High Point School Budget Seeks Major Cut to Taxes
The High Point city council deferred action on a school budget request totaling 377 695 with a 76 293 22 city appropriation, a 20 5 percent decrease from last year. Superintendent T Wingate Andrews defended the cuts as necessary to maintain standards while acknowledging possible further reductions as debt service demands grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Amos
Johns
Pickett
High Point
C. F. Tomlinson
High Point Woman Dies After Crash In Winston-Salem
Mrs. J R Shreves, 413 Otteray Drive, died after a two vehicle crash on Clemmonsville road at East Sprague street. Horace Ballard, driver of a Twin City garbage truck, fled but later faced manslaughter charges. J R Shreves, 24, survived with a broken arm, Elaine Shreves, 20, minor injuries. Ballard’s helpers provided details. officials note prior accidents at the crossing and consider a traffic signal.
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J. R. Shreves
Otteray Drive
Clemmonsville
East Sprague Street
Winston-Salem
Twin City
Horace Ballard
Winston Negro
Shreves
Elaine Shreves
Winston,Salem
Ballard
O. R. Palmer
R. A. Thomas
Winston
Will Morris
Charlie Austin
Winston Public Works Department
Nansemond County
J. R
Elaine Shreve
Council Hears Plea That Night Schools Be Kept Up
A city council session heard a plea to add 2500 to the budget for the 13 night school classes last year serving 583 students, mostly adults. Delegates stressed petitions of 1395 signers and noted teachers would accept salary cuts to avoid closing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
John 8. Pickett
Grayson
Certs
Homer Hudson
Henry White
Paul Ingle
Roy Spearman
Kiwanis Club
Hudson
Roy Briggs
Enrollment outlook at High Point College improves
enrollment looks good with upperclassmen registering in final official day. Officials report enrollment at or above last year and nearly 100 first year students already enrolled. Tonight new students are invited to a lawn party hosted by the Christian Endeavor Society at 8 o'clock on campus. Dr. G I Humphreys college president will address students tomorrow at 8 40 am in the chapel, after which classes start as scheduled. Y M C A and Y W C A hosted activities in dorm club rooms last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Christian Endeavor Society
G. I. Humphreys
Chapel
Inexpensive Rheumatism Cure Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement touts Allenia as a cheap, guaranteed cure for rheumatism with a 48 hour relief promise and money back if pain, swelling, or agony persist. It claims uric acid deposits leave the body within 24 hours and also targets sciatica neuritis and lumbago with the same guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allenia
Mann Drug Co
Farmer Will Speak At Prayer Meeting At First Methodist
The mid week service at First Methodist Protestant church tomorrow at 7 30 pm will discuss “The Christian Standard of Success” with Rev. R S Farmer in charge Old hymns will be sung and a cordial welcome extended to all seeking prayer meditation and praise
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Protestant Church
R. S. Farmer
Officials deny imminent city hall resignations
Rumors that the city council would seek the resignations of all city hall employees after the audit were denied by Mayor C. S. Grayson Councilman John Pickett and City Manager E M Knox. They stated there is no basis for wholesale changes though some departmental officials were replaced during the recent shake up.
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City Council
City Hall
C. S. Grayson
John 8. Pickett
E. M. Knox
Grayson
Knox
Oscar W Slane Dies in Baltimore
Oscar W. Slane a wealthy Statesville businessman died yesterday at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore after a three week illness. He was born in Grafton West Virginia in 1865 and moved to Statesville 15 years ago where he founded the O W Slane Glass Co. Funeral is set for Wednesday at four o clock from his mother Mrs John B Slane home with burial in Oakwood cemetery. He leaves his mother two brothers and four sisters and a list of pallbearers from Morganton Asheville Statesville High Point and Phillippi West Virginia.
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Oscar W. Slane
Statesville
Willis H. Slane
Frank Wineskie
Fred Whitescarver
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
John B. Slane
Oakwood
Slane
Grafton
West Virginia
John E. Slane
O. W. Slane Glass Co
New York
Florida
Knoxville
Lenoir
Morganton
Fred Slane
Statesvile
City
George W. Stephens
B. O. Boylen
Phillippi
West Va
A. C. Chaffee
Junius G. Adams
Asheville
David B. Morgan
C. F. Williams
A. E. Welborn
R. 8. McElwee
Jay Knox
J. J. Corrigan
High Point
New Manufacturing Company Formed By Three Local Men
A new corporation named Gibson Textile Company was filed in Greensboro with main offices to be located in the city and the secretary of state in Raleigh. It is authorized to manufacture and deal in cotton silk rayon woolen linen hemp and other fibrous substances with capital of 100000 and subscribed stock of 3200 held by E T Kearns J E Gibson and R M Gibson of High Point. None of the men could be reached for a statement.
