City Meas. Two Bills Seek Building Code and Unified Registers
City officials sponsor two legislative measures. One bill would authorize a city built to establish a minimum building code for new residential construction. The other would consolidate city registration books with Guilford county records for city elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Grover H. Jones
General Assembly
Jamestown
Oakdale
State Municipal Board of Control
Jones
High Point
Slicht Upswing In Measles Is Reported Here
High Point reports a rising measles trend with 15 cases since Jan 1 and nine in the current month, mostly in first and second graders. Health officer W S Teachey notes January-February surge is seasonal and not an epidemic. scarlet fever remains low with five cases since Jan 1. In 1946 the city logged 343 measles and 62 scarlet fever cases. statewide measles reached 9,011.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Teachey
Teachey
High Point
Infants dispute first British war bride birth claim
Seven month old Des mond Fowler objects to a newspaper report naming a girl born to a British war bride as the first baby born locally. He says his London-born mother and Army father prove the error and demands confirmation from Doc McCain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desmond Ernest Fowler
Desmond
London
England
Doc McCain
Employment Workers To Train Here
A select group of state employment office personnel will attend a training meeting at the High Point office on February 18 and 19. The course titled Employment counseling and better placement of handicapped workers will be taught by J. S. Massenburg and Susan Womble from Raleigh and B. C. Wilson from Asheville. Attendees include E. M. Angelo and C. H. Highshoe of Winston-Salem Edith Farr from Greensboro A Boykin of Rocky Mount S. M. Cole of Rockingham G. C. Stovall of Albemarle C. R. Sealey Mrs Evelyn Stirewall from the local office and W. H. Wilson from the High Point divisional office. The course is refresher training for old counselors and special training for new personnel, said Ralph E. Miller local manager. The need has grown as the labor market loosens making it harder to place handicapped people. The employment policy gives handicapped persons especially veterans the first chance at any opening for which they are qualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
J. S. Massenburg
Susan Womble
State Administrative
Raleigh
B. C. Wilson
Asheville
State Office
E. M. Angelo
C. H. Highshoe
Winston-Salem
Edith Farr
Greensboro
A. Boykin
Rocky Mount
S. M. Cole
Rockingham
G. C. Stovall
Albemarle
C. R. Sealey
Evelyn Stirewall
W. H. Wilson
Ralph E. Miller
YWCA Presents Murdered Alive Comedy Friday Night
The YWCA Business and Professional Girls unit stages the mystery comedy Murdered Alive by Wilbur Braun this Friday in the senior high auditorium. Cast includes Esther Rae Wilson Gilbert Gray Le Lla Smith and others, with Ruth Goodman directing. Proceeds aid the YWCA building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Wilbur Braun
Esther Rae Wilson
Gilbert Gray
Eernees
Milbourne Amos
Pearl Dlebaugh
Sam Taylor
Ruth Goodman
Boy Scout Troop 7 Hikes To Uwharrie
Troop No. 7 hiked to Camp Uwharrie Saturday morning for cooking and tracking instruction under Scout Master Richard Hubbard. The troop, recently reorganized, holds weekly meetings Thursdays at 7. It has 14 boys led by Assistant Scout Master Roy Bragg Jr and Senior Patrol Leader Albert Bragg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Uwharrie
Richard Hubbard
Roy Bragg, Jr
Albert Bragg
Mitchell Named New Director of Perpetual Building and Loan
Mitchell, general manager of Melrose Hosiery Mills, elected to succeed the late Dr. Joe Stanton on the board of Perpetual Building and Loan Association. A. Scott Parker Jr. cited Mitchell’s community service and industry leadership, noting his roles with the High Point veterans service bureau and local business and civic groups. The directorate now includes C. C. Edwards, J. Roger Edwards, D. S. Hayworth, Ed Mendenhall, A. S. Parker, A. Scott Parker Jr., R. R. Ragan, Thomas W. Sprinkle, R. H. Wheeler, Murray M. White, and W. E. Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Itchell
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Joe Stanton
A. Scott Parker, Jr
Mitchell
Perpetual
Family Service Bureau
High Point Veterans’ Service Bureau
Community Chest Board of Directors
Chest
High Point American Business Club
Sedgefield Country Club Golf Association
Melrose
Thomas W. Sprinkle
R. H. Wheeler, Murray M. White, and
W. E. MitChell
World Day of Prayer Observed Across Globe in High Point
A World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday in High Point and worldwide. The Interdenominational Home Missions council sponsors the event with church chimes at noon and 3 PM. Officials plan special school and industrial services, with offerings aiding migrant farm workers and displaced workers in southern states. City actions include seeking federal funds for a memorial site and possible airfield development, with no definite commitment yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
United Council of Church Women
Wesley Memorial Church
Charles Barrer
Wilson O. Weldon
Tom Powell
Interdenominational Home Missions Council
Fiji Islands
New Zealand
Powell
Little St. Lawrence Island
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Roy S. Braden
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Silas Mc- See
McBee
Cit
Biltmore
Duke Power Company
Public Works Committee
Local Men Attend Dealership Meet
Horace G. Ilderton and T. Carey Ilderton of Plymouth dealership Horace G. Ilderton Inc returned from a Charlotte meeting with a Dodge factory executive outlining 1947 advertising merchandising and training plans. The program aims to train dealers and salesmen to better qualify them to help truck users select the right trucks for specific hauling needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace G
T. Carey Ilderton
Plymouth
Horace G. Ilderton
