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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1938
Page
2
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. Light winds southeast to south and partly overcast tonight with moderate westerly winds north portion and variable gentle winds south portion on Tuesday.
Police filed charges for 13 traffic violations in the city. Tickets included operating a vehicle while intoxicated, speeding, running a red light, no driver's license, over parking, failure to display a city tag, reckless driving, and related offenses.
More than 250 Guilford county farmers will travel to Raleigh for the joint annual meeting of the North Carolina Cotton Association and the Farmers Cooperative Exchange on May 10. Governor Clyde R. Hoey will give an address of welcome and 8. D. Sanders will deliver the principal talk on cooperative principles.
At Greensboro airport a ceremony honored Gene Brown Eastern Airlines pilot for flying the first southbound mail plane from the county air field ten years ago. About 800 attended as E B Jeffress and others praised Brown and Eastern Air Lines expansion.
Bruce H. Carraway of this city is chosen to deliver the commencement address at Pine Hall in Stokes county next Friday at 7 45. The Pine Hall school announced a literary society will bear his name as the Carraway Society. Commencement exercises began last Friday and will close this Friday.
The First Annual North Carolina Photographic Exhibition attracts a large crowd at the Elliott 8. Wood building 108 East Commerce Street open daily 1 to 9 pm. About 150 photographs by amateur and professional state artists on display. Judges include Mrs. Bayard Wootten Charles Farrell and John G. Hemmer from Chapel Hill Greensboro Pinehurst.
Andrew W. Imbler 83 prominent farmer of Thomasville route two died at his home after a long illness. He was born in Davidson county, twice married, survived by a large family including children C B and Ray Imbler and several daughters, two brothers and one sister. Funeral at Mt Zion Holiness church with interment in Imbler Grove cemetery.
Green spoke at a closed appropriations session advocating the President's relief and public works proposals. He backed a $1.25 billion relief fund and a $1 billion public works plan as Senator Glass warned the spending bill could become a treasury pawn shop.
AFHW leaders urge wage and hour legislation as they map a southern organizing drive for hosiery workers. Delegates plan to push the national labor agreement affecting 40 percent of the industry while addressing figures like La Follette Jr and Reynolds at the Charlotte convention. Governor Johnston and others are set to speak.
Romie L Kennedy 47 a well known Davidson county farmer died suddenly at his Thomasville route one home Sunday morning. Survived by wife Mae and eight daughters Ruth Naomi Pearl Alberta Jessie Lee Clara Mary Rosetta Kennedy two sons James Raeford Kennedy his mother Mrs Maggie Kennedy four brothers Hollie Edd Thomas and Walter Kennedy two sisters Mrs Rufus Griffin and Mrs Charlie Williams. Funeral service 11 am at Zion Reformed church conducted by Rev F R Love with interment in Zion church cemetery.
Funeral service for John Randolph Johnson 70 who died Saturday night after a three week illness with paralysis at his Bessemer home will be held Tuesday at 11 at Clear Springs Methodist church in Davidson county near Denton. Johnson had a varied career in journalism education and the legal profession and had lived in Bessemer about a year after moving from Tennessee.
Insects learned to manufacture paper, administer anesthetics, farm, domesticate other creatures, ventilate homes, and make pottery long before humans achieved these feats. The passage highlights early insect ingenuity across diverse tasks.
Taxpayers ask the court to restrain the city from proceeding with a hydroelectric project. J Paul Williamson petitions to find the mayor and city councilmen in contempt of the Supreme court ruling reversing a prior denial of a restraining order. Contempt hearing set for Wednesday in Superior court as the actions aim to test the citys legal rights.
Greensboro and High Point leaders urged county commissioners to appropriate 12 000 to 15 000 dollars for a sprinkler system at the Sanatorium, claiming insurance savings would repay the cost in ten to eleven years. The request drew no action. The WPA relief push was also discussed as county welfare funds dwindle. Sheriff reports April activity including warrants and subpoenas and county jail inmate counts.
Sheriff and deputies seized four African American suspects at De Journette residence linking bloodstained clothes and mud from shoes to the Deep River body. They found illicit whiskey and a metal block tied to Mangum’s death. Witness Kyles says De Journette sought to move Garland from town after a car crash injuring Mrs. Hurroughs. Mangum’s funeral followed at Bethel Methodist with burial in Green Hill cemetery.
Police report a break-in at the High Point office of The Greensboro Daily News on Sunday. Entrance was gained by prying the door open. no items were reported missing.
A. B. Gantt and Ella H. Gantt file suit in municipal court seeking 217.66 dollars from A. M. Swaim and E. A. right claiming they bought property on Club drive as free from liens but face 217.66 dollars in county and city taxes.
Rev. C. E. Haworth spoke on objectives in church work stressing balance among evangelization education leadership training outreach and fellowship. He urged decentralization and varied lay gifts to sustain a well balanced program within individual congregations. Dr S S W Taylor was announced as next speaker for the association.
J B Craven Jr son of Rev J B Craven pastor of Weat Market Street Methodist Greensboro and great grandson of Braxton Craven first president of Trinity College has been elected president of the 2019 honorary scholastic order at Duke University He is in a pre legal course at Duke and a Kappa Sigma member active in public speaking glee club and MCA commissions
Konrad Henlein leading Sudenten Germans calls for a plebiscite to decide their governance in Czechoslovakia amid Nazi pressure. Deputies Franz Oberlik and George Wollner echo calls for German control and removal of Czechs from police. Henlein frames recent demands as minimum measures to solve national problems.
The fragment mentions Ter, Orum, Paul and W C Mangum and sister Olivia Mangum as survivors in an obituary.
A group of scholars led by the International Council of Religious Education will undertake a five year task to revise the Bible into a modern scholarly version. The effort aims to clarify archaic language from the King James text and reflect current Hebrew and Greek scholarship.
Administration announced flue cured tobacco acreage under crop control for one year. Total acreage reached about 870000 acres with 590000 acres going to farmers in North Carolina. Assistant administrator J B Hutson said the plan could surpass 900000 acres due to excess plantings and growers with no allotments. May 2 Washington.
Raleigh May 2. E Floyd of North Carolina State College said he believed Tar Heel farmers were 90 to 95 in charge of the tobacco crop control program in the state and cent in favor of crop quotas. Floyd noted many complaints from growers but said most arose from misunderstandings.
A preliminary meeting for 2 500 business leaders from across the country opens the chamber annual convention. Administrations officials assess reactions to Roosevelt stimulus plans and anti trust proposals while 16 prominent industrialists voice differing views on trade regulation.
During the war Capt Rene Paul Fenck of the French army reportedly shot down 75 aircraft, a tally described as a potential world record. The claim credits Fenck with the additional feats of marking his squadron’s achievements and service in France.
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