Public audit details draw High Point attention and copies rush
City officials digest a voluminous audit report on High Point finances with focus expected on the third section of criticisms and recommendations. Transcription and ditto copies proceed slowly as the city plans to release the full audit before the next council meeting, amid questions about the five year decline in the tax rate from 1.65 to 1.20 and a 13 month deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
C. B. Wagner
E. M. Knox
R. G.iter
J. ©. Connor
Dress Parade at Oak Ridge Today
Oak Ridge Military Institute will stage its first formal dress parade this Sunday at 3 30 p m at Oak Ridge. The ROTC department, led by Lieut Col O F Snyder, will showcase a strong staff including five reserve officers and Major R P Larkins, Capt F B Farr and Capt W Archie among the instructors. A prize drill platoon under Capt F B Warr will perform intricate military moves for visitors.
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Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Military Institute
Military Department
U. S. Army
O. F. Snyder
Geo. A. Potter
R. P. Larkins
F. B. Farr
Clemzon
Shaylor Military Academy
Chattanooga
Tenn
Not From This City EE Storey Elected VP NC Teachers
The Northwestern District vice-president of the North Carolina Education Association is not from High Point as an Associated Press dispatch yesterday claimed. Storey, from North Uke core, was elected yesterday and the error was clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. EE. Storey
North Carolina Education Association
North
High Point
Ten Permits Granted For Building This Week
City permit clerk A B Horney reports ten building permits issued totaling 11025 with the largest 3600 to J H McCain for a two story seven room house on route 10 plus a garage. J R Boone received 1250 for a one story six room dwelling on Bynum street. Henry Brandon listed for a two story six room house with garage on Cedrow street at 2500. Other permits include Zimmermann brothers mercantile stand on North Main 75. S E K Fountain repair of six room house Prospect 600. Joiner and Welch one story four room on Vail 600 and two three room houses Wade Alley 400 each. J London one story four room Hicks 900. G E Hutchen remodeling of North Main grocery 300.
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A. B. Horney
J. H. McCain
Route 10
J. R. Boone
Bynum Street
Joiner
Welch
Wade Alley
J. London
Hicks Street
G. E. Hutchens
North Mainstreet
Air Passenger Rates Reduced Across Eastern Air Transport
A telegram from Eastern Air Transport to F J Sizemore of the High Point Chamber of Commerce announces rate cuts of about 14 percent on one way trips and 25 percent on round trips. Round trips Greensboro to New York listed at 49.58 dollars. The note cites a 300 percent rise in passenger volume since January 1 and a 250000 pound increase in air mail, signed by Thomas B Doe, president.
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Eastern Air Transport System
F. J. Sizemore
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Greensboro
New York
Thomas B. Doe
Eastern Air Transport, Inc
Doe
Mrs Copple Rites Set for Deep River Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearle Jordan Copple of Deep River will be held at Deep River Friends church at 2 30 this afternoon. Rev L B Gladden and Rev Joseph Peele will officiate. Interment follows in Deep River cemetery. She died Friday after several weeks illness at a local hospital.
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Pearle Jordan Copple
Deep River
Deep River Friends Church
L. B. Gladden
North Park
Community Singing At Canaan Church
An old fashioned community singing led by John W Johnson will be held at Canaan Methodist Protestant Church at 1 30 in the afternoon on November 2. Johnson has lined up several good quarters to participate and invites the public and singers in particular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Johnson
Canaan Methodist Protestant
Johnson
City Officials Back Law Enforcement School Initiative
City officials praise a proposed school of law enforcement following an inaugural Friday night event. Chief W G Friddle supports biweekly sessions at city hall with local and outside speakers to improve policing and laws. Prof Albert Coates of UNC outlines aims to study crime and administration across counties and state, expanding to district and statewide programs.
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W. G. Friddle
High Point Police Department
Friddle
Albert Coates
Law School
University of North Carolina
Coates
North Carolina
Business Fronts Bring $600 Foot At Auction Sale
Auction sales of three pieces of business property and 20 lots in the northern city section grossed about $35 000 for real estate offered by A Pat Brown through the American Land Company with the Penny Brothers as auctioneers. A crowd of more than 1500 attended both morning and afternoon sales. Brown called bidding strong though prices ran below several years ago, aligning with current market trends. Morning frontage on North Wrenn street sold at about $600 per foot totaling nearly $29 000. R J Wagger bought the bulk of the frontage while L W Blackwelder took a 10 foot stand at the north end. Twenty lots on Tabor and Forest Avenues averaged about $250 each. Brown plans no further sales of his 250 additional lots and has no immediate market plans.
