Purchase of site for post office here is approved
Justice Department officials speed up red tape to approve the 120000 purchase of the present Junior High property at South Main South Wrenn and East Green for a new post office in High Point. Treasury and district attorney teams will handle final details and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Washington
Department of Justice
High Point
Justice
Treasury
Comptroller General
United States District Attorney
High Point District
South Main
South Wrenn
East Green Streets
Eccles Everhart
Louis F. Voorhees
James M. Workman
Greensboro
Treasury Department
A. B. Boynton
First Baptist Church
East Green Street Baptist Church
High Point Enterprise
South Carolina
Anderson
Anderson College
William Penn High baccalaureate sermon in Raleigh
The 1931 commencement baccalaureate at William Penn High School will be held this afternoon at 3 o clock in the school auditorium. Dr O S Bullock pastor of First Baptist church Raleigh will deliver the sermon with Rev J B Melton Calvary Baptist church High Point reading the scripture and leading prayer. Ushers include Talmage Carter Ralph Boykins Zanders Mattison Travis Whitaker Carthell Mock Arthur Marshall McCrae Mock Ruth McConnell Ruth Owens Louise Wise Julia LaGrand Ethel Green Roberta Collins Alton Chambers and Frances Basterling. The program features processional invocation scripture chorus and readings followed by the baccalaureate sermon and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn High School
O. S. Bullock
First Baptist Church
Raleigh
J. B. Melton
Calvary Baptist Church
Talmage Carter
Ralph Boykins
Zanders Mattison
Travis Whitaker
Carthell Mock
Arthur Marshall
McCrae Mock
Ruth McConnell
Ruth Owens
Louise Wise
Julia LaGrand
Ethel Green
Roberta Collins
Alton Chambers
Frances Basterling
Rhodes
High Point
County Tax Penalty Increases Tuesday
County tax payments received on Monday June 1 will be subject only to the regular May penalty of four per cent. On Tuesday the additional five sixths of one per cent will be added to make the June penalty total 4.53 per cent, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.R. Short
Iout
Commencement Tonight At Local High School
A baccalaureate sermon by Rev G Ray Jordan opens tonight at 8. The annual commencement occurs Friday June 6 with 150 graduates to receive diplomas from C F Tomlinson. Tonight’s program includes Handel and Messiah anthems and a sermon by Rev Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial Church
C. F. Tomlinson
Board of School Commissioners
T. Wingate Andrews
L. R. Johnston
Tomlinson
High School
Largo
Handel
T. A. Sykes
Rachmaniov
Hymah
King
Messiah
Johnson Resigns Post With Merchants' Ass'n
T C Johnson resigns as secretary of the High Point Merchants' Association effective June 1. Grace Baker is named acting secretary for June and may seek permanent post. The annual meeting on June 9 will decide new officers and directors. Johnson, previously a High Point College faculty member and city official, plans summer study at Columbia University and teaching next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Johnson
High Point Merchants’ Association
D. A. Dowdy
Grace Baker
Association
Secrer
Johnson
High Point College
Second Ward
Columbia University
New York City
High Point
New York
Merchants’ Association
Johnson opens private law practice at Wachovia Bank
Gaston A. Johnson, formerly with Williams and Johnson, has opened a private law office at 412 Wachovia Bank building. L. B. Williams praised Johnson, stating his departure is voluntary and wishing him success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston A. Johnson
Wachovia Bank
Williams and Johnson
L. B. Williams
Johnson
City Bank Expected to Take $150,000 High Point Notes
No bidders appeared for the $150,000 bond anticipation street improvement note issue of High Point at Raleigh yesterday. City Manager E M Knox reported assurances banks will take the notes, with two banks willing to absorb the full amount Monday to avoid default on $50,000 and $100,000 due in New York tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Raleigh
E. M. Knox
New York
Knox
Grover H. Jones
Charles M. Johnson
Local Government Commission
City Tax Penalty Set At Ten Percent Per Annum
City tax certificates for unpaid 1930 taxes will bear a ten percent annual penalty starting Monday June 8. City Manager B M Knox said the penalty is added at the rate of ten percent per year and applied according to how long the delinquent taxpayer delays payment. The law requires the penalty to accrue from the day of sale despite attempts to defer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Knox
Raleigh
General Assembly
High Point Police Welcome New Uniformed Force Monday
