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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1946
Page
8
North Carolina sees light to moderate rains with little temperature change today and tonight with clearing and colder conditions in the west. Sunday brings fair and cool conditions, with rain and milder air in the east in the morning. Virginia remains cloudy and cold with intermittent rain today and tonight, clearing and turning colder Sunday.
A revised OPA eviction rule shortens notice to three days for weekly renters and seven days for monthly tenants. Landlords must file eviction notices with tenants and the local rent control office, show rent due and period, and notify the office of court actions. Tenants can mail receipts to appeal suspected overcharges.
The British notice states Borealis flared in 1866 but gives no current time or date. Royal Observatory says other observatories have been informed. Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, is unrelated to the aurora borealis, which is active now.
Boy Scout Troop 31 sponsored by Allen Jay school held its annual banquet Friday night with Girl Scouts present to celebrate the 36th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. O C Johnson reviewed the year’s work and urged greater Scouting interest. He praised Scoutmaster Charles Reddick and the troop committee for their efforts. Rev Hadley spoke on the Church Scout award and urged support for the program.
The assembly aims to settle the Indonesian dispute as members work to resolve the Levant appeal for help against British and French forces. Debates focus on the World Federation of Trade Unions relation to the UN and a call for action by the Economic and Social Council on European refugees and war criminals. Russia backs the WFTU link. the U S and Britain oppose it and demand equal AFL treatment if recognized.
Funeral services for J. M. Henderson 79 who died after two weeks illness at his home Denton Rt 1 will be at Lick Creek Baptist church Sunday at 3 pm Burial at the church cemetery Survivors include three sons E A Henderson of High Point Rt 1 W H Henderson and A E Henderson both of High Point two daughters Mrs F M Surratt of the home and Mrs D L Smith of Denton Rt 1 one half brother Will Collins High Point and one sister Mrs J H Miller Lexington Rt 6
Robert Fulton Craig 68 died Friday in Charlotte hospital after a long career in textiles. He was a longtime figure in the Lola mills of Stanley and in Gaston County Dyeing Machine Co. Funeral is Sunday afternoon at Stanley.
Mrs Cora Summer Hughes of 18 Julian Avenue Thomasville died at home Thursday night. The service is at Pierces Chapel Baptist Church Randolph County Sunday at 2:00 PM, with the funeral party leaving the residence at 12:30 PM. Interment is in the family plot at the church cemetery.
Kiwanis club at the Sheraton heard Bill Bailey recount experiences during World War II. He described Naples port conditions, demoralized rail, shortages and a mined city with a ruined post office and TNT finds. He noted typhus, the impact on civilians, and the role of DDT in ending the epidemic, urging world security and peaceful participation.
Charles A. Crawford of Troy was found guilty of drunken driving in Thomasville and must pay a 75 dollar fine plus court costs and refrain from driving for 12 months. The notice also lists other local cases including an abortion charge, larceny, and a suspended sentence for drunkenness with conditions.
High Point area service men listed as passengers aboard returning vessels. SS Aiken Victory due New York February 9 includes Pfc. Dayton Parrish. SS Colby Meara due New York February 10 lists Sgt. Saad H. Saie. SS Norway Victory due New York February 10 lists T-4 Ray F. Leonard. SS Cape Victory due Seattle February 10 lists T-5 Paul C. Jack. SS Sea Scamp due New York February 7 lists T-5 Lee A. Owens. Queen Mary due New York February 9 or 10 carries 2334 brides and children of servicemen. Dora H. W. Johnson of Greenwich, wife of Cpl. Clyde Wyatt Johnson, Thomasville, among passengers.
Statistics compiled for Guilford county show 165 High Point residents have died in service from illness or wounds since World War II. The total dead in Guilford county stands at 568, with several still unaccounted for, as noted by McDaniel Lewis, director of the county war records collection. The county total who have served and are serving in World War II is 18,187.
Dr. J. C. Pennington local dentist departed for University of Michigan Ann Arbor to take a two week course in pyorrhea treatment. He previously attended a two week oral surgery course there and plans to return afterward.
