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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1930
Page
6
Hoke S. Baggs and H. C. Hudson of Winston-Salem subscribe stock valued at 75 000 dollars in preferred and 1600 shares no par value common while C A Cochran of Charlotte subscribes 5 003 dollars in common stock.
Reports from across the state indicate the April state music appreciation meet in Raleigh will have the largest attendance on record says Miss Hattie Parrott of the state department of public instruction. Mrs E B Randolph of Raleigh and Mrs I M Meekine sponsor details and a silver loving cup to the system with the most schools represented. Each school may send one pupil from the sixth or seventh grade and one from high school if they have completed a music appreciation course with satisfactory progress.
Mrs J T Ryan to entertain at bridge at her Park Way home Thursday afternoon at 3 oclock. The notice lists social events and a series of upcoming gatherings and births throughout the community.
Mrs. E T Harrison visits relatives in Aberdeen. Mrs. Edward Patterson stays with her parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Harris. Abe Harris couple have returned from honeymoon, moving to 217 Nathhey Avenue. Annie Yow and Moyer Mendenhall of Thomasville visit Mrs Walter Hargett on Johnson street. Elizabeth Covington returns to Baltimore after wintering with daughter Mrs John Selloff. R L Hill, teacher at Alexander Wilson high school, weekend visit to parents on Fourth street. Josephine Hill and Edna Earl McGehee to visit Adelaide McAnally while spring vacation.
Berlin reports show Prussia enforces strict street discipline with many traffic prosecutions. Last year fines on pedestrians and drivers rose sharply, with some offenses payable in installments.
Frank Hives, once a district commissioner in Africa, recounts a snake curse laid on him by an old Indian woman. He says snakes haunted him wherever he traveled until he forced release by snapping out his false teeth at her and declaring the curse would haunt her if not lifted.
The High Point City Council pledges a $1200 appropriation for plumbing and water supply at the stockade. The measure draws from the General Fund Surplus beyond the July 19 1929 budget. City Manager E M Knox signs the ordinance dated March 18 1930.
Raleigh March 19 news lists new notaries public commissioned. Names include Jesse B H Bridges Shelby Kate Britt Charlotte E S Cooks Fayetteville H C Fuller Charlotte Virginia Gaither Asheville G G Gregory Warrenton D A Herrin Winston Salem RV Justice Candler J W Love Davidson W B Phifer Monroe W M Price Winston Salem R R Richmond Winston Salem Ralph Sutton Robbinsville J E White Cove City.
The 1924 report shows no cheese factories in the southern states. Last year about 60 factories operated there, producing more than 6,000,000 pounds worth about 1,000,000 dollars.
The Independent Woman notes social isolation of businesswomen after hours, with women gathering in all-female events. It reports dissension from men, who allegedly resist higher salaries and view high-earning women as less approachable, shaping careers and social dynamics.
The text argues that many men feel threatened by female advancement and prefer traditional roles. It suggests some men distract themselves with social schemes like dinners with stenographers while resenting women who hold better jobs. The piece contends men still dominate household finances and salaries.
Four new certificates of incorporation were filed. Bolich Holding Corporation of Winston Salem aims to real estate with 50 000 dollars preferred stock and 160 no par value common shares. The Zebulon Community Hatchery and Poultry Association of Zebulon seeks poultry development with 2 500 dollars authorized and 300 subscribed shares. English Knob Holding Company Incorporated of Marion will deal in mineral lands with 960 shares no par value and 950 subscribed. Baggs Buick Company of Winston Salem will operate general automobile business.
An advertisement touts sage tea and sulphur as a hair restorer that darkens gray or faded hair. Wyeth's Sage & Sulphur is sold for 76c a bottle and can be applied with a comb or brush to each strand for rapid results.
Gordon Marsh of the University of Texas explains that onion root tips typically show a small negative electrical charge at the tips while higher parts of the root are positive.
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