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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
2
Partly cloudy conditions with possible showers in the mountains on Saturday. Moderate southwest winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville and west to southwest winds at Sandy Hook to Hatteras. Overcast skies persist with chances of localized showers in the south portion tonight and Saturday.
City council formed a special committee to study the juvenile court in High Point. Chairman R H Sechrest will lead a 1:30 PM Monday meeting at city hall with two councilmen and six at large members including Horace G Iderton Capus M Waynick H A Millis Dr J C Morgan Willis Slane Major R M Cowan and Paul Ingle. The panel will evaluate consolidating the court with city parks and juvenile divisions, potentially eliminating the juvenile judge's office. Mayor D Arthur Kirkman urged an immediate study and a report at the next council session.
The Civil Service Commission will hold tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Elm Street School written exams for fire department promotions and an associate librarian job. Two fire positions opened by council order. Miss Lucille Picken resigned from the librarian post. The exam aims to refresh eligibles lists per Section 14 rules.
German officials ordered Czech towns locked down after a policeman was killed near Prague. Authorities detained about 80 civilians including Mayor Franz Pawel and Police Chief Josef Bek as a 30 000 Czech crown reward was offered for information. The move followed Nazi occupation steps and signaled possible broader suppression amid tensions.
A girl has been named town crier for Streatham England, marking a rare appointment in the town's civic traditions.
Special to The Enterprise Greensboro June 9 High Point moves toward final city evidence defending its proposed 6.5 million dollar Yadkin River hydro plant Cross examination of City Manager E M Knox ends and Engineer H A Martin presents graphs on daily power use A highway official notes survey based funds for highway and bridge replacements are adequate A mystery desarrolles over a private telephone talk between Duke Power and the State Highway Department counsel Knox denied demanding a special 700000 dollar account for replacements and indicated road funding ties to the Yadkin case A mass meeting and letters with Public Works Administration loom as potential plaintiffs aim to show the city threatens Duke Power and shifts power demand beyond plan capacity
A U S Soil Conservation Service team from Virginia toured Deep River area farms observing stir cropping reforestation pasture improvement and terracing. C R Lamb acting project manager said the visit aimed to observe work sponsored by the local office. The group praised vegetation efforts on Blair Dairy Mode Dairy and several listed farmers.
Reckless driving charges were preferred against Luther McGee of High Point and George Colella of Everett Massachusetts after an 11 40 a m collision at North Main Street and Lexington Avenue. Neither driver was injured though cars were damaged.
Webb Leonard Clinard 33 died at City Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a Fairview farmer and member of the Fairview Methodist Church where funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 10 30 a m. Rev W R Jenkins and Rev T B Johnson officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by widow Myrtle Carrick two sons Jack Homer and Bobbie Clinard two brothers Rayburn Clinard of Texas and P C Clinard of Thomasville Route One and several nieces and nephews.
Zenas Orman of Pilot, 22, died at City Hospital after several weeks with heart trouble. Born October 23, 1916 in Indiana, he was a senior at Pilot High School class of 1936 and a member of the Church of Christ in High Point. Survived by parents L H and Aminta Williams Orman and six siblings. funeral set for 10 a.m. tomorrow from the family home with Rev. W D Helsabeck presiding. Interment in city cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Grubb who died at her home on Thomasville route one were held at Mt Pleasant Methodist Church at 3 p m Thursday. Rev O B Williams and Rev W H Neese officiated. Choir sang three selections. Pallbearers were Ernest Carr Emery Walker E D Hedrick G A Brown Ed Johnson Wade Johnson. Interment followed in the family plot at the church cemetery.
A High Point resident objected when his car was mistaken for a trash receptacle. Officer W. E. Carroll reported that the owner claimed someone dumped nearly half a truck of trash into his automobile behind Abe Bernard’s tailoring shop on North Main Street. The owner had asked a cleaner to place waste in a rear can, but the trash was dumped into the car.
Sea Bee Hayworth a High Point native will headline a 16 member company in a tent theatre at Church and Pine Streets opening Monday night. The three act musical comedies will include vaudeville interludes with singers dancers comedians girls and a swing band performing daily all week.
Mrs. J. A. Honeycutt of 243 Mill Street suffered a broken rib an injured arm and bruises after being struck by a bicycle at the intersection of South Main and Commerce Streets this morning about 10 o clock. Henry Wright a Negro rider stopped after the impact but left the scene and a charge of assault was filed against him. Bond was set at $200 for appearance in Municipal Court.
C A Williams of 410 Park Street was bound over to Superior Court on forgery charges after allegedly signing Mrs I T Mann s name to checks in 1937 totaling about 50 using Dr Harry L Brockmann s name Bond set at 1000 Also Julius Stack charged with breaking and entering and larceny bound over on 500 bond Other court dispositions include James Scott assault with deadly weapon 60 days on roads and several drunkenness and larceny cases with suspended sentences or supervision remarks
Emma A Mawyer 64 wife of B H Mawyer died at 1117 Grace Street shortly after 2 pm Thursday after seven weeks of illness. Born April 3 1875 in Alleghany County Virginia she moved to the city 16 years ago from Charlottesville and was a member of Asheboro Street Church of God. Surviving include husband two daughters two sons four stepchildren two brothers one sister and 13 grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 11 from Asheboro Street Church of God with interment Floral Garden Cemetery.
The SEC announced an inquiry into discrepancies in Du Pont stock holdings reports. The commission noted corrected reports show negative holdings on several dates, including February 8 1939, with figures shifted from 73 394 to minus 26 542 and minus 108 460.
Mrs Rubens faced possible five year prison term and a $2000 fine if returned to the United States after release from a Russian prison. Moscow downgraded charges from espionage to passport fraud based on a birth certificate for a long dead child. State Department planned prosecution on entry with the false passport, and an American diplomatic secretary attended the trial.
An air service has been inaugurated between Buenos Aires Argentina and Colonia Uruguay establishing a new international air link. The opening raises prospects for business travel tourism and stronger regional ties.
The King and Queen toured the Capitol rotunda meeting Senators and House members led by Speaker and Rep. Mansfield as crowds applauded. Afterward they rode to the navy yard for a Potomac voyage and a Mount Vernon wreath ceremony with President Roosevelt.
A lengthy roster lists players from Orm Beaupre to Wilfy Cox with scores in a multi player event. Names include Victor Ghezzi Gene Sarazen Chandler Harper Sam Parks Jr and many others with three round totals. Several entries show withdrawals or irregulars.
The President described Canberra as the only capital built for a capital and explained its 40 year growth to King George during a sightseeing stop at Rock Creek Park. He noted the King had never visited Canberra before and conveyed the city’s dramatic development and impression of the visit.
A 107 page clemency brief asks Governor Hoey to grant a full pardon to Fred E. Beal serving 17 to 20 years for conspiracy to murder Gastonia Police Chief O F Aderholt. The filing claims Beal is innocent and argues jury prejudice from evidence of his beliefs and religion.
Greensboro June 9 B C Mangum of State College instructor in soil conservation will hold an examination tomorrow to determine the supervisors of soil building practices in Guilford County. Today a school for aspirants to supervisors’ positions drew about 30 students ahead of the exam.
Noble T. Praigg of this city mourns his father David J. T. Praigg who died in Indianapolis at age 90 after a paralysis stroke. Funeral services will be held in Indianapolis Sunday with the son present. he will return here the following Tuesday.
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