Hosiery Industry Debates Wage Code At New York Meet
U S hosiery manufacturers from across the country gather in New York for a code proposal to be submitted to the government. Industrial Workers Association pushes for a 25 percent wage rise and an eight hour shift, while Reading Pa workers threaten a strike if demands are unmet. Most mills run at capacity with multiple shifts as raw material costs rise and prices edge higher.
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New York
United States
Industrial Workers Association
High Point
Reading
Pennsylvania
Berkshire Knitting Mills
Fred Keightly
Department of Labor
D. W. Bradley
Bradley
Congress
United Action of Labor and Management
United Action of Labor and
Industrial Management
Lawrence Hogan
Hoffman
Wake Forest Alumni Banquet Set At Elwood Hotel
Wake Forest alumni plan a banquet at the Elwood Hotel on Friday evening July 14 at 7 o clock. Alumni secretary Al Doutin and Professor E W Timberlake will attend and Professor Jake will deliver the address. Local Wake Forest attendees are urged to attend.
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Wake Forest College
Elwood
al Doutin
Doutin
E. W. Timberlake
Jake
Community Singin At Gospel Tabernacle This Afternoon
A gospel community singing is set for this afternoon at 2 oclock at the Gospel Tabernacle on Willowbrook Street. Local and out of town singers are expected to participate with E. P. Buck in charge. The public is invited to attend.
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Gospel Tabernacle
Willowbrook Street
E. P. Buck
Furniture buyer Cotton Mather visits regional district
Cotton Mather of the Mather furniture stores in Georgia and Florida will tour the state’s furniture manufacturing district this week to place orders for the fall stock. He aims to secure materials and pieces for upcoming season offerings.
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Cotton Mather
Mather Furniture
Georgia
Florida
Jester Pierce To Lead DeMolay State Conclave Delegation
Jester Pierce, state master councillor of the DeMolay order, will head a group of about twenty local DeMolay members traveling to Charlotte for the annual state conclave. The program includes a field meet, barbecue, luncheon, dance, initiatory and DeMolay degrees, tea dance at the Shrine Yacht club, a banquet, and a grand ball to conclude the meeting Tuesday night.
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Jester Pierce
Charlotte
Mr. Pierce
Winston-Salem
Shrine Yacht Club
Hotel Charlotte
Thirteenth District
Merrymakers Court
Order of
United American Mechanics
J. B. Lackey
Elwood Hotel
Trophy Council Hall
South Carolina
Sam Fr. Vance
Kernersville
State Jr. O. U. A. M
Legion and V F W To Attend Church Service
The Green Street Baptist church will host a special service tonight with members of the local American Legion post and the Veterans of Foreign Wars attending in a group. They will assemble at 7 15 in front of the church and occupy reserved seats. Rev George T Tunstall will preach titled The Refuge of the Soul. A male quartet will provide musical selections after the sermon. Regular services follow with the pastor presiding. Public invitation extended.
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Green Street Baptist Church
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
George T. Tunstall
Harrison Named Receiver for Dixie Oil Company
J Keith Harrison a local attorney was named receiver for the Dixie Oil Company under a Vail Ingram estates receivership action. Judge Lewis E Teague signed the order. Harrison posted a $1000 bond and today began duties after the $718 note claim tied to the bankruptcy arose.
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J. Keith Harrison
Dixie Oil Company
Vail-Ingram Estates
Lewis E. Teague
Municipal Court
Harrison
Street Showers 10 Be Resumed This Week
The city coordinated juvenile program restarts street showers for children this week under W F Bailey. Firemen will spray water on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 pm at Gatewood Avenue Johnson Street State Street Park Street Emma Blair Cloverdale Ada Blair and Grimes Street schools. All children may join with supervision to prevent injury.
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W. F. Bailey
Parks and Playground Commission
Bailey
Gatewood Avenue
Johnson’ Street
State Street
Park Street
Emma Blair
Cloverdale
Ada Blair
Grimes Street
Open Air Meeting Highlights I W A Plans
An open air mass meeting is planned for Wednesday night with the venue to be announced later. I W A officials report 110 new members in recent days while the men’s Bible class at 9 45 a m launches the week’s program.
