Pyle previews GI Joe film from Pacific front notes
Ernie Pyle writes from San Francisco about the upcoming World War II infantry movie based on his war front columns. He describes shooting finished in Hollywood and Albuquerque, with veteran soldiers acting and many real troops in minor roles. The film, directed by Billy Wellman and produced by Lester Cowan, aims to show authentic mud and misery without Hollywood gloss.
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Ernie Pyle
Pacific
Ding
San Francisco
Francisco
War Department
Meredith
Fild
Billy Wellman
Hollywood
Wellman
Ture
Catee
Ter Cowan
United Artists
Lester
Paige Cavagh
Police School Opens To Train Juvenile Delinquency Fight
Police to study juvenile delinquency in a three month course starting today at Lowdermilk High Point. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays with afternoon and evening sessions. Instructors include city and court officials and FBI academy graduates. Topics cover police work, with six hours of judo for handling prisoners.
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High Point Police
Police
John A. Lowdermilk
Lowdermilk
James R. Teague
C. C. Stoker
L. H. Williams
Identification Bureau
F. B. I. Academy
Washington
Williams
D. C. MacRae
Tom Sprinkle
Municipal Court
Grover H. Jones
Stonewall Jackson Training School
Chapel Hill
Roy S. Braden
Officers Reelected to Lead High Point Community Chest
The High Point Community Chest and United War Chest met at Colle street office to elect board members for one year. Existing officers Horace Haworth president Ed Mendenhall vice president H N Williard treasurer and Ruth Neve executive secretary were reelected. Committee appointments include budget campaign and ball groups plus a Girl Scout fund drive seeking 30000 and a YWCA camp gym pool plan. Neve reported attending the National War Pace Workers Conference in New York.
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Community Chest
Haworth
United War Fund
H. N. Williard
High Point Community Chest
United War Chest
Chest
Colle Street
Horace S. and
Mendenhall
C. W. Perry
C. F. Carroll
John Oe Hary Bell
D. A. Rawley
McEwen
C. E. Shce
Ose
C. Bennett
Roy Braden
E. Logan Chitwood
Grady Goldston
I. Paulig
R. Kearns
J. E. Millis
Mitchell
T. Y. Rochelle
Joe F. Schaner
Willis Slane
Amos R. Kearns
Horace S. Haworth
Ed Mendenhall
Willis H. Slane
W. E. Mitchell
W. B. McEwen
I. Paul Ingle
R. T. Amos
T. V. Rochelle
T. Powell
Harold Bennett
Logan Chitwood
Lee Schaner
Scout Council
YWCA
Ruth Neve
New York
World Day of Prayer Observed in High Point Churches
High Point Council of Church Women under Mrs C A McMurray organizes World Day of Prayer with Emmanuel Lutheran church hosting a 1 to 3 PM service. Four periods of worship feature local church leaders, music from Emmanuel youth and William Penn high school, plus interdenominational participation citywide.
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High Point Council of Church Women
C. A. McMurray
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
High Point
Drive Starts Tonight For Negro Y M C A
Plans are complete for the opening of the Negro Y M C A charter membership campaign at William Penn High School cafeteria tonight at 8 oclock. Rev Wilbur Hutchins will be guest speaker. The drive aims for 300 charter members and runs through February 26 ending with Open House in the new Y M C A quarters.
D. V. Miller Charged With Federal Violation
D. V. Miller owner of D. V. Miller Trucking is held on a $500 bond for a federal court appearance on Interstate Commerce Act violations. A hearing was held before U S Commissioner Tom Kennedy. He allegedly operated trucks outside the state without a permit.
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D. V. Miller
D. V. Miller Trucking Company
Miller
U .S
Tom Kennedy
Local premiere plans set for 100 cities
A star announces a simultaneous world premiere in 100 cities including Dana Indiana and Albuquerque New Mexico. He notes a personal film about a private life amid thousands of soldiers in the Far East and mentions inviting his Father and Aunt Mary to openings in Dana.
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Far East
America
Dana
Ind
Albuquerque
Mary
Navy Radar Program Seeks Selected Men for Training
The Navy recruiting service announced a radar technician program to train operators and maintenance personnel. Lieut. W. W. Templin Jr. highlighted an urgent need for radar men and outlined subjects for the Eddy Aptitude Test in mathematics physics electricity radio and shop practice. The Eddy Test is offered at the High Point station on Mondays to Wednesdays. successful applicants receive nine months of training and can advance to petty officer second class.
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Navy
W. W. Templin
A.C
High Point
W. H. Crane
City Obtains Gas Resumes All Services
City officials announce gasoline is secured to operate motorized equipment. Garbage collection has resumed after shortages and all city vehicles are in operation. Fire department kept a reserve during the crisis and officials urge public cooperation while avoiding nonessential services.
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High Point
Roy S. Braden
Braden
Sign Painter Sought for City Victory Boards
Secretary Frank Sizemore of the chamber says the Victory boards on North Main Street need updating as the original painter and his successor have left for war work. A shortage of labor and gold stars for fallen service members worsens delays, though stars have been on order.
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Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
North Main Street
Virginia
Sizemore
Walker Named Manager at Big Star Store on South Main
D S Walker, formerly of Burlington, is the new manager at the Big Star store on South Main replacing T G Calhoun who moves to the Greensboro store. J A Walden is promoted to meat department manager succeeding J W Abernathy who goes to Charlotte. J C Edwards remains manager of the produce department.
