Sunlight Motor Inventor Debuts At General Electric
Dr. C. W. Hewlett of General Electric's Schenectady labs has created a sunlight motor that directly converts sunlight to electric current. A small model has demonstrated feasibility, with experts calling the device potentially practical for wide use. Hewlett, NC State graduate, resides in High Point through marriage to Miss Stephen Carrick, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Carrick.
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C. W. Hewlett
General Research Laboratories
General Electric Company
Schenectady
North Carolina State College
Dr. Hewlett
High Point
Stephen Carrick
Thomas CC. Carrick
Pittsburgh Doctor Stephenson Visiting Local City
Dr. Frank W. Stephenson of Pittsburgh is in town over the weekend as general secretary of the Board of Education of the Methodist Protestant Conference. He is visiting High Point college and staying with Dr. G Humphreys and Mrs Humphreys.
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Stephenson
Frank W. Stephenson
Pittsburgh
Board of Education
Methodist Protestant Conference
High Point College
Humphreys
Dr Binford to Speak at Deep River Friends Meeting
Dr Raymond Binford president emeritus of Guilford College will address a special meeting of pastoral committee members from Archdale Springfield Deep River Oak Hill and Central Friends at Central Friends Church this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The topic is The Training of Quaker Ministry. Pastors and Friends are invited to attend.
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Binford
Raymond Binford
Guilford College
Churches of the Deep River
Quarterly Meeting of Friends
Central Friends Church
Archdale
Springfield
Deep River
Oak Hill
Central Friends
Davis Granted Partial Reward For Help In Guilford Slayings
A £200 payment was authorized by George Stansbury chair of the Guilford commissioners to J. S. Davis Trey as a compromise of Davis claims toward the $400 reward for the slayers of William Davis last October. Davis says he helped by giving names of conspirators linked to his nephew Robert Smith, one of five convicted in the robbery and murder.
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Davis
Greensboro
George Stansbury
Guilford
J. S. Davis
Trey
William Davis
Robert Smith
Esther Whitley Dies in Greensboro Highway Crash
Esther Whitley 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin C Whitley of Climax, died after the automobile she rode in overturned on a slippery highway seven miles south of Greensboro near Pleasant Garden. Driver Charles Bennett Fields 1 year old Ray Fields of Climax suffered serious injuries. two Whitley brothers and Ray Fields Jr were hurt but not seriously.
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Greensboro
Fed
Esther Whitley
Martin C. Whitley
Climax
Pleasant Garden
Charlies Bennett Fields
Ray Fields
J. R
C. W. Whitley
Charles Bennett Fields
Ray Fields, Jr
Gunter sues Latham Co. for 70000 in Guilford and Cabarrus lands
Hayden Gunter, mining engineer, files suit in Greensboro Superior Court seeking 70000 damages from J E Latham Co claiming breach of contract and claiming transfer of mining deeds. He also seeks injunction to stop further sales until his claim is heard and cites alleged gold property riches in North Carolina.
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Greensboro
Hayden Gunter
J. E. Latham Company
Latham Company
Guilford
Cabarrus
Gunter
Latham
North Carolina
High Point
Gardner Hill
Municipal League Official Seeks $1 Million for City Highways
City Manager E. M. Knox spoke to Raleigh lawmakers urging a $1,000,000 appropriation from highway funds to municipalities for maintenance of urban and suburban roads. He cited 5,600 miles of municipal highways and a $70 million investment at risk, with 53 million in bonds outstanding. Continued on Page Six.
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North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina Municipal League
North Carolina
E. M. Knox
League
Joint Appropriations Committee
Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Knox
Have A Heart Day Aids Needy City Children
The Woman's club launches Have A Heart day on February 14 to fund Give a Lunch for hungry local children. Milk and five cent lunches support pupils at Oak Hill Brentwood Emma Blair Ada Blair Cloverdale Junior High Elm Street Johnson Street Ray Street and the senior high, improving attendance and morale.
