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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1945
Page
12
The Rev. Charles G. McClure announced that the executive committee opposing a proposed northern southern church merger has drafted a statement. It argues the union plan ignores doctrinal differences and regional disputes over social racial and political issues. McClure chairs the Southern group formed last summer.
State Treasurer Charles M Johnson will speak at the third annual meeting of the North Carolina Citizens Association in Raleigh on Wednesday. He will discuss postwar problems and an essay contest winner will be chosen from high school seniors across 12 districts. New officers will be elected, with James H of Greenville serving as president. IT'S BE COAL DAY in Centralia as Sid Hall reports a ton of lump coal was stolen from his home.
High Point Junior Chamber hosts the fourth annual Bosses Night and Distinguished Service Award program at Emerywood Country Club. Rev. Paul Hardin Jr. is principal speaker with Rev. Paul Jones Roy Padgett Edgar Hartley Edgar Snider and Willard Leathers on the program. Fifty guests join their bosses for an evening of music and speeches.
City council set to open bids for furnishing equipment and repairs to the city owned abattoir with an estimate above 19000 dollars. Bids for a tree removal project at city lakes will also be received along with confirmation of a city lots sale for 3865 dollars and liens totaling 5911.17 dollars. Louise W. Raper purchased the Kool Pool site for 1525 dollars and the council may consider a request from the American Legion post for 10 extra policemen in the colored section during Christmas. Housing committee recommendations seek cost free government houses to ease space shortage. City children average eight point seven years in schooling versus seven point seven for country children.
The federal state marketing service notes sharp price drops on flue cured tobacco markets in the old and middle belts. Weekly sales totaled 10 777 327 pounds in the old belt at 44.15 per hundred, down 2.91 from the prior week, while the middle belt sold 2 907 326 pounds at 41.06, down 3.63. The middle belt markets largely closed for the season with Durham remaining. old belt markets declared a holiday until January 8 after sales slowed to a halt.
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