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D. S. Walker
Big Star Store
Big Star
South Main Street
Burlington
T. G. Calhoun
Greensboro
J. A. Walden
J. W. Abernathy
Charlotte
J. C. Edwards
False Alarm Draws Five Fire Engines to Plant
At 3 43 this morning an unidentified caller claimed a fire at the Carolina Spring plant on W Point Avenue. Fire Chief Eli K Ingram sent five trucks and searched the area but found no blaze. Chief Ingram warned of prosecution and noted the waste of gasoline and potential danger if a real fire started elsewhere. The caller spoke clearly and soberly.
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Carolina Spring
W Point Avenue
Eli K. Ingram
Ingram
Local Boy In Presence Of Gen. Marshall
General George C. Marshall visited Fifth Army troops in Italy on a three day tour concluding yesterday. He awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to three veterans of the 3rd New York Morris P. Nelson Belmond Iowa Phc Joe F. Tinsley Brevard North Carolina and spoke informally with many doughboys. He noted a contrast with decorations in France and gave praise for troops supplying Nazis to the Italian front. Marshall also had a haircut at the command post and inspected a field kitchen asking what rations troops received.
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Fifth Army
Italy
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
N. Y
Morris P. Nelson
Belmond
Joe F. Tinsley
Brevard
N. C
Marshall
France
Tom Henry
West Plains
Lloyd M. Lackey
High Point
Tucson
Ariz
Dr Crews Delights Rotary Club in Thomasville
Thomasville February meeting of the Rotary club featured Dr R W Crews entertaining with humorous impersonations during the noon gathering. W E Tomlinson and George W Lyles organized the program. Guests included Pvt Billy Long and Pvt Buddy Pepper with a musical number, with Leonard Evans and Erich Davidson also present. Ladies Night set for February 28 at seven at the Womans club building. No meeting February 21. President Paul Hassler presiding.
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Thomasville
R. W. Crews
Rotary Club
W. E. Tomlinson
George W. Lyles
Billy Long
Buddy Pepper
Womans Club
Pvt. Long
Pvt. Pepper
Leonard Evans
Mills Home
Erich Davidson
Winston Salem
Paul Hassler
No Letup Seen In Present Shoe Rationing
J F Jones chief clerk at the local ration board notes rising demand for special shoe stamps as Army needs climb about 150000 pairs monthly in the first 1945 quarter. Civilian leather use will be constrained due to military demands for clothing gloves harness straps equipment cases and other items. Soldiers in combat zones may have shoes last only two weeks in some areas.
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J. F. Jones
Jones
Industrial Plants Observe World Day of Prayer Services
Local ministers will lead prayer services at Spa Point industrial plants as part of city observances for the World Day of Prayer. Rev. J. P. H. McNatt lists plant locations times and ministers including Melrose Hosiery English Street 3:30 p.m. and Tomlinson High Street 12:30 p.m. etc.
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Spa Point
J. P. H. McNatt
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Melrose
English Street
W. Co. Livingston
Furniture City Uph. CO. iRev
State Income Tax Office To Open March 1
The North Carolina Department of Revenue offices in the County Building will open March 1 through March 15 to help taxpayers file state income tax returns. Deputy commissioner Joe Dobson, aided by R. S. Adderton, notes unmarried individuals earning 1000 or more must file, with married women at 1000 and married men at 2000 or more. Intangible property tax must be filed by March 15 for Dec 31 1944 holdings.
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North Carolina
Dobson
Retired Textile Executive Hunt Dies in Lexington
Lexington February 15 Charles Andrew Pax Hunt Jr 72 a retired textile executive died at a local hospital after a brief illness He organized the Cecotah cotton mills of Lexington and ran it for about twenty five years Surviving are his widow and two children Mrs E L Bugg and R Holt Hunt The funeral is set for 3 pm tomorrow.
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Lexington
Charles Andrew (Pax) Hunt, Jr
Hunt
Cecotah Cotton Mills
E.L. Bugg
Eerie
R. Holt Hunt
Charette
Red Parking Tickets Swamp Business District
Police report a morning surge of red parking tickets for over parking and loading zone violations in the business district. Officials warn excuses will not be accepted after today and fines will be enforced starting tomorrow.
Dr Ben Lacy To Speak In City Sunday
Dr Ben Lacy of Union Theological Seminary Richmond will address First Presbyterian Church on Sunday February 18 at 9 45 am during the Men s Bible class hour and will also conduct morning services then speak again at 5 00 pm at the Young People s meeting The preacher is a Davidson College graduate and former president of Union Theological Seminary Richmond He is remembered as a forthright eloquent speaker by listeners in High Point and elsewhere The Bible class invites guests to all three appearances and welcomes attendance at the church events
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First Presbyterian Church
Mrones
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Lacy
High Point
Davidson College
Oxford University
England
North Carolina
Central Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Footwear Shortage Hints at Two-Month Run for Army
The report notes the Army could exhaust its footwear inventory in about two months given current usage of 2,300,000 pairs per month. It highlights strain on supply lines and potential need for rapid replenishment to sustain operations.
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Myrtle Desk CO
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Denny Roller & Panel CO
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Ben Lacy
SMM Lnivex
Remington
Schick
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