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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1941

Page

2

Weather Summary for North Carolina and Atlantic Coasts

Noon today mixed with clearing and cooler conditions across eastern and central North Carolina. Winds from the southwest and west remain moderate to fresh offshore and over northern areas, with rain off the coast tonight and scattered showers Sunday, clouds increasing across Block Island to Hatteras and diminishing winds in the north.

North Carolina Hatteras Jacksonville Block Island

Negro released from hospital and placed under arrest here

Leslie Goode, 41 year old city utilities department employee, shot in the head and back earlier this month by Virginia Harris, 20, Negro, was released from Burrus Memorial Hospital yesterday and arrested on a charge of assaulting the girl with a knife. He was released on $500 bond pending a hearing before Judge D. C. MacRae next week. A hearing for the girl, also charged with assault with a deadly weapon, will be held at the same time.

Leslie Goode City Utilities Department Virginia Harris Burrus Memorial Hospital Goode D. C. MacRae

Beatrice Aims to Reform Budget Fashions Store

Beatrice Davis endures hustling shifts at Huntington's Budget Fashions as she learns the ropes from Miss Dane and Miss Getz. She clings to her first pay envelope as proof of worth while facing grievances from a sharp boss and flirtatious prospects with Mr. Bradley. Bee strives to prove herself, dreaming of reshaping the store and rising above the tough daily grind.

Ree Davis Selesyirim Huntington Minas Bradley Bee Huntimaton’s Beatrice Clarence Grandfather Toby Miss Dane Huntington's Trust Company Getzie Miss Getz Drizzlepuss Getz Mr. Bradley Dane

Union Wins Garment Worker Election at High Point Plant

The United Garment Workers of America, affiliated with the AFL, won exclusive bargaining rights in a National Labor Relations Board election at High Point Overall Company. Vote 277 for the union, 107 against. 389 votes cast, one blank, four challenged. Sallie D. Clinebell of Lynchburg and Mrs. Virgie Hall said negotiations will begin after certification. Observers included A F of L reps A E Brown and W R Stewart.

United Garment Workers of America American Federation of Labor High Point Overall National Labor Relations Board Labor Temple Sallie D. Clinebell Lynchburg Virgie Hall L. B. Ebey Baltimore Clinebell A. F A. E. Brown Durham W. R. Stewart Winston-Salem

Warplane Quiz Delivers Aerial Facts And Questions

Cranium Crackers presents a wartime aviation quiz about the Messerschmitt and the Wellington, the blackout dive bomber pilot term, the U S Air training center, and the monthly plane shipments to Britain, promising answers on the Classified Page.

Miesserschmitt America U. S Britain

Detective Valve Triggers Auto Alarm at Warehouse

Fire department responded to an automatic alarm from Security Warehouse at South Hamilton and East Russell streets when the sprinkler system activated due to a defective valve. No fire was found.

Hamilton Russell Streets

Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report

Chicago April 5 buyers and sellers report butter receipts total 541,172 with creamery scores around 93 to 88 and central carrot receipts at 33 cents. Egg receipts amount to 29,719 with tone steady and unchanged across the market.

Chicago Butler Creamery

New Tville Court Opens With Large Docket

Thomasville April 5 Special Twenty nine cases before Judge Carl Wilson and Solicitor Howard Steed. Rob ert Lee Steed of Greensboro driven drunk in a case. fined 50 dollars plus court costs and license revoked 12 months. A F Ward of High Point guilty of reckless driving and drunkenness. 60 days suspended on costs and 873.45 for city use. bond 300 dollars. G Cleo Bodenhamer guilty of abandonment and non support. six months suspended with 85 weekly for family support. bond 300. Willie Dorsett found guilty of assault on a female. 30 days suspended with costs and two years of good behavior. Harold Thomas ordered to pay half costs and 3.50 weekly to support family. Raymond Swaney convicted of reckless driving. costs and 17.39 to John A Sink. bond 100. notice of appeal.

Thomasville Carl Wilson Howard Steed Robert Lee Steed Greensboro Wilson A. F. Ward High Point Thomasine Ward G. Cleo Bodenhamer Willie Dorsett Harold Thomas Raymond Swaney Route 1 Trinity John A. Sink

Williams to attend quarterly meeting in Chapel Hill

Lewis E. Williams assistant chief of the High Point police bureau of investigation will travel to Chapel Hill for a North Carolina Association for Identification quarterly meeting. The session at the Institute of Government building will feature speakers Judge J Will Pless Jr of Marion and Albert Coates director of the institute.

Lewis E. Williams Bureau of Investigation High Point Chapel Hill North Carolina Association For Identification Williams J. Winder Bryan State Penal Division Bureau of Identification Institute of Government J. Will Pless, Jr Marion Albert Coates Institute

Police raid targets Brown home for liquor and stolen current

Police raided Murman Brown's home at 1017 Hoover Street and found nine gallons of white whisky in cans and wires tampering with the electric meter. Brown, 28, was arrested on liquor violation and larceny of electric current, with bonds set at $400. Chief Friddie indicated possible additional charges under a meter tampering ordinance.

Murman Brown Hoover Street Brown City Utilities Department W. G. Friddie

King Of Kings to Be Shown Tomorrow at Wesley Memorial

The film The King of Kings will screen at Wesley Memorial Church on Sunday evening at 6 30 and 8 45 PM marking the fourth year of showings in High Point. The feature opens in Mary Magdalene’s house contrasting luxury with repentance and follows Judas, Peter, Matthew, and other figures through the Gethsemane betrayal and crucifixion with vivid character portrayal. An offering will be received to help cover screening costs.