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Industrial Workers Association
O. E. Kearns Mill
High Point Yarn Mill
Union Service On City Lot Tonight
The second Sunday evening open air service by the local Ministerial Association takes place tonight at 7 45 on the city lot opposite the Sheraton hotel on North Main street. Rev Dan W Allen of St Marys Episcopal Church leads with the Wesley Memorial Church male quartet providing music under Miss Clara Boyd directions.
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North Main Street
Sheraton Hotel
Dan W. Allen
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Wesley Memorial Church
Clara Boyd
City Library Proving Children's Paradise
City library analysis shows high juvenile interest with 58 children under high school age visiting in an hour and borrowing 101 books. Adults borrowed 89 books in the same period, making children 61 percent of patrons and 29.3 percent of total library stock suitable for juvenile use. The library seeks private donations to expand the juvenile collection.
Building Upturn in June in High Point Permits
The High Point permit clerk reports June building values totaling 17 725 with 14 permits. The largest was 10 800 for C C Garrett a 14 room dwelling on Rockford road. second 2 000 for Hubert Smith on Lindsay street. Several other permits include a church 800 a dwelling 1 400 and garages. One permit for 5 500 for R L Proctor on Woodrow avenue signals continued rise.
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C. C. Garrett
Rockford Road
Hubert Smith
Lindsay Street
G. B. Horney
Green Street
Church of the Living God
Cedar Street
G. D. Hammer
Decatur Street
R. BE. L. Hayworth
Lexington Avenue
R. M. Crutchfield
North Main Street
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan
Wesley Place
R. B. Terry
West Farriss Avenue
Rowland Park Avenue
J. T. Curlee
East Green Street
J. W. Clinard
South Main Street
J. W. Slate
W. P. Cross
B. Poston
R. L. Proctor
Woodrow Avenue
National Guardsmen Head to Fort Moultrie Encampment
Nearly 100 members from Battery E 252nd Coast Artillery and Headquarters Battery 252nd Coast Artillery depart Saturday July 15 for a two week annual encampment at Fort Moultrie Charleston D C under Captains John Raper and Sam Strickland.
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National Guard
Fort Moultrie
Charleston
D. C
252Nd Coast Artillery
John Raper
Sam Strickland
Taxi Driver Robbed By Two Passengers
C. M. Craven a 25 year old Yellow Cab driver was robbed of five to six dollars and his keys by two well dressed men who hailed him from the Sheraton hotel for a trip toward the Winston Salem road. A gun was shown and the duo fled in a small car after taking the money and keys. Police later aided by Craven pushed the cab back into town as officers sought the suspects whose descriptions were vague blue coat light pants and brown clothing.
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C. M. Craven
Winston-Salem Road
Craven
Sheraton
Winston- Salem
Mr. Craven
Singing Festival Planned at Macedonia Baptist Church
Liberty July 8. A singing festival will be held Sunday afternoon July 16 beginning at 2 oclock at Macedonia Baptist Church four miles northwest of Liberty on highway sixty. R P Smith in charge with a full program planned. All singers invited to participate.
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Liberty
Macedonia Baptist Church
Highway Sixty
R. P. Smith
Funeral services for Mrs Victoria Wright
Mrs Victoria Wright died at her Jamestown home Friday. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1 30 from Oakdale M E Church. Interment will follow at Pleasant Garden Cemetery.
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Victoria Wright
Jamestown
Oakdale M. FE
Pleasant Garden
Three Actions Are Started With Court
Three actions were filed in municipal court yesterday. Hood System Industrial Bank seeks a deficiency judgment of 1514 against Byrum Hosiery Mills Inc tied to unpaid balance after liquidation of pledged security on a 2250 note. South Oil Co asks 308.95 from R. S. Owens for gas kerosene and supplies. Clifford Black seeks divorce from Cornell Bristow Black on statutory grounds. they wed in May 1930.