Young Williams Earns Army Boots And Wings
Pvt. Raleigh N. Williams Jr. of High Point North Carolina has earned the Boots and Wings of the Army Airborne. He completed six weeks of para chute and glider training at Fort Benning with five parachute jumps and a glider orientation flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benning, Ga
Raleigh N. Williams, Jr
R. N. Williams
Wesley Place
High Point
N. C
United States Army Airborne
Wheel Of Progress Dates Set In High Point
Veterans Wheel of Progress will run April 30 through May 3 in High Point with VFW posts selecting one of two sites. The show includes mock battles rodeo a long parade and an address by a national military leader to raise funds for the North Carolina Good Health Association with ten percent for state medical care and the rest for Thomasville recreation and High Point VFW home improvements. The Lowery-Veach rodeo from Trenton Missouri will perform with Fred Lowry a five year national rodeo rider and roper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Wheel of Progress
High Point
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thomasville
VFW
North Carolina Good Health Association
High Point Vfw
Lowery-Veach
Trenton
North Carolina
Fred Lowry
Red Cross Division No 2 Organized for Campaign
Red Cross finishes organizing Division No 2 the hos iery and textile division for the $19 000 campaign Taylor Simpson general chairman announced yesterday A Glenn Smith is colonel of the area Charles L Amos Jr major and will serve with Jacob Amas Bill Price Wirtdell Dickerson and W W Gluyas in leadership roles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Taylor Simpson
A. Glenn Smith
Charles L. Amos, Jr
Jacob Amas
Bill Price
Wirtdell Dickerson
W. W. Gluyas
Marion man killed on Highway 70 near Morgan's stretch
Adam Brownie Thomas aged 35 of Marion died en route to a hospital after being struck by an automobile on Highway 70 near Morgan's stretch late last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Adam Brownie Thomas
Highway
Morgan's
North Carolina Bible Teaching Clinic Opens Today
The North Carolina Bible Teaching clinic begins at the First Baptist church this afternoon at 2:30, continuing through Friday with daily sessions. Leading educators from North and South Carolina will teach in the Better Bible Teaching clinic under the Baptist Sunday School boards and state conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley B. Edge
Department of Religious Education and
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
J. L. Corzine
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
North Carolina
First Baptist Church
Piedmont
Better Bible Teaching
Sunday School Department
North Carolina Past Convention
Baptist Sunday School Board of
Nashville, Tenn
C. D. Bain
Dunn
Sankey L. Blanton
Wake Forest College
Wake Forest
Davis C. Cooper, Jr
Mrs G A Stilley Dies in Asheboro Funeral Set
Mrs. G A Stilley wife of G A of High Point Rt 5 died at Point Memorial hospital Friday night. She is survived by her husband and several relatives including two sisters and a brother. The funeral will be Monday at 3 PM at the family home with burial in Oakwood cemetery High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Stilley
G. A
High Point Rt
Died Point Memorial Hospital
Mary Hill
Sophia
W. M. Stilley
High Point
R. L. Suilley
New Orleans
Tom Overby
Winston-Salem
Lizzie White
Bessie Huggins
Walnut Cove
Oakwood Cemetery
Local memorial airport sparks chicken dispute in High Point
Article recalls Swanson’s chickens near the Greensboro High Point airport and a landmark Supreme Court ruling on airspace taking. It notes plans for a new air field on the Williard estate, potential damages to Swanson’s farm, and the legal fight over compensation for air activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wint Cape
High Point
Mr. Swanson
S. S. Swanson
Greensboro Road
High Point Memorial Air Field
U. S. Supreme Court
Greensboro High Point
Swanson
L. O. Williard
Williard
Supreme Court
Jeop
Thomas Lee Causby
Greensboro-High Point
William E. Comer
Greensboro
Washington
U. S. Court of Claims
Court of Claims
High Court
Causby
Causby and Wife
Labor market surplus in High Point marks first postwar rise
A High Point labor market digest shows a surplus of male workers for the first time since the war, led by the furniture industry as production resumes. About 1,000 workers are available, with many interviews and job orders on file. Women remain in demand for clerical and sales roles, and 740 workers have applied for gainful employment, including 124 women and 106 physically challenged applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emplo
Ralph E. Miller
Til
Shriners Plan Dinner Meeting in High Point Area
Shriners plan a dinner meeting of the Mont Shrine Club Inc in this area. The event at High Point Masonic Hall will be served by club members. President Silas B Casey urges all in good standing to attend. Letters have been mailed to Piedmont Shrine members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Shrine Club, Inc
City
High Point Masonic Hall
Silas B Casey
Casey
Order of Shrine
Piedmont Shrine Club
Pain Killer Chief Stirs Crowds With Medicine Show
In High Point yesterday Chief Ever ett, a 65 year old Cherokee, toured the streets selling his bottled pain relief as a medicine show. Dressed in a feathery headdress and fringe, the chief promoted his remedy amid brisk sales of the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
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City Concern
Tho
Municipal Board of Control
Boy Scout
Uwharrie
Council
CAA
Joseph Norwood
L. O. Willard
Norwood
T. W. Rochelle
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Young Williams
N.C
I. Paul Ingle
Nurse's Aides Corps
Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's Aide Corps
American National Red Cross
G. A. Stilley
Greensboro High Point Field
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Causby Farm
Hugo L. Black
Swangon
Shriners
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