Four Day Automobile Show Opens in High Point
The EEEP set page and stage for a four day automobile show at Stephens Tabernacle beginning Wednesday at noon under The Enterprise. Dealers from across the Piedmont region will display cars representing all price classes with many models seen at New York and other eastern shows. Factory reps praised the event as a landmark High Point effort offering roomier faster and safer cars for less money with demonstrations of new terms like free wheeling and synchromesh gear shift.
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Stephens Tabernacle
Enterprise
North Carolina
High Point
Piedmont
New York
Boston
Baltimore
Public recreation leaders to address Virginia-North Carolina meet
Mayor C A York city manager FE M Knox and John C Abels chair of the park and playground commission are invited to speak at the Virginia North Carolina conference on public recreation in Charlotte from March 26 to 28. Abels has accepted to discuss facilities for public recreation opening day. York and Knox will likely speak with topics to be determined. Local commission members plan to attend and discuss topics on leisure programs financing education health and adult recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. York
John C. Abels
Park and Playground Commission
FE. M. Knox
Charlotte
Abels
York
Mr. Knox
Arrest Negro For Stealing Money From Cafe Owner
Sam Jackson an 18 year old colored youth from Bruton flats was jailed charged with stealing a money bag containing about 30 dollars from W. T. Brown cafe owner at 116 South Hamilton Street. Detectives Smith and Whitlow arrested him after a partial description led to a confession. The bag held 9 dollars in dimes 4 dollars in nickels and about 16 dollars in tens and fives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Jackson
Bruton Flats
W. T. Brown
Hamilton Street
Jackson
Smith
Whitlow
Brown St
City Park Golf Course to Open in May in High Point
High Point announces a new nine hole City Park Golf Course on South Main land donated by the Blair family will open in early May. Grass on fairways is growing well and needs care to avoid trampling before greens are ready in July. The course features five bridges a temporary clubhouse and planned tennis courts with future expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Blair
John C. Abels
City Park and Playground Commission
Abels
Fes Es Boe
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Boys Accused of Stealing Chicken Run Over and Killed
Mrs J W Gray of Highland mill community said two white youths Bud Chandler and Welborn Wilson swerved their car to run over a Rhode Island Red rooster then stopped and tried to flee with it. warrants for larceny and a drunkenness disorderly conduct charge were sworn out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gray
Highland Mill
Rhode Island
Bud Chandler
Young Street
Welborn Wilson
Textile Street
Nance and
Batley
Chandler
Commission Aims to Enhance Local Setting Appeal
The commission has spared no effort to make the place's beautiful setting even more attractive to as many people as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Further Relief On Street Assessments Is Sought
Garland Daniel proposes a substitute bill to relieve delinquent street assessments by extending payments over ten years and covering principal and interest with a uniform plan. He critiques the sponsor’s bill for requiring all interest and city council discretion, arguing relief must be uniform for all property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Daniel
C. M. Waynick
Isa
Daniel
High Point
Friends Meet At Oak Hill Church Deep River
Deep River quarterly meeting was held at Oak Hill Friends church with full attendance from High Point Deep River Springfieldfield Archdale meetings. Ministers Miss Clara Cox Rev Reuben Payne Rev Tom A Sykes Rev Norman Osborne Miss Cora Lee Norman Rev J Waldo Woody led ministry sessions focusing on spiritual condition pre Easter and church finance. Oak Hill women provided a bountiful lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
Oak Hill
High Point College Deputation Team Western North Carolina Tour
The High Point College deputation team led by Rev. N. M. Harrison sails Thursday for a five day western North Carolina tour. The group includes the college orchestra and will visit Lexington Spencer Salisbury Concord high schools and later Falston Piedmont Shelby Lattimore. Students Norman Dement Margaret Opal Neese Alma Andrews Ernestine Von Cannon accompanied last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Alamance
Randolph
Chatham
North Carolina
N. M. Harrison
Dr James McAnally Opens Local Medical Practice
Dr James McAnally, son of Dr and Mrs W J McAnally, joins his father in Medicine at 105 North Main Street in remodeled quarters once used by Dr W J McAnally. He is UNC and UPenn medical school trained and spent three years in interne work in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McAnally
W. J. McAnally
North Main Street
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Philadelphia
Country Club 10 Launches Reopening Program With Expanded Facilities
Lawrence Matton announces the High Point Country Club will reopen its remodeled clubhouse in early April with a full social program. A tea dance and Easter Monday reception will mark the formal opening. The project costs reach 16 000 to 18 000 dollars and add a billiard room, card rooms, private grills, a ladies lounge, locker rooms, a new all weather tennis court, a renovated pool with lifeguard, and a larger ballroom. A full-time caterer will serve meals at all hours and private events will be accommodated. Johnny Hamp’s orchestra will provide music for the reopening events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Country Club
Lawrence Matton
High Point
Matton
Enterprise
Sedgefield Manor
Johnny Hamp
New York
Commercial Club
Country Club
Country Club In Addition To Mr. Matton
W. H. Slane
Colter Ellis
Paul W. Smith
H. Tomlinson
Frank Wineskie
J. E. Millis
R. T Amos
F. H. Murray
John B. Sale To Speak At College Friday Night
John B. Sale of Columbus Mississippi author of The Tree Named John will speak in Roberts Hall auditorium at High Point college Friday at 8 p m in the concluding lyceum number of the year. Sale’s interpretation of the gentler side of negro life has been praised as a permanent contribution to southern literature. He was raised on a Mississippi plantation and details of plantation life inform his talk drawing interest from literature lovers in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Sale
Columbus
Miss
John
Roberts Hall
High Point College
Sale
Mississippi
Error in building and loan advertisement name
A notice in The Enterprise reports a misnamed insurance plan in yesterday's page advertisement. The correct entity is The High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association, not The High Point Building and Loan Association. The Piedmont Building and Loan Association signature joined with High Point Perpetual was accurate.
