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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1931

Page

3

High Point College to Offer Co op Chemical Engineering Program

High Point college will start a co op chemical engineering training next fall linking classroom study with mill work. Students spend two and a half months in labs and then work in mills as employees, earning wages directly. After, they return to studies and continue a five year plan, with one year devoted to research for each year of work experience.

High Point College BE. 0. Cummings J. H. Mourane Collge Cummings Georgia School of Technology Antioch College Orhe High Point College Chem

Funeral Held for Mrs Henry Perry of High Point

Funeral services for Mrs Henry D Perry, a prominent High Point woman, were held at 2 pm yesterday at the First Presbyterian Church. Only close family attended. pallbearers and numerous floral arrangers were named, with interment in the family plot at Oakwood Memorial.

Henry D. Perry High Point Wiltshire Boulevard Charles Haddon Nabers First Presbyterian Church E. D. Gamble D. G. van Osdel Roy J. Spearman Roy Preston J. P. Rawley A. E.tap G. C. Kester Kenneth Price A. EB. Taplin Oakwood Memorial

Funeral services for Mrs Cornelia Brown in local home

Mrs Cornelia Brown died here yesterday after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 4 p m at the home 105 Grimes Street conducted by Rev J D Barnett Green Street Baptist Church. Interment will be in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.

Cornelia Brown Grimes Street J. D. Barnett Green Street Baptist Church Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

Funeral services for J. T. Jones at Spring Hill M. P.

Funeral services for J. T. Jones were held this morning at 11 oclock from the Spring Hill Missionary Pentecostal church with burial in the church cemetery.

J. T. Jones Spring Hill M. P

Nearly 30 North Carolina banks reopen after closures

About sixteen banks with four million one hundred four thousand dollars in assets have resumed business in North Carolina since January. Four more are likely to reopen within a week or ten days, with two more in the process of mergers. Chief Bank Examiner John Mitchell notes confidence returning and banks in panic-stricken cities already reopening. A leading banker calls the reprise a bright spot in a strengthening state economy.

North Carolina John Mitchell State Bank Examiner Enterprise

Tax Office Booms As Penalty Looms

Tax collections of 25000 in two days as High Point taxpayers flocked to county tax offices to avoid a one percent penalty starting Monday. Uncollected taxes in the township stood near 200000, Deputy Sheriff Short said. Payments made by Sunday night will avoid the penalty, and a large sum is expected when offices open Monday morning.

An Short Short

Burrus Praises Passage Of Connor Road Bill In Senate

Dr J T Burrus state senator expresses pleasure over the final passage of the Connor road bill by the senate though amendments remain to be ironed out in the final roll call. He supported the Clement amendment for highway funds to counties but the amendment was defeated. Burrus, attending patients, anticipates adjournment in mid March and may Miss Governor Smiths address due to hospital duties while hoping to hear the 1928 Democratic presidential nominee.

J. T. Burrus State Senate Senate Burrus Raleigh Clement Solon State Highway Commission Connor Alfred E. Smith New York

Mrs Hattie Dix Dies Near Trinity

Mrs Hattie Hill Dix died at her Trinity home route one last night at 6 o clock. She was the mother of John F Hill Jim Hill Cicero Hill and Charlie Hill all of this city. Arrangements for funeral services had not been decided upon last night.

Hattie Hill Dix Trinity Route One John F. Hill Jim Hill Cicero Hill Charlie Hill

Doctor Dowman To Speak On Skull Fractures In Greensboro

Dr. C A Dowman of Atlanta renowned neurosurgery expert will address Guilford County Medical Society at the King Cotton hotel Greensboro Monday evening at 6 30. Entitled Skull Fractures and Brain Injuries his remarks will focus on automotive wreck injuries and their medical significance. The talk aims to draw a large attendance with invitations extended to leading surgeons statewide.

C. A. Dowman Atlanta Emory University Guilford County Medical Society King Cotton Hotel Greensboro H. B. Hiatt Dowman Guilford County Hiatt

Planning To Form Cooperative Ass'n Meeting Closed

Farmers interested in growing vegetables for a cannery will meet at Trinity High School on Tuesday night at 7:30. W. M. Ketchum announced the gathering, the second community meeting, inviting signed participants and others to join. Plans for a cooperative association are to be completed.

Trinity High School W. M. Ketchum

Gypsy Women Swindle Negress Out Of Money

Two women posing as gypsies befriended Laura Reeder in Florence Deep River, then entered the home and stole $16 from a purse and a string of beads while a man accompanied them in an automobile laden with wares. They fled and remain at large as officers investigate the neighborhood.

