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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1940
Page
5
A Public Administration Service report shows High Point current payroll of 417000 would rise about 1 percent under recommended changes. Increases total about 8000 and deductions about 3500 with protections for higher paid workers until positions are filled.
Lexington announces Albert Mitchell and Harold Smith released from the ball club. Borden Helms, Salisbury outfielder who hit .325 last season, joins from Portsmouth. Leslie Butcher signs from the Alabama State League. Norman Shope is slated to start tonight against Mooresville at 8 o'clock.
Greensboro May 6 The High Point Enterprise and the Greensboro Patriot were awarded 1939 delinquent tax list printing contracts by the county commissioners. High Point Township at 50 cents per column inch. Guilford County rest at 25 cents. Two reappointments made FE. A. Rawson and H. A. Wood. L. G. Jones awarded 20 dollars for a stray dog incident. New claim procedure to pay animals value plus 25 percent starting July 1. Fulgahm anti rabies claim denied. L. H. Tyler reappointed deputy sheriff at High Point City Lake Park.
The eighth Uwharrie Council camporee ended with 750 participants. Skunk Patrol from Troop 20 High Point and Silver Fox Patrol from Troop 10 High Point Kiwanis Club tied for top honors at 466 points.
A coroner's jury absolved 19 year old David Parker of any fault in the Saturday night collision on the Greensboro highway that killed Clyde Thrift, 36, a Jamestown painter. Parker testified he was momentarily blinded by oncoming lights before Thrift walked into the road.
Local authorities seek the sender of an unmarked rabid dog's head sent to Raleigh from High Point. The Health Department urges identification to ensure rabies treatment and stop potential spread to other dogs and people.
Motion picture production in Uruguay slumped last year with only one film produced, down from two in 1938, signaling a sharp decline in local cinema activity.
Noble U. Praigg chairman of division C praised High Point College yesterday. He said many economically disadvantaged boys and girls can receive a college education there, and he regards the college as one of our greatest assets due to its high quality work.
The body of Mrs. R. A. Newborne, 35, a Raleigh secretary, was found in her kitchen after she turned on gas jets, slashed her throat, and ingested poison. A suicide note to her husband cited nervous strain and mental unraveling.
National Music Week May 5 12 will be observed in High Point Negro schools with several programs. The finale Sunday May 12 at 4 p m at William Penn High School features contributions from the three Negro schools and outside talent. Programs are set at Leonard Street and Fairview Street Schools on Tuesday through Friday with specific music themes. Mrs Grayce W Yokely supervises the observance with cooperation from teachers and principals. the public is invited to attend.
Ladies Aid Circle No four staged a successful four corner wedding at St Mark Methodist Church earning 88 dollars. Four brides posed in each church corner with Mrs Gertrude Kendall winning the top prize for the largest amount raised. The circle plans a meeting at Mrs Hattie Leach home on Underhill Avenue Tuesday at eight.
The pastor and congregation of St. Matthew C. M. E. Church will render service at St. Stephen A. M. E. Zion Church Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. The West End Gospel Singers of Winston-Salem and the Silver Tone Quartet of this city will give a program at St. Stephen Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock.
The Leonard Street P T A will hold its final meeting of the year Tuesday evening at 8 o clock. Annual reports will be read and all members are urged to attend.
Room representatives of the William Penn P T A met at Mrs. L B McDonnell's home at 1300 Leonard Street yesterday afternoon. An evening social is scheduled at Mrs. Theodocia Davis's home on Lee Street at 8 o'clock.
Fairview Street School held annual May Day on the grounds Friday afternoon. The May queen Rachel Watkins rode in a chariot with attendants. The School Patrol drill led by Kizzie Robbins showcased military formations. Maids of honor Martha Burke Mabel Miller Willie Mae Cornelius pages Paul Portee heralds Jasper Headen dancers Willie Marie Baldwin Bernice Haizlip jester Charles Armstrong and chair Mrs J K Williams organized the event.
