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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1941
Page
2
Reserve officers convene at 7 30 PM at the post office per Capt C F Reitzel director of the school. The meeting will feature an exercise on Night Marches Mechanized Equipment and related topics.
Dr. Jutin R. Steelman federal conciliator said an agreement on the wage dispute in the soft coal industry has been reached to assure the country there will be no danger of a coal shortage. He spoke in New York on April 9.
Work on the Blair Park course addition moves steadily as nine new holes near completion. W F Bailey cites rough greens mostly done with final tile and turfing ahead, tees nearing finish, fairways to be sowed by mid May, with opening for play likely in mid to late July. The layout will relocate original hole four to ten.
Local alumnus of Davidson College, Frank Tucker, played piano at the High Point Monarch Club luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel, mainly college songs, to much audience enjoyment. The club voted its usual donation to the Western Carolina Track Meet and planned an outing at H. M. Taylors cabin near James town on Friday night of next week with the sponsored Girl Scouts troop. the gathering will feature games and a ham supper. Jim Bolling of Washington, D. C. visited. Early Younts presided. Newcastle South Africa experiences a bird plague as thousands of swallows and hawks darken the sky.
In High Point, Thad Welborn testified that Joe Hampton attacked him with a knife after an argument over alleged rumors. Hampton denied stabbing, claiming Thad brandished a pistol. Judge D C MacRae ordered Hampton to pay court costs and hospital bills.
The life of Christ was presented pictorially and by tableaux at the Junior High School from 12 to 1 pm today with many visitors in the auditorium. Scenes included Mary and Jesus, the Temptation, the Last Supper, the Resurrection, and the Glorified Christ. Miss Thelma Connell and Miss Bird Walker directed. readers were Patricia Hubbard and Nell Sheloff. Seventh and eighth graders helped prepare backgrounds while the faculty glee club sang sacred songs.
Cavin Roscoe, 27, of High Point, critically injured in a head on collision with a cotton truck on the High Point Thomasville road three miles from Thomasville. Driver Woodrow Wilson Walker of Gainesville Ga remains jailed on reckless driving charge as state patrol investigates.
Special services will be held at Grace Lutheran Chapel at 8 o clock Thursday night. The sermon topic is Reasons for Holding the Sacrament of Holy Communion in the Highest Reverence and Holy Communion will be celebrated during the hour.
A candlelight service to commemorate Christ's last supper will be at 7 30 p m Thursday at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. Church officials urge those joining Easter Sunday worship to attend the Communion service. Tonight at 7 30 p m the pastor Dr Embree H Blackard will illustrate the last week of Christ's ministry with technicolor stere optical slides. Special music by the choir. Public invited.
John Saunders a Negro truck driver died of a heart attack in a car on South Main Street before aid arrived. Stricken in the 400 block Saunders was dead when a Sechrest ambulance crew reached him. He was taken to Burrus Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead. Saunders worked for High Point Hardware Company.
The Casa Habana Revue at the Paramount Theatre dazzles with handsome costumes and authentic South American flavor. Rita Marquita impresses with Carmen Miranda impersonations, the Arnault Brothers entertain with fan making acts, Peggy Carroll and Carl Randall sparkle, Kirk and Lawrence offer a dummy horse routine, and Larry Best hosts a strong finale. On screen, Jean Hersholt in Melody For Three draws praise.
Funeral services for Ernest L Bennett, a well known local citizen, were held Tuesday at 3 pm from First Presbyterian Church. The service included singing by a trio and organ music, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Out of town guests included Bruce and Scott McFadden of Philadelphia, former associates of the Lawrence McFadden Varnish and Finishing Co.
High Point elections board chair Schoch will be out of town from tomorrow night through Sunday for legal business in Cincinnati. He notes that only he can receive notices of candidacies and filing fees, and that brief absence will not affect the filing deadline at midnight Tuesday.
Churchill outlined Britain’s blockade stance against Vichy moves and warned of heavy losses without US shipping. He praised Allied advisers before Greece and warned of a hard clash with Axis in North Africa. He cited Massawa losses, US aid, and signs Hitler seeks Ukraine granaries and Caucasus oil as part of a vast war effort.
