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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
9
Thomasville youths and cousin finished a 400 mile journey in a 16 foot juniper boat. They started August 18 from Lamberton and arrived in Georgetown, South Carolina after seven days. The trip followed last year’s voyage with McMillan and featured nights under bridges and in swamps.
SENTER presents Reap the Wild Wind with John Wayne Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard. Features at 12 15, 2 32, 4 49, 7 06 and 9 23. ARAMOUNT shows Fantasia with times 1 00 3 00 and 3 00. ROADHURST calls off the Canyon with Gene Autry plus Pearl of Nyoka serials at 1 30 3 40 5 40 7 50 9 40. RIALTO screens How Green Was My Valley with Walter Pidgeon Maureen O Hara at 10 45 12 53 3 er 9 09 and 9 25.
The Luther League of North Carolina began its 22nd annual convention at St. Mark's Church in Charlotte with about 165 delegates. Elections and officer reports dominated today’s agenda as the gathering opened yesterday.
United States Army planes bombed the Japanese base at Lashio Burma and shot down two enemy fighters with two more damaged. Bomber escorts attacked while fighters strafed the town and air field. All American planes returned safely in the first China theater raid since Aug. 11 and Aug. 13 communiques.
Conrad pastor of Emumnamed Church of High Paint spoke last night on The Meaning of Grace. Today's program features Dr. F. P. Cauble of Hickory and Mrs. A. Devis Ph D of Brooklyn, representative of the Luther League of America.
W A Bivins reports on a morning telegram from Ray Caudle about ants and his own plan to test “ant buttons.” Norman Garner’s hobby is oratory and farming near Triangle Lake with hogs, corn, and 56 acres of lespedera. A blackout rehearsal amuses residents, while R H Slick Shepherd, formerly with The Enterprise, appears in the Greensboro News as a Marine combat correspondent.
Navy records show 66,906 men received officer commissions since the 1940 draft act, with 55,688 from civilian life to the naval reserve. In two years there were 30,632 promotions, 35,668 naval reserve commissions mostly junior lieutenants ensigns and lieutenants commander totals. Marine Corps officers numbered 5,923 with 4,283 from civilian life to the reserves and 3,880 promotions.
Alonzo Jewell Jr. a 16 year old Negro youth was arrested in Thomasville on charges of larceny and receiving a dozen axe handles from Crutchfield Hardware. Police say the theft occurred last night after a tip led to his arrest. He denied the theft and implicated Bill Meek and Frank Yokley who were also taken for investigation. A hearing is scheduled in Thomasville court Friday morning.
The Thomasville Home Guard will hold an all day outing at Wheatmore Park Sunday with about 100 members across two companies. Major Joe W. Hawthorne says no regular maneuvers will be held, drills will occur, and the day is for relaxation. They plan to depart Sunday morning after nine and return late afternoon.
Pittsboro August 27. George Taylor who has led the police for three years made his first arrest, detaining a Pittsboro Negro on a charge of being drunk. Taylor also serves as superintendent of the Pittsboro water department.
Major Hawthorne requests at least 25 additional members for the unit. The men are undergoing real military drills and their efficient work has drawn favorable comment from observers.
More than one-fourth of Buncombe County's physicians have been inducted into the armed services, county medical officials announced.
The War Department asks for English words phrases and abbreviations to aid a Military Definition Dictionary and phrase books in six languages. Contributions should be sent to the Military Intelligence Division G-2 Language Section in New York City.
German raiders drop incendiary and high explosive bombs across east Anglia last night aiming to destroy crops. One town reports three dead in a shelter strike. bombs hit a southeast coast town earlier. Despite weather, air battles appear over southeast England. targets include Colchester and Dover area factories and an east coast harbor town.
R L Pope local banker and mayor spoke to the Thomasville Rotary at the Woman's Club building about five great threats including losing the war inflation national insolvency moral decay and loss of personal liberty. Visitors included J D Ross H B Shoaf George Hubert Teague and Ralph Lambeth. Rev J A Neilson announced Hawley Cobb district governor will speak next Wednesday.
State Labor Department reports 3453 wage hour cases in the last fiscal year with 2243 of 3073 firms violating provisions. Minimum wage and overtime breaches found in 683 establishments. many failed employee payroll records. Back pay totaling 647000 was paid to 23383 workers. The era notes the Lewis machine gun’s early World War I drum magazines of 47 rounds.
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