City Flower Show Offers Over $300 In Prizes
High Point hosts its second annual Flower and Vegetable Show September 13 and 14 in the hallway of the Furniture Exposition Building. Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes heads the committee with prizes totaling over $300 plus merchandise. Seventy criteria span 67 divisions from zinnias and gladiolas to dahlias and annuals with artistic baskets, vases, and arrangements among many awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Tom Alderman Sykes
Furniture Exposition
Charles F. Long
Mr. Sykes
R. H. Walker
S. L. Davis
H. T. Stevens
J. E. Johnson
Grover Garland
J. D. Brame
H. A. White
M. C. Rowland
G. W. Clark
W. F. Clayton
Jesse Harris
W. C. Bivens
C. E. Sheloff
Cooking School Promises Valuable Prizes This Month
The High Point Enterprise hosts a cooking school starting September 24 at the American theatre. Mrs. S. R. Dull of Atlanta leads demonstrations with daily prizes from local sponsors including Oriole gas stoves, cakes by American Bakeries, cabinets from Smith Supply, Nashua blankets, flour and meal from Clinard Milling, a dinner table from Bell Furniture, and product cases from Southern Cotton Oil. Subscriptions and extra prizes provided by Stamey’s and Hutchen’s Grocery accompany the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Dull
Atlanta
High Point Enterprise
Bell Furniture Company
Mechanicsville
Southern Cotton Oil Company
New Orleans
Wesson
Hutchen’s Grocery
Meager Labor Day plans in High Point reflect quiet observance
High Point planned little official Labor Day activity with banks post offices and city offices closed. Stores would stay open and only Central Friends church picnic at Archdale playground noted. many residents traveled to Wrightsville Beach and Paradise Point for holiday programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Central Friends Church
Archdale Playground
J. R. Reitzel
Wrightsville Beach
Paradise Point
Three Injured in Nighttime City Auto Crashes
Three men were injured in a series of accidents on East Green Street Extension and East Bay Street. Joe Harper and L Ernest Pope were identified. a third man vanished after a ditch rollover. Pope faced a drunken driving charge but secured release on bond. Police investigated additional crashes near Green Street and Mangum Avenue as community members reacted to the events and a fainting woman drew attention on Main Street. The High Point schools open with a book rental plan and improved facilities under Superintendent J Wingate Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Harper
East Commerce Street
L. Ernest Pope
North Park
East Bay Street
Harper
Warren Miller
East Green
Park Streets
Guilford General Hospital
Miller
Pope
Jule Smith
Roxboro
East Green Street
Green Street
Mangum Avenue
Main Street
Woolworth
Sechrest’s
City reports first quarter surplus of 21609.93
City officials announce a positive first quarter with a surplus of 21 609.93 dollars. City manager expresses satisfaction with the quarter’s financial performance and gains.
