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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1937
Page
10
High Point sanitary officer Captain Hufferty’s annual summary records 263 reportable diseases in 1936 versus 329 in 1935. The drop follows the absence of a whooping cough epidemic, though chicken pox rose to 63 cases with scarlet fever at 42 and diphtheria at 39. December and November 1936 show slight increases due to chicken pox and scarlet fever.
State Senator Thomas J. Gold left for Raleigh to attend Senate inaugural committee meetings for Governor elect Clyde R. Hoey's inauguration. House member Rupert T. Pickens prepared to depart to observe the ceremony and the General Assembly opening.
William Pleasant Fogleman of High Point filed for divorce from his wife Bessie Johnson Fogleman in Greensboro court. The complaint cites more than two years of separation since their May 15 1925 marriage in Danville Virginia.
Captain W. C. Johnson left for Chapel Hill to attend the first 10 day police school in the state. About 40 towns will be represented and speakers include noted police and law enforcement authorities. Classes began at 9:30 this morning. Also noted is increased air travel prompting new consulates in Miami for 17 West Indian, Central and South American republics in the last three years.
Harvey Nifong, arrested for driving drunk and disorderly conduct, received six months on county roads suspended for three years with a one year car-ownership ban. He had returned from Wisconsin after selling automobiles and faced prior warrants for abandonment and non-support.
Anderson Threadgill alias Anderson Tooke of 238 Leflin Street is held on bonds totaling 800 dollars on warrants charging assault with a deadly weapon and robbery. He allegedly assaulted T. E. Brady with a knife and robbed him of unspecified property on August 22, 1935. Police on duty say the charges are old and unfamiliar circumstances surround them.
Police traffic squad installed 30 warning signs near two city hospitals urging motorists to reduce noise. Large signs mark hospital zones and smaller signs near the institutions request minimal noise as officers threaten citations for disobedience. Chief W G Friddle announced enforcement.
Police over 24 hours filed charges against three drivers for missing plates, one for no plates, one for over parking, two for improper lights, two for running red lights, one for speeding, and one for driving without a state permit. Drive Carefully and Save a Life.
Twenty two drivers have been arrested since Saturday by state and city officers for lacking 1937 licenses. Four were arrested today for old tags, while Corporal A C Brown reported 18 arrests over Sunday and Monday. Officers will press to arrest all motorists displaying old licenses and cite those who bought 937 licenses but failed to remove old tags.
The Civitan club met at the Elwood hotel at noon led by President Henry Koonts. Joe F. Hoffman reported as treasurer and Horace Haworth presented the charity fund report as treasurer. Other business matters were transacted.
Plans were completed for a Southern regional meeting here of President Roosevelt's Committee on Farm Tenancy. Gov. Bibb Graves urged Alabama participation, noting the issue's social and economic importance to the South. The series includes Dallas Indianapolis Lincoln Neb San Francisco.
County commissioners moved closer to a new county building in the city with final architectural brushing up. Commissioner Joe F Hoffman Jr said bids will be called as soon as plans are ready, likely within 60 days if final drafts are completed in about 30 days.
West Virginians Paul and Hubbard Daling indicted for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Thomas J. Richards of Franklin county and his prisoner Jim Smith. Arraignment occurred at the Franklin circuit court with a likely February 6 trial date. Richards and Smith were killed on a road near Callaway on October 12, 1934.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah E. Jones widow of Thomas N. Jones were held at Marlboro Friends church at 11 o clock this morning. Rev Edward Suits and Rev P E Hamilton officiated with pallbearers Emory Hughes Ernest Hughes Roy Hughes Coy Gaddis Rayford Gaddis and Allison Thayer. A quartet sang In the Sweet Bye and Bye Where We ll Never Grow old Going Down the Valley. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Marietta Paint and Color Company announces purchase of the former Williams Norris Company office and upholstery unit from R B Terry and J P Rawley. Plans call for relocation to South Main Street on the railroad line, with spring occupancy and expansion of the local paint manufacturing unit. The deal adds 36 000 square feet of space and a land tract about 140 feet wide east of the plant, acquired from McEwen Lumber Company.
The Feast of the Epiphany will be observed at St. Mary's Episcopal Church tomorrow at 10 a.m. A celebration of the Holy Communion will follow.
American Legion Andrew Jackson post No 8 7 will hold a meeting at 7 30 in the council chamber city hall announced by Commander J EF Thomas.
In a final report the Republican National Committee said it spent 8,065,524 in the 1936 campaign with 7,693 55 in contributions. The Democratic National Committee reported expenditures of 5,930,848 and contributions of 5,205,868.
Residents note that water surfaces can create mirror images of real rainbows, sometimes producing overlapping or intersecting arcs. This optical effect occurs when light is refracted and reflected within the droplets and the water’s surface acts as a secondary reflective plane.
Sapsuckers feed on about 250 tree species showing their attacks are not limited to a specific type. The text notes these birds impact a wide array of hosts without focusing on a single tree group.
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