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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1938
Page
2
Partly cloudy with scattered showers across North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Virginia. Tonight lighter showers cooler in western areas Tuesday off the coast winds shift from northeast to northwest and overcast conditions with showers inland.
Two damage suits filed in municipal court name Charles Abraham and wife Carrie Lee Abraham over an April 15 automobile crash. Mrs. C. E. Ridge seeks 5000 for injuries and 450 for car damage. Mrs. Jessie Palmer seeks 2500 for injuries.
The R. D. Fowler Motor Lines, Inc. sues the Carolina and North Western Railroad in municipal court for 750 dollars alleging negligence on May 18 at Lenoir. The truck was demolished after a train backed carelessly with no watchman, bell, whistle, or signal, obscuring the driver's view.
The passage notes most motor cars move through three or four owners or none before reaching the junk dealer. The statement reflects a cycle of ownership and the rapid decline of vehicles as they near disposal.
Friends of Mr and Mrs D A Freeman mourn the death of their infant son born May 22 1938 who died Sunday afternoon at 6 o clock at a local hospital. Surviving are the parents residents of 1102 Adams Street the paternal grandmother Mrs A P Smith of this city and George Freeman of Pulaski Virginia. Brief funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Monday morning at the graveside with interment in Floral Garden Cemetery.
Coke Cecil addressed the High Point Monarch club at the Elwood hotel during the weekly luncheon. He recapped a farewell for Charleton Chute of UNC departing for government funded psychology research and shared thoughts on Thought Transmission. The Monarch club backs the National Marble tournament with city finals this week. winners advance to Wildwood New Jersey and Gulfport Mississippi, with Gulfport travel funded by Eastern Airlines. Abner Holton won the attendance prize.
Mrs. Alice Hannah Witcher 54 a Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist church member died suddenly at her High Point Route 3 home Sunday night after 9 oclock She was born in Guilford County April 19 1884 married J H Witcher in 1912 and leaves three daughters seven sons four sisters and one brother Funeral services Tuesday at 3 pm from Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery
The American Bakeries company files suit for 400 against Blue Bird Transportation and A. C. Ward of Greensboro over an April 23 highway 28 collision alleging negligence caused vehicle damage.
The High Court rules the athletics tax legal amid other rulings. The opinion covers Metropolitan Edison and other utilities in Pennsylvania, Remington Rand labor orders, and the constitutionality of a Minnesota liquor transport law. Action on a May 31 review and a San Quentin petition is postponed.
Raleigh coroner L M Waring ruled the fatal shooting of 63 year old Wall as death by own action after he was found dead at his home yesterday.
A historical note describes tires with a special inner tube designed to automatically close over a bull as part of a noted automotive or agricultural innovation. The item emphasizes a self sealing function and potential use in rural or farming contexts.
A K McAnally of High Point and member of UNC medical school class has been accepted for two years of clinical work at the University of Chicago. Dean W de MacNider announced the decision along with 27 other classmates on the list.
Funeral services for McKinley Blanton, a World War II veteran from High Point, will be at Brooks Memorial M E Church Tuesday at 3 PM. Rev. R C Sharpe will officiate. interment in Greenhill Cemetery. Surviving are his wife Aldie, son Alfonso, father Rev J J Blanton, five sisters, and three brothers.
Praha reports relief as peace efforts ease tension with Germany but warns the Sudeten minority dispute remains. France and Britain backed restraint, while Czechoslovakia fortifies borders with about 600000 soldiers along the frontier and vows to defend territory if Germany moves.
The Seventh Cavalry Brigade begins a 400 mile northward march from Fort Oglethorpe to Fort Knox in a planned attack on the U S gold repository. Brig. Gen. Daniel Van Voorhis oversees from the air as troops push toward Nashville where they plan to encamp. Indiana troops defend Knox against the mock assault.
The revised bill shifts to a universal interstate minimum wage starting at 25 cents an hour rising to 40 cents in three years with 44 hours a week dropping to 40 in two years. Southerners oppose rigidity citing regional wage discrepancies and timing for House action.
A storage battery not used daily should be charged about every 20 days to maintain capacity and prevent discharge. Regular top ups help preserve performance and extend battery life.
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