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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1934
Page
12
Local Emergency Relief officials report a share-your-clothes drive yielded an estimated 2000 dollars in value with about 3000 garments 200 twist suits and ladies coats and 700 pairs of shoes. Usable pieces are being given to needy school children and the rest will go to adults on relief rolls.
Judge Felix Alley in Greensboro Superior Court ordered a special venire of 100 men for the trial of five white men charged with the murder of William E. Davis of Sumner township. Trial set for next Wednesday. defendants include Ralph Dill Reuben Warner Luther Osborne Robert Smith and Paul Sams. None of the venire from Sumner township. Defense sought signed statements from Smith and Sams. petition denied. Defendants brought in under heavy guard. Dill represented by J A Myatt Warner by George A Younce Sams by J A Cannon Jr. Smith and Warner have not yet retained counsel.
Members of Andrew Jackson post 87 American Legion and its Auxiliary will attend the department commander installation in Lexington tomorrow. A 1 PM Legion finance committee meeting and a 2 PM auxiliary executive board meeting precede a 4 PM parade, 6 PM barbecue, 7 PM installation at Lexington High School, 8:15 PM speech by Senator Robert R Reynolds at the Davidson County courthouse, and a 10 PM dance.
Halloween night in High Point drew large crowds downtown from 8 to 10 PM. Police reported heavy traffic but little disorder as hundreds dressed in costumes roamed Main Street between Washington and Commerce. Rain cleared by 6 PM and there were numerous private Halloween parties citywide.
Five weeks of rehearsals end tomorrow as High Point college presents Duley its first show of the year. Tickets are sold in advance at local shops and by college societies competing for a prize. The elaborate set is by Donald J. Rulfs with Dorothy Bell of Southport as portraitist and Mortis of Salisbury as chief electrician. Jasper Jones assists directing and Emma Carr Bivins handles props while Edgar Snyder aids electrician work and Inza Hill oversees house and printing.
An ear of corn on display at The Enterprise shows nearly half the grains popped by the sun despite winter conditions.
Diesel engines operate without spark plugs as heat from compression ignites the fuel. This method relies on high compression to raise the air temperature to autoignition, enabling efficient ignition without electrical sparks.
W C Meekins will address a 7 30 p m rally at Hendersonville Junior High School after a 6 p m arrival and Sheraton hotel reception. Local and county Republican leaders will host a dinner, with P M Caudle presiding and Silas B Casey introducing the speaker. A group of young ladies will usher.
Rattlesnakes sometimes ascend trees but not often. Three bird sanctuaries are planned for Central Park in New York City to boost avian habitats and conservation efforts.
A boycott campaign update says Crissman will meet the Democratic township executive committee tonight at 7 30 in the party headquarters on South Main Street to consider plans for concluding the campaign. Hancock will be in town Friday for a rally at an undisclosed location.
A fragmented notice states that thirty three states and the District of Columbia will ban the 1935 license plate colors while eighteen states retain the 1934 scheme of black and yellow for visibility, with five states adopting a leading combination.
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