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A. Pat Brown
American Land Company
Penny Brothers
Brown
Wrenn Street
R. J. Wagger
L. W. Blackwelder
Tabor
Forrest Avenue
Mrs Ruby Love Hurt When Car Overturns
Mrs Mary Love of 209 Oak Street suffered a sprained arm when the car she rode in overturned on Ridge Crest Drive yesterday around 5:15 PM. She was taken by Sechrest's ambulance to High Point hospital, treated, and later discharged to her home after the vehicle mishap on a curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Love
Oak Street
Ridgecrest Drive
Sechrest
High Point Hospital
Thieves Target Mrs Murray’s Hen House Repeatedly
Mrs. C. E. Murray of 1115 South Tate street reports repeated chicken thefts at her home. Robbers have entered the premises three times in recent weeks, stealing hens and fryers and damaging a tall wire fence in the latest burglary.
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C. E. Murray
South
Tate Street
Hunters Bring Home 200 Pound Deer From East Carolina Hunt
J. Cannon and his son Hartwell along with Carl Hatley returned home from a deer hunting trip in eastern North Carolina with a 200 pound buck as the prize. The party spent several days in the eastern section of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cannon
Hartwell
Carl Hatley
North Carolina
Mr. Cannon
Basinger Named Owner of Ancient Violin Display
The Enterprise assigns ownership of an ancient violin to Basinger, correcting a recent error that dated the owner as MaSing er. The instrument is showcased in the window of The Enterprise, with a 90 year display noted.
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Okes Basinger
MaSinger
Ps'e
Mother Nature Produces Long Potatoes in Local Garden
A sweet potato measuring 17 inches and weighing seven ounces was found by S. E. Stroud on East Green Street extension. Stroud believes it may be one of the community’s longest potatoes. The specimen is on display in The Enterprise window.
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S. E. Stroud
East Green Street
Unusual potato growth seen in High Point garden
Rowland Bynum, a local Black resident, found two potatoes on East Commerce Street where one grew through the center of the neck of the other. Both potatoes were of average size.
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High Point
Rowland Bynum
East Commerce Street
Local teachers applaud district meet at Winston-Salem
North Carolina Education Association district meeting in Winston-Salem drew many High Point faculty members who led programs and presided as group chairmen. R W McDonald praised the event for elevating commitment to public education and advancing standards amid concerns about short sighted economics.
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Northwestern
North Carolina Education Association
Winston-Salem
Jule Warren
Association
High Point
R. W. McDonald
Education Department of
Salem College
North Carolina
Jeremiahs
Dairy Grades for Quarter Show High Point Milk Firms
Miss Adelia Hazard, in charge of the city laboratory, released a quarterly dairy grade report finding 30 Grade A dairies serving High Point milk consumers. Only three dairies fell to Grade B, namely J. S. Holton, G. H. Lowe, and W. G. Wiley.
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Miss Hazard
High Point
Adelia Hazard
City Laboratory
B. C. Allen
Andrews Dairy
C. E. Armfield
Blair’s Dairy
Bundy Brothers
Eugene Clodfelter
R. C. Coltrane
Cream Rose
W. L. Steed
Miss Jane Wiley
L. C. Willard
J. S. Holton
G. H. Lowe
W. G. Wiley
Perfect Hand And Gallant Player In Contract Game
A perfect 13-card hand passed around at Fritz-Harry Lodge Sedgefield home of Mr and Mrs Harry Raymond. Mrs Carroll bid seven clubs despite partner’s mild defense, securing a grand slam worth 2 290 with both sides vulnerable.
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Fritz-Harry Lodge
Sedgefield
Harry Raymond
Ely Culbertson
Fritz-Harry
Mrs. Carroll
Mr. White
Abandoned Red Haired Baby Found On Porch
A two month old baby with red hair and blue eyes was left on the Wishart home porch at 8:30 last night by two men in an Essex coach. The infant, named Bill, weighed 12 pounds and was taken to Guilford General Hospital where he was found well kept and hungry. Police investigated but had no leads on the parents. the car may have come from out of town.
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A. T. Wishart
Steele Street
Essex
Guilford General Hospital
W. C. Hammond
High Point Public Welfare
Elizabeth Pickett
Wishart Home
Bill
November Civil Court Date Moved to November 10
A November term civil court date was moved from November 3 to November 10 to align with North Carolina Supreme Court hearings in Raleigh. Jurors scheduled for November 10 report as usual, while those due to start on November 3 report on November 17. Judge Lewis E. Teague will oversee a large docket of about 70 cases.
