High Point Library Needs Rise With War Time Demand
City library usage remains high as Roy S Braden pushes for larger facilities. About 16 000 adults and children regularly use the library as volumes surpass 100 000 with main branch holdings at 104 074 and a Negro branch 8 965. The report notes a steady postwar growth in circulation and requests for more war and general information texts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S. Braden
High Point
South Main Street
Margaret Teague
Hight
Teague
Betty Ith
Brook
Roy Carlson
Highland
Personi Ng
New York
Court Schedule Adjusted for Holidays Next Week
The county building and clerk of court office will close at noon Thursday for the Christ holiday, delaying Friday morning court sessions. Closures extend from Thursday noon to Monday morning due to heat and holiday observance.
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Inday
Christmas Program at E T Hedrick Bible Class
A special Christmas program is planned for the E T Hedrick Bible class at First Reformed and Evangelical Church Sunday at 9 45 am Music includes Cantique de Noel sung by Mrs Walter Hedrick with Mrs Margaret Oldham at the piano The event also features the annual election of officers Ballots will be distributed before the lesson and a class report will be given Attendance is requested by S Fe ker teacher and invitation to the public is extended
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. T. Hedrick
E. T. Hedrick
First Reformed and Evangelical
Walter Hedrick
Margaret Oldham
Adolphe Adam
Theen
S. Feker
Christmas Lesson by High Point College Leader at Wesley Memorial
I. Humphreys president of High Point College and Bible class teacher will give the Christmas lesson to the Peacock Memorial Bible class at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Sunday at 9 45 AM. Special music is planned and the class hopes for larger membership in the year ahead according to Dewey Garrett class president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Humphreys
High Point College
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Dewey Garrett
Humphreys
Highland Methodist Christmas Program Set By Church Youth
The primary department of Highland Methodist Church presents a Christmas program Sunday at 11 am. A Christmas cantata titled The Story of a Christmas Gift will be performed by the church’s young people at 7 30 pm.
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Highland Methodist
Highland Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial Church young people present Christmas story
The Wesley Memorial Church youth will present a dramatic reading and song of the birth of Christ at five o'clock on Sunday. The reading Unto Us Is Born a Savior emphasizes the meaning of the Christ Child's birth for today. Misses Mary Ellen Hege Mary Sue Briggs and Mildred Whitener are in charge of arrangements.
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Wesley Memorial Church
Aa Savior
Mary Ellen Hege
Mary Sue Briggs
Mildred Whitener
Christmas Pageant at Central Friends Church
Hershel Folger from Whittier California presents a Christmas pageant titled Christ mas Come True at Central Friends church Sunday evening at 6 30 directed by Miss Eloise Best. Organist Mrs John Clinard leads music with two choirs and portions of The Messiah. Readers Mrs R B Pegram and Mrs A B Frost appear. The Central Friends church Sunday school hosts its annual Children's party Tuesday night December 1 at 7 30.
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Central Friends Church
Hershel Folger
First Friends Church
Whittier
California
Eloise Best
John Clinard
R. B. Pegram
A. B. Frost
King Cometh cantata at First Methodist Church
First Methodist presents The King Cometh Sunday at 5 PM performed by the church choir directed by Mrs. Harry B. Monroe with soloists Miss Zelma Parnell and Mrs. C. R. Hinshaw, Bronson Matney Jr, and Gilbert Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
Stults
First Methodist Church
Harry B. Monroe
T. E. Strickland
Zelma’ Parnell
C. R. Hinshaw
Bronson Matney, Jr
Gilbert Gray
St. Louis Card Player Booked On Driving Count
Denton police booked 28 year old St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Lanier for reckless driving after a collision with 26 year old Charles McArthur at 1706 Franklin Street. Both were charged and the case was set for municipal court tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Lanier
St. Louis Cardinals
Denton
Charles McArthur
Franklin Street
McArthur
Lanier
Green Street
Officer Brackett Hurt In Motorcycle Accident
Officer J C Brackett was slightly injured when his motorcycle skidded into a ditch while avoiding a collision with a truck owned by the Ilway Express Agency. He sustained painful bruises and wrist sprains at the Carter and Franklin dirt street intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Bracke
Ilway Express Agency
Brackett
W. G. Friddie
Carter
Franklin
Friddie
Gay Ball
Allied Cooperation In Pacific Is Hailed
Arthur R. Ford reports mutual cooperation between the Australian government and the American army in the Southwest Pacific as magnificent. Gen Douglas MacArthur and Premier John Curtin praise U S Army and Australian forces working together, with pay differences noted as the only friction. A Flying Fortress at cruising speed uses 250 gallons of high octane gasoline per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Southwest Pacific
Arthur R. Ford
London
Ontario
Free Press
Australia
New Zealand
Ford
B. T. Richardson
Ottawa
Winnipeg Free Press
Lorenzo Pari
Canada
L'Action Catholique
A King Is Promised Cantata Rehearsals Underway
Members of the choir have been rehearsing the cantata for two months as part one through three sections unfold. The church will glow with more than a hundred candles during the event.
