High Point Leads North Carolina in 1930 Manufacturing Wages
The 1930 Census of Manufactures puts High Point at $52,185,880 in products and $9,748,690 in wages, higher than Charlotte and Greensboro in product value and wages. City officials say the chart favors High Point, noting 111 establishments and 11,042 workers among 36,745 residents.
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High Point
North Carolina
Department of Commerce
F. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commeres
Charlotte
Greensboro
Sizemore
Goldsboro
Kinston
New Bern
Raleigh
Salisbury
Statesville
Opulaton
Durham
Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
Twin birth linked to famed outlaw Otto Wood ally
Mrs Celia Byrd Wood, mother of twins, reportedly traveling companion of Otto Wood, who escaped a State prison in July and died near Salisbury on December 30. Birth certificates name Harrison Wood of Wilkes county as father. Wood has not confirmed or denied involvement with the outlaw, and details remain unclear.
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Celia Byrd Wood
Otto Wood
Salisbury
Wood
Robert Wood
Otto
Mar
High Point’s Population and Production Compared to Peers
The chamber of commerce reviews 1930 census data showing High Point population at 36,745 and payroll near 9.75 million with 11,142 workers and manufactured product value around 51 million. Retail sales reach 13.83 million, but manufacturing totals lag behind Greensboro Charlotte Winston-Salem Raleigh Durham and Asheville, prompting calls to boost local retail activity.
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Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Greensboro
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Durham
Asheville
Dr Humphreys Heads to Cincinnati for Services
Dr. G. I. Humphreys president of High Point College departed yesterday for Cincinnati to open a series of nightly services at Hyde Park Methodist Protestant church. The services run through Wednesday with his return home planned for Thursday.
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G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
Cincinnati
Hyde Park Methodist Protestant Church
Registration for First Day Light in City Elections
Poor weather kept turnout low as 323 people registered yesterday across 11 city precincts for the April 21 primary and May 5 city election. Books stay open through April 18 and reopen April 22 to April 28, with Saturday hours through April 18 and on April 26. May 2 is for challenges, May 4 hearings. Precinct totals ranged 13 to 65, led by Precinct 6 with 65. Changes require personal registration, no phone or spouse registration.
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Election Board
Eugene Parrish
Barbee Building
South Wrenn Street
Edith P. Carpenter
Municipal Board of Elections
Rain
High School Band Concert Tuesday in City Auditorium
The annual spring concert by the high school band directed by Maxwell BE Jones will be in the city high school auditorium Tuesday evening. The program features advanced pieces and includes The Stars and Stripes Forever, a trumpeters Serenade by a brass quartet, a baritone solo by S. Hensley, and the Don Quixote suite performed by the full band.
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Maxwell BE. Jones
Music Department
Stars and Stripes Forever
James Hinkle
Gilbert Clinard
Case Idol
William Vance
T. Hensley
Don Quixote
Intersociety Debate Wednesday Night at High Point College
Miss Louise Collett and Miss Lucille Brown will represent the Nikanthean literary society in its bid for a third straight Mary E. Young cup at the annual inter society debate at High Point College on Wednesday evening. Eleanor Young and Sune Morgan represent the Artemesian society. The debate motions ask whether the principal of the chain store is detrimental to the public. Nikantheans defend the negative and Artemesians the affirmative.
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Louise Collett
Lucille Brown
Jamestown
Nikanthean Literary Society
Mary E. Young
Artemesians
Nikantheans
No Councilmen Lost By Enactment Of Charter
High Point officials reaffirm the city council remains intact under the new charter despite a nine member board provision. City Manager Knox and legal authorities support continuity until successors take office. An amendment to fix transcription errors and clarify authority is considered, with comments from financial and legal observers.
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High Point
Aee
E. M. Knox
Willliam H. Hoyt
Reed, Hoyt and Washburn
New
York
Knox
C. M. Waynick
$10,000 Verdict Against Southern Railway Given
A jury in High Point municipal court returned a 10000 verdict against the Southern Railway and North Carolina Railroad in the $40000 damage suit of Paul Tart for his 12 year old son Vernon whose left leg was cut off above the knee in a train accident last April. The verdict closed the March two week civil term. Vernon was injured when he fell on railroad tracks while crossing at Taylor street as a train approached without a signal.
