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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1946
Page
2
Rep Harness of Indiana proposed a $400 annual pay raise for all army and navy personnel officers and enlisted men. The figure matches last week’s house vote for postal and other federal workers as a substitute for a flat 20 percent boost idea from an army-navy suggestion.
Ernest Hall aged 31 from Piedmont apartments was bound over to superior court on a rape charge involving Alice Branson. Branson testified Hall forced himself on her while her husband was away, then fled as her father knocked. The defense noted she waited hours before reporting the incident.
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms today tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures hold with little change expected.
Chief Paul Castelline described Irwin saying he had an impulse and God ordered the killings. Irwin admitted prior confinement in a Chicago mental institution and carried out a brutal sequence in the yard, slashing Edith Irwin then her sons John and Henry, his mother, and the family dog before opening fire as police arrived. a neighbor child Geraldine Nelson was lightly wounded.
The American oil industry furnished 80 percent of all petroleum for the Allies during World War I, underscoring its crucial role in sustaining Allied military operations and logistics.
As early as 1611 cows arrived in Jamestown marking livestock introduction to the settlement. The arrival reflects initial efforts to establish a self sustaining colonial economy and food supply.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon in Wilmington for Ray Pollock councilman who died Saturday. He was general manager of the U A Underwood Construction Company.
Albert E. Boynton Jr., 34, of 509 Jones Street died in Detroit en route home after his discharge. Funeral held Sunday at 3 p.m. from Central Friends Church with Rev. Cecil E. Haworth officiating. Interment in Floral Garden Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. organ music by Dorothy Hoskins and Mrs. John Clinard assisted.
Mrs Cora Reynolds widow of L M H Reynolds died after a lengthy illness and services were conducted Monday at eleven o clock at her daughter J W Lindsay’s home. Rev Paul Hardin Jr and former pastors Dr C E Rozzelle and Dr W A Lambeth officiated. Dorothy Hoskins sang with L C Matton on piano. Pallbearers were nephews J Allen Austin Jr Charles Kearns Tom Kearns Thurlow Kearns Jr Harold Parker and W T Powell L C Matton and Frank Hunsucker. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery family plot.
Funeral services for Rev James Samuel Williams age 80 who died Saturday in Asheville will be held Tuesday at 3 p m in Grace Methodist church Greensboro burial Green Hill cemetery. Williams longtime Asheville chaplain and North Carolina conference minister born Rockingham county educated Oak Ridge Western Maryland Westminster. Surviving widow Anna Meade Michaux Williams two half sisters Mabel W Russell High Point and G Leonard New Brunswick N J.
SHIP by drivers demand 32 cents more per hour while other cities cool labor unrest. Detroit resumes bus and streetcar service after a week-long AFL transit strike, with workers accepting a 15 cent hourly raise from the city system.
AFL and CIO unions and three refining firms plan to present to a labor department panel at 2 p.m. EST after agreeing to consider a fact finding report with binding effect. A stoppage could cut sugar supplies for rationing, but households may still find sugar in stores due to existing stockpiles.
A stall in a possible 1,000,000 resident tieup came after Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. workers agreed to stay on the job during talks. In Saginaw 82 CIO bus drivers and mechanics face a two day strike ending today with an official safety probe promised. AFL workers at Scranton Transit agreed to a 10 cents hourly raise averting a strike. Nationwide, 800,000 workers remained idle in ongoing labor disputes.
Documents show Nazi leadership discussed using special treatment for captured Allied fliers, a term for secret execution. Keitel claimed he did not know at the time what would happen, amid debates on war crimes and Allied airmen deaths after escape from a prison camp in 1944.
Anniston Alabama endured a hailstorm that left streets piled with hail and widespread destruction. Eighteen people were injured in a half hour storm that torn trees and damaged dozens of buildings as hail up to a half dollar in size blanketed Calhoun county.
Soviet Ambassador Gromyko told United Nations chief Lie in a letter that the Iranian case should be dropped now rather than kept on the agenda for May rechecking. He argued the council must not retain the issue beyond the May deadline when Red Army forces are to be out of Iran.
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes conferred for 35 minutes with President Truman at the White House on matters related to the United Nations security council. A State Department spokesman said Byrnes had no plan to travel to New York for the council reconvening and would not comment on possible return if Iran debate continues.
Ex servicemen who lost an eye or limb have been taught to drive automobiles by Red Cross Volunteer Motor Corps members in California. The program trains veterans in car operation and road safety, aiding reintegration after injury.
Ohio State coach Paul Bixler and Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy will lead their all star game teams at an eight day coaching school event next August. Dodgers and Yankees plan a Philip pine Day exhibition at Ebbets Field with proceeds aiding Jesuit institutions. North Carolina to host 32 pro teams with night games this summer.
Bob Masterson, former Washington Redskins end, joins the football Yankees In the other pro league. His brothers Frank and Eddie excelled in college track and baseball at Notre Dame Seton Hall respectively. Bob is listed as a jumper.
