High Point Debates Board of Health Formation
The ARMBEST quarrel centers on forming a city board of health to cooperate with the health department. Mayor Grayson supports a four doctor and one layman board, while Councilman Porter opposes and urges the department run its program alone. The clash ends with adjournment and no final decision. Local doctors largely favor the board, arguing it should handle health work currently seen as theirs.
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High Point
Board of Health
Leroy Briggs
C. 8
Grayson
Health Department
F. Logan Porter, Sr
Public Health
Porter
Briggs
City School Board Plans Revival of Music Department and Latin
The Board of School Commissioners and Superintendent Charles F. Carroll Jr outline a broad program to revive the music department and add Latin in the high school curriculum. The plan includes renovating 10 buildings and aligning with the new state textbook system, with appointments expected this week and Latin coursework to begin amid renewed accreditation efforts.
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Southern Association
Board of School Commissioners
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
General Assembly
Carroll
High Point
H. G Owens
Wade E. Marlette
Post Office Employes Annual Outing Draws Crowd
About 200 people including post office workers their families and guests attended the annual outing at the postal employes lodge off highway 6. A rainout halted the carriers vs clerks baseball game after one inning, then guests enjoyed Brunswick stew supper and a program of string music tap dancing and magic with horseshoe pitching. B G Leonard gave grace.
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Post Office
Highway
Grimes Street
B. G. Leonard
Mud Impedes Grading Work On Tracks
Mud impeded grading on the railway project as a small shovel unit excavated under the Main street temporary bridge and flooded the area. The tunnel progressed about 50 feet this week and will deepen about ten more feet, improving drainage and reducing traffic hazards.
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Main Street
Blythe Brothers
A. H
Kivett Drive
Dalton Street
Broad Street
Willowbrook Street
Pedestrian questions lack of traffic officers on Main at High
A man asked police why no traffic officers were on duty along Main Street at the High and Broad intersection Thursday afternoon between 4 and 6. He waited about 15 minutes for a safe crossing while others darted between cars risking their lives.
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Police Department
Main Street
Local Masons to Attend Meeting at Greens boro Picnic
A large delegation from this city representing the Masons and Order of Eastern Star will attend the Robert Morris Day picnic at the Greens boro Masonic and Eastern Star home next Thursday. The program begins 10 A M with a Grand chapter session, 10:45 A M concert by Greensboro Firemen's Band, 11 A M assembly with greetings by W C Wicker, followed by three addresses by Watson N Sherrod, Mrs Alice Culpepper, and Rev Henry B Anderson. A basket lunch will be served and the grand chapter closes at 2 P M.
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Masons and Order of Eastern Star
Masonic and Eastern Star
Greensboro
Grand Chapter
Masonic Temple
West Market Street
W. C. Wicker
Watson N. Sherrod
A. F
A. M
Alice Culpepper
Henry B. Anderson
Grand Lodge
North Carolina
Man Arrested After Crashing Into Car
F. L. Montjoy of 419 Cable Street was arrested just before midnight after driving drunk and hitting a parked car owned by W. J. Whedee of Greensboro. Officers found about half a pint of whiskey in Montjoy’s car and said he was under the influence. He was jailed in default of bond set at 550 dollars.
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F. L. Montjoy
Cable Street
W. J. Whedee
Greensboro
Montjoy
Plan Joint Meeting By High Point VFW Post
High Point Post 619 Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary will hold a joint meeting Monday night. All post and Auxiliary members are urged to attend.
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High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Longtime watchman C A Vuncannon retires after rail era
C A Vuncannon, retired watchman at the Tomlinson Street crossing after 12% years, celebrates his 75th birthday and pension. He read the Bible 17 times during his crosswalk years, recalls a life of hard work, and looks forward to leisure and Florida travel after Christmas. He began at J M Worth saw mill, later worked with Southern car shops and rail shops, and raised ten children with one grandchild surviving.
