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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1936
Page
12
City officials in regular session adopted a resolution to print 192000 bonds at 1000 each dated March 1 1936 with semiannual interest and a low rate expected. A 45 minute parking zone near the new post office was established and a garbage contract with I M Lassiter was not pursued.
Council discusses Lassiter plan and notes no significant savings from switching vendors. Ordinance imposes 45 minute parking on East Green Street and portions of South Main and South Wrenn to ease post office congestion. Water billing dispute arises over free water provided to former Smith Street tenants tied to a sewer line project. Law committee to consider owed charges as tax collector seeks repayment. Beer license granted for Alfred's Stand at 601 Russell Street.
Shelby attorney and gubernatorial hopeful Clyde R. Hoey spoke to the Schoolmasters' club at Woman's College in Greensboro. He argued that taxes fund state education and that lawmakers must levy taxes to fund appropriations, praising the taxpayer's role in building the school system.
Dr. P. E. Lindley of High Point was re‑elected president of the North Carolina Sunday School Association as the three day convention in Winston‑Salem closed. Officers and a long list of regional executive committee members were also re‑elected or named, including vice presidents H. Shelton Smith and J. A. Bodine and executive secretary Shuford Peeler. Final sectional conferences addressed issues facing Sunday school workers.
In Guilford county twelve researchers are gathering data on history folklore and tradition for a federal writers project. Led by Thomas C. Price in Greensboro the Fifth district covers Guilford Alamance Rockingham Caswell Randolph Chatham Stanly Montgomery Moore Lee Anson and Richmond. Five more workers will join, with prints to be sold by Washington at about one dollar per volume. Harriet Works Corley of Steeds is office editor for the district.
High Point college debaters will meet Campbell college forensic teams tonight at 7 o clock. Hoyt Wood of Denton and J. E. Garlington of Louisiana will uphold the negative for High Point while Dwight Morgan of Farmer and Susan Ferree of Tobaccoville will argue the affirmative.
I C Moser a prominent Asheboro attorney is critically ill at Randolph hospital with flu and complications. His condition remains grave though slightly improved today.
Guilford Superior Court denied a motion for non-suit in the first auto theft ring case of the term. Millard Hendricks testified for the state after turning state's evidence while Roy Ingram faced a not guilty plea. Six co-defendants linger for trial as witnesses outlined title fixing and related charges.
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