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High Point
Southern Railway and North Carolina Railroad Company
Paul Tart
Vernon
Taylor Street
Gilchrist Newell
Tart
Georgia
Oak Hill
University Trustees Committee Meets Soon
Representative C M Waynick said a joint legislative committee on trustees will meet this week to set up boards for the consolidating University of North Carolina system. A 100 member board will govern the merged university after July 1 1962 with 90 men and ten women.
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C. M. Waynick
Joint Legislative Committee On Trustees
General Assembly
Waynick
House
Diligv
University of North Carolina
State College At
Raleigh
North Carolina College For Women At
Greensboro
Chapel Hill
Unti
Senate Committee On
Senator Whedbee
Perquimans
St. Mary's Plans Special Palm Sunday Service
St. Mary's Episcopal church on North Main Street and Farriss avenue hosts a Palm Sunday service at 11 am with Rev. F. J. Mallett of Greensboro officiating. Holy Communion sermon and special music planned. Church school meets at 9 30 am.
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
North Main Street
Farriss Avenue
F. J. Mallett
Greensboro
Judgment for 800 Dollars on Notes in High Point Court
A judgment for 800 dollars and interest since October 23, 1930, was given for G. C. Manley against John F. Webber by Judge Lewis E. Teague in High Point municipal court last week.
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G. C. Manley
John F. Webber
Lewis E. Teague
High Point Municipal Court
Garden Club Council Special Meeting Tuesday Morning
A special meeting of the Garden Club Council will be held Tuesday at 9 o'clock at Mrs Henry A White's home on Lindsay Street. The gathering will discuss important flower show matters planned for this spring.
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Garden Club Council
Henry A. White
Lindsay Street
Oak Ridge Parade Called Off Due to Weather
The annual spring parade at Oak Ridge Institute is canceled this afternoon because of bad weather. Major R. P. Larkin said if conditions improve the parade may be rescheduled for Sunday after Easter, April 12.
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Oak Ridge Institute
R. P. Larkin
Larkin
Hurt in Wreck Sues for Damages in High Point
Miss Gladys Foust, a school teacher, filed a High Point municipal court suit seeking 6151 from American Bakeries Co. for injuries from a February 13 auto collision on the Winston Salem highway near the city limits. She was a Buick passenger hit by a company truck driven on the wrong side while returning from Winston Salem with friends. She suffered facial lacerations, broken teeth, leg injuries, and required hospital care and bed rest.
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American Bakeries Company
High Point
Gladys Foust
Miss Foust
Winston- Salem
Winston-Salem
M Foust
Tax Listing Books Open Wednesday at County Tax Office
Tax listing books will be opened at the county tax office, 116 West Washington Street, on Wednesday, April 1. Deputy Sheriff T. R. Short announced that John Richardson of this city will join the regular personnel during the listing month.
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West Washington Street
T. R. Short
John Richardson
Mr. Short
Boy Attacked by Large Dog Near Montheu Avenue
Tommy Jackson three year old son of Mrs. Thomas Jackson of 217 Montheu avenue was bitten on the face by a large dog that entered the Jackson yard Friday afternoon. He required a dozen stitches after treatment at Guilford General Hospital and was returned home yesterday afternoon.
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Tommy Jackson
Thomas Jackson
Montheu Avenue
Guilford General Hospital
Jackson
Riding Circus Opens Saturday Sponsored by Legion
The Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion sponsors a riding circus on a vacant lot beside Pastime Golf course and Bay Street school ground for a two week run starting Saturday. No games of chance allowed. Attractions include a merry-go-round Eli wheel tilt-a-whirl and chairplane with thrills every minute. Hours 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Read Enterprise want ads for results.
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Andrew Jackson Post
The
American Legion
Bay Street
Legion
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