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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1929
Page
16
Officials and visitors study new signal system at Main Washington and Commerce. Electro-Matic units use pavement sensors to detect vehicle arrival and adapt signals without stopping drivers, promising smoother flow and fewer delays.
Attention masons. Numa F Reid Lodge No 844 A F and A M meets Monday night at 7 30. Regular business. All Master Masons urged to be present. By order, J A Jennings Master H C Massey Secretary.
The article describes Electro-Matic traffic control reducing delays by coordinating cross traffic and pedestrians, noting improved street railway speeds and safety. Wilmington Baltimore installations receive praise, with High Point North Carolina cited as the first southern adopter. The piece also lists college personnel changes and a campus orientation plan for new students.
The record lists items donated by Clinard Milling Co and Hutchen's Grocery including a large ham, bags of flour, Snowdrift shortening, and a Burr ground meal. Also mentioned are a 5 pound sack, a 25 dollar hanging china closet by Curtiss from Smith Supply Co, and donations from Ameri can Bakeries with distribution planned Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
Bland Piano Co announces Moran and Mack perform Foolish ments and Esau Buck the greatest record they've ever made at 125 South Main inviting local listeners to enjoy the act.
The church returns to regular schedule with 9:30 Sunday School devotion and 11 am worship led by Rev. Roy I. Farmer on "The Pre eminence of Christ" and an 7:30 pm evening service. Junior Church meets at 11 with topic Ware to be Brave Dare to be True led by Master Robert Rankin.
The liturgy lists Prelude and hymns 362 163 211 287 202 316 325 with titles How Firm a Foundation Beneath the Cross of Jesus Fairest Lord Jesus Jesus Thy Boundless Love to Me Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned Sweet Hour of Prayer Heavenly Father Would Pray and two scripture readings I Kings 3 4 15 and Luke 18 9 17 plus announcements junior sermon The Spider and sermons on Education and Its Values Guiding Childhood in a traditional church service format.
A Sunday schedule lists morning worship with organ preludes hymns prayers stories and offertory plus duet and choir pieces. The evening service features responsive reading a chorus and two messages by Tom Alderman Sykes on science versus faith and wealth versus poverty.
The program seeks to teach every man and woman in the city to read and write, inviting all seeking self improvement to enroll. In Buncombe county over seven years Miss Edgerton lists concrete gains such as higher day school attendance, better clinic access, cleaner homes, improved meals, and greater community involvement.
The Two Black Crows Moran and Mack perform Foolishments with Esau Buck Record 1929 D at Bland Piano Co located 125 South Main, reviving classic vaudeville style for local patrons.
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