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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1946
Page
3
An article discusses widespread foot trouble from ill fitting footwear. It notes varying foot shapes, the need for toe room and metatarsal width, risks of high heels, and steps for correction including physician evaluation and possible treatments.
The American Business club remains undefeated after a 15-13 15-9 victory over the Lions in half season play. Exchange club beat Rotarians in two straight sets 15-10, Mercury Athletic edged Kiwanis 15-9 8-15, and Hartles notes the second set. An oil company grant of 15 000 dollars supports an Oklahoma university history of oil in the south.
In Chicago on January 30, after six days only one bowler has broken the 1600 mark in the Louis P Petersen individual classic. The $52,000 tournament attracts 2080 bowlers, with 128 in four squads failing to reach the milestone across 16 games.
In Guilford County Superior Court Special Proceedings the commissioner will sell lands in High Point township on February 27 1946. The sale includes four tracts on East Lexington Avenue and Wiltshire Boulevard with terms 1 3 cash and balance in two equal yearly installments at 6 percent interest. The top bidder must deposit at least 5 of bid as good faith.
An East dealer example shows how waiting after silence often harms partnership. The double by the partner, a takeout penalty, reveals misread signals and confusion, with defense misreading diamond length and outside weakness leading to a down set in four spades.
Mrs. Janie Isaac announces the marriage of her son Osborne Isaac to Miss Lillian Brannon of Trinity North Carolina. They wed January 28 and reside in High Point. Betty Jane Brannon, a daughter, was born January 27 1946 to Mr. and Mrs. Filmer Brannon and both mother and daughter are doing well.
A basketball game is set for Monday night February 4 at Wm. Penn gymnasium Greensboro N C between A and T College and Army from ORC camp. Tip off 8 30 pm with prelims at 7 pm featuring Florence vs Wm Penn girls and Miss Teen Ager crowning by Yadsent club sponsors.
The Silver Star quartet will sing at Gethsemane Baptist Church on Sunday at 3 p m. The public is invited to attend this church event.
Miss Pauline Sutton returns to government work in Washington after visiting her aunt Mrs Lonnie Roundtree. Mr D R Roundtree comes back from Philadelphia where he visited his ill brother who is much improved.
The attorney general releases opinions on city versus county power, ABC election petition validity, and municipal control of fireworks zoning and taxi rules. It notes a husband or estate must cover an insane wife’s care in state institutions, and confirms separate offices cannot be held simultaneously. Also covers driver license suspensions, medical license age 21 and moral requirements, and hearings after board decisions.
Ralph E. Watkins Sr died Sunday morning. His funeral was held Tuesday at 2:30 PM at Main Street Methodist Church with Dr. L B Hayes Rev J A Palmer and Rev J A Neilson leading. Pallbearers included Dr R W Crews J Henry Holton and others. interment in city cemetery. Also noted is the death of Miss Sarah Phillips in New York City and her funeral plans in Thomasville.
Dr. Holland Holton of Duke University will headline the College Advance rally at Wesley Memorial church tonight. District Superintendent Dr. W A Lamhbeth will preside and Dr J S Hiatt will be on the program. High Point College quartet provides music. all Methodist ministers and members in High Point and area urged to attend.
Five city tracts will be offered at Auction Monday at 11 AM at city hall door. Tract details include Lots 2 and 3 in block four near Fifth and Centennial with bids from 440 dollars, a 100 by 242 and a 50 by 150 foot lot on English Edgeworth with 800 and 1500 dollar starts, and a corner lot at Green and Woodbury with a 650 dollar bid.
Mike Kreevich, nicknamed Little Iron Mike, retires from baseball after ten seasons with four American League clubs and the Washington Senators he joins in retirement to run a night club in town. He left St. Louis for Washington last season.
A High Point woman reports years of acid reflux and digestive discomfort after meals, including bloating and headaches, eased after using INNER-AID. She claims improved appetite, no gas, and regular bowels, and credits the remedy sold at local drug stores.
Director of Public Safety E. K. Ingram Chief of Police J. A. Lowdermilk and City Manager Roy S. Braden met to seek fairer promotions through revised civil service exams and more efficient administration. They discussed pay scales and planned to urge finance and public safety committees to propose early salary advances for police officers.
High Point police will assist State patrolmen in apprehending motorists who fail to display a 1946 automobile license after midnight. Chief J. A. Lowdermilk says it is a state law and officers will enforce it. The Carolina Motor Club on College Street saw a rush as owners sought tags before dead office hours end at 9.
Silas L. Myers waited two hours in Sangamon county clerk's office for a final speed the ican ticket filing. Carroll F. Jones, another Republican aspirant, rushed in waving his petition before the deadline.
The board heard that new construction costs may rise 50 to 100 percent over 1941 levels forcing a sharp revision of the city school building program. Maintenance funds are inadequate. current revenue from fines, dog taxes, and poll taxes hasn’t kept pace. Projects listed include Oak Hill additions, Emma Blair plumbing, Jun ior High classrooms, Oak Hill and William Penn kitchens, and improved lighting. The housing authority agreed to appoint a home counselor for Clara Cox and Daniel Brook homes with costs borne by housing authorities and state vocational education.
The report notes a planned fall schedule involving the University of ee and Wake Forest with details standing as yet unclear due to damaged text. A placeholder reference to Chattanooga suggests a regional context or events tied to Tennessee.
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