Major Incident At City Incinerator Ends With Narrow Escape
Joe Poe a Negro city public works employee faced a near fatal explosion when inflammable material spilled into the incinerator. A back up furniture truck and a taxi were involved in a dangerous blaze that caused no structural damage. Fire Chief E K Ingram confirmed no incinerator damage and Poe lied to the press about calling the fire department.
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Joe Poe
City Public Works Department
Joe
E. K. Ingram
Ingram
Attempted Jail Break Probed In Greensboro
William Dalton Biggs 19, a convicted killer, was badly injured after cutting through jail bars with hacksaws in Guilford jail. He fell from a bed sheet improvised rope during the attempt, sustaining pelvic fractures and a head injury while awaiting appeal. His brother Elmer Biggs and John Edgar Messer are also jailed awaiting the supreme court decision on the Swan murder case.
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Greensboro
William Dalton Biggs
Guilford
R. M. Buie
Biggs
E. J. Swan
Jamestown
Central Prison
Raleigh
State Mace Court
William Dalton
Elmer Hardie Biggs
John Edgar Messer
Supreme Court
Ision
Swanson
Two More Youths Arrested In Railroad Grocery Burglary
Plainclothes officers arrested James Carroll and James Overby, both 21, on $1000 bonds for breaking and entering the Railroad Grocery at 301 West Russell Street on January 18. William Pitts was caught in the act nearby as others fled. nothing was stolen. Pitts reportedly forced entry by removing a door molding.
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James Carroll
Fast Green Street
James Overby
Harriman
Tenn
West Russell Street
William Pitts
South
Wrenn Street
Pitts
Davidson College Drive Oversubscribed
Dr John R Cunningham president of Davidson college announced a campaign to raise 250000 for a gymnasium and swimming pool had been oversubscribed by 16208 Construction will begin after the war architect H Raymond Weeks who designed Woollen gymnasium at the University of North Carolina has been retained to plan the Davidson structures.
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Davidson
John R. Cunningham
Davidson College
H. Raymond Weeks
University of North Carolina
Warm Days Cold Nights Confound High Point Dirt Streets
High Point public works director T C Kirkman says dirt streets are in foul shape due to warm days and cold nights. He explains nightly freezes harden ground, making road machines ineffective until the soil dries, with no clear timeline.
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City Public Works Department
T. C. Kirkman
High Point
Kirkman
Mother Nature
Labor Surplus In City Not In Essential Work
High Point faces a labor surplus unused in essential tasks as war effort jobs loom. Mrs. Rachael Shiplett of the U S employment office cites 12 000 essential openings in North Carolina ranging from laboratory technicians to commercial laborers at forty cents an hour.
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High Point
Rachael Shiplett
U. S
North Carolina
H. P. Man Takes Three Day Job and Stays 48 Years
H P Grissom began as a three day worker in 1896 at Tate Furniture and remained with the High Point plant for 48 years. He served 20 years as foreman in the cabinet department before stepping down to assemble cabinet parts and plans a 50 year milestone before a vacation.
