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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1936
Page
10
A first person note recalls a chilling Sunday night near a single colored bulb as a strong wind rises. The writer describes a sudden warm spell contradicting expectations while developing photographs at home, signaling an eerie shift in the atmosphere.
V D Hunsucker 43 route two High Point seriously injured in an emery wheel blast while sharpening butcher knives at John Blair dairy. He suffered a three and a half inch gash in his right cheek and other facial injuries. He was taken to Guilford General Hospital for a delicate operation and remained in serious condition. Explosion blamed on heat and high wheel speed.
A sudden loud roar unsettles a Greensboro narrator who suspects wind then realises a refrigerator is the source. The piece recalls a Youth M C A Older Boys' Conference banquet at High Point College with 300 boys, lively chatter, and flirtatious attention to waitresses. It ends noting a rediscovery of a forgotten novel by Alexander Laing titled The Adven-
Andrew Jackson Post 87 of the American Legion will hold a meeting at 7 30 in the council chamber. The notice had been announced last night but was in error and the meeting is to be held tonight.
L C Stallings, 61, died at his home 800 East Commerce Street yesterday at 5:30 pm after a weeklong illness due to pneumonia. Born August 19, 1875 in Rockingham County, he moved to High Point 32 years ago and worked 18 years for the High Point Paper Box Company. He leaves wife Etta Warf, two daughters, a granddaughter, three brothers, two sisters, and is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 pm at Green Street Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 30 Sunday afternoon for two weeks old George Edwin Bishop son of Mr and Mrs C A Bishop at their Willow brook street residence Rev O L Ruth officiated Miss Lois Ruth and Mrs Dockery Nance sang Asleep in Jesus and God Will Take Care of You Flowers were carried by children of the community Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery
William Ernest Kidd aged 50 died at his home on 1021 Sherrod Street yesterday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 30 p.m. at Pilgrim Holiness Church with burial in Hickory Chapel Cemetery.
Funeral services for 46 year old Mrs. Lillie Sumner who died at her home in Trinity route one will be conducted at Mt Gilead M E church Wednesday at 2 30 in the afternoon. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Rachel Watkins aged 10 was struck by a car on Vail Street near Cliffside in the morning. She was treated at Burrus Memorial Hospital and released. Driver Charlie Brown said the child darted from behind a bus into his path. police did not arrest or cite him. Sechrest’s ambulance transported the girl.
The column notes Disraeli as a rising House of Commons speaker and highlights a favorable book review describing a sea story as modern and exceptional. It also mentions a forward by John Nichol, a Twin City Sentinel headline about Mexico offering asylum to Trotzky, a Lions Club charity ball at Sedgefield Manor with Shep Fields, and the writer’s plan to attend.
State and city automobile licenses for 1937 will go on sale at the local Carolina Motor Club office next Tuesday December 15 at 9 AM. Mrs. Millard Todd says extra help will be provided to handle issuance and urges early purchase to avoid last minute rush.
High Point Civitan Club may sponsor a citizenship essay contest at the local high school. A committee including Rev. Howard Hartzell Silas B. Casey and Horace Haworth was named to advise with high school faculty and Principal Henry Grady Owens. Haworth was appointed treasurer of a charity fund and Dr. Harry L. Brockmann won a special prize at today's meeting.
Newly elected Davidson county officials were sworn in at the Lexington county courthouse by Clerk E C Byerly. Clyde R Hoey and Marion S. Phillips spoke via broadcast. Phillips became register of deeds, W B May won another term as county commissioner, B W Stone became chief deputy to Sheriff Raymond Bowers, and Mrs. Paul Raper was named deputy to Governor Hoey.
Report notes a behavioral difference in gnats with females biting humans while males do not. The article discusses apparent selective biting and suggests implications for irritation and nuisance even as it underlines gender-based activity.
Judge Lewis E Teague discharged all jurors drawn for the civil term after a prior term’s unused jurors were recalled, prompting a 24 juror requirement dispute. The case involves B A Marshall connected store accusations with two young plaintiffs who had a $5,000 verdict set aside. Six divorces were granted amid term proceedings.
The monthly city health department report shows November disease cases at 16, up from 13 in October. Scarlet fever led with 10, diphtheria four, tuberculosis and whooping cough one each. October had varied totals. The report notes North Carolina leads in diphtheria cases and cites declines in overall contagious diseases early in the fiscal year.
Asheville warehousemen forecast an opening break near 400 000 pounds as final preparations finish for the burley tobacco market auctions beginning tomorrow in Asheville.
Report notes roughly 265 payroll checks are printed each minute to pay workers for the U S government. The figure highlights the scale of federal payroll operations and the continuous flow of payments to government employees.
The Leon Ellis Construction company of Greensboro started laying the first covering coat over unused street car tracks on North Main Street between Emerywood and English Street. The project costs about $5,000 and aims to finish within five days from start, weather permitting, potentially by next Saturday night.
Beginning tonight December 8 and lasting eight days the Jewish community of High Point will celebrate Channukah the Feast of Lights. Candles will be lit in homes and the synagogue reflecting the spiritual meaning rooted in Jewish history.
Wesley Memorial Methodist church hosts a reception Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. honoring Dr Embree H Blackard and Mrs Blackard the new pastor and wife. Sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary invites all church members to meet the pair and new members at the church.
The Enterprise corrects an arrest docket error listing Walter Shorty Hill 386 Tomlinson Street as a Negro. Hill is a white man and was misclassified by police. The paper apologizes for repeating the error in court proceedings.
St Mary's Episcopal Parish reported gains in yearly work at its annual meeting last night. Elected to serve on the vestry for three years were C. E. Diffendale Isaac Fidler J H Froelich and Dr L A Riser.
Flythe Insurance Agency Inc received from the state its charter confirming incorporation. The firm formerly L. W. Flythe Insurance Agency is authorized to issue 1000 shares with 150 subscribed by L. W. Flythe J. A. Myatt and Peter W. Hairston Jr. No changes in personnel or operations were announced.
Annual production in the United States stays under 1000 carriages buggies two wheel carts and sulkies reflecting limited output in the legacy vehicle sector.
Boy Scouts of the High Point District seek 5 000 discarded toys to repair and distribute to the less fortunate. Call Boy Scout Headquarters or the Fire Department to arrange pickup. A Saturday canvass on December 12 involves multiple troops meeting at First Presbyterian and Wesley Memorial churches to cover town sections. Schools are urged to collect old toys through Thursday morning.
The December Court of Honor in the High Point District of Uwharrie Council awarded scouts including Hale Hardee Melvin Stroupe Edward Sink Bristowe Pitts Dwight Hall J W Morgan James Miller By rum Grandjean Herbert Speas Bruce Carraway Sidney Bailey and others. It announced a Saturday morning toy collection drive at Wesley Memorial and First Presbyterian churches starting at 9 and 8 30.
The Southern Classification committee asked the utilities commission for permission to raise intrastate railroad freights in North Carolina, seeking 47 increases and 569 reductions in ratings. Increases ranged up to 76 percent on wood fibre insulating material and 11 percent on boxes and smokeless powder shipping, with some moves to raise carload minimum weights. Changes proposed to take effect December 24, with objections due within one week to C. H. Noah, assistant director of railroad transportation.
The hearing in the Fair Grove area was adjourned with officials noting the Grove section needs before a final ruling. Local residents opposed by some parties urged a formal proposal as the process paused this week.
The Motor Vehicle Bureau reports 139 vehicles listed as stolen in November with eighty one cars recovered. Year to date thefts accumulate as bureau updates monthly totals and notes prior months' recoveries.
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