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High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
High Point Building and Loan Association
Piedmont Building and Loan Association
High Point Perpetual
Local Merchants To Protest Sales Tax Before Committee
A delegation of High Point merchants will appear before the finance committee to protest the sales tax. D A Dowdy, president of the local merchants association, announced the plan and urged wide attendance. Speakers include a High Point representative and state secretary W L Dowell. The group sent petitions with thousands of names and hundreds of telegrams and letters seeking action. Arnold Schiffman advised the delegation be in Raleigh by noon tomorrow.
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High Point
D. A. Dowdy
Local Merchants’ Association
W. L. Dowell
Merchants’ Association
Dowdy
Arnold Schiffman
State Association
Loml
Raleigh
Civil Term 10 Opens March 17 for High Point Court
Calendar for the two week civil term of High Point municipal court begins Tuesday March 17 with over 50 cases docketed for trial. Jurors subpoenaed in week one include Coltrane Kidd Holmes Montsinger Boling Bailey Husham Jester McCrary Hiatt Wright Perryman Newsome Pace Albertson Adams Campbell Edwards Allen Byrum nett Lineberry Bowen Brewer Stilley. Week two jurors include Morris Smith Green Lyndon ret I Robbins Hucks Jamison Whitt Fountain Huff Brower Kearns Boggs Kennedy Laws Kearns Plemming Vestal Jones Heilig Holton Murray Memory. Tuesday’s docket includes Ruth Brady vs Brady and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Municipal Court
J. A. Coltrane
BE. L. Kidd
N. P. Holmes
P. P. Montsinger
A. J. Boling
BE. L. Bailey
A. J. Husham
John E. Jester
J. N. McCrary
J. W. Hiatt
George T. Wright
J. E. Perryman
Wiley Newsome
C. M. Pace
W. L. Albertson
A. M. Adams
J. A. Campbell
W. L. Edwards
T. F. Allen
Roy Byrum
Nett
J. B. Lineberry
W. Bowen
J. B. Brewer
D . Stilley
J. A. Morris
R. A. Smith
R. L. Green
J. W. Lyndon
D. L. Ret
I. D. Robbins
I. S. Hucks
L. W. Kennedy
G. C. Laws
L. Kearns
W. F. Plemming
J. H. Vestal
Jacob L. Jones
L. B. Heilig
E. W. Holton
Walter Murray
G. A. Memory
Mrs Nellie Ferguson King files divorce suit in High Point
Mrs Nellie Ferguson King sues for divorce from husband Clarence King a local hosiery mill worker in High Point municipal court alleging separation after a brief marriage from September 20 1929 to December 4 1929 on statutory grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence King
High Point
Nellie Ferguson King
King
Mrs. E. J. Coltrane Dies At Salisbury
Mrs. E J Coltrane wife of Salisbury schools superintendent and NC education association president died last night at her home after influenza illness funeral set for Monday at ten in Salisbury Deep River cemetery burial. Mr Coltrane is nephew of Dr D A Stanton of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Coltrane
Superintendent of Schools of
Salisbury
North Carolina Education Association
Deep River
Coltrane
D. A. Stanton
Night School Supervisors Meet Over April Greensboro Commencement
Miss Eva Edgerton night school supervisor of High Point returned last night from Reidsville where she conferred with supervisors of night schools in Surry Rowan and Rockingham counties about plans for a statewide commencement to be held in Greensboro in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Edgerton
High Point
Reidsville
Surry
Rowan
Rockingham
Greensboro
Fiddlers Convention at Trinity High School Friday Night
A fiddlers convention will be held Friday evening February 13 in the Trinity high school auditorium. Duets quartets and dancing will be featured with proceeds to the school announced by C. P. Smith of Liberty who is staging the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity High School
C. P. Smith
Liberty
Senator Burrus predicts adjournment after March 21
State Senator Dr. John T. Burrus says adjournment of the general assembly before Saturday March 21 is unlikely due to pending revenue measures. He notes no tax cuts, only shifts, and highlights key bills on county city supervising commissions and a proposed school consolidation. He explains his power company bill aims for reasonable profit with no extra taxes, potentially lowering rates for High Point residents. He praises Guilford colleagues Waynick and Turner for solid representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
John T. Burrus
Senate
University of North Carolina
State College
North Carolina College For Women
High Point
Burrus
Guilford
Raleigh
Waynick
Turner
Banquet Climaxes Annual Society Day at College
More than 100 guests attended the High Point college Society Day banquet finalizing the third annual observance of Akrothinian and Artemesian literary societies. Henry Furbes received the Mulligan medal. Hoy Whitlow won the Fred T. Hauser award. Dr G I Humphreys gave the invocation. multiple toasts followed. a Dutch dance capped the evening after a morning address by alumnus E C Glasgow and 75 books were donated to the school library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Akrothinian
Artemesian
Mulligan
Akrothinian Society
Henry Furbes
Ruth Woodcock
Artemesian Society
Allen Hastings