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H. P. Man
Glenn Forsythe
C. F. Grissom
E. Green St
John H. Tate
Tate Furniture Company
Grissom
Randolph
High Point
Calvin Grissom
Randolph County
John Tate
Tates
Swanson Honored with Oak Leaf Cluster for Gallantry
Staff Sergeant Wayne S. Swanson formerly of this city received the Oak Leaf Cluster for gallantry in action in the Mediterranean. In Sardinia he and the Army Air Corps crew downed a German Messerschmitt 109 on a mission. He is the son of Mr and Mrs S S Swanson of 416 South Street. His wife Hazel Smyre lives at 610 Hedrick Street High Point. Enlisted in 1939 in Canada, he served there two years then returned to the States in 1941. He later trained at Tyndall Florida Barksdale Louisiana and other bases before going overseas. He was promoted to staff sergeant last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne S. Swanson
Mediterranean
Swanson
Army Air Corps
Sardinia
S. S. Swanson
South Street
Hazel Smyre
States
Tyndall
Fla
Barksdale
Library Adds 18 Juvenile Books from Junior Library Guild
City librarian Mrs. Margaret Teague announced 18 new juvenile titles acquired for the library. Notable selections include The Open Gate by Kate Seredy, Gigi a Merry-Go-Round Horse, Barrie and Daughter, and Road to Alaska among others from authors such as Ingvid d Aulaire Sterling North Rebecca Caudill and Tom Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Teague
Literary Guild
Kate Seredy
Ingvi d'Aulaire
Edith Heal
Pierre Pidgeon
Leo Kingman
Jack O’brien
Raymond Ditmars
Terry Carvel
Alma Sasse
Jeremiah
Sterling North
Teresita
Florence Means
Gigi
Elizabeth Foster
Sarah Schmidt
Bert Sackett
Barrie and Daughter
Rebecca Caudill
Alaska
Douglas Coe
A. Lincoln
James Daughtery
China
Cornelia Spencer
Buckhorn
Anna Wright
Tom Robinson
Red Cross Leaders to Speak at BTC Chapter Meeting
Two Red Cross directors from BTC 10 Greensboro J E Rockhold and Miss Mary Anne Balash will speak at the local chapter’s annual meeting on Thursday February 3 at 7 30 p m in the Sheraton hotel ballroom Rockhold directs Greensboro camp duties at A T College Sedgefield unit and military posts Balash has overseas service and is the first woman assigned as assistant field director in the southeast Mrs W T Powell chapter president says a slate of officers will be presented by Lee F Schaner and invited members will receive year reports
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Red Cross
BTC 10
Greensboro
J. E. Rockhold
Mary Anne Balash
Sheraton Hotel
Rockhold
A and T College
Sedgefield
Greensboro-High Point
High Point
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Balash
Iceland
W. T. Powell
Lee F. Schaner
Women Rush to Buy Unrationed Shoes Without Stamp
Women flocked to shops to buy shoes without ration stamps forcing some stores to lock doors and limit customers. Merchants report stock depleted by over 3000 pairs as rules allow selling 15 percent of last September inventory at up to 3 dollars per pair through next Saturday.
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Othe
City and County Taxes 1943 Listing Counts Rise
More than 5 000 residents have yet to list their 1943 city and county taxes. County Tax Collector Troy R Short reported 7 482 listings so far at the county building tax office. The deadline is Monday January 31 with a 10 percent penalty after.
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Troy R. Short
High Point Township
Short
Divorces Filed in High Point Municipal Court
Ruth Craver Beck sues Lawrence Young Beck and James Eugene Westmoreland sues Gladys Beeson Westmoreland in High Point on grounds of two years separation as disclosed to the clerk yesterday.
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High Point Municipal Court
Ruth Craver Beck
Lawrence Young Beck
James Eugene Westmoreland
Gladys Beeson Westmoreland
City Officials Plan Tree Cutting to Aid Forest Conservation
City officials including the mayor and council will take a day from regular duties to fell trees as part of a city lake forestr y conservation project in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service. Four SCS experts will mark thinning plots, while Park and Recreation crews cut larger native timber and officials assist with thinning the 1934 planting to improve light and growth for healthier forests.
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Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Roy S. Braden
Dc. R. Lamb
Nature
Lamb
Park and Recreation
Reece Snyder
Larfith
Movie Stars Lead War Bond Rally At Center Theatre
Ann Savage and Lon Chaney Jr will appear at Center Theatre at 3 30 tomorrow afternoon for a war bond auction and rally. Savage, a Columbia native, stars in Klondike Kate and was famed for Lost Horizon. Chaney Jr follows his father known for many thrillers including Son of Dracula and Man Made Monster.
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Ann Savage
Lon Chaney, Jr
Center Theatre
Miss Savage
Columbia
South Carolina
Lt Woolen Believed Held as German Prisoner in Broadcast
Lt. Junius Edward Woolen, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Woolen of Hillcrest Drive, reported missing over Germany on December 16, is described in an enemy broadcast as a prisoner. A War Department note says the broadcast aims to spread propaganda. A related letter from Capt R. E. Frost Jr. recalls Woolen’s bomber being hit by flak, still delivering its load before vanishing. Frost suggests Woolen may have bailed out over Holland. Woolen, near two years in service, is a High Point High School graduate, studied at High Point College and West Point for a year. His wife and daughter now live with his parents.
