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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1944
Page
5
A doggedly keen sense of smell aids U S soldiers in a recent advance. Pic James used his nose to locate hidden German troops, guiding his squad to capture two machine gunners. Other anecdotes from frontline troops note humor and odd escapes as men adapt to battle conditions.
Officials of the Main Street Methodist church in Thomasville announce a White Christmas program on December 17 at 7 30 p m Attendees are asked to bring items for needy families such as food canned goods clothing or toys Committee head Mrs Doak Finch requests wrapped gifts labeled with contents All items will be distributed before Christmas
Morris of Thomasville Route 1 was convicted of drunken driving and ordered to pay a $50 fine plus court costs and refrain from driving for 12 months. He was also taxed court costs for improper brakes. Turner assigned a trial for drunken driving failed to appear. capias issued. Bowman received a 60 day sentence for beating a board bill, suspended upon paying $26 to Mamie Black plus costs. appeal noted with $200 bond.
Miss Judy Mary FE Judy national community chest field representative will visit High Point for meetings with the local volunteer office board of directors at 11 tomorrow and with agency volunteers at 4 in the Girl Scout recreation room. She recently completed a regional survey on volunteer trends conducted with the Junior League of America.
Jackie Cooper aged 22 and June Horne 24 were married in Wilshire Methodist church. They embark on a undisclosed honeymoon in Los Angeles with Rev. Willsie Martin officiating. Cooper as apprentice seaman awaits early return to Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
A wartime appeal urges readers to buy Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis prevention. The message emphasizes civic duty and public health in the home front effort, linking support for seals to curbing TB spread during wartime.
High Point hearing on Mrs. Clark motion to annul a divorce granted to Lee Clark in 1943. Judge D C MacRae set aside the action, citing a defective summons failing to show Clark sought the divorce.
The Missionary Circle No. 2 of the First Baptist church will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at 540 East High Street. Members are urged to attend. Daughters born to Paynes Cpl. and Mrs. Taylor S. Payne announce the birth of Josephine Sanford Payne December 1 1944 at High Point Memorial hospital Boulevard unit. Mother and baby are doing well. Cpl. Payne on 14 day furlough to greet daughter. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Payne.
The Professional Mens club invites members to tonight's 8:30 gathering hosted by Prof. S. E. Burford at 1408 Kivett Drive. Visitors urged to attend. Mrs Beatrice Palmer of 407 Vall street visits her husband, a soldier, at Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pa.
Secretary of Labor Perkins urged creating a powerful postwar labor department to take over functions from the War Labor Board and the National Labor Relations Board. She argued fixing wages and prices should end, with government efforts to prevent and settle disputes permanently under labor department. Her resignation rumors relate to a suitable AFL CIO successor.
LeDewey E. Allen Jr. son of Mr and Mrs LeDewey E Allen of High Point North Carolina has been awarded his wings as a glider pilot and named a flight officer at Lub bock Texas known as the Home of the Winged Commandos. He is a Gipsonville High School graduate who attended the University of North Carolina.
In Greensboro on December 12 Judge J. Hayes allowed $102,500 for legal services to the attorneys who represented the trustees of First Presbyterian church in a million dollar suit against J. H. Richardson Lunsford Richardson Jr. and Vick Chemical. The court noted the services were reasonably worth $200,000. Attorney A. L. Brooks agreed his share would be donated to the church and other benevolent causes.
Two High Point policemen, Sergeant Frank Shields and Traffic Patrolman J. H. Oglesby, will take aptitude examinations for a $600 Traffic Institute fellowship at Northwestern University. Dr. Gordon H. Sheehe, acting director of training, will administer the tests in Winston-Salem and later review officers' records with Chief John Lowdermilk.
Betty Jane Greer, living with her mother, says she will think over filing for divorce from band leader Rudy Vallee. The couple, who married December 2 1943, have separated and reconciled several times, with the current separation starting yesterday due to a clash of temperaments.
Fellows must attend classes in traffic administration for several months, outlining a structured program. The requirement emphasizes training in traffic policy, planning, and regulatory approaches, preparing participants for roles in transportation management.
Fort Bragg officials outline a military policy allowing the sole surviving son to be assigned non combat duty in the United States when two or more brothers have been killed. Requests must include full names and serial numbers of all sons, and show the surviving son is the sole survivor. The rule excludes families with fewer than three sons and governs only cases with required losses.
First Lieutenant John W Horton 27 son of Mrs Carlotta B Hyde of High Point Rt 3 and the late John W Horton Sr has been reported by the War Department as killed in action November 22 in Germany He served in England France Belgium Holland and Germany Horton a 1934 graduate of local high school and previously with upholstering businesses in New London and Troy entered service March 1941 He received commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the tank destroyer division in August 1942 and earned 1st Lt rank a year later sailing overseas October 1943 He is survived by his mother stepfather E G Hyde and two half brothers Kenneth and Bobby Gray Hyde of the home Also surviving Ration Roundup by The Associated Press Meats rats etc Book tour red stamps A through Z8 and AS through S5 valid indefinitely No more will be validated until Dee St Processed Foods Book four blue stamps A through Z8 A5 through Z5 and A2 and B2 valid indefinitely no more valid until January 1 Sugar Book four 30 through 34 good indefinitely for five pounds each Stamp 40 good for five pounds for home Sea through February 28 1945 Shoes Book three airplane stamps 1 2 and 3 valid indefinitely Gasoline 13 A coupons everywhere for four go through Dec 21 B 4 C 4 BS coupons good everywhere for five gallons Fuel oil old period four and five coupons good throughout current heating season New period one coupons also valid through heating year
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander of the Pacific fleet, will soon relocate his headquarters from Pearl Harbor to Guam. The Australian radio dispatch from Guam reported that Guam will serve as the future base for the offensive against Japan, with CBS recording the broadcast.
The passage lists three aunts Mrs. John Culp of High Point Mrs. R W Crowell of New London and Mrs. Fannie Arey of Albemarle and three uncles C F W O and P G Elkins all of High Point.
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