Depositors Seek RFC Loan to Save Closed Bank
A group of depositors for the Commercial National Bank will petition the Comptroller of the Currency for a $1,500,000 RFC loan to aid the bank. Senators Bailey Reynolds and Rep. William Umetead back the move. current assets would secure the loan, aiding more than 10,000 depositors amid ongoing economic strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RFC
Commercial Bank
Comptroller of the Currency
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commercial National Bank
Washington
R. B. Terry
Bailey and Reynolds
William B. Umetead
Terry
Dr Cheslzzli to Speak at Multiple City Churches Today
Ethiopian minister Rev. C F Cheslzzli aged 76 returns from Greensboro to lecture in city churches today. He venues at First Presbyterian North Main Cherry Street Presbyterian and Green Street Baptist preach on theology, race, and world affairs with additional talk at Wesley Memorial and Congregational church. He is Oxford University’s first black graduate and holds a Cambridge D D degree. He will speak again Tuesday at Cherry Street Presbyterian on Are We Facing Another War What Is the Matter With the World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Cheslzzli
D. D
William Penn High School
Mt. Zion
Brooks Memorial
Greensboro
A. and
T. College
Pressbyterian
North Main Street
Cherry Street Presbyterian Church
Ethiopia
Green Street Baptist Church
Wesley Memorial Church
Epworth League
Congregational Church
Taylor and
Fairview Street
Chesizzi
Oxford
Cambridge
Clergy trio to speak at Calvary church services
Dr. George H. Crowell will speak to the men's Bible class at Calvary church this morning at 9 45 as pastor Rinehart is away. Crowell preaches at 7 30 pm on Who Is on the Lord's Side. Dr A G Dixon, superintendent of the Methodist Protestant Children's Home, will speak at 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Crowell
Calvary Church
Mr. Rinehart
Crowell
A. G. Dixon
Methodist Protestant Children’s Home
Millis Sees Signs of Hopefulness in Hosiery Board
Ed Millis, elected to the advisory board of the half-hose industry, attended a pivotal meeting of six committee members shaping administrative plans. A hopeful atmosphere emerged among leading hosiery manufacturers nationwide. Clyde Wilkins of Champion Knitting Mills, Marietta, Ga., was chosen chairman of the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Millis
New York
Millis
Clyde Wilkins
Champion Knitting Mills
Marietta, Ga
Woman Convicted for Bribe Attempt in High Point
Carrie Belle Belo, a buxom Negro woman, was sentenced to 12 months in state prison after being convicted of offering a bribe to High Point policeman H. S. Wade. Wade and Ray Nance raided Belo’s home last month and seized whisky. Wade stated Belo offered to split the “take” for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Superior Court
Carrie Belle Belo
Carrie
Wade
High Point
Raleigh
Ray Nance
Henry Ennis
White
High Point Municipal Court
William Marsh
William Turner
Robert
James Riggins
Ernest Jett
James J. Pittman
Pittman
Red Cross Roll Call Plans Set For November Campaign
The annual Red Cross roll call will run November 14-15 with a budget of 1,625 locally. The Armistice Day parade unit will be a highlight, shifting the parade to Saturday, and Joseph Snider named parade chairman. Paul Ingle and N L Garner will co chair initial gifts, Liston C Pope speakers bureau, H N Willard industrial membership, T Wingate Andrews school membership. Mrs S S Saunders leads ward canvassing with 200 volunteers announced next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
W. PF. Pleming
Roll Call Executive Committee
Pleming
H. N. Williard
T. Wingate Andrews
Mra
Hallowe'en Story Hour At Public Library
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock 35 children gathered for a Hallowe'en story hour at the library. The atmosphere used dim orange candlelight and the tale Thom son’s Hallowe'en by Margaret Baker delighted the attendees. Mrs. Davey K. Poston urged more participation and announced a future session the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Thomson
Margaret Baker
Davey K. Poston
Sykes Addresses Student Council In Winston-Salem
The North Carolina student council congress elected Billy Poteat of Raleigh as president with Asheville to host the next session. Mary Ellen Harrison of Asheville became vice president and Mary Kerr of Salisbury secretary treasurer. Rev. T A Sykes of High Point urged leaders to restore high educational standards while the council condemned recent legislative changes. High Point delegates included Patty Redman Vesta Copeland Nancy Smith Tom Jones Worth Farlow and Miss Josephine Hege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Student Council Congress of
North Carolina
Billy Poteat
Raleigh
Asheville
Mary Ellen Harrison
Mary Kerr
Salisbury
T. A. Sykes
High Point
Patty Redman
Vesta Copeland
Nancy Smith
Tom Jones
Worth Farlow
Misa Josephine Hege
Separation Deed Entered By Thomas Family
J. W. Thomas of the city agrees to pay his wife Margaret Thomas 100 dollars monthly under a deed of separation filed with Register R. H. Wharton. Married Sept 1 1925 the couple cites absolute incompatibility. They renounce dower and rights to property. Son J. W. Thomas Jr. stays with mother in school months and with father in vacations. Alimony continues while employed but no voluntary unemployment.
