Winter Furniture Market Opens Here Tomorrow
The Southern Furniture Market at the Exposition Building prepares to open tomorrow at nine o clock for a two week sale event. Exhibitors fill space with new lines from over 100 factories while buyers from Chicago and Grand Rapids show strong interest. Prices hold steady with optimistic forecasts for lively attendance and improved purchasing from rural dealers and urban retailers alike.
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Chicago
Nd Rapids
Paul W
Grand Rapids
Agricult
Igne
Progto
Furnicode
Hiatt Tire Co Adds Retreading Department
Hiatt Tire Co announces a retreading department to enhance service. Garland Chappell oversees the new equipment installed by Lodi Inc of Lodi California. The All-Weather Tread is used with Goodyear approval, enabling tires of various sizes to be retread in about one hour.
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Fatt Tire Company
Garland Chappell
Agere
Lodi, Inc
Lodi
Calif
Goodyear Tire Co
J. Chappell
Life Insurance Offer with Free Inspection Advertised
An old style ad promotes life insurance with a 11 year feature plan from Ameri Life Association. It claims $150,000 in paid claims and offers a free inspection certificate by mail after sending name age and a certificate request. No money due upfront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Oalif
Baston
Ameri- Life Association
Extension of Hose Curtailment Plan Faces Local Push
Local hosiery mills oppose extending the five week curtailment as the Hosiery Code Authority plans a January 17 meeting in New York to decide on a fixed plan. Data from four weeks under 40 percent curtailment may guide a three week extension despite hardship on mills with adequate demand. General Johnson’s hint of a 82 hour week could influence the code authority’s output proposal to the administration.
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Hosiery Code Authority
New York
Johnson
H. C. Field Dies in Hospital at 59 in High Point
H C Field 59 eldest son of the late E H C Field died in a local hospital after heart trouble. Born April 21 1874 in High Point he lived in Virginia fifteen years before returning. He married Artie Bourne in 1898 and lived in Martinsville. He is survived by Artie and two children Herbert Field and Madge Field Hooker, three brothers and a sister. Funeral Monday at 11 from the Tate residence with interment in Oakwood cemetery.
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H. C. Field
E. H. C. Field
High Point
Dora J. Field
Mr. Field
Virginia
Artie Bourne
Martineville
First Baptist Church
Artie Bourne Field
Herbert Field
Madge Field Hooker
Martinsville
Fred N. Tate
Emerywood
This City
Clarence J. Field
Virginia Central Railroad
Fredericksburg
Guy M. Field
Harry E. Field
J. P. McCabe
Martinsville Baptist Church
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
J. M. Hilliard
Oakwood Cemetery
Ed L. Ragan Announces Expansion Of Bank Capital To 100000
Ed L. Ragan, president of High Point Savings and Trust Company, announced a capital increase from 25000 to 100000 funded by a 75000 purchase of preferred stock by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The move doubles lending capacity, positions the bank for Federal Reserve eligibility, and supports local industrial and commercial needs amid the era of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Savings and Trust Company
Ed L. Ragan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mr. Ragan
Ragan
Federal Reserve Banking System
Additional Gifts Help Boy Resume College Work
A destitute college student received clothing and shoes plus a five dollar store credit to replace stolen items. Donations already delivered by local residents included two good salts and other clothes for the boy and his mother, who supports five children. A benefactor left a five dollar check with The Enterprise to allow purchases up to that amount, aiding the boy’s return to college Monday and easing his mother's burden.
Eight PWAP Projects Set For Tar Heel Artists Tomorrow
Tar Heel artists will begin work on eight Public Works of Art Project assignments announced by state director Louis Voorhees. Projects include water color wildflowers for the state library, regional industry drawings, a Battle of Alamance painting, the old Salisbury courthouse, a Walter Hines Page plaque, and an Andrew Jackson law study scene in Salisbury.
