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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1934
Page
8
Springfield Friends church observes its 144th anniversary with May 1, 1790 establishment noted. Dr. Francis Anscombe will deliver the 11 o clock message at Central Friends church as birthday offerings fund church indebtedness.
Springfield Friends church marks its 144th anniversary with a May 1 establishment date in 1790 and a message by Dr. Francis Anscombe at 11 o clock. Classes, societies, and missions contribute birthday offerings to reduce meeting house indebtedness. Members join the Penny-a-Year club giving 1.44 each, and at 7 p m the Senior C E society is led by Miss Louise Davis.
Lebanon M P Grover Jones will address the Lebanon Methodist Protestant church tomorrow at 11 in the morning as the final talk in a Character Building series. Previous Sundays featured T Win gate Andrews and R L Pope of Thomasville. Bowman Yokley leads preliminaries. Oscar Easter handles the evening service. Intermediate C EF society meets at 9 15, Sunday school at 9 45, and the evening gathering at 9 45 for joint C B society tithe offerings through May. public invitation extended.
Central Friends Bible school with traded classes for every member of the family meets at 9 45 a m Superintendent is Horace Haworth The Brotherhood class for men also meets at 9 45 a m in the annex David H Parsons teaches this week Sunday is Stewardship day with offerings devoted to the church duties
Reform Church outlines Sunday school 9 45 a m with Edgar White ner leading The Loyalty campaign ends Mother s Day Rev W R Shaffer preaches Our Appointments With Jesus at 11 a m and Christianity Is Victorious at 7 30 p m Young People meet 6 45 p m Officers meet Monday prayer Wednesday 7 30 p m two women s circles Thursday Friday Boy Scout leadership class led by Bunn Hackney at the church
Everlasting Punishment will be the subject of the lesson sermon in all Christ Science churches. Services begin at 11 o'clock Sunday morning at 309 North Main Street. Sunday school meets at 9 45 a m with Wednesday sessions from 2 until 4 30 o'clock.
Rogation Sunday observed at St Marys Episcopal Church with Holy Communion at 7 30 am and a sermon at 11 30 am. Church school meets at 9 45 am. Evening service at 6 30 pm. Diocesan convention to be held at St Martins Church in Charlotte on May 8 and 9 with delegates from St Marys Parish attending.
Seventh Day Adventist held Sunday school at the church on Springdale avenue and Branch street at 9 45 this morning with a lesson on Gentleness in Rebuke. Preaching followed at 11 20 on The Sabbath is God s sign of Sanctification. Evening at 7 39 the Rialto theater will feature The Battle of Armageddon is just before us with global involvement and final outcomes.
North Main St Baptist announces evangelistic services at the Church of the Gospel Growth and Grace with Rev. A Lincoln Falk preaching opening sermons in morning and evening. Rev J B Hopkins of Eller Memorial Baptist Greensboro will preach weekly nights and Sunday services. Services 7 30 nightly. The morning message is The Reward of Faith. Shaver quartet will sing at evening. Sunday School and B Y P U meet at naval hours. Campaign for church debt paid concluded last Sunday.
Dr. A. B. Conrad will preach at 11 a m on Glorious Things of the Church and speak at 8 p m on Honest Seekers. Bible school led by A B Tate begins 9 45 a m and deacons meet at the church Monday night.
Prayer service and B Y P A meeting will be held Wednesday night. Following the service next Wednesday the monthly church business meeting will be held. Friday evening the Y W A will entertain their mothers at a Mother Daughter banquet.
Associate pastor Liston Pope will lead both Wesley Memorial Church services tomorrow at 11 am and 7 pm speaking on Yours By Rights and Jems. Special music includes Robert Fearing's violin offertory in the morning and Genevieve Moore's Sydney Momer number in the evening. Church school starts 9:45 am with classes for all ages. junior church is not held. Lab oratory Theater from High Point college discusses Anatole France play The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife at 7 pm youth supper with notes on lighting, costuming, and makeup.
The Sunday school session at First Methodist Protestant Church North Main and Richardson begins at 9 45 tomorrow with Supt J H Jennings directing. Morning worship at 10 45 features Rev R I Farmer and Holy Communion. Evening services start at 8 00 with sermon The Pearl of Great Price and musical selections by the choir. Monday evening Christian Endeavor led by Ralph Vance. Wednesday prayer and praise precedes the second Quarterly Conference.
The Main Street Methodist church led by Rev. J F Moser announces a Sunday program with church school sessions at 9 30 in charge of Roscoe Sowers at 11 a special service observed by church sections in place of regular preaching Mrs C L Steldlyin will lead the 5 o clock service in the pastor's absence and speak to the congregation A prayer and Bible study session is planned for Wednesday at 7 30 with all members urged to attend
Revival meeting in progress this week at Welch Memorial M. Pp church draws attendees and ends with closing prayer.
Installation of the new police radio station began today with engineers placing receivers in police cars. Officials say the low frequency ground wave system, built by RCA Victor, will cover over ten miles from the exposition building once permits and transmitter setup are complete. A six member ops class will travel to Winston Salem for FCC required exams, and the station is expected to operate in about two weeks.
Walter Evans, 34, colored, was arrested after officers found him peering into a house window at 519 North Hamilton. He faced trespassing and carrying concealed weapons counts, drew a pistol on officers, but no threat was made. Bond set at $200 per count. A room search at 602 Leonard failed to reveal stolen goods. fingerprinting planned to link him to other recent break-ins.
Welch Memorial M P Church will continue through Sunday with morning preaching at 11 by Pastor Dr. J. D. Williams on The Doctrine of the Enemy and an evening sermon by Rev. J. L. Trollinger.
