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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1938
Page
2
Parity cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers Wednesday afternoon in extreme southwest portions. Winds northeast to east in the coast from Hatteras to Jacksonville with moderate seas and overcast skies tonight and Wednesday.
The World War pageant features soldiers on a top scene and a wheel of progress with banners bearing names of local firms symbolizing five decades of High Point manufacturing. Howard E. Hill is business manager and Robert Bancroft directs with Dorothy Rowland assisting. Tickets available at Pageant headquarters on South Main Street or at the stadium gate.
James Ennis, jailed in Newton on a murder charge in the 1936 killing of Raymond Ottis Hawn, has a local police record. Detectives aided Catawba county officers and Ennis was arrested during a relative's funeral in Caldwell county. He previously lived at 121 Virginia Avenue and was convicted here in 1932 for breaking and entering Startin Dry Cleaning. later tied to Davidson county for similar charges. The Hawn case, involving robbery and a large sum of money, remained unsolved until a prison informant aided the investigation.
R C Wall age 45 of 1236 Dorris Street was arrested by officers on a charge of assaulting seven year old Frankie Smith who lives with her parents on Dorris Street. Wall was jailed in default of a $500 bond after the girl reported the alleged assault last Saturday.
D Ralph Parker, longtime manager of the Alma Desk Company, has helped shape High Point’s furniture industry during the city’s fiftieth anniversary of manufacturing. Parker’s career spans over forty years with multiple firms including Home F Furniture, Alma Furniture, Globe Parlor Furniture, Hight Point Veneer, Continental Furniture, Tate Furniture, and Alma Flesh Company.
Enrollment in the 1927 38 school year totals 8003 pupils, up from 7903 last year. Gains occur at Brentwood Oak Hill Ray Street and Leonard Street elementary schools plus William Penn and junior senior high schools. White enrollment stands at 6545 while Negro enrollment reaches 1468.
In Freedom Pennsylvania Mrs. Mary K King known as Grandmother King who baked bread for Union soldiers before Gettysburg broke her arm yet proves she can take it. Church ladies found her gone for an auto ride when called to comfort her. Newport Oregon fog reveals a whale spout bluffing coastline with a 500 foot offshore disporting school of sperm whales.
A man told San Diego police he valued his radio at 80.5 dollars after a man ran away with his wife. He asked for help locating them, saying he did not care where they went but demanded his radio return.
Rev Wallace Fridy praised George Washington Carver a noted Tuskegee Institute scientist and devout man. He traced Carver childhood ambitions and his global leadership while listing products from peanuts to cotton. Haworth presided and Tony English of Salisbury attended.
A state witness described checking with Davis two weeks before the Hines trial. She could not recall exact times or details of a cash withdrawal connected to the case. The testimony noted proximity of a bank to Wendroff's office and prior visits to Hines' office. She also referenced discussions with her brother Dixie at family locations.
Pools at City Park near Jamestown and Negro Recreation Park shut for the season after today's activities. William F. Bailey, director of parks and recreation, cited fair business despite adverse weather conditions.
Roscoe Turner of Chicago wins the Thompson Trophy race at Cleveland in a silver racing plane. He completes ten miles at 283.419 miles an hour, beating Michel Detroyat of France by 19 miles per hour in the 1936 Los Angeles event.
William Wilson and his brother Opie Wilson faced preliminary hearing in Davidson county for a robbery with firearms at a Lexington filling station. William admitted participation as driver. Opie claimed alibi. Bond set at 2500 dollars for each. Opie bound as accessory.
Hoot Gibson outlines requirements to become a Western star riding skill distinct screen presence and acting craft. He notes the need to ride well and convey a strong persona before months of training. Gibson and the Cossacks tour Point on September 13 with Welch Circus, Robbins Bros. Circus, 700 in audience and 300 performers. Clyde Beatty to headline with a 40-animal act including lions and tigers.
Plans proceed to relocate German and Austrian Jewish refugees to North Carolina under a new organization formed at a High Point meeting. About 60 attendees heard from William Thalheimer of Richmond and Leslie Weil of Goldsboro, who announced officers Arthur Goodman of Charlotte president Ben Cone of Greensboro vice president and Mrs Herman Cohen of Charlotte secretary.
Rev R Cooper preaches nightly on Green Street near the new Baptist chapel with large audiences. Special singing planned every night this week. the revival is open to the public and features a series titled Blackers and Ka ers.
Report states an attendee did not participate and claimed no knowledge of the issues on the meeting agenda, leaving organizers with unclear guidance or decisions.
Mrs Mabel Hill Buie filed for divorce from Woodrow O Buie in Municipal Court and asked for custody of their only child Woodrow O Buie Jr stating the couple married in 1933 and separated June 8 1937.
The Chief Rabbinate of Palestine with support from well known rabbis worldwide has proclaimed September 18 as a fast day and day of special prayer for Jews around the globe.
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