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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
15
Attention to American kitchen design grows as Sellers and Hoosier display complete kitchen ensembles at the Southern Furniture and Rug market. The displays show integrated cabinets tables chairs sinks and more in multiple color schemes including white enamel bone ivory sea crest green oak and red. Sellers introduces a massive cabinet solution eliminating the need for separate kitchen closets.
A vivid account describes a deadly crash where a concrete bridge approach failed to stop racing cars, sending them into the river below. The writer warns that even strong barriers can fail under certain conditions, likening the event to a Gibraltar-like collapse.
A market display showcases a Hoosier kitchen cabinet with 18 inch depth and 30 cubic feet of storage in 10 lockers plus four drawers for knives and utensils. A drop leaf stainless table in the center converts to a closed cabinet, while lowering the front reveals flour bin bread and cake boxes and food mixing compartments. The piece highlights manufacturers offering cabinets sinks bins and drawer compartments designed to fit most homes and eliminate extra trips across the kitchen.
Robert Ormsby of B. F. Huntley Furniture in Winston-Salem spoke at the Lions Club dinner at Elwood hotel on the costs of accidents and savings from prevention. I Foy Horton introduced him. Thomas E. Dodamead sang two vocal selections with Dan W. Smith at the piano.
The state endorses high school courses in automobile driving and safety. School authorities note previous use of safety booklets from Chapel Hill in High Point and civics classes. The push aims to curb highway deaths, with North Carolina ranking 12th in fatalities last year. Schoolboy Patrol is credited with reducing local accidents near schools.
Butter and eggs market summary from Chicago with daily receipts and grade breakdowns. Butter totals include 10 269 firm creamery specials 93 score and various ex tras and firsts at 34 34 percent. eggs show 12 081 firm extra firsts local 24 percent and current receipts 22 percent.
H. H. Burroughs of Winston Salem attended a gathering where the attending prize was awarded to Dr. M. L. Slate.
The North Carolina State Employment Service seeks skilled stone cutters from out of town to use mallet and chisel for rounding stone. Local stone cutters are urged to contact the local office immediately.
Authorities announced a rat poison sale at City Hall tomorrow from 1 to 4 PM. The event aims to help residents manage pest problems efficiently.
John D. Chalk announces a new district for the state game and inland fisheries commission. The district covers Mitchell, Avery, Watauga, Ashe, Caldwell, Burke, Alleghany, Wilkes, Iredell, Yadkin, Surry, Forsythe, Guilford, Rockingham, Alamance, Stokes and Caswell counties with H Grady Farthing named as game and fish warden. He will base headquarters in Winston-Salem or North Wilkesboro.
A sentence notes that the sacred scarab of Egypt is viewed in America as only a tumble bug, contrasting ancient reverence with modern shrug.
The Fr W Woolworth company at 115 117 South Main announces the formal opening of its enlarged store. Manager W L Stewart says floor space is about 331 percent greater with improved facilities to render a more complete service. W E Saunders, Atlanta office representative, is in town for the event.
Justice of Peace Alex officiated the marriage of his former wife Dorothy Digges to J. E. Morrell of Port Tenn in Asheville on July 31.
The opening announced a remodeled program and projected expansion. Mr Saundre and assistant manager H B Thompson praised the showing and invite the public to inspect the enlarged store, with many new articles and a larger stock to be displayed at all times.
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