Two Firms Kept Under Consideration After OPA Hearing
The price panel of the rationing board kept two of nine stores under consideration after hearings on OPA price regulation violations. Major issues involved Beeson Hardware and Traxler Furniture, with others reporting voluntary compliance. Several stores corrected base period lists and ceiling prices, and district OPA will be notified of routine reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rationing Board
OPA
Roger Thompson
Beeson Hardware Company
Thompson
Traxler Furniture
Ing
Rose Furniture Company
Wood-Armfield Furniture Store
Redwine Hardware Store
Goodyear Service Store
Guilford Furniture Store
Advance Store
English Street Soda Shop
Carl N. Simpson
Joseph Thompson
Five Women Face Jury Trials On Vagrancy Charges
In High Point Municipal Court this morning five of six women charged with immoral vagrancy were granted jury trials. Ruby Thompson did not appear and an instanter capias was issued. Arrested the night before last and held on $100 bond were Pearl Branch 34 of 145 2 South Wrenn Street Inez Branch 32 Piedmont Hotel WIllie Mae Davis 23 145 2 South Wrenn Street Mary Morris 509 West Green Myrtle Collins 18 145 South Wrenn Street and Thompson who listed 508 English Street. George T. Duffy 55 740 Gordon Street was granted a jury trial for selling beer to a minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Municipal Court
Ruby Thompson
D. C. MacRae
Pearl Branch
South Wrenn Street
Inez Branch
Piedmont Hotel
Wildie Mae Davis
Mary Morris
West Green
Myrtle Collins
South Wrenn
Thompson
English Street
George T. Duffy
Gordon Street
Adams-Millis Building Sold in Kernersville
The Adams-Millis Corporation of High Point sold its Kernersville building near the Southern railway station to the Palmer-Bee Company of Winston-Salem, a conveyor machinery maker. The 25,000 square foot former textile mill will be rehabilitated and machinery moved in by mid July with work starting July 15 from Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernersville
Adams-Millis Corporation
High Point
Palmer-Bee Company
Winston-Salem
Southern Railway
Detroit
WACs and WAVES to recruit in High Point Saturday
The WAVES and WACs will clash at the High Point post office on Saturday to recruit women for the two services. Lt. Adeline G. Sears and Corporal Margery Duff will interview applicants, with Ensign Mary Frances Ivey and Navy Nurse Elva Edith Mills joining for one day. Office hours are 9 to 6, both groups seek candidates aged 20 to 50 with two years of high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeline G. Sears
Margery Duff
Wacs
Mary Frances Ivey
The
WAVES
Navy
Elva Edith Mills
WAC
High Point
WAVE
New Park Will Be Dedicated Here Tonight
A new city recreation park on South Main Street hosts dedication ceremonies at 6 PM with Mayor Arnold J. Koonce as lead speaker. Police Chief Friddie and Boys Commissioner J. J. Ellington attend. Afterward the Business Men's Club plays the Y M C A industrial team in a volleyball match while a girls softball game is played. Public courts for horseshoes ping pong and badminton remain open until 9 PM for family patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New City Recreation Park
South Main Street
Arnold J. Koonce
Friddie
J. J. Ellington
Examination For Quartz Inspector To Be Conducted
A nation wide examination to select men and women trainees for scientific inspection of war valued quartz crystals at the national bureau of standards Washington D C was announced today by the U S civil service commission No specific education or experience is required of applicants Those selected obtain training in a definite scientific technique make a material contribution to a critical war activity and receive a salary of 1970 a year including overtime pay while they learn After a short training period successful trainees are eligible for promotion to positions that pay 2190 a year overtime included the commission said Additional information and operation forms may be secured from the commission's local secretary W T Winslow located at the post office or from the commission's Washington office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bureau of Standards
Washington, D. C
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Commission
W. T. Winslow
Washington
Capus Waynick Reappointed To State Commission
Governor Broughton reappointed Capus Waynick of High Point and Raleigh as chairman of the state unemployment compensation commission for four years. Other appointees include Willard Dowell of Raleigh and M. Heiss of Greensboro for employers and H. L. Kiser of Charlotte plus Cedric Stallings of Durham for labor, with terms two to four years. The panel advises on legislative procedure agency cooperation public understanding and employment conditions. The governor urged focus on cases of capable workers drawing benefits to ease labor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Broughton
State Unemployment Compensation Commission
Capus Waynick
High Point
Willard Dowell
