City to set war bond quota this week
High Point College fund drive reports $56 366.50 raised by 112 donors toward a $150 000 debt reduction with 91 cash gifts. Committee aims to lift the mortgage by May 1 while noting the college's economic benefit to the city and savings for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Harrison
Committee of Twenty
J. E. Millis
Cam
T. Powell
Aoneer
Bat
Fee
Concre Millis
High Point
Ses
Millis
Norman Named Defendant In $5,000 Suit
Mrs. J. Ray Pless of Archdale filed a $5,000 damage suit in High Point Municipal Court against J. H. Norman alleging a December 31 1940 Archdale highway collision caused by Norman negligent speeding no lookout and horn negligence. She seeks $5,000 plus court costs for injuries including a broken foot and severe cuts after being knocked unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Norman
High Point
J. Ray Pless
Archdale
Pless
Norman
Reckless Driving Responsible For Most 1943 Wrecks
State patrolman R. I. Barr reports drunken divers and reckless driving caused most accidents near High Point in 1943. Faulty equipment and slick tires ranked second. 25 total incidents, concentrated December to nine p.m. Within three miles of the city, about two crashes per month, with 1942 showing a drop in late year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
R. I. Barr
Betwe
Barr
Phil Bryant Prefers Fighting Japs To Rationing Books
High Point veteran of Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal recounts war exploits and disdain for civilian rationing. Bryant praises artillery for Guadalcanal victory, credits navy support, and recalls long Solomon battles before hospital treatment in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Bryant
Bill Baker
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Bryant
Seen 7
New Zealand
Walla Walla
Navy
Pacific
City Schools Open Monday on Schedule
High Point public schools will open as scheduled tomorrow morning despite numerous influenza cases. Superintendent Charles F. Carroll, after consulting with city health director Dr. A. Herring, affirmed the plan to start at the regular time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Carroll
High Point
Carroll
BR. A. Herring
Passenger Tire Quota Increased For January
The rationing board announced January quotas for High Point. Total grade 3 passenger tires rise to 274 for January from 189 in December, with January tires and tubes at 346 and 233 respectively. December allocations were 286 tires and 186 tubes. truck tire quota drops from 214 to 198 and tubes from 134 to 119.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Mrs Reid Varner Dies Near Thomasville Route Two
Mrs Reid Varner 33 longtime Thomasville route two resident died Friday night after an extended illness. She was the former Miss Bessie Noah daughter of Mr and Mrs George Noah. Survived by husband father three brothers Rev Jess L Noah Charlie Noah and William R Noah two sisters Mrs George Hunt and Mrs Blanche Kinley all of Thomasville route two and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services Sunday at 11 at Hughes Grove Baptist church with interment in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Reid Varner
Route Two
Bessie Noah
George Noah
Jess L. Noah
Charlie Noah
William R. Noah
George Hunt
Blanche Kinley
Hughes Grove Baptist Church
OPA Adds Spare Stamp Two For Pork And Sausage
The Office of Price Administration announces spare stamp two in ration book four valid for five points of fresh pork and all sausage from January 2 to January 15. Smoked or cured pork remains excluded. Spare stamp one expired and had covered five points for both fresh and cured pork since December 21.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Two Youth Recreation Centers Opened Here In High Point
Two youth recreation centers opened their doors in High Point with about 350 registrants. The white center on North Hamilton street offers a teen program for 13 to 19 year olds with activities like ping pong darts and games while the Negro recreation club on Washington street hosts dancing and social activities for local youths. The facilities operate daily afternoon hours and longer Friday and Saturday nights, aiming to offer structured leisure for area youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Hamilton Street
Negro Club
Washington Street
Negro Recreation Club
Pointa
White Center
Avait Ape
Rowdy Ming
Lorene
Horton Faces Second Charge of Forgery
Plainclothesmen issued a second warrant for Dallas Horton for forgery. A forged G H Callicutt check cashed at Efird s Department Store by Horton preceded an attempted pass at Richardson Department Store. Police say Horton used Callicutt s forged signature at Security National Bank on three $25 checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Horton
G. H. Callicutt
Efird
Horton
Hooton
Richardson
Callicutt
Security National Bank
Efirds
Government Men Eliminate Towns For Branch Office
Col Jonathan Hawkins reports Greensboro and Winston Salem were dropped as possible sites for a branch of the Demobilized Records office. Engineers could not find a suitable building in either city and have given up looking for space for the near term. He says no new plan on acquiring space is available and the current building can handle expected clerical increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Jonathan Hawkins
Little Change in Air Mail Service Here
