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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1940
Page
13
Opinion columnist argues High Point suffers from dishonesty and evasive attitudes that hinder progress. He praises Chamber of Commerce clinics for exposing problems and urges direct facing of issues rather than denial.
Skippers, mates, and crews from Bluenoise Lexington Chesapeake High Point and Dolphin Thomasville met in Lexington on Thursday for the third weekly training session. The five week course covers rope work Sea Scout requirements and open forums for idea exchange problem discussion and program interest. Next session moves to High Point on March 28 under Skipper J W Wall and Mates Claude Kimrey and Charles Mendenhall.
Officials from Guilford Randolph Rockingham Stokes Forsyth Davidson Davie and Rowan counties join 27 municipalities in High Point for the ninth regional gathering. The 3 PM meeting at the Sheraton will discuss highway funds home rule local government finance and employee retirement pensions. Mayor C Arthur Kirkman hosts with J L Womack presiding.
Keith Harrison of High Point filed as the first Democratic candidate for the State Legislature in Guilford County with Louis J. Fisher of the County Board of Elections. Harrison urged citizens to send suggestions on how he should represent the county in the General Assembly and said he aims to serve all Guilford County rather than any part.
Chemists at DuPont developed nylon from coal air and water creating a new yarn with potential to revolutionize hosiery. Nylon hosiery will reach the market for May 15 and is produced in 36 licensed mills nationwide amid widespread publicity and strong interest especially in High Point.
A meeting in the county building auditorium Tuesday at 7:30 PM plans the formation of the High Point unit of the State League for Progressive Democracy. A chairman and secretary will be elected and two committees formed to cooperate with Greensboro and Greensboro leaders for district and Guilford County campaigns. The plan calls for public announcements of candidate choices for Congress and for local offices, with a May 4 precinct meeting push for Democratic participation. Noted speakers include Mike Ross, William R. Dalton, and Larry Ross, stressing Democratic voter turnout.
High Point High School’s debating team will face Greensboro High and Richard J. Reynolds High in Winston-Salem at the 28th triangular contest of the North Carolina High School Debating Union on March 28. The winning teams advance to the University of North Carolina on April 18 and 19 for the Aycock Memorial Cup final.
Rev George T Stephens will preach on The Resurrection at 11 am service and close a three week meeting at Gospel Tabernacle Willowbrook Street tonight with a talk titled With Unpardonable Sin The prior service featured The Remedy for Sin and Romans 10 9 10 as the basis for salvation including a woman's abrupt departure and return during the sermon
R C Causey of Greene Township announced his candidacy for reelection to the Guilford County Board of Commissioners in the Democratic primary. He is the first to announce for one of the two seats to be filled in the general election next fall, and will have served two full four year terms if elected again. Joe F Hoffman of High Point holds the other expiring term and is expected to seek reelection. The remaining three seats were decided in the 1938 off year election.
A woman rushed to a crowded drug store to return excess change from a past purchase. She proclaimed that confessing sins and seeking God grants joyous grace and a new life. Helen Stephens has trained children in Bible reading. The meeting reports 150 conversions at the Tabernacle. Mr Stephens and his daughter will return to Arkansas after today's sessions.
High Point marks Easter with sunrise services at Floral Garden Cemetery led by Rev J Clay Madison and at Deep River Friends Church with a post service breakfast. Churches plan Easter music and cantatas. Monday is a holiday with offices closed and many residents attending Exhibition Day at Eagle Hill School.
The Eagle patrol of Troop 4 High Point becomes the first unit in the Uwharrie Council to file for the district camporees to be held April 20 weekend. By April 10 about 65 patrols from 45 troops have filed applications for district camporees ahead of the May 3 council camporee at Camp Uwharrie. Scout Executive Bunn W Hackney Jr names R B Carpenter of Duke Power Thomasville as chief judge for the event. The council camporee runs May 3 4 5 at Camp Uwharrie.
Funeral services for A. E. Tate pioneer manufacturer were held from First Baptist Church with Dr. A. B. Conrad and others officiating. A male quartet sang The Holy City and Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Tate Furniture Co. employees.
A High Point chapter of the National Life Underwriters Association has been organized with 20 charter members at the Elwood Hotel dinner. Sam B. Clapp is president, with Lee Schaner as vice president and Robert H. Stedman Jr. as secretary treasurer. The group plans monthly meetings and a code of ethics emphasizing client interests and professional integrity.
The High Point Chamber of Commerce plans an immediate fundraising campaign to finance a militant work program from business clinics. J. W. Poole will chair the effort as the board recruits a 1000 strong group of professionals to promote support and organization reviews to guide the program.
Olin W. LeBaron executive secretary of the High Point Community Chest and Bunn W. Hae Jr. executive secretary of Uwharrie Council of Bay will travel Thursday to the Southern Conference Community Chests and Councils meeting in At. The event gathers executives from southern states for budgeting discussions, campaign planning workshops, round table sessions, and a $75,000 fundraising aim under the Jae ville Community Chest head.
Word has been received that Mrs. C. F. Byrum died at her Waxhaw home yesterday afternoon after three weeks of illness. She was the mother of Frank Byrum of this city. Funeral services will be held today in Waxhaw.
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