License Tags Extended to January Thirty First
The 1943 legislature quietly passed a law allowing motorists to drive with expired registrations through January 31. Mrs Thelma Ryan of the Carolina Motor Club says many drivers will be relieved as licenses expire December 31 but may operate vehicles until January 31. The motor club operates 9 to 4 and urges motorists to prepare for the transition.
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High Point
Thelma Ryan
Carolina Motor Club
Ryan Sa
Motor Club
Ryan
Sudden Revival After Jail Death Threats
James White, a 49 year old Black man of 402 North Street, was arrested Friday night for drunkenness and announced he was dying while in the city jail. Jailor G W Grissett administered camphor and White then left under his own power after Grissett offered release if he would appear in court Monday.
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Bruce Coltrane
James White
North Street
G. W. Grissett
Grissett
White
Christmas Play Sunday Night at Church of God
A Christmas play titled White Christmas will be presented tomorrow night at 7 30 o clock at the First Church of God on Asheboro Street Members of the church will take part and special Christmas music will be provided for the occasion
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Church OF God
First Church of God
Asheboro Street
Furniture Trade Faces Tight Year Ahead In High Point
High Point furniture dealers report strong 1943 sales but fear 1944 will bring shortages and supply cuts. Managers warn of minimal new stock, panic buying of items like leather and springs, and 15 percent reduced production. Dealers foresee cash sales and discounts as stores pare inventories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Dowdy
Mann Drug Chain
J. N. Stamps
Noeal Eckerd
Robert Wagger
Wageer
Sam Hyman
High Point
Hyman
Agger
O. V. Kester
Rose Furniture Company
Kester
Christmas tree at USC seeks donations of ornaments
Mrs. Matt Wall urged donations of red and blue Christmas balls for the USC tree. No electric lights allowed. Items should be sent by Monday to satisfy the staff and ensure the tree is ready for the Christmas celebration.
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USC
Matt Wall
Stocking Fund Revises to Reach All Needy Families
Officials of the Empty Stocking Fund say refiguring is needed as many requests for aid come from neighbors and the welfare system. The drive aims to include several hundred needy High Point families this Christmas with donations already totaling 1305.50 plus various gifts from local groups and residents. A separate note reports dried raisins sold in bunches are exempt from food point collection, while loose raisins remain point valued.
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Santa
High Point
High Point Graduate Nurses Club
J. C. Wood
Geo. T. Wood & Sons, Inc
John & Becky Wall
Judy Jeane Te Boylen
Carter Dalton
J. H. Adams
H. A. Millis
Grover Kester
Bares
Employment to Grow in High Point After the War
Frank J. Sizemore of the chamber of commerce forecasts record employment in High Point after the war. Thousands of veterans will return to work while many wartime workers stay employed. A postwar expansion survey led by Amos Kearns will assess firm plans, anticipated hires, and new products or processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Sizemore
Committee On Economic Development
Amos Kearns
Church Notices Early for December 26 Publishing
The Enterprise will not publish next Saturday December 25 so church notices will run on Sunday December 26. All notices must reach the Enterprise by nine o clock Friday December 24 to be published the following Sunday.
Gloomy 1944 outlook described by High Point merchants
High Point merchants predict a tough 1944 with shortages in clothing and cotton products, though overall 1943 sales were strong. Managers note government distribution mitigates some shortages, shoppers have more money, and retailers expect a resilient, if constrained, year ahead.
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Sawyer
J. W. Gordon
Richardson
G. D. Windham
Eaird’s
Windham
Logan Chitwood
Penney's
A C. Sawyer
Ralph Williams
Sears-Roebuck and Company
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Nick Demchak
Charles Mendenhall
Mendenhall-Thompson
Demchak
Mendenhall- Thompson
Chestnut Street
A.S. Parker, Jr
Wesley Memorial
St. Louis
Officer Brackett
Pacific
Bill Baker
F. E. Harllee
Harllee
Marilee
Belks
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