American Marietta Corp president Grover M Hermann announced sales of 13 438 656 94 and net profits of 364 251 52 for 1945 with earnings before tax of 1 217 467 10. Directors were re elected and Ken Clarke became vice president in charge of the Ferbert horndorfer division. The company expanded into Canada and the Pacific coast with new plants in Kansas City Ottawa Canada and Chicago Heights and planned further growth in 1946 adding buildings in Kankakee and Marietta Ohio and increasing distributing units.
Funeral services for Gary Ray Laprad infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Laprad were held Saturday at 11 o'clock from Sechrest chapel with Rev. Fred Jump officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery. The infant, born Thursday afternoon, lived only a few hours. Survivors include the parents, paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Brad and maternal grandfather John Welborn.
Lester Harvey Southard 42 of High Point Route 2 died at a local hospital after a nine week illness. Services were conducted at the late residence by Rev. C C. Roberts and Rev. Mr. Gladden with interment in Floral Garden cemetery. Pallbearers were Albert Harvell John Davis Wade Davis Byrd Nelson Harris and L W Davis. The mixed quartet sang Safe In the Arms Of Jesus Empty Mansions and Does Jesus Care.
Albert Oscar Kersey 67 died suddenly Friday afternoon at his brother Charles Kersey’s home after a brief loss of health. A Jamestown native born August 16, 1878 to John Parker and Sara McGhee Kersey he lived in the area his whole life. He leaves four sisters Martha Holton Lydia Cashatt June Hishaw and Mary Wiley and one brother Charles Kersey. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Fairfield Church with Rev. W Jones. interment in Fairfield Cemetery. Body moved from Yow's Funeral Home to his brother's Rt 4 home.
Washington reports say talks resumed between Erwin cotton mills officials in North Carolina and the CIO textile workers union and federal conciliators. No results were announced as the four month strike by 4,000 workers at Erwin and nearby plants continues. The union seeks 70 cents per hour minimum wage and a 15 cent raise plus changes in the incentive plan. the company had offered 65 cents.
The Allen Jay Baptist church will hear a recommendation for a new pastor by the pulpit committee tomorrow at 11 o clock. Rev G H Wallace a former pastor who resigned will be considered for the position. No sermon, but the choir will present a worship program.
New York trading saw one of the sharpest declines in a month with liquors, rail and steel stocks dropping 1 to over 7 points. Transfers neared 1,000,000 shares as names like Schenley, National Distillers, U S Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler, General Motors and Kodak led the slide while some recoveries appeared near the close.
Paul D. Rich, 23, of 911 Asheboro Street, was arrested yesterday and charged with driving drunk. Bond was set at 500 dollars, with municipal court to handle the case. Authorities also reported progress in locating thieves in a city wave of break-ins, noting 17 January cases and 24 cleared.
The national labor relations board hearing resumes Monday with C. E. Wilson GM president Harry W. Anderson head of industrial relations Harry B. Coen and Stephen W. Du Brul GM labor economist called to testify. Mayors order drastic fuel oil rationing as 3 500 AFL tugmen strike halts New York fuel flow.
The proposal envisions useful employment opportunities for the willing and seeking to work including self employment. It would create three economic advisers paid 15000 dollars yearly to help the president draft an annual economic report for Congress, with a joint committee of seven senators and seven representatives to study the recommendations.
Rankin Memorial Methodist church hosted the annual Boy Scout banquet for National Scout Week. B W Hackney Jr spoke on God Country and Award as scouts demonstrated signalling and first aid. Attendees included Scoutmaster Jerry Jeffries, Irvin Hall, and scouts Goldston Harris Donald Billy Small Jerry Daniels Jt Burgess Fred Grubbs Ronnie Hooper Andrew Webb Carl Brown.
Translators say the updated Bible preserves core doctrine while adopts a vernacular Greek style. A note shifts the Lord's prayer ending to a footnote and alters phrases about glory and peace, with the older wording kept only in a footnote.
Ill health kept Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Utley from attending a banquet in their honor in Morehead City on Thursday hosted by three civic groups.
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