Furniture Prices Expected To Move Upward Again During Year
Furniture prices already 10 to 15 percent higher face a further rise this year says a leading manufacturer who asked to remain unnamed. Higher lumber and veneer costs, a booming building program, and increased finish and glass prices are expected to push costs upward while current supply remains tight. Buyers who delayed purchases hoping for lower prices are now pressing to buy as market signals turn upward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iid
Ker
Furniture Indus
Legislative bill asks AX classification study and fair operation
The board approved a resolution to study AX classification and operate the fair if the legislature votes it on. It would face potential losses up to 26000 dollars. Native Uzzell proposed a tax commission measure. A nine member committee was fed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fly
Uzzell
Forest Treasures to be Shown at Furniture Show
An educational film on the history of hardwoods and veneer manufacturing titled Forest Treasures will be shown tonight in the Sheraton hotel's ball room for Southern Furniture and Rug show exhibitors. The film follows a log from logging camps to final furniture and is presented by the Veneer Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton Hotel
Southern
Veneer Association
Commission urged tax classification study under new amendment
Members of the commission should include a governor designated chairman and a representative from the revenue department attorney general's office Institute of Government League of Municipalities Association of County Commissioners and law schools of Duke Wake Forest and UNC. The house will consider regular business tomorrow but the senate returned to old practice and adjourned to consider local bills tomorrow not meeting Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revenue Department
Attorney General's Office
Institute of Government
League of Municipalities
Association of County Commissioners
Law Schools
Duke
Wake Forest
University of North Carolina
House
Senate
Labor leaders seek White House role in GM strike
Sloan Lewis and labor officials push for federal mediation in the General Motors walkout as Gov. Murphy backs negotiations. Labor secretary Perkins and GM executives held talks while Flint sit down strikers assess the stalled effort. GM reports 79 percent protest and petitions from 43 plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
New York
Lewis
Ford and Crysler
White House
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Miss Perkins
General Motors
Flint
Mich
Robert Travis
George EB. Boysen
Flint Alliance
Power Company Seeks To Collect On Check
Duke Power company seeks $6,871 from Statesville in an equity suit over services billed by the utility. A town check was issued but could not be paid due to bank closing, prompting the action to collect the amount. The hearing is set for January 28 before Federal Judge J Lyles Glenn in Chester, South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Duke Power Company
Statesville
J. Lyles Glenn
Chester
Johnson J. Hayes
B. Y. Webb
Power Company
Death by own action in Elizabethtown Coroner reports
The fatal shooting of Chester Grimsley, a middle aged white man, is listed as death by own action by Coroner T. L. Sutton in Elizabethtown.
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Elizabethtown
Chester Grimsley
T. L. Sutton
Floods leave 120000 homeless as rivers rise nationwide
A vast flood emergency swelled as Ohio and Mississippi basins overflow. Property losses mount with 1 million dollars estimated in places, cities cut off from power and water, as Red Cross teams rush relief, warnings rise, and shelters take in thousands across Kentucky Indiana Missouri and Arkansas.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Dayton
Aurora
Ind
Indiana
Troy
Tell City
Cannelton
Hawesville
Hardinsburg
Cloverport
Lewisport
Irvington
Kentucky
Red Cross
Ohio River
Allegheny
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
W. S. Brotzman
U. S. Weather Bureau
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
St. Patrick's
West Virginia
Huntington
Pt. Pleasant
Parkersburg
Dean Harvey
South
Neal
Frankfort
St. Francis River
Missouri
Arkansas
Cardwell
Bird’s Point
New Madrid
Cairo
Ill
The
St. Louis
Illinois
Tennessee
State court weighs murder evidence in Proctor case
Testimony described Fred Cook's movements before the shooting at Idol's store in Mechanicville. Eugene F. Cook testified about rock quarry target practice and said he did not see Fred assault the Proctor father. Witnesses noted alcohol at the scene, a shot gun and rifle found behind the Cook car, and Adam Proctor admitting to shooting Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Cook
Cook
Eugene F. Cook
Fred Cook
Idol
Mechanicaville
Fred
Proctor
M. Idol
J. B. Wertz
Yow's
Burrus Memorial Hospital
L. H. Baker
Lire
Adam Proctor
Local Employment Service Reports 1936 Six Month Placements
High Point NC office of the State Employment Service placed 1 386 people in six months ending 1936 with 1 260 in private work and 178 in public works. 456 firm visits noted.
