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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1937
Page
14
Washington report shows Guilford county leads North Carolina in 1935 business and industry payrolls with 42,173 employees plus 1,755 active proprietors. Total payrolls reach 29,053,000 across manufacturers, retail, wholesale, insurance and real estate, services, construction, hotels, and miscellaneous sectors.
H M Brandon of 607 Fourth street waived preliminary hearing in police court before Judge Pratem D. Co. MacRae and was bound over to the next term of Guilford County Superior Court on embezzlement charges involving Hendrix Brothers Furniture. bond set at $2000.
Revival services start Sunday night at East Green Street Christian Church and may continue for up to two weeks with nightly programs. Song service at 7 15, preaching at 8 led by Rev. M. A. Pollard of Liberty. Pastor Rev. W. J. Edwards invites all to attend.
By applying electric light and heat to a bee hive researchers report honey production rising by as much as 17 pounds. The method aims to boost yields in apiaries, potentially aiding beekeepers with higher harvests.
The Lions Club installed George L. Rankin as president succeeding Glenn R. Ward during a dinner at the Elwood hotel. New officers include J B Fink as first VP J W Van Loan as second VP Dr M L Slate as third VP Loyd Flythe secretary W J Carter treasurer Frank Massey Tailtwister George Covington Lion Tanner and directors A J Koonce led the installation and past presidents spoke on the club's work
Robert Brown a Negro youth of 506 East Commerce Street was treated at Guilford General Hospital for painful but not serious injuries after his bicycle collided with a car driven by F M Pepper of Highland Village at the East Green and White Oak streets intersection. Pepper drove Brown to the hospital and notified police.
L A Duggins, 41, of 1208 Anderson Street, suffered a hand cut while Davis Duggins, 15, received bruises to head, leg and arm after the Duggins car and A L Hazzard’s car collided at Asheboro and Snow streets around 6 30 this morning. Both drivers were charged with reckless driving after police investigated. Duggins car traveled west on Snow street while Hazzard car moved north on Asheboro street.
One of the era's largest real estate deals closed yesterday as R. D. Penny of Penny Brothers Land Co. became sole owner of about 200 lots in the Lake Triangle park subdivision on East Green Street extension near Greensboro. Penny aims to add modern amenities and beautification with playgrounds, with John W. Walker cooperating and local Realtors handling sales.
Wade P. Renfrow announced the sale of the City Lake park concessions in Jamestown to Wade HB. Marlette. Renfrow had run the park stands since opening and held the current year’s contract. Marlette will operate the concessions and city lake pool through June 1, 1938.
Over the last 235 years electrical energy consumption rose from about 11 billion to over 81 billion kilowatt hours, indicating dramatic growth in power usage.
Bill Hemrick of 593 Ennis Street brings a baby chick to the Enterprise office. Hatched yesterday from a white rock egg by a banty hen, the remarkable chick has its eyes closed as observed this morning.
Mr and Mrs E G Reed of 606 Kearns street reported their 13 year old son Robert missing since he left home with a bathing suit early yesterday. He is about five feet four inches tall with blue eyes and was wearing a blue shirt and blue pants. Anyone seeing him should notify police.
Rat poison will be placed on sale at city hall tomorrow afternoon from 1 to 4 o'clock.
In the last 24 hours police charged two people with reckless driving and one with driving without a state permit after a local accident. Drive carefully and save a life.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Rector 29 who died after a year long illness were held at her daughter Mrs. Helen Webb’s home 1903 North Main Street conducted by Rev. O L Ruth Pilgrim Holiness church and interment followed at Oakwood cemetery Pallbearers were Jones Burns Ivey Hedgecock Clarence King J C Yarborough K Vaughan and W C Brooks Miss Lois Ruth and Mrs Elma Warner sang My Faith Looks Up to Thee Does Jesus Care and Rock of Ages Attendance was large and floral offerings were abundant.
A seven station network across North Carolina will air Governor Clyde Hoey's address on Friday July 2 launching a 259000 dollar two year advertising campaign. Stations WSOC WPTF WDNC WWNC WSJS WFTC WBIG join in free of charge with WSOC originating the broadcast from Gastonia. The state board of conservation and development administers the fund led by director R Bruce Etheridge.
More than fifty Boy Scouts and leaders from the Uwharrie Council will depart High Point Sunday at 6 57 A M for the National Jamboree in Washington. The group includes troops from Salisbury Spencer Lexington and Asheboro with Scoutmasters C W Grubbs and R W Garrison guiding designated troops and many local scouts listed for the trip. The journey follows weeks of camp preparation at Camp Uwharrie as organizers finalize tents beds and gear for the two week event starting June 30 and ending July 29.
Adams-Millis plants will undergo checks and repairs next week as officials state inventory briefs are underway. The brief notice implies departmental actions and machinery inspections across multiple sites.
A. B. Parker J. F. Powers M. E. McMahon J. B. Deaton and D. W. Neece of High Point are awarded a trip to the Pilot Life Insurance Industrial division convention in Atlantic City from June 29 to July 1 1987 for exceptional life insurance records. They will travel June 28 on the Pilot special train and return later in the week. Executives of the parent company will attend the convention.
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