Lamps Of World Must Be Lighted Again Sermon Speaks To Faith
In a Wesley Memorial church service Bishop Schuyler Garth of Madison spoke on restoring seven lamps of civilization. He urged support for a postwar Christian crusade, opposing compulsory military training and Nazi education ideas. He called for renewed effort to light lamps of peace education health morality and tolerance worldwide.
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Jesus Christ
Schuyler Garth
Madison
Wis
Wesley Memorial Church
Methodist Church
Bishop Garth
Edwin L. Jones
Charlotte
Mammoth Jones Construction Company
Garth
Dumbarton Oaks Conference For International Cooperation
Carth
Davenport To Manage Local Insurance Agency
Richard K. Davenport, prominent Winston-Salem insurance executive, was named manager of the insurance department at High Point Savings and Trust. He will focus mainly on the local department while retaining oversight of the Davis Insurance Agency in Winston-Salem for now. The Davenport family plans to reside in Winston-Salem until housing is found.
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Bedford H. Forrest
Saluda
D. C
U. S. Soil Conservation Department
High Point
France
Mattie H. Forrest
Forrest
Gen. Patton
Third Army
Richard K. Davenport
Winston-Salem
High Point Savings and Trust Company
H. N. Williard
Davenport
Davis Insurance Agency
Williard
Gaston County
State College
105 Engineers
Gastonia
R. C. Hunt and Company
Miami
Fla
North Carolina
Oglesby Passes Traffic Institute Exam With Honors
Patrolman Herbert Oglesby of High Point police earns honors by passing Northwestern University Traffic Institute exam. He may be awarded a $600 or $150 tuition scholarship for a four month course, but he cannot afford the roughly $1,000 tuition. Chief Lowdermilk praises the achievement and notes the honor for the department.
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Herbert Oglesby
High Point Police Department
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
John A. Lowdermilk
Oglesby
Northwestern
Members Defend Civil Service System Amid Abolition Push
The local Civil Service Commission vows to resist any efforts to abolish its framework led by secretary James B. Lovelace. Commission members including W. L. Jackson and C. A. Lewis debate the system’s role as city workers face a labor shortage and proposed amendments are prepared for legislative review.
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Civil Service Commission
Commission
James B. Lovelace
W. L. Jackson
W. T. Powel
J. Paul Williamson
C. M. Scott
A. W. Morris
Democratic Party
Sheraton Hotel
C. A. Lewis
Lewis
Democratic Executive Committee
General Assembly
Absent Kiwanians Picked To Feed Oscar The Duck
In Danville Illinois Kiwanis members missing weekly luncheons have their names drawn from a hat. The first name drawn must take care of Oscar for a week as Oscar travels to clubs across the district. Attendance rises where Oscar the live duck stays.
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Danville
Ill
Kiwanis Club
Oscar
Betty Lou Shop Secures Bigger South Main Store
Sam Tobias, owner of the Betty Lou Shoppe, announces a 10 year lease on the Broadway Billiard parlor site at North Main and Broad streets. The building, owned by Broadhurst and Wright interests, will be renovated into a modern department store for women, to be named the Betty Lou Shoppe.
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Sam Tobias
South Main Street
North Main and
Broad Streets
Broadhurst and
Wright
Jim Wright
Tobias
Greensboro
Mr. Tobias
High Point
Social Security Rules Explained To Employers
Mr Everett A Hoffman of the High Point Social Security Office says misunderstandings remain about quarterly tax returns. He urges directing all tax forms to the Collector of Internal Revenue and stresses including each employee’s name, account number, and wages on the report to ensure accurate old age and survivors benefits.
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Everett A. Hoffman
High Point Office of Social Security Board
Internal Revenue
Social Security Board
Hoffman
Rotary Club at Thomasville Hears Mr Lake
Marshall Lake a Duke Power official from Charlotte spoke at the Thomasville Rotary meeting. He traced power development from steam and water to diesel and electrical devices, noting the U S uses more power per person than any other region. Visitors included Parsons Briggs Lemons Gunn Lucas.
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Thomasville
Marshall Lake
Duke Power
Charlotte
Rotary Club
R. Carpenter
Lake
United States
D. H. Parsons
Gurney Briggs
W. D. Lemmons
High Point
Tom Gunn
Sanford
John Paul Lucas
Duke Power Drivers to Get Overtime Pay
The Fourth Regional War Labor Board ordered retroactive overtime pay for Duke Power Co. bus operators in five cities including Charlotte Salisbury High Point Winston-Salem and Spartanburg. Time and a half applies for work beyond scheduled runs or after 92 hours in platform duty, with representation by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen (Ind.).
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Duke Power Co
North Carolina
South Carolina
Fourth Regional War Labor Board
Charlotte
Salisbury
High Point
Winston-Salem
Spartanburg
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Ind
Traffic Wisecracks Save Cracked Heads
In Lower Merion Patrolman Philip Minnis used a public ad system in his patrol car to deliver safety wisecracks. Phrases warned pedestrians and drivers with urban humor such as Dont lose your blood in the street and a jaywalker today, a dead duck tomorrow. No accidents were reported.
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Lower Merson
Philip Minnis
Red Cross
Weather Slows Work On New Streets Project
Weather delays a northwest town streets project as director T C Kirkman cites alternating rain freezing and mud making progress slow. He notes similar disruption on other dirt streets and hopes for a dry spell to resume work promptly.
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T. C. Kirkman
City Department of Public Works
Public Works Department
City Council Set For Regular Meeting Tonight
City officials consider travel to New York to discuss finances after Finance Committee report. City Manager Braden, Mayor Koonce, City Attorney Jones, City Accountant Crowe, and Council Chairman Groome urged to meet Moody ratings. bond refunding of 3 335 000 planned next spring. Mayors Conference trip canceled. abattoir sale eyed as staff shortages persist. Public utilities committee backs selling the abattoir to private interest.
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City Council
Braden
Arnold Koonce
Grover Jones
Lake Crowe
J. G. Groome
Council Finance Committee
New York
Moody Investment House
High Point
Raleigh
Ihe
Washington, D. C
ODT
Public Utilities Committee
Electrical Wonder Boy From Ithaca Hints Edison Fame
Eleventh grader Walter H. MacEvoy of Ithaca New York, a 4 H Club electricity contest winner, has built twelve electrical appliances in six years wired his own shop and opened a radio shop, showing remarkable ingenuity in the use of electricity.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Thomas Edison
Walter H. MacEvoy
Linwea
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Pauline G. Teachey
Allen Jay School
Miss Teachey
County Dairy Council
J. F. Jones
OPA
Jones
CPA
Zane Grey
Richard K, Davenport
Traffic Institute
Frank W. Reed
Memphis
Betty Lou
James W. Dockery
Stella . Chaney
Council Street
Germany
War Department
Field Artillery
North Africa
Italy
Mr. Lake
Norristown
INS
Norristown Times-Herald
Wagger
Elwood Hotel
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