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Gibson Textile Company
Greensboro
Raleigh
E. T. Kearns
J. E. Gibson
R. M
Woodell Handles Seven Violations of Traffic Laws
State highway patrolmen intensified actions against traffic violations. Magistrate B A Woodell presided over seven cases. Dispositions include Maggie Messner improper lights five dollars and costs with fine remitted, N A Napier driving on left side ten dollars and costs, Harvey Willard improper lights thirty days suspended within twelve months, H L McCloud straight exhaust ten dollars and costs due September 26, Worth Hill improper lights five dollars and costs due September 19, Joseph Hart negro improper lights five dollars and costs due September 19, S B Mitchell driving on left side ten dollars and costs five dollars remitted.
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B. A. Woodell
Maggie Messner
N. A. Napier
Harvey Williard
H. L. McCloud
Worth Hill
Joseph Hart
S. B. Mitchell
Baby Falls From Upstairs Window Without Injury
Doris Isabel Montgomery, 15 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs M C Montgomery of 801 East Lexington avenue, fell from an upstairs window in the family home yesterday afternoon. She received only scratches and bruises and is recovering nicely, with doctors noting the fall could have caused serious injury due to her age and fragility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Isabel Montgomery
M. C. Montgomery
Lexington Avenue
Stirewall
Negro Runs Amuck In Jamestown Through a Drunken Rampage
Jamestown officers sought Furnace Alexander a negro after a drunken rampage that terrorized the colored population yesterday. A warrant for arrest on drunk and disturby charges was with Magistrate C L Gray. The magistrate said the man appeared wildly drunk, not crazy, and no one was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnace Alexander
Jamestown
C. L. Gray
Meetings on City Budgets Under Way With Manager
City Manager EB M Knox leads a series of budget conferences with standing council committees to pare departmental expenses. Tonight's session with the Public Safety Committee hinges on councilman Ward's return. Next week, Knox aims to meet all committees as the city schools budget is already announced. The city books audit, ongoing since June, should finish in a week, with final general budget approval about two weeks away and tax rates fixed upon adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. M. Knox
Public Safety Committee
R. H. Sechrest
Ward
City Hall
Frameup claim over police raid on Estella Reed
A letter to the press alleges a frameup by officers who arrested Estella Reed and searched her home after four patrolmen faced assault charges. Her supporters accuse police of collusion, citing a prior Goodman case parallel and naming three local black citizens as signatories. The city manager disciplined two officers. Reed faces a liquor charge and the raid is questioned by ministers and Chief Priddle.
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Estella Reed
Enterprise
Reed
Crawford Street
Greensboro
Goodman
State Negro Welfare Association
J. O. Wford
Price Street
Plumber
D. EB. Bell
Gordy Street
Brickmason
C. W. Robinson
Normal Stret
W. G. Priddle
Reed Place
High Point Enterprise
Schoolmasters Club Meeting Corrected for Greensboro
The Schoolmasters club will meet at the King Cotton hotel in Greensboro on Wednesday not today as announced yesterday The Enterprise prints this correction to the schedule.
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Schoolmasters Club
King Cotton Hotel
Greensboro
Enterprise
Local Artists On Radio Broadcast For Shut-Ins
A radio program for shut-ins will air Friday from 1 30 to 2 over WBIG Greens boro under First Presbyterian church of Thomasville. Dr C H Nabers pastor will speak and H B Jones will sing as part of the broadcast.
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WBIG
Greensboro
First Presbyterian Church of
Thomasville
C. H. Nabers
First Presbyterian Church
H. B. Jones
Another Damage Suit From Disposal Plant
Mrs. J. R. Bowman sues the city of High Point in Greensbor o Superior Court seeking 12500 damages for alleged property depreciation due to construction and operation of the east side sewage disposal plant adjacent to her property.
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High Point
East Side
J. R. Bowman
Greensboro
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City Schools System
Tomlinson
Negro
J. E. Fulgham
Board of Aldermen
Mre
Mary Pearson
Berean
Atlanta
Schwartz Shoe Shop
North Main
Martine’s Inc
O’connor
Hamilton Florist
Wilson Motor Company
West Broad
General Control
Eee
Rome
Oeswadave
A. C. Farrington
Longstreet
Mr. Moccasin
High Point Ice and Coal CO
Farmer
New Manufacturing Company
Woodell
GEO. G. Scott & CO. Certified Public Accountants
Charlotte, N. C
H. Bass
Representative
N. C
Itms
Commercial National Bank
High Point -Perpetual Building and Loan Association
the Commercial National Bank V. A. J
Idol
Vice-Pres, & Treas
H. Ellis
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