Postmaster S C Clark notes Greensboro High Point air mail will see modest changes with a new schedule. Northbound arrivals shift to 8 37 p m from 3 p m and the 9 20 p m northbound flight moves to 4 05 p m. Chamber official Frank Sizemore pushes a star route using the airport bus line to speed mail to High Point. Southbound times mostly unchanged aside from shifts to 12 10 a m and 11 05 p m departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point
S. C. Clark
Chamber of Commerce
Frank J. Sizemore
Greensboro-High Point
Post Office Civil Service Register Hits Rock Bottom
Postmaster Clark reports the civil service register for postal work is exhausted as vacancies rise. The last city exam was in 1935 and new hires are now wartime temporary, with veterans given preference and their old jobs to be restored after the war. No more exams until after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Register
C. Clark
Civil Service
Clark
Rationing and Draft Boards Grow as Vital City Institutions
In High Point during World War II citizens rely on rationing and draft boards as crucial city pillars. Registration expanded from Buff Book One to Book Four, with schools handling early enrollment and later mail registrations proving problematic due to lost Books and theft risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
OPA
J. F. Jones
Rationing Board
Jones
R. R. Officials Apply For New Building Here
High Point along with Omasville and Denton Railroad filed for a $14 400 building permit to construct a repair shop on Tryon Street near Clinton Street. The workshop will house engine and rolling stock repairs on laid tracks. Contractors are R K Stewart and sons. Other permits include Minnie Broadhurst for a wall, Wachovia Bank and Trust for façade work, and E D Steele for a room addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Omasville
Denton
Tryon Street
Clinton Street
R. K. Stewart and Sons
Minnie Broadhurst
English Street
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Washington and
E. D. Steele
Mangum
Rites Monday For Mrs. Pearl Brown
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl E. Brown will be held Monday at 2 30 PM from the Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church. The service will be conducted by Revs E W Jones M C Connor the Rev Mr Phaup and Rev Melvin Howard. Interment follows in the church cemetery. The body lies at the home on route four until the funeral hour. Mrs Brown died early Saturday morning in a local hospital after one week as a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl E. Brown
Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church
E. W. Jones
M. C. Connor
Phaup
Melvin Howard
Uncontested Divorces Open Civil Term in High Point
High Point Municipal Jury Court begins a one week civil term with Tuesday hearings for uncontested divorces. Trials are scheduled for January 4 to 7, including several confirmed divorces and magistrate appeals. Court dockets list cases such as Clodfelter versus Clodfelter and Yorke versus Yorke, plus default inquiries and several civil disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Municipal Jury Court
E. R. Clodfelter
Nellie Price Clodfelter
Minnie East
To Kearns
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
H. T. Stevens
A. P. Aggras
Vernon
War Loan Drive Plans Go Rapidly To Completion
High Point plans for the fourth war loan campaign begin January 18 with no local quota set yet. Local chairman Mendenhall and H N Wilchard announce extensive fundraising organization work and expect distribution of E bonds from 3150 to 1000 as part of a nation wide response to support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Mendenhall
H. N. Wilchard
High Point War Finance Committee
Fom
Treasury Department
United States
Germany
Japan
Former H. P. Boy Killed In Action
Ira Leslie Kivett Jr a 21 year old aviation machinist's mate 1/c and former High Point resident recently lost his life while serving with the U S naval forces His parents Mr and Mrs Ira Leslie Kivett of Lexington were notified of his death after a telegram said he was missing then that he had died in the line of duty Rear Admiral Jacobs asked that the family not disclose the ship or station name
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Leslie Kivett, Jr
High Point
U. S. Naval Forces
Ira Leslie Kivett
Lexington
Kivett
Jacobs
Navy
Kivetts
AWOL Marines Arrested Here Yesterday
City police captured two Marine Corps privates AWOL from Cherry Point since December 13. They are Pfc. Carlos William Abbott, 18, of High Point and Pfc. Arnel A. Nickals, 18, of Thomasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Cherry Point
Carlos William Abbott
High Point
Arnel A. Nickals
Thomiasville
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HPC
Borneo
Uncle Sam
United States Navy
Southwest Pacific
Nathan Burke Woodell, Jr
N. B. Woodell
Campbell Street
Woodell
Norfolk
Naval
Madison
Wis
Memphis
Washington
Page
Gwendolyn Marie Stout
Cable Street
Pvt
Gordon Stout
Pvt. Stout
England
Betty Marie Sexton
Post Office Civil Service Register Hits
Rock Bottom
Mdae Balan
R. R
Mrs. Pearl Brown
A. Steed and Calvert Inc. Co
Shelly Hurley
John Hiatt
Akers Motor Lines
C. Schultheiss
W. I. Anderson and Company
A. Ane
Lula Evans
Amond I. Schueler
E. W. Parker, Jr
Commercial Credit Corp
the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
W. R. Black
American Surety Co. of
New York
R. B. Gantt
Rufus Laws
W. W. Oliver
City of High Point
Weisner
Dorothy Marie Winfrey
Paul D. Winfrey
Gracie S. Hoover
Claude T. Hoover
Thomas EF. Smith
Mary Frances Smith
Dulcie Mae Hooker
Grady G. Hooker
H. P. Boy
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