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J. W. Thomas
Margaret Thomas
R. H. Wharton
Register of Deeds
J. W. Thomas, Jr
Rawley Named Chairman of North Carolina Road Committee
Joseph P. Rawley, publisher of the High Point Enterprise and the Burlington Times-News, named chairman of the Carolina Motor Club State Committee on Road Construction and Conditions. The panel will study highways, study re-routing, improve road conditions, and install signs through municipalities, with local committees aiding state and municipal officials. Rawley, a Mount Airy native and longtime High Point civic leader, has led multiple business ventures and previously worked with the Charlotte Observer and Greensboro Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Joseph P. Rawley
High Point Enterprise
Burlington Times-News
Carolina Motor Club
Coleman W. Roberts
Motor Organization
Rawley
North Carolina
High Point
Mount Airy
Charlotte Observer
Greensboro Daily News
Atlantic Building and Loan Association
Times-News Publishing Co
Burlington
Terry- Smith-Rawley Co
High Point Real Estate Holding Company
High Point man with diverse roles noted in clipping
Chairman governor Ehringhaus, a High Point appraiser for the Home Owners Loan Corporation and director of the Atlantic Insurance and Realty Co., also runs two farms near High Point. He splits time with farming, livestock raising, and hunting in eastern North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernor Ehringhaus
High Point
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Atlantic Insurance and Realty Co
Rawley
Carolina
Mid-Season Furniture Market Opens Monday
The one week fall furniture market starts Monday at the Southern Exposition Building. Buyers from the south, east, and northeast have booked hotel rooms, signaling strong attendance. Paul W. Casey notes 15 new lines will debut, with most exhibitors from regular markets showing. T. Austin Finch says the event will serve the trade by showcasing grouped lines for easier ordering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Casey
T. Austin Finch
Code Committee
Southern Manufacturers Association
National Industrial Recovery Advisory Board
Mr. Finch
Industrial Workers Schedule Week of Meetings
The Industrial Workers association plans multiple sessions this week at I W A Hall. Grover H. Jones speaks to the men and Claude Smith to the women at 9 45 this morning. Evening meetings for Robbins mill players and hosiery workers are set for Monday and Wednesday, with general mass meetings for woodworkers and carded workers on Friday and Thursday respectively. President D W Bradley called the meetings important.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Workers Association
Grover H. Jones
Claude Smith
Robbins Mill Players
D. W. Bradley
Industry code adoption seen as path to growth
Adoption of the proposed code of fair practice for the industry is expected to sustain improvement in the business.
High Point Police Plan Calm Halloween Night
Chief W G Friddle announced strict Halloween rules for High Point with warnings against vandalism and masked adults. Main Street stays open, children may wear masks, and adults in masks risk jail. police and volunteers will enforce orderly revelry and call to municipal court if needed.
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Hallowe'en
High Point
W. G. Friddle
Main Street
Vandiam
Guilford Dry Forces Plan Big Push Ahead of NC Vote
Guilford County dry advocates rally for repeal defeat day by day. Clyde R Hoey will address West Market Street Methodist Greensboro at 3 pm assisted by Fred N Tate. Tem perance Sunday observances bridge churches with speeches from A W Plyler A W Mets R H Fra zier and others across Summerfield High Point and Hamlet areas.
