Manufacturers Raise Question On Proposed Tax
High Point manufacturers show strong interest in a dinner meeting at the Sheraton Hotel to discuss a proposed two percent national tax on manufactures. Frank J. Sizemore of the Chamber of Commerce says the session will provide detailed information and collect suggestions for administering the tax without harming individual businesses. Attendees are urged to reserve, with many plants in the area already calculating potential impacts and questions on tax collection methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton
Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Sizemore
Fliers Attract Attention Over City With Stunt Flight
Paul Davis a seasoned stunt flier at the Charles Kenner port and Reitzel Wagner Broadway theater manager drew crowds yesterday afternoon by flying a Robin over the business district. They distributed heralds for The Road to Hell, a special feature at the Broadway next Tuesday and Wednesday with women only and men only showings at popular prices. The educational features of the film have been emphasized in prior showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Davis
Charles Kenner
Reitzel Wagner
Heralds of
Hell
Pilot Davis
Mr. Wagner
City
Wood Withdraws From Guilford Sheriff Race
Joseph F. Wood a traveling salesman withdraws from the Democratic sheriff primary in Guilford County endorsing Willard M. Dyer who had entered the race a week earlier. The action leaves Dyer as the only High Point candidate among ten aspirants and signals possible further changes before the June 4 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Wood
Guilford County
Willard M. Dyer
Mr. Wood
Mr. Dyer
Bruce Carraway
Wood
Dyer
D. B. Stafford
Willard Dyer
High Point
Joe Phipps
Greensboro
George T. Lane
D. F. Crews
Robert 8. Doak
Guilford College
A. Murrow Benbow
Oak Ridge
R. L. Edwards
Dairyman
Avery A. Johnson
J. C. Rice
W. Clarence Johnson
Grand Jury Action Urged On Tax Notice Defaulters
Deputy Sheriff T R Short leads county tax drive, listing unregistered real estate valued at 911 508 dollars and aiming to surpass one million in High Point township. Four notices mailed. 40 of hundreds have not responded and face court action unless they file by Monday nine o'clock with Mr Short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seellands
Wagamne
T. R. Short
Short
Grand
Action Brought Against Ford Dry Cleaners
The case before Magistrate B A Woodell concerns two suits left for dry cleaning at Ford Dry Cleaners on South Main. Plaintiff H H Wilson seeks damages totaling 67.50 for unreturned garments, one of which belonged to J J Green of Thomasville. DeHart testified misdelivery to H H Wilson and questions about corporate status of the shop remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Dry Cleaners
South Main Street
B. A. Woodell
H. H. Wilson
J. J. Green
Thomasville
D. B. DeHart
McKeithan
New York
Merchants Association to Move Office Monday
The High Point Merchants' Association will relocate from 208-210 Wachovia Bank building to 208-205 in the same building on Monday. A new telephone will be 2737 while the old number 2062 stays active. The new office has been freshly painted and will receive new rugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Merchants’ Association
Grace Baker
Wachovia Bank
City garden program endorsed by multiple groups
A unanimous endorsement of High Point 1932 garden efforts was voiced by the city garden club, Board of Public Welfare, Salvation Army, Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce and others at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. About 500 families under welfare care seek gardens. seed and ground work will need support, with total seed costs around 1000 dollars. Special focus on vegetables, with flowers not neglected, and City Beautiful active.
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High Point
Garden Club
Board of Public Welfare
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Auwanins
Board of Welfare
W. C. Hangmond
Clara I. Cox
City Beautiful Organization
Missionaries in China Are Safe Despite Tense Situation
A cable from Bishop Kern reports all American missionaries in and near the city are safe amid ongoing tensions in China. Miss Helen Clark, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark, is at the University of Soochow near Shanghai. The note urges the church to increase support and continue mission work in China.
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China
Bishop Kern
Board of Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
8. Clark
Clark
Kern
O. H E. Goddard
General Work
Board of Mission
Appointments Sought By Two Local Men To Coast Guard Academy
High Point has two candidates for the class of 1936 at the U S Coast Guard Academy. Hamilton E Gray of 707 East Lexington Street and Eustace Rogers Smoak of 314 Montheu Avenue are among 350 men nationwide taking entrance exams in June. About 60 to 70 will be chosen as freshmen based on test marks.