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Hood System Industrial Bank
Byrum Hosiery Milla, Inc
South Oil Company
Owens
Clifford Black
Cornell Bristow Black
Finance group backs plan to ease High Point debt
The city council reviews a New York creditor backed plan to swap notes for 30 year bonds with growing interest to reduce the five year burden and lift the city from default. Proposals include stopping in kind payments, directing water revenue surpluses to debt service, and a 5 percent ad valorem tax for the new fiscal year to meet operating and debt needs.
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Det Service
Local Ministers To Hold Picnic At Camp Uwharrie
The annual ministers and families picnic will be at Camp Uwharrie Monday afternoon and evening. Rev. R. S. Farmer announced the event with games contests and a ball game as the highlight. Scout executive Bunn Hackney leads recreation. committee includes Rev. R. I. Farmer Liston Pope and Rev. F. L. Conrad.
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Camp Uwharrie
R. S. Farmer
First M. P
Bunn Hackney
R. I. Farmer
M. P
Liston Pope
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
F. L. Conrad
Emmanuel Tatheran Church
Group Hears Talks By Hoffman Hughes
Alfred Hoffman of Philadelphia predicts the Industrial Recovery Act is the greatest declaration of independence since 1776. The open mass meeting on the city lot was sponsored by the North Carolina Textile Workers convention and focused on the act and its impact.
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Alfred Hoffman
Philadelphia
United States
North Carolina Textile Workers Convention
Kirkman Returns From Meetings as Leader in Rail and Fraternity
Mr. and Mrs. D A Kirkman came back from Chicago where he attended the American Short Line Railroad Association executive board session and the Alpha Kappa Psi international fraternity four day meeting. He was reelected to the railroad groups board and previously served as international president of the fraternity.
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American Short Line Railroad Association
Alpha Kappa Pi
D. A. Kirkman
Chicago
Kirkman
H. P. T. and
Alpha Kappa Psi, International Commerce and Business Fraternity
Congress Hotel
Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity
Knickerbocker Hotel
United States
Canada
Republican Club Meets Wednesday in Junior Order Hall
High Point Republicans plan a public meeting called by E. A. Wright president to be held Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the Junior Order hall over The Enterprise.
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High Point Republican Club
E. A. Wright
Enterprise
Wright
New Officers Installed at Guilford Council No. 28 Meeting
Guilford Council No. 28 Jr. O U A M installed new officers at Friday session with K C C Plummer presiding. Rev J M Hilliard led prayers and A B Horney directed ceremonies. Elmer D Hedrick welcomed as new member. ice cream party followed. D A Neese presided to close.
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Guilford Council No
K. CC. Plummer
W. T. Anderson
J. M. Hilliard Ted
A. B. Horney
Horney
J. W. Sechrest
Hilliard
Sechrest
Elmer D. Hedrick
D. A. Neese
City to Enforce Penalties on Past Due Utility Accounts
City announces enforcement on July electric bills to collect about 100000 in past due public utility accounts. Delinquents face a five percent penalty after 20 days and cutoff after 30 days, with plans to reduce bills for high users under the new rates and address misuses of the old power rate.
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Ecity
Prendergast Struck by Ford Coupe on South Main
G. P. Prendergast of 1116 Smith Street suffered several bruises when a Ford coupe hit him last night around 9 near Greene Drug Store on South Main. His son said he stepped into heavy traffic. the driver stopped and aided him. Prendergast was taken home after ambulance arrival.
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G. P. Prendergast
Smith Street
Greene Drug Store
South Main Street
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Wake Forest
Dixie Oil Co
City Library Proving Children’s Paradise
Clarence T. Morris
High Point Public Library
King Arthur
National
Merrymakers Court of Jr
Finance Group
Hughes
Textile Workers of State
Co. W. Bolick
Greensboro
Piedmont Textile Council
Charles J. Hughes
Virginia Federation of Labor
Richmond
Republican Club
Junior Order Council
A.J. Koonce
Chieral Home, Inc
South Main ST
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