William Penn High School Registers 1929-30 Term
Registration for the 1929-30 William Penn high school term opens September 9 with 300 students expected. Sopho mures juniors and seniors register September 6 at 10 a.m. New science lab social science room and drinking fountains added. Music department to receive emphasis with plans for a band and orchestra. Faculty includes Curtright Griffin Ophelia Griffin Richardson Perara and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn High School
E. E. Cartright
Congdon Hall
Georges F. Allen
Allen
EB. E. Curtright
Business Arithmatic
A. J. Griffin
Ophelia T. Griffin
Girls’ Reserve
A. P. Richardson
Ethel M. Perara
Westminster Choir Member to Sing at Wesley Memorial
Miss Agnes Dodson of Winston Salem, a three year member of the Westminster Choir, will sing at the 11 o’clock service at Wesley Memorial church. Her clear soprano voice and notable training in Europe are highlighted as reasons to hear her. She is staying with Mr and Mrs A Sherrod on North Main Street during her High Point visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Dodson
Winston- Salem
Westminster Choir
Wesley Memorial Church
Miss Dodson
Europe
High Point
Raper Reunion Set at Abbots Creek Church
The annual Raper Reunion is planned for Sunday September 8 at Abbots Creek church north of High Post. Morning program starts at 11 with Luther Raper as speaker and a quartet. A church grounds picnic dinner will follow at 12 30. The afternoon features Rev R I Farmer speaking plus reunion business and more music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raper
Abbots Creek Church
High Post
Luther Raper
Cary
R. I. Farmer
Fifty Of High School's Grads To Enter College
Graduates from the local high school will enter colleges in the coming days. Fifty seniors plan to pursue further education, while others choose diverse paths. High Point college will receive the most students with fifteen heading there and more expected. Names listed include Margaret Neese Dot Rankin Jennie Lee Welborn Margaret Allen Cornelia Howard Hassie Armentrout Gladys Culler Homer Bivens Hugh Dutton Edwin Copeland Jesse Stone Cornell Johnson Claude Smith Beverly Bradner Perry Idol Robert Davis Lucas Abels Raymond Ritchie Robert Hubbard Douglas Wood Dorothy Preddy Elizabeth Bradner Violet Weaver Mary Holley Margaret Andrews Hazel Smathers Irene McAnally Frances Douglas Adele Hicks Lucille Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. College
High Point College
Methodist Protestant School
Margaret Neese
Dot Rankin
Jennie Lee Welborn
Margaret Allen
Cornelia Howard
Hassie Armentrout
Gladys Culler
Homer Bivens
Hugh Dutton
Edwin Copeland
Jesse Stone
Cornell Johnson
Claude Smith
Beverly Bradner
High Point
University of North Carolina
Perry Idol
Robert Davis
Lucas Abels
Raymond Ritchie
Robert Hubbard
Douglas Wood
North Carolina College For Women
Dorothy Preddy
Elizabeth Bradner
Violet Weaver
Mary Holley
Margaret Andrews
Greensboro College
Gate City
Hazel Smathers
Dr A G Dixon to Speak at Calvary M E Church
Dr A G Dixon superintendent of the Methodist Protestant Children's home will speak this morning at Calvary M E church in the pastor Rev H C Byrum is away at a Shepherd church service in Iredell county Byrum will return for the night service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Dixon
Methodist Protestant Children’s Home
Calvary M E
H. C. Byrum
Shepherd
Iredell County
Mr. Byrum
Beanstalk-like plant grows 16 feet in yard behind house
A bean tree is sprouting behind the R. M. Taylor home at 503 Ward Street. It rose in April to 16 feet with a base girth of 11 inches and leaves over 32 inches wide. Neighbors note its unusually rapid, natural growth, outpacing nearby sunflowers started weeks after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Taylor
Ward Street
Central Friends Church Observes Labor Day
Central Friends church will observe Labor Day at the Archdale playground with games sports and a picnic supper. Members are invited with families to bring basket lunches. The church auxiliary meets Monday at 3 30 in the annex and the Elizabeth Fry class meets at 7 30 for business and social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Friends Church
Archdale Playground
Woman’s Auxiliary of
Church
Annex
Elizabeth Fry
Piedmont Furniture Club Set To Meet Monday
The Piedmont Furniture club of furni ture plant executives and manufacturers in the Piedmont section will hold a meeting here tomorrow afternoon at the Sheraton hotel. Oliver Spencer of the B F Huntley company Winston Salem will lead the session after a 12 15 luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Furniture Club
