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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1941
Page
12
Official muster rolls show the United States with 1,479,359 on active service across the army navy and marine corps. Including 25,000 coast guardsmen under navy orders would push the total beyond a million five hundred thousand. The army lists 1,185,600 personnel with 14,000 officers and 473,000 enlisted.
SALT LAKE CITY April 12 James Ek Barrett 41 pleaded guilty to posing as an army captain and a government surveyor to borrow small sums from Utah women. He was sentenced by Federal Judge Tiltman D Johnson to three years in McNeil Island penitentiary. Barrett said his business is a cold storage expert.
The report lists nationwide military figures: National Guard officers and soldiers totaling 16,0790. Navy totals of 242,654 including officers and enlisted personnel. Marine Corps 51,105 with officers and enlisted ranks. It also notes the Leonids meteor shower visible in November from the constellation Leo.
Dr John W Seabrook president of Fayetteville State Teachers College was elected president of the North Carolina Negro Teachers Association at the 60th annual meeting at A and T College Greensboro Saturday afternoon A Tarply was elected vice president Mrs Theobald Jeffries of Gastonia secretary and Dr Alphonso Elder treasurer The three main items before the session included a statewide teacher loan agency a group teacher insurance plan and a delegate assembly for business transactions More than 5 000 teachers registered with over 2 000 in person attendance The 1942 meeting will be at Winston Salem Teachers College All members asked to attend
Rev. E. L. Kirby will deliver the sermon The Hero of the Ages at the Mount Vernon Baptist Church during this morning service.
The St Stephen A M E Zion Church will present an Easter play Sunday at 7 PM featuring Misses Helen Steele Viola Lawrence Odessa Steele Katherine Crawford Mary Haywood and Mary Harris with Carl Chavis Pilate James Harrington James Stanton Floyd Phifer Edward McDonnell J T McDonald Guilford Marshall and directions by Mrs Lottie LeGrande The city wide Girl Scout Spring Frolic with games songs and stunts will be held Wednesday April 16 at 8 PM in the Leonard Street School Auditorium Merit badges will be awarded An exhibit of scout work will be shown during the week at Ritz Anne Beauty Shops Ralph Long wins Governor s Convention at Fairview Street School PTA event Second prize Lawrence Smith Third prize Oriel Leake Reverend C W Lawrence to preach at Women s Memorial Church on April 17 and Twentieth Century Club meets April 15
The funeral services for Frazier Saunders who died Monday at his Richardson Street residence will be held Sunday at 11 o'clock at Hoover Funeral Home.
Mars Hill Holiness Church schedules a full Easter program with Jubilee Kings of Winston-Salem as guests. Services include Sunday school at 9:45 led by J. W. Smith, morning worship at 11, a 3 o'clock Easter program, Y P H A at 6:30, and evening service at 8 led by Rev. W. C. Cook. The usher board marks its third anniversary all week.
William Penn High School will stage The Black Ace a three act mystery melodrama on Thursday April 17 at 8 pm in the school auditorium. The cast includes Ronald Mitchell Perera Alice Mary Lou Carter Louise Mae T Knox Myrna Morell Winchester Tom James Harrington Jr Estelle Helen Boulware Cora Helen Powell Lydia Rose Gordon Philip Obadiah Williams Stanley Harry Lee Ryan Curtis Quick Royce Robert Davis and inspector Alonzo Peggins directed by Mrs E P Wilson.
Two bandits robbed Dan Muczak, a hotel clerk in Chicago, taking $33 after telling him they would not force a ride in an elevator. They opted to walk up the stairs, deviating from a common hotel robbery trope.
Beatrice, Nebraska, April 12. Gage County Treasurer Earl Mudge found a taxpayer with 36 years of unpaid taxes after the man requested a 1905 receipt. Records showed the assessment never paid, so a bill of 34.30 was sent, now with 14.35 interest and 4.30 paid. The note mentions petroleum taxes contributing about six dollars of the 1940 federal and state revenue.
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