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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1945
Page
9
Fire Chief E. K. Ingram urges all school children to join a city cleanup and paint up drive April 9 to 21. A signed parental form guarantees city trucks collect trash free of charge. The appeal links cleaner streets to reduced fire hazards and better health, urging gardens and civic pride.
Earl S. Draper deputy commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration visits Greensboro and describes the H-2 housing plan for Kendboro and other North Carolina towns as a measure to relieve congestion and meet community needs. He says it is not designed to accommodate immigrant war workers and notes one project is under construction while state approvals are sought.
The article notes the paramount importance of immigrant war workers amid a continuing stream of labor entrants. It discusses contributions to production, policy considerations, and the broader wartime economy shaping public reporting and workforce planning.
High Point reports a record month for issuing marriage licenses. Names listed include William P Lassiter with Ruth H Hudson, Henry A Stroud with Laura M Winslow, Rudolph Romanick of Detroit with Mildred Conn, Matthew A Barker with Nancy Elizabeth Martin, Frank H Brown with Bertha Rhodes, Robert F Alderman with Elma P Jones.
W W Lewis serves as scoutmaster of Troop 14 sponsored by Wesley Memorial Methodist Church in Uwharrie Council. He trained 12 Eagle Scouts in the past year and his sons Warner and Luther also earned Eagles. The troop, once the largest, was reduced to 36 scouts and meets Thursdays at the Shirley street Scout hut.
Turkish tobacco will be planted on 150 North Carolina farms this year in the state’s first large scale experiment. Seeds come from the state experiment station near Oxford and planting will focus on the Piedmont and mountains due to suitability and labor needs.
A planned drill evacuated about 700 workers from ten floors of the Furniture Exposition Building in ten minutes at two pm. Fire personnel awaited outside with ambulances and a nurse, while traffic halted from Commerce to West Green.
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