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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1934
Page
3
High Point closes its fiscal year with an unencumbered cash surplus of 164000 and reduces debt by 87825 while banks show 399236 in cash. Street Assessment Fund faces a 296807 deficit due to weak collections, but overall funds remain strong and may allow a tax rate hold.
Farmers in the Deep River valley can profit from selling pine and yellow poplar pulpwood to a paper firm. Forester Charles H. Flory of the soil erosion service reports potential buyers for over 1000 cards at up to 6.76 dollars per card f o b cars. The program aims to aid farmers with damaged trees from last winter and to train them in delivering merchantable wood while reducing fire and insect risks.
Hearing on the hosiery industry curtailment program ends with discouraging signs. The Hosiery Code Authority washed its hands, and a fall re canvass is unlikely. Mills abroad predict closures continue until demand and prices improve. Large mills largely opposed the 35 hour shift and curtailment plan.
Rev W L Killen preaches at the Rialto theater tonight at eight o'clock with the sermon The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast. The Seventh Day Adventist church sponsors the service and invites the public to attend.
Merchants announce High Point Days a city wide two day bargain carnival to be held Friday and Saturday July 20 and 21. Dozens of seasonable items will be offered at greatly reduced prices as stores clear summer stock ahead of fall arrivals. Entertainment events are omitted to focus on sales.
GREENSBORO July 14 Ernest Campbell High Point youth convicted earlier in the week of robbery with firearms in High Point's west end was today given five years in State's prison on a sentence by Judge T J Shaw Elmer Ragan High Point was given six months for larceny and 80 days for drunkenness.
Six dozen young men joined the Civilian Conservation Corps unit yesterday under Captain A. B. Caldwell. The enlistment fills the local quota as announced by Caldwell.
A new Federal Emergency Relief Administration project to provide work for unemployed women will start here soon. Women relief workers will manufacture government standard 50 pound mattresses, staffed by 40 to 60 workers at 32 cents per hour, with monthly inspections and storage for distribution to the needy. Officials say the program aims to reduce a cotton surplus and raise living standards among relief workers.
A $2,000 permit from City Permit Clerk B K Ingram to William London authorizes a 27 by 60 foot one story building on North Main Street. The tapestry brick front with cast stone trim will house London Hosiery Co with William London as manager. Tyson T Ferree is the architect. site just south of Blue Bird Ice Cream.
Forty to fifty Alamance county board of agriculture members will visit the Deep River valley on Thursday July 19 to observe soil erosion control work. They will arrive in High Point around 10 a.m. and be guided by Soil Erosion Service staff to farms where erosion control is underway. Pomona Grange members and vocational teachers also toured the erosion office recently.
A large Mayodan crowd attended the funeral of Mrs. R. G. Smith and her two young children after they died in waters of Deep River. Reverends Gross Hobbs and Kelly led services at the Moravian church with interment in the church cemetery. The three victims are laid to rest together in a single grave.
A four month 50 percent improvement cut local jobless numbers at the High Point Reemployment Service. By February 10 3 208 were registered with no work and on yesterday 1 503 remained unemployed. With many plants running near normal hours especially furniture and hosiery industries hiring will pick up as markets improve. Officials expect the city to return to normal employment if schedules hold and a fall spurt occurs. The service notes wide occupation coverage and fast connections between job seekers and employers.
A local mystery unfolds as a young businessman vanishes to begin a puzzling sequence. An abandoned car linked by license to the missing man fuels speculation of foul play and a lake search commences as deputies investigate the case.
Guilford College announces Dr. Raymond Binford as president emeritus and Dr. Clyde Milner as president. The trustees cite 16 years of distinguished adminismiration ending with Milner succeeding Binford to lead the college into a new era.
The first term of the summer school at High Point college closed Friday and Dr. C. R. Hinshaw, director, called it highly successful with enrollment up from prior years. Several students will receive bachelor of arts degrees August 24 after the second term. The second term starts Monday morning, July 16 at 8 o'clock with courses listed in art chemistry education English French history music psychology and religious education.
W L Ward of Asheboro will have a two story brick veneer residence built at Worthville's Seward Cotton Mills. Tyson T Ferree of this city is the architect and the estimated cost runs around $10000. The house will feature English design and modern amenities, reflecting improving building activity in the area.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary L. Grubb 66 wife of J C Grubb of 812 Smith street who died at a local hospital will be held this afternoon at 4 30 from the Pilgrim Holiness church pastor Rev O L Ruth will officiate. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery.
The Southern Furniture Exposition opens for a two week midsummer run with buyers expected to reach peak attendance. Paul W. Casey predicts more than 2 500 buyers will register as 150 manufacturers show price stability amid a season of postponed commitments. Furniture firms nationwide anticipate strong orders for a steadier market.
High Point commissions for Juvenile and Parks show supervised parks and playgrounds cut delinquency after a year. About 10 000 youths left school for summer with few jobs, but directed recreation offered safe outlets. Commissioner W F Bailey leads a crusade for wholesome youth guidance and development.
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