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Civil Court
North Carolina Supreme Court
12Th Judicial District
High Point Court
Raleigh
Supreme Court
Lewis E. Teague
Judgments Sought For Unpaid Notes In Three Instances
Two suits were filed in High Point municipal court seeking judgments on promissory notes. The Finance Company of America, based in Delaware, sued High Point Top and Core Company and J. C. Hill for 763.68 plus interest on two notes dated March 10 1931. One note 387.12 for 90 days and the other 373.56 for 85 days. Mrs W W Smith sued A E B Taplin for 500 claimed due on a note unpaid since April 22 1929.
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High Point
Finance Company of America
Delaware
High Point Top and Core Company
J. C. Hill
W. W. Smith
A. E B. Taplin
Alleged Cutter Arrested Here in North Carolina
Frank Bowman a 25 year old Negro man was arrested here yesterday afternoon and held for investigation after Henry Davis another Black man who Bowman allegedly wounded in a past altercation was identified. Davis required more than 100 stitches and was later found working in town before Davis was taken into custody for the old count.
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Frank Bowman
Henry Davis
Bowman
Davis
High Point
Durham
Three Men Treated After Automobile Accident
Three men named Stone Nifong and Ray were discharged from High Point hospital after receiving medical care for injuries they claimed resulted from an automobile accident. Details of the crash were not provided.
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Stone
Nifong
Ray
High Point Hospital
Expect Decision In Case Of McJester Vs City Of H P
Magistrate W G Brown will hand down Monday a decision in the case of David MacJester against the City of High Point. The plaintiff seeks about $180 in taxes paid to the city for property allegedly outside the corporate limits. The city counters with about $260 in night and water bills. The city contends the property was inside city limits for three years 1926 27 28 and seeks to collect the extra charges.
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W. G. Brown
David MacJester
High Point
Mac Jester
Y Drive Exceeds Hale Goal of 20000 with 509 Contributors
Reports through Friday night show 11682.25 pledged toward the combined Y M Y M C A drive goal of 20000. Initial Gift Committee of 19 members led efforts, with officials optimistic final totals will near the goal as teams report. Local subscribers include C B E Kearns and Son, Guilford General Hospital, Guilford Business College, Parker Paper and Twine Co, and many individuals among the 609 subscribers listed.
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J. Ed Millis
C. BE. Kearns and Son
Kearna Furniture Co
M. J. Wrenn
H. J. Hunsucker
Charieye W. Perry
Perry Plywood
Deana Continental Furniture Co
Bonded Warehouse Co
Teal Sechrest
A. S. Caldwell
the Mills, Inc
Mra
Logan Porter
Ton Horace Haworth
John C. Abels
B W. Freeze
High Point Au Bos Co
R. B. Terry
J. W. Hareris
Paramount
Mr. Due Ee
R. C. Lindsay
H. Walker, Jr
T. Ne Short
Minnie P. Vail
Walter — Watson
Guilford Business College
Edith M. Sherrod
Irene Yarnall
R. R. Ragan
J. E. Mill
Mabel Stoner
W. D. Lemons
M. R. Shields
W. F. Clayton
High Point Grocery Co
Martha Blair
Mabel Griffith
E. W. Holton
W. M. Tucker
H. W. McCain
H. le Brockman
M. H. Folger
H. F. Cooper
Leland Stanford
Johnston to Speak on Friendship at Wesley Youth Hour
Professor L R Johnston principal of High Point High School will speak at Wesley Memorial Methodist church Young People meeting at 6 45 PM on the topic Thou shalt mark thy friendship of today the talk forms part of the Ten Commandments for Boy and Girl Friendships. Attendance has been steady with about sixty present and a peak of 71 last Sunday evening.
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L. R. Johnston
High Point High School
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Mr. Johnston
Halstead to Address Odd Fellows in City
H A Halstead of Mooresville grand secretary of North Carolina Odd Fellows will address Repiton lodge Tuesday night. Plans will be made at the meeting for a pilgrimage to Goldsboro on November 8 to visit the order's orphans home in the state.
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Stephens
Grand Lodge
Jack Field
Nama F. Reid Lodge
R. K. Stewart
John W. Winbourne
Marion
Mason's
North Carolina
John J. Phoenix
John H. Anderson
J. W. Patton
C.8. Gurley
H. A. Halstead
Mooresville
The
Odd Fellows of
Repiton Lodge
Goldaboro
Mooresville Doctor Relocates Practice to Local City
Dr. M. A. Lackey, a Mooresville physician, has moved his residence to this city and located his office at 114 College Street. The change, learned yesterday, marks a new professional base for the doctor in the community.
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M. A. Lackey
Mooresville
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Eastern Air Transport
Canaan Church
Pat Brown
Mrs
Ruby Love
Basinger
Mother Nature
Winston
Enterprise Trophy
Blair Park
Dugan Aycock
Blair Park Links
Mr. Abels
McJester
City of H. P
Hale
Frem
Wesley Memorial Church
Halstead
Odd Fellows
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