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Louis Voorhees
Thea Nne Seslenenande Seem
Mimitmis Vuyti
North Carolina
Alamance
Salisbury
Walter Hines Page
Andrew Jackson
Park project approved for Springfield section in county plan
County commissioners approved a Springfield area park as part of a Civil Works program costing about 75000 dollars. Land donations up to 100 acres were pledged if CWA continues beyond February 15. The plan aims to place a model community playground with county ownership and maintenance, plus additional park developments in Sumner and Nathanael Greene school communities.
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Joe F. Hoffman
Springfield Church
Board of County Commissioners
Mr. Hoffman
Greensboro
Strinefield
Jamestown
Summerfield Park
Hoffman
Ried
Sumner
Nathanael Greene
Mrs. Brinson's Mother Dies in Philadelphia
Mrs. R L Brinson of this city mourns the death of her mother Mrs A K Schock who died suddenly yesterday afternoon at the home of her son William Schock in Philadelphia She is survived by her husband and two sons William and Archie Schock Brinson A K Schock and William Schock departed for Philadelphia last night to be with the family
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R. L. Brinson
A K. Schock
William Schock
Philadelphia
Woman Seeks 1983 Church Attendance Record
Mrs Ellen Allen aged 68 of 807 Tryon Street claims a city record for church attendance in 1983. She attended 87 services during the 365 days last year and regularly visits multiple churches and prayer meetings in the city.
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Ellen Allen
Tryon Street
Court of Honor Set for Monday in High Point Scouts
The January Court of Honor for High Point Scouts will be Monday at 7 30 p m at Wesley Memorial church basement. The Junior Court of Honor meets 4 p m at the local Scout headquarters. Cub No 4 at Saint Mary's Episcopal church will have all cubs for Wolf rank badges. Thirteen cubs to receive awards. Cubmaster E E Forward leads the pack. Cubbing is for boys ages 9 to 12.
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High Point
Uwharrie Council
Wesley Memorial Church
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
E. E. Forward
Retail Council Sets Monday Hearing on Complaints
Retail Trade Council president R. W. Riggins announced a Monday meeting at City Hall to review alleged violations of the local code of fair competition. Complainants must be in writing and signed. focus will be on hour requirements and loss leader practices used by several stores.
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R. W. Riggins
Retail Trade Council
Riggins
Meat Distribution Aids Unemployed With Welfare Board
The welfare board distributed 11 000 pounds of meat to local unemployed workers on CWA projects last week. Miss Eurelia Smart, Civil Works Administrator, said a government flour shipment is expected this week and will be issued to local relief rolls. About 4 200 pounds of butter had already been distributed, with meat portions handed out at random to those in need.
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Welfare Board
Eurelia Smart
Board of Public Welfare
CWA
Miss Smart
Mrs Byrum Gibson Sues For Divorce
Mary Gibson filed for divorce against Byrum Gibson in municipal court citing extreme physical cruelty and inhuman treatment. Gibson was ordered to appear Wednesday to show why subsistence should not be furnished until the civil hearing.
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Byrum Gibson
Mary Gibson
Gibson
Three-Pound Rat Defeated by Frog Hayes on Main Street
A three-pound two-foot rat was blackjacked and killed by H. W. Frog Hayes on Main Street Thursday night. A policeman joined the fray as Hayes subdued the wharlak with his blackjack. Hayes and R. E. Ranson recently advocated a city rat killing drive as a CWA project, citing the giant rodent as justification.
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Hayes
H. W. “Frog’ Hayes
Main Street
Hayres
Buddy
Thomasville
Mr. Hayes
R. E. Ranson
One In Five Junior High Pupils Found With Defective Vision
A school eye clinic at the Junior High tested 1,263 pupils and found 242 with defective vision. Of these, 45 wear glasses with insufficient correction, while 197 lack glasses or medical aid. Parents will be notified to seek correction to protect future eyesight. officials urge early detection for overall mental health.
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R. E. Ranson
Guilford County seeks higher Civil Works quota through Washington trip
County officials led by Commissioner Joe F Hoffman plan a Washington visit to urge a larger CWA allotment after January 15. Stout cited rural Guilford under 900 workers while 4500 could start immediate projects, with up to 7000 registered in Greensboro and five to six thousand in High Point awaiting work.
