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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1934
Page
8
City prepares for New Year with bells and whistles at midnight as 1935 starts amid rain or snow. Tomorrow is a legal holiday. banks closed, mail halted, city offices and the police department on duty. Watch Night services planned by Salvation Army and Gospel Tabernacle amid optimism for growth.
The High Point Kiwanis club hosts its annual Ladies' Night at the Sheraton tonight at 6 30 o'clock. A varied program of amusement and entertainment is arranged and all Kiwanis members and their ladies are expected to attend.
The Enterprise corrected its prior report to say Jimmy Smith, not his brother N L Smith Jr, killed a trio of squirrels with a man sized gun. I W A Dance Tonight At South Main Hall Begins At O Clock With Special Music.
Tomorrow night marks the final opportunity for veterans to submit ballots on the matter of immediate cash pay adjustments. VFW headquarters announced the deadline and urged participation.
Kenneth Clinard and Craig Crawford of Thomasville were injured in a head-on collision on the Randolph road late yesterday. Both men were taken to City Memorial Hospital after the crash at a crossing of the High Point Thomasville and Denton railway.
Miss Frances Cunningham of Roanoke Virginia a former Walkathon contestant at Elsiewood on the Greensboro road is in serious condition at Guilford General hospital with pneumonia She withdrew from the Walkathon several days ago and was taken to the Sheraton hotel for rest It is reported she had won a previous Walkathon contest elsewhere
Building permits totaling over $1,600 were issued this weekend. The Rialto Theater received a $1,350 permit for renovations, while North State Telephone Co. got two permits for repairs on Virginia avenue dwellings valued at $335 and $135 respectively.
Retail lumber and building material dealers from High Point join others from both Carolinas for a two day convention at the King Cotton hotel Greensboro January 17 and 18. Governor Ehringhaus will speak at the closing session January 18 afternoon.
Three hundred landowners in the Deep River watershed received more than 2600 tons of ground limestone through the Soil Erosion Service. Lime is used on pastures, clover, and lespedera to promote thicker, stronger growth and reduce erosion on steep hillsides. Rotating cropping plans with lime support are common to improve sod density and erosion control.
J. D. Johnson was convicted in municipal court for violating prohibition law and received a five month county jail sentence suspended for three years with $5 and costs. He allegedly poured out liquor before officers entered a Moon street house. Other cases included assaults I res t ing arrest drunkenness and disorderly conduct with various costs and dismissals.
Oscar C. Durland 58 longtime High Point business leader died Sunday night at a local hospital after 16 months of illness. Survived by wife, son James C. Durland, daughter Mrs Phillip B. Davis, and brother Harry E. Durland of Chicago. Funeral Tuesday at 11 from 521 Parkway with pastors W A Lambeth and H Norwood Bowne. interment Oakwood cemetery.
Enterprise report from Raleigh dated December 31 notes Clyde Hoey will announce his candidacy for governor at the end of the 1935 General Assembly. He plans an active campaign for the GOP nomination. Wilkes visitors relay similar expectations from the region.
High Point city begins mailing interest checks to note holders for interest maturing January 1 under the plan. City Manager EB. M. Knox says total paid since January is about 8.83 million, with cash on hand to cover further interest as it accrues to other creditors.
The Raleigh scene anticipates Bob Coughton will declare for governor before the session starts while T C Bowie and J T Burrus plan ongoing public proclamations during their terms. Hoey enjoys strong county support, with expectations of several declarations, starting with Doughton. Burrus and Hoey backed Al Smith's presidential run, highlighting shifts in political alignments.
American Business Club members will hear a live broadcast of the Rose Bowl game between Alabama and Stanford at the Elwood hotel. A loudspeaker will bring the Pasadena kickoff to the main dining room from 6 15 p m until the game ends about 8 p m. Dinner is served at 6 30 and will continue during the broadcast.
An advertisement touts Stanback as a quick and balanced remedy for headaches and nervous tension. It promises fast relief with fewer after effects and notes availability at drugstores with trial sizes of ten and twenty-five cents.
Merger announced by John R. Peacock and Charles T. Parker unites Jones and Peacock with Carolina Insurance Specialists to operate as Jones and Peacock from 413 414 415 Commercial National Bank Building. Miss Lucille Goldston becomes assistant secretary and treasurer with expanded brokerage and engineering services through Alexander and Alexander of Baltimore.
The drum and bugle corps of the local American Legion post holds a banquet at the Legion hall on Commerce street tonight at 7. Members and their spouses or sweethearts will attend. A special program with several speakers has been arranged.
Police will seize all slot machines found in operation in the city and indict owners and operators on gambling charges. Judge Lewis E. Teague ordered confiscation and noted the machines violate the law. A small dice shaking device used for cigarettes was shown in court as an example. Owners of multiple machines face separate indictments. similar actions target gambling on play boards in stores.
Funeral services for Chas. Davis aged 41 who died at his home on Gum Avenue after a short illness of spinal meningitis were held at Fairfield Cemetery Sunday at 2 30 pm. E W Jones of the Waal Methodist church conducted the graveside rites with pallbearers A Osborne W C Hall Joe cer S D Powers Tom Wi C Smith and C A H Lambeth R L Myrick.
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