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High Point
North Carolina
Proctor Shooting Testimony Cast Into Court Records
Witnesses describe a fatal shooting during a confrontation at night involving Adam and elder Proctor. Statements claim Cook attacked the elder Proctor prompting a firearm discharge. Police corroboration links to William Proctor and a motorcycle officer on scene. Evidence includes Cook’s clothing and a shotgun.
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Proctor
Adam Proctor
Cook
Adam
William
I. E. Williams
Fred Cook
Yadkin County and Shore Denied Intervention in High Point Dam Case
Duke Power's suit against High Point proceeds as judges deny Yadkin County and Shore permission to intervene, ruling the petitioners lack party status. The case focuses on High Point's plan to issue revenue bonds for a hydro‑electric dam, with the project cost set at 6.67 million dollars and bonds payable from hydro revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Power Company
Yadkin County
Shore
Forsyth
Davie
Yadkin
High Point
Gaston A. Johnson
Williams
Yadkin and
Hastings
Sink
E. M. Knox
Grover H. Jones
Jones
Attacks on Cotton Cooperative Body Hit New Orleans Meeting
In New Orleans on January 22 a sharp denunciation accused the American Cotton Cooperative Association of being a government run firm. B J Williams, head of the Southern Cotton Shippers Association, charged the ACCA is controlled by an oligarchy of high salaried officials and profits from a government monopoly in handling cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
American Cotton Cooperative Association
B. J. Williams
Southern Cotton Shippers Association
Williams
Eight Month School Term Expands in North Carolina
North Carolina education chief Clyde A. Erwin reports about 99.9 percent of white and 95.9 percent of Negro students now attend schools operating eight months annually. The eight month standard is offered to all communities, with past year figures showing lower participation before state support began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Clyde A. Erwin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
North Carolina
Erwin
Asheville Man To Head U N C Alumni
The University of North Carolina alumni office announced that George Stephens of Asheville will lead the General Alumni Association in 1937. He defeated J Kenyon Wilson of Elizabeth City for the post. Howard Holderness of Greensboro and Collier Cobb Jr of Chapel Hill were named vice presidents and Judge E B Earle Rives of Greensboro was chosen as alumni representative to the University Athletic Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
George Stephens
Asheville
General Alumni Association
University of North Carolina
Howard Rondtheater
Winston-Salem
Stephens
J. Kenyon Wilson
Elizabeth City
Howard Holderness
Greensboro
Collier Cobb, Jr
EB. Earle Rives
University Athletic Council
Safety Movement Mobilizes Driving for Highway Safety
Coleman W. Roberts, president of the Carolina Motor Club, announced cooperation from agencies to back a new mobilization for highway safety in the Carolinas. At a meeting in Charlotte fifty men and women pledged support from civic groups, business leaders, and parent teacher associations. The program plans broad enrollment of children and adults and a system to reward safe drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Coleman W. Roberts
Carolina Motor Club
Carolinas
Roberts
Guardsmen Called To Protect Levees
Governor Browning ordered National Guardsmen along the 28 mile Tennessee levee after a tip from Paul Algee of Tiptonville fearing Missourians might dynamite the Mississippi flood barrier. The guard presence aims to deter any attempt to blast the levee and relieve pressure on the western river bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Mississippi
F. L. Browning
Paul Algee
Tiptonville
Browning
Ultimatum to Northwest Rebel Armies in Nanking
Military authorities issued an ultimatum to the revolting communist inspired armies of the northwest. They were given three days to decide for war for terms.
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Nanking
Pope Pius XI Recites Prayers From Sickbed
Pope Pius XI who is seriously ill today recited special prayers from his sickbed in memory of Benedict XI who died fifteen years ago. The ceremony centered on Benedictine tradition and prayer for the pope noted as critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
City
Pius XI
Benedict XI
Bottle Thrower Faces Court Plea Over Glass Breakage
Milton Huffaker 26 of 908 Broad Street told municipal court he likely did the wrong thing by breaking a whiskey bottle during a drunken episode. He admitted drunkenness and accidental glass destruction after the bottle struck a telephone pole and fell in the street. He avoided Prohibition charges by destroying evidence but was fined court costs for drunkenness and breaking glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton LeRoy Huffaker
Broad Street
Deaths in North Carolina Report Two Tragic Losses
Mrs. C. H. Banks of Pamlico county dies in New Bern from sedative overdose taken last Saturday. Myrtle Lee Kivette, 35, Ramseur wife of George W. Kivette dies after a six month illness. surviving husband, son Herman, father A. R. Fesmire, seven sisters and six brothers. Funeral at Pilgrim Holiness church with Rev. W. R. Phillips and Rev. J. T. Kenyon. interment in Pleasant Ridge cemetery near Ramseur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Banks
New Bern
Pamlico County
Myrtle Kivette
Asheboro
Myrtle Lee Kivette
George W. Kivette
Ramseur
Herman
A. R. Fesmire
L. M. Caviness
Mias
Stella Fesmire
A. M. Moody
W. R. Craven
J. T. Kenyon
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Reverend Conrad Urges Focus On Children At Kiwanis Luncheon
Reverend F L Conrad of Emmanuel Lutheran urged Kiwanis members to devote more time and attention to children and their surroundings. He emphasized better teaching and the need for qualified teachers. New member F E Hedrick was welcomed. visitors C A Kirman of High Point and P J Bell of Charlotte attended as Dr W L Jackson presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Conrad
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Kiwanis Club
Charlotte
New Orleans Cotton Futures Close Flat to Slightly Higher
Cotton futures in New Orleans closed steady with net advances of 1 to 2 points. May price around 12.27 cents, July 12.15, October 11.78, December 11.84, reflecting modest gains after the day’s trading.
