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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
2
A fire at the Mod ern Furniture factory near Five Points nearly destroyed the plant. Fire Chief E K Ingram said firemen battled for about two hours to control the blaze, with crews on site until after six this morning. Loss estimates ranged up to 11 000 for the building owned by Charles R, with all stock destroyed including tables made on site.
Chief Ingram said most operating equipment at the factory can be salvaged and the firm hopes to resume operations once a new building is secured. This fire is the fourth large blaze outside High Point city limits this year and local firefighters could not assist due to lack of a fire protection contract with the city.
Rev. Lee Tuttle of Thomasville addressed the High Point Rotary Club at the Sheraton on Holy Week. He stressed indispensable human traits fellowship love and faith with God as supreme. Guests included Clarence Ilderton and Lee from Elm Street school, along with new board directors Edgar Hartley Eugene Jarrett A. L. Klemme Logan Porter Sr and Rev Wilson O Weldon. There are about 1,700,000 4 H club members nationwide.
Former Governor Clyde Hoey of Shelby enters the Democratic race for the U S Senate seat now held by Robert Reynolds. Cameron Weeks of Edgecombe County Court announces a bid for the Democratic nomination to Congress in North Carolina's second district.
The Star quotes warning that prolonged stoppages in key industries could halt the war. Government critics say strikes hurt workers and war effort, while Lloyd George signals a crackdown if no settlement is reached and morning papers back the Trades Union Congress warning.
Everett Oakley was granted a divorce from Freda Carter Oakley in High Point municipal court on grounds of separation. The article notes the theory of refrigeration for preserving food was first expressed in the middle of the eighteenth century.
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER S SALE NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE HIGH POINT MUNICIPAL COURT CITY OF HIGH POINT A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION PLAINTIFF C G ALLEN et al Guilford County and R M Fry Receiver for Commercial National Bank of High Point Under and by virtue of authority in the undersigned commissioner under a judgment in the Municipal Court for the City of High Point dated March 13 1944 in the foreclosure of street assessments I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at the front door of City Hall High Point NC at 11 00 A M on April 17 1944 the parcel on Otteray Drive Lot 65 Roland Park Lands plat recorded in Guilford County NC plat book 3 page 60 The sale is subject to street assessments and to city and county taxes not included in the judgment Dated March 15 1944 A D 4 W WILSON Jr Commissioner 818-9880 4/6
William R Hare 61 resident of 1533 North Main Street died at his home Wednesday afternoon shortly after two o'clock following a heart attack. He was born in Stokes County February 16 1883, son of Alexander and Kate Westmoreland Hargrave. Survived by two sisters Mrs C B Styers and Mrs Lester H Caudle, Winston Salem, three brothers Carl Winston-Salem Fred Newport News VA Hugh Newport News VA. Body to Yows Funeral Home with services Friday at 2 30 p.m. Lebanon Methodist Church Rev L Easter officiating. Interment Lebanon cemetery beside his wife who died March 14 1938.
An explosion rocked the city with ammunition explosions cracking windows in downtown Hastings and shaking homes. The Glenvil village, near the plant outskirts, suffered the most damage with Mr and Mrs E B Decker among those wounded by flying glass from a second blast. They were treated in Hastings. West Bruns, marshal, called the downtown damage extensive and described the impact on local businesses as severe.
The War Today argues Churchill remains a strong yet controversial wartime leader. It notes his lone wolf nature may hinder steady peacetime leadership, while praise for Eden as a potential successor contrasts with the Commons’ growing discipline and doubts about Churchill's grip on affairs.
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