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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1937

Page

3

Statesville to vote on 10 cent tax for ninth school month

Statesville voters will cast ballots on March 20 regarding a proposed 10 cent tax to extend the city school term by a ninth month.

Statesville

Reorganized Sandhills Sixteen Civic Chorus Emerges

The Sandhills Sixteen, a long standing civic chorus from this area, has been reorganized after years of inactivity, announced in Southern Pines on February 8.

Southern Pines Sandhills Sixteen Civic Chorus

Monument business spotlight in High Point industries

Editor notes a recurring Enterprise feature on High Point businesses and industries. The column highlights Stone Works Inc as part of a series exploring local commerce and craftsmanship in monuments and related work.

Stone Works, Inc High Point Businesses Indus Enterprise

From Apprentice to Marble Expert at Central Stone

The article profiles Forrest a stone carver with 34 years in the trade and O W. Crissman of Central Stone Inc. detailing his early wages as an apprentice, his rise to master craftsman, and the firm’s operation. It describes quarry sources at Tate Ga and Winnsboro S C, the marble cutting and finishing process, and production steps from gang saws to sand blasting and lettering.

O. W Central Stone , Inc Forrest Lumpkin Compton Atlanta Walter E. Crissman Cene Works, Inc Crissman Forsecretary Winnsboro S. C Regia Tate Gaarble

Monuments Rise Near Tryon Street In High Point

A sequence of photos shows new monuments at Central Stone Works on Tryon Street. The rear image captures rough granite awaiting skilled carving, and the final image depicts completed monuments destined for a local cemetery.

Pension bill overhaul shifts administration to state board

Changes by the joint committee place old age pensions and aid to dependent children under the state board of charities and public welfare with the public welfare commissioner as chief executive. The plan keeps oversight by the board and alters county board selection and appeals while aiming for swift passage by Wednesday.

Walter B. J. Baskerwill Raleigh Joint Committee On Public Welfare Senate BE. L. McKee Senate Welfare Committee McKee State Board of Charities and Public Welfare Commissioner of Public Welfare L. L. Gravely Rocky Mount Public Assistance County Boards of Public Welfare Board of County Commissioners County of Welfare State Board of Appeals

Deaths in Asheboro: Henry Branson Presnell 84

Henry Branson Presnell, 84, died at his Cedar Falls area home Sunday at 4 PM. Survived by wife Rosseanna, four daughters Della Scott, Elma Vincannon, Cora Lamb, Marie Sanders, and sons Essay, William A., Alton. Funeral held Monday at Giles Chapel at 3 PM with Rev. Joel B. Trogdon officiating.

Asheboro Henry Branson Presnell Cedar Falls Rosseanna Presnell Della Scott Greensboro Elma Vincannon Seagrove Cora Lamb Randleman Marie Sanders Essay William A Alton Hamlet Giles Chapel

Mrs Margaret Moody former congressman widow dies at 74

Mrs Margaret E Moody age 74 of Waynesville widow of James M Moody who served in Congress in the early 1900s died at her home yesterday after a long illness.

Waynesville Fed Margaret E. Moody James M. Moody Congress

Funeral services for Rev Peter Mc Intyre in Goldsboro

Reverend Peter Mc Intyre aged 76 and longtime pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Goldsboro died after a stroke. Funeral services were held Sunday in Goldsboro.

Goldsboro Peter McIntyre First Presbyterian Church

George Woodard Dies From Heart Attack During Church Service

Statesville man George E. Woodard aged 76 died of a heart attack during services at Western Avenue Baptist Church on Sunday. Funeral arrangements were not listed in the fragment.

Statesville George E. Woodard Western Avenue Baptist Church

Teague Fatally Injured In Truck Incident

Winston Salem February 8. William Harrison Teague sixty three fell or jumped from the rear of a moving truck and was fatally injured.

Winston-Salem Willam Harrison Teague

Tax collections in Asheville reach $1.02 million in 1936 levy

Tax Collector Robert C. Collins reports Asheville and Buncombe county property owners paid 1936 taxes totaling $1,021,707.22, about 60 percent of the total levy.

Asheville Robert C. Collins Eald Buncombe County

Rotary district split expands to divisions A and B

Rotary officials announced the 57th Rotary district is divided into divisions A and B and enlarged to include a few clubs in South Carolina, with the change affecting central and eastern North Carolina.

Kinston Rotary North Carolina South Carolina

Butter markets hold varied prices in Chicago trading

Chicago butter prices show unsettled creamery specials and extras with 93 and 92 scores. Reports list specific grade ranges and carriage numbers while noting firmer demand on ewes and local extra firsts.

Chicago

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