Knox and Deal Promote City Hydro Project At Joint Board Meet
City Manager E M Knox and Judge Roy L Deal addressed a Winston-Salem joint gathering of Forsyth and Yadkin county boards advocating High Point s 6500000 hydro electric project. They argued the lake would benefit three counties and that the city can contract to compensate annual ad valorem tax losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Knox
Roy L. Deal
High Point
Winston-Salem
Boards of Commissioners
Forsyth
Yadkin
Davie
Messrs Knox
H. M.ratcliffe
B. S. Womble
Winston-Salem Law Firm
Eviction After Hood Bank Club Rooms Raid
Eviction papers were secured from Magistrate C. C. Muse by R. P. Royer for R. R. Ragan estate against R. J. Holt who rented Royer club rooms in the Hood bank building. Deputy Sheriff W. L. Wireless posted the papers at the door after finding the premises empty. The raid yesterday afternoon led police to arrest Byron Gibson on vagrancy and operating a gambling house with several others charged with vagrancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Muse
R. P. Royer
R. R. Ragan
R. J. Holt
Royer
Hood Bank
W. L. Wireless
Byron Gibson
Winston-Salem Route Four
Two Alarms Hit Asheboro Fire Department In One Evening
Fire Chief C Rush jokes about a third blaze after two alarms Tuesday night. The first fire at Connie Ingolds Holly street home damaged walls and furniture from an oil stove. The second blaze at Mildred Huntleys North Fayetteville street apartment caused smoke damage.
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Asheboro
C. Rush
Rush
Connie Ingold
Holly Street
Mildred Huntley
James Covington
Fayetteville Street
Lake project outlines mosquito control plan and jobs
Duke Power Company and attorney David Kelly outlined a lake project's mosquito control method and state- sanctioned plan at a luncheon. Constant brush clearance shoreward, oiling, and lowering water levels were proposed. The scheme would create about 4 million dollars in direct labor spending and provide a recreation site for fishing and water sports. Kings and Deal warned county boards would defend citizens' interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Power Company
David Kelly
Yadkinville
Knox
Deal
State Board of Health
Boards of Commissioners
H A Millis Named Local Sponsor of Recreation Group
H A Millis of High Point has been appointed local sponsor of the National Recreation Association. He urges extending recreation facilities to start boys and girls right in life and notes the group’s cooperation with the city parks and juvenile commission. Founded in 1906, the body acts as a national hub for community recreation with field services, studies, and publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Millis
National Recreation Association
New York City
High Point
Theodore Roosevelt
Jane Addams
United States
Fires From One Source Rage On South Hamilton Street
Sparks from a flaming garage on South Hamilton Street sparked a roof fire two lots away damaging a house before firemen subdued the flames. A Christmas tree fire at 317 South Hamilton spread to the grass and garage destroying the garage and an automobile. Returning firefighters were sent to the first fire area where an old shingle roof burned at 309 311 South Hamilton Street housing several families. No. 6 station also put out a grass fire at 646 Willowbrook Street.
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Hamilton Street
South Hamilton Street
Willowbrook Street
Court Clears Path for High Point Hydro Plant Plan
North Carolina Supreme Court ruled the city of High Point may proceed with modified plans to build a hydroelectric plant on the Yadkin River. The decision ends contest over the city’s basic right to the project and notes there is no contempt of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Supreme Court
High Point
Yadkin River
Walter P. Stacy
E. C. Bivens
Guilford Superior Court
Grover H. Jones
Jones
Williamson
Supreme Court
Raleigh
Power Company
Funeral service for Mrs W W Hampton Saturday morning
Mrs Alean Moser Hampton 33 of 510 Newton Street died at a local hospital after a brief illness. Born October 16 1905 in Stokes County she was daughter of W T and Noamie Hutchens Moser. Survived by husband W W Hampton son William Jr and daughter Agnes Elizabeth. Burial at Mount Gilead Baptist Church cemetery following services at home and church in Stokes County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alean Moser Hampton
Newton Street
Stokes County
W. T
Noamie Hutchens Moser
Adams-Millis Corporation
Popular Springs Christian Church
Rex Ehlers Buick Company Becomes Main Motors Inc
Announcement reports the Rex Ehlers Buick Company incorporating as Main Motors Inc. Officers named include F W Ayers president treasurer R S Ehlers vice president secretary and J H Ayers vice president assistant treasurer. The change aims to consolidate capital expand departments and improve customer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Ehlers
Buick Company
Main Motors, Inc
F. W. Ayers
R.S. Ehlers
J. H. Ayers
Death of Mil dred Louise Byerly in Thomasville
