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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1945
Page
8
Occasional light drizzles ease this morning then partly cloudy skies with little temperature change this afternoon and tonight. Sunday remains similar with slightly cooler conditions in the mountains tonight.
Local American Red Cross representatives joined a War Fund Conference of Southeastern Area chapters in Burlington at the Alamance Hotel. Attendees from Friday sessions included Mrs. Haworth and Mrs. Wilson, with speakers on overseas Red Cross service and War Fund planning ahead of March 1 campaigns.
Twenty three local men departed yesterday from draft board No 4 for induction into the army. Names listed include William less Lonnie Jesse Galloway Jerome Buster Cox John Wespy Spoon Elwood Atlash Howard William Saltz Wi Harmon Meekins Arlige Glenn Alman Charles Edward Stone Marvin Lester Mobley Floyd Hayes Welch Jesse Dalton Misenheimer James Guy Martin Stanley Eli Holcomb Joseph Warren Smith Ervin Lindsay Bean William Edgar Davis Nerrus Hardis Hicks Jr Claude Lee Griffin Forrest Rhodes Hedrick Jack Carell Wright Thomas Ray Carter and Jesse Elmer Ward.
Miss Elizabeth Farnum, previously in High Point recruiting for the Navy Department, is now at the Thomasville employment office seeking young women for Washington typist stenographer and clerk roles. Salaries run 146 to 164 dollars monthly with guaranteed travel and furnished housing. She will also visit Lexington January 23 24 and 25 and plans to stay in the area through February 10.
Sixteen Melrose Hosiery Mills workers from Room No. 1 will return Monday morning after a U S Labor Department conciliator advised settlement of a dispute over the employment of a non union worker. At Globe Parlor Furniture Company some workers remain on strike over dissatisfaction with an incentive system.
Pfc William Ray Barker 34, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L Barker of Silver City Coleridge, was killed in action in France December 8 1944 while serving with the 397th Infantry. He had been overseas since October 1944 and was inducted December 7 1942. Surviving are his wife Estelle Hooker Barker, three half sisters Donna Allen May Cowden Floy Lewis two brothers Johnnie H and Joe L and one sister Mary Grace.
Funeral services for Miss Kate Craven 81 will be held Sunday at noon in Trinity cemetery Trinity. She was born in Trinity in 1863 daughter of Braxton and Irene Graven founder of a new college now Duke undergraduate school. Surviving nieces and nephews include J E Pegram Irene Pegram Dr George Pegram Annie Pegram Harvey Craven Earl Craven and Dr James B Craven.
Cora Bell Gilliam a 14 year old girl admitted that she went with a white man who allegedly assaulted her last Wednesday night and that she told the crime story to justify her late return. Police still seek the man after she confessed to her minister and doctor who were sent by the police to question her.
Funeral rites for Robert Gray well known Negro resident of Trinity who died at a local hospital Thursday will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Trinity at the First Baptist church there. The hour originally was set for 2 o'clock.
Panama Canal width measurements determine the maximum beam for ships that can transit the waterway, influencing naval vessel design and fleet planning. Authorities review canal locks and channel dimensions to assess potential changes affecting military and commercial tonnage.
J F Jones of the War Price and Rationing Board told motorists and truck owners to stop abusing tires and to avoid recapping worn tires. He cited January allocations and urged full tire conservation, with denials for applicants showing tire abuse and a need for recapped tires to be certificated before further issues.
Ottawa reports a large number of home defense troops drafted for overseas service are absent without leave. Some have returned. many remain liable to desertion after 21 days. Estimates suggest 1500 to 2000 troops involved. The censorship directive was released for publication last night. Maps for the European invasion reportedly cost over 5 million dollars per month.
William S Wall son of Mr and Mrs S B Wall of 1126 Campbell Street is reported missing in action in Germany since December 21. Wall was inducted at Fort Bragg in December 1941, trained at Camp Croft South Carolina, and later stationed in Alabama Wisconsin and Indiana. He left for overseas duty last October.
The Youth Center invites local youths to join with dues at 50 cents per month and a 15 cent per-visit fee for new attendees. After February memberships are tallied a meeting will elect officers and a junior board to guide future regulations. The center will offer dancing, ping pong, pool, games, and a snack bar on planned Friday and Saturday nights until next summer.
Bobby Joe Joyce seven died after a brief illness at a local hospital. He was born in High Point on November six, 1937, to J. D. and Neil Ruth Smart Joyce. The funeral will be Sunday at 2 PM from Vickery Methodist Church with pastors J. and R. L. Smith officiating. Interment in the church cemetery.
Funeral services were held for William S. Hurley, 54, who died at his Star area home after a heart attack. Burial took place at Mt. Olive Methodist Church Cemetery. Survived by widow, son Clyde, three daughters, a grandchild, two brothers, and several sisters.
Dispatch reports British troops moved up to 1500 yards in mop up operations between Roer and Geilenkirchen as German withdrawals appeared possible. Allied counterattacks repelled paratroopers at Zetten near Nijmegen and Arnhem while six pontoon bridges rose over the Rhine at Strasbourg.
The article describes additional emergency powers granted to the governor under the 1943 act. These include mobilization and distribution plans for war aid, civilian defense organization, blackouts, traffic regulation, state property lending to the armed forces, highway use control, militia mobilization, explosive sales regulation, and ration enforcement support. Army tests note rain coats treated with synthetic rubber compare well with plastic-treated coats.
The event features a misfire calling it the electrical college and a staged roll call with Roosevelt Truman leading 432 to 99 after Dewey Bricker. Guests pay ten dollars per head amid a formal gathering with servicemen, dignitaries, and a bellhop delivering a Sinatra cue.
American units tighten a line along the Manila Baguio road from Rosario to the Agno river near Villasis while Japanese night counterattacks meet artillery duels. Four miles southeast Yanks push north behind Rosario and Sison as Pozorrubio area sees a fierce left flank engagement. American 105 mm destroyed ten camouflaged Japanese tanks and bazookas knocked out two.
A Geneva dispatch cited by the Associated Press reports an alleged December Milan visit plot by anti fascists and communists to place a machinegun on Via Dante. Partisans fired as the duce neared, but militiamen disarmed the attackers and the attempt failed.
Caution against sharply kinking appliance cords to prevent internal wire breakage. Ensure smooth bends and avoid placing strain near plugs and connectors to maintain safety and function.
Mrs Mildred Litresta Rickel 83 widow of A J Rickel died at her home 225 West Bay Street after a ten day illness Born August 14 1861 in Fremont Ohio she came to High Point in 1898 with her husband a furniture industry figure Surviving daughters W C Ferree Archdale and T C Free High Point son W C Ferree of Asheville four landchildren Lt JG Henry A Ferree US Navy Dr C Excelle Rozzelle pastor of Wes Memorial and First Methodist churches attend the funeral Sunday at Sechrest Funeral Home burial Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery Also note police detectives will attend a NC Identification association conference in Raleigh tomorrow.
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