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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1939
Page
15
The Empty Stocking Fund totals lag behind last year by 373.25 dollars with a crippled seven month unemployed man and others in need. An anonymous 20 dollar gift arrived in an envelope but no sender ID. The Enterprise urges further donations to aid the needy this Christmas, promising proper acknowledgment.
City Manager E M Knox proposed seeking WPA aid for a Hamilton and Perry Streets bridge if the PWA rejects the grant application. If both plans fail, the city may fund at least one bridge with its own money, using over 50 000 earmarked in the budget.
A father recalls taking his two children to see Christmas toys, their joy turning to chaos in a toy department. He navigates the cries for tricycles, Santa’s authority, and a public quarrel over leaving the store, joking about billing the manager for publicity. The piece closes with light verse about holiday poverty and charity.
Shoppers packed city stores on Saturday prompting merchants to forecast a record Christmas sales week. department stores report rising lay away purchases and stronger traffic with managers predicting next week will surpass all prior periods in High Point retail history.
The Uwharrie Council plans its 18th annual meeting at the Sheraton Hotel to review the past year and plan expansion. Leaders H A Illis and F Carroll Jr preside as Prof Harold Meyers, a noted global youth expert, is to be the principal speaker. The council serves Randolph Swan and Davidson counties and parts of Guilford.
City commissioners schedule a public hearing for December 20 to consider a low cost housing project in High Point. Citizens petitioned for action, and council must decide if a local authority should be formed to pursue construction or reject the plan for at least three months.
National Guard units in High Point and Greensboro prepare for a seven day winter exercise ordered by the adjutant general Major Ralph Lewis will muster about 130 troops from two batteries at the armory today. Training has included Jefferson property near Guilford College and bivouacking on Brandt shores northwest of Greensboro amid enlistment and reorganization challenges.
The Salvation Army Girls Club will present its Christmas program Wednesday night at 7 at the Army building. Dorothy James, in charge, says club members will perform a Christmas playset. Gift presentations will follow and refreshments will be served.
City Boy Scouts and Fire Department volunteers completed their annual toy drive canvassing 3648 homes. About 500 needy families are expected to receive repaired toys gathered from multiple churches and schools with 135 scouts aiding the recount and box filling for the Empty Stocking Fund.
Friends and patrons of the Junior High School will attend a program at the school auditorium on Monday featuring the Christmas play Mimi Invites The Christmas Guests at 11 a.m. and 12 noon. Lunch will be served 11:30 to 1:30. Gift baskets for needy families will be placed by the tree after the play. Directed by Mrs. Keith Harrison with Miss Alma Andrews on music. Cast includes Edwina West Ella Page Harrison Doris Horne Sarah Lewis Gilbert Furgurson Nancy Sechrest Brandis Leonard Mary Elizabeth Burton and Gloria Champion.
The Japanese Government plans to broaden its aluminum sector over the next three years with the goal of achieving domestic self sufficiency in aluminum production. This program signals a shift toward greater industrial independence and reliance on homegrown supplies.
The article notes Finland Day proclamations and a Finland Relief Fund led by Herbert Hoover. It highlights American sympathy for Finland after the Russian invasion, with nationwide donations from civic and professional groups to aid women, children, and noncombatants.
The local relief fund shows a previously acknowledged amount of 59.00 dollars. The record lists Dr. T. R. Zimmerman as a donor or recipient with a one dollar entry. Other text is unreadable.
Police Chief W G Friddle urged national and local action to reduce December crashes. Four people died in motor vehicle accidents this year, tying a 1936 record. Special traffic officers will patrol main streets during Christmas, and pedestrians should cross only where officers are present. Drivers were warned not to jaywalk and to slow for crowded business districts amid glare from holiday lights.
James Deaton and his brother R L Deaton were slightly injured in a cutting scrape on South Main Street. Police reported a brief disturbance but few details were released.
The Andrew Jackson Post No 87 American Legion calls a special meeting at Blair Park Clubhouse Tuesday December 19 at 7 45 p m All members should attend to support the charity fund Please bring a can of food or other nonperishable item If unable to attend donate at Studebaker place on North Main Street Commander Harry Pleming will collect Provisions Also bring prospect cards for the membership report and bring wives whether or not they are Auxiliary members
About 11 o'clock last night two men involved in a dispute with an unidentified third person were rushed to Guilford General Hospital in Koonce's ambulance. They received treatment and were dismissed.
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