City Officials to Confer With Power Producers Monday
City officials plan a Monday 11 a.m. conference with Duke Power and Southern Public Utilities to press for concessions in the wholesale power contract. The meeting aims to align High Point electric rates with other North Carolina communities and resolve long running negotiations dating to 1929. Attendees include City Manager B M Knox and Public Utilities Committee members R T Amos, R Young, LeRoy Briggs, and Glenn Ward. Current delivery sites include Jamestown water plant, Kivett Drive filtration, Henry Perry and Mechanicsville pumps, abbatoir, East Side plant, and the downtown substation.
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Public Utilities Committee
Southern Public Utilities Company
Duke Power Company
North Carolina
Corporation Commission
R. T. Amos
R. , Young
LeRoy Briggs
Glenn Ward
B. M. Knox
Jamestown
Kivett Drive
Henry Perry
Mechanicsville
East Side
Hall Brothers Inc Granted Charter For General Merchandise
Hall Brothers Inc has been granted a charter to operate a wholesale and retail seeds produce poultry and general merchandise business. Authorized capital stock is $50 000 with incorporators D H Hall Jr O T Hall and D H Hall Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Brothers, Inc
D. H. Hall, Jr
O. T. Hall
D. H. Hall, Sr
City Delinquent Accounts On Council Agenda In High Point
City officials in High Point prepare to review a list of delinquent accounts among municipal employees at an upcoming council session. The meeting will also hear a report from the public utilities committee and discuss a looming 200000 dollar debt service obligation due between December 1 and January 1. A detailed, piecemeal survey of city records tracks each worker’s delinquency and may require night work to finish before the council requests the list.
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High Point
Public Utilities Committee
Charlotte
Duke Power Company
Finance Committee
New York
Hercule
High Point Firemen Seek Toys to Repair for Christmas
High Point firemen urge toy donations as Christmas approaches. They request broken toys of all kinds for repair and repainting to be distributed to needy children, with stations accepting items or volunteers willing to pick up donations.
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High Point
Yee
Rere
Umstead Speaker This Afternoon at Elks Service
The High Point Lodge No. 1155 Elks hold its annual Lodge of Sorrow at the Paramount theater at 3 pm to honor three departed members. Congressman elect William B. Umstead will deliver the address, introduced by Thomas J. Gold, with eulogies by H. A. Millis, Dr. John T. Burrus, and Rev. H. Norwood Bowne.
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Lodge of Sorrow
High Point
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Paramount Theater
William B. Umstead
Sixth District
Thomas J. Gold
Ieaders
David T. Yow
H. A. Millis
Charlies M. Hauser
John T. Burrus
W. C. Beagans
H. Norwood Bowne
W. A. Ring
W. B. Barnes
J. Gurney Briggs
J. Lawrence White
Virginia Frank
Barnes
Clara Boyd
David L. Stanton
Thomas Turner, Jr
W. C. Hammond
W.W. C. Berns
W. Ivey
C. &. Harville
W. B. Warner
A. P. Staley
J. F. Cannon
Charles Hodgin
O. B. Stafford
Jimmie Paul
Clyde
Chernalt
C. W. Thompson
J. D. Greene
Winter Weather Report For November
City meteorologist Chief A B Horney reports November weather with mean max 59 and mean min 36 degrees. November saw 4.39 inches of precipitation, 15 clear days and 11 cloudy days, with a killing frost on the 13th and 9 days at or below 30 degrees.
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A. B. Horney
Healthier Outlook for Southern Furniture Industry in 1933
F H Coffey president of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association predicts a steadier but slow business uptick in 1933 if producers price fairly and operate legitimately. He notes lessons from recent years and calls for legislation in southern states to curb prison-made competition, especially in chairs and upholstered lines. Coffey also heads Kent Coffey Furniture, Union Mirror, and a bank, with other civic roles in Lenoir North Carolina.