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New York
New Orleans
Final Rites Held For Mrs Mills Austin Stedman
Funeral services for Mrs Mills Austin Stedman of 709 Morr Street were held at J W Rest & Son chapel with Dr EB Black and Rev J Hilliard officiating. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery fair Y plot. Pallbearers named, and many floral tributes noted.
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Mills Austin Stedman
Morr Street
J. W.rest & Son
EB. H. Black
Wesley Memo M. B
J. Hilliard
The
Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
C. B. Bruce
L. R. French
Walt Coleman
Harmon
Bruce
W. B. Whitley
Decca
Hilliard
A. Bivins
Funeral for Robert L. Brown Held at Welch Memorial
Funeral services for Robert L. Brown were held at Welch Memorial M church after his death at 815 Mangum Avenue. Dr. J. D. Williams led the service with Rev. O. L. Ruth and Miss C Cox assisting. The service featured church choir numbers and quartets, with interment in the family plot at Oakwood Cemetery. pallbearers included Eugene Ptor, Lawrence Proctor, Win Brown, Chester Brown, R. Sechrest, Clarence Sechrest, ing Poggs, and C. E. Sechrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Brown
Robert Brown
Mangum Avenue
Welch Memorial M. Church
J. D. Willia
O. L. Ruth
Mise C Cox
Chu
Jesus
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Messrs Cary
Noah Davis
Galilee
Eugene P Tor
Lawrence Proctor
Win Brown
Chester Brown
R. Sechrest
Clarence Sechrest
Ing Poggs
C. E. Sechrest
Oakwood Cemete
Hepburn and Hughes Plan to Wed
Chicago reports Katharine Hepburn and Ho Hughes planning to marry. They avoided interviews. Hepburn stayed in the Ambassador Hotel suite while Hughes visited the license bureau to obtain a marriage license. A country dash brought Hughes to town in under seven hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hepburn
Hughes
Chicago
Crecy
Katharine Burn
Ho Hughes
Miss Hepburn
Ambassador Hall
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Gary Cooper
Jean Arthur
Plainsman
Jimmy Ellison
Chas
Bickford
Gene Autry
Ako
Ace Drummond
Carolina Ye
Brian Donlevy
Peter Lorke
Helen Wood
Hoot Gibson
Frontier Justice
Prze One
Salem Street
Palace
Thomasville
Border Caumleso
Tim McCoy
Bengal Tiger
June Travis
Local Employment Service
U.N. C
Safety Movement
Adams
Alaska
Alco
At&t
AT & SF
Aviat Corp
Baldwin
B&o
Barnsdal
Bendix Aviat
Boeing
Cannon Mills
Champ P & F
Ches & O
Curtiss Wright
del Lack
Gillette
Goodrich
Graham Paige
Nick Can
Beeteee
Johns Man
Hemetenne
Kennecott
Kinney
Eunee
RY Nor Pac
Ohio
Otis Elev
Pac GO & BE
Renee
Iilips Pet
Pullman
Rem Rand
Reynolds
Sears
Shell
Socony
Wate Stewart Warn
Warner Pic
Western Union
Ain West Elec & Mig
Woolworth
Yi Té&ee
Youngs 8H & T
Chicago ‘Grain
Sheene
Tedeaeener
Fhaeee
Senna
Pope
Conrad
Kiwanis Lucheon
Stedman
Seward's Market
East Commerce
Black Hawk
Hamburger
Willowbrook Street
Wheaties
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