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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1935
Page
3
W Wyatt of Martinsville Virginia will preach during the regular morning service at 11 oclock at Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church. Rev Lh On Bryant serves as pastor of the church.
R R Blackburn of the High Point Secrehants Association recovering from pneumonia in Burrus Memorial. Hospital attaches report he is resting comfortably and improving after a night of care.
A special open meeting for garment workers is set for Monday at 7 PM in Knitters Hall, 124 1-2 North Main Street. Everett Morrin, president of the Central Labor Union, urges all workers to attend to hear the needle trades issues from an organized labor perspective, followed by a short closed session.
Bracey W. Wade secretary grants Clifton Furniture Co of High Point a general retail furniture store charter with authorized capital of 50000 and 8600 stock subscribed by Perry, Peter A Clifton, and Eleanor Clifton of High Point.
A meeting of the American Legion Drum and Bogie corps is set for Thursday night at 7 o'clock. All Legion members and those wishing to join are invited to attend as regular activities resume and the corps will participate in the officers' meeting at Pinehurst in February.
W. K R Shaffer will be installed as president of the High Point Ministerial association at a meeting scheduled for 10:80 Monday at Wesley Memorial church. All ministers are urged to attend.
Bishop Paul B. Kern delivers a sermon at Wesley Memorial church at 11 this morning. The presiding bishop of the area recently appeared at a regular service and is noted for prior missionary work in the Orient and popularity among local Methodists. He and his wife with a daughter will be guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Lambeth.
Funeral services for W. J. Wilkinson, 24, who died at a local hospital, will be held Monday with a home service at 11 o'clock conducted by Rev. Privett. The funeral procession will travel to Kentuck Virginia for the 2:30 ceremony at the grandmother's home. Interment in the family burying ground. He is survived by brothers H. and B. Wilkinson of High Point, J. T. and S. B. Wilkinson of Caswell County, four sisters Mrs. G. E. White of Martineville, Annie, Kathel and Margaret Wilkinson of Caswell County, Naomi Wilkinson, and Howard Wilkinson.
Rumors spread that Clyde Hoey of Cleveland may seek the North Carolina governor’s office in 1936 and could announce candidacy to succeed Ehringhaus. Dr. John T. Burrus’s Guilford friends cheer the possibility of a Burrus Hoey contest, predicting a vigorous statewide race if it materializes.
Preparations for a record mid win ter Southern Furniture and Rug Market underway. All space in the Southern Furniture Exposition building is taken with 20 000 extra feet requested as 166 exhibitors showcase new designs and spring lines. Attendance is expected to smash previous records as rug production from the United States is heavily represented.
The piece notes North Carolina may not repeatedly turn to Cleveland county for its governor and calls attention to Hoey's connections to Ex-Governor Max Gardner and his long tenure as attorney for major interests. It argues these factors may hurt labor support but also cites Hoey’s counterpoints to offset the perceived handicaps.
High Point Chamber of Commerce outlines the ensuing year at a supper meeting at Elwood hotel chaired by President J. W. Clinard. New committee leaders pledge efforts in finance governance industry and legislative work to shape city development and relations with authorities.
The Parks and Juvenile Commission reports a drop in juvenile delinquencies in the first six months of the fiscal year. Delinquents totaled 98 versus 158 year ago, while recreational programs drew 122 025 participants, up from 110 086. Spectator attendance rose by about 9 000 as play grounds and supervised activities expanded. Receipts declined overall due to weather and ongoing public works projects.
High Point to sponsor a Presidential Ball on January 29 with proceeds split 70 percent to stay for local infantile paralysis treatment and 30 percent for ongoing research. A planning meeting at the Chamber of Commerce building is set for Monday at 4 30 PM with local club leaders and veterans groups invited.
City Physician Dr. W J McAnally reports 1934 saw 34 more communicable disease cases than 1933, totaling 197. Diphtheria rose from 45 to 62, whooping cough and chicken pox followed, typhoid from six to eight with most cases traced outside the city and limited local contamination.
