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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1940

Page

13

The Way of the Foolish Man Play Invitation

The Salvation Army invites the public to tonight’s presentation of the play The Way of the Foolish Man. Special music will be rendered.

Salvation Army

High Point Symphony Rehearsal Tuesday Night

The regular rehearsal for members of the High Point Symphony Orchestra will be held at the Senior High School on Tuesday night at 8 o'clock.

High Point Symphony Orchestra

Political speculation grows as Guilford field forms for 1940 House race

In High Point and Guilford County the 1940 campaign begins to take shape with three announced House contenders Joe T. Carruthers Jr R F Moseley and Beverly C Moore and Senate hopeful Thomas Gold. Rumors link Rupert Pickens Keith Harrison George Younce Robert R King and Shelley B Caveness to House seats as the Guilford County Democratic Club forms and party tensions rise in a High Point Greensboro rural alliance context.

Guilford General Assembly Thomas Gold Guilford Post Senate House Joe T. Carruthers, Jr R. F High Point Democratic Pickens Harrison Guilford County Democratic Club

Parachute mix up ends with a doctor leaping away

A local aviator and a doctor flew in an unfamiliar open cockpit toward the Miami air races and bowl game. When the pilot set his coat in the rear, the doctor mistook it as danger and jumped, landing safely but irked. The piece also notes North Carolina’s coming gubernatorial race and criticizes loud public jokers in meetings.

Miami

Tax Listings Show Gain In Township

High Point Township tax listings rose last week as 5 585 property owners listed. Assistant county tax supervisor T R Short noted the first two weeks produced more listings than the 1939 period, with 12 300 total listed last year. He said the January listing date may boost numbers and that the books close January 31. The local office stays open Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7 to 9.

High Point Township T. R. Short Short

Portrait Of Judge Teague To Be Presented To Court Here

A portrait of the late Lewis E. Teague will be presented to the High Point Municipal Court in a Thursday night ceremony in the county building courtroom. Grover H. Jones will deliver the eulogy, with the bar association and Judge D. C. MacRae accepting on behalf of the court.

Judge Teague Lewis E. Teague High Point Municipal Court Charles W. McAnally High Point Bar Association Thomas E. Dodamead Teague Mr. McAnally Bar Association D. C. MacRae Municipal Court

High Point High School Band Concert Today

The High Point High School Band will perform this afternoon at 3 o clock in the school auditorium. Fifty one musicians from music classes, directed by Fred Kimball, will present classical and modern pieces including works by Fillmore Handel Sibelius Bach Sousa Bratton and Klieffman. Admission is free and the public is invited.

Fred Kimball City Schools High Point High School Henry Fillmore G. F. Handel Bource Lascia Rinaldo John Bratton Jean Sibelius Sousa Bach Klieffman

Rotary Club to stage Anchors Aweigh in February

The Rotary Club plans an amateur nautical production titled Anchors Aweigh at the Junior High School auditorium on February 23 and 24 to aid its crippled children clinic. About 125 to 150 club members and local amateurs will perform, under Ted Hill who directed the 1938 event, with John B. Rogers Producing Company of Fostoria, Ohio, handling arrangements. The director will arrive around February 1 and casting begins soon.

Rotary Club John B. Rogers Fostoria Ted Hill Hill

Two Men Seriously Hurt In Knife Attack Spree

John Lambeth age around 30 of route four went on a violent spree injuring two men with a knife and punching a man on East Washington Street before his arrest. Victims Clar ence Fruitt and June Fagg suffered deep facial and neck wounds and were treated at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Lambeth is jailed on related charges.

John Lambeth Route Four Lambeth Dave Williams East Washington Street Bill North Wrenn Street Clarence Fruitt Willowbrook Street June M. Fagg Putnam Avenue Burrus Memorial Hospital

Davidson College President to Speak at Wesley Memorial

Dr. Walter Lingle president of Davidson College will speak at Wesley Memorial Church tonight at 7 30 as part of a Sunday series by college and university presidents. Alumni anticipate his timely message following a large crowd last week for Dr W P Few of Duke University.

