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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1931
Page
12
Third section of the annual audit delivered to Council Finance Chairman John Pickett warns that the city’s system is overburdened with detail. It calls for fixing responsibility and reducing records, asserting better results from a simpler system and thorough revision. Copies were prepared for all council members.
Farquar Furnace Service Co. at 713 Summit Ave Greensboro NC advertises allowances on old furnaces and estimates free. Genuine Farquar parts sold only through this company for sales and service.
Local magistrate J. M. Davis filed claim and delivery papers on the entire Mark Hopkins estate and will defer fees until the estate is resolved. The action, tied to Norman Lee Freeman, follows Freeman's Randolph County victory establishing Hopkins heirship. Davis urged Grocers to contact him for potential fee trades.
Formation of an Altrusa club in High Point completed with 16 charter members at a 6:30 pm meeting hosted by Greensboro and Winston-Salem officials at the Elwood hotel. Miss Minnie Mae Wilson presided. greetings extended from Charlotte, Kalamazoo, Chicago, and Winston-Salem clubs. Officers elected include Anne Albright as president and Lillian Massey as vice president.
A $25 000 damage action with a restraining order and petition for a receivership was filed in municipal court on behalf of S Rabinowitz who was injured in an October 4 auto crash. Cleo Michael trading as Carolina Cab Company is named. Henry Holley drove the car, failed to stop, and has not been tried. The suit asserts noncompliance with North Carolina financial responsibility laws and asks prohibitory relief and asset receivership pending trial.
High Point Chamber of Commerce workers plan a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the Sheraton to organize teams for the door to door drive Thursday and Friday. They will solicit newcomers and past contributors for $25 memberships and accept donations of any size. The chamber aims to attract tourists and new industries through targeted advertising.
Mile. Katia Krassin daughter of the late Russian Ambassador in London lives in poverty in Paris after the Soviet government cut off the pension and placed the family on the Soviet Black List for refusing to return to Russia.
The Greensboro and Winston-Salem clubs hosted a dinner for the charter members of local organizations. Wood, Alice Dickinson and Grace Ford attended as representatives, reflecting the clubs’ civic purpose and cross-professional composition.
North Carolina Republicans form a state Thirty-two club to back Herbert Hoover. O R York organized a 32 member local group, with David H Blair and J Elwood Cox possibly leading statewide efforts. The movement aims to renominate Hoover and solidify party support for the 1932 campaign.
Mrs. C A Dickens of Park Street receives the daily dollar award from The Enterprise for submitting the best news tip. She provided the tip about a man making his second trip to High Point, though he lives only 15 miles away. She may claim the prize by visiting The Enterprise office. Call 4565 to share tips with a reporter.
The Thirty two club offers a simple method for Hoover backers to aid the campaign by recruiting thirty two members at one dollar each. Volunteers can work in spare time to build a network, develop new supporters, and strengthen overall efforts to meet opposition. The plan emphasizes citizen strength and active involvement to ensure success.
Mrs. Jennis Cornelia Butner widow of A S Butner died at her home 322 West Russell Street just before ten last night after months of declining health. Born September 18 1873 in Davidson County she was 58. Survived by sisters Mrs L B Koontz Lexington Mrs Sarah Fisher and Mrs C M Hartman Davidson County and many nieces and nephews. Funeral from Old Town Moravian Church near Winston Salem Wednesday at 11 with Rev Howard J Foltz. interment in church cemetery where her husband was buried in April 1924. The funeral party will leave the home at 10.
Duke University professor Henry Dwire will headline Central Friends church night program on Wednesday at 6 46 o clock. Wesley Memorial male quartet will perform. Reservations urged through Miss Anna Mendenhall. Tickets on sale for a lecture series on Japanese art literature and gardens by Horace E Coleman and his wife. Presented by Central Friends Woman's auxiliary.
A monthly Fire Department report shows October fire losses totaling 3700.80 with 29 alarms. Loss on buildings 3585.87 of 786170.70 value, contents 115 of 2700.0, no loss above insured. Causes include personal hazards 21, electrical 2, heating 2, physical 1, occupational 1.
George W. Cassidy of Waco Texas extols Thedford s Black-Draught saying it restore normal bowels without sickening effects after decades of use. He notes the laxative works with a small dose and does not require nightly use. Cassidy adds he just bought a box yesterday and it still helps as it did when he first started taking it.
Last night two fires caused estimated damages between 15000 and 20000 dollars and left 85 workers temporarily unemployed. The High Point Overall company pants department suffered major damage from a fire of unknown origin near 9:45 p.m., with flames destroying equipment and goods. The Green Lantern Grill on North Main street sustained smoke and kitchen damage from a later blaze. Pete Antonakos owns the business with Allred brothers owning the building.
In Sturgis Michigan the St Joseph county board of supervisors refused unemployment relief to anyone who feeds automobiles or dogs. Jobless auto or dog owners must relinquish their pets to receive aid, the board decreed.
Chief W. G. Friddie announced that any police driver involved in an automobile mishap is personally responsible for repair costs unless proven not at fault. He noted council sharp criticism over police driving and said the recent accident would be settled without city expense. Friddie added the officer involved was off duty and driving his private car.
L. R. Johnston principal of High Point high school will teach the child study class of the Central Parent-Teacher association in Greensboro tonight at 7 30 in the auditorium of the Central Junior high school. His subject is Guiding the Development of the Childs Personality. The class will meet in Greensboro for five consecutive Tuesdays with various teachers on the program.
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