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Junius Edward Woolen
J. W. Woolen
Hillcrest Drive
Germany
War Department
J. E. Woolen
Foreign Intelligence Service
Federal Communication Commission
Ganda
Army
Woolen
R. E. Frost, Jr
Bremen
Frost
Holland
Air Ane
High Point High School
Highwa College
U.S Army Military Academy
West Point
Susan
Kernersville
City to Review Timing and Number of Traffic Lights
City Manager Roy S Braden and Police Chief W G Friddle will survey High Point streets Tuesday to assess traffic light timing and determine how many signals to regulate. They may reactivate seven blacked out lights including North Main at Montlieu and Willowbrook at Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S. Braden
W. G. Friddle
High Point
North Main Street
Bay
North Main
Church
Montlieu
Hamilton
State
Willowbrook
Commerce
Mangum
Russell
West Point Avenue
English
Braden
North Main-Montlieu
British Fire Losses Rise in London War Era Costs
Fire damage in 1942 to government property and insurers shows Britain spending millions more due to non enemy causes. Estimated government losses not yet available. overall fire damage exceeds prewar averages. Insurance firms launch a nationwide safety first campaign.
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London
Britain
Wax figure of President Vargas for London Tussauds
A model of President Getulio Vargas of Brazil is being prepared for the Tussaud waxworks in London. The board of trade issued a special 26 coupon clothing set for the model.
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Fame London
INS
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Tussaud
London
The
Board of Trade
County Survey Report To Be Made Monday
Guilford County commissioners to hear a survey of county departments by A M Pullen Co. The study aims to improve operations and outline manpower needs. High Point official Hoffman says recommendations will include airtight bookkeeping to prevent theft and staff adjustments. Commissioners will review the report after today’s committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County Commissioners
A. M. Pullen Company
Joe Hoffman, Jr
High Point
Hoffman
Pullen Company
J. A. Gett
Special Commissioner Committee
Commission
Transportation Committees Directed to Check Ride Sharing
J I Jones secretary of the rationing board asks city plant transportation committees to confirm all car drivers carpool enough to meet OPA passenger requirements. Each worker who transports the required number of passengers must receive a signed letter from the committee. If committees fail to report ride sharing, gasoline can be withheld from employees until proper reports are supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Jones
OPA
Jones
Transportation Committee
James J. Kilroy
Movie Stars and War Heroes to Attend Bond Rally
Movie stars and war heroes will be guests at a bond rally in the fourth war loan campaign. The event includes a public bond auction with premiums for winning bidders and features a German helper from an Italian battlefield. Hugh Smart and Joe Hollingsworth announce Main Street closure between the railroad and Commerce for crowd handling as the rally proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Hugh Smart
Joe Hollingsworth
Main Street
Commerce Street
War Bond Drive Reports 1206 Applications in Four Days
Frank 4. Sizemore, vice chairman of the fourth war loan in High Point, said 1206 applications for war bonds were filed in the first four days, valuing $133,919.25. Applications are tabulated the day after filing and Saturday sales will be totaled on Monday.
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Frank 4. Sizemore
High Point
All Star Show to Feature War Heroes at Local Center
Local leaders host a 3 30 Monday event at the Sheraton with a visiting delegation and a Chamber march to the Center theater. Columbia star Ann Savage and Lon Chaney Jr. join five war heroes including Coast Guard boatswain Tarr and bombing veteran Venderius for a mid afternoon rally and show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Center Theater
Joe Hollingsworth
Smart
Daniel J. Tarr
Coast Guard
Tulagi
John W. Venderius
Africa
David T. Collie
Seven Days Left To Buy Auto Tags In High Point
High Point motorists have seven days to purchase 1944 license plates. Through yesterday 8 764 plates had been sold, 4 736 fewer than by January 1 1943, with over 50 000 North Carolinians still unfixed. Police warn driving with 1943 tags after January 31 will be cited. City tag sales at the Carolina Motor Club on College Street run 9 am to 4 pm.
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High Point
Thelma Ryan
The
Carolina Motor Club
N. C. Department of Motor Vehicles
Raleigh
Ryan
W. G. Friddle
State Highway Patrol
General Assembly
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S ME
East Green Street
Jesse Alfred Hiatt
A. Hiatt
Route One
Jesse
BTC Red Cross
Lan Chaney, JR
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