General Petition Seeks Investigation Of Furniture Freight Rates
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers association asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for a general probe into sharply rising freight charges to all regions. They protest rates set to take effect February 25, noting furniture value has fallen since 1929 and arguing the new charges are unjust and discriminatory against southern shipping points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oma Ibeome Eee Maced
J. T. Ryan
Commission
Ryan
General Furniture
Asheboro Couple Injured In Auto Wreck In High Point
Asheboro youths J B Ward Jr and Myrtle Pearce are injured after a crash at Centennial and Monthey avenues. A third party and two accomplices fled. a half full jar of whisky was found in the wrecked Ford but owners are unconfirmed. Pearce denies drinking and faces a prohibition charge from High Point police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Ward, Jr
Asheboro
High Point
Myrtle Pearce
Centennial and
Monthey Avenues
C. E. Bolling
Pearce
Miss Maynard
Ward
W. G. Clary
Fourth Street
Clary
Se ® Hrest
Bolling
Court seeks half credit for costs in 146 convictions
Julian C. Franklin asks the city to cover half the costs in 146 cases where defendants were sentenced to the city stockade since July 31 1931. Total court costs amount to 1523.50 for 309 months of sentences. From 1931 to Feb 12 1932 147 inmates were committed totaling 300 months. Credit is a bookkeeping matter for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian C. Franklin
E. M. Knox
Franklin
Injuries Sought in Gate City Auto Mishap
Naomi Suggs sues Jones Dry Cleaning and Harvey Leonard in High Point court for 5000 dollars claiming personal injuries from a Greensboro accident on December 29, 1931. Leonard allegedly operated the company truck negligently as agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Naomi Suggs
Jones Dry Cleaning and Pressing Company
Harvey Leonard
High Point
Leonard
N. M. Cates
Esther Hosiery Mills, Inc
Graham
Elizabeth Martin Jordan
Lonnie Jordan
Presbyterians Hear Dr Nabers at First Church
Dr. Charles Haddon Nabers outlines Sunday services at the First Presbyterian church. Activities include a church school at 9:45 a.m. a morning service at 11, vesper worship at 5, and a 6 p.m. Young People forum with supper. Sermons address congregation and war ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haddon Nabers
First Presbyterian Church
Nabers
Annual Meeting Set for High Point Country Club
Notices for the regular annual meeting of the High Point Country Club stockholders announce a Friday session at 7 15 p m in the Club. The meeting was postponed from February 2 by President Lawrence C Matton and the board. Matton, who led the club through a year of expansion, will not seek re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Country Club, Inc
C. H
Lawrence C. Matton
Matton
Work of Junior Service League Praised At Guilford Tuberculosis Meet
The Guilford County Tuberculosis association lauded the High Point Junior Service League for its tuberculosis prevention work among children. New officers include Mrs. Max T. Payne as president and Mrs. Owen-Smith moving from president to board position. The meeting discussed funding limits for a new Tubercular Sanitorium building and noted milks program for undernourished children. Anti tuberculosis seals sales dipped in 1931 in High Point and schools while Greensboro rose to 1342.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Junior Service League
Guilford County Tuberculosis Association
Owen-Smith
County Association
Max T. Payne
Greensboro
J. W. Dick
Gibsonville
W. C. A. Hammel
James L. Scott
Blanche T. Lamb
W. G. Ragsdale
Jamestown
C. A. Julian
Earl Holt
Oak Ridge
R. M. Buie
Guilford County
Ruth Clinard
High Point
George P. Geohagan, Jr
Co. C. Hudson
Frank A. Sharpe
Bar Holt
H. Norwood Bowne
George L. Stansbury
Board of County Commissioners
Guiford County Tubercular
C. C. Hudson
Hudson
E. T. Harrison
Junior Service League
Officers Suffer Minor Bruises in City Collision
Police Sergeant J. H. Hubbard and plainclothesman H. E. Wade were slightly hurt when their department car collided with a Ford coupe driven by J. A. Dodson of three miles west of High Point at Broad and Grimes streets. Wade said a large sedan cut in front of Dodson and turned east across the railroad. Hubbard suffered a neck sprain and Wade a chest bruise with minor finger sprains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hubbard
H. E. Wade
J. A. Dodson
High Point
Broad
