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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1931
Page
7
A card of thanks from Mrs. J. MULLIS and her children expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during bereavement and for floral offerings. The notice appears among a page section including New Orleans Cotton market updates and Chicago potato prices.
The market closed the week under New Year optimism aided by a four party eastern railway consolidation plan filed with the ICC, better commodity conditions, and rising auto and steel plant activity. Rail shares led gains with Erie and Baltimore and Ohio up over 3 and 2 points respectively, while broader issues posted modest advances and trading ran about 1.5 million shares.
The New York Stock Market shows varied moves across multiple sectors with notable gains for some blue chips and declines for others. Leaders include Anaconda, Armour, Coca Cola, and General Electric while declines appear in Am Tob and Westinghouse among others. Trading volume totals 1,547,790 shares as market participants reassess industrials and consumer goods stocks.
Cotton opened steady with small gains on old January contracts but most futures slipped 3 to 8 points as Liverpool trading proved easy. March touched 10.22 and May 10.48 before offerings absorbed, then prices eased near yesterday’s close amid selling and Lancashire loom wage dispute worries. Also, state bank examiner John Mitchell issued a December 31 bank condition call.
Wheat and corn rose but faced profit taking from recent buyers. Dealers cited possible Chinese loan negotiations enabling large scale grain imports as a factor. Wheat closed unsettled fraction to fraction lower, corn steady to one cent higher, oats up slightly, provisions unchanged to up twelve cents.
Raleigh January 3 The Milton Abernethy case at North Carolina State College drew interest as Dr E C Brooks president said Abernethy had not been expelled but could not reenroll until clearing charges. Dean Carl Taylor denied any promise to depart.
Funeral services for C. C. Williams 89 a Confederate veteran were conducted at Second Reformed church Lexington with Rev A O Leonard and Dr J C Leonard assisting. Interment followed in the city cemetery. Williams a native of Chatham county served in Co EB 44th NC Regiment under Captain Crump and Major C M Stedman. Surviving children include Mrs J E Simpson Gastonia J M Williams Lowell C L Williams Spartanburg Mrs J EB Kennett Chapel Hill Mrs J H O Carter Morganton Alec Williams Lexington.
A dynamite overcharge blew 600 feet underground at the Queens Yonkers aqueduct construction site killing laborer Nas Thompson 23 and injuring Clinton Waugh who suffered a fractured skull. Eighteen others were struck by rocks but unharmed. The Bronx district attorney's office opened an investigation.
In New Orleans on January 3, Dr. Oscar Dowling aged 64, former president of the state board of health, was killed when he fell under a train being ferried across the Mississippi River. The incident occurred last night.
In a marker diagram five filled circles form five words when read per the arrows. The results shown are DEAR RIOT LOAD, read as directed by the diagram, illustrating a clever inside-circle word puzzle.
A December report from the Fifth Highway District patrol, led by Lt. T. A. Early, notes five accidents with four deaths and three injuries. During the month 69 arrests were made in 1,021 violations, with fines and costs totaling 678.15 dollars.
GREENSBORO Jan 3 P. E. Penhoopen missed his north bound plane for an important business engagement in New York. He chased the flight to Charlotte airport and arrived ten minutes after its departure. He hired another plane, had Greensboro hold the northbound ship, and was aboard the craft shortly.
Alton Autry was killed and Cecil McCrimmon seriously injured when their car collided with a vehicle driven by Joe Lutterloh near Fayetteville on the Wilmington highway last night. Lutterloh suffered a broken rib.
GREENSBORO Jan 3 A representative group of North Carolina poultry breeders met to launch the North Carolina Hatchery association The meeting elected K F Howard of Dunn as president George Davis of Asheville as vice president and Dr R S Dearstyne of North Carolina State College as secretary treasurer This move is meant to give the poultry business in the state a new boost.
Sim Weoten a well known farmer and businessman of Stantonsburg was found dead yesterday with a shotgun in his throat and the weapon beside him according to Wilson North Carolina report.
A total of six furniture industry failures occurred in this state during December, five retailers. Nationally New York led with 49 failures, while New Jersey and Pennsylvania had 11 each. Arkansas Connecticut Florida Kansas Nevada Washington were clean. Four retail failures occurred in South Carolina. The month recorded 164 failures versus 96 in December 1929 and 84 in December 1928.
Robert Eccles suffered a head injury during a contest at 903 Beaman Street when Bell Rivens 30 was accused of striking him with a hatchet after he allegedly defeated her with a locust thorn bush Authorities charged Rivens with assault with a dangerous weapon and she remained jailed awaiting municipal court trial Eccles was treated at High Point Hospital and released Rivens surrendered saying she did not know if harm was fatal.
Central Friends Sunday school and Brotherhood class meet at 9:45 with Hor ace Haworth as superintendent. Worship services at 11:00 AM and 7:30 PM led by Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes. All are invited and welcomed.
President Hoover sent personal and official condolences to President Doumergue of France on Marshal Joffre’s death. The message expressed distress at the loss of a greatly remembered patriot and extended deepest sympathy on behalf of the American people and government through Secretary Stimson.
Vienna plans a five to six week summer break for nearly 35,000 underweight school children to improve health. Authorities say the program targets malnourished pupils and aims to boost welfare through organized vacations away from urban conditions.
Two Thomasville homes owned by A. L. Ward on Chestnut Street and Police man H. B. Embry on Carroll Street burned to the ground yesterday. Fire started upstairs in the Ward house and spread rapidly, destroying most furnishings. firemen could not save either residence. Loss largely covered by insurance on Ward property, with unclear coverage for Embry’s home. Embry was away on business in Lexington.
A 4 degree low was recorded, with Christmas Day near freezing. December highs reached 65, daily range peaked at 39, and 3.86 inches of precipitation plus 14.3 inches of snowfall occurred. December 6 saw 1.52 inches in 24 hours. Fourteen days were clear, 15 cloudy, two partly cloudy.
J A Clinard a leading High Point real estate dealer and prominent citizen was reported to be much improved at the High Point hospital where he has been confined with a fractured knee for several weeks. He was expected to be discharged within the coming week or so.
Notice of re sale of land under a deed of trust dated October 1 1928 by Norman L Garner and Texie D Garner to Wacho via Bank Trust Company trustee. Defaulted on indebtedness and sale set for January 6 1931 at 2 pm in front of the courthouse in boro North Carolina. Property described as land on West Lexington Avenue Point North Carolina with chain of bearings and public records. High Point NC attorney MacRae for trustee.
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