Successful Year Reported by Security National Bank Leader
N. S. Calhoun president of Security National Bank, with branches in Greensboro, Burlington, Raleigh, Tarboro, Wilmington and High Point, said 1936 surpassed 1935 in deposits accounts business and earnings. He announced retirement of 50 000 preferred stock on February 1, 1937, leaving 100 000 of 300 000 outstanding. The bank bought a three story brick building at Main and West Washington in High Point for future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S. Calhoun
Security National Bank System
Greensboro
Burlington
Raleigh
Tarboro
Wilmington
High Point
Main
West Washington Streets
Calhoon
Theft Reported Of Plymouth Sedan From West Commerce Lot
Horace G Ilderton Inc reports a theft of a blue 1937 deluxe Plymouth four door touring sedan from the parking lot across from its West Commerce street office. Dealer plate D-7302. Left rear taillight broken and the car had about 3900 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace G. Ilderton, Inc
West Commerce Street
Resident Denies Being Accused Durham in Court
George J. Durham of 315 Willowbrook Street asked The Enterprise to state he is not the George Durham arraigned in municipal court yesterday on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Durham
Willowbrook Street
George Durham
Wrightenberry Is Taken By Death at 43
Fred L. Wrightenberry of 108 Burton street died at his home last night around 11 o clock. He was 43, son of William and Rachel Wrightenberry, with mother having died December 25, 1936. Survived by wife Bessie Bowers and two sisters B H Cole and Robey Hunt of High Point. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 pm at the home conducted by Rev Norman Osborne and Rev J C Groce, interment Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Wrightenberry
Burton Street
Mr. Wrightenberry
William Wrightenberry
Rachel Wrightenberry
Wrightenberry
Bessie Bowers
B. H. Cole
Robey Hunt
High Point
Norman Osborne
J. C. Groce
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Bank deposits rise 26 percent year end totals
Total deposits grew 26 percent from the prior year end. The year end increase was 2,345,659.23 with 2,018,453.80 in demand deposits. Accounts climbed to 11,061, up 2,057 from 1935, and the average account size rose to 1,087 from 1,018.
Local Hosiery Men Attend National Meet in New York
Leaders of the Southern hosiery industry including High Point manufacturers will join with national makers in New York February 10 11 to map a policy. J B Millis and Charlotte officers plan to attend as other Southern officials expected. Proposals on hours wages fair trade and merchandising will be discussed with the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers guiding the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
New York
J. B. Millis
Taylor R. Durham
Fritz Seifart
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers’ Association
Charlotte
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Congress
Minor permits issued by Fire Chief Ingram today
Fire Chief E. K. Ingram issued seven repair and building permits up to noon, all with modest estimated costs. Permits include Fred Lambe remodel at 222 North Wrenn street for $50 and George W. Urwick garage and servant's quarters at 1011 Club drive for $130.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Ingram
Fred Lambe
North Wrenn Street
George W. Urwick
Club Drive
D. A. Stanton
O. E. Kearns
West Broad Street
Atlantic Realty
Enka stores robbed with over five thousand in cash
Authorities report three Enka Community stores eight miles from Asheville were burglarized last night with more than $5,000 in cash taken from the Enka Community store and the Dixie Grocery. The Community Pharmacy lost jewels and items valued at 500 dollars. Entry was gained through a skylight and safes in two stores blown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Enka
Dixie Grocery
Business Leaders Back Bid for Wilson Radio Station
Washington dispatch reports business leaders urging the Federal Communications Commission to grant permission for a new 100 watt daytime station at Wilson North Carolina on 1310 kilocycles. Applicants are H W Wilson and Ben Farmer with support from George L Wainwright secretary of the tobacco board of trade who cites Wilson as the world’s largest leaf tobacco market and says the station would boost market interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Communication Commission
Wilson
N. C
H. W. Wilson
Ben Farmer
George L. Wainwright
Tobacco Board of
Traffic Violations Report Highlights Reckless Driving
Police charge two individuals with reckless driving and a third for a prohibited left turn in the past 24 hours. Authorities urge caution to prevent crashes and save lives.