Grimes Streets
Wade
Dodson
Hubard
Mr. Wade
South's Largest Rabbitry Establishes Home Office Here
Bennett Rabbitry Inc moves headquarters from Winston-Salem to Griffin Boxwood Nurseries south of High Point on the Asheboro highway. President N A Bennett says the firm feeds 1 to 1.5 tons weekly to customers within 80 miles, with 6 000 breeding rabbits planned. John Griffin is vice president and R P Royer secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Rabbitry, ‘Inc
Atew
City Ay
Bennett Rabbitry, Inc
Winston-Salem
Griffin Boxwood Nurseries
High Point
Asheboro Highway
N. A. Bennett
Bennett
Southern Railroad
John Griffin
R. P. Royer
Unemployment Group To Begin Drive On Monday
The High Point National Unemployment Program committee, backed by the American Legion, plans a Monday start through March 15 to aid the unemployed. Dr I T Mann leads with Forrest H Shuford as vice chair. members include local business and mill leaders, Red Cross, welfare and chamber officials. Miss Clara Cox to run volunteers and I Paul Ingle to head a sub committee for job solicitation. The drive will use welfare registrations and seek odd jobs and yard work to ease local unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
High Point Committee
American Legion
Sheraton Hotel
I. T. Mann
Forrest H. Shuford
Andrew Jackson Post
George Edwards
The
Enterprise
J. E. Millis
Adams-Millis Corporation
C. 8. Grayson
Cc. L. Amos
Melrose Hosiery
W. G. Reich
Stehli
Clara Cox
Post
Red Cross
Fox Marshall
American Legion Auxiliary
W. C. Hammond
High Point Board of Public Welfare
D. A. Dowdy
Legion Committee
Missing grocer found and will return to city
F Posey Oak Street Grocery owner aged 30 disappeared February 7 after leaving 16 year old G W Caveness in charge. He was located in a West Virginia town and is due back today. Disturbing questions linger about his finances and possible foul play as three writs of attachment shut the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Posey
West Virginia
WV. F. Posey
Oak Street
Mr. Posey
University Credit Company
Harrison Brothers
Piedmont Insurance and Realty Company
E. M. Brown
Cc. L. Grar
National Dry Cleaners Announces New Office Opening
The National Dry Cleaners will open a new office at 1556 English Street opposite Ring Drug Company. Monday morning it was announced by R. D. Penny, owner and manager. Miss Dorothy Kiger will manage the new office. current offices remain on North Main and East Washington streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Dry Cleaners
English Street
Ring Drug Company
R. D. Penny
Dorothy Kiger
North Main
East Washington Streets
All City Employes To Aid Vigilance Effort
City Manager EB M Knox outlined a plan to mobilize a full time vigilance corps of all city employes to prevent lawsuits by correcting common city defects. Workers will use 36 general complaint blanks to log issues from streets to insanitary premises with urgency notes and dispositions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. M. Knox
Pada
Inamaual
Knox
UNC President Dr Frank Graham to Speak Here Next Tuesday
Dr Frank Porter Graham president of the University of North Carolina will address the High Point alumni chapter at the Sheraton hotel private dining room next Tuesday evening February 16 at 8 oclock. L R Johnston president of the local chapter says no supper will be held and no funds collected. He urges all alumni and parents of High Point students at UNC to attend. Graham is described as a forceful and beloved leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Porter Graham
University of North Carolina
High Point
University
Sheraton
L. R. Johnston
Johnston
Graham
Dr. Graham
Senator Hinsdale to Speak at Schoolmasters Club
Senator John W. Hinsdale of Wake County will address the regular meeting of the Schoolmasters Club at the American Legion in Lexington next Wednesday evening February 17 at 6 30 oclock. Dinner will be served by the Legion Auxiliary. He is expected to discuss school legislation from the last session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hinsdale
Wake County
North Carolina
Schoolmasters’ Club
American Legion
Lexington
L. R. Johnston
Kenry Grady Owens
Hinsdale
Legion Auxiliary
Friendly Cafeterias Receivership Hearing Set
A hearing on the creditors Charlies Y. Fox Eli E. Davis and William A. Lindsay petition to make permanent the receivership of Friendly Cafeterias Inc will be held Monday at 11 am in the municipal courtroom Judge Lewis E Teague ordered the temporary receivership and it was continued for final settlement Friday afternoon R D and G G Dickson local attorneys named as temporary receivers remain in control of the business which did not open Thursday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Y. Fox
