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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1947
Page
3
The Interdenominational Youth Council meets Tuesday evening at 7 30 at Wesley Memorial Methodist church. Each church in High Point has been asked to send two delegates with one alternate.
John L Bowens 74 of 602 Grimes Street died Saturday at Baptist hospital Winston Salem after two weeks as a patient. A native of Ashe county he lived here six years and was a Big Flat Baptist Church member. Surviving are four sons Frank Clyde John C and Delbert Bowens and three daughters Winfred Mortz Selma and Leola Bowens with eo grandchildren. Body at Boone Funeral home Boone pending funeral arrangements.
Washington police report more than 2000 nickels were collected from meters after weekend hours. Motorists avoid Saturday and Sunday meters as the city government receives no coins during those days.
A reader letter outlines concern over sex crimes and calls for preventative measures. It cites a murdered local woman and questions about the crime's solvability, blaming liquor as a major influence and urging church and legislative action to curb alcohol sales and protect youth.
An old newspaper ad touts Creomulsion as a potent remedy for coughs chest colds and acute bronchitis. It claims the product goes to the seat of the trouble loosens phlegm and soothes inflamed bronchial membranes without narcotics.
A reflective editorial cites Patmore on Christianity's mixed outcomes, notes world wars started by Christian nations, and discusses Georgia reactionary forces and Volstead law. It argues personal liberty, due process in beer and wine licensing, and the home as life’s fountain, urging rational standards in city and state governance.
Wilkins P. Horton of Pittsboro NC Democratic committeeman discussed tentative plans for the annual party fund-raiser to be designated a Jefferson Dinner in Raleigh. The event may be staged on April 5 or April 12, honoring Andrew Jackson or Thomas Jefferson with dates aligned to their anniversaries.
Jerald Alfred Lambeth infant son of Hoyle and Evelyn Lambeth died at home on Winston-Salem Route 5 Sunday morning. Born July 19 1946 in Guilford County, he had been ill two months. Survived by paternal grandparents E W Lambeth Winston-Salem and C S Spainhour High Point with his mother and father. Service planned at Spainhour residence Tuesday morning and Shady Grove Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Interment in church cemetery.
Greenville moves to organize city youth into sports teams under East Carolina Teachers College freshman Robert L. Shuford of Thomasville. He plans basketball volleyball and badminton with games at the Armory for local workers and students in Greenville. Shuford majors in physical education and history and served in the army at Fort Bragg on PE work.
Swede Rune Gustafsson, known for his soft spoken manner and fast pace, arrived in Philadelphia to study the indoor mile course ahead of Friday night's premier event of 1947.
J. T. Bruton of High Point was elected state president of the Legion of Guardsmen at a meeting here attended by about 125 men from six local posts. Other officers and delegates to the New York City national convention were named and by-laws adopted.
The Metropolitan Council of Negro Women announces the voting clinic scheduled for tonight and Tuesday is canceled due to bad weather. Chairwoman Mrs. Galatia Lynch says the postponed clinic will be held at a later date.
Dr Carl V. Reynolds announces 9,970 disease cases excluding measles in the past year, down from 15,374 in 1945, a reduction of 4,404. Measles totals were 9,011 in 1946, versus 1.1% in 1945. Other diseases show declines: diphtheria 590 vs 1,475, typhoid fever 82 vs 159, undulant fever 15, whooping cough 34 vs unknown, malaria 369 vs 554.
Bascom Timmons 56 veteran Washington newspaperman and NC Press Institute speaker has two quirks cats and twice a Democratic vice presidential nomination candidacy. He is Washington correspondent for 22 dailies with over two million circulation and has covered every national party convention since 1912.
Learn to stop teeth from slipping by sprinkling FASTEETH powder on the plates. This alkaline non acidic powder holds false teeth more firmly and comfortably with no gummy taste or sour aftertaste. It helps prevent plate odor and bad breath and is available at drug stores.
A local town praises Broadway branding on Main Street for cleanliness and order. Citizens mention sweeping sidewalks daily neatly painted store fronts bright windows and flourishing greenery, noting orderly pride and community effort.
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