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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1941
Page
12
In a column of light anecdotes the author recounts a day-old baby bird sheltered briefly before dying and a man keeping two pet crows, facing scratches and mischief from the birds. The piece recalls pets, pups, mice, and a parrot wish, ending with a humor note about a Hatton quip in The Enterprise composing room.
The High Point Council of Social Agencies will hold its annual meeting Monday May 26 at 8 p.m. in the Elwood Hotel. Officers for the new year will be elected and reports from Case Work Health and Group Work will be presented along with Social Service Exchange and a Central Volunteer Bureau preliminary report. Thomas L. Carroll, executive secretary of the Winston-Salem Council of Social Agencies, will speak on Ten Questions in Search of an Answer. The meeting is open to the public and all interested are invited, especially those registered with the Central Volunteer Bureau.
Rev Wilbur Hutchens pastor of Southside Baptist Church Winston-Salem and 1935 graduate was elected president of the High Point College Alumni Association at the Alumni Day program. Other officers include Ivan Crissman Frances Muse and G W Holmes III. The day featured Hutchens speech the unveiling of a tablet honoring Yadkin College and an alumni dinner.
Dr. G I Humphreys will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at 11 in Harrison Gymnasium as High Point College moves toward tomorrow's commencement with Dr. Walter K Greene of Duke University to speak at 10 30. Today's events include an open air band concert at 4 30 and Dr P E Lindley's address at 8 in the gym. The band marks the final directing parade for Olin Blickensderfer who from Gary Indiana becomes a 45 piece ensemble with new uniforms. Degrees will be conferred on 86 seniors with several medals awarded including the Rabinowitz and Amos prizes, and marshals named for the exercises.
High Point Post 619 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to hold an open meeting at the VFW hall Monday night at eight o clock. All veterans are invited. Plans for the department convention to be held this year will be discussed. Out of town visitors expected. refreshments will be served.
Arch K. Schoch state attorney in High Point padlocking actions earned 625 dollars in attorney fees for services connected to investigations of sixteen business places shut as gambling dens, bootlegging sites, or public nuisances. He also served as counsel for Byron Haworth, prosecuting attorney and relator, without Haworth’s knowledge, a move Chief Friddle defends as customary in padlocking actions. Friddle notes the activation of legal papers required an attorney.
John W. Caffey former State House member and Greensboro attorney becomes director of public relations for the North Carolina Association for Wine Control with a base pay up to 500 a month and potential commissions tied to label sales plus expenses. He will supervise association activities and enforce regulations, with duties including ensuring distributors purchase labels at five cents each and adding a five cent per case markup to wine prices.
A Civilian Pilot Training Service summer program will run at High Point College with both primary and advanced courses. Applicants must be male, aged nineteen to twenty five, with two years of college credit. The primary course starts around June 15 and includes 35 hours of flight and 90 hours of ground instruction. the advanced course adds 45 hours of flight and covers aircraft systems and meteorology. Applications go to Dr Hill or Clinton A. Johnson at the Greensboro High Point Airport.
The Ray Street School Elementary Orchestra directed by Miss Virginia Frank performs this afternoon at 5 o'clock in the school auditorium. Admission is free and invitations have reached educators across the Piedmont region. The program features ages eight to eleven with pieces by Gounod Isaac DeLamater and Haydn Beethoven Schubert and Strauss, plus arrangements of popular marches and waltzes.
The Spring Hill Methodist Church will hold a memorial service on Sunday June 1 with Sunday School at 945 am preaching at 11 am by Rev Oliver of High Point. Dinner on the grounds follows then a cemetery service at 130 pm. The afternoon feature address will be by S A De Lapp a well known lawyer of Lexington.
Dr. Lewis W. Holladay received notice of membership in the American Urological Association during the national meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. The notification was sent in May 1922 by Dr. Tanil ton MekKay of Charlotte, an executive committee member from the Southeastern district.
Sponsors for the National Senior Women’s Swimming Championships at City Lake Pool announced yesterday a guaranteed 83,000 to cover expenses for the 10 national champions attending. The event runs August 15 to 17 and will feature about 1,350 swimmers from across the United States plus a team from Honolulu. Ticket sales for six box seats per session were largely successful, with many details to be finalized in the coming days.
Veneta Shore of High Point is the only local entrant listed among the successful applicants after the April 8 10 North Carolina nursing exams. Bessie M. Chapman secretary of the North Carolina Board of Nurses Examiners said 160 licenses will be issued from 182 applicants.
Mary Lee Parker 22, released from city jail two hours earlier, fatally attacked Ida Matthews Holley 36 with a sharp object at 716 Leonard Street. Holley suffered 15 to 20 stab-like wounds and a brick skull fracture, dying of a lung hemorrhage. Parker was arrested at 110 Woodbury Street and held on first-degree murder charges awaiting hearing. Witnesses recount Parker's premeditated intent and defiant statements after release.
High Point officials seek a city wide dust abatement program for over forty miles of unpaved streets. Acting Manager Grover H. Jones plans a conference with city engineer Silas McBee to devise a comprehensive plan using calcium chloride or oil as the control agent. Calcium chloride is cheaper per ton, while oil can be easier to apply, with costs varying by method and coverage needs.
The High Point District Methodist youth rally is set for Friday May 30 at 7 45 p m at Main Street Church High Point It features a worship service with an evangelistic pageant Seek and You Shall Find by Gladys School Evans performed by Main Street Church youth under Lena Davis direction The cast includes J D Holland as The Seeker and other roles like Keeper of Bethlehem Inn Michael Kennedy Rich Young Ruler George Needham Filate Bill Kennedy Judas Bill Hulin Martha and Lazarus played by local youths Afterward a recreational hour in the church basement offers group singing and short moving pictures of Lake Junaluska and Camp Carlyle projections scheduled for summer activities
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