A large crowd attended Leonard Street School May Day exercises with a colorful processional and martial music by the Dudley High School Band. The program included games, dances, May Pole winding and the crowning of Catherine Clanton as queen with a full slate of attendants and teachers directing the event. The article also notes the first Negro Girl Scout Leaders Institute held in the United States at Shaw University and Camp Whispering Pines May 4 and 5, with regional leaders from North and South Carolina participating.
The 66th annual convention of the North Carolina Dental Society opened in Charlotte on May 6 and will run through Wednesday. Noted speakers include Walter H. Wright and E. V. McCollum with others from Johns Hopkins Louisville and Montgomery. Local dentists W. R. McKaughan T. R. Zimmerman and W. F. Clayton attend. J. J. Hamlin travels to join assemblies Tuesday and Wednesday.
Joe Barton twenty nine, WPA worker, drowned last night in Saluda River after a larger craft capsized his small boat. L T Weeks, extension tobacco specialist of NC State College, reports use of cyanmids to control weeds in tobacco plant beds showing strong results.
Miss Helen Oppenlander urged long term planning for troop operations and emphasized leader interest and knowledge of materials as key. The Durham Negro Girl Scouts faced 74 percent turnover due to leaders' lack of program materials. the institute aimed to overcome this barrier with sessions for Brownie and Girl Scout leaders, a luncheon, and demonstrations at Camp Whispering Pines.
The Ladies Aid Circle No 1 of St Mark Methodist Church will meet with Mrs Sarah B Davis at 1119 East Washington Street on Tuesday evening. The Women s Auxiliary to meet Wednesday at Mrs John Pennington s Underhill Avenue home at 8 o clock all members urged to attend.
Dr. Murray B. Davis returns to the city Sunday night after a week in New York City at the New York Post Graduate Medical School studying syphilology and dermatology. The Mayfield Jubilee Gospel Singers present a quartet program at Gethsemane Baptist Church Tuesday at 8 o'clock with a small admission charge and cordial public invitation.
An analysis rejects Nazi claims of sinking Allied battleships and argues air superiority over the sea is not yet proven. It notes the war hinges on blockade strength versus air power, and criticizes Allied restraint while Hitler exploits risk to momentum.
The closing session of the current training course for High Point Scoutmasters will be held at the Coca-Cola plant on Tuesday evening at 7 30 o clock. The theme is Scout Service Advancement and Scout craft in Judging and Games. Training certificates will be awarded at the High Point Scouters Club meeting on Wednesday evening.
The Wesleyan Methodist district evangelist begins a two week revival at Nis Street Church tonight announced by Pastor Rev. M. C. Nor. Forester formerly of High Point joins midweek with Mrs. Forester a skilled vocalist. Music will feature piano and accordion accompaniment.
Funeral service for Mrs. Ethel Lippard Carter, wife of R. Carter, was held at Emanuel Lutheran Church in the afternoon. Rev. F. L. Conrad officiated. choir sang Jesus, Joy of My Soul and My Father Looks Up to Thee. Miss Hazel Lanier played organ. Meyer Meadows sang Sunrise Tomorrow. Pallbearers were Qua Barlow Jim Barlow Lacy Water C M Gueth Holland S Jack Gibson. Interment in Guilford Memorial Cemetery with many floral tributes.
Funeral services for Ang Germain a former Hi Point resident were held Sunday afternoon at 1 o clock at the home of his niece M Yoage Nunn Galax Virginia with Rev W Matthew Bunts minister of the First Methodist Church officiating Interment followed at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery Pallbearers named M S Nu B Haney G B E Melton E F Franklin F H Hartgrove J Hicks and J R Sparks
Lieut. George E. Picketter warned an audience at a Confederate memorial service in Charlotte that Germany Russia and Japan could strike if Germany won the European war. He urged preparedness noting past unpreparedness and criticizing fatalistic views.
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