A brief item notes uncertainties about the city water supply and local milk delivery, highlighting potential disruption factors and public concern amid unfolding municipal issues.
Funeral services for Iris Lee Anderson a 21 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs G B Anderson were held Saturday morning at 11 from the North Hamilton Street Church of Christ by Rev Dennis Helsabeck with interment in Deep River cemetery. Pallbearers were S R Clinard B N Smith H E Sloope and Sam Fowler. Flowers carried by Mrs Sam Fowler Mrs Charles Weare Mrs Fred Bennette Miss Lucille Hill Miss Mary King and Miss Clara Martin. Songs included Does Jesus Care Sweet Bye and Bye and Face to Face.
City revenue shows a marked gain in the first six months of the current fiscal year ending December 31 1924 with tax collections up about 23 percent and special assessment receipts up roughly 90 percent over the same period a year earlier. Total collections reach 716689 dollars for the period, per City Manager E M Knox.
A Farriss Bible Class reunion of the First Baptist church in High Point will gather this morning in the church classrooms. The long running Men’s Baraca and later Farris Bible class began in 1907 08 and has grown to over 70 members with an average attendance around 62, prompting a room change.
A mass meeting at Welch Memorial church will install the newly elected officers of the High Point Christian Endeavor Union. The service starts at 7 30 PM and will feature an impressive program. New officers include Aulbert Smith president Byron Hayworth vice president Essie Harmon secretary Kathleen Tmbler treasurer Sarah Jarrett intermediate superintendent Anna Belle Thompson junior superintendent Myrtle Davis recreation chairman Jewell Welch publicity chairman Kathleen McLean.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 619 will convene Tuesday night at 9 o'clock at the VFW hall High Point. The agenda includes discussions on Tuesday repairs and matters related to the meter of the bonus as reported.
The local Better Housing program committee announced a demonstration center to be created by acquiring an old city house, moving it to a central site, and renovating it to show modernization benefits. The project aims to cut relief costs by employing workers in private enterprise and boosting retail trade.
The Intimate Bookshop, operating two years, is sold to Mr and Mrs D C Farlow and will be renamed Mable's Book Shop. It will stay at 210 North Main Street with plans to expand stock. Mr Farlow, longtime High Point resident, formerly with Clinard Electric and Household Appliance companies. Mr Mebane continues rental library at Ingrams Pharmacy on North Main Street.
Funeral services for Mrs Daisy Johnston Wilson aged 65 wife of Dr Crawford C Wilson of Lakeland Florida will be held at Wesley Memorial M and E Church Sunday at 2 pm. Dr W A Lambeth and Rev H Norwood Bowne will officiate with interment in Oakwood Memorial Park. Pallbearers Messia Fred N Tate A E Tate H A Millis R R Ragan J E Millis and W M Hunt of Greensboro requested to meet Sechrest Funeral Home at 1 30 pm.
The annual Boy Scout drive will launch January 22 with a dinner meeting and begin full activities January 23 led by general chairman J. B. Millis. The initial gift committee includes H. A. Millis and C. L. Amos among others, and budget for the High Point Area of the Uwharrie Council is set at 4000 dollars with Frank J. Sizemore as Pledge Card Chairman.
Dr John T Burrus Guilford county senator and Rupert T Pickens representative depart for Raleigh to take definite positions on issues facing the 1935 legislature Burrus urges economy in government and funding for teachers salaries while Pickens favors careful use of highway funds and supports school rehabilitation only if needed Burrus favors expanding insane asylum and county home quarters and opposes the current sales tax with a belief in improving postal receipts and avoiding needless road projects continued on page seven
Funeral services for John B. Jarrell age 65 of 621 West Green Street will be held Monday at 2 PM from his residence with Rev. Tom A. Sykes and Rev. O L Ruth officiating. Interment at Oakwood cemetery family plot. Pallbearers named D M Cable John Stoner Frank Scott Ellis Davis and Dennis Welborn. Body to be moved to the home at 9:30 AM today.
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