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Joe F. Hoffman
County Board of Commissioners
Washington
Guilford County
Greensboro
George L. Stansbury
Ralph D. Stout
Guilford
Mr. Stout
CWA
Raleigh
Harry L. Hopkins
National Civil Works
Federal
High Point
Hoffman
Library Opens at Noon Under CWA Help
The Public Library will start opening at 12 noon Monday expanding hours to 12 to 9 p m. Librarian Mrs Nancy K Poston announced the change citing assistance from CWA workers assigned to the library.
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CWA
Nancy K. Poston
Poston
Pushing Probe of Harvell Death Nears Answers
Investigation into the strange death of Lee H. Harvell, a well known farmer, and the arson of his home east of the city continues. Three days of inquiry have yielded no arrests as officials press on, with Sheriff Phipps slated to participate Monday in the probe.
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Lee H. Harvell
E. M. Brown
Sheriff's Department
Phipps
Hosiery Workers Meeting Monday Session Change
The American Federation of Hosiery Workers Branch No. 5% will hold a 7 p.m. meeting Monday January 15 at Central Labor Hall on North Wrenn Street. Note the hour change from Thursday for day and night shift members due to an arranged program.
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American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Central Labor Hall
North Wrenn Street
Woman Wields Razor in Bleeding Attack at Home
Fred Williams, a Negro man of 1104 Dinah Street, says his girlfriend at 1120 Kivett Drive cut him about the head and face with a razor at 7 15 Saturday night. He was treated at Burrus Memorial Hospital by Yow's ambulance crew.
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Fred Williams
Dinah Street
Williams
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Yow
City approves $9300 CWA material purchases for Jamestown lake
P J Dishner and Sam H Strickland secured CWA purchase orders totaling about 9300 for materials to support the Jamestown city lake project. Items include 3800 cement, 2500 cast iron pipe, 1500 reinforcement steel, and 1500 crushed stone. Work continues despite weather with added masons and new skilled personnel while a 17 car crushed stone contract was awarded to Hiddenite Quarry Co. at Guilford College.
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City Lake
Raleigh
CWA
Jamestown
P. J. Dishner
Sam H. Strickland
Lee Materials
Thomas W. Morse
J. M. Coleman
R. C. Carter
E. H. Moss
City Sewer and Water Department
Hiddenite Quarry Company
Guilford College
Woman's club organizes home making classes citywide
Mrs Beulah Frady directs ten month program under federal and state adult education boards with classes at Emma Blair cottage Cloverdale Pickett mill Johnson Street and Oak Hill schools. Sessions cover diet family nutrition food budgeting and child care with future sewing and home improvement topics. stove donations sought for demonstrations.
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Beulah Frady
High Point Woman's Club
Emma Blair
Cloverdale School
Pickett Mill
Johnson Street
Oak Hill
Frady
Stokes County
Asa
Cloverdale
Emma Blair Cottage
Woman's Club
Elder Pittman to Speak at Local Church Tuesday
Elder R. H. Pittman of Luray Virginia will preach at the Primitive Baptist church Tuesday night at 7 30 oclock This marks his multiple visits to the community and the pastor Elder W F Pruitt invites the public to hear him speak.
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R. H. Pittman
Luray
Primitive Baptist
Pittman
W. F. Pruitt
Drum Corps of Andrew Jackson Post to Meet Monday
The drum and bugle corps of Andrew Jackson post No. 87 American Legion will gather at the Legion hall on North Wrenn Street for practice Monday night at 7 30. Members are urged to report promptly for the session.
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Drum and Bugle Corps
Andrew Jackson Post No. 87
American Legion
Légion Hall
North Wrenn Street
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Hiatt Tire Co
High Point Savings
Temporary
Federal Deposit Corporation
Voorhees
Springfield
Court OF Honor
Retail Council
City Hall
Harvell
Mrs. Frady
Y A.J. Koonce
Xoonce Tuner
Inc
South Main ST
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