Business Students Tour Wachovia Bank Departments
Senior High students toured Wachovia Bank observing teller operations and a mock transaction at curbside, then viewed safe deposit boxes vaults and a two key system. They watched book-keeping, Time Payment, Trust, and Insurance departments, ending with a Q&A session with Bland W. Worley, Henderson Rogers, and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachovia Bank and Company
Wachovia
Trust Department
Bland W. Worley
Henderson Rogers
Spontaneous Combustion Blazes Hit Local Plants
Firemen answered a blaze at Tomlinson's of High Point caused by spontaneous combustion. It mirrors two prior incidents at Alma Desk Company and Myrtle Desk Company in the last two weeks. Assistant Chief Gene Hormey warns industrial users to store oily waste and oakum in airtight containers to prevent fires. No damage occurred at Tomlinson's, the fire starting in sweepings on a runway between buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomlinson’s
High Point
Alma Desk Company
Myrtle Desk Company
Gene Horney
Two Receive Suspended Sentences At Municipal Court
Shortly before adjournment Judge J A Myatt handed down suspended terms for multiple defendants in a late session. Raymond E Hackler and Darrell Hackler received 30 days on the roads for assault of John Adams at the Modern Grill, with three years of probation and required payments for Adams medical expenses. Additional cases included suspensions for drunken driving illicit relations and other offenses with varying fines and court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Myatt
Raymond E
Darrell Hackler
John Adams
Modern Grill
Adams
Timony
Hacklers
Bunny Gray
Sam Roberson
Sam S. Keenan
Alberta Ledbetter
Wilford Hood
Frank Roberson, Jr
Ethel Dunlap
Paul Elwood Grant
James Bennett
Isabell Edwards
Ervin Ottis Conner
Alexander Moore
Lewis K. Dennis
Charles A. Sanders
Emory Eugene Collier
Symphony Will Give Concert Here Tonight
The No Carolina Symphony Orchestra will perform tonight in the Junior High School auditorium at 8:15. Members of the North Carolina Symphony Society may attend free. box office opens at 7:30 for single tickets and doors open at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No! Carolina Symphony Orchestra
North Carolina Symphony Society
Orphanage Trustees Convene 67th Annual Meeting
Trustees of the Baptist Orphanage meet at Mills Home in Thomasville for the 67th annual session with reports from General Superintendent W C Reed and Mills Home head W A Smith. The executive committee plans a key report on renovation work and bids for a new physical education building at the I G Greer Recreation Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Baptist
Mills Home
Kennedy Home
W. C. Reed
Charles A. Kearns
W. A. Smith
R. E. Muth
F. J. Herring
Deaap
Marie Grant
Edi
Charity and Children
Oor
G. Greer
Mills
James E. Conrad
Winston-Salem
Anage
Board of Trustees
I. G. Greer Recreation Cen
Local firms win contracts for midsize building project
R K Stewart and Sons of High Point awarded general contract at 15 percent bid. Robb Heating and Plumbing of High Point to handle plumbing at 9000. Eants Electric and Supply of Thomasville wins electrical at 5440. Heating decision delayed. Board approves Greer and Conrad slate of members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. Stewart and Sons
High Point Contractors
Robb Heating and Plumbing
High Point
Eants Electric and Supply Company
Thomasville
Woman Nabbed In Prohibition Case After Dish Water Attempt
Isabel Edwards, 45, a Black woman, was found with illegal liquor and attempted to flush it by washing whiskey down the kitchen sink with dish water. She received 30 days for prohibition violation and six months for resisting an officer, with judgment suspended due to her being the mother of six and expecting another child. She was fined 25 dollars and taxed with costs on both counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Edwards
Archie Myatt
Dgment
State Takes Not Pros In Pilot's Case
A High Point Municipal Court session adjourned before 11:30 after uncontested divorces and other actions. Five defendants waived jury trials as the state took a nol pros on one case. Judges and prosecutors discussed moving uncontested divorces to chambers to speed sessions. Names mentioned include Ruth Everett and Alfred Dietz among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Julian Kaiser
William Swaim
Roby Bottoms
Maggie Dye
Seines
Archie Myatt
North Carolina
Myatt
Sesson
Ruth Everett
Dallas E. Everett
Alfred A. Dietz
Eunice Deitz
Elizabeth Hager
Albert Ha
Ministers Hear Address By Dr Conrad At High Point Meeting
The High Point Ministers Association met at the YMCA with G McFarlanding in attendance and heard Dr Conrad express support for the local association during High Point College Sunday observances. The group discussed a special observance date and the release of the American Standard Version of the Bible in September. The Baptists invited area churches to Billy Graham's film Mr Texas at Green Street. Program Chairman Hawthorne announced Dr Frad, former Lutheran pastor here, addressed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Ministers Association
YMCA
G. McFarlanding
Conage Capagen
High Point College
College Y
Umstead Campaign Headquarters Opens in Local Rally
Opening day of William B. Umstead campaign HQ drew strong attendance and rapid activity. Joe Hollingsworth, local manager, announced rally dates and local events soon, with Umstead slated to appear May 16. Headquarters will host daily organization work and voter information sessions, with Mrs Elizabeth Ignnis serving as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Umstead
Suers
Wade
Joe P. Hollingsworth
Umstead
Hollingsworth
Elizabeth Ignnis
Jamestown Memorial Association to Hold 26th Ceremony