Laura Reeder Florence Deep River Laura Reeder Ed Lindsay

Major Craven backs Langston anti Raskob stand

Major Bruce Craven of Trinity, longtime Smith supporter, tells The Enterprise he endorses Col. Langston’s anti Raskob stance with reservations about leaving the party. He vows to stay in the party and keep fighting Raskob, promising continued political pressure if Raskob gains control.

Bruce Craven Trinity Alfred E. Smith John D. Langston Goldsboro Democratic Party Raskob Col. Langston

Four Automobiles Stolen In City In One Night

Four cars disappeared here yesterday in a rain delayed spree. A 1929 Packard coupe owned by W. H. Slane along with two Chevrolets and a 1927 Essex sedan belonging to local residents were reported stolen at various downtown points from about 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. State license numbers 706 410, 153 712, 324 213 and 208 227 identified the vehicles. Also reported was a wheel and Firestone tire taken from D. V. Linthicum’s Ford on Boulevard.

W. H. Silane West Emerywood C. Stuart Max Bones Jewelry North Main Street Larkey Salters East Russell Street D. BE. Walton Tate Street Slane Packard High Point Furniture Company East Commerce Street D. V. Linthicum Boulevard

County list finds Kopper Kettle cleanest eating place

February sanitary inspection of county eateries ranks Kopper Kettle on No 10 Highway as top with 98. Several outlets score lower or condemned including Lakeside Club and Turner's on No 10 Highway and various sites on No 70 and No 77 Highways. Condemned locations listed with scores, among them Piedmont and S and W on No 10 Highway.

Kopper Kettle W. C. Stallings Pig 'N Whistle Lynch & Lynch Oak Ridge Fairmont Park Burke's Gibsonville Rocky Knoll Pomona Mills Pomona Lakeside Club Pinecroft Road Turner's Cokaahen Ae Alfred’s Summerfield Black Lantern Camel Maness Bessemer Victor Piedmont Inn Bill's Sselves Dink Lone Star Drake's Shady Grove Fee's Barbecue Burt's Pomona Mille Secceses Oom Ideal Inn the Whitakers

Mrs. Carrie Boyles Hurt In Street Fall At Corner

Mrs. Carrie E. Boyles of 1113 Madison avenue suffered a severely sprained right ankle after stepping into a hole at the Sherrod avenue and North Hamilton street corner yesterday evening shortly after 7. She was carried home by a passing car for medical examination which noted the sprain and possible ankle fractures, with an old knee injury aggravated by the fall.

Carrie E. Boyles Madison Avenue Sherrod Avenue Hamilton Street

High School Girls Hold At Home to Honor Mothers

High School Girls stage The Girls of High School at Home in the auditorium to honor mothers. Organized by the Girls League social department under Velva Hayden, the event aims to foster social ideals and character through pupil initiated activity. Cast and ushers listed, with menus and reception details, reflect student effort and home economics crafts.

Girls’ League Velva Hayden Anne Albryiht Jane Hess Weaver Annie Laura Patterson Grace Easterling Florence O’beorne Cora Worth Parker la Velle Wilson Anne Albright Mary Winn Abernethy Marie Payne Eleanor Stephens Carolina Dalton Billy Sheloff Walter Murray Gilbert Clinard Doris Burchfield Doris Brown Elizabeth O Ellis Irene Plummer Diana Chandler Helen Hepler Ruth Charles Hildreth Gabriel Marie Combs Iris Andrews Jessie Smith Ruth Curlee Kathleen Embler Louise Southern

Deputation Team Plans Week of School Tours

A deputation team from High Point College led by N. M. Harrison will tour local high schools this week including Siler City Alamance county schools and Denton Franklinville Asheboro and Charlotte visits. The college orchestra members Carl Smith Allen Hastings Norman Dement Fielding Kearns and William Jones join the delegation with a concert and conferences on youth work.

N. M. Harrison High Point College Charlotte Gastonia Shelby Falston Siler City Eli Whitney Alexander Wilson Alamance County Farmer Denton Methodist Protestant Church Franklinville High School Liberty Methodist Protestant Church Asheboro Faleton Asheville Carl Smith Allen Hastings Norman Dement Fielding Kearns William Jones

Electrical Inspector to Attend State Meet in Charlotte

J. L. Sechrest an electrical inspector for the city of High Point will depart Tuesday morning to attend a statewide meeting of electrical inspectors in Charlotte that will run through Wednesday afternoon.

J. L. Sechrest High Point Charlotte

Mass Meeting Opens Salvation Army Divisional Conference

The Salvation Army divisional congress for North and South Carolina opened with a mass meeting in the Junior High School auditorium honoring Commissioner and Mrs. Alexander M. Damon, new territorial leaders of Atlanta. W. F. Plemming led the welcome, with hundreds in attendance. The program featured a live saving guards troop from Rock Hill, S. C., and remarks by local and territorial officers.

