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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1947

Page

3

Weaver to Join State College Extension Unit

Prof David S Weaver head of the NC State College agricultural engineering department since 1923 will become assistant director of the state college agricultural extension service effective January 1 He will coordinate subject matter information for farmers and synchronize extension staff efforts with research from the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station John W Goodman will remain assistant director overseeing district and county agents.

Raleigh David S. Weaver Department of Agricultural Engineering N. C

Judge decries jury reaction after verdict

After the jury returned its verdict Judge Stevens addressed spectators saying he does not understand the attitude toward releasing a man on such testimony and that justice has been outraged.

Fritz Intends To Retain Job As NCEA President

R L Fritz Jr announces he will not resign as president of the North Carolina Education Association after directors demanded his removal following a Raleigh meeting on November 10. A December 24 meeting to consider action was planned, though many teachers urged him to stay.

Lions Club to donate 500 to Thomasville Foundation

Thomasville Lions approved by the board will contribute 500 to the Thomasville Community Foundation fund, announced at a Monday luncheon. Speakers included Bob Smith of High Point and school superintendent George H. Arnold.

Thomasville Lions Thomasville Thomasville Lions Club Thomasville Community Foundation Fund Woman's Club George H. Arnold Lions Education Committee Bob Smith High Point High Point Lions Club Smith Harold Harrison R. L. McDonald Charles Wessinger Grace Lutheran Church O. Lloyd ‘Turner New Field Lexington Joe Johnson Roitary Club Bill Barnett Harold Leach

Bus Drivers' Families Get $6 000 Each

North Carolina's industrial commission ruled the families of three Asheville bus drivers who died in the Winecoff hotel fire are covered by the workmen's compensation act. Each widow will receive 6000 dollars, with benefits set at 321 per week to the three cases. The panel also reviewed two other North Carolinians who died in Atlanta but were not hotel guests.

Raleigh Asheville Winecoff Atlanta State Industrial Commission Harry W. Sorrells Cleveland D. Sisk William Edgar Bryson Accident and Casualty Insurance Company Commission Winecoff Hotel

New Yorker to Speak at Yarn Session

Dr Claudius Murchison president of the cotton textile institute of New York was the principal speaker at the carded yarn association one day convention in Charlotte The 250 executives of carded yarn spinning mills operating 2 000 000 spindles mostly in the southeast focus on Geneva tariff revisions and the U S foreign aid program Present were mill representatives from New England to Texas E Owen Fitzsimmons of Charlotte led the group to elect new board members.

Charlotte Claudius Murchison Cotton-Textile Institute of New York Carded Yarn Association Southeast Geneva U. S Mill New England Texas E. Owen Fitzsimmons

Eastern Tobacco Belt Prices Steady

Prices held steady yesterday on the eastern tobacco belt while declines ran from 1 to 2 dollars in the old and middle belts. The middle belt showed its second highest season averages but leaf and smoking leaf fell 1 to 4 dollars. other losses ranged 1 to 2 dollars.

Raleigh Seeraee

Lutheran Post Turned Over To Hickory Man

Salisbury dispatch reports H. D. Fry of Hickory named president of the North Carolina Lutheran Brotherhood at its 25th annual convention closure. New officers include Richard Brown Albemarle vice president Fred R. Smyre Hickory secretary Robert Jackson Gastonia assistant secretary and Guy M. Beaver Concord treasurer.

Salisbury H. D. Fry Hickory Luther Bolick North Carolina Lutheran Brotherhood Richard Brown Albemarle Fred R. Smyre Robert Jackson Gastonia Guy M. Beaver Concord

Assembly Gets State House For Meeting

The North Carolina student legislative council plans its annual sessions November 28 29 but cannot use the senate chamber as it is occupied by the education commission. The council will decide whether to meet in the House chamber or adjust plans. Racial issues influenced last year’s session and led to dissolution before reorganization.

Raleigh Student Legislative Assembly House of Representatives Senate State Board of Public Buildings and Grounds North Carolina Student Legislative Council State Capitol State Education Commission Legislative Council House

State's Dairy Business Reaches Sixty Five Million Dollar Volume

North Carolina's dairy industry now handles an annual business volume of 65 million dollars. Ralph Scott of Burlington, president of the North Carolina Dairy Products association, announced this at the second annual dairy manufacturing conference opening at North Carolina State College. He urged immediate expansion of dairy farming to offset idle acreage from tobacco quota reductions and said the industry could reach 200 million dollars. Grapes from vines with American root stock are now the source of most French wine.

Raleigh North Carolina Ralph Scott Burlington North Carolina Dairy Products Association N. C. State College Scott

Tar Heels Put On National Committees

Twenty three North Carolina American Legionnaires named to Legion National committees. Robin S. Kirby announces after Indianapolis meeting. Appointments for one year unless noted, covering Americanism, Law and order, Child welfare, Distinguished guests, Transportation, Housing, Veterans preference, Internal organization, Membership and post activities, Public relations, Boys state, Rehabilitation advisory, Military affairs, and Universal military training with listed appointees and terms.

Charlotte Twentythree North Carolina American Legionnaires Robin S. Kirby National Executive Committee Indianapolis Rufus G. Herring Roseboro Law and Order Hector C. Blackwell Fayetteville W. C. Alexander Durham Gregg Cherry William B. Umstead James A. Abernathy Byron Rooe Winston-Salem Ralph Shell Hickory Paul R. Younts Pineville Boys State Amos S. Maynard Greensboro W. L. Ingold Taylorsville R. E. Stevens Jordsboro I. E. Strickland Oteen Thomas W. Bird Victor Johnson Pittsboro

College Meet Inaugurated In Greensboro

The 27th annual North Carolina conference opened in Greensboro with a symposium on higher education in the state. Attending are Oak Ridge President T Wright, Warren Wilson President Arthur Bannerman, UNC Chancellor R B House, Meredith President Carlyle Campbell, and Appalachian State Teachers College President B B Dougherty. Officers will be elected tomorrow.

Greensboro North Carolina Conference North Carolina T. ©. Wright Oak Ridge Arthur M. Bannerman Warren Wilson College R. B. House University of North Carolina Carlyle Campbell Meredith College B. B. Dougherty Appalachian State Teachers College

Moravians Meet To Name Bishop In Am Southern Province

The Moravian church triennial synod at Winston-Salem opens to elect a provincial bishop to assist Bishop J. Kenneth Pfohl. The body has never had two bishops serving simultaneously and the bishop title is the highest spiritual office. The three day session continues.

Winston-Salem Moravian Church Am Southern J. Kenneth Pfohl

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Lillington L. V. Davis Sterday Harnett Dunn Free Will Baptist Davis Henry L. Stevens Dge Charghig Altery Lola Mae Reaves David Weaver State College Extension Unit Goodyear N. Main Fritz Sheraton Hotel C. R. Collins Salvation Army Charles Nance High Point Exchange Club Jack Dunn Broadus Culler Culler Hedrick Sporting Goods Boston Braves Culler Exchange Club High Point College Clyde Payne Civitan Charles Rich Civitan Club Civitan I. Q Ralph Rochelle Edgar Johnson Rockingham Johnson Guilford County W. J. Durgall New York City United States New Yorker Lutheran Post Assembly Tar Heels Diamonds Nash Jewelry & Loan Harllee Harllee’s
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