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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1937
Page
2
Partly cloudy conditions with Sunday and Saturday showers likely. southwest to south winds may bring overcast skies and possible thunder. Weather records note 24 hour temperatures and precipitation with modest rainfall around Jacksonville and Charlotte regions.
Reverend Farrington, son of Wil and Martha Jane Sheltonton, died at the Medical College in Cincinnati. He served 28 years in Salisbury Winston-Salem districts and 7 at Cooleemee, retiring after a 38 year ministry. Survived by widow Carrie Vanstory, three sons Dr. Farrington Rory and Joe, a daughter Elsie, a sister Mrs J L Rayle, and three grandchildren. He was born in Guilford near Greensboro and ordained in Concord.
Duke University begins its 85th commencement with class day exercises and a forenoon alumni gathering. Joseph Richard Sizoo of York will deliver the baccalaureate sermon tomorrow. London Times correspondent Sir Wilmott Harsant will deliver the commencement address Monday. North Carolina State College opens its 54th commencement with baccalaureate, awards, and speeches by Dr. Arthur E. Morgan and other officials as 271 students are conferred degrees Monday.
Patricia Warren hides her secret marriage to actor Don Monteray while romance deepens during a Boston Post Road drive. Pats faces a hotel dispute with Rosie Akers and a pursuing detective who mistakes her for a blonde diamond thief as she plans to reveal the truth at the Coronet.
An all star Marian Martin feature promotes a versatile wash frock in pique, percale, and gingham for sports or home use. It highlights easy to cut Pattern 9195, fabric needs for size 16, and ordering details from The Enterprise Pattern Department, 232 W. 18th St New York.
A four-footed chicken, a barnyard rarity in Wayne County, attracts attention in the Newsome Corner Brogden area. The four-week-old fowl, thriving in the field, belongs to George Fields of Dudley route one, son of W G Fields.
Rolla Missouri merchants prepare wooden nickels to be used as currency from June 24 through 27 during the second Ozark festival. Visitors will exchange goods using the locally minted tokens.
Milwaukee police brought John Winkel before District Judge George E. Page on a disorderly conduct charge. He admitted he kicked his horse which kicked him breaking two hand bones. Winkel then left and insulted the animal. The judge fined him five dollars plus costs.
Ontario California WPA worker Bill Whittington bought a 50 cent pair of pants for resale and found a $5 bill bearing the 1866 date with an Indian likeness. He turned down a $100 offer, bank paid $1,000, and the banker agreed to 60 percent of any further auction proceeds for the rare note.
Alamance County elections chair Mrs. A M Carroll announced no liquor referendum on June 29 due to disqualified names on the petition. Several hundred signatures were ruled invalid, scrapping the scheduled election.
Marian Martin offers pattern 9234 a slimming cape collar nipped waist and center panel skirt. Suitable in silk crepe cotton voile and more worn with a back belt. Sizes 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 require 3/8 yard of 39 inch fabric for size 36. Order by mail with payment to The Enterprise Pattern Dept. 232 W 18th St New York NY.
Washington June 5 Chairman Jones of the house agriculture committee said today the committee will seek further study of farm prices and related measures. He noted ongoing discussions and potential hearings to examine price supports and market programs affecting farmers nationwide.
The committee will consider farm price stabilization and crop production control legislation in session. Additional hearings will be held on a bill proposed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, though President Roosevelt did not list it among priority proposals for the year. Few expect the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1937 to pass before 1938.
Glenn Wells aged 27 and Edgerton aged 40 were released on $1,000 bond each after they were charged with an assault and robbery on a young man who did not reveal his identity to the press. Sheriff Paul C. Garrison said the victims suffered a head injury from a heavy instrument and the men allegedly took $6 and a watch.
Beaufort Business association sponsors plan to establish a produce auction market here next week to get better prices for growers. County agent High Overstreet notes 17 000 acres of truck crops under cultivation as potatoes beans and tomatoes face ruin without improved prices.
Jonesboro June or Redin Bryan aged 93, a local Confederate veteran and last surviving member of the fifteenth North Carolina regiment, died yesterday and will be buried Sunday afternoon. Born near here November 16, 1844, he served three years in the cavalry starting at age 18.
Raleigh reports indicate two new North Carolina Supreme Court justices will be named by July 1. Eastern hopeful M W Barnhill of Rocky Mount competes with others, while J Wallace Winborne of Marion is seen as the western appointee, with MacLean and others among remaining candidates.
Police charged two drivers for running red lights, three for reckless driving, two for over parking, two for driving drunk, one for speeding, one for failure to display a city tag, and one for driving without a state permit. Drive Carefully and Save a Life.
Liquor control advocates in Wake county plan a county wide push to approve liquor stores ahead of the June 22 vote. They face strong anti control opposition and note Mecklen burg and Wayne counties rejected liquor control. The race is tight and both sides gear up with meetings in the coming days.
Raleigh June 5 The highway safety division of the Department of Revenue revoked 123 driving licenses this week. Director Arthur Falk announced the action. Last week 177 licenses were revoked. Most reasons were broken driving with several for reckless driving or driving after license revocation.
A fragmentary tale describes a duke and duchess in a troubled marriage as a wall ghost story fades. The couple’s strained honeymoon is touched by a portal scene and a scarce moment where the duchess appears to be carried, though the passage is garbled.
Earl Johnson a Negro man suffered painful cuts in a midday row at 502 Loflin Street. He allegedly threw a rock through a window. Mabel Sanders and Cole Sanders, both Negro women of 502 Loflin Street, were jailed. Johnson treated at Be Rus Memorial Hospital and released after initial care.
Raleigh June 5. R A Moore chair of the liquor commission says a probe into the ABC liquor at Lawrence Edgecombe will begin at once. The store was placed on probation pending investigation into the source of its business. Frank Bates an inspector will conduct the inquiry.
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