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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1932
Page
9
City Manager Ani O Moii told council the core issue is collections. For the past fiscal year revenues exceeded expenses by about 490000, yet bills payable stood at 381816.04 with only 63847.64 on hand. He urged prompt payments to reduce future tax levies. Water and light accounts showed 514168.17 billed but 453125.02 realized in the year.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alberta Wineside Wise, killed in a trans port plane crash near Marianna Arkansas, will be held Monday at three o clock from her home. The service will be led by Dr Joseph Rennie and Rev Charles P Coble.
The municipal court civil term for two weeks starts December 6 with Judge Lewis E Teague presiding. The docket includes appeals for magistrates courts and cases against the city of High Point. Jurors for the week beginning December 6 include L O Stutts J A Hedgecock J E Marsh A L Frazier and others.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt and Col Louis Howe will spend 35 minutes at Friendship airport as a northbound plane lands at 12 30 p m and departs 1 05 p m after luncheon. They will then be whisked to Warm Springs Ga to join Atlanta for New York via Eastern Air Transport with a stop at Charlotte and a final hop to High Point area. A large crowd is expected to greet Mrs Roosevelt at the airport. The President elect will stay in Warm Springs for some time.
Westinghouse engineers completed tests for a daylighting system using photo electric cells to automatically open and close louvers in the High Point post office project. The aim is maximum light efficiency with no hand operation, potentially used in future government buildings. Construction moves toward a 1933 closure, with 1209 mail boxes planned versus 832 now.
A R Hammer, Civil War veteran and Guilford county resident, turns 85 at his Steele Street home. He recalls years of upheaval and change, remains hopeful for better times, and expects factory activity to resume by next spring or summer. Born near the city in Davidson county, he has lived in the area since 1870.
veteran Mr Hammer recalls service with Company G, 2nd North Carolina Infantry in 1864 65 around Petersburg and Richmond. He was wounded at Hatchers Run losing part of his left hand and stayed in a Richmond hospital until ten days before Lee’s surrender. He never surrendered and accepted terms with Confederate soldiers. He remembers visiting High Point as a child of four, noting sparse memories.
High Point plans a Dec 1 Christmas parade at 7 30 pm with decorated floats and Santa Claus arriving by airplane to head the line. Merchants Association invites float entries via Grace Baker. three prizes will be awarded.
T Wingate Andrews recalls Edward Kidder Graham's 1911 UNC address during a Civil War diploma ceremony. The speech, praised as a blaze of eloquence, inspired a tribute equaling Lincoln's Gettysburg address in its impact and ideals.
The High Point community notes many women born or raised there have built varied careers abroad and in states from North Carolina to New York, Detroit to Tampa. The list highlights wives and professionals in art, literature, medicine, education, and film, with next Sunday promising further names.
Hugh Smart, longtime manager of Publix-Kincey theaters in High Point, is transferred to Lynchburg Virginia to manage Paramount Academy and Iris theaters. Robert Talbert will take over in High Point. Locals recall Smart's civic involvement and regret his departure.
President D. W. Bradley announces a sequence of meetings this week for the Industrial Workers association. A special Monday 7:30 p.m. session covers furniture veneer and glass workers. Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. hosts the revised night school for members. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. finishing room workers attend. Thursday 7:30 p.m. mass meeting invites the public with a performance by the string band.
Dr. W. R. McCain, previously a patient at High Point hospital for two weeks, has left the hospital and appeared downtown last night. He expects to resume active practice on Monday.
Dr. R. L. Jaeger the German consul in New Orleans visited Winston-Salem and High Point areas to study the local furniture and woodworking sector after surveying tobacco. He met with Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ officials and toured plants and showrooms, praising efficiency and questioning Germany’s limited export trade prospects.
The annual meeting of St. Marys Episcopal Church will elect new gentry men. Residents are invited to the Parish House at 7:30 PM Monday for the election.
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