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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1930
Page
12
Public schools in the city will enroll pupils and collect book fees tomorrow and Friday. Superintendent T Wingate Andrews announced enrollment times by school level and grade, with separate schedules for white and colored pupils and details on required ages and fees.
Police in August logged 284 arrests with 85 for criminal charges. Auto theft led with 19 cases, larceny 25 to 50 dollars, burglary 23, aggravated assault 10, robbery 1, and felonious homicide 1. Warrants issued 318. property stolen about 3989.60. recovered 309.69.
C M Waynick editor of the Enterprise spoke on The Industrial Structure of North Carolina at the American Business club dinner. He warned that tobacco jobs face tight regulation and low returns for farmers while praising Made in Carolina and Live at Home movements. James Lovelace beat Julius A Green 6 0 6 3 to win the club tennis title as the group agreed to a triangular golf tournament with Greensboro and High Point at Sedgefield.
Under Prof Otto Schmidt the expedition leaves Archangel on the Fridtjof Nansen Land route to study northern Rus sia. They aim to reach land unseen by man and are provisioned for fifteen months.
California citrus growers received more than 120 million dollars for last year’s crop. The lemon and orange harvest was 50 percent larger than 1928 and 35 percent greater than any prior year in industry history.
A police raid by J L Osteen’s federal agents and local officers captured one of the state’s largest whisky stills five miles north of the city near the Deep River church Winston-Salem road. Four men from High Point were arrested and bound over in federal court on 1000 bonds each.
The Native Dollar, started by Jack Oakie for the film "Let's Go Native," moved through about a dozen local businesses Tuesday. By 6 pm it had multiplied its purchasing power, with several firms offering $1.50 in trade. readers are asked to pass it on and call 4044 to track its location.
Guilford County leads with 42 names in the new Who's Who in America edition, including 29 from Greensboro and 10 from High Point. The roster lists one woman, Minnie Jamieson, and representatives from Guilford College, Trinity, and various professions such as doctors, lawyers, educators, and bankers.
Mrs J R Warner displays a sweet pepper measuring 12 inches long 7 inches around and weighing about three quarters of a pound in The Enterprise collection of unusual vegetables and fruits. Other peppers of similar size reportedly grown in her garden this year may also be viewed in the display window.
A compilation of daily city temperatures and precipitation readings from the Official Bureau. Reads max and min temperatures for locations such as Baeheville Atlantic City Birmingham Charleston Columb Denver El Paso Galveston Greenville Greensboro Hatteras Jacksonville Little Rock Los Angeles Memphis Mobile New Orleans New York San Antonio San Francisco Vicksburg Wilmington. Includes precipitation figures and generalized conditions.
Two Publix Saenger workers Charlie Rankin and Clarence Andrews walked out September 1 over manager refusal to sign exclusive union labor contracts. IA TSE rep says American theatre is the only local picture house with such contract. No wage increase asked. contracts demand union labor on same pay as non union. Broadway manager J R Wagner also refused to sign.
The regular city council session was adjourned indefinitely as two councilmen Parker and Davis were away. Mayor York refused to convene with only two members in town and planned to reconvene later this week once the absentees return, while City Manager Knox remains ill in Ocean View, Va.
High Point Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will hold an important meeting at the Elks club on West Broad Street tomorrow night at eight. Col. D. H. Milton secretary urges all members to attend especially past exalted rulers and present officers.
Florida growers harvest thousands of bushels of figs each year, highlighting the state's role in producing this fruit. Local orchards and commercial farms contribute to the steady supply for markets and preserves.
Three Greensboro agents of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance won a trip to Swannsboro for meeting last month’s quota. Harold Davis George Elliott and Mrs George T Wood joined 40 of 80 home office agents for a four day outing including a fishing period and a boat trip to Morehead City.
A three year study is under way in Minnesota to determine the cost of producing honey. Beekeepers collaborate to measure inputs, labor, equipment, and overhead to establish a baseline for profitability.
The First Methodist Protestant church at North Main and Richardson hosts a mid week prayer service at 7 30 pm Rev R J Farmer and his family return from Ohio and he will deliver a talk titled The Ladder In a Dream.
Oklahoma farmers are urged to poison grasshoppers to offset a threatened outbreak next summer. Authorities warn of rising pest numbers and potential crop losses if not controlled.
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