Piedmont Section
Sheraton Hotel
Oliver Spencer
B. F. Huntley Company
Winston- Salem
Injunction Sought in Superior Court Over Local Clothing Job
Moskin Brothers sues in Guilford Superior Court seeking an injunction to bar Benjamin H. Swartzberg from working within 15 miles of the city in a clothing business. The suit contends Swartzberg violated a two year non compete clause by taking a job next door at Ir. Schwartz, who runs a similar shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin H. Swartzberg
Moskin Brothers, Inc
Guilford Superior Court
Moskin Brothers
Swartzberg
Ir. Schwartz
Book Rental Plan Outlined by Local School Board
The school board authorizes a noncompulsory book rental system in white schools to improve economy and efficiency. Parents may buy texts at retail prices, with advance half year fees for book use. Fees vary by grade and term, with specific pickup and payment times for high, junior high, and elementary pupils to ensure books at the start of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloverdale
Ees
Peete Wocnooe
High Point Nurses Attend North Carolina Convention and Fair Plans
Six members of the High Point Graduate Nurses club attended the 21st annual North Carolina Nurses Association convention at Wrightsville Beach. Speakers included Miss Mabel Patton and Miss Dora Corneliasen, who announced an upcoming visit to High Point. Preparations progress for High Point’s first Agricultural and Industrial Fair at Willis Park with exhibits across crafts, flowers, children’s work, paintings, farm displays, and livestock set for September 24 to 28. W York Company Manager says it will be a strong community advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Graduate Nurses Club
North Carolina Nurses’ Association
Wrightsville Beach
Mabel Patton
Ruth Council
Dora Corneliasen
High Point
Greensboro
Burlington
Livia McCombs
Mattie Idol
Pearl Glenn
Ethel Moxley
Willis Park
W. L. Hargett
J. F. Hayden
H. R. Williams
Ellington
T. Wingate Andrews
Edna Morganthaler
L. F. Voorhees
Sam Bryan
Jack Edwards
L. R. Johnston
Walter S. Davis
P. M .Davis
A. E. Tate
A. C. Jones
R. D. Beavans
Dewey English
Tat Lowder
T.S
Crowell to Speak at Prospect Sunday School
Local figure George H. Crowell will address Prospect Sunday school on the Prospect road tomorrow at 2 o clock. He will discuss Ezra as an ideal teacher and leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Crowell
Prospect
Prospect Road
Ezra
Cox Denies Senate Bid Amid Rumors
J Elwood Cox president of the Commercial National Bank and former North Carolina Highway Commissioner denies reports he will run for the U S Senate. He says there is no truth to the story and he would decline if offered without a campaign. He notes his busy schedule and prior governors race as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National Bank
North Carolina Highway Commission
United States Senate
Cox
Atlantic
North Carolina
Mr. Cox
United States
Atlantic City
City reports back tax take and looming surplus
High Point has collected 267 506 08 in back taxes since June 1 and shows 115 888 93 of 383 395 01 on the books as past due. City Manager B M Knox says the overall backlog is excessive but notes a potential year end surplus as a first quarter report indicates actual expenditures near 149 301 68 with unexpended appropriations of 34 978 65 despite lower than expected revenue 99 829 64 versus budgeted 113 198 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
B. M. Knox
Knox
City Hall
High Point Girls Win Honors at Camp Yonahlessee Finals
At Blowing Rock camp finals several High Point girls earned top honors. Miriam Sloan received The Spirit of Yonahlessee for embodying camp ideals. Frances Sloan and Martha Taylor starred in the final drama The Coming of Yonahlessee and Taylor won archery honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Sloan
Blowing Rock
High Point
W. J. Sloan
Ardmore Circle
Frances Sloan
Martha Taylor
Yonahlessee
Miss Taylor
Patty Thomas
Sara Lacy Tomlinson
Milberey Rogers
Nashville
Tenn
Miriam
Margaret Sears
Blowing Rock Horse Show
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southern Furniture Exposition
Dull
Atlanta, Ga
Enterprise Cooking School
Andrews
East Bay
J. Wingate Andrews
WM. Penn
Irene McAnally
Frances Douglas
Adele Hicks
Lucille Dunn
Salem College
Guilford College
Calvary M. E. Church
Jack
Wrightsville Fair
Prospect Sunday School
Senate
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