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High Point
C. A. Vuncannon
Tomlinson Street
Vinecannon
Vincannon
Crossing Watchman
Vuncannon
Randolph County
Peter Vuncannon
J. M. Worth
Southern Car Shops
Stehli
Birt
R. C. Boyd
West Green Street
Florida
Sign Painters Work Too Close To City Hall For Comfort
Two Greensboro sign painters Henry F. Warden and E. Cooper were cited to court for failure to secure licenses after painting a large sign near City Hall at Wrenn and Commerce. They were working for an out of town firm lacking permits but arrangements were made to obtain licenses and charges expected to be withdrawn.
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Greensboro
Wrenn and
Commerce Streets
City Hall
Henry F. Warden
E. Cooper
District Court weighs injunction against union in hosiery dispute
Judge Albert B. Maris considered Diamond Full Fashioned Hosiery Co. of High Point N C petitioning for an injunction to block the hosiery workers union from interfering with the shipment of seven knitting machines from Vogue Silk Hosiery Co in Philadelphia. Hairlines of briefs due Aug 31 to argue whether alleged interference falls under the Sherman and Clayton acts.
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Philadelphia
Albert B. Maris
U.S. District Court
Diamond Full Fashioned Hosiery Co
High Point
N. C
Vogue Silk Hosiery Co
Ella and
Courtland Streets
Diamond
Sherman
Maris
Vogue
CIO
Samuel Tait
Tait
M. Herbert Syme
American Federation of Full Fashioned
Firemen Respond To Rockford Road Home Blaze
Firemen were called last night shortly before midnight to Henry Baker’s home on Rockford Road after a kerosene burning water heater exploded in the basement. Fire companies one and four and the service truck arrived to contain smoke damage and prevent a larger fire.
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Henry Baker
Rockford Road
City to name girls' commissioner and more staff
City Manager Knox is Inte to appoint a girls' commissioner for High Point from Mabel Hargett Annette Coltrane and Rachel Suggs after civil service submission. The job pays 1680 yearly. Hargett works in Guilford welfare Coltrane with Red Cross.Additional appointments include a redman four firefighters and two police officers.
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Mabel Hargett
Annette D. Coltrane
High Point
E. M. Knox
Coltrane
Hargett
Rachel Suggs
Civil Service Commission
W. F. Bailey
Suggs
North Carolina Employment Service
Guilford County
American Red Cross
Rodman
Fire Department
Police Department
Chas. M. Hammer Taken by Death
Charles Manuel Hammer 76 died at his home after a 2 1 2 month illness. He was a carpenter turned farmer and a Primitive Baptist. Survived by widow Sarah Hayworth Hammer two daughters Mrs Alfred Hayworth and Mrs Clarence F Moore of High Point route two 13 grandchildren eight great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Abbott's Creek Primitive Baptist Church Monday at 11 a.m. with body lying in state 10 to 11 a.m.
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Charles Manuel Hammer
Hammer
Guilford Council No. 23
Sarah Hayworth Hammer
Alfred Hayworth
Clarence F. Moore
High Point
Route Two
Abbott's Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Man Is Ordered Held In Murder
A coroner's jury in Henderson ordered Grover Denson held on a murder charge for the midnight shooting of Ed Hudson near Henderson. Parl Abbott, a key witness, was kept as a material witness. Denson said Hudson advanced with a knife, prompting the fatal shot. police noted he had been jailed earlier for assaulting his brother and bailed out.
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Henderson
Grover Denson
Ed Hudson
Here
Parl Abbott
Denson
Hudson
No Hits and No Runs by Lindsay in Newton Victory
Ray Lindsay, a slender right hander, pitched a no hit no run game as the Newton Conover Twins defeated the Cooleemee Weavers 10 to 0 in a North Carolina State league contest. Lindsay fanned 13 with two walks, three innings in the All Star clash at Thomasville, while his defense committed one error. The Twins sit near the cellar of the new Class D loop.
