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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1938
Page
5
High Point families use Weal Laundry to launder and repair clothes with darning and sewing. Services are affordable with work at 15 cents and flat at eight cents, minimum $1. Delivery is same day for bundles dropped before noon. Manager P Crowder Jr directs the Centennial Avenue plant.
In its peak the New Zealand geyser manga expelled mud stones and water to a considerable height every 36 hours, illustrating a dramatic geothermal display noted in historical records.
In Elko Nevada B G McBride reports four family members have mumps while their dog Tubby shows facial swelling. All are convalescing as doctors monitor the unusual spread within the household.
Seven thousand elk in the Jackson Hole region were supplied with hay by U S forestry employees to relieve hunger caused by heavy snow. The feeding effort aimed to sustain the herd as harsh winter weather trapped wildlife in the high country.
An unusually large stock of used auto parts for many makes is kept at H Gordon and Son, an established junk dealer on South Hamilton Street. Since 1915 they purchase scrap in any amount, offering the highest cash price, with delivery trucks and a northern broker monitoring market conditions daily.
Denton News notes Sunday visits by Miss Lillian Russell and Clin ard Sexton with the Edmond Sextons and others in Mocksville. Nearby couples H P Sexton and R H Hardy hosted and traveled to Lexington. Additional gatherings included J W Cashatt in Richfield and Wes Cameron family in Thomasville. The list ends with Wade Harris of Albemarle and Mary Ross Badgett of Norwood visiting here.
A long list of local businesses heads the parade of firing liners, naming firms from furniture stores and hardware to service stations and markets. The lineup includes Stansell Tri-City Billiard Parlor, Poovey Royal Curb Market, Parker Brown Industrial Finance, Guilford Radio Service, Master Retreading, Paramount Furniture, Ingram Furniture, West End Coal & Wood, Supreme Heating, Furniture City Motors, and many others.
Master Retreading owner Dave Cecil explains how using worn tread tires with sound casings can be rejuvenated at less than half the cost of new tires. The plant added four molds, three for truck tires, enabling recapping 32 by 6, 10 ply to 825 by 20 for 40,000 to 60,000 extra miles at one third the price of new tires.
Week end with Mr. and Mrs. H Val Badgett. Mrs. J F Cameron hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Ben Morgan of Asheboro and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cameron of Lexington. Little Joanne Snyder returned home after visiting Mrs. A F Jones in Thomasville. Mrs. Lewis Crawford of Thomasville visits her mother Mrs. J T Sexton. Mary Ellen Foust, long treated in Gastonia hospital, has returned home much improved. Denton Methodist Protestant auxiliary No 1 plans a mock radio broadcast.
A school auditorium hosts an event Saturday night at 7 o'clock. Organizers invite attendees to attend as plans proceed for the community gathering.
Joe Jackson of Elizabeth was jailed after a disorderly conduct incident sparked when he dropped a nickel under a parked car and pushed the vehicle into a restricted zone to recover it. A policeman ordered him to move it back, but he refused.
The North Carolina Photographers association holds its annual convention in Greensboro from February 14 to 16. The gathering aims to review industry trends, showcase work, and discuss professional standards.
Customers of the Emerywood Curb market are assured of fresh fruits and vegetables at all times. Owner-manager C H Allred selects daily from Florida trucks and orchards. The market offers speedy and handy delivery by phone and ample parking on North Main Street at the Emerywood entrance. The store carries groceries meats and produce with modern refrigeration.
City Fuel company at 520 Park Street operates as the sole coal yard in High Point owned by Mrs. Edna Blake. It supplies Clinchfield coal and Anchor stoker products and offers Pocahontas nut coal plus three other stoker coal brands. The shop guarantees no dirt or rocks in coal.
Curtis Nebraska volunteer fire department readied to respond en masse to a Wallace blaze 44 miles away. Firemen filled three railroad tank cars with water and mounted their truck on a flatcar before a telephone call said the fire was under control.
Doyle Quinn was indicted on forgery in Martinsville West Virginia after chewing the forged check at a preliminary hearing. A trial found him sane and he received seven years in state prison with credit for two months he already served awaiting trial.
Male frigate birds puff a flame red balloon-like throat sac during mating season to attract mates. The sac deflates after a mate is secured, signaling courtship success.
DeSoto and Plymouth dealers High Point operate four large used car service bays at 792 North Main Street. E. C. Peace oversees all used car buying and selling with W. L. Smith confirming his full charge. Staff includes Pete Moore, T. C. Kivett, W. M. Preddy, Vernon Hassell and Abram White. Furniture City Motors gives complete auto service. Lynn Meredith directs the service department. The garage is open every evening until 8.
Brief note recalls Ponce de Leon setting sail from Puerto Rico in March in 1513 in search of the legendary Fountain of Youth. The fragment emphasizes voyage origin and historic quest.
Researchers note the black bear consumes a wide prey spectrum from tiny ants to large cattle impact. Shoppers are invited to browse goods and shop here in a separate promotional line.
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