stores. Amateur entries from the territory must show on back with name and address, and be sent to The Enterprise office before noon Tuesday August 24. Winners and winning photos will be published the following Sunday.

Enterprise Smith Mann

Bloom Due in Three Weeks Said by Mrs Saulter

Mrs M A Saulter reports another bloom expected in about three weeks, noting the timing and anticipation of the plant’s flowering.

M. A. Saulter

Board To Hear Objection To Erection Of Building

The city board of adjustment will meet tomorrow afternoon at 1 30 o'clock with two items on the agenda. An appeal by Stuart Smith from a building permit issued to Milton Ver for a store apartment building on Ch ent Street. A hearing on a petition by residents to change the zoning ordinance from Business A to Residence A.

Adjustment Board Stuart O. Smith Milton Silver City Board of Adjustment City Stuart Smith Miltonver Chent Street Bness

Embezzlement Charge Faces Attorney Here

Greensboro August 17 Z I Walser a High Point attorney has been jailed on a warrant by Justice J E Paschal for embezzling about 200 dollars from former client T M Meredith of Trinity. Walser allegedly kept part of a promised 350 dollar settlement from a 1925 civil suit in High Point. Walser paid 206 10 to Meredith covering principal and interest due since 1929 minus a claimed attorney fee. The case will go to preliminary hearing September 2.

Greensboro Z. I. Walser High Point Justice of the Peace J.E. Paschal T. M. Meredith Trinity Spencer Adams Meredith Globe Parlor Furniture Company Adams Walser Mr. Meredith Justice Paschal

Alleged Attacker Is Still At Large

A man identified as Odell Hadley is wanted for assault and robbery against an elderly white woman near Roseboro. He led a posse with bloodhounds on a fast chase south of town after the Sunday complaint by Miss Mittie Sessoms. Readiness of the dragnet was immediately announced.

Roseboro Here Mittie Sessoms Odell Hadley

Bell Aircraft unveils giant bombing plane design

Bell Aircraft Corporation reports a new giant bombing plane capable of 30 000 feet altitude and 300 mph speed with six guns in operation. The project positions Bell at the forefront of wartime aviation technology.

Bell Aircraft Corporation

Woods Scores Ace at Beverly Hills Golf Club

DETROIT August 18 Chuck Woods welterweight boxer scored a hole in one on the 225 yard No 18 hole at Beverly Hills Golf Club.

Woods Detroit Chuck Woods Beverly Hills Golf Club

Licenses of High Pointers Revoke Authorities

The state drivers license board revokes licenses from Samuel T. Son 817 Hoover Street William W Byrd Side Service Station Sam B Stratton Pickett Street driving drunk Also Lexington residents Harvey Route 5 and Andrew McInnes Crowell West Fifth Street listed for driving while intoxicated.

Samuel T. Son Hoover William’ W. Byrd Sam B. Stratton

Cards Favor Daytons Transfer

In St Louis on August 18 the Cardinals back a move of their training base from Beach to St Petersburg citing improved facilities and climate for year round workouts.

Daytons ST. Louis St. Louis Cardinals Beach St. Petersburg

Hershey golf tournament prize increases to 5000

The fifth annual Hershey golf tournament in Hershey Pennsylvania offers a prize of 5000 dollars. The event runs September 4 and 5 at the Hershey Country Club attracting players from the region and featuring the usual prize money.

Hershey Hershey Hershey Hershey Cou Club

Also Mentioned on This Page

G. I. Humphreys Parm & Gene Beauty Shop Madam Ardelle Ardelle E. Main St City inston-Salem Highway Company Neura High Point, Thomasville Denton Railroad General Offices High Point, N. Y Finlay Petrie Opal Wyo Finlay Wesley Memorial North Main ST East Washington ST South Main ST W.L. Stansell Mrs. Ocordie Farlow Council Boston Elizabeth Meyers R. K. Harris Freak Tomato Chang Justice of Peace J. E. Paschal EB. K. I Silver Ingram Board of Adjustments Chestnut Jones Street Star City Shoe & Pgs Ional Bank Piedmont Building and Loan Association Wachovia Bank Geo A. Matton Idol A. M. Richardson Member Federal Home Loan Bank System
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