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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1937
Page
9
Real estate dealers report over 700 properties sold for more than 1.5 million dollars in 1936 with prices rising sharply since 1929. Several firms did not sell but bought heavily, signaling strong investment interest and expected continued gains in the near term despite housing shortages.
Local solon Rep Rupert T Pickens plans to lead a new push for legislative reapportionment in the 1937 session. He cites improved conditions and broad support to correct eastern overrepresentation and advance justice and the constitution. He departs for Raleigh on Tuesday to pursue the effort.
A Monday luncheon for University of North Carolina alumni in this community will start at 1 P M in the Elwood hotel private dining room. Head coach Raymond Wolf and J Maryon Saunders will be guests as the pair travel to Concord for a dinner meeting with alumni. The gathering ends at 2 P M.They were previously in transit from Baltimore to Marion when a crash near Pleasant Garden injured three people and delayed their trip.
High Point post office reports 1936 total receipts of 225284 23, up 1935 by 1937 percent. December receipts 23023 98 set a new monthly record, surpassing October 1936 by about 2000. Figures show Christmas rush and steady growth with outlook for 1937 improved.
Funeral services for Henry Thrift the well known farmer dairyman who died suddenly at his home on route were held Saturday afternoon at Deep River Friends church. Rev Joseph pele and Rev J Clay Madison officiated with a short service at 1 o clock prior to leaving. The Deep River choir sang Have Thine Own Way Lord Rock of Ages and Abide With Me. Pallbearers were H M Hen Hicks Ray Craven Roscoe Chvnd Garland Blair S F Fowler and J F Wood. Interment followed in the arch cemetery.
Funeral services for W D Payne Jr fifteen year old son of J and Mrs Payne were held at Mount M P church with Rev W Neese officiating. The service featured hymns Asleep in Jesus In the Arms of Jesus and All Things Are New. Pallbearers included Clyde Swaim Grover Leonard Baxter Hayworth Hilton Thomas Hilton and Green. Interment followed in the local cemetery.
City public utilities director J. L. Perkins said unfavorable weather delayed holiday wire work in the downtown area. Decorations will be removed on the first day weather permits allow once the season ends.
Three people were injured not seriously in a collision at the intersection of Highway No 61 and the Asheboro road near Moser's store yesterday afternoon. A Dodge driven by Bob Davis hit a 1936 Chevrolet sedan driven by G P Williams of Marion an employee of the State Highway and Public Works commission. Williams' car veered up an embankment injuring him and his wife a Marion school principal. another occupant Miss Mary Snoddy a teacher at Marion was also hurt.
H D Stout, former High Point police and deputy sheriff, received a fifty cent check for deputy fees in State vs H D Turpin that took March 4 1932 to January 1 1937 to arrive. He questions its use, suggests keeping it as a souvenir, and notes the post office played no fault. The delay recalls days of low mood as the check travels at WPA pace.
A. B. Horney reports High Point’s annual precipitation reached 58.26 inches in the year, the highest since 1921, with January and February among the coldest months and August the hottest. The year featured 156 clear days, 112 cloudy days, 105 rainy days, and 15 inches of snow.
The Ministerial association will meet Monday at 10 at Wesley Memorial church to elect officers for the new year and discuss other business affairs, it was announced yesterday.
Legion Will Meet Andrew Jackson Post No 87 Tuesday Night at 7 30 Oclock in the Council Chamber City Hall in the city.
The Wesley Memorial church Peacock Bible class starts a special series this morning led by Major Bruce Craven. The class meets in the Educational building at 9 45 o clock on Sundays. He will begin with Genesis one of the most interesting books ever published. All men are invited to attend.
City records show four deaths and 89 injuries from 215 accidents in 1936, down from 10 deaths and 154 injuries in 1935. Arrests rose to 5,695 with drunkenness leading offenses, while fingerprint activity surged to 4,260 prints.
Miss Tillie Kemp and siblings from 1001 Tipton Street formed a long running local education line. The Kemp family, with members spanning from Jack in 1922 to Ed in 1938, accumulated extensive high and elementary schooling across the district, totaling decades of training and thousands of recitation hours.
The Sherrod Shirt company plans an expansion in Mechanicsville after purchasing the old Moffitt Underwear plant. About 60 workers will be hired within ten days as the move proceeds from West Broad street to the new site. Improvements, including heating plant work, cost about $1,500 beyond the $13,000 price for the property.
The Rotary club of High Point organizes a January 20 and 21 benefit play Headlines Revue to aid crippled children. Paul W. Casey chairs the effort with a large local cast and committees handling finance advertising publicity talent and costumes.
City officials, contending a $200,000 Public Works administration grant, aim to start grade crossing elimination by January 11. State Director Wright warns the allotment may be rescinded if the March 15 deadline is not met, prompting a council meeting to decide whether bids and contracts can proceed.
Four teachers resigned during the Christmas holiday and successors named by Superintendent T Wingate Andrews. Selma Whitehead of Weldon takes the Junior high post left by Blanche Hanff. Mrs George Lowe fills the Ray Street vacancy vacated by Louise Cook. Eleanor Currin replaces Ida M Pickens at Ray Street. Elizabeth Watson resignation at Oak Hill is filled by Mary Byrum Kearns.
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