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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1931

Page

2

Young Man Die After Kearns Street Crash

Guy Wood twenty year old of 910 Kearns street died at 6 15 last night after injuries from a collision at Kearns and Park streets. Two cars driven by T D Ferree and Olin Atkins collided. Wood was struck while walking. Charges of reckless driving filed and postponed. possible manslaughter charges discussed. He was born September 20 1911 in High Point and worked at Robbins Hosiery Mill. Survived by mother Martha Weaver Wood brother Paul and sister Juanita. Funeral services set for 3 pm tomorrow at the family home with burial at Oakwood Memorial Park.

Saturda Guy Wood Kearns Street Mr. Wood T. D. Ferree Gatewood Avenue Olin Atkins 1000 Lake Street Kearns and Park Streets Wood High Er — Point John Martha Weaver Wood Church of the Living God Robbins Hosiery Mill Paul Wood Juanita Wood O. L. Ruth Pilgrim Hollnese Church Alexander Evans B. E. Carter Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery

No Additional True Bills Are Returned Against Magistrates

SPECIAL TO THE ENTERPRISE Greensboro September 23 The Guilford grand jury adjourned without bringing in additional true bills against magistrates and officers charged with various violations. Two envelopes of presentments remain to be opened by the solicitor before the next criminal court term. The jury also heard the Bean and Chandler case over the Melrose mill robbery at High Point involving 80 dozen hose. Chandler pleaded guilty. Bean's verdict is expected later today.

Greensboro Guilford Criminal Court J. W. Bean T. J. Chandler Chandler Bean

Three Local Men Named Delegates to Roads Meeting

Governor C Max Gardner named T J Gold Sr Dr J T Burrus and Allen Austin as delegates to the United States Good Roads convention October 12 to 15 in Birmingham Alabama. Seventy one North Carolinians were chosen with Greensboro sending EB B Jeffress A L Brooks C L Blalock Robert M Varnon Julian Price Andrew Joyner Jr and E L Shuping.

T. J. Gold, Sr J. T. Burrus Allen Austin C. Max Gardner Birmingham Ala Burrus Alabama Austin Mr. Gold High Point Charlotte Asheville Rutherfordton Shelby Kinston Gastonia Salisbury Concord Lenoir Marion Chimney Rock Rocky Mount Statesville Greensboro Durham Kings Mountain Raleigh Goldsboro Wilmington EB. B. Jeffress State Highway Commission A. L. Brooks C. L. Blalock Robert M. Varnon Julian Price Andrew Joyner, Jr E. L. Shuping

Prayer Topic of Barnes Sermon at North Park Baptist

Rev C F Barnes led a Tuesday night sermon on prayer at North Park Baptist church. He cited scriptures including Matthew 21 22 and James 5 13 16 to show prayer's beauty power and promises. He said four practices keep one from backsliding read God's word talk to God testify for God and serve daily.

C. F. Barnes North Park Baptist Church Earth Heaven God Barnes

Quarrells Guest Of O Arthur Kirkman

Cravath firm partner F H Quarrells Jr of New York visits O Arthur Kirkman. Russian paper rubles issued before World War I carry no exchange value.

F. H. Quarrells, Jr of Cravath, de Gersdorff, Swaine and Wood New York City O. Arthur Kirkman

Interviewing Chico Marx

An interview with Chico Marx unfolds in a playful back and forth about his life story, film work, and humor. He jokes about his persona and family, notes his few film appearances, and demonstrates piano playing while teasing a longer future interview.

Jones Addresses Monarch Meeting on Service Clubs

Grover H. Jones, district governor of Monarch clubs for the North and South Carolina district and past president of the local club, spoke at the Monarch club noon meeting in the Sheraton hotel private dining room on the justification for existence of service clubs. He argued service clubs arise from a sense of responsibility to serve and outlined four levels of "contacts" from local to world, urging internationalism and humanitarianism beyond national boundaries. He urged ethical idealism and noted society’s loss of confidence in humanity as a source of world troubles, concluding with a call to deepen vision and consecration to lofty club objectives.

Grover H. Jones Monarch Clubs North South Carolina Monarch Club Sheraton Hotel Mr. Jones Cain and Abel Jones

Dalton Named Upon Committee for High Point Civil Court

Carter Dalton, Greensboro attorney, is named the High Point member of the five person civil court calendar committee to set each term calendar. Other members include Robert Mosely, Charles A. Hines, Clifford Frazier, Julius C. Smith. The Guilford bar adopted new rules to speed trials, require cases set for a day be tried that day or continued, and have the clerk collect case details from counsel. The six month term splits memberships, with meetings planned for the third Saturday before each term at 10 a.m.

Carter Dalton Robert Mosely Charles A. Hines Clifford Frazier Julius C. Smith Greensboro Guilford Bar Y Day High Point Court Civil Court

Fashionable party scene clashes with chorus girl

A chorus girl felt out of place in a stylish gathering as she leaned against a covered wall. The hostess quipped that she looked like an old Rembrandt, while the girl retorted that the hostess did not look much better.

Awaited City Audit Promises Thorough Financial Check

City auditors Ernst and Young prepare a sweeping annual audit of municipal finances. Delays push release to at least a week, with typing extending four to five days for a voluminous report. Expect findings of inefficiency, possible double payment by the school board, and groundwork for future operating economies. The inspectors even checked cemetery lot payments to confirm city records.

Ernst and St

Second Houdini Makes Ninth Prison Escape

CONCORD North Carolina September 23 Between midnight and morning Ellis Bratton alleged forger picked his cell lock at Cabarrus county jail and walked to freedom. With him were cellmates Marvin Basinger and Lester Baxter. Sheriff R C Hoover said Bratton had escaped from Raleigh Albemarle Monroe Concord and Spartanburg jails in prior years.

Concord N. C Ellis Bratton Cabarrus County Freedom Marvin Basinger Lester Baxter R. C. Hoover Bratton Raleigh Albemarle Monroe Spartanburg

Longest Dock in the World Opens at Manila Harbor

A 1500 foot dock at Manila becomes the world’s longest, capable of handling ships as large as the Leviathan Berengaria and Europa simultaneously, signaling a major advance in port infrastructure.

Manila Europa

Officers Appeal To Be Speeded In Superior Court

The appeal of L. G. Jones and C. Stoker, local police officers convicted of simple assault on two negro children during a July 30 raid, is to be expedited in Superior Court. Chief Friddle and Captain Wimperly urged immediate handling in Greensboro. the case may be reached early next week. Four officers remain dissatisfied with the local court findings, with two vindicated officers supporting their colleagues.

Superior Court L. G. Jones C. Stoker W. G. Friddle George A. Younce George B. Wimperly Greensboro

Airway Radio Stations to Expand on Federal Airways

Washington reports the aeronautics Branch of the Commerce Department will install 10 new airways radio communication stations on federal airways in the current fiscal year. There are already 48 stations in operation, with eleven more to be completed soon.

Washington Aeronautics Branch U. S. Department of Commerce Federal Airways

Early Chinese stone slab print device arrives in England

A carved stone slab weighing over a ton, thought to be among the world’s oldest printing tools, dating to more than 2000 years ago, has been transported from China to England.

England China

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