Rev. Nixon A. Taylor will speak at the Church of Christ Disciples tomorrow morning on The Church. Evening message titled Good News and Glad Tidings. Bible school at 9:45, church board at 12:05, Jan for C. B. at 5:30, Young People's C. B. at 6:20. Mid week prayer at 7:30. Public invited.
The First Presbyterian at North Main and Shirley outlines Sunday 9 45 a m Sunday school 11 a m morning worship with Dr Joseph Rennie and a 8 p m evening service. Choir ant in the afternoon and midweek prayer and choir practice announced with dates and times. Public invited.
Archdale church holds 11:00 a m and 7:30 p m revival services with an alabaster service at 3 p m. Sunday school at 9:45 a m. Ward Street church shifts to a 7:30 p m revival start and promotes two weeks of meetings. The Harris sisters from Stewart Tennessee will attend Monday and remain for the revival. Public invited.
Green Street Baptist lists the Sunday schedule with Sunday School at 9 20 a m led by superintendent B G Leonard, morning sermon by Rev N C Royal from Morganton, B Y P A at 6 30 p m and evening service at 7 30 p m led by Mr Leonard.
Ol' Glory becomes the sixth flag to fly over the Tex plains joining France Spain Mexico independent Texas and the Confederacy in a historic display.
The treaty establishing control of the Panama Canal was signed on November 18, 1903, by representatives of the United States and Panama.
Mrs. Nancy Ellen Williams 71 died at her daughter’s home 903 East Green Street this morning after a stroke. She was widow of W. A. Williams and had lived in High Point five years with her daughter. Surviving include daughter Mrs. Ferree son A. W. Williams and nine grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at 3 15 p m from Mrs. Ferree’s home and 4 30 p m at Gibson M P Church Randolph County with interment in the church cemetery.
Winston Salem May 5 Sander Rosenbacher a local traveling salesman won seven cents in his twenty thousand dollar assault damages suit against Richardson s operators of High Point firm The jury found Newton assaulted Rosenbacher Gordon did not The verdict awarded six cents compensatory damages to Rosenbacher one cent punitive against Newton and no punitive damages against Gordon Other defendants named include W B and Mrs D E Richardson J P Richardson Mrs C B Mattocks and C C Haworth
The Mississippi River has appeared in four spellings since discovery. Meche-sebe reflects an Indian origin, Michispe from La Salle, Missspi via La Batte, and Marquette settled on the present form.
J C Wright age 66 died at his Oakdale home at 8 30 this morning after a brief illness. Born in Guilford County he was a son of Felix and the late wife. Survived by three sons Connie Holly James and four daughters Hazel Alta Louise Grace all in area. A brother and sister also survive plus five grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at Pleasant Garden M E church at 3 pm with burial in the church cemetery.
Eight thousand pounds of cabbages were dumped onto the road shoulder when the truck sides burst while rounding a sharp curve north of Winston-Salem. A South Carolina truck farmer was transporting produce to Bluefield Virginia. Most of the cabbage was salvaged from the wreck.
Guilford Council No. 23 Jr. O. U. A. M. welcomed Rev. Nixon A. Taylor Emmett G. King and R. B. Stewart at its meeting in the remodeled hall. The group heard talks and announced an important session planned for Friday night May 11 with a call for all members to attend.
Mrs Phoebe Charles widow of Calvin Charles died at 5 a m at her son J A Charles home on route four Lexington aged 67 Her husband died four years earlier Survived by daughter Mrs Charles Nifong of Lexington route one sister Mrs Noah Hartman of Welcome route one and brother James Disher of Lexington route one Funeral services Sunday at 11 a m at J A Charles home with Rev D R Proffitt and interment in Ebenezer church cemetery
A standard size grain sack takes about 150000 kernels of oats to reach full capacity. This figure highlights the scale of feed storage needs for typical agricultural operations.
In North and South Carolina a renewed blue law clash surfaces over open Sundays. Charlotte allows Sunday baseball with Asheville and Columbia debating Sunday movies and ballgames. Lawmen vow enforcement while officials cite jurisdiction and legacy statutes amid expected local decisions.
Dr J A Martin hosted a Eureka club gathering at his residence after a luncheon with members and guests in attendance. The session included an introduction by Dr J J Wilson and a business meeting with numerous named attendees present.
The Bible classes of the Side and South churches will meet at Henley Street and Loflin Street corners at o clock Sunday morning in March for Sunday school. The Side classes will march hotel to Woman's Me church then along Price to St Stephens and First churches, returning to St Mark and First lists church before Perry Cherry street church on the line of march. The Southside procession starts at Fairview and Loflin to Congregational then Taylor Street to Hulda Zion and down to Loflin to Hilltop and the various churches, ending at Fairview and Brooks Memorial. Rev J Smiley to marshal the march.
The senior class at Allen Jay High School presented its play in the school auditorium tonight at an unspecified time. Cast members included Bicket Ellington Law yer Leo Briles Howard Ray Giles Alton Hill Farabee Ruth Hendricks Stone Maurice Robertson Le Hohn Mary Johnson Rice Hagel Yarborough Robertson Opal Robertson Elizabeth Evans and others.
Funeral services for Mrs. Robbins aged 64, wife of J B Robbins, who died at home in Randolph county will be held at John Wesley Chapel church near Randleman in the afternoon at 2 o'clock or 3 o'clock as announced. The services will be conducted by Rev W R Shaffer and Rev O L Ruth with interment in the church cemetery.
Trallan led the series of tests to measure linguistic clarity for phone use and finished first, demonstrating ease of understanding. The evaluation focused on spoken comprehension and rapid response.
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