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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1939
Page
5
A letter forwarded by Edgar Hartley praises the High Point Y M C A annual membership drive completed Sunday. Leo Clark, local postmaster and civic leader, expresses enthusiasm over the efforts of young craftsmen and artists who helped the campaign.
Raleigh march 17 Allen J Maxwell commissioners revenue steps to the plate with a letter to senate budget chief claiming current year income tax receipts exceed expectations. If confirmed, the note could cover the eight hundred thousand plus gap between revenue and appropriations and alter the budget battle.
The passage notes that receipts in the current fiscal year are higher than expected and will create a substantial surplus for the next biennium. It cites skepticism from Senator A B Corey and comments by Senator Lyn Ballentine while praising Maxwell and Deyton for revised estimates.
Guilford County transfers include J Lester Kivett and wife to R T Amos and C L Amos for a tract on Wood land Drive in High Point Township. Consolidated Realty Corporation to W B Delk and wife for a tract on Idol Street. Carrie Holt to R B Foust for a tract adjoining Z F Perrett in Rock Creek Township. Charles Cohen and wife to Jack Mil to n for a tract on Ashe Street in Morehead Township. Jack Milton to Cohen and wife for Ashe Street. Henry M Ware and wife to William R Ware for a tract on Gaston Street. R Dwight Ware and wife to William Ware for a tract in same area.
Capital Shorts from Raleigh record a lively senate session with parley on constitutional questions and local measures. A bill allowing Raleigh to vote on a city manager form of government sailed through under suspension, while debate touched on the Dry Cleaners Commission and closing hours for barber shops.
Representative Durham's amendment to the interior department appropriation bill restores a 1266 dollar item for the salary and expenses of a residence commissioner at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park North Carolina. The House adopted the amendment after the Appropriations Committee had removed the item.
Farmers now own about 18 percent of all automobiles in the United States and 26.6 percent of all trucks, reflecting growing farmer investment in motorized farm and transport assets.
A Nashville superior court jury finds Wilie Richardson a 19 year old Black man guilty of first degree burglary. The verdict comes as the case proceeds toward sentencing and potential death penalty considerations.
The article notes that 30 states require pedestrians to obey traffic signals at intersections while 10 states have no pedestrian traffic laws. It highlights variability in how U S pedestrians are regulated nationwide.
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