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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1931
Page
3
The North Carolina biennial appropriation bill reduces state payrolls by ten percent starting July 1 1931 and cuts UNC funding to 721 000 annually. Despite a total appropriation of 30 539 014 the state sends 18 650 000 back to counties for six months of school terms leaving 11 887 014 for state needs.
President Hoover's payment during the ayam tour prompts Roosevelt to fly from Porto Rico to Washington. He meets at Rapidan camp with the chief executive to discuss fiscal policy. Conference committee retains 10 percent salary cuts for university staff, saving at least $600000 yearly, while protests over $2600 reimbursements for hospital officials are raised.
Representative Reginald Harris says the conference committee reduced the bill to 2600 for each of two items, claiming at least 2 million dollars in operating cost cuts across state agencies and potential 1 to 1.5 million more in savings from the purchasing and personnel divisions.
Raleigh May 28 Dr H A Taylor acting secretary of the state board of health praises the Preserve Your Food and Live at Home This Winter campaign. He credits governor council on unemployment and relief Red Cross and extension workers with promoting canning and preserving to ensure garden produce reaches urban and rural households this summer and fall. He notes home agents led by Jane S McKimmon are fighting pellagra and that proper diet and preserved foods can prevent and aid cure pellagra.
Certificates filed with the secretary of state list The Russell Hotel company at Wrightsville Beach Oceanic station one with 20000 authorized stock and 300 subscribed by O A Russell C F Russell and Harriss Newman. Martines High Point 25000 author 1500 subscribed by Barker Neal. Tar Heel Gastonia 25000 author 4000 subscribed by McNair Craig Gilbert and Green. Champion Motor Canton 50000 author 10000 subscribed by Williamson King Lee Jr. Carolina Evangelistic Charlotte non stock incorporators Garr family.
In Lexington on May 28 a jury in superior court awarded damages of 2200 to G. C. Palmer of Silver Hill township and others in a land damage case tied to flooding from High Rock Lake. The suit ended a week of special civil court with Judge H Hoyle Sink presiding.
The Enterprise invites readers to imagine spending a million dollars and mail in ideas no longer than 100 words for a chance to win ten free tickets to see George Arliss in The Millionaire at the Paramount for two days starting Monday. Winners announced in Sunday Enterprise.
London authorities employ 70 detectives and inspectors to recover lost milk bottles and churns. In 1930 their efforts restored 6,000,000 bottles and 22,000 churns, underlining the milk trade's reliance on secure containers.
A notice directs residents to call 2039 for emergency help at City Hall. Mrs W Price, full time secretary, will be in the office to receive calls and assist in locating needed aid.
Mrs. Jim Brewer, daughter of Mr and Mrs P R Mason of Thomasville, is in critical condition at a Charlotte hospital following goitre surgery. Kinspeople were summoned from here Tuesday. Fred Bodenheimer is treated at City Memorial hospital for paralysis linked to serum from hydrophobia vaccine after a pup bite. his condition includes paralysis from the waist down.
Physicians note rare occurrences in feet and related cases as Mills Home staged the senior play Love's Magic in the auditorium before a capacity audience. Orphanage Day exercises set for June 17 will award diplomas and feature the annual address. Mr and Mrs EB A Pegg attended Averett Junior College in Danville Virginia for their daughter Ellen Mae Pegg's graduation and returned home Wednesday.
Rev R McKendree Long a noted evangelist will begin a series of meetings at the Presbyterian church on Sunday May 7 and may continue for two or more weeks. Several city churches cooperate with the program and have prepared for the special services.
A description notes the best railroad depot in Nevada sits in the abandoned town of Rhyolite. The brief highlights the rail hub’s enduring claim despite the town’s desertion.
The first country hydro electric plant was built in Crisp County Georgia marking a milestone in regional energy development. Local officials announced the project as a model for rural electrification and industrial progress.
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