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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1937

Page

5

Barnhill and Winborne Top Court Appointment Bets

Raleigh dispatch reports Judge Barnhill of Rocky Mount and Wallace Winborne of Mahone return as front runners for the two North Carolina Supreme Court seats to be filled by Governor Hoey before July 1. Barnhill leads eastern court contention. Winborne presumed western choice barring decline. Cowper and Dawson are alternative eastern picks with Dawson having campaign ties. Nash County backs Barnhill, while observers weigh Barnhill’s hardboiled style against Cowper’s scholarly bent.

Raleigh M l. Barnhill Rocky Mount Wallace Winborne Mahonne State Supreme Court Hyde R. Hoey Hubert Olive Lexngton Winerne Supreme Court Winborne Marion Winnie Barnhill Gernon Cowper Kinston Jon G. Dawson Wper Dawson Hoey Eastern Supreme Court Ge Cowper Preme Court Cowper Ile Nash Nty Nash County Rcts Hill Ho* King

Triece Charged In Father’s Death After Shooting

ANNAPOLIS May 17 H T Triece 28 was released on 5900 bond pending an inquest into the death of his father J T Triece shot at a filling station near Annapolis Saturday night Police Chief Ira T Chapman quoted the son saying the father had made him fear a gun and he opened fire after a confrontation

Annapolis H. T. Triece J. T. Triece Ira T. Chapman Triece Trere

Paper making boon to South

James G. Stahlman urged Southern newspaper publishers that newsprint mills would spark a billion dollar industrial revival in the South. He cited plans for a first mill in east Texas and another under consideration for the Southeast, linking pine conservation with new rayon and cellulose industries and a cash crop for poor areas.

Hot Springs Ark James G. Stahlman Nashville, Tenn Banner Southern Pine Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association Dixie Stahlman American Newspaper Publishers’ Association South East Texas Southern Southeast

Education Day Observed at Fairview Street School

Fairview Street school held its first Education Day in the auditorium with talks by W. B. Harrison Guilford county farm demonstration agent Clarence B Yokely William Penn high school teacher and J A McRae supervising principal of Reidsville colored schools The program included songs by the girls and performances by the toy orchestra seventh grade class and choral club followed by financial reports and classroom exhibits showing cracker house maps flour and salt mosaics and a moving picture project.

Fairview Street School W. B. Harrison Guilford County Farm Demonstration Clarence B. Yokely William Penn High School J. A. McRae Reidsville Colored Schools Florence High School Willie Hole Toy Orchestra Choral Club Parent-Teachers Association Grade Mothers Council Needlework Guild

Judge Teague Named to Guilford County Welfare Board

Judge Lewis B. Teague of High Point was appointed by the Guilford County Board of Commissioners as one of three members to the Social Security and Welfare Board. The board will merge welfare duties with social security work and begin operating by June 1.

New County Social Security and Welfare Board Greensboro Lewis BE. Teague High Point Guilford County Board of Commissioners Social Security and Welfare Board Charles W. Phillips W. T. Bost Raleigh H. Hoyle Sink Lexington Old County Welfare Board Teague Joe F. Hoffman

Dresses Exhibit by Guild Members Draws Crowds

The seventh grade class and guild members displayed a large number of dresses in the auditorium, highlighting skill and variety in the collection.

Fairview Street P T A Food Flower and Art Show

The Parent Teacher Association of Fairview Street School sponsors a community food flower and art show in the school auditorium on Tuesday at 7 pm. All are welcome to attend or enter items. A small admission is charged.

Parent-Teacher Association of Fairview Street School

Writer and Lecturer Visits City

Davis Lee, a writer for Negro newspapers for 12 years, is visiting with Mrs. Lee. He is a lecturer with experience across the country and is connected with the Scott News Syndicate of Atlanta, Georgia, here in the interest of that company.

Davis Lee Lee Scott News Syndicate Atlanta

Incinerator Resting as Asheville Private Sales Begin

Mrs Louise Curry of 1202 West Street passed away at her home Monday morning after a two week illness. She is survived by husband Arthur Curry and daughter Mrs Inez Reid. In Asheville officials shift from incineration to private sale of junk with a contract market now paying 40 cents per 190 pounds of mixed paper 75 cents per 190 pounds of rags 2 dollars per 100 pounds of scrap iron and 11 dollars per 100 pounds of scrap brass.

Louise Curry West Street Curry Arthur Curry Inez Reid Asheville Weldon Weir Public Works Herce

Ill persons listed in Roxboro area notices

Miss Maud Scotton, a senior at William Penn High School, is ill at her home on West Green street. Mrs. Mary Alice Hill is quite ill at 111 Normal street after several weeks of illness. J J Williamson, principal of Person Country Training School at Roxboro, spends a few days here after his school's commencement.

