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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1931

Page

8

Perkins Named To Head Public Utilities Dep't

J Perkins, longtime head of the water division, is appointed by City Manager E M Knox to head the city public utilities department succeeding P J Dishner whose resignation took effect October 15 after ten years in charge. The council must approve. Salary set at 3000 yearly, down 900 from predecessor. Ee C Seawell to assume sewer duties. Perkins a Georgia Tech graduate joined city in 1914. Savings of about 1000 monthly expected as construction declines and maintenance is trimmed.

J. Perkins E. M. Knox Department of Public Utilities P. J. Dishner City Hall Perkins Council Public Utilities Committee C. 8. Grayson Knox Dishner Ee. C. Seawell Georgia Tech High Poin

Fragmented OCR Summary of Financial Figures

The text presents a jumble of numbers and letters including amounts such as 309,313.37 and 100,000.00 with scattered decimals and units. It resembles a corrupted financial table or ledger section rather than a coherent news item or notice.

Colored Y M C A Hear J H McGrew

J H McGrew of Atlanta Georgia led a conference with the local colored Y M C A cabinet at H H Kirkpatrick s home to boost the colored organization. Edgar Hartley of High Point Y M C A spoke and urged progress as plans to form a branch Y M C A for colored citizens move forward. Honor guests included E E Cartwright and A J Griffin of William Penn high school along with local officers H M Kilpatrick and M L Black and a three course dinner followed.

J. H. McGrew Altlanta Colored Work Department Colored Y. M. Co. A Colored Y. M. C. A H. H. Kirkpatrick Kivett Drive Atlanta Edgar Hartley High Point Y. M. C. A

Wheat Rye and Clover Grain Counts Estimation

An estimate states a bushel of wheat holds 556000 grains, rye 888000 grains, and clover 16400000 grains, illustrating the vast grain counts per standard measure.

Barnette Leaves Green Street Baptist Church

Rev. J. D. Barnette departs East Green Street Baptist after four and a half years as associate pastor to join State Mission board work. He will assist Rev. H. T. Stevens in a Spray, North Carolina revival and helped build up the church, especially among youth. Rev. G. T. Tunstall will preach tomorrow with a series on life after death to follow. Other area churches announce Sunday services and programs.

J. D. Barnette Haseen East Green Street Baptist Church State Mission Board Barnette H. T. Stevens East Green Street Spray N.C Tunstall G. T. Tunstall

Life's Necessary Outlets Sermon at First Methodist Protestant

The First Methodist Protestant church at North Main and Richardson hosts a morning service on the theme Life's Necessary Outlets with Rev. R I Farmer as speaker. The church installs officers elected last Sunday and Sunday school superintendent at the service. The 9 46 Sunday school, 11 o'clock junior church, and 7 30 Brotherhood service follow, preceded by a 15 minute organ recital by Prof. E B Stimson. Groups 2 and 8 led by J H Jennings and W C King guide the service with old hymns sung. A new Sunday school class for young ladies between the senior department and Philathea is forming tomorrow. visiting young ladies from the city and college are welcome.

First Methodist Protestant North Main Richardson Streets R. I. Farmer Brotherhood E. B. Stimson Messrs J. H. Jennings W. C. King Farmer High Point

Sunday services urged by Central Friends superintendent

Horace Haworth, superintendent, asks every member to attend Sunday morning at 9 45 for opening exercises. All invited to stay for 11 o clock worship where Tom A. Sykes will address children on The Old Bookmark and its Message and adults on A Humanity That Has Struck Tents and Is on the March. Evening at 7 30 features The Complex Thing We Call Civilization.

Horace Haworth Central Friends Sunday School Tom A. Sykes Sykes

Sermons at Emmanuel Lutheran on Sunday Morning and Evening

Emmanuel Lutheran Church schedules a Sunday service at 11 o clock with the sermon What to Do When the Days Are Evil from Ephesians 6 16. An evening sermon at 7 30 will discuss The Deformation of the Evangelical Church, the second in a series. Sunday school convenes at 9 45.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church Evangelical Church

West End Baptist to Hold Services With Rev Hoyle Love

Rev Hoyle Love pastor of West End Baptist Church will speak at both morning and evening services tomorrow. At 11 o clock he will discuss Without Christ and in the evening continue Romans chapter two. Evening service starts at 7 15 instead of 7 30 and B Y P U meets at 6 15 instead of 6 30.

