Labor Conflicts End as Bricklayers Return to Work
Labor differences on a local post office project ended when seven union brick masons returned to work under an agreement with Spence Brothers of Saginaw Michigan. The contract settles wages per the posted scale and includes hiring local plasterers for the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Edwin Spence
Spence Brothers
Saginaw, Mich
C. L. Richardson
Labor Department
Richardson
Spence
Michigan
High Point to Attend Roosevelt Inauguration by Rail
The High Point area plans to send a sizable group to Washington for the Roosevelt inauguration. Southern Railway agents report 40 to 59 reservations on the special Pullman cars with two such cars likely needed. Trip details include a 10:30 p.m. departure Friday and 7:00 a.m. arrival in Washington, with return slated for 1:00 a.m. Sunday and arrival home about 9:00 a.m. Sunday. Round trip fares are set at 8.80 for two in a berth or 11.60 for one in a berth, and many travelers will stay over in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
H. D. Saunders
Southern Railway
Washington. Mr. Saunders
Democratic Party
Waynick to Address Brentwood P T A Meeting
Capus M Waynick state senator will speak at Brentwood P T A March meeting Thursday night at 7 30 in the school auditorium. He will discuss The Economic Situation in North Carolina at the Present Time. A first grade toy orchestra directed by Miss Lelia Shore Thomas will provide music. Public invited per principal Mrs Dan Schroder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capus M. Waynick
State Senate
Brentwood Parent-Teacher Association
North Carolina
Lelia Shore Thomas
Dan Schroder
J N Bready to Assist Taxpayers In Filing Returns
Internal Revenue agent J N Bready will be at the post office from March 8 to 15 to help local taxpayers file federal tax returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Bready
Internal Revenue Agent
Dollar Day Drives City License Sales Big
Dollar Day drew large crowds Friday and Saturday as motorists bought 1988 city license plates after a police driven push. Mrs. Owen Smith of the Motor Club reported heavy business, and police HQ also dispensed many licenses. The drive will continue next week with arrests possible for unlicensed vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Motor Club
Owen Smith
Motor Club
Trial of $129000 Suit Is Postponed
Victory in Forsyth County delays civil case of P. D. Benbow versus J. E. Marsh Annie C. March and Howard Marsh to the next civil term. The suit stems from a September 1931 High Point motor accident with disputed driver and injuries claimed by both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
P. D. Benbow
J. E. Marsh
Annie C. March
Howard Marsh
Forsyth Superior Court
Twin City
Enterprise Seeks to Correct Error After Sentinel
The Enterprise, which followed the Sentinel in the error, is glad to make the same correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Sentinel
J C Penney Co To Observe Its Sixth Anniversary
The J C Penney store in High Point marks its sixth anniversary tomorrow at 132 South Main Street. F F Humeston opened the store, followed by A J Elke and then R W Roggins who has led for five years. The local unit grew from 787 to 1488 stores nationwide as 1932 showed strong sales despite tougher conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
J. C. Penney Company
South Main Street
F. F. Humeston
A. J. Elke
R. W. Roggins
Riggins
Big Brother Class Honors Hartley At Special Service
Members of the Big Brother class at South Main M. E. Church are urged to attend a 9:46 morning service honoring Edgar Wartley who taught during the illness of O V Kester. Kester will resume teaching the class next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main M. E. Church
Edgar Wartley
O. V. Kester
Keater
March Civil Docket List For High Point Court Session
The High Point municipal court opens March 7 for a two week term with sixty civil actions on the docket. The calendar, prepared by the bar association committee, shows progress clearing the docket. Case items include the Andrews-Cooper Lumber company against B M Hayworth for a $1000 cashier's check and other inquiries and appeals from magistrates. Juror list released for weeks starting March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Bar Association Committee
Andrews-Cooper Lumber Company
B. M. Hayworth
Commercial National Bank
Teague
R. Cox
J. S. Anderson
Allen J. Jones
J. R. Sexton
L. D. Corn
L. E . D. C. Bodenhamer
G. H Faulkner
W. L. Guyer
Curtis Charies
Lee White
L. G. Newton
Allen J Neave
Clyde B. Baxter
E. H. Jordan
B. W. Kirkman
J. S&s. Hollifield
Farr
T. G. Shelton
H. Oo. Hayworth
J. &. McAllister
C. L. Agner
J. T. Morgan
Reconciliation Within Family After Knife Battle
Hill Ward and his two sons Floyd and Arnold faced assault charges after a Sunday knife incident. Ward signed bonds to release Floyd and Arnold, who were jailed for lack of bonds until the father provided the release. The family resolved differences at home near Archdale and may request a nolle prosequi from the solicitor. Ward testified he acted in self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Ward
