War Time Furniture Market S Unprecedented Success
A large group of manufacturers and exhibitors gathered for the wartime market in High Point despite rain. Buyers from over a dozen states packed the Southern Furniture Exposition Building and Broad Street Market, with records set for attendance and dollar volume on opening day. Sales were brisk across the Johnsonson and other show floors, many items rationed with deliveries scheduled for spring and early summer. The event, amid debate over venue and wartime constraints, underscored High Point’s place as a regional furniture hub and marked a historic market with rapid sales and strong buyer activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Horse
UYING
Southern Furniture
Broad Street
Linson
Office Les
Southern Furniture Exposition
War Department Bureau
South
Ensign Fred N Livengood’s Guadalcanal Tour
Ensign Fred N. Livengood son of Mr and Mrs T H Livengood Wing ton Salem Route Five spent two months at the Guadalcanal advance naval base from October 13 to December 13 1942. He trained in Connecticut Norfolk San Francisco New Caledonia and Noumea before reporting to Guadalcanal. He wrote he witnessed heroic fighting and noted the Japs as skilled fighters while praising American sailors. He left Guadalcanal December 12 to join fleet post office Noumea. He had worked as a Winston Salem post office clerk and was a former Forsyth County Charlotte teacher and Catawba College alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Thomasville
Fred N. Livengood
T. H. Livengood
Wington-Salem
Route Five
Advance Naval
Guadalcanal
Ensign Livengood
Connecticut
Norfolk
San Francisco
South Pacific
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
Fleet Post Office
Noumea
Navy
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Charlotte
Catawba College
Fire at Residence on 456 South Main Street
Fire crews responded shortly after 11:00 this morning to a fire at a residence owned and occupied by Mrs. B. C. Freeland at 456 South Main Street. Sparks from the chimney reportedly caused the blaze, which caused only minor roof damage to the wooden shingle roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
B. C. Freeland
Dunn Heads Traffic Club of Winston-Salem
I B Dunn of High Point is the new president of the Winston Salem Traffic Club elected last night in Winston-Salem. He succeeds George G Lentz who became chairman of the board of directors. The annual meeting for Jan 26 was cancelled and new officers will be inducted at a February luncheon. Other elected include M P Adams first vice president C W Strickland of Greensboro second vice president and Paul A Day secretary and treasurer. Board members include J W Bateman C F Bauserman N B Correll C C Elder Greensboro C S Mayne L F Owen C W Hancock F W Perry and J G Quick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Dunn
High Point
Winston- Salem
M. P. Adams
C. W. Strickland
Greensboro
Paul A. Day
J. W. Bateman
C. F. Bauserman
N. B. Correll
C. C. Elder
C. S. Mayne
L. F. Owen
C. W. Hancock
F. W. Perry
J. G. Quick
Gifts Given to Draft Board Five Inductees Heading to Fort Jackson
A farewell committee presented gifts to the men from Draft Board No. Five departing for Fort Jackson South Carolina. The gifts included cigarettes from the American Legion and Mrs E V Slack, hosiery socks from local manufacturers via the Chamber of Commerce, and handy soap pencil notebook and comb sets from the Daughters of the American Revolution. Clerk Joe Snider noted the gifts covered all men who left the board this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Jackson
S. C
American Legion
E. V. Slack
Chesnut Street
Chamber of Commerce
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Joe Snider
Stenographers Typists and Clerks Sought in Greensboro
Mr. Arthur L. Fristoe, fourth U. S. Civil Service Region representative in Greensboro, urges urgent recruitment for stenographers typists and clerks at the new replacement center. Salaries range from 1752 to 1970 a year with overtime pay. exams offered Tuesdays 8:30 a.m. and Saturdays 2 p.m. in room 12 at the Post Office Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Fristoe
U. S Civil Service
Greensboro
Fristoe
U. S. Civil
Driving Revocations List High Pointers
The North Carolina State Highway Safety Division released a Raleigh issued list naming 11 drivers in High Point and nearby. Three revocations were from High Point, including Ralph Barge, Charles Eugene Grissom, and Winfred A. Warner. Other listed violators hail from Asheboro Denton Lexington and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina State Highway Safety Division
Ist
Raleigh
High Point
Ralph Burrage
Charles Eugene Grissom
Winfred A. Warner
James Andrew Bullins
Jessie C. Byrd
Jessie Lee Cheek
Jerry Glasgow
Raymer E. Warner
Mary Waddell
Asheboro
S. B. Stout
Denton
Ira Shore Brinkley
Lexington
Song Service Set at White's Chapel Methodist Church
A song service will be held at White's Chapel Methodist Church eight miles southwest of Liberty on Sunday at 1 30 pm. R P Smith will lead a program of duets trios and quartets with soloists singing groups and the public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
White's Chapel Methodist Church
R. P. Smith
Citizens' Service Corps Explained To Rotary Club