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F. H. Coffey
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Coffey
Carolinas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Kent-Coffey Furniture Manufacturing Company
Lenoir
Union Mirror Company
Union National Bank
Lenoir Chamber of Commerce
Greater
University of North Carolina
General Assembly
Caldwell County
Chess Club Meeting Called For Monday Night
The High Point Chess club chaired by R. D. Dickson has called a Monday night meeting at 7 30 in the office of Claude F E Reitzel 51612 North Main Street. Members and local players are invited to attend.
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Chess Club
High Point Chess Club
R. D. Dickson
Claude FE. Reitzel
North Main Street
Dickson
Special Program of Music at Mt Vernon Baptist Church
A special musical program will be held at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church (colored) next Thursday night December 8 at 4 o clock. Mr. and Mrs. J. Gusney Briggs and others will perform. The public is invited to attend.
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Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
J. Gusney Briggs
Greatest Speech I Ever Heard
Dr. P. E. Lindley recalls Elon College 1917 baccalaureate sermon by Daniel A. Poling, a temperance leader. Poling urged graduates to serve during wartime crisis, citing Esther 4 14. The speech energized listeners and remains memorable for its idealism.
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P. E. Lindley
High Point College
Elon College
Daniel A. Poling
Dr. Lindley
Dr. Poling
United Stats
Dr. Lin
V F W Meet Monday In High Point
The Veterans of Foreign Wars post at High Point will hold a business meeting Monday night at its hall. Commander J. W. McMahon announced the event and urged every member who can attend to be there.
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High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
J. W. McMahon
McMahon
High Point Sons Abroad Highlight Careers Across Nation
A survey of High Point natives shows Dewey Hoff man leading color processing in Philadelphia for Ladies Home Journal and Saturday Evening Post while Skiles Hoffman directs athletics in San Francisco high schools and starred as an Olympic starter. The piece lists many others in fields from advertising in Atlanta and banking in New York to law in Greensboro and missionary work, detailing their distant posts and success across the country.
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High Point Home
Dewey Hoffman
Ladies Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
Skiles Hoffman
San Francisco
Wyatt Pickens
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Lorenko P. Moore
Wilmington
Del
Roy G. Booker
Atlanta
Homer Teague
Winston-Salem
Charles Dowd Turner
Harden Booker
New York City
Carl Cassidy
Ben Cassidy
Tacoma, Wash
Carl
Ben
Social value and costs of city services outlined to council
City manager E. M. Knox presents a budget analysis showing per family weekly costs for city services have fallen from 2.38 to 1.70 in two years with current year expenses budgeted at 665 000, down from 926 961.70. He argues social value of municipal services and low costs relative to personal spending justify expenditures amid the economic emergency.
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E. M. Knox
Fire Department
Southeastern Council Aims for Southern Economic Strength
The Southeastern Council seeks higher buying power for farmers, broader Southern markets, and a favorable trade balance. Three High Point residents—Mrs. M. J. Wrenn on budget and finance, T. Wingate Andrews on Education, and O. Arthur Kirkman on transportation—are members. Kirkman attended a Birmingham meeting November 29–30 with speakers from Sears Roebuck, General Textiles, and other leaders urging organized farm relief, industrial harmony, and coordinated fact finding.
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Southeastern Council
High Point
M. J. Wrenn
T. Wingate Andrews
O. Arthur Kirkman
Kirkman
Birmingham
Ala
R. B. Wood
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Hugh MacRae
Wilmington
Council
Howard E. Coffin
New York
General Textiles, Inc
Christmas Charity Urges Help For Destitute Family
A large High Point family faces a grim Christmas as an eight year old burns from a fire and a tuberculosis afflicted father and unemployed mother leave them dependent on welfare. The Enterprise reports initial donations from William London and Anna Lou Doctor to The Empty Stocking Fund and appeals for more gifts.
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High Point
Board of Welfare
William London
Anna Lou Doctor
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