German forces shattered the Metaxas Line defending Greece and surged into Yugoslavia and eastern Greece. A large German spearhead crossed the Vardar and trapped Greek troops near the Struma, with Salonika reportedly entered and northwestern Yugoslavia breached. About 20,000 prisoners were taken, along with artillery and war materiel.
Charles L. Abernethy Jr. of New Bern faced trial in Goldsboro Superior Court for alleged irregularities tied to the 1940 Democratic primary. The case focused on election irregularities and irregular conduct in the primary.
Cloudy with scattered showers in the west and north central portions. Tonight will be partly cloudy with gentle to moderate winds shifting from variable to east and southeast. Thursday brings generally fair weather with more clouds and scattered showers along the coast from Block Island to Hatteras.
Sam Saulter of 229 East Broad Street disrupted a House of Prayer for All People service by accusing the congregation of worshipping Mammon. He used abusive language and behaved disorderly. Judge D C MacRae suspended 90 days on condition he attend services elsewhere in the future.
Greensboro April 9 A Guilford Superior Court jury awarded Mrs James Erwin Whichard of High Point $14,000 in a suit over her husband oil truck driver killed near Lillington last August when a Lipe truck sideswiped his vehicle The defendants Lipe Motor Lines of Newton and driver L Tilley appealed to the State Supreme Court The defense offered no evidence but claimed Whichard drove carelessly and caused the wreck The verdict followed Judge Henry A Grady's presiding over the case.
The High Point Chamber of Commerce membership committee met today at the Sheraton Hotel at 12 15 directing newcomers for membership. Co chairmen Amos R Kearns and I Paul Ingle led the session with co vice chairmen Henry Foscue and J W Lindsay and a list of attendees including Nathan Ayers Ed Mendenhall O V Kester Sanders Dallas Dale Montgomery and others.
An unusual quiz program based on Exchange Club information featured at the Sheraton Hotel meeting last night under the direction of R. M. Gladstone. Participants included Paul Callaham Dr. Glenn Perry J. D. Ross Clayton Glasgow and C. D. Deans with Callaham winning the contest visitor Tom Lane noted.
New York April 9 AP reports stock activity in New York markets with price movements across major indices. Trading showed fluctuating yields as investors weighed corporate results and economic signals amid a spring session.
Harry Kennedy, a local Black laborer, faced a rare charge of obtaining a horse and wagon under false pretenses after hiring and promising pay for yard grading. He claimed mistaken identity, thinking he worked for John R. Myers rather than Archie Myatt, as Judge MacRae ordered the case held open until Friday to clarify which attorney’s yard was involved.
Greek and British forces resisted a German push toward Salonika as Struma front tensions rose and roads toward the Vardar Valley were cut. Greek troops fought to the last man in the narrow Struma passes while British bombers hit supply lines behind the advancing columns. Retail car sales for January 1941 in the United States totaled 303,303 passenger cars and 68,499 commercial vehicles.
In Greensboro on April 9 H A Millis of High Point and Sidney Sterne Sr of Greensboro took oaths as Guilford County Board of Education members. They organized the board and re elected Thomas R Foust as superintendent for 37 years and J H Joyner as chairman with Millis as vice chairman. Millis and Sterne drew six year terms joining E T Coble and Zach L Whittaker on the board.
North Carolina, a York Pa native and Rochester N Y resident, will be executive officer. Her engines are expected to exceed 27 knots and her power plant could meet the electrical needs of Houston Louisville and Jersey City. The ship's 16 inch rifles in three turrets will fire 20 tons of steel and TNT per minute at targets over 20 land miles away. Her latest small guns were covered today to protect naval secrets. The carrier is slated for active duty in July.
A historical quiz asks four questions about post World War I conflicts and alliances, European and African theaters, and wartime pairings. It notes ongoing minor clashes between Asiatic nations over the past decade and directs readers to a Want Ad page for answers.
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