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Hungary
Woman's Club
C. C. Hayworth
Mesdames R. I. Quigley
Hobart Bryant
F. E. Whitescarver
F. E. Moses
Milton Silver
C. 8. Hampp
R. H. Sechrest
H. Sears
G. I. Humphreys
Oak Hill School
M. A. Lackey
Kennett
Brentwood School
C. C. Chidester
George Robb
Emma Blair School
A. E. Frasier
Joe F. Hoffman
Ada Blair School
F. R. Allman
M. I. Rowland
Cloverdale
John McCall
Elm Street
Johnson Street
C. H. Williard
H. C. Robertson
Ray Street
C. C. Hampp
Floyd Wilson
R. E. Ranson
January Fire Loss Totals Four Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Seven
Fire Chief E K Ingram reports January losses reached 4567 dollars for buildings and contents with 12 cents per capita. Building losses totaled 34428 with insured value 153750. contents losses 1139 with insured 38300. There were 34 alarms from 20 boxes, three false. Most fires traced to physical hazards 13 and personal hazards 19. other causes include wooden roofs two, occupational hazards two, and defective flues two.
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E. K. Ingram
New Employment Totals 1039 in Week in High Point Area
The High Point reemployment office reported 39 new employments last week, including 28 in private industry or homes and 11 on public works projects. Fourteen new registrations and five re-registrations were recorded, with a push for 1935 registrants and veterans to enroll.
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National Reemployment Service
Noah Davis
High Point
Jamestown
Blair Park
Commerce Street
Mrs. Elizabeth Kyle Selders Dies at 73 in High Point
Mrs. Elizabeth Kyle Selders aged 73 wife of Col A Selders United States Commissioner died at her daughter’s home 617 Montheu avenue Saturday after noon after a several weeks illness. She was born October 11 1861 near Lancaster Pa and moved from Ohio to North Carolina in 1919 residing in the city five years. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs M S Hall and Mrs M S Ware of High Point two brothers Clark Kyle Salem Ohio Ed Kyle Wadsworth Ohio one sister Mrs Lavenia Rickard Wadsworth Ohio and three grandchildren Patricia Jane Hall Robert Hall and John Hall. Funeral from Sechrest Funeral Home Sunday at 3 30 conducted by Dr Joseph Rennie. Body with Mrs Hall proceeds to Wadsworth Ohio Monday at 10 52 for services and interment there Tuesday afternoon.
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Elizabeth Kyle Selders
Col. A. Selders
United States
M.S. Hall
Montheu Avenue
Selders
Lancaster
Penn
John
Mary Kyle
North Carolina
Ohio
M. S. Hall
M. S. Ware
High Point
Clark Kyle
Salem
Ed Kyle
Wadsworth
Lavenia Rickard
Patricia Jane Hall
Robert
John Hall
Sechrest Funeral Home
Joseph Rennie
First Presbyterian Church
Thomasville Man Hurt in Head-On Auto Collision
Howard Sayers of Thomasville sustained a fractured hip and other injuries when his Austin car collided head on with a board coach driven by H C Burgess of Ruffin near Hayworths lunch room on highway No ton just west of the city. Sayers was taken to Guilford General Hospital by Yows ambulance and remained a patient. Police say Sayers traveled toward Thomasville while Burgess headed toward Greensboro when the crash occurred.
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Howard Sayers
Thomasville
Austin
H. C. Burgess
Ruffin
Hayworth
Sayers
Guilford General Hospital
Burgess
Greensboro
Cantata The Good Samaritan Presented At Local Church
The First Presbyterian Church will present The Good Samaritan cantata this afternoon at 5 o clock. The 20 voice choir directed by Prof. Dan W Smith will perform with soloists Clarence Schulthesis Mrs J H Allred Elizabeth Monroe and A C Lovelace. The cantata recounts the Bible tale of a wounded man helped by a Samaritan and invites the public to attend.
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the Good Samaritan
Dan W. Smith
First Presbyterian Church
Good Samaritan
Clarence Schulthesis
J. H. Allred
N. L. Smith Jr Elected Secretary of Greater Furman Club
N L Smith Jr son of Mr and Mrs N L Smith of 217 Elm Street and a Furman College freshman Greenville DC has been elected executive secretary of the Greater Furman club a student body group that promotes Furman to prospective students The executive board submits officers recommendations and the student body votes to approve or reject These officers were elected unanimously with Smith chosen to lead the group
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N. L. Smith, Jr
N. L. Smith
Elm Street
Furman College
Greenville
D. C
Greater Furman Club
Furman
Smith
Ber lin Auto Pore Machine Offers Firewood Exchange
A Berlin installation offers firewood in exchange for potato peels or other inedible food waste through an auto pore device. The program invites residents to recycle scraps for fuel, suggesting practical reuse amid resource shortages.
