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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1936
Page
10
High Point reports 162 509 54 in street improvement bonds paid as street assessments since last May. An act required the city to accept bonds at par, with a bond dealer mechanism allowing taxpayers to buy under par via credit memoranda, saving taxpayers regardless of amount owed.
The Enterprise reports today that several High Point residents signed the Safe Driving Pledge to promote street and highway safety. Readers are urged to clip the pledge, sign, and mail it to the Safety Council of The Enterprise. The piece lists names including W Cc Johnson James A Shipton Mrs James A Shipton and others as participants in the safety effort.
Funeral services for Charles T. Hamilton 72 longtime Sanford resident who died at Mission hospital Asheville were held at the Presbyterian church in Sanford. He was a native of Lenoir son of the late Hugh Hamilton and wife Lizzie McIiver. Surviving are his wife and one son Rev Hugh Hamilton pastor in Appalachia Virginia.
The reemployment office has placed more than 1 700 persons in five months. Of these 1 046 were relief jobs and 668 private employment. November yielded 435 total placements with 106 private and 329 work. December had 100 private and 89 relief. The service reassigned 654 people on Work Project Administration projects.
Plans for the first annual Civitan Charity Revue to be staged at the junior high school auditorium on Wednesday night January 15 were outlined at the club luncheon. Wives assisting in ticket sales attended. entertainment included singing by Mrs. Harry Brockmann and Dan W. Smith, with piano, violin, and accordion performances. Jack Aplleyard outlined the program while Horace Haworth discussed the ticket drive. The committee reported strong ticket demand and expected a sellout, with more than a dozen acts planned in a radio amateur night style show.
Gastonia resident C. D. Spake argues a family tangle makes him his own uncle. He traces it through his grandfather Daniel Spake marrying Mrs. Cora Abernethy of Gastonia, making Daniel his father in law and Mrs. Abernethy his mother in law. Spake’s wife would then be his aunt, making his children his first cousins and himself his own uncle.
The Fuel Fund started by the Kiwanis Club asks for contributions to heat scores of High Point families lacking fuel. Only one donation arrived today, threatening the program as many homes face sickness from cold. Funds cover coal for one family with a pneumonia infant. more gifts needed to continue aid.
Andrew Jackson post No. 87 American Legion calls a meeting at the hall on East Commerce street tonight at 7 30. Commander J E Lyon says the session will feature a discussion of the various bonus proposals and especially an insurance feature proposed to replace the bonus.
The Church of God will hold a dedication service on Sunday January 12 to celebrate the completion of its new church at the corner of Commerce and Thissell streets. Rev J T Stallings is pastor and invites the public to attend.
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