Floyd
Arnold
Randolph Superior Court
Archdale
Ward
H. A. Mitchell
Fred Hendrix
Asheboro
Suits Filed Over February Truck Collision
G Ingham personal injury suit for $1000 filed in municipal court after a February 6 collision of two oil company trucks. Fowler alleges agent reckless operation. Stroud says injury from the mishap. Dr A Lewis also seeks $112.88 for truck damage from the same company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
Stroud
Hie
A. Lewis
Ownership of Blue Mules Triggers Courtroom Dispute
The case centers on two 12 year old blue mules traded among Dewey Hedgecock and W F Gaddy with H A Charles contesting ownership. A jury ruled Gaddy had paid for the mules and Charles had no recovery right, with appeal filed and the animals still in Gaddy's pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Muse
Dewey Hedgecock
Winston-Salem Road
W. F. Gaddy
Gaddy
Hedgecock
H. A. Charles
True
Mr. Gaddy
Charles
Training School For City Starts Tuesday
Eight prominent educational and religious leaders will teach at the High Point Standard Training School opening Tuesday night at 7 30 in Wesley Memorial M B church. Over 200 are expected as the program spans six sessions over three weeks on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Wesley Memorial Church
Ttto
Num
Ber
Wesley Memorial M. B. Church
Amos and Hosea
Gilbert T. Rowe
Duke University
Rowe
America
J. H. Barnhardt
Methodist Church
Reidsville
Earnhardt
Wesley Memorial
Maco
H. M. Wade
West Virginia
Corinne Little
Western North Carolina Conference
John F. Kirk
Conference Board of Christian Education
Greensboro
Hen Roost Raider Shot While Leaving Hen House
The anonymous intruder in Paul Swiggett’s yard near Trinity was shot with bird shot as he fled after entering the hen house at about two in the morning. Deputy Sheriff Pred Hendrix of Randolph County pursues the wounded man, no arrest yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Swiggett
Trinity
Mr. Swiggett
Pred Hendrix
Randolph County
Worship In the Young People's Division Instruction
Mrs John P Kirk will teach a church youth program with Rev Carl H King guiding worship in the division The school offers free attendance and open sessions to the public Mrs Fred P Ingram leads advance registrations and enrollment committee duties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Kirk
Carl H. King
Homestead-Duncan
Charlotte
Fred P. Ingram
Mrs. Myr tle Carter Rites Set For Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Carter, 330, who died Saturday at Guilford County Sanitorium, will be held at Pilgrim Holiness church at 2 p.m. with Reverend O L Ruth and Reverend George T. Tunstall presiding. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. The body remains at Sechrest Funeral Home until noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Carter
Guilford County
Pilgrim Holiness Church
O. L. Ruth
George T. Tunstall
Green Street Baptist Church
Oakwood
Carter
Sechrest Funeral Home
Baptist Women Meet in Winston-Salem Convention Week
The forty third annual Woman's Missionary Union convention of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention will gather in Winston-Salem from February 28 to March 2. More than a thousand delegates are expected as First Baptist hosts the sessions and city churches assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Salem
Woman's Missionary Union Auxiliary
North Carolina Baptist State Convention
First Baptist Church
Union
Alva Lawrence
Raleigh
Young Peoples
Charlies Howard
Cary
Baptist Young Peoples’ Union of
North Carolina
John Lake
China
M. A. Huggins
Carrie U. Littlejohn
Herbert King Struck In Hit and Run On Main Street
Herbert King of 1903 North Main Street was struck by a hit and run motorist in front of the post office on South Main Street at 9 p.m. He was taken to Guilford General Hospital with non serious injuries. Burnett Mason, 18, of Thomasville, surrendered to police claiming he fled on foot after parking his car. Bond set at $500. no arrangements reported by early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert King
North Main Street
South Main Street
Guilford General Hospital
Burnett Mason
Thomasville
King
Bar Association Postpones High Point Meeting
The High Point Bar Association meeting set for Monday night is postponed to a later date. President Horace Haworth announced the delay due to Judge A. M. Stack's inability to attend as planned, on the Superior Court bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Bar Association
Horace Haworth
A. M. Stack
Superior Court
High Point Uses Federal Funds For 12 Relief Projects
Twelve Reconstruction Finance Corporation projects are under way in High Point with 648 men employed three days a week at one dollar per day. The work, organized by the Board of Welfare, uses skilled labor where needed and supplements regular city crews rather than replacing them. Project No. 1 begins a survey of the 12 initiatives in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
United States
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
High Point Board of Welfare
Sam H. Strickland
