Equalization Action Sought for Guilford County Taxes
High Point Real HM state board pushed equalization of Guilford County taxes at a regular meeting at the country club. They recommended appointing two local real estate appraisers and one county official to quickly appraise High Point property for taxation. New officers were named and meetings moved to the first Thursday each month.
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Guilford County
High Point Real HM State Board
High Point
J. D. Brame
C. B. Overman
M. C. Crowson
C. Clark
M. Ernest Welch
C. Criddlebaugh
Clarence A. Smith
Rodney KE. Snow
Gilbert W. Clark
David M. Jester
RE. Wray Farlowe
E. C. Craven
Dishwashing Tips for Ironware and Enameled Ware
Guidelines suggest using a wire dishcloth on ironware and a scrubbing brush for enameled and tinware. For seams in pans, keep a wooden skewer handy to aid cleaning.
High Point Civic Story to Appear in City Magazine
Baltimore representative Frank G. Oldham arrived to assemble data for a feature on High Point for the League of American Municipalities Nov-Dec issue. He will meet with chamber officials and civic groups to highlight industries schools population and outlooks alongside Winston-Salem and Greensboro. The piece targets nationwide circulation and local distribution to readers in Lynchburg Martinsburg and Roanoke. Gimme ’em Peanuts, a black-face comedy, was staged at a high school assembly directed by Miss Lucy Collins with Junior class cast members Wilson Southern Stuart Payne Owen Ritchie Duncan Proctor Abel Payne and Lena Grissom. Ruth Penny led devotional exercises.
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Frank G. Oldham
Baltimore
League of American Municipalities
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Triangle
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Oldham
Lynchburg
Martinsburg
Roanoke
Virginia
Lucy Collins
Money Penny
Wilson Southern
Stuart Payne
Dinty
Owen Ritchie
Dusty
Tramp
Duncan Proctor
Mc Ginty
Abel Payne
Lena Grissom
Ruth Penny
Funeral Planned for Francis M. Pickett Prominent Textile Man
The body of Francis M. Pickett, longtime High Point textile figure and mill owner, will arrive in Greensboro tonight and be brought here for funeral services and burial. His death leaves a void in business and civic circles after fifty years of local influence. A separate report warns employers against hiring underage workers as Forest H. Shufford vows enforcement of child labor laws during the Christmas season.
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Francis M. Pickett
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Greensboro
John H. Walker, Jr
High Point
W. P. Pickett Tobacco Company
Pickett Cotton Mill
Pickett
Baptist Denomiation
Forest H. Shufford
Shufford
Board of Public Welfare
College play News Is News delights High Point College crowd
A student produced farce News Is News at High Point College wowed a 7:30 audience with Nady Cates Jr directing and performing as the reporter. Charles Brooks Jr and Dorothy Lamb drew praise as the leading couple while William Ragan and others provided comic roars. The cast plans a downtown show in January.
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High Point College
Nady Cates, Jr
Charles Brooks, Jr
Dorothy Lamb
Asheboro
Paul Brassir
Mr. Hall
James Ellington
T. C. Johnson
Nady Cates
Special convocation of Royal Arch Masons Friday night
There will be a special convocation of High Point Chapter No 70 R A M Friday night at 7 30 Past Master and Most Excellent Master Degrees All Royal Arch Masons are invited to attend By order of the dict Gee ey W E Herndon Sec
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High Point Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Wesley Memorial Men's Club Banquet Schedule
The annual Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal church Men's Club banquet will be tomorrow night at 6 45 in the church basement. Toast master W B McEwen will preside while Rev John W Moore pastor and Raymond A Smith education director will speak. The event fosters fellowship and cooperation in church activities among club members.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
W. B. McEwen
John W. Moore
Raymond A. Smith
Austin and Turner Form Partnership
A new legal partnership formed by J Allen Austin and Thomas Turner Jr will operate from 706 707 708 Commercial National Bank building. Austin formerly partnered with Edward C Jerome now practicing in Greensboro. Turner a UNC graduate admitted to the bar in 1924 previously solo at 104 Commercial National Bank building.
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J. Allen Austin
Thomas Turner, Jr
Commercial National Bank
Austin
Edward C. Jerome
Greensboro
Turner
University of North Carolina
Commercial National Bank Building
Boy Scout Troop 10 to Be Organized at Wesley Memorial
A new Boy Scout troop will be organized tomorrow night at 7 30 at Wesley Memorial Episcopal Church. Scout Executive Gordon A Blair and committee members W B McEwen R O Lindsay R H Seehrest and W L Collie will form the troop committee with R H Johnson to lead the new troop and Raymond A Smith as assistant. This will be the second troop at the church in the Uwharrie council.
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Wesley Memorial Episcopal Church
Gordon A. Blair
W. B. McEwen
R. O. Lindsay
R. H. Seehrest
W. L. Collie
R. H. Johnson
Greensboro
Raymond A. Smith
O. D. Smith
Uwharrie Council
Mrs. Sarah Wheeler 73 Dies at East Lexington Home
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Wheeler aged 73 died last night at her East Lexington Avenue residence near 9 o clock. She was wife of C J Wheeler wed in 1871 and had two daughters Cora and Maude and two sons Arthur of High Point and William of Deep River. She also leaves two sisters Mrs Mary Sykes and Mrs Lyda Modlin. Funeral at Deep River Friends church tomorrow at 2 30 p m with burial in the family plot.
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Sarah Elizabeth Wheeler
Lexington Avenue
C. J. Wheeler
Wheeler
Cora
Maude Wheeler
Arthur Wheeler
High
Demolay Chapter 10 Meets Tonight at Masonic Temple
High Point De Molay holds 7:20 pm meeting at the Masonic Temple to plan the December 23 Christmas dance at the Sheraton hotel. James Perryman leads advertising, Beverly Yates heads the orchestra, Kike Kiser and UNC will provide music. Henry Gurley, master councillor, will preside. minor business to follow.
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High Point
Order of de Molay
Masonic Temple
Sheraton Hotel
James Perryman
Beverly Yates
University of North Carolina
Henry Gurley
Patient Grips Breath as Doctor Promises Recovery
A patient gasps for air while a doctor reassures relief is near and vows to stop the distress. The exchange reflects cautious progress in a London medical setting.
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London
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