Mil dred Louise Byerly nine dies after a three week illness at City Memorial hospital. She is survived by her parents Crawford and Mrs Byerly of 315 Kendall street, one brother Rayvon two sisters Magdalene and Clara May and four grandparents. Funeral Friday at Mt Zion Holiness church at 2 30 p m with Rev Vaughan and Rev York officiating. Interment will follow in the city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Louise Byerly
Thomasville
Crawford Byerly
Kendall Street
City Memorial Hospital
Rayvon
Magdalene
Clara May
Will Byerly
Cicero Hill
Mt. Zion Holiness Church
Death of Ernest G Hussey in Hemp area
Ernest Grant Hussey, 34, son of Milo and Mollie Hussey, died at the family home on the Hemp highway south of Seagrove after a year long illness. Funeral was held Wednesday at Smyrna Methodist Church, with interment in the church cemetery. Survivors include four brothers B O F T D W Hussey of Hemp route two and G R Hussey of Fort Bragg, and four sisters Mrs V L Davis of Aberdeen Mrs Frank Dyson of Biscoe Miss Franklin Hussey and Miss Georgia Hussey of Hemp route two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Hussey
Asheboro
Ernest Grant Hussey
Milo
Mollie Smith Hussey
Hemp
Seagrove
Smyrna Methodist Church
C. W. Cummings
B. O
F. T
D. W. Hussey
Route Two
G. R. Hussey
Fort Bragg
V. L. Davis
Aberdeen
Frank Dyson
Biscoe
Franklin Hussey
Georgia Hussey
Negroes Held On Larceny Charges
Four Black individuals were arrested on larceny and receiving cigarettes from Ring's and McLarty's drug stores. Ring's employee Rorace Lee Garvin, 18, and McLarty's delivery boy George Goins, 17, allegedly took cigarettes and sold them to two other Black residents. Chester Holton, 30, of Kivett drive, and Melton Poteat, 40, of Taylor street, faced charges of receiving stolen property. Bonds were set at $300 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ring’s
Mec
Larty’s
Rorace Lee’Garvin
Perry Street
Ring's
George Goins
Leonard Street
Mc Larty’s
Chester Holton
Kivett Drive
Melton Poteat
Taylor ‘Street
Pollock Estate Figures Refined By County Clerk
Greensboro report misstated the Pollock estate value. Ruth Pollock was named administratrix of Garnett A. Pollock estate. corrected totals show 4500 dollars in real property and 100 dollars in personal property per Guilford County clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Eater
Prise
Ruth Pollock
Garnett A. Pollock
Guilford County Clerk's Office
Unique Supper Reverses Roles At Church Event
The E. T. Hedrick Bible class of First Evangelical and Reform ed church plans a unique supper at 7 p m Friday. Winners of a friendly membership contest sit for chicken while losers eat beans. nonattenders receive neither.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Hedrick
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Two Local Firms Move to Joint Business Quarters
The Pearson Landing Company and the Piedmont Machine Company, previously at 209 College Street, have relocated to 1701 Ward Street. The move to larger quarters was prompted by steadily expanding business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College St
Ward Street
Pearson Landing Company
Piedmont Machine Company
College Street
1701
Mrs Rebecca Hilliard Seeks Divorce From Lonnie Hilliard
Counsel filed a divorce action in municipal court after noon for Mrs Rebecca Westmoreland Hilliard against Lonnie Hilliard. The couple married December 17 1927 and have lived separately for more than two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Westmoreland Hilliard
Clerk of Municipal Court
Lonnie Hilliard
Miss Summers New Receptionist in State Employment Office
Miss Margaret Summers begins duties as receptionist in the North Carolina State Employment Service office. J A Gawthrop announces the transfer from Greensboro replacing Diana Chandle Moffitt who moved to the unemployment compensation commission in Raleigh. In the colored office Lou M Archer succeeds Julia Harris as receptionist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Summers
North Carolina State
J. A. Gawthrop
Miss Summers
Greensboro
Diana Chandle Moffitt
North Carolina
Raleigh
Colored Office of Employment Service
Lou M. Archer
Julia Harris
Final Rites Tomorrow for U N C Zoology Professor
Chapel Hill Jan 5 A funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 oclock for Dr Henry Van Peters Wilson head of the zoology department at the University of North Carolina for 45 years and a renowned authority on cell dictation and regeneration. He died yesterday in a Cham hospital from septicemia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Torrow
Henry van Peters Wils
University of North Carlina
Wilson
North Carolina Peanut Crop 70 Percent Marketed
Raleigh January 5 UP A B Harless senior marketing specialist of the State agriculture department announced 70 percent of North Carolina 1938 peanut crop had been marketed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
A. B. Harless
State Agriculturepartment
North Carolin
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Yadkin, Forsyth and
Goodrich
Earrery
Auto Store, Inc
North Main
East Main
E. M. Dudley, Mer
Thompson Shoe Store
North Main Street
Stacy
W. W. Hampton
Motor Company
the Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Pollock
Pearson Landing CO
Piedmont Machine CO
Rebecca Hilliard
Capone
Bruno Hauptmann
U. S. Treasury
Elmer Lincoln Irey
Treasury
Office OF State Reemployment Service
U.N. C
Kester Bros
South Main Street
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