Clyde A Erwin Calls for Local School Supplements
State Superintendent Clyde A. Erwin told High Point citizens that North Carolina must supplement state funds to build a more adequate school system. He urged an eight month term, better teacher salaries, and curriculum updates to meet modern needs, noting 2000 teachers left the profession last year.
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High Point
Clyde A. Erwin
North Oathee
Virginia Frank
Susan
Evelyn Sharp
Irwin
North Carolina
Raleigh
Erwin
C. 8. Grayson
BE. M. Knox
H. A. Millis
County Board of Education
J. F. Hoffman, Jr
W. J. McAnally
Veigh Hutchison
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
County Suffers Major Erosion Losses in Gilford
A Soil Erosion Service report shows Gilford County in North Carolina has lost 41,800 acres or 10.05 percent of its 416,000 acres due to erosion. Abandoned land totals 22,550 acres with 70,953 acres having 25 to 75 percent topsoil loss, affecting Deep River and Alamance Creek valleys. Regional HQ is in High Point.
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Gilford County
Soil Erosion Service
United States Department of the Interior
Alamance Creek
W. D. Lee
W. W. Stevens
North Carolina
Soll F
Talking Out Of School A Quiet Talker Seeks A Medium
The essayed narrator reflects on shifts from stage oratory to bull sessions and seeks a middle ground of natural talk. He recalls youths chasing eloquence in the 1920s and notes his own struggle, culminating in a desire to speak without show but with impact.
Craven explains court decision on gold clause in bonds
Local securities dealer George B. Craven questions a Supreme Court ruling on gold clause bonds. He notes the $1.69 per $1.00 payoff is impossible given gold scarcity and Roosevelt era devaluation, and warns that even an adverse decision would leave contracts effectively unfulfillable. He also praises Clyde A. Erwin’s school talk and reflects on debt implications for railroads and corporations.
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Craven
United States of America
Roosevelt
George B. Craven
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
United States Supreme Court
North Carolina
Board of Commissioners
Backwoods
Hunter Ordered To Get License In Relying Case
Wade P Renfrow and Roy Shiplett were charged with hunting without a license on property leased by Edward Armstrong for the Mackays near the municipal lake. Renfrow was found guilty in municipal court and taxed costs and a future license requirement. Shiplett was absent. a cap was ordered. Other cases heard included board bill disputes and prohibition violations.
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Wade P. Renfrow
Roy Shiplett
Clarance Mackay
Lewis E. Teague
Mr. Renfrew
Mr. Shiplett
Edward Armstrong
Mackays
Mr. Renfrow
Shiplett
Ollie Beach
Clyde Belton
Charlie Williams
Ben Johnson
Willie Lassiter
B. J. Nelson
William Harper
Prohibition Violations Lead to County Jail Terms
J. W. Solomon, violating the prohibition law, sentenced to five months in the county jail with road work. The court ordered payment of $15 and costs, and execution to issue anytime within three years. Others charged with gambling were ordered to pay half the costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Solomon
Pure state saccharin sweetness cited at 550 times sugar
A report notes saccharin in its pure state is about 550 times sweeter than standard sugar, highlighting its extraordinary sweetness and potential uses in flavoring and food technology.
Mill Worker Injured By Gear at Highland Cotton Mill
Has hand mangled when caught in a waste grinding machine in the opening department. Employee Cc. F. Lambeth, of Proctor street, received the injury this morning. He was treated at Burrus Memorial hospital where officials had not yet learned the exact cause.
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F. Lambeth
Highland Cotton Mill
Lambeth
Proctor Street
Santae
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Brotherhood Meeting at Emmanuel Lutheran Church
The Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran church will meet tonight at 6 45 at the church. Rev J Clay Madison pastor of the First Methodist Protestant church will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
J. Clay Madison
First Methodist Protestant Church
Hearing Postponed in Robbins Knitting Mill Discrimination Case
The hearing on the charge of alleged discrimination involving the Robbins Knitting Mill has been postponed from Thursday to Monday at 10 a m. before W Ney Evans, examiner for the Textile Labor Relations Board, at a federal building in Greensboro.
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Robbins Knitting
W. Ney Evans
Textile Labor Relations Board
Federal
Greensro
Mount Vernon Fox Hunt Club Catches 25th Fox
After several farmer attempts to trap a chicken-killing fox near Kernersville, Mount Vernon Fox Hunters club sent their dogs to track the animal. The fox was caught after a two hour twenty minute chase, marking the club’s 25th fox caught to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernersville
Mount Vernon
Fox Hunters Club
Nurserymen Set for Third Annual North Carolina Meet
North Carolina nursery men gather in Greensboro for the third annual meeting of the North Carolina Association of Nurserymen at the King Cotton hotel. Speakers include Dr. J. H. Stallings director of the North Carolina Soil Erosion Control Service headquartered in High Point.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
North Carolina Association of Nurserymen
King Cotton Hotel
J. H. Stallings
North Carolina Soil Erosion Control Service
High Point
Correction plan eyed for delinquent Negro youths at city farm
A city council meeting considered converting the abandoned city farm into a correction home for delinquent Black youths. The American Business club proposed a 2000 annual start to staff and educate youths, with supervision by a Black matron. Local officials endorsed the idea, citing Winston-Salem as a model. They referred the matter to the law counsel for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Business Club Committee
City Farm
Ei Council
Am Fae Riseinaee
Vum
H. A. Millis
T. Wingate Andrews
Juvenile and Parks Commission
T. W. Sprinkle
Grover H. Jones
American Business Club
Winston-Salem
City Juvenile Commission
English
Lindsay
Biles
Paramount Theater
North Carolina
Klutch News: Comfort Holds Plate Snug for Safe Use
Klutch forms a comfort hold on the plate so snug it cannot drop or be moved while eating. Advertisement notes a 25e to 50c box at drug stores and promises durable design for safe handling.
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
Main & B
Binniston
Mann’s
Pyroll Dis
Tric
PAT Brown, Inc
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Ass’n
South Main Street
J. W. Clinard
B. F. Johnson
Guilford
Commerce St
Max Bones
Optometrist
Main &T
Hunter
Rosaine Shop
Coats
Forx Cross
Fox Kolinsky
Berry
South Main
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