Bond sales slump prompts call for doubling efforts
Yesterday's Franklin city bond drive fell to 48906 dollars and 25 cents as officials warned daily sales must more than double to reach the 83 million goal. E bonds led with 138049.75 total, while Moose members and local stores contributed notable amounts. A free premiere ticket to Gung Ho for buyers was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J.r
Ed Mendenhall
Mercantile Division
Sarah Betts Smith
Rose Furniture Company
Sue Clodfelter
A and P
North Main Street
Ann Holt
Betty Lou
Virginia Crouch
Perkinson Jewelry Store
Charles Spencer
Eckerd’s
High Point
Loyal Order of Moose
Mendenhall
E. W. Means
Ek Company
Randolph Scott
Marine Corps
Center Theatre
Judge questions county farm conduct in Lovelace case
In High Point Municipal Court Judge MacRae voiced concern about county farm handling after E. G. Lovelace, jailed for drunkenness, asked to appeal a nine day farm sentence. Lovelace, ill and unable to work, was told by farm officials there is nothing he can do, prompting the judge to condemn the farm’s reluctance to accept nonworking inmates. Lovelace received five 30 dollar bonds and a stay of appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
High Point
E. G. Lovelace
Lovelace
MacRae
Householders Shown How To Repair Electric Equipment
The Citizens Service corps sponsors lectures and demonstrations on home electrical repairs. Electrical contractors from the city will join demonstrations at Brentwood School Tuesday night at 7 30. V L Vail will give the opening demonstration with sessions planned at city schools throughout February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Service Corps
Brentwood
V. L. Vail
Strickland Aircraft to Hire 200 for High Point Plant
Strickland Aircraft Corporation of Topeka Kansas leases 50 000 square feet of the old High Point Furniture plant on East Commerce street and will begin essential war production with 200 workers. Machinery has arrived and more is on the way. The major output will be plywood parts for airplanes and wood planes for private use after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
H. P. Furniture
Strickland Aircraft Corporation
High Point
East Commerce Street
Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Twenfin
Ane
H. Winston Strickland
C. Kenneth Strick
Charlotte
War Plants Corporation
Byron S. Hutchens
Clarence Canroberts
The
Aircraft Corporation
Plantare
Sizemore
Kitty Hawk
Stricklands
Florida
South
Gorton
North Carolina
Brayhills
Lenoir Furniture Company
Strickland
Girl Scouts Sell Polio Benefit Tags On Streets
Girl Scouts will sell tags tomorrow on local streets to support the infantile paralysis fund. Donors may give a silver contribution of their choosing as the scouts collect. The event is led by Walter Hedrick, with Vance Kester coordinating the President's Birthday Ball arrangements at the Sheraton. The Moose lodge has donated 850 to the local drive and theatre collections are growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hedrick
Vance Kester
Sheraton Hotel
Paralysis Fund
Order of Moose
Complaints on Rent Boosts Sent to Atlanta
A number of written complaints about recent rent increases were received at the rationing board here in the past two days. Secretary J. F. Jones said all complaints were forwarded to the rent control board in Atlanta, Ga. He did not know if the complaints targeted a single landlord and noted an OPA representative visited to survey the situation, with action awaited from Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Jones
Rent Control Board
Atlanta
Jones
OPA
Fuel Oil and Kerosene Allotments May Be Cut
J F Jones secretary of the rationing board said fuel oil and kerosene allotments in High Point could be curtailed without causing discomfort. Two OPA representatives surveyed commercial allotment files to identify reductions while household allotments would not be reviewed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
J. F. Jones
OPA
Jones
Gantt Says Only Eight Federal Workers Saw Rent Increases
Gantt Realty owner R B Gantt stated rents were raised for eight records branch employees, with five increases at 2.50 and three at 5.00 per month, tied to extra furnishings requested by tenants. Major Gilbert reported that furniture changes were not made in affected apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Gantt
Gantt Realty Company
Records Branches
Gantt
Stanley S. Gilbert
Records Branch
Maj. Gilbert
Charapern
Agriculture Course Endorsed by City Council
City council appointed Dr. W J McAnally to lead a committee with Charles F Carroll to study adding agriculture and gardening to city schools. The council also authorized two Dodge sedans for police use at 1609.89 each, rejecting a trade in of old cars. Delivery expected by February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. McAnally
Charles F. Carroll
McAnally
Council
Siderton Motor Company
Siderton Company
Februar
Roy S. Braden
Braden
Margaret Teague
T. C. Kirkman
Public Works
J. L. Perkins
Public Utilities
James B. Lovelace
Civil Service
J. A. Barringer
Iability
Susie
Fire Ends Dumping On Vacant Lots In City
After a grass and trash fire in the 100 block of West Lexington Avenue the city fire squad spent two hours extinguishing it and traffic was tied up. City Manager Roy S. Braden ruled that no more city dumping would be allowed on vacant lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Avenue
Roy S. Braden
Martin Waives Hearing On Rape Attempt Counts