Mrs. Matt Wall outlined the Citizens' Service Corps as part of Civilian Defense, detailing two key committees. The nutrition committee will distribute information and demonstrations on nutritious food under rationing, while the family and child care committee works to provide day nursery facilities as mothers enter industry. The talk stressed civilian efficiency and morale as crucial to the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Service Corps
Rotary Club
Matt Wall
Wall
Citizens’ Protective Corps
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
United States
Unfair Labor Charges Filed Against Plants
AFL Regional Director Joe Boyd reports charges of unfair labor practices against two furniture plants Tomlinson of High Point and the Thomasville Chair Company. High Point plant accused of interfering with the right to organize, Thomasville Chair charged with discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
Joe Boyd
Tomlinson
High Point
Thomasville Chair Company
Boyd
Albert Lohm
National Labor Relations Board
Thomasville
Ship Launched in Honor of Pearl Harbor Hero Miller
In Thomasville local figures including Mayor Pope and Mrs. M. B. Miller plan to attend the launch of the U S S William C Miller in Boston on February 22. The trip is sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with a benefit show at the State Theatre on February 3 and 4 to raise funds for Mrs Miller. Miller, a rear skipper, was credited with shooting down a plane and was killed at Pearl Harbor while serving aboard a naval escort vessel piloted by Dr T Dickinson of Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Rsons
R. L. Pope
Junior Chamber Commerce
M. B. Miller
Pope
Chamber of Commerce
Miller
State Theatre
William C. Miller
Pearl Harbor
Dr. T. Dickinson
Raleigh
Four Inductees To Leave Friday From Draft Board Five
Four men from Draft Board No Five are to depart Friday for Fort Jackson South Carolina to begin active Army service. They should report to the local bus station not the Post Office. The men are Clinton C. Morgan Robert G. Michael Frank E. Williams Sr and Charles H. Smith. Homer Barrett Jr will leave from Board Five Saturday ending January call for both boards.
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Fort Jackson
S. C
U. S. Army
Joe Snider
Ofice
Snider
Clinton C. Morgan
Robert G. Michael
Frank E. Williams
Charles H. Smith
Homer Barrett, Jr
Duke Power Suit Over Eye Injury From Bus Collision
In High Point Municipal Court L E Robinson as next friend for Delanie Annie Robinson sues Duke Power Co for 8500 claiming eye injury from a December 26 bus incident at Green and Tryon where a Duke Power truck blocked the street. The bus allegedly endangered passengers and glass from a protruding service truck struck the plaintiff’s eye. She was treated at Burrus Memorial Hospital for the injury and related shock and pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
L. E. Robinson
Delanie
Annie Robinson
Duke Power, Co
Delanie Anne Robinson
Duke Power Co
Green
Tryon
Duke Power
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Fugitive From Justice Faces Hearing In High Point
George F. Schreiber AFL field representative and labor organizer was released on 400 bond after arrest on a fugitive from justice warrant. Philadelphia DA filed abandonment charges plus extradition, with a hearing set for February 3 in High Point Municipal Court. Schreiber is a native of Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Schreiber
AFL
Schreiber
Philadelphia
George Lchreiber
High Point
Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs
Pennsylvania
City Bill Seeks Broad Authority Over Employee Dismissals
A proposed bill would grant city department heads full power to dismiss city employees, eliminating the Civil Service Commission’s final say and appeals. The measure faces uncertain support from the High Point council as a called session looms to study the proposal amid opposition from the Commission. The discussion previously stalled when the council adjourned before a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Civil Service Commission
High Point
General Assembly
Guilford County
Generl Assembly
Cir Service Commission
Permits For Repairs Totals Over Five Thousand Dollars
Permits totaling 5351 were issued by building inspector E. K. Ingram for repairs to four residences and two businesses. The largest permit, 4000, went to Milton Silver for fire damages at 139 South Main Street housing Rosanne Dress Shop and Quality Shoe Store. American Bakeries Company received 800 for bakery plant repairs and roofing at 920 West Broad Street. Residences: Hood Bank 200 at 528 North Hamilton Street. Arthur Joiner 150 at 706 Ward Street. J. G. Green 125 at 1214 Silk Street. Mrs. Eva G. Alexander 75 at 704 Fourth Street. Odd Fellows Lodge note irrelevant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Ingram
Ingram
Milton Silver
South Main Street
Rosanne Dress
Quality Shoe
American Bakeries Company
West Broad Street
Hood Bank
North Hamilton Street
Arthur Joiner
Ward Street
J. G. Green
Silk Street
Eva G. Alexander
Fourth Street
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Fred Livengood
Lipton Tea
Count Peg
Lipton Noodle Soup
Lake Shore
Bacon
Tomatoes
Pm Maga
West End
B. Dunn
Traffic Club of
Hero
Pisgah National Forest
North Carolina
Odd Fellows Lodge
Maryland
Nature
Dean
Pat
New
Rose Furniture CO
East Main Street
Fayetteville Street
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