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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1933
Page
5
The Brunswick stew prepared by the Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church will be served Thursday evening from 6 to 9 at the church. An attractive menu is planned and the public is invited, with a correction noting the date as Sept. 28 rather than Sept. 27.
Wednesday at 10 a m Mrs Wade Hiatt hosts Burbank Garden club at Edgedale drive for its regular monthly meeting. 3 30 p m Good Will Garden club opens fall season with Mrs Hubert J Rockwell at 1116 Arlington street featuring a zinnia show. Thursday at 1 p m Beta Pi club meets Sheraton hotel with Miss Violet Johnson as hostess. 3 30 p m Tea and Topic club hosts Mrs A G Douglas on Parkway. 3 p m Priscilla club meets Mrs Charles W Perry on Sherbrook court.
North Carolina faces a potential move toward universal bus service if counties push the “all children ride” plan. LeRoy Martin of the State School Commission warns that full rural coverage could double current transport costs to 3.4 to 4 million a year, possibly reaching 5 million with more students and miles. He notes the 1933 law limits walking to school within two miles and that counties could fund expansion only via supplemental taxes.
The article examines the impact of repealing the 15 cent property tax for school purposes and the need to divert nearly all state wide 15 cent tax proceeds to cover transportation needs. Forsyth Guilford Mecklenburg and Durham counties show large year to year changes in transport budgets, with Forsyth facing a major cut and last year’s high post for transport funded largely by local school funds.
A brief note records that half-dimes or silver five-cent pieces were first minted in 1794 and the final issue occurred in 1873, marking an era of early American coinage.
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