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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1946
Page
2
Weather report notes rain today transitioning to clearing skies with colder temperatures. Littleton area forecast low around 22 to 26 degrees, some spots near 32. Friday expected partly cloudy with cooler conditions statewide.
A two motor Douglas plane with 13 military and five civilian passengers plus two crew was last seen on the Denver to New York route. Wreckage was reportedly sighted near Elk Mountain north of Laramie Wyoming. Weather trouble hindered search efforts as officials at Denver reported the craft began from Portland about 8 15 last night.
High Point detectives report eight new larceny and breaking and entering cases. Two stamp machines were stolen from grocery stores at East Russell and Mangum and at Granby and Walnut. Tools worth about $100 robbed from Aned and Brewer stamping works. About $115 taken from Williams Sales Co offices in the Sheraton hotel. A brief case with service records and other items was stolen from S Sgt William G Griffiths in his car on Hardover street. A dress coat and flashlight valued at $25 were also stolen.
The victory clothing collection will continue through Tuesday next week after a meeting with committee chairmen and Miss M Eleanor Davis of Atlanta region three. Donors should bring garments to 208 North Main street at the farmers' family center. About 3000 pounds of late donations were gathered yesterday and are at the HPT and D warehouse awaiting packing.
An automobile owned by Frank Cox in Oakview was left on High Street overnight. Nurse Ed Durham of Washington Street unit at High Point Memorial Hospital reported theft of her pocketbook from a hospital washroom containing about eight dollars and papers. Two thefts from the Boulevard unit nurses' home also occurred, including a pocketbook and two rings worth over one hundred dollars. The pocketbook belonged to Miss Hazel Mae Cashett and the rings to Miss Alise McNeill.
Pfc. Walter T. Watkins and T/4 Alden V. Welch, both of High Point, are listed as passengers on the SS West Point due in New York Feb. 5 from Manila. A third High Point man, S/Sgt John W. Sears, is listed as passenger on the SS Timothy due in New York Feb. 2.
High Point police expect two veteran officers J C Brackett and P M Charping to resign tomorrow to enter private business. City officials discuss pay scale adjustments and promotions to stem further resignations as officers protest salaries below those of other North Carolina cities.
Mrs Bel l McMillon Nance aged 43 a former Point resident died yesterday in Concord Hospital. Born in Tennessee she moved from High Point five years ago. Survived by husband William and four sisters and three brothers. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
Angela J. Robinson of 1105 Sunday Street received minor head injuries and was treated at High Point Memorial Hospital after a collision at Shirley Avenue and North Main Street. James T. Hall of 901 Johnson Street was not charged. A separate crash at English and Phillips Street led to driving while intoxicated charges against Cash of 428 Ennis Street, with no injuries reported.
Magistrate John C. Strickland in Greensboro ruled there was no probable cause in manslaughter charges against Robert Frank and Virgil A. McPherson over a November accident on the Greensboro Burlington highway. McPherson pleaded guilty to improper parking and owes court costs of 10.75 dollars. Franklin and his wife Marjorie Franklin and son Bobby were involved when Franklin’s car struck a parked truck.
Mrs Ernestine Millner professor at Guilford College spoke to the American Business Club on The Mind Theme The talk was described as very interesting by members Gilbert Clinard announced a dinner dance for the club on March 16.
Dr Holton of Duke University urges broad financial aid for Methodist higher education at a Wesley Memorial meeting in High Point. A four year drive seeks 2 075 million for North Carolina colleges with about 1 million for High Point and Greensboro colleges and funds for Duke divinity students and Brevard and Louisburg colleges. Greensbo ro district asked to raise over 100 000.
Stockholders will meet February 6 to consider enlarging the Sheraton hotel. Manager Roger B Curran says the group will seek materials through contractors while weighing costs and potential delays. The addition would add 65 rooms and eight more through dividing four sample rooms, totaling 73 new rooms upon completion.
The farmers' family center committee met at the Sheraton hotel to plan the center's continuation and campaign for next year's expenses. They noted strong past year activity and rising registration, funded by local merchants and manufacturers. R. R. Ragan leads the committee with chamber of commerce members and local merchants.
City inspector issued three permits for additions and repairs now used by two industrial firms. Logan Porter Mirror Co on East Russell Street received a general repairs permit about 2000 dollars. J E Gibson on West Broad Street gained permission to add to a building for Heritage Furniture at about 3200 dollars and to enlarge the basement for 2250 dollars.
Police report 42 year old Greensboro painter Kyles Mangum is sought by Thomasville and Guilford County authorities. Mangum is free on bond awaiting trial in Guilford Superior Court on drunkenness charges and is wanted in Thomasville for larceny and skipping bond.
New York stocks fell in early trading with many leaders showing losses. Notable decliners included U S steel Bethlehem Republican Steel Youngstown Sheet General Motors Chryslers Philip Morris Packard Eastern Air Lines Douglas Aircraft Boeing Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Santa Fe Southern Railway U S Rubber Radio Corp Electric Power & Light Commonwealth & Southern Allied Chemical. Gains appeared intermittently for International Telephone Curtiss-Wright Glenn Martin Union Pacific Stokely and Standard Oil NJ.
Cotton futures opened five to nine cents lower as March through December positions slipped. The New York dry goods market stayed dormant with mills sidelined by higher raw cotton prices and wage concerns. only routine rayon sales and small woolen deliveries noted.
About 20 000 steel workers from Ford plants face layoffs as plant shutdowns extend toward February 8 amid the 11 day steel strike. In Detroit 5 000 assembly line workers join others idled, while James F. Dewey plans separate talks in the GM dispute to restart negotiations and identify the main obstacle. The nationwide stoppage now idles roughly 1 380 000 workers in major labor conflicts.
The Toledo area reveals a clash of eras as modern cars and trucks mingle with mule carts and even an ox team along the highway. The author notes Toledo’s ancient heritage and the Tagus river setting while focusing on the ongoing transition rather than the city’s history.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 5 PM in Sechrest Chapel for Miss Sarah Phillips 24 former city resident who died at Bellevue Hospital New York City after several months illness. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers included John Eshelman Jr E J Phibbs Jr James Montgomery J W Snotherly Norbert Meredith and C W Patterson Jr. Roy Padgett sang a solo.
A Lillington woman recounts a complex sequence of marriages and quick divorces from Thomas, Brinkley, Malaska, and Steiner. She says she believed Brinkley dead overseas and later learned divorce actions were invalid, leading to further remarriages and finally a current single status with all previous marriages dissolved.
A conference sub assembly reached an agreement prompting renewed talk of a potential rival coalition. Members from opposing blocs indicated openness to collaboration while signaling ongoing disagreements over key terms and leadership roles.
The political consultation conference in Chungking presided by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek formally approved all subcommittee decisions on the nation's future and adjourned, 21 days after convening.
After a lengthy deadlock the assembly approved steps toward a governing accord. Details of the agreement were not disclosed. The body plans to reconvene May 5 to revise the Chinese constitution as a political conference adjourns for the second time tonight.
Myrtle Beach South Carolina January 31 Mr and Mrs Lee Forrest of High Point North Carolina purchased a large tract of land just north of the Methodist church on Highway 17 for a two story brick building to cover an entire area of the property
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