The Jamestown Memorial Association plans its 26th annual ceremony in Jamesday May 18 at 11 a.m. Dr. Lindley of High Point College will give the memorial address. Previously held at 3 p.m., the event will be open to the public with a file of program details being arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown Communiemorial Association
Jamesday
P. Lindley
High Point College
Ira Lamb Indicted By the Grand Jury
Lexington Superior Courts indicted Ira Belvin Lamb of Thomasville in the slaying of Avery Atwood a 32 year old local case operator during a Sunday poker game in March. Judge J Will Press Jr ordered bond continued until trial likely at the next term beginning June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Lexington
Ira Belvin Lamb
Avery Atwood
Superior Court
J. Will Press, Jr
Lamb
Two Dogs Bite Carrier Boy, Willett, 15, Injured
Willett, 15, newspaper carrier for The Point Enterprise, was bitten by two dogs on consecutive days. A. J. Hines, the game warden, identified the dogs as a black Spitz owned by Davis and a Mack Pitt owned by Reece, with injuries reported at their residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chars Willett
Fddle Street
Theigh Point Enterprise
A. J. Hines
Heara KR
Davis
Burge Street
Mack Pit
D. Reece
Rriudie Street
Grace Baker To Help Publicize Meeting
Robert Davis announces the Golden Anniversary Convention of the 7 000 member North Carolina Merchants Association at the Hotel Sir Walter Raleigh in May 1920 Grace C Baker executive secretary of the High Point Merchants Association assists with publicity The merchants meet May 18 at 1 PM with N C Association of Credit Women's Breakfast Clubs joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davis
North Carolina Merchants Association
Sir Walter
Raleigh
Grace. C. Baker
High Point Merchants Association
N. C. Association of Credit Women's
Thomasville Firemen Put Out Two Blazes
Thomasville firemen answered two alarms yesterday but prevented heavy damage. The first call at 1 50 p m sent equipment to Welborn Street for a saw dust and trash fire. A second blaze at 4 10 p m involved upholstery in an auto mobile at 915 Fairway Street owned by J C Loman.
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Thomasville
Welborn Street
Fairway Street
J.C. Loman
State Merchants Association Leaders Seen at Raleigh Office
The local office in High Point serves as a branch of the Raleigh executive office. Pictured seated left to right are W. S. Wolfe, president of the State Merchants Association of Mt. Airy, and Thompson Greenwood, Executive Secretary in Raleigh. Standing left to right, Robert Davis.
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High Point
Raleigh
W. SS. Wolfe
State Merchants Association
Mt. Airy
Thompson Greenwood
Robert Davis
Davis Milling Company
McElfresh
J. W. Gordon
High Point Merchants Association
Alexander's, Inc
Ansel Fowler
Winston-Salem
Betty Myers
Labor Slowness Hits Thomasville April Trade
A local labor survey shows April activity sagging with seasonality and strikes at the Thomasville Chair Company. The walkout reduced local demand for labor, while unemployment claims edged up. 600 chair company workers filed benefits though most productive staff remained ineligible under state rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Marion H. Rale
Thomanville Chairpany
Eee
A. Randoi
Unem Noun
Rando
S. B. Badgett Succumbs To Heart Attack
Samuel Black Badgett 68 a Denton county resident and rural mail carrier for 11 years died at home Tuesday morning after a heart attack. Born May 3 1884 in Jackson Hill he was a building contractor earlier in life. Survived by widow Mabel Lowe a daughter Mrs Roy Morris two sons Samuel M Badgett and John Lowe Badgett seven grandchildren and a brother. Funeral arrangements in Thomasville with J C Green Sons Funeral Home.
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Denton
Samuel Black Badett
Jackson Hill
Davidson County
Cicero Lowe Badgett
Martha Jane Adderton Badgett
Badgett
Central Methodist Church
J. C. Green Sons Funeral Home
Thomasville
Anania Callen
No Definite Action At Session On Courtroom Request
City Council discussed the Bar Association plea for an immediate Municipal Courtroom. Bar President Louis J. Fisher and Arch Schoch urged action while Mayor Amos Kearns outlined plans to fund all municipal facilities. Council members questioned timing and the handling of the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JOF Brown Enterprise
Dickering
Snow Lumber
Bar Association
Louis J. Fisher
Arch Schoch
Council
Amos Kearns
Kearns
Bar Fisher
Full Bar Association
Schoch
Stives
Snow Company
Horace Ilderton
Cum ‘Rent Council
Joe Temple
Bar Committee
Law Public Safety Committee
Hepburn Receives Warm London Debut Audience
Katherine Hepburn played Epifania in Shaw's The Millionairess at the Royal Court Theater. She described the audience as sweet after the English stage debut and eight curtain calls followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
England
Katherine Hepburn
Royal Court Theater
Epifania
George Bernard Shaw
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High Point Senior High A
Wachovia Bank
Bers
Symphony
Greer
Conrad
W. E. Stanley
Durham
B. S. Hensley
Sylva
Paul Price Davis
Yadkinville
E. L. Layfield
J. B. Willis
Hamlet
Ingram P. Hedgepeth
Aberton
J. Ned Taylor
Charlotte
J. E. Broyhill
Lenoir
H. Cloyd Philpott
A. G. Glenn
Smithfield
E. F. Duke
Rocky Mount
J. A. Jones
Kinston
J. Alonzo Burris
Lincolnton
J. H. Matthews
Asheville
George McNeil
Morehead City
Forrest Shearin
Scotland Neck
Ge Meier de
Feesie
Vernon Lemons
Betty Lemons
Rover
He Riers
City News
Ira Lamb
Carrier Boy
Grace Baker
Merchants Help Open
The
Wright Building
H. F. McElfresh
S. B. Badgett
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