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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1931
Page
2
The Polish embassy announced today that Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has definitely accepted an invitation to attend the dedication of a memorial to the wartime president in Poznan Poland.
James B. Lovelace and Sam H. Denny will travel to Ponca City Oklahoma for the national American Business club convention which runs Wednesday through Friday. Denny will join Greensboro delegates and a Charlotte party while Lovelace visits Little Rock en route and Memphis during travel. Garland B. Daniel and Gaston A. Johnson will serve as prosecutors at upcoming court sessions in Lovelace’s absence.
Fourteen federal judges will meet in Asheville on Monday for a conference before the summer term of the district court of appeals. The event aims to exchange ideas with presiding judges from each district, followed by a meeting with the attorney general in Washington. Attendees include Judge John J. Parker of Charlotte, Isaac M. Meekins of Elizabeth City, and Johnson J. Hayes of Greensboro.
The North Carolina State Board of Health reorganized to save about $10 000 annually. Dr J M Parrott of Kinston, elected state health officer May 28, accepted the post after a long session. Several dismissals were made for economy and new appointments to head divisions were announced. Dr Parrott to Raleigh July 1 to take charge. board to meet monthly executive committee sessions.
The sister of a slain New York beauty takes a two year lease on property five miles from Charlotte owned by Frank King, a prosperous farmer, with D L Martin a longtime prospector directing a five man preliminary operation. They plan shallow shafts to test a promising vein near Capp’s Hill, a gold mine once yielding over 2.5 million. the Martin site features 20 to 30 foot shafts and a 40 foot deepest shaft. Martin reports encouraging ore specimens found while cleaning the deepest shaft.
The British ship Shuben Acadia, once the Lucky Strike, sank fifty miles south of Montauk Point after colliding with the coast guard destroyer Davis. Ten crewmen were rescued, and the service craft was slightly damaged. A coast guard board will investigate the incident and hear testimony from the master and crew.
Charlotte June 12. Gold mining has begun again in Mecklenburg county in an old shaft that 70 years ago yielded enough of the precious metal to make operations profitable. The United States Refining Smelting and Mining company has begun prospecting and development.
El Paso Texas June 12 eight hundred U S cavalrymen rescued ten year old boys K D Franklin and Jack White who began a globe circling bicycle journey Tuesday. They separated at dawn with Jack riding ahead and Kenney following on foot near Baker's Well eight miles northeast of El Paso.
Frightened youths sped away and got lost in the desert. Cavalry and two military planes assisted in the search. Veterans tracked the boys who were found exhausted and unable to walk. Both are expected to recover.
A Vacation Bible School meeting of Central Friends Bible School workers completed plans for the opening at 8:45 next Monday. Sessions run 8:45 to 11:45 each weekday with afternoon sessions for older children at Archdale playground Monday Wednesday and Friday. Ages four to fourteen are invited to enroll the first day. Experienced workers and assistants are on hand and strong interest from families is noted.
A 60 foot motor yacht named Bubles was halted by a coast guard patrol boat in upper New York harbor. The three crew members were captured uninjured and liquor valued at 14600 dollars was seized, including 110 cases of whisky and 40 kegs of whisky malt.
The club approved the summer schedule and announced the annual Home Coming Dance to be held June 17 at the home of Mother Dallas on South Main Street.
Funeral services for R. T. Perdue who died suddenly in York Pennsylvania were held at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev. George T. Turnstall and Rev. C L Ruth officiating. Pallbearers included J. P. Perdue H H Sechrest Clyde Seagraves Luther Beck Fred Franklin and R L Perdue. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery.
Winston Salem June 12 Mrs R B Flake 39 died today from an overdose of sleeping powders authorities said she had taken the drug in a suicide attempt. The tragedy occurred in Winston Salem where she lived with her husband.
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