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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
9
County offices report heavy crowds at the tax listing for 1940 in Guilford County. T R Short notes listings began Tuesday and compare to Greensboro totals. Payments due in October. January listing dates shifted. hours extended on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Five new assistants help handle crowding.
Farmers plant kudzu crowns or seedlings along field edges and road banks to control erosion and prevent washouts. County agents say the vines quickly form a protective mat, stabilizing banks and ditches, reducing soil loss and maintenance costs while not hindering ditch cleaning.
High Point police say they will turn the robbery and break in at Betts Drug Store over to the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. Detectives report a rear window broken and $15 to $20 worth of narcotics missing. An agent from the bureau is expected to investigate.
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie May Robertson widow of Edward L Robertson were held at Springfield Friends Church on Wednesday at 2 30 pm. Officiating ministers were Clara I Cox E W Jones and C K Gentry. Pallbearers included John Cox James Cox George Cox Raymond Robertson Oscar Patterson and Ray LaMar. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
High Point resident J. B. Huffman, convicted in October of drunken driving and sentenced to four months, was among seven people paroled today by Governor Hoey.
The Vinson proposal calls for broader navy buildup including heavy cruisers light 32 submarines and related warship production. The plan outlines increased shipbuilding and fleet modernization to strengthen naval power.
High Point representatives attended a 2:30 PM staff meeting in Greensboro to review the past year and draft 1940 plans. District Manager Alla Mulligan presided as diplomas for a correspondence course were awarded to nine individuals from High Point and nearby towns.
Chairman George L. Stansbury said the county seeks a WPA grant to repaint the county building interior. He noted a surplus of WPA painters available and that the county will supply paint while WPA provides labor. No cost estimate given.
High Point residents will travel to the Chicago furniture market opening next Monday. Attendees include W. A. Tomlinson S. H. Tomlinson Sidney Tomlinson Roy Neville Rol and Holton Robert Cottam Fletcher Welch and Henry Forsue. The market is not expected to boom but new furniture lines are anticipated.
Chile’s decree fixing all rents at September 1938 levels draws strong opposition and may slow new dwelling construction as landlords and developers react to the price controls.
Two horseshoes made by his sons were buried with the village blacksmith P Pett in Toddington England, preserving a local custom and marking a family tribute.
The High Point Chamber of Commerce will issue a new edition titled Whats Made In High Point and Who Makes It this month. Frank J Sizemore says firms new since the directories were issued should contact the chamber. The booklet lists furniture and textile supplier categories and local industry resources to attract new business.
Farmers in the Soil Conservation area, led by J I Wagoner and Woodrow M Brown, adopt a disposal area concept to avert terrace outlet erosion. Permanent vegetation on part of cultivated fields will receive water from terraces, with fan shaped spreads and plants like kudzu or lespedeza used to stabilize runoff. These areas may supply hay, seed patches, and wildlife cover while aiding soil conservation.
Funeral services for Cha L. Elliott a 61 year old man were held at North Park Baptist Church this morning at 11 oclock led by Rev. Ernest M. Smith. The church choir sang Safe In the Arms of Jesus Face To Face and Abide With Me. Pallbearers were Charles Gurley Stanley Faulkner G T Emble r A P Smith G M Shaver and Jake Jones. Interment followed at Floral Garden Cemetery in the family plot.
Superintendent C. F. Carrol Jr. says city school attendance today is slightly above 90 percent, up from 89.1 percent yesterday, below the normal seasonal rate of 94 percent.
F Carroll Jr city schools superintendent announced the appointment of Louis M Alrutz of Chicago as instructor in instrumental music in the music department He will start next Monday and holds a bachelor in music education from the American Conservatory and a master's in music education from Northwestern University He has two years of practical experience and will primarily teach in elementary schools as interest in instrumental music grows to 472 students in white schools.
Major Robert M. Cowan of the Salvation Army shared wartime experiences in a Rotary Club talk on submarines. He traced undersea navigation to 1775, noted early efforts and Simon Lake’s 1901 design, and spoke on the submarine’s WWI use as a dangerous offensive weapon. Herbert Speas was named Junior Rotarian of the month. O A Kirkman attended as a visitor.
The American Business Club at the Elwood Hotel installed new officers for the next six months. Dr Walkup McCain became president replacing Donald Conrad. Others named include M Z Perkinson vice president Joe Temple second vice president Bill Sheloff corresponding secretary Hamlin Briggs recording secretary Arthur Fidler treasurer Sam H Denny sergeant at arms. Committees were appointed and a dance was planned for Emerywood Country Club next Saturday.
About 40 Guilford County dairy producers and distributors met at the Sheraton Hotel to discuss joining the National Dairy Council. The plan calls for financing a full time local representative to promote milk consumption, with Sharon Herring noting Low Point per capita intake compared to the national average.
I B Dunn aged was treated at Burrus Memorial Hospital for a severe gun shot wound to the right foot after a hunting trip near Sedgefield. He was with W W Ward when a gun Ward was unloading discharged striking Dunn as he stood by the car with Orville White. His injuries are confined to the right ankle and foot and he rests comfortably.
Governor Hoey was admitted to Duke Hospital in Durham with a hernia from a recent attempt to open a window at the Raleigh executive mansion. Doctors may decide during the day if an operation is needed.
Greensboro attorney John W. Caffey, a 1939 General Assembly figure, campaigns for the Sixth District Democratic nomination. He praises Alamance county setup and aims to carry the county despite Ed R. Hanford, with Barker also running alongside incumbent Carl T. Durham.
J. C. Kimrey NYA supervisor in Raleigh reports the North Carolina NYA will run a state wide classical music contest to select 109 young musicians under 25 for Leopold Stokowski s All American youth orchestra. NYA and non NYA youth may apply for regional try outs to join the goodwill tour of South and Central America.
H C Stansbury supervisor from Raleigh real property survey office visited High Point to review near completion tabulations. The High Point data is expected to be finished within two weeks. Curtis H Anderson director announced Greensboro survey is underway and likely to wrap in early April.
G H Ray filed suit with the clerk of court today against Manuel Rigers for the recovery of 155 allegedly due on a note.
Wesley Memorial Church in High Point brings six college presidents to speak from January 7 to February 11 on the theme If I Had Only One Message to Bring. Dr. W P Few of Duke University starts the series, outlining his long tenure and academic honors.
Burglars broke into the Grabill Gain and Milling Co. office in Fort Wayne Indiana and released tear gas meant to deter them. The intruders opened windows and watched the room clear before blowing the safe and escaping with 400 to 500 dollars.
In Waynesboro Virginia the 15 year old Eugene Critzer squeezed a jammed air rifle biting the trigger. The rifle discharged and the pellet lodged in the tongue before ricocheting from his palate.
A fire in Wellington Kansas started in a shoe store and spread to an adjacent drug store. The blaze caused about 8000 dollars in damage before firefighters brought it under control.
In Ogden Clarence Byrne nursed a sick duck for two months before releasing it with a tag bearing his uncle Walter Byrne’s name. A Denver sportsman later wrote to Walter claiming the duck tasted finest. In Omaha a 35 year old burglar paused during a break in and drank a full quart of whisky, collapsed, and was revived by firefighters.
Classified notice promising cash for Christmas trees drew many calls to T. R. Paragher who had to leave home for two days. He blamed friends for posting the Sunday or Monday only ad as a prank.
In Rock Island Illinois motorist R L Elledge accelerated flames to the firehouse. He was forced from the burning car and drove the final three blocks on the running board to reach the station.
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