Furniture Market Set to Open in Redecorated Building
Two hundred seventy five manufacturers will exhibit at the furniture market opening January 20 in a rebuilt building. Paul Casey, new manager, calls it the largest showing here, with over 90 percent planning to stay through the two week run. The Chicago market draw is seen as a gauge for local attendance and buying. Casey notes emphasis on novelty lines and strong demand for bedroom and dining sets amid shortages, with the market closing next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Casey
Casey
Chicago
Histy
Daty
High Point Considered for Early Catholic Hospital Site
North Carolina plans a million dollar Catholic hospital with High Point as one of two early sites. The move follows bishop Vincent Waters recommendation, with Sisters from England visiting late in the month to survey prospects and potential sites in Piedmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
High Point
Company of Mary
England
Vincent S. Waters
Raleigh
Piedmont
Guardsmen Form State Department Meeting Planned
A state wide meeting is set for January 19 at the Sheraton Hotel to organize the state department of the national Legion of Guardsmen. J T Bruton acting state chairman announced the event and that state officers will be elected and delegates chosen for the national convention February 21 to 23 in New York City. North Carolina has four chartered posts in High Point Shelby Albemarle and Concord with other units forming. Membership open to former armed forces personnel national and state guards men civil air patrolmen and coast guard reserve. The organization began nationally in 1944 in New Jersey with ten states having posts. The January 19 meeting is scheduled for 2 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton
State Department
National Legion of Guardsmen
J. T. Bruton
High Point
Bruton
New York City
North Carolina
Legion of Guardsmen
Shelby
Albemarle
Concord
Phillips Rites At Montleu Home Today At 3 30 P M
Funeral services for David Earl Phillips who died Friday morning will be held at his Montlieu Avenue home at 3 30 this afternoon. Rev W Wilbur Hutchins of First Baptist Church will conduct the service with burial in Floral Garden Park cemetery. Surviving are widow Hallie Warren Phillips three sons Clayton Canton Ohio Vance and Earlie High Point three daughters Ear lie Leonard Kernersville coer Woosley Winston Salem and Ina Mae Phillips High Point nine grandchildren and several step children and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Earl Phillips
Montlieu Avenue
W. Wilbur Hutchins
First Baptist Church
Floral Garden Park
Hallie Warren Phillips
Clayton
Canton
Vance
Earlie Phillips
High Point
Earlie Leonard
Kernersville
Coer Woosley
Winston-Salem
Ina Mae Phillips
Tom Collins
Pauline Warren
Burlington
Edgar Jobe
Mebane
Frank D. Hassellmen
Washington, D. C
Joy Warren
Ivey Phillips
Greensboro
John Phillips
Annie Mae Phillips
Nylons Rise From Middle Ages to Modern Hosiery
A feature on the evolution of leg coverings from knee britches to 51 gauge 15 denier nylons. The piece notes gauge and denier concepts, mentions the Melrose full fashion plant tour at Rivetterive, and describes mill practices and hazards in nylon production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
America
Melrose
Leslie Gurley
Red Spider Pest Looms Over East as Duplin Strawberries Warned
Warm winter weather multiplies red spider pest threatening Duplin county strawberry fields. Farm Agent Lacy Weeks and Dr. Charles Dearing advise farmers on dusting methods to combat the infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
Duplin County
Lacy F. Weeks
Weeks
Charles Dearing
Will Rd
Busy North Carolina Assembly Eyes City Laws
Guilford delegate Crissman reports a record volume of work before adjournment around March first. Bills under city scope include a court of domestic relations and a minimum building code, with action expected before Raleigh adjourns. Crissman calls the past week stormy but productive and anticipates adjournment within sixty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Walter E. Crissman
Guilford County
Crissman
Raleigh
Grover H. Jones
Cape Fear Channel Deepening Resumes Next Wednesday
U S engineers will resume work to deepen the Cape Fear channel at the river mouth next Wednesday. The notice comes from Wilmington officials stating project restart details and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
N. C
U. S
Cape Fear
Negro Post Launches Drive for $25,000 Memorial Center
The McLean Post No. 1/6 of the American Legion plans a $25,000 fund to build a memorial center for African American veterans and others who died in World War II. A 20 committee effort will seek contributions, with Wachovia Bank as depository. The 25,900 building will include an auditorium, dance hall, recreation rooms, and a basement bowling area to serve High Point's Black community and provide a central gathering place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. MacMillan
St. Edward's Asle
Father MacMillan
High Point
W. R. Peters
High Point Memorial Hospital
Memorial Institution
7 Co
McLean Post
Amer ; Legion
Legion Post
Wachovia Bank & Tret Company
H. M. Trick
Ssorre
Kirkpatrick
John McLean
New Books Added To Local Library Listing
Miss Elizabeth Furley lists new circulating titles at the library. The additions include Gardenia Angel by Myra Gay, Thieves in the Night by Arthur Koestler, Lydia Bailey by Kenneth Roberts, The Detroit Tigers by Frederick G. Lieb, Arsenal of Democracy by Donald M. Nelson, Your Personal Plane by John Jay Andrews, and other works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Furley
Gardenia Angel
Myra Gay
Darling