Almost all of High Point police will be new faces when the city council appointed force takes over duties. Effective at midnight, 38 officers replace 18 from the previous York administration with new desk sergeants and a reorganized identification bureau and jailer position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
York
Ray Nance
BE. Battley
Earl Dowdy
J. C. Hoover
R. F. Russell
J. H. Hubbard
Sam Crowson
T. D. Wall
A. P. Samuel
M. C. Hoover
Bureau of Identification
B. C. Davis
W. S. Kinney
McMahon
United States Department of Justice
United States Army
Orlando
Miami
Flo
W. G. Friddie
A. P. Samuels
W. E. Kiger
Hubbard
W. L. Dawkins
I. D. Venable
K. F. Ellington
H. F. Richardson
M. T. Dowdy
J. E. Hall
J. O. Pike
Paul Charping
Eugene Parrish
Samuels
L. G. Jones
W. E. Carroll
G. T. Ball
Frank Shields
H. M. Ridge, Jr
H. W. Smith
W. J. Stout
J. R. Davis
S. S. Swanson
L. C. Madden
A. J. Hussey
A. C. Ward
C. &. Holland
G. B. Wimberly
S. E. Battley
L. L. Broadway
C. C. Stoker
Howard Steele
H. E. Wade
German Shepherd Dog Fanciers Open House At Davis Home
This afternoon at 2 o clock the German Shepherd Dog Fanciers will hold an open house at the Deep River road home of Mr and Mrs Henry Davis. Members bring their dogs to showcase top Shepherds with high awards from southern shows. The public is invited at no cost to view the breed and promote better knowledge of Shepherd traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Davis
Deep River Road
Teague to Take Oath as Judge in High Point
Judge Teague will be sworn in as judge of the High Point municipal court for a third term Monday morning. The oath will be given by a justice of the peace in the city manager’s office before the police court session. He was first appointed in 1927, reappointed in 1929, and new term approved by Gov. Gardner last week amid bar association support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis BH. Teague
High Point
Furniture Men En Route to Chicago on Special Train
North Carolina and Virginia furniture executives travel to Chicago aboard a Norfolk and Western special, aiming for the American Furniture Mart midsummer show. The Carolina Virginia Furniture Special comes in 21 hours with radio, piano, and specialized service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Carolina
Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Winston-Salem
Windy City
American Furniture Mart
A. Wade Marsh
Oliver B. Combs
Forrest H. Murray
Fred N. Tate
Fletcher Welch
Sam P. Harris
F. E. Swain
van W. Williams
A. E. Tate
Richard H. Shaw
J. Everett Marsh
H. Tomlinson
Paul W. Smith
New York
Roland T. Holton
Teel Williams
J. Saunders Dallas
Winston
John I. Norris
J. H. Rountree
Washington
Billy Wilson
Giant Furniture Company
Marsh Furniture Company
Drisht
Williams-Norris Company
Knox Furniture Manufacturing Company
Knox
Paul W. Casey
Attorney L J Fisher Takes Two Week Vacation
Local attorney L J Fisher departs for a two weeks vacation to his home in Waterbury Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Fisher
Waterbury
Connecticut
Miss Helen Clark Earns Second Dixie B D Degree
Miss Helen Clark becomes the second Dixie woman to receive a bachelor of divinity degree and plans five years of teaching at Soochow University in the city of Soochow about 50 miles from Shanghai before returning to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Clark
Dixie
Soochow University
Soochow
Shanghai
United States
Damage Suit Awarded Six Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars
The High Point civil term closed with a verdict in the $20 000 suit by Fletcher Clark for his 20 year old son Victor against T Y Hamilton Mrs T Y Hamilton and E V McGhee trading as Hamilton Florist. The jury awarded $6 500 for Victor. McGhee faced the verdict while the Hamiltions were non suited. Victor suffered permanent injuries in a January 20 1929 collision between the Hamilton Florist truck and an A and P motorvan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Municipal Court
Fletcher Clark
Victor
T. Y. Hamilton
E. V. McGhee
Hamilton Florist
Thomasville
Herbert Noland
Mr. McGhee
A. and P
Tly
Arnold Coffee Shop Replaces Old George Washington Cafe
A. P. Arnold, an experienced Virginia and eastern North Carolina hotel caterer, has purchased the old George Washington cafe and will operate as Arnold Coffee shop. He took over last week and plans minor changes to boost business with Mrs. Arnold assisting. Arnold previously served as assistant manager of the Hotel Roanoke and manager of the Selby hotel in Bristol, and was connected with the Hotel Kinston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Arnold
Virginia
North Carolina
George Washington Cafe
Arnold Coffee Shop
Arnold
Roanoke
Selby
Bristol
Kinston
Joint W O W Meet At Burlington District Session