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Washington
High Point
United States Coast Guard Academy
Coast Guard
Hamilton E. Gray
Lexington Street
Eustace Rogers Smoak
Montheu Avenue
Academy
Dr Hiatt to Address Y Mens Club Meeting
Dr H B Hiatt will speak to the Y s Men s club at its regular meeting in the lobby of the Y W C A Tuesday at 6 30 PM. Members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Hiatt
City wins demurrer in High Point escheat suit over Jamestown land
Judge Thomas J. Shaw sustained the city's demurrer in a suit by UNC escheat to recover damages from land taken for the City Lake at Jamestown. University officials unlikely to pursue further. Land bequeathed to Jamestown, later used for dam and park space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Escheat Committee
University of North Carolina
Jamestown
Thomas J. Shaw
Superior Court
Greensboro
Grover H. Jones
State Supreme Court
Corporation of
George Co. Mendenhall
Fourth Annual Society Day at Local College Held
The Artemesian and Akrothinian societies held their fourth annual joint day with a 10 30 a m program in Roberts Hall auditorium and a 8 00 p m banquet in the dining hall. Ralph Mulligan class of 1930 gave the main address and later three Akrothinian members, Dwight Davidson Tony Simeon and Lawrence Lee, received two medals and a ten dollar gold piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akrothinian
Roberts Hall
Ralph Mulligan
Akrothinian Literary Society
Mystery of a State Kidnapping Unresolved
February 13, 1905. Kenneth Beasley, 8, son of Senator S. M. Beasley, vanished after noon recess in Currituck County. Suspect Joshua Harrison, known foe of liquor business, was tried, convicted, appealed, and ultimately killed himself in Norfolk after Supreme Court upheld conviction. Child’s fate remained a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Beasley
S. M. Beasley
Poplar Branch
Currituck County
Senator Beasley
Joshua Harrison
Harrison
Beasley
Pasquotank County
Currituck
Norfolk
Elizabeth City
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Bruce Craven
W. O. Saunders
Two veteran educators retire in North Carolina education realignment
Raleigh dispatch notes John J. Blair and L G Brogden resign amid state education realignment. Blair supervised rural school planning from 1920 to March 1 and was moved to High Point after $92 million in rural school construction. Brogden led rural elementary schools for 22 years, transforming 4 018 one teacher schools to about 900, boosting transport, term lengths, and salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
State Department of Education
John J. Blair
L. G. Brogden
Blair
High Point
Brogden
Andrews To Speak Before Ministers
T. Wingate Andrews superintendent of High Point city schools will deliver the principal address at the High Point Ministers association monthly meeting in the Y W C A building Tuesday at 12 15 p m. announced last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Wingate Andrews
High Point City
High Point Ministers’ Association
Unusually Warm February Report From Meteorologist
A B Horn ey reports February was unusually warm with two days at 25 degrees. Feb 11 reached 80 degrees, mean maxima 62, mean min 39, mean 50. Precipitation totaled 3.52 inches, 0.69 inches in 24 hours on Feb 12. 13 clear, 6 partly cloudy, 10 cloudy days. rain today then snow flurries in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Horney
Weather Man
New Members Joined High Point Merchants Association
Grace Baker, secretary, announced new memberships for two local D. Pender Grocery stores to the High Point Merchants Association. Lawrence Lockwood of Norfolk, Virginia, treasurer, sent in membership fees and expressed cooperation for the association’s best interests amid many requests for assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Merchants Association
Grace Baker
Commercial Bank To Be Slow Paying Depositors
Washington reports that depositors of the failed Commercial National Bank of High Point face a delay of at least three months and possibly six or more before any refunds. Supervising receiver J B Fouts said borrowed funds must be repaid first and that a reorganization proposal has not been formally presented.