Dick Lorenzen, Columbia's rising pitcher, earned his varsity letter in 1942 as part of the junior crew. Edward Jones, known as Peg Leg, drives harness horses from Franklin Mass with 14 in training and aims to top county heats for a third year. Sugar Bowl basketball pairing talk cools after Sam Coren Swet’s visit.
The Western Michigan college team features players Victor and Shy with Dayoff as an outfield candidate. General Pruitt is a Clemson first baseman whose name caused confusion. Penn State coach Doe BRedenk calls out, while pitcher Harold Wausat races in.
The zone holds 51 million dollars of goods for German consumption and about 4.5 million dollars in exports since occupation began. Exports, mostly hogs tash and filtration sand, reach the United States Czechoslovakia and Belgium. Lumber exports to Great Britain are expected, with talks ongoing with Denmark and Yugoslavia.
The Salvation Army revival led by Miss Nora Hamrick of Winston Salem ended last night. Dr C R Collins in charge reported forty adults and youths converted and the building packed nightly with overflow seating. Capt Collins thanked local ministers and churches for their cooperation.
In 1945 Red Cross instructors trained more than 400 youngsters and adults in swimming and water safety. The program aimed to improve lifesaving skills and pool safety across communities.
Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded after conviction of treason and espionage. The execution marked a controversial end to his long career at court and in exploration.
The stock market opened higher for General Motors, Great Northern, Phillips Petroleum, Phelps Dodge and Radio Corp while Electric Power & Light, Sperry, International Paper, North American, Southern Pacific and U S Steel traded lower. Cotton futures opened unchanged to 50 cents a bale lower with noon prices 45 to 65 cents down.
USDA potatoes report shows light old stock supplies and moderate demand, with new stocks steady. Idaho Russell Burbanks at 3.90 to 4.00, Colorado Red McClures 3.75 to 3.50, Bliss Triumphs 3.25 to 3.50, Cobblers 2.10 to 2.25, Chippewas 2.50, Florida 2.65, Texas 2.55 for U S No 1 sacks.
Salable 5 000 to total 8 500 active steady good and choice barrows and gilts 14 85 ceiling sows and stags 14 10 ceiling complete early clearance. Calves 700 salable total 700 general market very active most killing classes 15 to 25 cents higher. Top steers 17 90 odd head 18 00 bulk 16 50 to 17 50. Heifers 15 00 to 17 00 top 17 25. Cows and bulls mixed with beef cows 11 00 to 12 75, some 15 00 for good. Heavy bulls 13 75. Vealers 9 00.
Rep. Herbert Bonner and Sen. Clyde Hoey learned from the solid fuels administration that no decision exists on restoring coal certification for tobacco barns. Growers in North Carolina reported rising stove needs as the coal strike creates shortages, delaying any relief plan.
Rowan police learned of Mrs Poston missing after a north bound passenger train at the depot left. Authorities contacted her aunt Mrs Frank Shisler near Bliss New York who had heard nothing from her niece. Poston and the young British girl were married October 20 at Cricklewood Lane Catholic church in northwest London.
The Red Cross Volunteer Motor Corps are organized in nearly 1 000 communities to aid in disaster emergencies. The effort deploys volunteers to deliver relief supplies and assist local agencies during disasters.
A clothing note explains khaki fabric is produced by weaving five distinct colored threads. This description highlights the variegated material common in military and work attire.
Employment figures for 169 High Point plants rose 12.4 percent since last September as census work by Arthur Neve shows. Division 1 totals 3 955, Division 3 1 212, Division 2 8 174, with overall city manufacturing up from 11 871 last fall to 13 341 now. Final totals may be higher as small firms respond. Neve notes housing committee interest.
Brigadier Herbert Young of the Kentucky and Tennessee Salvation Army led a Kingsport advisory board visit over the weekend. The group tours Tennessee properties in preparation for a $50, building and praised the High Point project while dedicating a week to studying Salvation Army work in the state. Capt. C. R. Collins, local director, outlined the effort.
Red Cross chapters assist housekeepers and servicemen’s wives returning home with newborns. Workers in separation centers help servicemen and women file claims for government benefits.
The sole multi story structure in Greeland is the American Red Cross club for servicemen, marking its unique status among local buildings.
A fire destroyed a frame residence in Rocky Mount on Sunday, killing three Black residents and injuring three others who were hospitalized. Police detained Jim Bridges on suspicion of arson and revenge, holding him without bond as the investigation continues. Bridges’ wife and two children were inside the home at the time.
The report notes more than 2,700 students enrolled in Red Ciscs Hate spent courses across 23 schools. It highlights broad participation and geographic reach, with programs offered through multiple institutions and communities.
Danish residents use curiosity mirrors mounted in windows to observe activity on the street outside. The devices let people scan both down the street and across, offering a discreet way to monitor passersby from indoors.
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