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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1931
Page
8
Rev J D Barnette, former treasurer and assistant pastor at Green Street Baptist Church, confessed to misappropriating 869.97 dollars. The congregation debated and voted to reaffirm faith in him, but offered ordination papers only after full repayment and proof of restitution.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Commercial Bank High Point North Carolina will be held in the Directors Room on Tuesday January 12 1932 at 10 a m for director elections and to conduct general business. Signed C H Marriner chairman.
Masters of Numa F. Reid Lodge No. 344 invite all Master Masons to a regular meeting Monday night. Members are urged to attend. W M T Gregory and Secretary Chas M Gueth sign the notice.
At a High Point church meeting Rev George Tunstall guided a confession by a former associate who admitted guilt and offered to repay the shortfall. Over 1200 mourned as he relinquished ordination papers and the congregation debated how to proceed with accountability and restoration.
Mayor Grayson of High Point unveils the first 1932 license tag sale at 8:30 tomorrow. The Carolina Motor Club opens a permanent office in the H G Ilderton Motor Company building to issue 7,000 tags 6,000 passenger cars and 1,000 trucks this season. Ed Young will run the local office with Mrs. Owen-Smith as assistant, and D H Lasely oversees the opening to speed service for motorists and tourists. All tags must be displayed by January 1.
A drawhead on a car of Southern train No 38 was pulled out at the Wrenn street crossing this morning at 7 o clock. The train was delayed several minutes while repairs were made.
Sunday school chair C A Lewis led an audit costing 85 revealing total $869.93 in shortages after Barnette confessed to embezzling. He offered notes for $205 and $749.97 secured by relatives, with intentions to pay using car proceeds. Congregation forgave and voted to withhold ordination, awaiting repayment and proof of reform. Barnette declined immediate ordination until debts are settled. The minister had been a popular figure among youth.
High Point officials and local groups mobilize to deliver Christmas baskets to 450 families on the tentative list. Mrs. W C Hammond launches the distribution plan ten days before the holiday as contributions push the Empty Stocking Fund to 654.22 dollars, with 150 dollars reserved for a single rehabilitation case. A charity concert at William Penn High School and donations from churches and individuals boost support, including funds to feed six children and other gifts from local clubs and residents.
The Yo-Yo returns to favor as stores report rising sales and public curiosity grows. The piece notes renewed interest in a toy once loved by all ages, with readers urged to own a Yo-Yo at home and ponder its enduring appeal.
Dr. Charles Haddon Nabers spoke at the First Presbyterian church on The Challenge Which Never Fails to Win. He traced the forty years of Israel’s wandering, noting that leaders Moses and Aaron were flawed yet the people moved forward. He asked why some fine individuals resist goodness, citing Hobabd’s refusal to join and the failed appeal to join the people of God.
The women of the Legion auxiliary will meet with the American Legion tomorrow night by special invitation. A program of entertainment follows the legion business session. The gathering plans accommodate a larger turnout, in the assembly room on the second floor of the High Point Hardware building on South Main street. Legion attendance has risen recently and is expected to continue.
Funeral services for Sam Davis aged 63, cousin of J C, J R, and W H Davis, were held yesterday afternoon at Mount Shepherd church Randolph county. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Davis was a well known prominent farmer in his section.
Funeral services for Mrs Walter Gossett of the Deep River area were held at Deep River Friends Church. Rev. Joseph Peele and Rev. T. J. Jones led the rites with a large gathering present. Interment followed in Deep River cemetery.
High Point residents join Honor Society in a penny a meal relief effort for unemployment. Coins pour into can and bank lobby boxes while milk bottles at homes also collect pennies. stickers available from Salvation Army headquarters.
Mrs. Dansy Lawson Turpin died suddenly at 9 pm at her home 215 East Washington Street. Born January 26, 1889 in Stokes County, she was the wife of H. D. Turpin and mother to eight children. Funeral set for Pinnacle M. P. Church at 2 pm tomorrow following a noon departure from the residence.
A Christmas pageant will be presented at the Ray Street School Tuesday night at 7 30 by children of the first and second grades. The program is to last for one hour.
The trial of Stephen Economy, a local photographer, on a charge of false pretense over stock in Mark Hopkins' estate was continued until December 23 by Municipal Court Judge Lewis E. Teague. Prosecutor L. J. Fisher and Lovelace’s return prompted the delay, as four attorneys lined up on each side for what promises a major legal battle. In court W L. Yow was convicted of arson and sentenced to two years on the county road, while Gilbert Moser pleaded guilty to trespassing after being identified as a former chain-gang inmate. He claimed he rode a freight train home and avoided knowing the law, earning a 12-month suspended sentence after the judge found humor in his remarks.
Robbery at the Main Street school discovered today after a chapel door was battered in. Police said entry was gained through the chapel door and the superintendent D. W. Maddox’s office door also shows damage. No other property damage reported.
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