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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1930
Page
8
Police investigate a theft at the Light and Water Department office in City Hall. About $25 in cash was taken from a desk drawer and fingerprints were collected. An inside job is suspected as the outer door remained untouched and the office was accessible from near police headquarters.
An automobile owned by J. H. Vestal on Carrick Avenue caught fire yesterday morning but firefighters arrived, extinguished the blaze, and prevented any damage. The car was in the garage when the fire department number 4 responded.
A note from kitchen advice suggesting adding a half spoonful of sugar to the water when cooking vegetables in winter to enhance flavor and sweetness. This tip emphasizes balancing bitterness and brightening natural textures.
Thirty five cases disposed in High Point municipal court in two hours before adjournment Judge Teague imposed $20 fines for drunk and disorderly conduct N W Rhodes was jailed for seven total months for assault on wife and disorderly conduct several defendants faced fines and costs for gambling and prohibition violations others received various sentences or dismissals including suspended sentences and one six month driving ban for Olen Chappell
Wade H Stone 44 died at 3 20 am at his parents home on Lexington avenue after years of illness. He worked for the Southern Railway, leaves two daughters two sons and a grandchild, wife Dolly Clinard Stone preceded him in death. Survived by parents two sisters and nine brothers. Funeral by Rev J M Hilliard at Fairview Church tomorrow at 2 30 pm with burial in church cemetery.
Oscar Gordon of Teague Town was riding a mule when a car driven by R A Wood of Winston-Salem struck it on state highway 77 a few miles north of the city. Gordon suffered a broken collar bone and severe bruises and was taken to City Memorial hospital. the mule died. Forsyth county officers investigate with no arrests reported.
High Point hunters W i Vaney Robert Buie and Lee Zachary journeyed below Aurora in Beaufort county last week. They bagged 12 ducks Friday and after persistence returned Saturday to take 45 more ducks in under four and a half hours. Their total bag reached 57 ducks.
H. Laun resigns as controller and assistant to the Tomlinson brothers at Tomlinson Chair Mfg Co effective December 15. He plans to explore new fields beyond furniture manufacturing and noted opportunities in the Piedmont Carolinas. The Laun family will spend Christmas in Wisconsin before moving.
Seidman and Seidman report a Board of Tax Appeals decision holding stock exchange listing costs are not deductible for income tax. The Dome Mines, Ltd. test case noted a 1923 listing of one million shares on the New York Stock Exchange at $10,060, with the board ruling the rights and benefits acquired endure indefinitely and cannot be deducted in a single year.
Sunday services in Christian Science churches denounced ancient and modern necromancy, mesmerism, and hypnotism. The Golden Text urged overcoming evil with good from Romans 12 21, while the Lesson-Sermon cited Matt 7 19 and Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health stressing divine Mind as the source of right action and the invalidity of spiritual suppositions.
A short note advises adding a pinch of salt when making applesauce or cranberry sauce or jelly to heighten the fruit flavors. The guidance emphasizes salt brings out the natural taste of the fruit.
The article describes sermons from First Methodist Protestant minister Rev. R. I. Farmer and Father P. J. McNerney at St. Edward's in High Point. It notes themes of pride in the Gospel, Advent preparation, illumination by grace, and religion giving life meaning through Christ.
The sermon by Rev. G Ray Jordan at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church tackles the question Why religion anyway Is there a real reason or necessity beyond fear He asserts a non temporal motive remains powerful despite expanding cosmic knowledge urging thoughtful consideration by all who face the issue.
Four young white men were arrested for breaking into a box car on the Southern railway siding and stealing seven cases of cigarettes valued at 420 dollars. Named suspects Robert Gray Joe Horne Baxter Whetstine and Clarence Welborn were jailed in High Point with 2000 bond each.
Clara Hall 20 of 128 Council Street Thomasville suffered severe cuts in an automobile collision yesterday at 5 30 on the Winston Salem High Point highway. She was taken to Guilford General Hospital for treatment and released. Details of the crash are unavailable.
Equipment will be issued to three complete elevens of All-Star football players tonight at the armory from 8 to 9 o clock. Players receiving gear join a charity game against High Point College Friday at 2:30 on the high school field. Benefactors include high school athletic officials and college authorities with High Point Steam Laundry to clean the gear after the game.
Helen Cable fourteen year old daughter of Mr and Mrs D M Cable of 616 Cable street cut her right hand while slicing bread for the noonday meal. She received emergency treatment with stitches at Guilford General Hospital before being returned home. her condition is not thought serious.
Montevideo, Uruguay, will receive the citys first fully integrated telephone network. The project aims to connect government offices and residents, modernizing communication infrastructure with new exchanges and customer service.
W L Chandler and W H Milloway trading as Auto Tire Accessory Company of High Point announce the sale of the business and equipment to J E Milloway and W B Chandler. The new partnership will operate under Auto Tire Accessory Company of High Point with no seller interest. From November 29 1930 the new partners assume all contracts and obligations.
The Seidman & Seidman bulletin reports a sharp October setback for the furniture industry with new orders 19 percent lower than September and only about 57 percent of October 1929 levels. Shipments ran about 60 percent of last year, unfilled orders dropped to below 17 days of work, and payrolls stood at roughly 67 percent of a year earlier.
Cincinnati December 1 three men held up an American Railway Express company truck and escaped with twenty thousand dollars in currency authorities said.
Australia reports a sheep population near 100000000 surpassing ten times its human population. Experts note this figure highlights the scale of agricultural herds and rural industry in the nation.
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