Governor Opposed to Calling Special Session
Governor Ehringhaus will not call a special session of the North Carolina legislature despite pressure. Local observers and Rep Pickens say a session is unnecessary and undesirable under current conditions as states seek to align Social Security unemployment measures.
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Rth
Carolina
Ghaus
Rupert T
Cliens
Tes
Ehringhaus
Social Security
Pennsylvania
Viria
Pickens
Empty Stocking Fund Aims to Aid Neediest Children in High Point
The 1936 Empty Stocking Fund, led by The Enterprise and Kiwanis, seeks to help High Point children with Christmas parties and long term aid. The fund will study cases via social agencies to avoid duplication and direct all donations to the needy, with no administrative deductions. Checks payable to The Empty Stocking Fund, care of The Enterprise.
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High Point
Kiwanis Club
Taylor Wins Guilford Council 8 Junior Order Officers
Taylor elected presiding officer of Guilford Council 8 Junior Order United Mechanics at Friday meet. Officers elected include A Ritchie vice councillor Callicutt secretary re elected Kester Burrow assistant treasurer Edgar financial secretary re elected A F Moore treasurer R L Reaves chap H C Poole conductor N ce warden J W Saun inside sentinel J J May and A B Horney trustees re elected. New officers to be sworn in at January meeting.
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A. Ritchie
Callicutt
Kester Burrow
Edgar
A. F. Moore
Ted
R. L. Reaves
H. C. Poole
N. Ce
J. W. Sauninside Sentinel
J. J. May
A. B. Horney
B. H. Jordan
Tate Furniture Announces Immediate Wage Adjustment
Tate Furniture company announces an immediate wage adjustment averaging about ten percent. A. E. Tate, president and treasurer, said the realignment is an adjustment rather than a horizontal raise. Notices were posted in the plant Friday afternoon. Some workers will gain more, others less, under the new rates.
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Tate Furniture Company
A. E. Tate
Tate
Relief Workers Must Be Interviewed By December First
All certified relief workers on WPA projects must report to the North Carolina State Employment Service at 11244 North Wrenn Street for a re interview on or before December 1. Workers failing to report will have their cases canceled and be ineligible for WPA employment. WPA officials have announced.
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WPA
North Carolina State Employment Service
North Wrenn Street
Employment Service Office
Post Office to Mail Social Security Identification Cards
Postal officials report strong cooperation as employers and employees fill out and return SS-5 forms for the Social Security act. Identification cards will be mailed starting tomorrow, with guidance offered for proper completion and errors noted in a recent batch.
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C. Clark
Clark
First Eye Clinic To Be Held Here Next Tuesday Wednesday
The High Point Lions club with the North Carolina State Commission for the Blind and city officials will hold a two day eye clinic at Burrus Clinic. Twenty children and five adults will be examined each day selected from school files and federal project workers. The clinic aims to identify eye defects to enable affected individuals to work or continue working. Dr. Roman S. Cheek and Miss Veigh Hutchison coordinated the event with Lions H A Cecil chairing the committee. Additional clinics are planned after the new year and in spring.
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High Point Lions Club
North Carolina State Commission For the Blind
M. D. Bonner
Burrus Clinic
Veigh Hutchison
Club
Club and Blind Commission
Roman S. Cheek
State Commission For the Blind
Miss Hutchison
Lions Club
H. A. Cecil
Carolinas Older Boys Conference Set for Three Day Meet
Plans completed to host 400 boys from North and South Carolina for the 18th annual Carolinas Older Boys Conference in this city. Sessions at Wesley Memorial church feature Dr. Gordon Spaugh and Dr. Charles F. Myers. Friday opening, Saturday tours, and a banquet hosted by the Y M C A occur with arrangements for local hosting homes and a broader welcome week.
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North
South Carolina
Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Gordon Spaugh
Home Moravian Church
Winston-Salem
Charles F. Myers
First Presbyterian Church
Greensboro
Spaugh
Charles Idol
C.S. Grayson
Arthur Port
Dean P. BE. Lindley
High Point College
M. L. Patrick
Tomlinson
High Point
W. W. Peele
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Wesley Memorial Church
Edgar Hartley
Y M C A
W. C. Idol
Funeral Services For Linville Walton In Springfield
Funeral services for Linville Walton lifelong Springfield resident who died Friday night will be held today at 3 30 PM at Springfield Friends church He was a longtime member and the service will be led by Miss Clara I Cox assisted by Rev Tom A Sykes He was the son of Dempsey and Mary Jackson Walton.