Wesley Memorial Church High Point Mary Magdalene Magdalene Christ Judas Nazareth Judea Garden Gethsemane Peter Matthew

Ford's Labor Clash Deepens as Dewey Appeals Workers

Dewey visited the Ford plant aiming to coax 1,000 strikers to leave the factory amid a tense standstill. Some departed on two buses. many stayed, with Dewey noting a “very bad attitude” and workers fearing beatings. Union leaders denied sabotage claims and urged a formal probe. President Roosevelt linked the Allis-Chalmers stoppage to a dangerous pattern in defense sectors and urged action as Ford labor friction drew national attention. Capizzi planned to present Communist activity concerns to the NLRB while Ford seeks mediation on union shop, wages, and seniority at today’s talks.

Dewey Kay Roush Rouge I. A. Capizzi Ford Stimson War Department Washington Capizzi National Labor Relations Board Roosevelt Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company Allis-Chalmers CIO United Automobile Workers’ Union Defense Mediation Board

Turkey Exports Licorice Root Surpasses 18 Million Pounds

Turkey shipped over 18 million pounds of licorice root to foreign markets last year, signaling robust export activity. Officials noted steady demand in Europe and Asia, with prices varying by destination and quality.

Turkey

Bison Golfers Top Reynolds in Season Start

High Point’s golf team opened with a 10 to 8 win over R J Reynolds High School on a Winston-Salem course. Individual scores show Alspaugh 87, Newsome 88 for Reynolds, while High Point’s Dunkelberger 88, Davis 89, Cooper 84, Watkins 85 led the Bisons to the victory.

Winston-Salem High Point Dunkelberger Davis Grover McNair Aleck O'Brien Reynolds Cooper Watkins Bisons O'Brien Emons Reynolds Alspaugh Newsome O’brien McNair Tevaceees Sowhe

AFL CIO leaders named as delegates and alternates

F D R continued on page Onc lists representatives from labor and employers for a conference. AFL delegates include ert Watt James Wilson Emil Rieve Clinton Golden with alternates for George M Harrison George Meany Philip Murray and Thomas Kennedy CIO and union leaders. Employers represented by Gerard Swope John E Connelly Charles F Adams with alternates for Walter C Thagle Roger D Lapham Eugene Meyer.

Ert Watt Massachusetts American Federation of Labor George M. Harrison James Wilson Ohio AFL George Meany Emil Rieve Pennsylvania United Hosiery Workers, Cio Philip Murray Clinton Golden CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee Thomas Kennedy Gerard Swope New York Walter C. Thagle John E. Connelly Roger D. Lap

Italians retreating as 400 trucks head south toward Makale

A Free French pilot reported about 400 Italian trucks fleeing south from Asmara toward Makale while natives and Italians suffer heavy losses, with 4,000 Italians and 600 native troops counted as prisoners after the fall of Asmara.

London Aduwa Asmara Addis Ababa Makale

Yugoslavia Mobilizes as War Press Bureau Forms

A Yugoslav general mobilization unfolds with King Peter ordering full military might as 1.5 million to arms. Allied reports note Nazi movements into Hungary and frontiers tightening. US Minister Lane reports ongoing talks with Premier Simovic as Yugoslavia seeks military aid.

Navy United States Legation Arthur Bliss Lane Dusan Simovic Lane Yugoslavia Alorting Budapest Hungary Peter Kingdom of Yugoslavia Rumania Bulgaria Szeged Mohacs

America's Men of Science Dr Harlow Shapley

Dr Harlow Shapley of Harvard Observatory leads global telescope work from Cambridge Oak Ridge and South Africa. His staff study nebulae and stars to better understand the sun and universe, while he guides public science engagement and policy.

America Watson Davis NEA Harlow Shapley Harvard Observatory Shapley Cambridge Oak Ridge Mass South Africa Colorado Earth Dr. Shapley Mt. Wilson Observatory American Academy of Arts and Sciences Science

Navy force structure details in wartime record

The description outlines a navy comprising a 42 year old 2,370 ton cruiser discarded by Germany, four destroyers, eight torpedo boats, and four small submarines. It notes these assets may hinder mobilization of the nation’s fighting force.

Germany

Palm Sunday Service at Wesley Memorial Church

Wesley Memorial Methodist Church plans a Palm Sunday service with a processional by Junior and Young People choirs bearing palm leaves, left at the chancel in memory of Dr. H. J. Haeflinger. Dr. E H Blackard will preach on The Light of the Cross in a Dark World. Visitors are invited. Nearly 50 miles of the Yunnan Szechwan railway in China have opened.

Wesley Memorial Methodist Church H. J. Haeflinger High Point E. H. Blackard Yunnan - Szechwan China

Yugoslavia Faces Brief Peace Deadline Amid Axis Moves

In Rome on April 5, Virginio Gayda, Italian journalist, says Yugoslavia has a few days to make peace to avoid Axis attack. Editorial notes frontier closure with Italy and accuses Britain of seeking a new front. Gayda warns the coming days will reveal whether another state will be drawn into war.

Rome Yugoslavia Virginio Gayda Italy Gayda Britain Il Giornale D'Italia Europe

Recreation Directors Meet To Discuss Facilities Financing

Delegates from the Carolinas Virginia Tennessee Georgia Alabama Florida and Mississippi gather at the Southeastern Recreation Directors Association spring conference to address recreation facilities and program funding as the event concludes today. A separate item notes Daphne Hooper a 20 year old married woman was arrested in Howick South Africa for mailing white feathers to rubber plant workers.

Charlotte Southeastern Recreation Directors Association Carolinas Virginia Tennessee Georgia Alabama Florida Mississippi Daphne Hooper Howick South Africa

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