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Newton
N. C
Ray Lindsay
Newton-Conover Twins
Cooleemee Weavers
Lindsay
Thomasville
Ontario Man Cured After Being Struck by Car
An Ontario man who has been deaf for 15 years was cured after a motor vehicle collision. The incident prompted doctors to report a remarkable recovery in hearing following the crash. A medical team attributes the improvement to accidental trauma and subsequent nerve changes.
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Ontario
Republicans Plan Watermelon Feast at Wood Home
High Point Republicans will host a Monday night outing at E. L. Wood’s Springfield avenue home with a 6 o'clock start. Worth D. Henderson of Greensboro, county GOP chairman, will give the principal address. All Republicans and their wives are urged to attend. Wood’s residence lies behind Blair Park golf course.
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High Point
E. L. Wood
Springfield Avenue
Worth D. Henderson
Greensboro
Walter L. York
Mr. Wood
Blair Park Golf Course
Contract Let For College Job At High Point Dormitory
The finishing of part of the third floor of High Point college girls dormitory has been awarded to Deal Construction. Work starts Monday and should finish by September 14 to coincide with college registration. The project adds space for 20 more residents and a large club room, with total cost near 10 000 dollars.
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High Point College
Deal Construction Company
G. N. Humphreys
Native of this city Jack Field critically ill in hospital
J. Field III, a local native and brother of Mrs. Fred N. Tate and G. M. Field, remains seriously ill at Lowery hospital in Salisbury. He has been ill about a year and hospitalized about ten days.
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C. J. Field
Fred N. Tate
Jack Field
G. M. Field
Lowery Hospital
Salisbury
Field
Engineers Promise Normal Water Supply Ready Today
At press time engineers repairing a fractured 24 inch water main near Leonard street and Mangum avenue expected to finish soon and guarantee a normal water supply by daybreak. Dynamite was used to clear rock, one 12 foot joint cracked under excess dirt pressure, while two smaller mains have carried water to the reservoir for two days.
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Leonard Street
Mangum Avenue
City-Wide Dollar Days Slated Friday and Saturday
City merchants announce City-Wide Dollar Days to be observed Friday and Saturday, August 27 and 28, inviting residents from nearby communities to shop. Dozens of items will be heavily discounted across the two days, with advertisements outlining the special offers in the Enterprise.
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High Point
Special Hearing Set On Duke Power Revenue Bonds Case
Judge H Hoyle Sink will preside over a Guilford Superior Court special term hearing starting tomorrow on Duke Power Company’s injunction request to stop High Point from issuing 3 171 750 in revenue bonds for a Yadkin river hydro electric project. The jury trial is waived and Judge Sink will decide both law and fact.
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Duke Power Company
High Point
Yadkin River
Guilford
High Point Fair Plans Arranged
The sixth annual High Point Fair will run the week of September 27 with premium lists nearly complete for enter exhibitor entry. Sheesley’s Mighty Midway is booked with large rides and attractions including Sonora Carver and her diving horse. A free show features a human cannonball act and other sensational stunts, touted as the most ambitious educational and entertaining program yet.
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Sheesley
Mighty Midway
Sonora Carver
Drum Corps Competes in Danville Parade at Virginia Legion Meet
Andrew Jackson post No 87 drum and bugle corps heads to Danville Virginia Tuesday to compete in the Virginia State Legion parade with $300 in prizes for the best appearance. A pre event meeting is set for Monday at 7 80 o clock at Dave Wrights Barber Shop Mechanicsville to finalize preparations and elect officers.
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Andrew Jackson Post No. 87
American Legion
Danville
Snake Bite Leaves Woman in Critical Condition
Mrs Laura Bartlett 65 was in critical condition tonight after a poisonous snake bit her while she reached into a nest for eggs at Little Switzerland North Carolina Aug 21.
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Little
Switzerland
WN. C
Laura Bartlett
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Gard
Exponce Oral
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Order of Eastern Star
Man
Knox
Chas. M. Hammer
J. Field III
H. Hoyle Sink
High Point Fair
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