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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1933
Page
12
John Harris, 24, a Diamond full fashioned worker, testified in Greensboro that the shooting of Rubin Ware on March 27 was in self defense. The defense rested by 2 30 pm and closing arguments began as a jury trial neared verdict.
A Grange meeting at Trinity school Monday will feature a Dutch dinner for 70 members and guests. Leaders announce discussion of a proposed Trinity community cannery, a project supported last year but not yet realized. Speakers include John J. Blair and Mrs. Kate Ragan rural welfare supervisor.
An advertisement touts a fast acting formula from Allenry guaranteed to ease rheumatic pain and reduce uric acid within 48 hours. It offers a 85 cent trial and a full money back guarantee if results are not met.
Odd weight loss claim from Thelma Ravely of Cal. archive notes a 1930s diet fad promising 29 pounds shed in 12 weeks. It touts Kruschen Pills with hot water and a four week plan, sold by Mann Drug Co. and other drug stores, guarantee money back if not satisfied.
The trial presents opposing accounts of the killing of Ruben Ware by John Harris. The state cites multiple witnesses alleging Harris threatened and shot Ware after a fight over a cow, while Harris and companions claim self defense and no threat. The coroner cites three wounds including a head shot. Harris’s character defenses and family attendance noted.
Plans for the annual state encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to be held in the city on June 4 5 and 6 were discussed at a joint meeting of the local VFW post and the Ladies Auxiliary in the municipal courtroom last night Committees to plan the encampment were appointed and will complete the program details soon Efforts are under way to secure P H Glasgow former Washington DC police chief as a principal speaker W L Langdon a local post member donated a 50 by 186 foot lot on Larkin street for a hut site. another meeting will be announced by The Enterprise
The annual Colored Schools Athletic meet will be held at William Penn high school Friday afternoon. Leonard, Fairview and William Penn have entered full nets of contestants in each event. Events start around 2 30 with two hours of keen competition for boys and girls divisions.
Washington May 4 The Reconstruction Finance Corporation report shows several large loans authorized in March to North Carolina banks had not been disbursed by April 15. Loans include 517000 to the receiver of Commercial National Bank Point 15000 to Commercial Bank of Lexington 100000 to First National Bank Shelby and 50000 to Merchants & Farmers Bank Statesville among others.
A 100 man unit approved for High Point's quota in the national Reforestation army is ready to depart for Fort Bragg for training. Selected from relief-aided homes, the group will have portions of per diem sent home to ease families and a community kit prepared for their welfare. A sendoff is planned at the station as trains head to the camps.
The board of public welfare aided 2,564 families in April and 67 people were placed on farms since January. Federal relief projects employed 873 men for a total of 75,849 hours, and 342 transients were assisted by the Salvation Army. Clothing reached 800 individuals.
A 16 member Flora MacDonald college education group from Red Springs will visit High Point to observe local teaching methods. Led by Dr Henry Bedinger and accompanied by Miss Edna Morgenthaler and Miss Genevieve McMillan the group will tour Brentwood and Bay Street schools with a luncheon at Ray Street and a tea hosted by Mrs J C Hill.
Masons from High Point Thomasville Lexington and Denton meet Friday at 6 30 p m at the Pope home place on Highway 109 near Fairgrove church on the road to Denton Speakers from each lodge will take part in the program of speech making before the barbecue.
Funeral services for Miss Tem pie Bodenheimer who died Tuesday at her home in Abbott's Creek were held today at 11 from Abbott's Creek Baptist Church. Rev. Mumford officiated as the choir sang several hymns and a large crowd attended the rites. Pallbearers included relatives J A Bodenheimer R T Bodenheimer and others. Flowers were arranged by Stella Bodenheimer Elsie Hedgecock Juanita Bodenheimer Hazel Selis Alice Yokeley and Elia Selis.
Miss Cornelia Howard and Miss Katie Sue Stanfield seniors at High Point College were shaken and sustained shock after a collision with a truck driven by Jessie Howell of P H Johnson Grocery on Montlieu Avenue at Sherrod Street. Both students were hospitalized and later discharged. Howell remained in Burrus Memorial Hospital. Police investigated with no arrests reported.
Miss Ruth Fitzgerald a professor of education at the Woman's College of UNC Greensboro was guest speaker at Elm Street school for the Fourth Grade Study Group meeting. Introduced by principal Mrs Dan Schroder she spoke on Co relation of Work in the Fourth Grades before nearly all city fourth grade teachers.
Mrs W C Hammond executive secretary of the High Point Board of Public Welfare speaks in Greens boro this afternoon to case workers of the ninth welfare district during their weekly group session. Her topic is handling of a typical case in welfare administration.
The following persons registered today at the Community Exchange located at 337 North Wrenn street. A man seeks a white woman to stay on a lot and perform general housework for room and board. Various barters include a 1925 Model T Ford body for cord wood, a vanity for a bureau, gas heaters for a two burner plate, and clothing for work. Several colored individuals offer yard work, housework, or cooking in exchange for clothes or cash.
Deep River Mills at Randleman Randolph county sold noon yesterday by receiver John W Porter of Rockingham. Buyer was Hunter Manufacturing & Commission Co the sole creditor and final bid stood at 100000 dollars. Bid remains open for 20 days per Superior court. Plans for the mill by Hunter not yet determined.
R. C. Garry of the Federal Reserve Bank will move from handling local bank liquidations to a promoted post as manager of the division of suspended banks for the Richmond Federal Reserve unit. He departs High Point after a year managing Commercial National Bank liquidation and will reside with his family in Richmond to oversee the new duties.
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