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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1931
Page
5
A self-governing prison near Moscow known as the Ogou Commune runs without guards or bars. Inmates decide admission and release through a general meeting, with 1,620 residents including 164 women. Young thieves reform through hard work, freedom, and potential citizenship restoration.
The North Carolina Secretary of State certifies the voluntary dissolution of High Point Underwear Company a Guilford County corporation. Principal office 310 N Main St High Point agent R B Terry in charge. Dissolution consent filed August 20 1931 and recorded in the Secretary of State office.
Rev. G. Ray Jordan preached on Courage at Wesley Memorial church, urging trust in Christian confidence amid unemployment and unrest. He warned against foolish optimism and pessimism, stressing the transfer of spiritual strength from Christ and heroes to believers to sustain steadfast endurance.
A R Hammer of High Point is the town’s oldest living veteran of his company and camp, age 84, resident on Steele street for 42 years. Born in Davidson county in 1847, he fought near Petersburg and was wounded February 6, 1864, staying in hospital until near surrender. He served multiple terms on High Point’s city council, once with Johnathan Redding, John Lindsay, Z A Byrne, and W H Snow as officials. he recalls no taxes or salaries in that era. He dislikes radios, enjoys the Bible and periodicals, and lives with two daughters and two grandchildren. Frances McCrary.
A prominent High Point resident on Main Street found his coat pocket full of burned matches and a burned cigarette pack, with a hole in the pocket. He recalls neither striking the matches nor placing them there, noting only the pocket suffered damage. The rest of the coat remained unburned.
The Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion will hold its regular meeting tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the Legion hall over the High Point Hardware company. Post commander Gurney King announced the event and urged all members to attend.
Rev S M Rankin of Greensboro will deliver the principal address at the Ledbetter family reunion at Deep River Friends church on route 68 three miles from James Town and six from High Point. Rev M L Holliday will lead devotional services at 11 o clock with a picnic lunch at noon and Rankin speaking in the afternoon. The Tabernacle Quartet and other musical numbers are planned plus family members are urged to attend and bring food baskets.
In Harlan Kentucky two events left one miner dead one dying and another wounded after a deputy sheriff opened fire during the unrest in the county's mining area. The deputy said he fired at the three assailants.
Joe Moore, 40, died from a biflet wound in the heart while Julius Baldwin, 30, was shot twice in the head and died after failed hospital treatment. His brother Jeff, 30, was wounded in the shoulder as deputies had earlier seized firearms at the pavilion. Sheriff Blait suspects miners fired to thwart Freener’s search. Freener says the trio opened fire when he halted his car by the pavilion which houses a soup kitchen and pool. Five earlier deaths in Harlan county mine labor disorder prompted state troops to intervene.
President Hoover has appointed Ralph H. Kennedy as acting postmaster in Sanford North Carolina replacing the prior holder. Kennedy assumes duties as local mail service administrator and community liaison.
Miss Birch L. Clinkscale of New York files suit in superior court against the city of Asheville and county schools for 25000 alleging failure to pay her salary when due left her in dire finances. She says the nonpayment forced food scarcity, canceled life insurance, and lowered her living standard after the Central Bank failure interrupted 12 monthly installments of 1700 dollars each.
A Chrysler coupe owned by J. D. Taylor ignited while being fueled at Cecil's Service Station No. 4. Fred Watson suffered minor hand burns as flames scorched the rear and rumble seat of the car. Firefighters extinguished the blaze before further damage.
Ruby Scott of 118 Willowbrook street adds a tiny ear of corn to the Enterprise collection of odds and ends for display in the newspaper window. The unusual exhibit sits among three smaller ears.
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