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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1930
Page
9
The annual mid winter Southern Furniture exposition prepares for a 9 a.m. opening with all spaces filled and new lines on the floor. Hotels are booked, buyers are arriving, and exhibitors expect strong demand as retailers stock up.
The Kiwanis club of High Point marks its tenth year during January 19 to 25 in line with Kiwanis International’s 15th anniversary. The 102,000-member organization spans 1852 clubs in the United States and Canada, with the 1930 convention set for Atlantic City. Local plans by Dr. J. T. Mann and Garland Daniel emphasize underprivileged child work, vocational guidance, and urban rural relations.
The school bond proposal for February 4 gained traction as civic clubs and educational groups endorsed it. Backed by the city council and school board, endorsements came from Kiwanis Civitan Monarch American Business clubs American Legion Parent-Teacher councils and Chamber of Commerce directors with Rotary Lions and several PTA groups slated to consider it this week. The city has reduced school indebtedness by 90 000 since five years ago and began retiring 1925 bonds while seeking funds to ease overcrowding and upgrade facilities.
The Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co presents an educational exhibit at the Commercial Club for two weeks of the Southern Furniture market. George T. Wood, Southern representative, announces daily lectures on wool to carpet process and two reels of moving pictures. Co K Post of New York supervises. The display includes worsted yarns, raw wool from several regions, and looms. Retail merchants and sales forces are invited to learn about carpet manufacture.
Henry Ford sends six volumes of McGuffey’s New Fourth Reader reprints to Edna Morganthaler city school elementary supervisor. The gift promotes emphasis on articulation and enunciation, with the ten commandments in verse and selections still taught in modern texts. Books are on display in Morganthaler’s office.
A safety first chain letter with the line watch your step arrived for J. J. Rawley of the Enterprise from Maynard R. Ashworth of the Wilmington Star News. The missive urges forwarding to nine others within nine days under a to break the chain may bring bad luck warning. It lists figures such as Senator Heflin Arthur Train Henry Ford Lindbergh and Ramsay MacDonald among others.
Local attorney Thomas Turner Jr announced his candidacy for the next North Carolina House term, subject to Democratic voters in the June primary. Turner, township chairman for four years, aims for a Guilford County seat and faces incumbent John Blair if nominated.
Dr Elbert Russell dean of the School of Religion at Duke University will speak on Jesus and the Social Order at the Central Friends annex supper program. Special music by Miss Burgess and Norman Fidler. Reservations required at the church office before Wednesday noon.
City physician Dr. S.S. Coe said no new meningitis cases have appeared after Willard Justice died yesterday morning. Eight students exposed to Justice were suspended for nine days but tests showed no infection. Precautions keep them from contact with others. Justice was not in school. No link found to Joe Morris Barker’s death two weeks earlier.
M T Edgerton of Greensboro died at his Oak Ridge home yesterday at 4 pm. He was 73. Funeral services will be held at his Oak Ridge residence tomorrow at 2 30 pm. Attending will be his son Dr M T Edgerton of Atlanta and son in law Jack Grubb of Cambridge Mass. Surviving also is his widow formerly Miss Bell Stafford sister of Sheriff Stafford Guilford County. He taught for 30 years before starting the touring business.
A. F. Paul of Paul and Davis Furniture, St. Petersburg arrives for the annual mid winter exposition of the Southern Furniture market opening tomorrow.
Labor organizers from northern and eastern points spent the past week in High Point planning a citywide drive to unionize all workers. About 300 attended Wednesday’s mass meeting at Odd Fellows hall. another gathering is planned within two weeks with over 500 expected. William Green of the AFL may be urged to visit High Point after his Asheville address on January 24.
High Point city manager E. M. Knox rescinded his January 11 action that set a maximum wage schedule for city labor after a Friday conference with department heads. The move affects about six employees in street, sanitary, water and sewer work amid broader unemployment and welfare concerns in the city.
The event began Friday with a banquet in the school cafeteria presided by Prof. T. E. Browne. Dr. J. Henry Highsmith Forest T. Selby and George W. Coggin spoke on industrial education, urging broader school emphasis on practical skills and citizenship.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co nursing department logged 13207 total visits in 1929 with 2759 total cases. The year included maternity, tuberculosis and general care plus clinics for mothers and children, with 2726 dollars received from the insurer.
The Commercial National Bank of this city received the winning bid for Guilford County revenue anticipation bonds amounting to 400,000 dollars. The local bank offered 5.40 percent interest with a 25 dollar premium, dated January 21 1930 and payable July 21 1930. Other bidders included Greensboro Bank and Trust Company Dray Brothers of Greensboro BR S Dickson and Company of Charlotte North Carolina Corporation of Greensboro and T A Uzzell of Greensboro with varying rates and premiums.
J P Lovelace founder prominent Wilson resident dies at his home aged 77 after a month of illness. He leaves widow Sallie Lacy and three daughters Mrs C F Tomlinson Mrs C L Simmons and Mrs A H Wells and two sons S D Lovelace and Logan Lovelace. Funeral at First Presbyterian church Wilson tomorrow at 3 pm.
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