Alexander M. Damon Salvation Army Alabama Mississippi Florida Georgia Louisiana Arkansas Kentucky Tennessee Maryland North South Carolina Oklahoma Texas Virginia West Virginia District of Columbia High Point N Carolinas Damon Territorial Atlanta W. F. Plemming C. A. York Washington High Point R. K. Siewart Post R. O. Lindsay A. B. Conrad First Baptist Church R. N. Farmer First Methodist Protestant Church Col. Seiler Charlotte Rock Hill S. C Sidney Cox Territorial Young People's Langley Andrews

Winslow Rites At Mt. Vernon Church

Funeral services for Henry Winslow aged 78 who died at his home on East Green Street were held at Mount Vernon M E church with ministers from Central Friends Calvary and Trinity churches officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers included C B Solomon Co 8 Murphy A M Holton M S Manly G H Callicut and H J Hill. Flowers were carried by Mrs J B Johnson Mrs Chas Chamelin Beatrice Teague Blanche Younts Billy Hipps and Zelma Teague. The Calvary Methodist choir accompanied by Mrs J Lawson sang several hymns.

Henry Winslow East Green Street Mount Vernon M. E Tom Alderman Sykes Central Friends Church E. L. Kirk Calvary M. E. Church W. R. Kelly Trinity M. B. Church

First Methodist Protestant Church Sets Services and Music

Worship at First Methodist Protestant today includes Major J Arthur Fyon of the Salvation Army delivering the eleven o'clock gospel message. Choir programs feature Stebbine, Barnby, Nevin, Handel works. High Point College Small Orchestra headlines the five o'clock vesper, with Mayor A York to speak on city government. Congregation to decide on vesper time change.

First Methodist Protestant J. Arthur Fyon Salvation Army Stebbine Barnby God Nevin Rinaldo Handel B. Stimson High Point College Cherubim Glinka Christiansen Lord Tschaikowsky Matthews A. York R. J. Farmer

Funeral for Dora Elizabeth Glascoe at Abbott's Creek Baptist

The funeral for seven year old Dora Elizabeth Glascoe, daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Glascoe, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Abbott's Creek Baptist church with Rev M F Mumford officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mexico City Removes Coffee Export Tax Through April

Mexico City orders the removal of the export tax on coffee effective until April 30 due to falling prices on foreign markets. The action aims to stabilize the market and support exporters amid lower global coffee values.

Mexico City

Special Tax Help Offered Here Before Filing Deadline

Local and state tax officials set up help desks in early March to aid residents in preparing state and federal income tax returns. J R Dparger and J N Brady will assist at the county tax office and post office, with extra federal deputy collectors in Greensboro and High Point. Many taxpayers must file by March 15, with income thresholds outlined for both state and federal returns.

Uncle Sam Ren J. Dparger State Department of Revenue West Washington Street J. N. Bready Internal Revenue Brady Bready Greensboro High Point Post Office

Architects plan 10 high post office within 60 days

Undersecretary of the Treasury and city officials announced that red tape will be cut to push the High Point post office project. Architects plans for the new building will be completed in 60 days, with actual construction expected by early summer. Site is the former Junior High lot at South Main, East Green and South Wrenn streets, with a projected cost of 300000 to 400000 dollars.

Treasury High Point C. A. York York Knox David H. Blair Internal Revenue Washington George Simonds South Main Fast Green South Wrenn Sam National Capital New York Messrs Reed, Washburn Hoyt

Johnson Speech Pleases Teachers at City School Meeting

T Wingate Andrews, superintendent, chaired a faculty gathering at the local senior high auditorium. He highlighted the value of ideas for economic life and education, urged ongoing professional development, and read Senator Rivers Johnson’s school bill speech, which drew praise from all present.

T. Wingate Andrews Andrews a_ national Rivers Johnson

Bryant Electric Wins Salisbury Post Office Contract

Bryant Electric Co of this city awarded the Salisbury post office electrical construction and equipment job over ten bidders. Work to begin about mid March as specified by the contract.

Bryant Electric Co Salisbury Postoffice Ed Salisbury Bryant Electric Company

Also Mentioned on This Page

ETL Mills Pledge High Point College Institutes Henry Perry Dr. Nabers Smith Hattie Dix Cooperative Ass’n Major Craven W. H. Slane Carrie Boyles Social Department of Girls’ League Miss Hayden Harrison Winslow Mt. Vernon Church J. Arthur Fynn O. R. York Knox and Blair
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