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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1936
Page
9
The piece notes Fetzer will speak at a Williamson dinner midweek. It describes local moves to remove the fire station bell for a new ladder truck, the WPA funded project, and traffic turn proposals affecting Main Street intersections in High Point.
North Carolina officials including Governor Ehringhaus and Senators Bailey and Reynolds will attend a Democratic rally and barbecue at High Point lake park to launch the 1936 campaign. Congressmen Hancock Warren Doughton Lambeth Cooley Umstead and others are slated to be present with Umstead presiding.
Robert A. Fetzer famed UNC athletic figure will be principal speaker at the H Williamson dinner in High Point. The event honors North Carolina's first Olympic contestant, with college coaches from Duke, Carolina, Wake Forest and N State among presenters. About 205 guests expected. reservations due by Monday night through H V Koonts.
Ten Republicans slated to attend a Greensboro Young Republicans gathering September 15 with talks by J Kenneth Bradley Chicagos national federation chair Wallace Stearns and May Gardner regional co director. A barbecue at Jefferson Standard Country Club will feature Bradley as the main speaker.
High Point College Alumni association drafts local chapters in Winston-Salem Burlington Asheboro Greensboro and other Carolinas Virginia areas. Dr Glenn G Perry chairs plans with C C Robbins Jr and Miss Lucille Brown assisting while Homecoming date moves to the Saturday before commencement.
Associated Press reports Queen Chicora College opened its fall term yesterday in Charlotte. Classes begin with students returning to campus as the new academic year starts.
Five scouts from High Point will receive Eagle Scout awards at the Uwharrie Court of Honor meeting Monday night at Wesley Memorial church. Recipients Freddie Taylor N E Snyder Charles Varner Russell Clark and James Edwards earned three years of service and 29 35 or more merit badges. Parents and visitors are invited. records will be checked in the junior court at Bunn W Hackney’s office Monday afternoon.
High Point College plans its thirteenth fall opening on Tuesday September 15 with upperclassmen registering first and freshmen starting Friday The president Dr G I Humphreys forecasts a record enrollment with over 300 registrations expected Four new faculty members join the staff and the complete roster includes department heads in home economics music and social activities for Woman's Hall and an enlarged business administration unit.
A city article explains the fifth in a series by The Enterprise staff with City Manager E M Knox detailing the $46 945 current charges allocation. It covers rent insurance refunds judgments memberships subscriptions and motor vehicle expenses under the new budget.
The Davis Fulton reunion will be held on Sunday September 20 at Salem Chapel Christian Church near Walnut Cove. An interesting program has been arranged. All relatives by blood or marriage are invited and asked to bring a basket lunch will be served on the grounds.
Fire Station Number One on North Wrenn Street begins remodeling to house a new ladder truck funded in this year’s city budget. Fire Chief E K Ingram says the project, costing about two thousand dollars, will replace the old fire bell with a telephone switchboard and upgrade stairs floors and doors.
Carl Y. Coley resigns after eight years as general agent for Pan American Life Insurance. He will become agency manager of Ohio for George Washington Life Insurance, with Columbus offices. The Coley family will move to Columbus this week. Coley has been active in High Point civic life and last year served as secretary treasurer of the High Point Association of Life Underwriters.
Rayford English aged 18 of Archdale was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after his motorcycle struck Mrs. Jacob Harris at the intersection of Washington and Wrenn streets. Harris, of 409 Denny Street, was treated at Guilford General Hospital and later dismissed. An ambulance carried her to the hospital.
Funeral services were held today for Ralph Criswell a veteran newspaperman cartoonist and artist who died yesterday after a long illness in Los Angeles. The passing was reported from the city where Criswell worked for many years. He contributed to numerous papers and his art was widely seen in the departments he served.
Mrs BE Edmonds displayed large garden peas at The Enterprise yesterday. The pods measured about 13% inches long and two inches wide. Edmonds grew them at 504 Hill Street with seeds sourced from her Daytona Beach, Florida based brother.
Police reported that the home of J J Reaves at 1122 Richland Avenue was entered Friday night and a shotgun and gun case were stolen. No other items were reported missing.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 619 will gather at the hall at 310 North Main Street on Monday night at 8 o clock. All members are urged to attend.
Paul Smith of Smith's studio 115 1 2 South Main street asked The Enterprise to state he is not the Paul Smith arraigned in municipal court this week on a charge of dis orderly conduct.
Gladstone about 40 of 113 Crafton street Winston-Salem suffered cuts and facial injuries when his auto collided with a Ford T model on Kernersville road off the highway. He was treated at Baptist hospital. no officer investigation noted.
ASHEBORO September 12 All county doctors are invited to attend a supper meeting at 5 PM Monday at Randolph Hospital Inc Dr W L Lambert will preside The invitation extends to non members as well as members of the society
Judge Lewis E. Teague heard arguments yesterday over a motion to set aside the jury verdicts in the $10,000 suit by Dorothy Rickman Brown and Bertha Rush against S. H. Kress and Co and B. A. Marshall. The two minors were awarded $5,000 each after alleging false shoplifting accusations and unlawful detainment at the store.
Firefighters from Station No 1 cleaned out their tower and uncovered decades old city records including many warrants dating back over 40 years in High Point. An Enterprise reporter helped parse the files and the group found amusement in the bygone charges.
Deputy Sheriff Darwin Hayes was indicted for assault with a weapon and property damage. The case stems from a confrontation when he attempted to search a car belonging to Dr. W. M. Long for liquor and allegedly fired a shot that struck the vehicle.
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