West End Baptist Hoyle Love West End

Edward's Catholic pastor to lead 9 am mass Sunday

Rev C E Murphy of St Edward's Catholic Church will conduct an early mass at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning followed by Sunday school at 9 45 The sermon text is Let All Your Things Be Done in Charity from First Corinthians 16 14 No evening services scheduled

Edward's C. E. Murphy St. Edward's Catholic Church First Corinthians

First Baptist Church Sermons Tomorrow

Dr. A. B. Conrad, pastor, will deliver both sermons tomorrow. The morning subject is The Master's Call and the evening topic is Saving One's Life by Losing It. Junior and Intermediate B Y P U meet at 6 30. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7 30. Loyalty month urges attendance at as many services as possible.

First Baptist Church A. B. Conrad

Seventh Day Adventist Church Schedule in Springdale

Springdale avenue and King street host Seventh Day Adventist services with Pastor John E. All. Sabbath School at 9 45 a m led by John H Mackinfuss superintendent. Sermon 11 15 a m titled Thou knewest not the time of thy visitation Luke 9 44. Sunday evening service 7 30 o clock with Judgment must begin at the house of God 1 Peter 4 17.

Springdale Avenue King Street John E. All John H. Mackinfuss House of God

Confirmation and Holy Communion at St Marys Church

The Episcopal Bishop Penick will administer the Rite of Confirmation and the Holy Communion at St Marys Episcopal Church at North Main and Farriss tomorrow at 11 a m There is also a Holy Communion service at 8 a m Church school meets at 9 30 a m and the Young Peoples Service League at 6 30 p m The Vestry will meet with Bishop Penick immediately after the 11 o clock service.

Episcopal Church Penick St. Mary's Episcopal Church North Main Street Farriss Avenue Young People’s Service League Bishop Penick

Homecoming Today At Davidson College

Davidson alumni returned to their Alma Mater for a noon welcome led by Prof. K. J. Foreman. The morning meeting in Chambers Auditorium featured his address with H. Smith Richardson of New York presiding as Alumni Association president. Several hundred alumni students and guests attended.

Davidson K. J. Foreman

Growth of High Point Chair Industry Highlighted

The article traces late nine ties and early 1900 period plant comparisons, showing progress in High Point’s manufacturing scene. It spotlights the Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company and Continental Furniture Company, detailing leadership, product breadth, and regional trade extending to Mexico and Cuba.

High Point Igh Point Farries Tomlinson Chair Mpg. CO Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company C. F. Tomlinson H. Tomlinson Southern Railway Mexico Cuba South Continental Furniture CO

Harvest Home Rally at First Reformed Church

Sunday school opens at 9 45 a m with junior program and an attendance goal of 335. At 11 o clock the harvest home service features Rev W R Shaffer preaching on Giving Fruit to God. The Young People Society meets at 6 30 p m with a strong program planned. No evening service due to the pastor’s synod trip to Huntingdon Pa Edgar Whitener will serve as delegate elder. Prayer service on Wednesday.

First Reformed Church W. R. Shaffer Young People’s Christian Endeavor Society Huntingdon Synod of the Reformed Church Edgar Whitener

Egg withstands about 500 psi pressure

An ordinary hen's egg can resist roughly 500 pounds per square inch before cracking, illustrating the eggshell's strength under axial load.

Mother Nature's Strange Pranks Featured in Local Collection

A Congo bug with two long antennae about five times its body length and a satanic expression was added to The Enterprise's collection of unusual objects. The specimen was contributed by Clyde Wood.

Clyde Wood

City Council Election Highlight Aims at Business Leaders

A City Council race centers on business men and condo developers with successful manufacturing backgrounds, as candidates advocate growth and fiscal prudence. The contest spotlights entrepreneurial figures shaping local policy and economic plans.

Condo

Dan Boone Log Rolling Dinner Attended by Local Figures

V L Hunt and Mr and Mrs W A Burton of the local W O W camp attended the Dan Boone Log Rolling Association dinner at the Empire Hotel in Salburg last night. Hunt called the affair one of the most enthusiastic dinners he has attended and noted a similar event by the Metropolitan Log Rolling Association in Thomasville on November 7.

V. L. Hunt W. A. Burton W. O. W. Camp Dan Boone Log Rolling Association Empire Hotel Salburg Hunt Metropolitan Logo Rolling Association Thomasville

Notice by Publication in Guilford County High Point

Public notice from Guilford County North Carolina states Dillon Ex & Commission v W Etheridge debtor and associated garnishees. Warrant of attachment garnishes all debts and property owing to defendants. defendant must appear at the High Point Municipal Court within 30 days to answer or face relief sought in the complaint. Dated September 26, 1931.

North Carolina Guilford County High Point Dillon Ex & Commission W. Etheridge Eml Carolina Garment Company, and Textile Distributors, Inc W. E W. &. Erridge Irvin City of

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