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Washington
Commercial National Bank of High Point
J. B. Fouts
The
Treasury
Fouts
Ballot results for chamber of commerce directors due Friday
More than 200 of about a thousand mailed ballots have been returned as Frank J. Sizemore notes. Balloting runs through Thursday night and winners will be announced Friday. The process uses 50 nominees for 25 director slots to form a new governing board for 1932 and plan a citizens meeting with civic clubs. Current officers are W. B. McEwen president F. Logan Porter vice president and Sizemore secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Frank J. Sizemore
Mr. Sizemore
W. B. McEwen
F. Logan Porter
Sizemore
Delayed Telegram Delivers No Damages in Harman Case
Flora Harmon sued Western Union for 2500 dollars claiming failure to promptly deliver a death message. Jury found negligence but awarded no damages. Court took two days. Judge Teague dismissed the panel and set to resume civil trials with a new panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Harmon
Western Union Telegraph Company
Teague
Charles S. Siewers Buried At Winston
Funeral services for Charles S. Siewers a Winston Salem citizen and former furniture maker were held at his home on Cascade Avenue and at Home Moravian church with Bishop J Kenneth Pfohl and several pastors leading. Burial followed in Moravian graveyard with pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Siewers
Winston-Salem
W. C. Idol
Cascade Avenue
Winston
Moravian Church
J. Kenneth Pfohl
Howard EB. Randthaler
Walster Allen
Gordon Spaugh
H. RK. Meinung
Greckie Whaling
Milton Cash
R. A. McCuisten
Alan M. McGee
A. H. Holland
E. L. Pfohl
W. H. Watkins
Biggs to Confer with Washington Officials Monday
John D. Biggs receiver for the Commercial National Bank will depart Monday night for Washington to discuss with national banking department officials the handling of local bank affairs. He expects to learn who will act as his legal adviser and, by the Comptroller of the Currency, has advised Horace Haworth of Roberson Ha...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
Washington
National Banking Department
Biggs
Horace Haworth
Roberson, Ha
Mrs. Wrenn to Represent City at Southeastern Council Meet
Mrs M J Wrenn will represent High Point at the first meeting of the Committee of Five Hundred of the Southeastern Economic Council on March 17 at the Atlanta Biltmore hotel. North Carolina and other Southern states form the committee. The group will steer SE Council activities and form sub committees on agriculture railroads textiles press utilities forestry finance education and manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Wrenn
High Point
Committee of Five Hundred
Southeastern Economic Council
Atlanta
Final Chapter in Asheboro Auto Wreck Fines Total $168.50
EB Bolling of Asheboro surrendered after a February 13 wreck at Montlieu and Central. Municipal court Judge Teague fined Bolling and three others a combined $168.50, banned Bolling from driving six months, and ordered $5 damages for a house strike. Two women and a man paid various prohibition fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. EB. Bolling
Asheboro
Montlieu
Central Avenues
Lice
Lewis E. Teague
Municipal Court
Bolling
Myrtle Pearce
Odessa Maness
J. B. Ward, Jr
Illnessen at Home Plagues Ex-Bank Officials Cox and Hauser
Former Commercial National Bank leaders J Elwood Cox and Charles M Hauser remain seriously ill at their Emerywood homes. Cox suffered a relapse from bronchial pneumonia and regained some strength before a cold worsened lung congestion. Hauser’s condition from a diabetic ailment is described as quite critical by Dr J T Burrus after weeks of deteriorating health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Elwood Cox
Charles M. Hauser
Commercial National Bank
Mr. Cox
Emerywood
Camp School for Scouters Planned in North Carolina
A National Camp Leader school for Boy Scouts of America will be held at Camp Piedmont in Tryon North Carolina from April 18 to 23. B W Hackney Jr of the Uwharrie council announced courses for first and second year men on troop camping techniques and leadership training with an Atlanta Executive Training conference planned September 5 to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Piedmont
Tryon
N. C
B. W. Hackney, Jr
Uwharrie Council
Hackney
Atlanta
Funeral Service For Little Girl In Springfield
Funeral services for Helen Ray Stevenson seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs F L Stevenson of 800 Grace street will be held today. At 9 o clock service begins at the home with Miss Clara I Cox and Rev O L Ruth officiating. Additional rites at 11 o clock follow at Hoover s Grove Wesleyan Methodist church with Rev McDowell. Interment is in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ray Stevenson
F. L. Stevenson
Grace Street
Clara I. Cox
Springfield Friends Church
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim's Holiness Church
Hoover’s Grove Wesleyan Methodist Church
Mr. McDowell
February Fire Loss in High Point Largest Since 1927
The February fire losses in High Point reached 122,959 with 122,718 in building damage and 241 in contents. Major costs included a Giant Furniture plant fire on South Hamilton and the near total loss of a Park Street house. Seven of 27 fires were logging losses. total insured value stood at 395,200 with per capita loss 3.34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Furniture Company
Giant Furniture Company
Hamilton Street
High Point
A. B
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Circle City
Heralds
J. F. Wood
Merchants Ass’n
SAS
S. C. Clark
Coast Guard Academy
Dr. Hiatt
Y’s” Men’s Club
Shaw
University
Mystery of State
Major Craven
Merchants Ass'n
Mrs. Wrenn
of Five Hundred
Cox and Hauser
Burrus
Hauser
Scouters
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