Belle Bruck
Jane Dorset
Susan Merton
Louise Logan
Arthur Koestler
Lydia Bailey
Kenneth Roberts
Edward McSorley
Dorothy Stockbridge
Marian Sims
Letitia Preston Osborne
Raffles
Singapore
Emily Hahn
India
Aviation's 1946 milestone year reshaped global travel
Bells rang as 1946 closed with aviation hailed as the great achievement of civil flight. The air age shrank distances, with the United States driving progress and record flights like the nonstop Truculent Turtle from Australia to Ohio and the Pacusan Dreamboat from Honolulu to Cairo. Aircraft grew larger and faster, expanding into outer regions beyond the stratosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avetralia
Columbus
Ohio
Honolulu
Cairo
Aviation boom in 1946 spurs surge of planes pilots and riders
Ed Lewis notes a rapid postwar rise in air travel and aircraft production. U S aircraft registrations jumped from 37 789 to 85 000 and licenses to over 400 000 as 13 819 000 travelers boarded airlines. Non scheduled carriers seek operating certificates amid booming industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Greensboro-High Point Airport Receives $112400 Allocation
The Civil Aeronautics Authority allocated 112400 for Greensboro-High Point airport improvements including longer runways taxiways and an expanded administration building. Total project cost 224800 with local matching funds and spring start. The plan also adds a larger waiting area weather bureau and airport restaurant space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington
Greensboro-High Point
CAA
High Point
Greensboro-High Point Airport
Weather Bureau
Senate Page Buddy Nance Serves in Raleigh
Buddy Nance of Guilford county travels to Raleigh to serve as a page in the North Carolina General Assembly during his second term following a prior service in 1945. Appointed by Senator George T. Penny, he is the son of Mr and Mrs I L Nance of 324 Meadow Street and a popular senior high student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe A. Smoak
E. C. Smoak
Montheu Avenue
Tientsin
China
Solomon Islands
Vella la Vella
Solomons
Lawson H. M. Sanderson
First Marine Air Wing
Mary Smoak
Coronado
Calif
Senate
Buddy Nance
Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
George T. Penny
Guilford County
Nance
I. L. Nance
Meadow Street
Eight Die in High Point Traffic Toll Record Year
Eight persons were killed in High Point last year in traffic accidents, the highest annual toll on local records. There were 303 crashes with 94 injuries. Auto passengers and pedestrians were among those killed. speed and whiskey were leading causes. Most accidents occurred 4 to 5 p.m., and 65 happened on Saturdays.
Fire tax adds to 1946 cost of living NFPA finds
The National Fire Protection Association reports a new fire tax impact increasing the average 1946 household cost. They estimate a typical American family of five will pay over $21 due to fire protection expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
INS
U. S
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA
Disabled Vets May Re-Enlist in Regular Army
The War Department directs that partially disabled combat wounded World War II veterans may enlist in the regular army. Eligible veterans must meet all other enlistment standards, care for their needs unaided, and avoid further hospitalization. They must be capable of performing a military occupational specialty or being trained for one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Rupert G. Roberts
War Department
Regular Army
Lexington Girl To Return With Parents
Twenty two year old Sue Kearns of route 4 Lexington North Carolina was en route home after being placed on a probation charge. Miss Kearns pleaded guilty to participating in a tavern robbery here last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sue Kearns
Route 4
Lexington
N. C
Miss Kearns
Shakespearean Much Ado Comes to Bars ter Virginia
The Barter theatre in Virginia presents Much Ado About Nothing, first professional city performance since 1929. Elizabeth Wilson and Gordon Sommers lead a 27 member cast directed by Owen Phillips and Robert Porterfield. Only 800 of 1400 seats go on sale, with 200 held for locals. tickets at Ingrams Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter Theatre of Virginia
Elizabeth Wilson
Gordon Sommers
Owen Phillips
Robert Porterfield
Barter Theatre
Eleoe
Junior Service League
Ingrams Pharmacy
Mrs Totten Rites At Sechrest's This Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Murray Totten of 1205 Bradshaw street are held at Sechrest Funeral chapel at 2 PM conducted by Rev Fred W Rockett. Burial in Oakwood cemetery. Born in Orange Lee she was daughter of James and Cynthia Murray. Surviving are daughter Gladys Betenbaugh son Banks Totten and four grandchildren all of High Point two sisters and a brother. She was member of local Baptists and fraternal organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Murray Totten
Bradshaw Street
Winston- Salem
Sechrest
Fred W. Rockett
Grace Lutheran Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Totten
Orange Lee
James
Cynthia Morgan Murray
Thomas T. Totten
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Irwin D. Setzer
Charlotte
J. W. Morgan
Irving Coffield
N. L. Garner, Sr
Bruce Thorburn
Gil Gray
Harold Jensen
Ed Kemp
Grady Morgan
Jack Green
English Order
Guardsmen
Phillips
Montleu
Nylons
Bess Davenport Thompson
Cape Fear Channel
Negro Post
Ed Lewis
Fraley Field
Group of 18
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Medical Society
A. Pullen and Company, Certified Public Accountants
Guilford County Medical Society
Guilford County Society
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