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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1926
Page
10
Tonight the city council meets in the council chamber at 8 as minutes, reports, and a dam contract read dominate the session. County commissioners in Greensboro discuss a new road link between Guilford cities while police pursue a Taylor street killing clue. Rural mood shows rain helping crops but wells still dry.
Thomas J. Gold of High Point announces plans for Raleigh in January to modify the Municipal court bill of 1913 to create a Corporation court here. The change would allow civil cases to be tried before a jury locally, reducing appeals to the Superior court and easing clogged dockets. Gold aims to avoid introducing many new laws while pushing this focused reform.
Gold and York plan legal action against the county school board L W Blackwelder and the City of High Point to reclaim or collect over $1000 for a Hupmobile eight seized and sold after a first mortgage claim by Sterrett and Fleming Auto Co Washington DC officials warned the city not to sell the car An arrested driver in a related liquor case fled as police watched Involved sale proceeds went to the county school board with Blackwelder acting as agent for Gul Refining Co
W D Manley former head of Bankers Trust Atlanta under 18 indictments in Georgia and Florida over bank closings pleads not guilty in Fulton superior court to fraud indictment involving Farmers and Traders Bank Atlanta jury selection begins.
Detectives hunting for the person or persons who killed Charles M Ridgill say arrests are unlikely in the coming days unless new information emerges. Two suspects were held earlier but released. Ridgill was found in the 300 block of Taylor Street with a bullet wound to the left chest and a broken left thumb.
In a South column discussion, the speaker defends bloc systems and warns tariffs harm farmers by raising living costs, saying the tariff raises living costs by four billion dollars and transportation costs double them. He targets President Coolidge’s cotton committee led by Eugene Mayer as vague, predicting disaster for the South with national implications.
Miss Dorothy Gardyne, secretary of the Girl Reserves, will address the YWCA board and members this afternoon at 4 as part of World Fellowship Week. Her talk covers YWCA contacts in England and the Birmingham training college experience with international student life.
Major Mario De Dernadi, Italian speed ace, postpones his three kilometer flying record attempt until tomorrow or Thursday after winning the Schneider Cup on Saturday. He will meet President Coolidge at the White House tomorrow and thus postpones the flight.
The Wesley Memorial Methodist church board held its first meeting of the year at 7 36 PM with about 62 men present. Fred N. Tate led discussions on the new Sunday school building due for occupancy in two to three weeks and approved a 3000 call for mission field work. Rev John W Moore outlined goals emphasizing church friendship missionary activity and evangelism via Sunday night services.
William M. Butler chairman of the Republican National Committee and Colonel George Harvey are guests at the White House during a Washington visit on November 16.
Charles Brooks junior resigns as editor of the Hi Po college newspaper citing personal reasons. No action taken yet by the staff though resignation is expected to be accepted. possible immediate replacement or student body vote under consideration. T. C. Johnson calls for immediate selection of a new editor.
Patrick J. Carr, Sheriff elect of Cook County, died in Chicago after election night hospitalization. He received two blood transfusions in a bid to stop internal hemorrhages that threatened his life.
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