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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1931
Page
15
Two houses in Washington Terrace known as the Lizzie Griggs properties are sold with cash payments of 400 dollars on each and the remaining balance financed through the Building and Loan. Contact J Allen Austin at phone numbers 2698 or 2078 for details.
A two weeks hearing to fix a purchase price for 33 500 acres of Suncrest Lumber Company timber land in Swain and Cherokee counties adjourned today. The acreage is under condemnation for acquisition to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Further study of estimates and data will be needed before the commission can announce a decision.
New York September 5 Cage P Wright editor of the Business Economic Digest forecasts rising use of newspaper ad space to boost regional sales as signs of uneven business recovery appear He argues advertisers should concentrate spending in favorable local markets and direct mail while national coverage grows only where purchasing power returns This shift aims to reach markets ready for cultivation and avoid wasted effort in lagging areas.
The article recalls a nostalgic excursion from the North Carolina College for Women group to Mitchell's Peak and New River. It lists attendees including Miss Mary M. Petty, Miss Virginia Ragsdale, Mrs. Frank Armfield, Mrs. R. T. Pickens, W. J. Armfield Jr., J. Ragsdale, and Herbert C. Petty, noting one member’s death and the joyful, timeless mood of the trip.
Letter from High Point North Carolina dated September 5 1931 recounts a sharp humor filled note to The Enterprise about a carrier boy delayed by a jammed press reports the carrier’s pride in timeliness and the printer’s “choked with news” excuse attributed to a mechanical fault with the press and a local resident signer A F Eshelman at 452 South Main Street.
South Carolina and Mississippi sandlot teams will compete in the American Legion eastern tournament for the eastern championship at Manchester New Hampshire.
The Enterprise reports on a Wednesday pastor's conference in the chapel where he urged those called of God to preach the Gospel to avoid side lines and commit fully to their divine task. He insisted that if they believe they are called to the ministry, they should stick to their task and make it the big thing.
In Richmond Virginia the Charlottesville chamber asks state and federal authorities if surplus peaches may be conserved raw in a vat with minimal sugar to sell as is without brandy. Officials say legality hinges on whether the process creates alcohol.
Fayetterville Frank Birkman was acquitted by a Cumberland County jury of murdering his wife Mae after a three day trial. The state claimed she died from injuries from a fight, while the defense argued other causes.
A two night fall fashion show by the Junior Service League features 1932 fashion from J. C. Penney with models including Margaret Hauser and Alice Freeze. The event accompanies Gloria Swanson in Indiscreet and two performances begin at 8:45 p.m. with a list of attendees and flower attendants.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah J. McCarn age 77 were held Saturday at Holloway Baptist church Davidson county with Rev Richard L West and Rev H T Penry officiating. She died yesterday afternoon at her daughter's home on 7 National Highway. Interment followed in the church cemetery with pallbearers named N.
B S Garbee a resident of Wrenn street accepts a challenge to walk five miles in an hour earning five dollars. He starts from Asheboro road and reaches Arthur's Pharmacy with 30 seconds left as Jetty Garland and Pat Brown pay the prize.
Washington reports aviation remains the leading field for youth efforts. The aeronau tics branch of the Commerce Department states student pilot permit applications rose 50 percent in the second quarter of 1931 versus the same period in 1930.
In Great Britain flying clubs are expanding with 52 clubs existing and about 30 owning planes. Some clubs cannot afford aircraft and hire them instead. These clubs train pilots who could be drafted into military service during war.
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