Sharp drop in Building Construction in High Point
For the first four months of the 1937 38 fiscal year beginning July 1, High Point reports total construction permits totaling 206 742 dollars through November 1 versus 341 116 last year. October 1937 shows a larger decline than October 1936 with 56 339 versus 133 450. Repairs to residences, nonresidences, and school improvements shape the year as most items lag last year while city school improvements loom large in the totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. K. Ingram
Red Cross Life Saving Class Opens At Local YMCA
The American Red Cross sponsors a life saving course at the local YMCA announced by Mrs. Annette D. Coltrane. The second class is set for tomorrow at 5:30 PM with instructor Bill Clifton. Classes continue Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 5:30 PM for those wishing to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Annette D. Coltrane
Red Cross
Bill Clifton
Chest's Honor Roll Of Today
The following firms earned 100 percent contributions to the Community Chest at noon today. High Point Perpetual Building and Loan. Ingram Furniture Co.. Moffitt's Ready-to-Wear. The Smoke Shop. National Realty Management Co.. Piedmont Insurance & Realty Co.. Stainback's Apparel Shop. Rose Furniture Co.. Crown Hosiery Mills Employees. Crown Hosiery Mills. W. Watson Service Station. Mrs. Collier Ellis Dress Shop. Dixie Realty Co.. Hunter Coal Co.. A C Beeson & Co.. Wardell Stand. Chestnut Street Grocery. West End Barber Shop. Brown's Shoe Shop. J. C. Penny Co.. High Point Hardware Co.. High Point Furniture Co.. Merit Shoe Store. Ring Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan
N. Main St
Ingram Furniture Co
Moffitt’s
N. Main
National Realty Management Co
W. Washington St
Piedmont Insurance & Realty Co
Stainback’s
S. Main St
Rose Furniture Co
Crown Hosiery Mills
S. Hamilton St
Hamilton St
W. Watson
Mrs
A. C. Beeson & Co
English St. Wardell
English St
Chestnut Street
Chestnut St
West End
English St. Brown's Shoe Shop
N. Wrenn St
J. C. Penny Co
Main
Civil Action Filed in Municipal Court for Damages
Hallie Wrenn of this city filed a civil action in municipal court seeking 10000 dollars in damages from R B Gantt and Ella Gantt for personal injuries after she slipped on a wet terrace in front of their apartment house. She says there was no light at the entrance and the accident occurred September 26, 1937 about 11 O clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallie Wrenn
R. B. Gantt
Ella Gantt
Services Held For Virginia Hunsucker
Funeral services for Virginia Mae Hunsucker six months old daughter of L F and Mary Morton Hunsucker were held Monday at 2 PM from the family home 423 Mangum Avenue with Rev C N Royal of Green Street Baptist Church officiating Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery Tallbearers were Howard Strickland and Troy Bailey Miss Ethel Samuels and Wade Koonts sang Safe In The Arms Of Jesus and Face To Face A large crowd attended the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Mae Hunsucker
L. F
Mary Morton Hunsucker
Mangum Avenue
C. N. Royal
Green Street Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Howard Strickland
Troy Bailey
Ethel Samuels
Wade Koonts
Jesus
Palm drink in leaf sheath guards thirsty traveler
A traveler is offered a drink from the palm that always shelters water in the sheaths at the base of the leaf stalks. The description emphasizes hospitality and the symbolic role of the palm as a resting place for nourishment.
Five divorces awarded by High Point court this week
High Point Municipal court, after a swift jury session, granted five uncontested divorce decrees to Annie May Cline and C. Hubert Cline Edith Gray Kercoude and Arthur Konstant Kerecoude Will M Heath and Minnie Mack Heath Lillie Atkins and Jeter Atkins and Margie Caughman and Henry S Caughman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
City Hall
Lewis E. Teague
Annie May Cline
C. Hubert Cline
Edith Gray Kercoude
Arthur Konstant Kerecoude
Will M. Heath
Minnie Mack Heath
Lillie Atkins
Jeter Atkins
Margie Caughman
Henry S. Caughman
Cline
Greensboro
State Supreme Court
Industrial Commission
Raleigh
Teague
W. G. Friddle
David Tilley
Winston-Salem
S. W. McDowell
R. A. Gibbs
Gibbs Machine Company
Suggs
Harllee
Statewide Junior Order oration and essay contests announced
Preliminary rounds for the Junior Order statewide original oration and essay contests will be held November 11 in local high schools with separate eligibility for boys and girls. District winners advance to February 22 regional contests, with state finalists August 23 in Charlotte. Scholarships to UNC and Meredith College await winners, and Victor R. Johnson requests school submissions of winners and addresses after preliminaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
State Council
Junior Order
University of North Carolina
Meredith College
Victor R. Johnson
Pittaboro
Funeral Services For Robie Boyles Held In Pine Hill
Robie Bunyan Boyles of 1212 Park Street High Point died in a High Point hospital after a three week illness. A service at the home preceded the Pine Hill church service in Surry county led by Rev. Bert Miller and Rev. Mr. Liner. Interment was in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Robie Bunyan Boyles
Park Street
High Point
Pine Hill
Surry County
Bert Miller
Church of God
Mr. Liner
South Side Baptist Church
James S5echrest
Robert Goins
Oliver Goins
Leroy Lumley
Hobart Watson
Cleveland Wilson
Strikes Shut Texas Ports Over Labor Dispute
A coastwide longshoremen strike in Texas ports and Lake Charles together with two Sykes Line ships idle. About 4,000 workers walked out at midnight for a 44 hour week and higher overtime pay. Sykes Line vessels Winston-Salem and Duquesne blocked by union seamen over steam for cargo winches. Deep sea longshoremen not on strike refuse steam due to picket lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. I. O