High Point members attended the Metropolis Weotmen of the World and Supreme Forrest Lai'os circle district meeting in Burlington with Alamance and R. E. Lee camps. Delegates from the local W O W chapter included J A Johnson L E B Williams W C Koonce and others while Piedmont Grove Ladies circle listed several members and couples as attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Metropolis
Weotmen of the World
Forrest Lai'os
Alamance
R. E. Lee
Burlington
J. A. Johnson
L. E B. Williams
W. C. Koonce
W. C. Howard
Stamey Atkins
E. B. Bradshaw
C. O. Cecil
Bowers
Piedmont Grove
Mattie Cecil
Freddie Hunziker
Grace Andrews
Callie Burton
Luna Cates
Annie Mae Gurley
Eva Hunt
Arthur Howard
W. A. Burton
Highsmith To Deliver Commencement Address At College
Commencement at High Point College will close tomorrow morning after the address by Dr. J Henry Highsmith Raleigh state supervisor of high schools The 8 graduates receive honorary degrees and diplomas from President Humphreys in Roberts Hall auditorium The day includes a 10 30 inaugural procession and various chapel and program events dated with campus ceremonies and a class gift presentation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
J. Henry Highsmith
Raleigh
Humphreys
Roberts Hall
Stephen C. Clark
Clark
Helen Clark
Hart Campbell
John Waster
Cheeter Smith
Louise Jennings
Gladys Morris
Riley Martin
Elizabeth Brown
Clyde Pugh
Leslie Johnson
Chester Smith
John Easter
Smith
Elizabeth Crowell
Phillip Routh
Kenneth Lyons
Alumni Association
Yadkin College
J. Elwood Carroll
Herman E. Coble
Leaksville
T. J. Whitehead
Duke University
Duke
Elizabeth Hanner
Julian
Coble
Vista Dixon
Keith Harrison
Pauline Hicks
High Point
James Ellington
Dr. Humphreys
J. W. Braxton
Z. I. Walser
Margaret Gurley
Dorothy Hoskins
Mildred Luce
Norman Dement
Legion Auxiliary Memorial Service Set at Wesley Memorial
The American Legion auxiliary plans memorial exercises this afternoon at Wesley Memorial church at 3 o'clock to honor World War dead from High Point. Rev. Roy J. Farmer will deliver the memorial address, with special music by Mr and Mrs J Gourney Briggs Mrs Reid Marsh and a male quartet forthcoming. Judge Lewis E Teague will present Mr Farmer. Legion post members are invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
American Legion Auxiliary
Wesley Memorial Church
Roy J. Farmer
First Methodist Protestant Church
J. Gurney Briggs
Reid Marsh
Farmer
Lewis E. Teague
American Legion Post
Annual Home Coming At Yadkin College
Yadkin College hosts its fifth annual reunion on Thursday June 4 drawing alumni residents and friends from western Davidson. Oxford's Hon A A Hicks and banker W J Byerly of Mount Airy and Winston-Salem join in addresses while Prof W T Totten welcomes guests. A 10 30 AM program precedes a noon picnic with baskets. no formal afternoon events planned under the Totten home oaks and at the local Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yadkin College
Davidson
A. A. Hicks
Oxford
W. J. Byerly
Mount Airy
Winston-Salem
Methodist Church
Totten Home
Improvements Made In City Fire Alarm System
Four new type fire alarm boxes were installed this week to replace old boxes and extend coverage. The system now has 87 boxes in operation with a 125 box capacity, and ten additions were completed this year. New boxes are at Guilford General hospital corner of Steele and East Washington, North Main and Thurston, North Main and Bay, and North Main and Louise avenue. Old boxes were moved to South Hamilton and Lake streets, Park and Blair, Centennial and Mint, and Kennedy and Adama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Hayworth
Guilford General Hospital
Steele
East Washington
North Main
Thurston
Bay
Louise Avenue
Hamilton and
Lake Streets
Park and Blair
Centennial and Mint
Kennedy and Adama
Mrs. Mary Hunt Dies In 72nd Year
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hunt died at 8:45 p.m. at her daughter Miss Martha Hunt’s home 614 Everett Street after a two week illness. Born in Randolph County in 1859, she moved to High Point in 1918. Survived by four children Cleveland Dugan, Martha Hunt, Dewey Hunt, H. C. Hunt, and brother H. R. McDowell. Funeral from Mt View Methodist Church in Randolph County Monday at 11 a.m., cortege leaves home at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Hunt
Martha Hunt
Everett Street
Randolph County
John and
Martha McDowell
High Point
Cleveland Dugan
Dewey
H. C. Hunt
R. McDowell
Mt. View Methodist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. S. Bullock
William Penn
Merchants’ Ass’n
Will
Miss Baker
J. Z. Burrus
State Board of Health
Teague
Giant
Marsh
Conn
Hamilton
Floris
Old George Washington Cafe
W.O. W
Highsmith
Legion Auxiliary TO Remember Dead
Mary Hunt
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