Martin 18 year old Negro waives preliminary hearing on four charges of assaulting females with intent to commit rape. He faces a Guilford grand jury Feb 7 and was sentenced to one year on county roads for two assault charges. Accused women include Elizabeth Koonce Essie Byerly Annie Nunn Virginia Byars and Dorothy Coltrane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dock Martin
Guilford
D. Cc
Martin
Ruby Massey
Dorothy Coltrane
Coltrane
Trane
Ilton Street
Elizabeth Koonce
Essie Byerly
Annie Nunn
Virginia Byars
Rupert T. Pickens Guest Speaker At Lions Meeting
Rupert T. Pickens former state senator spoke at the Sheraton hotel Lions Club dinner on responsible citizenship in world affairs. He urged realism and cautioned against forcing democracy abroad while noting Europe’s events influence U S policy. Lions Dean Pruett and J D Dean won attendance prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton Hotel
Lions Club
Rupert T. Pickens
United States
Pickens
Europe
Lion Charles McKenzie
R. H. Smith
Lions Dean Pruett
J. D. Dean
Lion Jake Hayworth
Fayetteville
City trash dumped outside designated facilities
The public works department used convenient lots near collection sites to dump leaves and burnable material. On Lexington avenue a large pile forced two hours of firefighting and traffic rerouting on West Lexington, a major east west state route, per Fire Chief E. K. Ingram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Department
Lexington Avenue
E. K. Ingram
West Lexington
CIO Furniture Union Chief To Speak At City Meeting
Morris Muster international president of the CIO Furniture Workers Union will headline a joint industrial unions meeting at Gio hall 811 South Main Street Saturday night at 8. E L Sandefur regional CIO director from Winston-Salem will attend. D H Woodall international representative announced the event. Muster from New City leads about 80000 workers. Topics include War Labor Board manpower committee and subsidy debates in Congress. Open to all industrial workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Muster
CIO Furniture Workers Union
Gio
South Main Street
E.L. Sandefur
Winston-Salem
CIO
D.H. Woodall
Furniture Workers Union
Muster
New
Loan Association Resources Lower Reserve Increases Report
Perpetual Building loan association reports assets at 1 280 724.67 down from 1 435 668.49 for 1942. Reserves and undivided profits rise to 108 369.96. Officers and directors were reelected: Dr. D. A. Stanton president. A. S. Parker Sr. vice president. B. F. Johnson secretary treasurer. Bessie A. Foster assistant secretary. Shirley Mae West assistant treasurer. Directors include C. C. Edwards D. S. Hayworth E. E. Mendenhall A. Parker A. S. Parker Jr. R. R. Ragan Thomas W. Sprinkle Fred N. Tate R. H. Wheeler Murray M. White.
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Perpetual Building
Nc Voage
Association
North Main Street
D. A. Stanton
A. S. Parker
B. F. Johnson
Bessie A. Foster
Shirley Mae West
C. C. Edwards
D. S. Hayworth
E. E. Mendenhall
A. Parker
R. R. Ragan
Thomas W. Sprinkle
Thomas W. Sprinkle, Dr. D. A. Stanton
Fred N. Tate
R. H. Wheeler, and
Murray M. White
Kiwanis Club Shows Part 2 War Film at Lunch
The Kiwanis club met at the Sheraton hotel for a 12 15 luncheon to view the second part of a U S historical war film by Lt Col Jonathan Hawkins. The presentation covered Hitler s rise Munich Poland Czechoslovakia and Soviet deception with remarks by Thomas W Sprinkle and a new secretary s button presentation to Walter Hester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Sheraton Hotel
U. S
Jonathan Hawkins
Records Office
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Walter Hester
Thomas W. Sprinkle
W. J. Fraley
L. B. Dutton
M. F. McNeill
John McArthur
J. T. Bouton
Ed Mendenhall
Bonnie Smith
George Ridge
Capt
Arnold McMath
Wade Hiatt
Buckley’s CANADIOS Cough Medicine Tops Canadian Sales
Buckley’s CANADIOS leads Canadian cough remedies. The mixture now made in the U S A uses rare Canadian Pine Balsam and a secret process. It affects throat and bronchial tubes quickly, loosens phlegm, and eases breathing for all ages. Available at Good drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Buckley
U.S.A
Buckley's
War Bond Drive Leader Sells Eight Bonds at Dinner
Mrs Archie Batalas of 513 Oakland Street leads war loan efforts in her block. She recently topped her record by hosting eight dinner guests and selling a war bond to each attendee as Uncle Sam seeks 14 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Batalas
Oakland Street
Sam
Moroline Hair Tonic Promoted in Classic Ad
A vintage ad touts Moroline Hair Tonic for grooming and shine. It promises a large bottle for 25 cents and claims the product is sold everywhere.
Braden Seeks More Room For Library
City Manager Roy S. Braden proposes immediate investigation into larger library quarters after a report by city librarian Mrs. Margaret Teague. She credits the current location for convenience but cites space inadequacy, noting no room for children’s story hour or adult readers and that new purchases require discarding existing volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Teague
Roy S. Braden
Raden
Teague
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H. P
Nat Walker
Greg Walgreen
DR. B. F. Thomas
Hamilton - Boone Lumber Company
J. C. McCoy
Security Bank
Parker-Brown
Oak St
County Farm
FISH
Fryers
Seward’s Market
U.S. Marine Corps
Pfc
Carter Hoffman Allen
T.R. Allen
Fourth Street
Allen
Camp Gillespie
Calif
High Point High School
Girl Scouts
T. R. Short
BTC
Greensboro
Marine Raiders
Makin Island
United States Marines
Lions Meeting
CIO Furniture Union
Mann
Main ST
Max Bones
N. C
H. P. Man
N. F. Warner
Agency
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