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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1940
Page
13
A collection of quirky snippets from a rural postal scene includes a mailbox scene with tears and a letter, a jail cell lodging complaint, sleet on a truck without a windshield, political ramblings about Tom Cooper, a desk sergeant’s curiosity with a metal tube, and a telegram prank.
J E Marsh is named general chairman of the High Point Y M C A annual membership drive with Nathan Ayers as industrial division chair. Campaign dates run March 5 through March 8, with 100 leading businessmen and 100 active Y M C A members soliciting memberships under J J Corrigan.
Jedmont Camp No. 62 Wood of the World will meet at night February 13 at Woodmen hall. A fiscal program by the Gos wartet under the direction ester Burrow will be part of the gathering. A community sing is planned for members.
Andrew Jackson Post No 87 of the American Legion schedules a Tuesday night meeting at the Blair Park Clubhouse to organize entertainment for the state convention June 23 to 25. Department Adjutant James Caldwell will assist, with about 5 000 Legionnaires and Auxiliary members expected. All members urged to attend and join committees. refreshments to be served.
H. G. Rappleye, commissioner of the New York World's Fair, will visit High Point to discuss joining the Cities Participation division. The plan calls for a city exhibit featuring a trylon and perisphere with the city name and chief products, built by the Fair Association at a set cost and returned to the city after the fair.
This evening at 7 30 the Anderson Choral Group an organization of colored singers under Prof 8 EB Burford principal of William Penn High School will perform at First Methodist Church. The program supports Kinse Relations Sunday and includes spirituals such as Go Tell It On The Mountains Were You There and Every Time I Feel The Spirit.
The Uwharrie Council Sea Scout committee met in Lexington to organize the first council regatta on High Rock Lake July 4 to 7 at the new Sea Scout base. About 60 scouts and leaders are expected for the event with each unit supplying its own camping facilities.
A Davidson County drive urges J Walter Lambeth of Thomasville to enter the Eighth District primary. Lambeth says he has no comment but acknowledges strong local interest. Supporters say his entry could prevent a Deane Burgin clash and restore public life to a noted figure.
Permits issued last week lift city construction costs to 22435. A. B. Henley receives a fourteen room brick veneer and stucco residence on Ferndale Drive with R. K. Stewart and Son as contractor. Ward Street Methodist Church gains a log cabin Scout hut on Wrightenberry Street. Additional repairs and remodels approved include homes on Hay Street Prospect Street North Wrenn Street Main Street and other addresses with costs ranging from 55 to 1000 dollars.
Joseph D. Cox and Capus M. Waynick of the High Point Housing Authority will attend the National Association of Housing Officials conference in Washington D C Tuesday and Wednesday. The session at Hotel Washington will cover urgent administrative procedures and the U S H A local authority relations with ongoing plans for follow up committees. Both officials return home Wednesday night after the event.
High Point College Alumni Association sets homecoming for Saturday February 17 to coincide with the second basketball game of the season against Elon College in Harrison Gymnasium. A general business meeting will follow and discuss hiring an executive secretary to promote the program, grow membership, and share college developments with alumni.
A Brotherhood Day observance sponsored by the National Council of Jews and Christians will be held Sunday February 18 at 2 30 p m in the Junior High School auditorium. The program features a 30 minute musical opening led by Virginia Frank with speakers Rabbi J M Freedman Father T F Carney and Dr G I Humphreys who discuss Brotherhood. Organizers are led by Charles F Carroll Jr Grover H Jones H C Barthmaier and Ben L Herman and the event is open to the public.
In Japan chrysanthemum soup is a popular dish made with chopped petals of the flowers.
The senior class of High Point College elected class superlatives. A boy and a girl were chosen for each honor including best looking Josephine Weant High Point Frank Hartman Advance. best sports Neil Holton High Point George Elkins Liberty. most popular Edith Vance High Point Marc Lovelace High Point. most athletic Esther Miran Torrington Conn Hugh Hampton Rutherfordton. most intelligent Marguerite McCaskill Blaney 8 S C William Rennie Medford Mass. most original Helen Waller Kinston Robert Johnson Denton. most versatile Ruth Meredith Thompson Thomasville Archie Williams Wendell. most friendly Marguerite McCaskill Glaney 8 C Frank Hege Lexington.
The article notes that all first magnitude stars are visible from the United States, highlighting an unobstructed view of the brightest celestial objects across the country. It emphasizes consistent visibility regardless of location within the territory.
Hinton James of Raleigh urged manufacturers and commercial operators in area 67 to cooperate with the 1940 decennial census. He noted the sixth district trails others in schedules and stressed data are for census use only. Mrs. Ruby Barfield of Durham said the count will update records for business and economic planning and help chart future development. James urged Guilford County residents to assist enumerators as they gather national trend evidence.
W P Sandridge will represent Yadkin County in the High Point hydro electric case on appeal before the North Carolina Supreme Court Tuesday. The matter dates back to an 1938 ruling on revenue bonds for a plant on the Yadkin River with Duke Power as chief opponent.
The High Point College Zenith staff announced entrants for the annual beauty contest. Each class submits three contestants with a winner from each group to sponsor their class and appear in the yearly Zenith. Entrants include Sibyl Fowler Pinnacle Becky Cobl Haw River Edith Vance High Point for Senior class Rachel Spainhour Winston-Salem Alice Chandler High Point Helen Crowder High Point for Junior class Virginia Hunt Gretna Virginia Audrey Guthrie Graham Jean Maxwell Hendersonville for Sophomore class Ronda Sebastian High Point Kathryn Allen High Point Jul Warren Oxford for Freshman class.
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