Eli E. Davis
William A. Lindsay
Friendly Cafeterias, Inc
Lewis E. Teague
Teague
R. D
G. G. Dickson
Lawyers to Organize March Municipal Court Calendar
A bar meeting will be held Monday at 2 PM in the courtroom to arrange the calendar for the March term of municipal court for jury trials in criminal cases. The two weeks term opens March 1 with Judge Lewis B. Teague presiding, per assistant clerk Julian C. Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian C. Franklin
Lewis B. Teague
Allied Forces Prohibition Meetings Begin At Local High School
Allied Forces for Prohibition arrive for a two day series of mass meetings at the high school auditorium starting this afternoon at 3. Speakers include Colonel Raymond Robins Dr Ira Landrith and Dr Daniel Poling with talks on Why We Stand for It Bolshevism With a Haircut and The Eighteenth Amendment. Local clergy and civic leaders organize events with luncheons and evening sessions through Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Forces For Prohibition
Adburvarcomeuis Goi
Raymond Robins
Norma C. Brown
Allied Forces
Robert C. Ropp
Allied Youth
Daniel A. Poling
Homer Wheeler Repeats as Sedgefield Club President
R Homer Wheeler of High Point was unanimously reelected president of the Sedgefield Country Club for a third consecutive year despite his reluctance. Directors praised his long service since the club’s founding and noted his key role in development. Officers also elected were W Fetter and Frank E Curran as vice presidents H P Hardin as vice president John Heller as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Homer Wheeler
High Point
Sedgefield Country Club
Sedgefield Club
Mr. Wheeler
Es Ae
Cliuds
Wheeler
W. Fetter
Frank E. Curran
H. P. Hardin
John Heller
City Wide B Y P U Plans Afternoon Meeting
The city wide Baptist Young People's Union will hold its monthly session at Green Street Baptist church this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Miss Ida Clark secretary announces the program led by Claude Smith, program committee chairman. All members are asked to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Protestant Church
Oliver W. Stewart
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Landrith
Ropp
Green Street Baptist Church
R. I. Farmer
C. M. Wanick
the Enterprise
Dr. Poling
High Point College
Baptist Young People’s Union
Sparger to Assist High Point Taxpayers Two Weeks
F. J. Sparger deputy commissioner with the state department of revenue will be in High Point for two weeks from February 22 to March 4 to help locals file state income tax returns. He will be based at the Guilford County Tax Department on West Washington Street. Maps for filing and guidance will be provided to ensure early consultations and avoid the rush before departure. Unmarried individuals earning up to 1000 dollars and married couples with incomes of 2000 dollars or more must file returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Sparger
State Department of Revenue
High Point
Sparger
Guilford County Tax Department
West Washing Street
C. B. Bogart
Bound Over For Chicken Thefts In Sumner Township
Earl Davis, white man of Sumner township, bound over to the March term of a Greensboro superior court on nine hens and two roosters theft charges. His wife Mrs. Bertie Davis and step son Robert Holiday bound over on receiving and disposing of stolen property. All pleaded not guilty. Witnesses testified chickens matched the stolen lot from Paul Floyd. Davis offered to pay a neighbor to watch while the theft occurred. Additional thefts in the area noted. Davis pled guilty to improper use of a motor vehicle license. other fines imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Davis
Sumener Township
Paul Floyd
Greensboro
Bertie Davis
Robert Holiday
B. A. Woodell
H. C. Newman
Winston-Salem
Davis
Presnell
C. C. Moran
Captain Carraway Heads to Norfolk Visit
Captain Bruce H. Carraway left for Norfolk to visit several High Point persons in a Norfolk hospital. He plans to return home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norrfolk
Bruce H. Carraway
Norfolk
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Southern Furniture
Southern Manufacturing
Gate City
Presbyterians
C. H. Nabers
South
Rabbitry
Carolinas
Virginia
Atlanta
Local Committee
National A
Kers
Frank Graham
Homer Wheeler
Sumner Township
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