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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1933
Page
3
Stephen C. Clark praises High Point recreation progress and urges immediate expansion of park and playground areas between the dam and Old Jamestown highway. He argues better use of welfare funds during economic adjustment, cites leisure as opportunity for healthful civic advancement.
The state auxiliary to the National Federation of Post Office Clerks will be organized at the state convention with the North Carolina branch of the Association of Letter Carriers on July 4. L. B. Smith chairs arrangements and Mrs. Herman H. Lowe will assist. National officers Edward J. Gainor Miles Ventress Joseph C. O'Mahoney and other dignitaries are expected to attend.
Meeting of proprietors at the Sheraton shop Monday night at 7 o'clock to discuss local business issues. Invitation extended to barbers in the area.
Ruben Warner faced charges of making and possessing five cations of the same brew. After a two hour debate, the case was dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence in the court of & Co. Muse.
Local Scout headquarters reports high registration for four summer periods at Camp Uwharrie with 75 boys in period one 45 in period two and 40 in the last two. Visitors may contact 106 West Washington Street for cards and information. Plans emphasize State Camparee prep with weekly night hikes and a policy banning cake and candy to curb sickness. Staff remains largely the same led by Francis Sizemore on water front duties and Red Cross exams, with a full program including Buglers and nature instruction and a Campareo coach day scheduled. Courts of Honor set for July 25.
Judge Hoyle Sink in Winston-Salem ordered the trustees of R Ragan to turn over about 2,000,000 in assets to Thomas J Gold Jr the appointed temporary receiver. The order followed trustees refusal citing advice of counsel and delays a June 24 Greensboro hearing on making the receivership permanent.
Grace Albertson files habeas corpus to regain custody of eight year old Leslie after he was taken by his father W H Albertson. Hearing set before Judge Hoyle Sink in Lexington next Saturday. Father refuses to reveal location saying child is safe in a distant city. Legal challenge to divorce may affect custody outcome.
The text outlines camp dates with two Saturday sessions and a parent option for younger boys. The younger group arrives July 28 and stays through August 4. Boys must be ten to attend and registration forms are available from Scout headquarters.
A large group at Junior High School earned the yearly honor roll with 114 listed by name. Another 202 pupils achieved perfect attendance for the school year, per Principal Mrs. R. E. Ranson in the released report.
A large class of candidates will be received into High Point Council No. 23, Royal and Select Masters, at a special convocation on June 14. Claude F. Smith will call the meeting to order at 4 30 p m with Royal and Select degrees conferred under P L Withers. The Super Excellent Master degree will be presented by a team from Durham and Raleigh. Notable Masons from the two Carolinas are expected, including O Frank Hart, Wm P Smith, W L Pridgen, K W Parham and G Ray Shutte. The Royal Arch degree has just been conferred on the year's largest class in the state, and the upcoming council class is expected to be the largest this year.
Tyson Ferree, local architect, argues current conditions make building cheaper and better. He cites low land costs, easing water and labor prices, and accessible architectural design as reasons to start now, noting rising material costs and future value gains for homes and commercial structures.
Total of 181 pupils at High Point senior high school listed on the honor roll for the year with 176 students on the sixth six weeks list. Seniors lead with 67 freshmen and 24 seniors on the A and B groups, plus 31 juniors, 28 sophomores, and 45 freshmen in the B group. The yearly list names many seniors, juniors, and sophomores in grouped honors totals.
Members of the High Point Fire Department hold their annual memorial service at 3 PM in the Paramount theater to honor 19 deceased firefighters. The program features congregational singing, a scripture reading by Rev. George Tunstall, a duet by Mies Wilma Planter and Argle Wood, a roll call, a sermon by Tunstall, and several hymns. Mrs. W. W. Ellington furnishes flowers in memory of her husband. Public invited.
Central Friends church on South Main hosts a 9:45 a m Bible school and Brother hood Men class. An 11 a m service features choir music and a sermon by Rev Tom A Sykes titled The Multitude That Might Have Gone Away Hungry. An arch dale playground 6 p m reaper service includes a talk A Robinson Cra. Wednesday 7 30 p m church prayer meeting annex with Senior and Junior C B societies meeting in annex and Ladies parlor. Public invited.
City engineers review blueprints for a James town lake municipal park while officials press Congress man W B Umstead to outline steps for a Re construction Finance Corporation loan. Officials aim to determine project cost and labor needs, expecting a rapid funding decision if approved. Civic leaders and council members largely back the plan as plans proceed to the Park and Playground Commission.
Ralph W. Martin returns to the city after five years in Asheboro and joins Rose Furniture's sales organization in the local store. He previously worked in the area and now reenters the local furniture market under Rose Furniture.
A proposal outlines renovating a large play field with tennis courts baseball facilities and pits plus sand boxes. The plan also envisions beautifying an old brick structure into a museum linking early community life to modern eras for future generations.
Forty three Brentwood students achieved perfect attendance for the school year. Dorothy Brower posted a four year record of being never tardy or absent. Two students, Brantley Hicks and James Lowe, earned three year perfect attendance. A list names many students with perfect marks for the year.
Delegations from across North Carolina gather in High Point for the thirty fifth North Carolina Christian Endeavor Union convention. Notable speakers include Dr Daniel Poling and Dr Lawrence Little with local leaders such as G L Humphreys and Mayor C S Grayson. Registration begins at 2 pm with events through Thursday under committee chair Arnold J Koonce.
A safety cash cabinet claimed burglar proof and fire proof has been developed by HM H Culler and G B Patterson. A working model impressed bankers and indemnity men. Patent papers filed in Washington. The wood prototype may become steel for commercial production.
The annual Sunday school convention of Trinity township will convene at Archdale Friends church this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Reuben Payne announces two speakers Rev. F L Conrad on the place of the Sunday School and E P Buck on reaching the unreached. Records and reports will be presented. the public is invited.
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