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Guilford County
North Carolina
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
West Market Street Methodist
Greensboro
Fred N. Tate
United Dry Forces
United Dry Forces of
High Point
Old Oak Hi School
English and
Burton Streets
J. Allen Austin
F. R. Taylor
W. T. Albright
A. W. Plyler
D. D
Summerfield Methodist Church
A. W. Mets
Summerfield
Morehead Methodist Church
Stevens Memorial Baptist Church
Hamtown
Robert H. Frazier
Central Friends Church
Proximity
White Oak
Revolution Village
White Oak Baptist Church
John Hedrick
First Reformed Church
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
Furniture maker posts September gains and rising shipments
Seidman and Seidman CPA bulletin notes September new orders 11 percent above 1932 but 18 percent below August 1933, nine month totals up 33 percent from 1932. Shipments in September up 40 percent. first nine months 1933 shipments 113 percent of 1932. Unfilled orders near August 1 level. employment up 8 percent in September and over 40 percent from year ago. Warns manufacturers to study price lists for NRA cost pressures and rising material costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seldman & Seldman
Certified Public Accountants
Seidman Bulletin
Massive Registration Push for November Special Election
More than 1,500 residents added their names to the voter rolls by Saturday to vote in the November 7 special election on the repeal question. The surge came despite a city history of heavy past registrations, with dry voters dominating the day and church groups contributing to the turnout.
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L Oeal
Country Club to Be Sold by Trustee in Bankruptcy
The High Point Country Club, operated by a trustee after a voluntary bankruptcy petition, will be sold to the highest bidder on November 28. Joseph J. Cox, trustee in bankruptcy, published the legal notice. The sale offers cash with liens cleared, then cash free of encumbrances save a $820,000 deed of trust, subject to bankruptcy court confirmation. Real estate includes 62 acres with clubhouse, golf course, pool, and courts. personal property covers equipment fixtures and accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Country Club
Joseph J. Cox
High Point Bankers Begin Negotiable Instruments Course
The High Point chapter of the American Institute of Banking held its first fall meeting at Wachovia Bank and Trust Company. A limited number of nonbankers may enroll in this year's course on Negotiable Instruments led by R A McPheeters, with local officers Julius Green, H N Williard, and J R Adams overseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
American Institute of Banking
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
American Bankers Association
United States
Julius Green
Wachovia Bank
H. N. Williard
High Point Savings and Trust Company
J. R. Adams
Wachovia
R. A. McPheeters
University of North Carolina
Green
Serious Charge Against Father Lodged By Girl
Clyde Everhart, 46, father of three, is jailed without bond on a rape charge by his 16 year old daughter. The girl’s affidavit, after review by Girls' Commissioner Mrs Pearl Parker, states the charge may be amended to incest before the Monday preliminary hearing before Judge Lewis E Teague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Everhart
Pearl Parker
Fuiay
Lewis E. Teague
Junior Pointer Makes First Appearance for School Year
The Junior Pointer monthly paper edited by Junior high students debuted for the present school year. Theo Redman serves as editor with Dorothy Gueth and Irene Parker as associate editors. Miss Maude Carter is editorial advisor and Mrs A B Frost business advisor. The paper is published with English department work at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Redman
Dorothy Gueth
Irene Parker
Maude Carter
A. B. Frost
Two Divorces and Insurance Action Started In Court
Two divorce actions and a suit to collect insurance on a stolen automobile were instituted yesterday in municipal court. Tom Appleyard sues Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Co. of Philadelphia for 750 dollars claiming coverage for a car allegedly stolen July 7. Divorces: Clara Dalton vs Rufus H Dalton and Embry Alger Friday Jr vs Mary Stevenson Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Appleyard
Pennsylvania Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance Company of
Philadelphia
Clara Dalton
Rufus H. Dalton
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Depositors Group
Comptroller For
DR. Cheslzzli
Geo. Crowell
Dixon
Plaming
Red Crosse
Sykes
Winston
Thomas
J.P. Rawley
Hallowe’en
Erated
Friddle
All Saints
Hoey
Country Club
A.B. Hapter
McPheeters
A.J. Koonce
Koonce Sruer
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