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Berlin
Automotive News Section Is Started As Weekly Feature
The Enterprise begins a regular Sunday automotive news feature. It will cover new developments in the automobile industry, new models and improvements, local and national news, traffic laws, safety campaigns, and driver interests, with many illustrations.
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Enterprise Today
Chamber of Commerce Puts Air Mail Plan in Motion
The Traffic and Transportation bureau aims to send air mail directly from High Point to the Tri City Friendship airport to cut delays. Officials will seek government funding details while pursuing through fare and trunk line service options. A new airport study and possible Interstate Commerce Commission seat for I M Batley are discussed along with upcoming committee meetings and reports.
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Traffic and Transportation Bureau of Chamber of Commerce
Tri-City
Friendship
Greensboro
Traffic and Transportation Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Sizemore
Huraan
SSS
Vurveaw
R. R. Reynolds
High Point
Winston-Salem
E. R. Oliver
Southern Railway System
Seaboard
Wadesboro
Thomasville
I. M. Batley
Smithfield
The
Bureau
Inter
Model Civic Center Being Tentatively Planned Here
A proposed High Point civic center envisions a city administration building, a central fire station, and expanded public facilities on a Main Street block. The plan, aided by Public Works Administration funds, would use the post office as the first unit and relieve crowded city hall while allowing future growth.
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High Point
Public Works Administration
Main Street
South Main
East Green
South Wrenn
East Russell Streets
Civic Center
City Administration
Federal Building
Main Street On the Lot Immediately Back of the Post Office
Wrenn Street
Russell Street
McAnally
Fifty Years of The Enterprise Draw Greetings From Notables
Ambassador Daniels and Senator Bailey sent greetings to High Point and The Enterprise after the Fiftieth Anniversary edition. Letters from Fay etteville and a New York trade journal praised the issue, celebrating local industry, education and community growth. Numerous readers nationwide offered commendations.
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Josephus Daniels
United States
Mexico
Josiah William Bailey
Enterprise
Mexico City
Daniels
J. P. Rawley
The
High Point Enterprise
High Point
North Carolina
Senator Bailey
Washington
Holt McPherson
High
Mina Harriss
Fayetteville
J. W. Harriss
Welch Harriss
Kearns Boys
Frank N. Harriss
Hattie Anderson Harriss
Blair School
New York
Many Depositors Yet To Claim Money From Closed Bank
Receivers of the Commercial National Bank warn more than 1,000 dividend checks remain uncalled and eighty five depositors with over ten dollars on deposit have not proven claims. Deposits ranged from ten to two hundred dollars, averaging around 265, with several thousand dollars awaiting proper claim. Names listed show numerous individuals and entities urged to contact the receivers at Security National Bank building, South Main and Commerce streets.
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Commercial National Bank
Security National Bank
South Main and
Commerce Streets
T. Otis Albright
Nellienderson
Vola Anderson
Oulse G. Baker
Amanda " Barnes
W. HH. Benner
Willam Benner
Leary Bennett
Ohn
A. Bodenheimer
J. J. Bull
C. Burton
Dallas Cecil
A. C. ‘Ross
Charley Cooley
W. M. Crouch
Walter M. ‘Rouch, Jr
Sarah Harper
J. M. and
Enetta Harris
Mangum Harvell
Lillian Hayes
Kerles Heathcock
Helen Marie “Tedgecock
L. E. Heigh
D. E. Hill
Bessie “Mitchell Holt
R. L. Henderson
T. A. Huxhteim
Independent Cigar Co
Idella Mae Ingram
Leslie Johnson
J. L. Jeffries
Margie Johnson
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Latham Co
Municipal League
A. Selders
United States Commissioner of Revenue
Hurt
Uantata
State Commerce Commission
Bailey
J. T. Ryan
F. J. Flagler
I. M. Lassiter
T. V. Rochelle
Board of Directors
Civic
C. A. Kirkman
J. F. Millis
C. C. Garrett
Board of
F. Logan Porter
R. A. McPheeters
C. L. Amos
W. C. Idol
W. T. Powell
R. O. Linday
T. Barras
A. 8. Caldwell
C. EB. Diffendale
Edgar Hartley
G. H. Kearns
H. T. Hudson
W. B. Thomas
M. J
City Beautiful
By Jack Appleyard
Daniel
Riendly
A.J. Koonce
Exponce Funeral Home, Inc
South Main ST
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