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Linville Walton
Springfield
Springfield Friends Church
Clara I. Cox
Tom A. Sykes
Central Friends Church
Walton
Dempsey and
Mary Jackson Walton
VFW Post 619 to Convene Monday Night Meeting
Veterans of Foreign Wars post 619 will hold a meeting Monday night at the hall on 10 North Main Street. All members are urged to attend.
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High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
North Main Street
Local Preaching Mission Aims to Reawaken Spiritual Focus
A group of High Point churches will launch a week long Preaching Mission following the National Preaching Mission. Participating churches include Central Friends First Methodist Protestant St Marys Episcopal Emmanuel Lutheran and others with guest ministers from Salem College Duke University Guilford College and Greensboro.
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High Point
Central Friends
First Methodist Protestant
St. Mary's Episcopal
Emmanuel Lutheran
First
Evangelical and Reformed
North Hamilton Street
Winston-Salem
Elbert Russell
Duke University
G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
J. Elwood Carroll
Grace M. P. Church
Greensboro
J. Clyde Allman
Community M. P
Thomasville
Samuel L. Haworth
Guilford College
Joseph H. Peele
Guilford
Mrs Emma Dean Richardson Dies at 82 in Deep River
Mrs Emma Dean Richardson 82 of Deep River died at 9 pm at her daughter Mrs William G Wiley's home near Jamesown. Widow of J A Richardson she was born June 20 1872 near Walkertown. Survived by six sons three daughters 14 grandchildren two great grandchildren funeral at Wiley home Monday 2 pm with interment in Deep River cemetery.
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Emma Dean Richardson
Deep River
William G. Wiley
Jamesown
Richardson
J. A. Richardson
Walkertown
Thomas A
Lutretia Dean Richardson
C. V
Columbus
A. M
High Point
J. O
Lynchburg
Deep River Cemetery
Parade winners announced in city awards
Barbara Louise Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Davis of Montlieu avenue was chosen best appearing girl on a pony in the local parade Friday afternoon. A tie occurred in the bicycle contest with Carl Cates of 215 Phillips street and Thurman Fox of 2238 West Russell street sharing the prize.
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Barbara Louise Davis
Paul Davis
Montlieu Avenue
Carl Cates
Phillips Streets
Thurman Fox
West
Russell Street
Emanuel Lutheran Sermon Series Attracts Parishioners
The church plans an 11 AM sermon on Unconscious Losses and a 7 30 PM weekly preaching mission beginning Sunday with Gods People and continuing each evening through Friday in cooperation with national and city wide efforts.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Firemen to Repair Toys Again This Christmas
Fire Chief B. K. Ingram announced that firemen will repair toys for needy children this Christmas with the Boy Scout director B W Hackney Jr taking full responsibility for collection and distribution. Scouts will supply broken toys storage paint nails and fund purchases for dolls estimated at 200, while firemen handle repair work until Christmas Day.
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B. K. Ingram
B. W. Hackney, Jr
Boy Scout
Chief Ingram
Boy
Ingram
North Carolina
Boy Scout Organization
Furniture Industry Posts 30 Percent Larger Payroll
A Seidman & Seidman bulletin shows October 1936 payrolls 30 percent higher and workers 21 percent more than a year earlier. Plant activity index rose to 85 from 81 in September, with shipments ahead of orders and unfilled orders nearly double last year.
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Seidman &. Seidman
Certified Public Accountants
Local Duke Power Counsel Probes High Point Grant Papers
Local counsel studied application papers for the 2.595 million PWA grant to High Point for a hydroelectric plant. Duke Power expected to challenge the grant, pending the Buzzard Roost Supreme Court decision, with city officials awaiting clarification before moving ahead.
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Duke Power Company
PWA
High Point
Owen Reese
Roberson, Haworth and
FE. M. Knox
Reese
City Hall
Dia
Sheraton Hotel
Knox
Horace Haworth
The
Power Company
Washington
Duke
Supreme Court
Buzzard Roost
Two Children Die in Burlington Wreck Involving Durham Driver
Burlington reports a fatal collision today as Furman Pars eleven and Ralph Parks seven were killed by M Burl Newton of Durham. Mrs Newton suffered injuries when Newton swerved to avoid the youngsters.
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Burlington
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H. W. Thurber
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Local Counsel Studies
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