Film on World Woods At Southern Furniture Show
One entertainment feature at the Southern Furniture and Rug market open ing next week is an educational film on the world s rare woods. Sponsored by the Veneer Association it will be shown at the Sheraton hotel Friday night January 22 at a specified hour. The film follows timber prospectors and logging gangs in Africa South America India and Australia and explains domestic wood cutting and plywood production used in cabinet work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton Hotel
At & O'Clock
Veneer Association
Africa
South America
India
Australia
Funeral held for Confederate veteran Thomas G. McLean
Funeral services were conducted today for 91 year old Thomas G. McLean commander of the Guilford camp of Confederate veterans who died yesterday in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Thomas G. McLean
Guilford
Bird migration origins in late tertiary ice age
The migration of birds is believed to have begun in the latter part of the tertiary period when the ice sheet expanded south from the North, shaping early movement patterns across continents.
Uwharrie Scout Council Plans 32 Boys to Jamboree in DC
The Uwharrie Boy Scout Council intends to send a full troop of 32 boys to the National Scout Jamboree in Washington DC from June 30 to July 9. Registration is underway with three Scouts already committed and names listed from High Point Asheboro and Thomasville. A scoutmaster two assistant scoutmasters and a senior patrol leader will head the contingent with a pre-camp at Camp Uwharrie June 21-29 before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uwharrie Boy Scout Council
Washington
D. C
B. W. Hackney, Jr
Emmerson Gray
High Point
David Steadman
Asheboro
R. B. Carpenter, Jr
Thomasville
Camp
Uwharrie
Record Spoiled By Late Blaze
SPECIAL TO THE ENTERPRISE THOMASVILLE Jan. 12 The year end fire totals rose late spoiling hopes for a new low record Chief R J Tomlinson reports a year end total of 18 113 in damages and 198 000 in property endangered by flames By Christmas only about 8 000 in damage was recorded but a late fire in the Kress building added 10 000 More than half the properties were insured 168 200 coverage with the remaining losses uninsured A total of 53 alarms were answered in the year four false alarms 25 box calls 26 phone calls and two still alarms were recorded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
R. J. Tomlinson
Kress
Novelty Manufacturing Company
Heart Attack Fatal To Elizabeth City Merchant
Elizabeth City January 12. Gorge R Bright longtime Elizabeth City merchant died at his home at 5 oclock this morning after a heart attack. He had been with Fowler and Company since boyhood, a store established in 1871, and he helped develop the eastern North Carolina fishing industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth City
Gorge R. Bright
Ten Divorces Granted in Court This Morning
Judge Lewis E. Teague granted ten uncontested divorces on grounds of more than two years' separation during a one week civil trial term. Names include Alton Johnson, Margaret Irene Stewart, Essie Owens Moss, Robert Harriss, Gurney Duffey, Beulah Malone Brown, Willie Byrd, Lucy Hunt, Nelie Washington, and Wilton Barnes. Also a $120 compromise judgment in Hiatt v Aggras and a $374.82 order against Piedmont Insurance in King v Mutual Building and Loan. Jurors in collection suits of America v H. & Son and Walter F. Smith heard the ness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Teague
Alton Johnson
Thelma Johnson
Margaret Irene Stewart
Sarah Campbell
Oscar Floyd Stewart
Essie Owens Moss
Donald J. Moss
Robert N. Harriss
Dorothy Anna Harriss
Gurney Duffey
Eula Everhart Duffey
Beulah Malone Brown
Winfred D. Brown
Willie Peebles Byrd
Byrd Lucy Bizzell Hunt
William Lindsay Hunt
Nelie Washington
Quintin Washington
Wilton B. Barnes
Helen Reich Barnes
Teague
H. B. Hiatt
A. P. Aggras
Piedmont Insurance and Realty Company
A. F. King
Mutual Building and Loan Association
Ness
Liquor Control Battle Planned in North Carolina
Advocates for uniform liquor control across 17 counties plan an aggressive push in Raleigh. They seek compromise between state and county stores, preserving county operation with state supervision and revenue sharing while avoiding a floor clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Dear Marjorie Mansfield Advice on Handling a Handicapped Suitor
A young man asks if a girl dislikes him because he is crippled. The columnist reassures him that unkind remarks reveal her character, urges self confidence, participation in accessible activities, and values genuine friends who overlook disability. The reply emphasizes dignity, courage, and focusing on positive personal qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Mansfield
True friends support a disabled person in work and play
The speaker reassures that true friends will not judge a crippled person. They will help in work and gladly join in recreation, showing loyalty and pride in common activities.