Maud Scotton West Green Street Miss Scotton William Penn High School Mary Alice Hill Normal Street J. J. Williamson Person Country Training School Roxboro

Tragic Death Of Bryant Lumley Found Near Greensboro

The body of Bryant Lumley aged 32 from Winston-Salem was discovered in a spring near Greensboro. Coroner James M. Simpson reports Lumley fell from a foot plank into a ditch and broke his neck.

Greensboro Bryant Lumley Winston-Salem James M. Simpson Lumley

Social Security Cards Urged for Workers

The Social Security Board urged all eligible workers who have not applied to obtain social security account numbers to speed up enrollment by June 30 to enable wage record setup for federal old age benefits. Post office and field offices coordinate, with Greensboro and High Point handling rapid card delivery and mail processing.

Social Security Board Post Office Department W. L. O'Brien, Jr Guilford Building Greensboro O’brien LeRoy Hodges Federal Old-Age Benefite Bureau of the Board O'Brien

Junker Cars Offered by Iiderton's For Roadworthy Deals

Iiderton's advertises selling the Junker line to junk dealers and the public a selection of well conditioned cars fit for the road. Buyers are assured no risk with vehicles described as perfectly conditioned and ready to drive.

Junker Iiderton’s

State Deaths Mrs Della Goodin

Mrs Della Goodin 41 of route No 2 Thomasville died at home Sunday after a short illness. Survived by husband N G Goodin two sons Herman and Charles one step daughter Mrs Clarence Witcher two parents Mr and Mrs Dan Davis four brothers Gurney Davis Charles Aaron Davis four sisters Mrs Marvin Hedrick Mrs Marle Platt Mrs David McDonald Mrs Gilbert Breedlove Funeral at Southside Baptist church Tuesday at 2 oclock.

Della Goodin Thomasville N. G. Goodin Herman Charles Clarence Witcher High Point Dan Davis Southmont Gurney Davis Aaron Davis Marvin Hedrick Marle Platt Noble, la David McDonald Alma Gilbert Breedlove Lexington Southside Baptist Church

John Jordan 72 Farmer Dies After Yearlong Illness

John Jordan of Thomasville route one died at home Sunday afternoon after about a year of illness. He was never married and is survived by three sisters Emma Proctor and Isaac Teague of High Point route two and Edd Hilton of Thomasville route one, plus a half-brother Cramer Jordan of Thomasville route one and a half-sister. Funeral at Piney Wood M E Church Tuesday at 10 AM with burial in the church cemetery.

Thomasville John Jordan

Frederick Kemple Watkins dies in Salisbury at 31

Frederick Kemple Watkins 31 of Albemarle died in Salisbury Sunday night from pneumonia. A native of Greensboro he ran a six year business in Salisbury and is survived by his widow three children his parents two sisters Lilian and Ethel Watkins of Salisbury and brothers Thurston of Wilmington Louis W. of Lumberton. Funeral services set for Albemarle Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Ky Watkins Salisbury Frederick Kemple Watkins Albemarle Greensboro P. J. Watkins Lillian Ethel Watkins Salisbury Thurston Wilmington

Funeral services held for Col. Alfred Williams of Raleigh

Funeral services were held today for Col. Alfred Williams age 70 a longtime head of an office supply and book firm in Raleigh He also served as president of the North Carolina Book Depository Inc Williams died yesterday after a three weeks illness Survived by his widow three sons and a sister A native of Hamilton Georgia.

Alfred Williams Raleigh Col North Carolina Book Depository, Inc Col. Williams Hamilton

Horace 4 Offers Low Prices and Finance Deals

Horace 4 promotes special low prices and finance rates in Piedmont Carolina. The ad states financing for insurance and unpaid balances with payments at the office as part of the offer.

Horace 4 Ilderton Piedmont Carolina

Student Killed In Fall From Ladder

Miss Sara Atkinson a 19 year old sophomore at the Woman's College of UNC in Chapel Hill died from injuries after falling from a ladder at a dormitory yesterday She did not regain consciousness and died early today in Elkin wording reflects a tragic campus accident involving a student death.

Sara Atkinson Elkin Woman's College of the University of North Carolina

Also Mentioned on This Page

Enterprise Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Carol Hughes Fairview Rev. R. W. Winchester St. Mark M. FE. Church H. R. Walden Thos. B Smith County Security Board P.T. A Mrs. Louise Curry London Floyd Bennett Field New York Dick Merrill Jack Lambie Europe Southport England Was-Is N. C Horace G. Ilderton Horace G Ilderton, Inc Dodge Plymouth Studebaker Hana K FORD Ildertons Bulletin Commerce Willowbrook Horace G.ilderton, Inc Chevrolet Commerce Street BUICK Pontiac Ils O. K Crete Tudor
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