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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1931
Page
10
City Manager Knox moves toward budget finalization with a plan to abolish the purchasing department and create a new city clerk post. Miss Lois Welborn is expected to be appointed clerk and manage all city funds, pending council action and the new charter.
The Enterprise offers a daily dollar prize for the best tip. H W Stephens of Thomasville and S E Batley received rewards for tipped stories, with tips issued to the Do business office. Call 4565 to report a lead or rumor to a reporter.
A new ordinance proposal in High Point would appoint the City Clerk as Clerk of the Council and keeper of records and seal while shifting purchasing to the City Manager. The measure, drafted by City Manager Knox, also outlines City Treasurer duties under Finance supervision.
Dick Hunter, famed parachute artist, drew a large crowd at Charles-Kenner airport as he leaped from a plane at 2,000 feet, then opened his chute to glide safely to the south end of the field. The event occurred during an afternoon aerial program hampered briefly by engine trouble on one plane. Joe Allen flew a Fairchild 22 from Greensboro to perform stunts, with Paul F. Davis piloting the final ascent before Hunter’s jump.
Dr. T. R. Zimmerman displayed a strange small black and white animal in The Enterprise found in a box in his garage. It resembles a large rat or small guinea pig with a white nose and hind legs and no tail.
Rev F L Conrad pastor Emmanuel Lutheran church will address the Y s Men s club at the Y W C A building tomorrow night on What a Young Man Should Be Thankful For The newly elected officers will preside Virgil Yow is the new president Irene Yarnell industrial secretary and the business girls group promise something new on the menu All members urged to attend
Local VFW members are invited to an informal smoker tonight at eight in the municipal courtroom of city hall. D. W. Carter of Winston-Salem and Aroas E. Bennett of Winston, both high ranking veterans leaders, will be guests of honor.
In Asbury Park New Jersey a vast project catalogs the human non military side of the war. Dr. Joseph Broadman gathered about 150000 newspaper clippings and over 8000 readers letters for the collection. The entire archive reportedly weighs eight tons.
In an elaborate celebration the Maharaja declared wholesale remission of fines and rents for the past five years totaling about 1.2 million dollars.
The city considers moving Miss Welborn to a newly created city clerk post and reshaping the purchasing and tax collection offices. E. L. Crowe may move into a senior purchasing role. The city treasurer would oversee tax and real estate sale duties, with possible abolition of the city collector position and new window collection oversight.
Lonnie Wilkes, 27, with a police record, was wounded in the left foot when Officer Jones fired at him as he fled from custody after a burglary arrest at Cassidy’s store. Wilkes, held on $2,000 bond, was treated at city jail. police say the shooting was within duty and no blame attached.
Dr and Mrs Charles Haddon Nabers and Mr and Mrs Joseph D Cox travel to Durham to join the Rotary Club dinner honoring Sydney Pascall of London England Rotary International president. After the event Pascall will head to Washington to confer with President Hoover on national and international affairs.
A fire at the home of P. M. Cook in Elizabethtown caused seven family members to fall ill from a flour like poison poured into their flour during the blaze. Physicians report the toxin resembles flour and that biscuits baked from the mixture caused illness, though the family is expected to recover.
Willard Dean, 20, in critical condition from knife wounds after a fight in Oak Grove. Police search for Boyd McGaha who fled after the altercation. injuries include loss of lung tissue, kidney damage, and abdominal wall penetration.
Kinston North Carolina November 23. Members of the Free Will Baptist church praise their 24 year old pastor Rev. Clifton Rice who has turned down 18 calls to other pastorates and will stay in Kinston while skipping the regular Sunday morning service to work outside. He says the extra work is needed as his family subsists on as little as 3.50 dollars some weeks.
New cigarette boxes feature built in partitions for several brands allowing friends to help themselves to their favorites.
Beatrice Varner of 1116 English Street found a double or two headed walnut in Davidson County among normal nuts. The curious object, stemming from a single outer covering, was displayed in the window of the Enterprise office.
C A York of this city is appointed temporary receiver for all assets of the Richmond financial institution after Judge Lewis E. Teague granted a plea by A J Hussey and wife. The bank is enjoined from disposing assets in North Carolina and York must appear at 10 a m with a bond of 1 000.
In municipal court Judge Lewis EE Teague punishes Lymon Bailey colored man with ten days in the local jail for contempt of court after a dispute over trial fairness. The day’s docket includes multiple prohibition violations and various charges with fines, bonds, and sentences.
North Carolina highway officials launch a safety drive to reduce auto accident deaths. E. B. Jeffress cites 777 fatalities last year and urges owners and drivers to fix defective equipment while patrols expand headlight and vehicle checks at new testing stations statewide.
A High Point party viewed the U S frigate Constitution or Old Ironsides as it lay at anchor in Wilmington harbor during a coastal cities tour after restoration. The travelers included George F. Edwards and Mr. Mrs L J Harper and Miss Elizabeth Oakes with Mrs Elizabeth McGill joining at Sanford. The ship tied up in Wilmington Saturday and will remain until November 22.
City permit records show S. G. Montgomery received a permit for a one story six room house on North Hamilton Street estimated at 5500 dollars to be built by day labor. Mrs. Joseph Snider was granted a permit for a one story six room dwelling on Chestnut Street estimated at 1500 dollars to be built by day labor.
Josiah W. Bailey spoke at the Salvation Army maternity home and hospital dedication in Durham. Nearby Wilmington reports the former presidential yacht Mayflower, bought by L. P. Coe, is en route to be rebuilt after fire damage.
Marie Phillips and C. W. WIllame face penalties for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Terms include execution to issue within 12 to 24 months, payment of costs, and suspensions ranging from six months to two years, with prohibition on driving in the state for six months in some cases.
Dr. Carl identifies the upper bowel as the common source of stomach gas and offers Adlerika a washout remedy for both upper and lower bowel. The ad promises relief from gas and bowel poisons within two hours and invites free samples via a 2 cent stamp to Adlerika Co. in Dent, Minn.
Charles L. Amos a local businessman and aviation enthusiast made a precision deadstick landing on the C C Robbins farm after a broken valve pin crippled his Fairchild biplane. With Professor Eddie Howard aboard the two returned to aerial stunt work after repairs within two hours.
Cincinnati plans an ordinance to impose a 500 dollar fine on individuals who listen to police radio broadcasts and hurry to crime scenes for thrills. The proposal targets disruptive behavior while acknowledging public safety and orderly response.
A device for smoothing wrinkles from prunes was exhibited at an inventors' congress in Oakland California, highlighting practical fruit processing innovations.
Walter Trotter alias Herman Smith, 24, and Mary M. Brame, 17, held by Phoenix police after a nationwide radio appeal. They reportedly married in Spartanburg and planned to head to California in a Ford roadster. extradition likely with federal involvement.
Alligator twins Alice and Aloa will remain in High Point for another week by popular demand. Also added are Dad Ryan the handless wonder and Sailor Ray the world famous tattoo artist.
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