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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1938
Page
2
Noon report notes partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in the area. Winds from the south and southwest shift to fresh over the north portion with overcast conditions tonight and Saturday. Cape Hatteras late Saturday sees possible thunder squalls as conditions change.
Gilbert Ballew of 905 Lindsay Street bound over to Guilford County Superior Court on charges linked to an incident with a 13 year old Hazel Teer of 901 Lind say Street. Bond set at 2500. Incident alleged June 25. Other municipal court cases settled include Robert McCain, Ed Brown, Joe B Poole, Fred Dixon, L A Kirk, H L Craig, and several drunkenness defendants ordered to pay costs.
Bethlehem Black 78 longtime Davidson county wagon and buggy maker and farmer died at City Memorial hospital after a long illness. Born Oct 13 1859 in Davidson county he married Augustus Elizabeth Carr and was an elder at Calvary Reformed church. Survived by widow ten grandchildren two great grandchildren and children Mrs E C Leonard Flavious D Black Arthur Black Mrs Fred Kennedy and Mrs C S Hanes plus sister Mrs Sarah Myers. Funeral Saturday at Calvary Reformed church with service by Dr J C Leonard and Rev W C Lyerly. burial in church cemetery.
The Raleigh board of awards canvassed bids and awarded contracts for state supplies. Dillard Paper of Greensboro and Spaugh Paper of High Point received tissue contracts. Tomlinson of High Point and Morrison Neese of Greensboro supplied living room furniture. Glascock Stove of Greensboro supplied stores and ranges. BEF Craven and Odell Hardware of Greensboro supplied rotary brooms and files.
In Spokane Washington a power outage darkened about 4000 homes after two pigeons touched parallel high tension lines and sparked a short circuit. B M Merrill of Washington Water Power attributed the malfunction to the birds rubbing beaks while perched on the lines.
detailing Turner and Brice as they approach execution by gas and electric chair. Turner describes a failed escape after a highway pursuit, with a 16 minute 15 second gap before death at 10 48 40 following a prayer. Brice, condemned for a 1926 murder, dies after two electric shocks.
Police arrested Fred Dixon a 40 year old Negro at 904 Leonard Street on a charge of operating a lottery. Officers seized tokens used in the Butter and Egg Bombers game as part of a crackdown following a campaign against a lottery racket last winter.
The Roosevelt administration outlines an $8.5 billion New Deal program to fight unemployment. WPA will aid up to 3 million workers, PWA up to $1 billion, CCC to 300000 youths in 1500 camps, and the Navy to build 39 ships including four battleships. The Army and air corps expand, and RRFC speeds loans. Treasury plans $70 million in new buildings. Budget gaps total about $3 billion.
Deep River quarterly meeting will convene tomorrow morning at Deep River Friends church. At 10 o'clock there will be a meeting of the ministers elders and overseers and at the same hour there will be a meeting of young Friends. Meeting for worship will be held at 12 o'clock, followed by
High Point began its new fiscal year with a bond payment of 162205 to bondholders for serial bonds maturing today. City Manager EB. M. Knox announced the retirement reduced the city's general bonded debt by 61000, with 101205 covering interest on the bonds.
The afternoon features a business session to review annual reports and set preparations for the yearly meeting in August at Guilford College. The quarterly meeting includes Deep River Springfield High Point Oak Hill Archdale churches and Bundy’s Chapel extension work.
An aged advertisement offers free life advice and claims to reveal lucky days and numbers. It promotes personal consultations for home and business changes, love and marriage, employment, travel, and health, then lists Indian herbs for various ailments and ailments remedies with a mailing address in Winston-Salem.
City officials consider matching a Zachary Smith Reynolds Foundation grant for anti syphilis work. County commissioners pledge about 360 dollars for patients near the city. High Point health department seeks 1597.50 from the city budget to fund a venereal disease clinic for a year, with an estimated total need of 5925. The city has already incurred 1065 in credit for office space and related items as leaders push a rapid start.
In the Archdale Trinity Sanitary district a meeting of 150 to 200 opponents was held last night at Allen Jay school auditorium. Speakers included J. W. Meredith Fred Burchfield and L A Dickens. A round table discussion followed and more meetings were planned.
If the Earth’s rotation or orbit reversed, the sun would reach zenith sooner and the year would gain two extra days. Observers above the North Pole would see a counter current rotation and orbital motion in the opposite sense.
High Point voters show intense interest as polls open Saturday at 7 AM for the district primary. Analysts predict turnout near 35 000 amid sheriff battles in Alamance and local races in Durham, with Judge Teague and Barker staking claims to victory. Precinct sites listed in High Point include Elm Street school and several other schools and fire stations.
Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Coletrane along with Misses Ruth Allen and Mildred Davis and G. A. Petty, all of this city, accompanied by Mrs. EB. M. Phipps of Liberty, left this morning to spend a week in eastern Carolina with relatives and friends.
High Point Lions Club installs officers for the coming year with J B Fink elected president and a slate including Marvin L Slate John Kalte and others. O D Nelson and Major Green attend as guests and George L Rankin retires with a commemorative button.
Liechtenstein and the Republic of San Marino are the only two of 38 European countries without any motion picture theater, highlighting a rare cultural gap in the region.
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