A. F P. of
Dedication Planned for Blair Park Clubhouse Opening
The Blair Park clubhouse will be dedicated Friday at 2 PM with Mayor C S Grayson delivering an acceptance address and a star quartet of professionals including Johnnie Bull a Chicago Jr Andy Merrilees Jimmie Crichton and George Slingerland. Financed by city funds and Works Progress Administration the $30 000 to $35 000 project opens to the public with City Manager E M Knox and H A Millis among the participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Park
C. S. Grayson
Johnnie Bulla
Chicago, Jr
Andy Merrilees
Jimmie Crichton
George Slingerland
Works Progress Administration
Grayson
E. M. Knox
H. A. Millis
North Carolina Hospital Insurance Groups Rank Among U S
North Carolina’s Hospital Care and Hospital Savings associations based in Chapel Hill and Durham rank seventh among U S cities in hospital insurance coverage four years after formation. A Chicago backed study cites New York City leading with 500,000 insured, followed by St Paul Minneapolis 110,000 and other cities. Chapel Hill and Durham each at 35,000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Durham
United States
American College of Surgeons
C. Rufus Rorem
Chicago
Committee On Hospitals
American Hospital Association
Rorem
New York City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Then
Rochester
N. Y
Cleveland
Washington
The
Hospital Care Association, Inc
Hospital Savings Association, Inc
High Point
Licenses Revoked List From State Highway Safety Division
The state highway safety division revokes licenses for driving offenses. L. G. Smith of 123 Briggs Avenue High Point is charged with driving drunk. Shelley D. Stout of Denton is accused of aiding and abetting in driving drunk. B. B. Anderson of 500 Prospect Street High Point and Sam Spencer of Archdale are both listed for driving drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Safety Division
L. G. Smith
Briggs Avenue
High Point
Shelley D. Stout
Denton
B. B. Anderson
Prospect
Sam Spencer
Archdale
WPA official invited to present clubhouse to city
Plans call for inviting a WPA official to present the clubhouse to the city on behalf of that organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Parks and Juvenile Commission
WPA
Boy Scouts Collect Toys for Christmas in High Point
The Uwharrie Council's High Point district will gather broken toys to repair with the fire department and distribute for Christmas starting November 26. Over 600 Scouts will canvass every home with districts and troops assigned to call on residents to donate and assemble the collection supervised by Executive Bunn W. Hackney Jr. The plan was outlined as final arrangements near the November 10 committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
High Point
Uwharrie Council
Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Hackney
Mr. Hackney
Hall Addresses Civitan Club Spelling Bee Held
W B Hall chairman of the Community Chest drive spoke at the Civitan Club luncheon at the Elwood hotel. J Neal presided in absentia of Silas B Casey. The program featured an old fashioned spelling bee and brief career summaries from members. Thomas H Morris was admitted as a new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Hall
Civitan Club
Elwood Hotel
J. Neal
Silas B. Casey
Hall
Ed Harllee
Thomas H. Morris
Helen Rae Davis Wins Etude Magazine Essay Prize
Eight year old Helen Rae Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Reuben C Davis of North Hamilton street is announced as a winner in the Etude magazine essay contest. Her winning essay appears in the November issue. The contest was open to junior artists worldwide and only three top essays are chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rae Davis
Reuben C. Davis
North
Hamilton Street
Etude Magazine
Miss Davis
Etude
New Commander Appointed at High Post No 619
V F W instals new office in Veterans of Wars High Post 619 last night with BE Proctor becoming commander succeeding Walker. Other officers named include senior commander Whidden and adjutant Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. L. Proctor
Veterans of Wars
Walker
BE. A. Whidden
Mander
A. B. Frost
C. L. Gray
R. P. Myers
L. A. Workman
A.gram
Craigg
Craigg, Officer of the Dat Walker, Adjutant; R. A
Whidden
Sydney Ross
Lackey
I. T. Pruitt
G. L. Mitchell
Workman
Hobbs
Bruce H. Carraway
Seed Potato Rates and Planting Yield Clarified
When used for seed potatoes they are from disease free stock weighing two to three pounds per plant and an acre of ground pounds of these are.
Summer day essay prize honors local pupil El sie Gates
A local student named Nem vis won for an essay titled Summer day The winner is a pupil Elsie Gates of the city received several other honorable mentions in contests and one additional prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Nem Vis
Elsie Gates
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. Garner
A. M. Swaim
Sec
Madame Meredith
High Point, N.C
East High Street
Expert Service
North Main Stree
Winston-Salem, MC
West Commerce
Chest’s Honor
High Point Hardware Co
Main St
High Point Overall Co
High Point Furniture Co
Merit Shoe
Ring Drug Co
N. Maint
Virginia Hunsucker
Madam Ardelle
Alfaire
Ardelle
Bianin
Wilson's Shoe Store
Robie Boyles
Shanghai
Helen Piper
Happy Landing
Jean Batten
England
Australia
Croydon
Texas
Barden Gosnore
Hedgecock Lumber
MR. Hall
V.F. W. Insta New Office
E. L. Proctor
Ins
Ben Swartzberg
Credit Clothing
Beeson Héw
North Main
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
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