Department of Public Utilities
Dan Roper Remembered From Old Trinity Days
Dan C Roper later secretary of commerce in the Roosevelt cabinet is fondly recalled as a Trinity College student who graduated in 1888 His steady character and leadership were noted by peers and friends who say the new commerce head is a wise choice The recollection comes from Dr Dred Peacock who knew him at Trinity and in later years through many civic roles he held including revenue collection and census work from 1917 to 1920 The interview recalls his career from clerk to Senate committee to Ways and Means to assistant postmaster general and tariff commission vice chairmanship with a focus on his organizational skill and fiscal prowess
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel C. Roper
Roosevelt
Old Trinity College
Dan Roper
Dred Peacock
Trinity
Dr. Peacock
Col. Roper
Commerce
Woodrow Wilson
Hughes
Peacock
Washington
Senate Committee On
Bureau of the Census
National House of Representatives
National Democratic Party
Tariff Commission
Internal Revenue
Countywide C. Banquet Set For Tuesday In Greensboro
Plans for the Guilford county Christian Endeavor banquet and rally have been completed with a large High Point turnout expected. The event at Calvary Methodist Protestant Church on Asheboro Street starts 6 30 PM Tuesday. Elsie Shannon of Greensboro arranged the entertainment with Edgar Allred as toastmaster and Rev BE Lester Ballard in charge of the program. The program includes stunts talks music and a devotional led by Rev W R Shaffer and Dean P B Lindley will speak on Facing the Foe in Christian Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Christian Endeavor
Guilford County
High Point
Calvary Methodist Protestant Church
Asheboro Street
Greensboro
Elsie Shannon
Edgar Allred
Greensboro Christian Endeavor Union
BE. Lester Ballard
W. R. Shaffer
First Reformed Church
P. B. Lindley
High Point College
Mr Sykes To Speak At Central Friends
Central Friends Bible School at Central Friends church opens at 9 45 with Home Haworth in charge. Tom A Sykes will preach at 11 on The Fiery Trials Which Try Men and at 7 30 on A Great Task and a Challenging Adventure. Senior C E meets Friday at 7 30. All young people invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Central Friends Church
Home Haworth
Men’s Brotherhood
Tom A. Sykes
Norman Fidler
Sykes
Taxpayers to Get Help Filing Income Tax Returns in High Point
F J Sparger of the state revenue department will be in High Point at the Guilford county tax office on West Washington street from Monday through Friday to assist taxpayers with preparing their state income tax returns. Deputy tax collector T R Short said Sparger will not be available after Friday and urged interested residents to call the tax office this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Sparger
State Revenue Department
High Point
Guilford County
West Washington Street
T. R. Short
High Point Township
Sparger
Ferree Certified as North Carolina Architect
Tyson T. Ferree, prominent Greensboro architect, has passed the North Carolina state architectural examination and is registered to practice. A 1930 graduate of NC State College of Architectural Engineering, he has designed and supervised projects in High Point, Thomasville, Asheboro and other cities, including residences for Dr. P. W. Flagge and R. B. Gantt Apartments. He is drafting plans for the Lindale Creamery Corporation Creamery Building and previously worked with Holleyman in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyson T. Ferree
State Board of Architecture
Harry Barton
Greensboro
North Carolina
Ferree
North Carolina State College of Architectural Engineering
Holleyman
High Point
Thomasville
Asheboro
R. B. Gantt
P. W. Flagge
W. D. Simmons
J. D. Brame
Lindale Creamery Corporation
Ges
Aean
Ladies of Central Friends Church Operate Community Exchange
The Ladies of Central Friends Church will oversee the Community Exchange at 337 North Wrenn Street this week. Church groups sponsoring the exchange rotate charge weekly as many residents register seeking work and offering services or goods for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of Central Friends Church
Community Exchange
North Wrenn Street
Exchange
Becker Company Rehires Former Executive Director
R Price rejoins Becker Tailoring Company after five years with the Becker Tailoring firm in this city. The move follows a two peer departure and strengthens the local office staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becker
Ll. R. Price
Becker Tailoeizne Company
Das
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City
Waynick
Brentwood P.T. A
Bready
John Marsh
J. C. Penney Co
MARCH
Lexington Grocery Company
Ada R. Hedrick
John W. Hedrick
J. L. Grubb
Wolfe and Crane Company
Carolina Transportation and Distributing Company
A. E. Patrelie
John F. Neese
Ernest Smith
Dickenson Fuel Company
Hunter Coal Company
Perry F. Smith
Grace Securities Ion
J. BR
Missionary Union
Bar Association
Old Trinity
Col
Dean P. E. Lindley
Rev. W. R. Shaffer
Mr. Sykes
Central Friends
N.C
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