Miss Mansfield Asked To Address Questions To Enterprise
Readers are instructed to direct all questions to Miss Marjorie Mansfield in care of The Enterprise. The note promises prompt answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Mansfield
High Point Ranks Eighth in State School Local Expenditures
North Carolina public school units spent 8,271,645.22 in local funds for 1935 36. High Point allocated 44,358 while Charlotte led with 238,839 and Winston Salem 221,529. Other communities reported varied sums in local school funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Durham
Asheville
Greensboro
Roanoke Rapids
Lumberton
Burlington
Washington
Hickory
New Bern
Fayetteville
Tarboro
Gaytonia
Hendersonville
Rocky Mt
New Hanover
Eliabeth City
Greenville
Salisbury
Henderson
Raleigh
Goldsboro
Wilson County
Wilson City
Sam T Reid Meets Hotel Leaders Over Cherokee Trail Campaign
Sam T Reid manager of the Glenn Springs hotel near Spartanburg South Carolina and Cherokee Trail promotional secretary visited High Point yesterday to confer with local hotel men. He said hotel operators and newspapers along the Cherokee route are intensifying efforts to highlight highway benefits and attract more tourists to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam T. Reid
Glenn Springs
Spartanburg
S. C
High Point
Reid
First Quakers Meet in America Historical Dates
The first Quakers annual meeting in America reportedly occurred in Scituate Massachusetts in 160 and the earliest monthly meeting is thought to have been held at Sandwich Massachusetts in 1672.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Scituate
Mass
Sandwich
Klansmen Protest City Government in Aiken
White robed men disrupted a city meeting led by Mayor Weatherford, walking out after accusing the current city government of ineffectiveness. The Ku Klux Klan members handed the mayor a note and left without comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weath
Ku Klinx
Weatherford
Aiken
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Security Bank
Cole
Alton Kemp
Camel Service Station
Winston- Salem
F. L. Wrightenberry
High Point Perpetual Building’ & Loan Association of
Insurance Commissioner
Absociation
Gaye Ee
Ssaivides
Marty Oe
Tm Trust
Bed
A. Foster
B. FP. Johnson
Atlantic Building & Loan
Brawley
Cridlesbaugh, Beo'y-Treas
Nat'l. Rank
Office of
Ingram
Ernest Ackerman
Cleveland
Ackerman
Scout Council
Uwharrie Council
Late Blaze
Marjorie
Glenn Frank
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
la Follette
Henry Averill
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Motel
City
UTS
Iain
P. J. York
A. M. Swaim
Sec
Ring Drug CO
Wadame
Clara
Shepard's
South Main Street
Asheboro Highway
Certified Public Accountants
Seidman & Seid
North Main Street
Ward St
Lyle
Ladifps
Sola Ams Soon
FSC VA
City Shoe Shop West Commerce
Associatio
Piedmont
Building & Loan Association
Wachovia Bank Bldg
Geo
A. Matton
Pres
W. Cc
Idol
A. M. Richardson
y.Treas
Member
Federal Home Loan Bank System
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