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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1933
Page
7
A reflective prose piece imagines Jesus teaching Peter in a garden setting about building the church and spreading the gospel. It underscores forgiveness by faith, the covenant of grace, and the duty to tell all people of the divine sacrifice. The narrative blends biblical scenes with meditative imagery of hillsides and olive trees.
Central Friends church lists Bible school for all ages with Horace Haworth as superintendent and a 9 45 start. Brotherhood men meet at 9 45 led by D Ralph Parker. 11 am chorus music with Norman Fidler and Tom A Sykes preaches Making a New Year Start. 7 30 pm Brotherhood chorus with Sykes Talk Which Way The High Road or the Low Road. Wednesday 5 30 mid week prayer in annex Horace Haworth in charge. Friday 7 30 Senior Christian Endeavor led by Miss May Frasier. All welcome.
Rev R S Farmer starts a January series at First Methodist Protestant Church North Main and Richardson with a 7:30 pm talk on Hugh Latimer's Text. Morning sermon titled The Land of Beginning Again. Miss Ann Robbins of Richmond sings The Lord Is My Light.
Virginia B. Douglas outlines conservation as wise use of natural resources for longevity and public good. The piece surveys forests, parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, and the roles of Roosevelt era policies, federal agencies, and the risks of private land privatization. It emphasizes interdependence of ecosystems and the need for enduring stewardship.
The 1931 census shows hosiery production declined 16 percent in dozen units from 1929, while value dropped about 40 percent due to lower prices. Seamless hosiery value fell 48 percent. full fashioned hosiery down 35 percent. Total knit goods value in 1931 was 553,182,828 fob mill, down 37.2 percent from 881,176,157 in 1929.
Craven states municipal and state bonds offer investment value above current yields though investors are wary. He notes only 1.17 percent of U S municipal bonds are in default and predicts more refunding issues as the money market improves.
Sergeant A P Samuels director of the High Point Schoolboy Patrol appeals for city cooperation in protecting children. He notes crashes and a boy dragged 80 feet by a car, urges drivers to respect safety rules, stop double parking, and park correctly to reduce injuries in 1933. The patrol includes 60 white and 24 colored boys patrolling schools.
High Point marks new year with subdued demonstrations as city offices and public library shut Monday. Merchants stay open. post office delivery paused though stamp windows operate 9:30 to 12.
The Boy Scouts of the Uwharrie council will hold a Court of Honor Monday night at 7:30 at Wesley Memorial church. Scout Executive B. W. Hackney Jr. announced. Boys receiving badges should call the executive's office Monday afternoon. Committee members include Ki R. Johnston F. Logan Porter C H. Diffendale Arthur Kirkman and Garland B. Daniel.
The Bureau of Census reports the average number of persons per family as 4.5. If all people were divided into equal sized families, half would consist of four members and half would consist of five.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Armfield 46 of Greensboro route 3 will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at Jamestown M B church with Rev C O Kennerly and Rev G T Bond officiating. Burial will be in Deep River cemetery. She is survived by husband B E Armfield two daughters Jack and Robert Armfield and Harold Armfield three sisters and two grandchildren. She bore Guilford County birth May 28 1886 to W F and Mittie Caussey and married B V Armfield January 5 1904.
The second Build High Point meeting, sponsored by the chamber of commerce, will be at the Sheraton hotel ballroom Tuesday at 7:30 PM. F. J. Sizemore announces the topic is High Point as a Furniture Market and invites all citizens interested in city development to attend.
Peter John Nielson was reading in his Burnaby cabin when a .22 bullet from unknown youths on railroad tracks entered his window and reflector and hit him in the neck. He was taken to Vancouver General Hospital for treatment.
The passage laments losses of salmon due to mismanagement and calls for action to conserve fisheries. It argues that conserving salmon would sustain future generations by preserving food and natural beauty, urging readers to help in their own way.
A City meteorologist reports December precipitation near seven inches, well above normal, with only eight clear days and persistent rain threats. Weather records show a cold snap brewing as the thermometer falls, while the last quarter of 1932 also saw heavy rainfall.
North Carolina prison data show per capita earning capacity fell from 212.50 in 1928 to 65.76 in 1932 with prison labor revenue dropping from 404,503.14 to 184,671.07 as inmate numbers rose from 1,906 to 2,808. Superintendent George Ross Pou urges construction of a new state prison when possible. County breakdown lists Buncombe leading white prisoners and Forsyth leading black prisoners. Franklin and several counties sent none.
Funeral services for J A Dunbar age 89 were held at his son C Dunbar’s home at 307 East Farriss Avenue with Elder P W Willard of the Primitive Baptist church officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Memorial Park. pallbearers named and a large gathering of friends attended.
Three colored women and a Negro man arrested Saturday afternoon after a local store manager reported goods valued at $10 stolen. The Winston-Salem quartet were held on $500 bonds each, with Clara Bell’s set at $50. Police recovered hosiery and other items likely taken from other stores.
A German police dog and 15 rat killing men destroyed a bushel of rats at the C. and G. Grocery store at 1117 Redding street on Friday. The rats weighed a total of 45 pounds after the operation.
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