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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1945
Page
3
Emperor Cosmitian staged a real crucifixion using a prisoner as the victim substitute. Separately, May 1944 saw double the school grounds accident rate compared to April 1944.
About twenty five High Point citizens will attend the first postwar planning survey at Guilford College starting 5 p.m. August 6. Frank J. Sizemore of the chamber of commerce said the event is under the state planning board and includes 150 experts from UNC State College and Duke. A picnic dinner will follow and panel discussions will tackle industry and employment prospects for the county. Local officials and business leaders from High Point and Greensboro will participate.
Henry Melton Brown 79 well known retired grocer died in a Winston-Salem hospital after seven years of declining health and two weeks of serious condition He was born February 16 1866 in Randleman son of Adam and Lydia Brown came to the city 25 years ago from Lexington He operated Brown's Grocery on Montlieu avenue survived by his wife died in 1942 one daughter three sons a brother and sister and four grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 11 oclock Rozzelle and W R Kelly will officiate Burial in Guilford Memorial Park cemetery.
Thomasville mourns Daniel Preston Brown age 58 who died at his home after an eight week illness. A charter member of Trinity Methodist Church he was born June 18 1887 in Randolph County and married Gertrude Crawford on November 19 1905. Seven children were born to the union with four still living Everett D. Brown D. C. Brown Mrs R R York and Mrs W R Tussey all of Thomasville. The body remains at Russell Funeral Home pending arrangements.
Funeral services for Mrs B A Rothrock of Lexington mother of Mrs John Hedrick, will be held Friday at 4 pm at First Evangelical and Reformed church Lexington. The body will lie in state 3 to 4 pm. Rev Banks Peeler will lead with aid from A Odellseenese of Lexington and Hoy L Fesperman of High Point. Mrs Rothrock, 86, daughter of ... Crouse, leaves her son A Rothrock of Reidsville and two daughters Mrs Clarence Woods of Greensboro and Mrs Mollie Helmatetter of Lexington, plus nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Three rural electrification loans totaling 1 735 000 were approved for eastern North Carolina REA cooperatives. Harkers Island Electric Membership Corporation secures 10000 for a substation and transmission lines. Albemarle Electric Membership of Hertford gets 25000 for wiring loans to members. Four-County Belew Membership Corporation of Burgaw receives 390000 to build a line serving 1368 members. Land sale approved for UNC Durham County tracts at 12520.33 and land trade between Appalachian State Teachers College Boone and Mountain Burley Tobacco Company with no money involved.
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