Doris Keener
Edna Nicholson
Ina McAdams
R. H. Gunn
John Taylor
Zeb Denny
Virgil Yow
Little Misses Catherine
Anna Lee Ellison
Roberts Hall
E. C. Glasgow
The Lady of the Library Play at Roberts Hall
A play titled The Lady of the Library will be staged in Roberts Hall auditorium Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock by the college’s women’s student government association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts Hall
Women’s Student Government Association of
Haworth Urges Immediate Vote on Partisan Charter Feature
Haworth says delay on the partisan feature of the city charter is unnecessary and favors voting now. He argues voters, not the legislature, should decide promptly whether the plan should take effect. He wants clarity on which of the three charters is before the General Assembly with local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Haworth
Night schools enroll over 160 pupils in spring term
More than 160 pupils enrolled in the night schools at the senior high building and nearby sites for the spring term. Average attendance was 127 with Emme Blair, West End, and Highland locations meeting on different weeknights. Volunteer teachers aided, thanks extended to Y W C A transporters, and eyed glasses fitted for four students. Governor Gardner may attend April certificate ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emme Blair
West End
Highland
Mabel Andrews
W. F. Clayton
W. B. Brett
C. A. Smith
8S. L. Davis
First Baptist Church
A. W. Richardson
Mechanicsville
Emma Blair School
L. Davis, Jr
Emma Blair
Fred Tesh
Moore's
C. C. Edwards
Nabers to Speak on WBT on Every Member Canvass
Dr Charles Haddon Nabers pastor of First Presbyterian will speak on WBT this afternoon from 5 30 to 6 00 as part of a Synod sponsored Every Member Canvass program. Other speakers include D Clay Lilly C F Myers and J R McGregor. The drive aims to raise funds for twelve months of church work in North Carolina plus 885000 for benevolent and mission causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haddon Nabers
First Presbyterian Church
WBT
Dr. Nabers
Synod
Synod of North Carolina
D. Clay Lilly
Winston-Salem
C. F. Myers
Greensboro
J. R. McGregor
Raleigh
Presbyterians
North Carolina
Negro Night Watchman Accidentally Shot at Alma Desk
Henry Mobley a 55 year old colored night watchman at Alma Desk company was accidentally shot in the knee when his .82 caliber pistol fell from his pocket and fired. The bullet shattered the knee bone and he was rushed to High Point hospital by Yow's ambulance where he remains a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mobley
Alma Desk Company
Mobley
High Point Hospital
Yow
Mayor York defends city debt levels in public statement
Mayor C A York released a public statement to The Enterprise explaining the city’s indebtedness of about 11 million dollars. He compared permanent improvements under past administrations to the present, stating current outlays are minimal while growth proceeded, and emphasized no criticism of earlier leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Moffitt
C. A. York
High Point
York
Staneeeee
North Carolina
Court of Honor on Monday Night for High Point Scouts
The March court of honor for the Boy Scouts of the High Point district will meet Monday at 7:30 PM in Wesley Memorial church. Awards for two months of advancements will be presented as membership has grown. Troop 4’s troop room hosts the event with jamboree and camp plans for 1931 to be announced. committee members G B Daniel, L R Johnston, F L Porter, and C Beb Diffendal are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Wesley Memorial Church
Bunn W. Hackney
G. B. Daniel
L. R. Johnston
F. L. Porter
C. Beb. Diffendal
Checks Received By Veterans Here In Excess Of $150 000
Checks totalling between 150000 and 200000 have been received by local veterans under the 50 percent loan value clause added to the adjusted compensation certificates by Congress. Bruce H. Carraway stated last night that most checks were issued on applications filed by him in Washington last Monday. He has been busy for over a week preparing applications and will be at his office today to assist veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Bruce H. Carraway
Caraway
Washington
Carraway
Miss Evelyn Sharp Wins District Honor
Miss Evelyn Sharp daughter of Dr and Mrs F C Sharp of this town yesterday won district honors in the North Carolina federation competition at Winston Salem She represented the local Junior High School as a seventh grade pupil As a result of her first district victory Sharp will go to Goldsboro the last week in March to compete for statewide music honors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Sharp
F. C. Sharp
North Carolina Magic Federation
Winston- Salem
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Oak Hill Church
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Says Matton
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Ruth Brady
Raymond Brady
Albert Luther
BHNF
William C. Vail
Henry Luther
L. Baker
Thomasville & Denton Railroad Company
Lizzie Gooch
John W
Fiddlers Convention
Trinity
Court OF Honor
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