Walter L. Lingle Davidson College Wesley Memorial Church Lingle W. P. Few Duke University Wesley Memorial Howard Rondthaler Salem College Frank P. Graham University of North Carolina Clyde E. Milner Guilford College G. I. Humphreys High Point College

High Point Housing Authority Eyes Washington Visit

Officials indicate a conference with United States Housing Authority leaders in Washington later this week. Joseph D. Cox and Charles W. McAnally spoke in Raleigh about High Point plans, confirming a $2,000,000 project and possible site choices, with no decision yet and next office selections likely in a week.

High Point Housing Authority United States Housing Authority Washington Joseph D. Cox Authority Charles W. McAnally Raleigh Raleigh Housing Authority High Point C. M. Waynick

Chest Executives to Meet in Charlotte on February 3

Community Chest secretaries from eight southeastern states will gather in Charlotte on February 3 for an executive committee meeting. Olin W. LeBaron, executive secretary of the High Point Community Chest, announced the agenda includes procedures, collections, and programs.

Southeastern Charlotte Olin W. LeBaron High Point Community Chest Mr. LeBaron Tom Carroll Bradley Buell Community Chest New York Elwood Street Richmond Martha Phillips Raleigh

First Aid Course Offered Here by Red Cross Chapter

Local Red Cross arranged an instructors course beginning January 22 with Dr. Otis Marshall providing instruction. Open to residents over 20 without charge, the 30 hour program covers basic to advanced first aid. Teachers and college graduates can earn two college credit hours upon completion. Registration continues.

Otis Marshall Red Cross The High Point National Red Cross Organization

Plans Go Forward For Carnegie Talk Here

Plans advance for a February 1 lecture at the Senior High School under the American Business Club with Dale Carnegie, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People. The piece notes Carnegie's fame, Carnegie Institute, and his approachable, affable persona at Forest Hills.

Dale Carnegie American Business Club Carnegie William A. H. Birnie New York World-Telegram Carnegie Institute of Effective Forest Hills Mr. Carnegie

Family and Children's Bureau Formed in High Point Chest

The Family and Children's Bureau was incorporated as a new agency of the High Point Community Chest during the quarterly board meeting at the Elwood Hotel with R. K. Young presiding. The bureau aims to assist disadvantaged families and children through planning and services and to participate in social betterment programs, with Junior Service League members named to the board.

Family and Children’s Bureau High Point Junior Service League James. Armstrong John Cli

Budget Surplus Exceeds Fifty Thousand In High Point

High Point shows a $54 773 surplus for the first half of the current fiscal year according to the accounting division. Revenue from current and prior year taxes topped estimates, while street assessments and electric sales fell short, yet overall spending stayed under the budget with debt service as the largest expense.

High Point

Woodmen of the World Launches 50th Anniversary Drive

Woodmen of the World field men from across the state met in Raleigh to begin a golden anniversary membership campaign running through June 6. G. D. Walter attended, with national directors R. E. Miller and Orson Stiles guiding the effort from Omaha. The order claims over 400,000 members in 44 states.

Woodmen of the World Raleigh G. D. Walter R. E. Miller Orson Stiles Omaha Neb

Birthday Ball Headed by Coffield in High Point Campaign

Coffield H Irwin Coffield Jr local attorney named chairman of the High Point Birthday Fund campaign by Arthur Carpenter regional director of the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Knoxville TN Plans call for a March of Dimes drive and a President's Birthday Ball with ten cent donations via schools January 16 to 20 and a street sale by Junior High students on January 20 The Birthday Ball is set for January 26 at the High Point National Guard Armory

H. Irwin Coffield, Jr High Point Arthur Carpenter Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Knoxville High Point National Guard

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H. J. Coffield, JR Dodamead N. C. House John Mebane Coe North Carolina Tom Cooper Wilmington Ralph McDonald Clyde Hoey Shirley Temple Ciue G Joseph DO GO Dorke Laboratory Au Tev Raven Grover H. Jones DR. Lingle Housing Group Chest LeBaron A. B. Club Family, Children’s Bureau Incorporated Woodmen Coffield Drive In
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