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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1939
Page
11
The South Furniture Exposition opens January 23 amid strong turnout and plans for 37 Rhodes and Son store reps. More than 200 manufacturers exhibit, with remodeled spaces and a mix of high quality traditional and modern designs.
John Temple Graves II economist and author will deliver the second lecture in the Lyceum series tomorrow at 8 15 pm in the Point College auditorium. Robert Frost unable to attend. Graves fills the engagement. Other lectures include Stefansson on Feb 20 and Phyllis Bentley on March 16.
City council to open bids for well digging turbines and governors on the six point four million hydroelectric project. Drilling contract expected Monday in special session while turbine and governor bids seem unlikely. Clearing the reservoir area awarded to Blythe Brothers and E W Grannis under engineers estimate.
Eastern Air Lines maps exclude High Point from its Richmond to New Orleans route. The folder lists Greensboro Asheboro Thomasville Salisbury Kannapolis and Concord but not High Point, drawing ire from city officials.
Special to The Enterprise RANDLEMAN Jan 14 all officers and directors were reelected at the annual stockholders meeting R P Deal president O C Marsh vice president A B Beasley cashier Miss Epsie Woollen assistant cashier F O Pope bookkeeper Miss Mescal Swaim assistant bookkeeper Directors E W Freeze Jr Dr A B Freeman Dr D L Fox Dr E A Sumner O C Marsh R P Deal Dr C D Kistler and A B Beasley cashier Beasley reported the past year’s business among the bank’s best since its organization
Washington D C January 14 Public Works Administration has finally disapproved High Point North Carolina s request for PWA funds to finance a 400 000 city hospital project comprising a 220 000 loan and 180 000 grant The funds are exhausted and the project cannot be allotted even if approved The hospital request will not be placed in the backlog The city had also sought a 4000 32 000 water main loan of 40 000 and a 32 000 grant for a 72 000 project which was previously disapproved and not certified for backlog
High Point plans widespread auctions of private property to collect delinquent street assessments and taxes. City Attorney Grover H. Jones says judgments are already secured in many cases and the council mandates prompt collection to meet debt retirement needs.
Plans for a large business structure in High Point’s central retail area were submitted to Deputy Insurance Commissioner Sherwood Brockwell and Fire Chief E K In gram for safety study. No permit had been requested and no clear decision or details on ownership or purpose were available, with officials noting the project might be built on several sites if pursued. A named project spokesman said no announcement could be made at present.
Frank J. Sizemore, secretary of the High Point Chamber of Commerce, reports a statewide survey showing High Point ranks nineteenth per capita in taxes among 35 cities. Other cities pay more tax per person, including Greensboro and Winston-Salem, while Raleigh and Charlotte data were not yet available. The study, based on city and county rates, continues to gather information across the state.
Twelve building permits were issued in the past week by Inspector E. K. Ingram totaling $11,330. R. E. Shelton received a permit for an eight room brick veneer home with garage on Rotary drive between Apex and Woodland at $5,000. Henry Bizzell for a five room frame dwelling on Welborn street between Turner and city limits at $2,350. Other permits include Stanford Smith adding a room at 605 Link street for $1,285. Mrs. T. J. Gold remodeling a grocery store at 600 East Commerce for $260. O. B. Horner for a woodshed on Courtesy Road at $100. J. L. Morgan repairing and reroofing 300 Moon street for $45. G. Curtis Smith reroofing 433 Mangum for $40. E. C. Cridlebaugh reroofing 2200 Hansell for $140. Atlantic Insurance and Realty Co reroofing 11 Cross street for $120. C. V. Carroll reroofing 1202 Blair for $115. R. C. Boyce repairing an apartment building at 1108 English street for $1,625. S. W. McDowell adding a one room to 1455 North Hamilton for $250.
Lawrence Seton Ross, Southern representative of the United Furniture Workers, will travel to Johnson City Tennessee this week to organize at the Empire Furniture Company and assist with 15 to 20 National Labor Relations Board cases. He received a list of 327 Empire workers who recently joined the union and notes a Labor Board decision reinstating three Empire employees with back pay over $3,000 and ordering the firm to cease unfair labor practices.
Julian Franklin former assistant clerk of the High Point Municipal Court joins J A Myatt for a High Point law practice after earning an LL B from the University of North Carolina and serving on the Institute of Government staff in Chapel Hill He studied at Washington and Lee and is active in the First Presbyterian Church and the American Business club residing at 111 Hillcrest Drive.
WPA sponsored traffic school begins Monday afternoon at the city hall courtroom and will run three weeks. Nine students have registered. officials hope more enroll Monday. Organized by T A Early of Raleigh, classes meet 4 6 p m and 7 9 p m daily with demonstrations and certificates awarded at term end. Registrations at police headquarters.
Tomlinson of High Point announces resignation of J M Adams as New York representative. William A Tomlinson vice president of the company assumes direct charge of metropolitan operations with headquarters at 10 Park Avenue.
The third North Carolina Convocation of Churches meets at Durham's First Presbyterian Church for a three day session starting Tuesday. At least fifteen hundred ministers and laymen are expected to attend as unity is stressed under the theme The Living Church in a Wishful World. Distinguished leaders headlining include Dr Halford E Lubbock of Yale Divinity School and Roy A Burkhart pastor of First Community Church Columbus Ohio.
Democratic executive committee invites members and guests to a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the Elwood hotel next Friday, aiming to rally support for the May municipal contest. Republicans promise a ticket. issues include hydro electric plans, grade crossing work, and city expenditures.
Hood System Industrial Bank re-elected officers and directors at the annual meeting. D E K Headen joins the board. R R Ragan remains president with Charles L. Amos and W L Jackson as vice presidents, M H Folger cashier, Maude R Reynolds assistant cashier. Folger reported 1938 earnings 1.5 percent above 1937 and loans up 29.86 percent while delinquencies fell and charges-offs were nil. Taxes remained a major expense at about 56 percent of total pay. The bank plans to broaden service in 1939 and expects a better outlook.
C H Rhodes will address the Men's Brotherhood club of the First Evangelical and Reformed church at 7 o'clock Monday night. It is the first meeting of the year and all members are urged to attend. meetings are on the third Monday each month with this being a dinner session.
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