M. Heiss
Greensboro
H. L. Kiser
Charlotte
Cedric Stallings
Durham
Dr. Thur
Cadet Lt Stewart Speaks At Lions Club Meeting
Lt. C. N. Stewart of High Point College cadet corps was guest speaker at the Lions Club at the Sheraton Hotel. He praised high school cadets training and noted about 580 aviation schools in the United States. New member Roy M. Padgett introduced. picnic planned. attendance prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lions Club
Sheraton Hotel
C. N. Stewart
Cadet Corps
High Point College
High Point
Lt. Stewart
United States
Lion E. A. Wright
R. H. Smith
Lester Waterford
Jim Griffin
Walter Huber
Lion John Kalte
Roy M. Padgett
Ralph Williams
Entertainment Committee
Kiwanis and Rotary Hear H R Borthwick on tax plan
At a joint luncheon in the Sheraton Hotel 145 Kiwanis Rotary members and guests heard H R Borthwick C P A Winston Salem discuss pay as you go tax legislation. He showed charts to explain monthly and quarterly income reporting and compared the new plan with the old system. Borthwick answered tax questions as H O Williams C P A led the program. Lee Schaner presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton Hotel
Kiwanis Club
H. R. Borthwick
C.P.A
Winston-Salem
Borthwick
H. O. Williams
Lee Schaner
Covington Dies in Pinehurst at 73
B E Covington, 73, father of Watt J Covington of Watt s Bakery Jamestown, died yesterday morning in a Pinehurst hospital. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Saturday in Rockingham with burial in the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Covington
Watt J. Covington
Watt
Jamestown
Pinehurst
Rockingham
Wake Forest man and Winston-Salem woman wed. multiple couples noted
A brief notice lists marriage connections among Kitchin of Wake Forest and Mrs. R J Reynolds of Winston Salem for four years, along with Robert Phillips of Asheville and Mrs Emil Rosenthal of Goldsboro for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Kitchin
Wake Forest
R. J. Reynolds
Winston- Salem
Robert Phillips
Asheville
Emil Rosenthal
Goldsboro
John Paul Jones and the American Navy Legacy
W A Bivins reflects on the Pacific Fleet as the largest and strongest in history, praising its victories and linking naval strength to the republic. He details John Paul Jones born July 6 1747 in Kirkbean Scotland, his career, and his role as father of the U S Navy, concluding with Jones’s Paris death and interment at Annapolis. Then, SIGNS AND PORTENTS recalls Dog Days origin tied to Sirius and Roman beliefs, clarifying Sirius heat impact and noting rabies risk and heat as main causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Jones
Pacific
Republic
Kirkbean
Scotland
Virginia
John Paul
Jones
Congress
Atlantic
Whitehaven
England
France
Paris
American Congress
Europe
Annapolis
Old Albion
United States Navy
Four Centers Of Recreation Planned By High Point Council
The High Point Youth Council proposes four city recreation centers to curb juvenile delinquency with two white and two Negro locations. Centers would operate six days weekly for ages 12 to 14 in the afternoon and older youths in the evening, funded by the city. An advisory group from the council will refine plans if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Youth Council
Youth Council
Salvation Army
Ah Iead
Margaret Briggs
Family Service Bureau
Kenneth Redman
Citizens Service Corps
Miss Briggs
High Point
Not Recovered Lt. Miles Gayle Loses Plane Crash Search
The telegram to Mr and Mrs Sidney A Gayle says their son First Lieutenant Miles A Gayle U S Air Force has not been recovered after a plane crash near Clear Lake California Crews work under difficult conditions The deceased West Point graduate married to Marian DeJarnette Duke alum and son of local residents Lt Gayle studied at Duke and West Point and played on multiple cadet and college groups He is survived by his wife and parents and two brothers in military and medical paths
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney A. Gayle
1012 Club Drive
Miles Gayle
U. S. Air Force
California
Oakland
Gayle
Miles A. Gayle
Clear Lake
Lake County
Calif
Chester FE. Trout
239Th
Sqdn
West Point
Air Corp
Moultrie
Marian Louise DeJarnette
Miami
Fla
Oakland St
Glee Club
Duke
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
North Africa
Robert Gayle
The
University
Divorce Suit Filed in High Point Court for Ellen Young
Ellen Young filed for absolute divorce from Edward Young in High Point Municipal Court citing two years of separation with living apart since July 1941. Frances Saintsing amended her complaint against Clover Brand Dairies seeking 10000 dollars for injuries after drinking milk containing a foreign substance resembling steel wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Young
High Point Municipal
Edward
Jack) Young
Frances Saintsing
Clover Brand Dairies
Signs and superstitions from old signs and fears
The piece surveys zodiac folk beliefs about sowing and harvest, marking fears such as harming pigs by lunar phase and avoiding tooth extractions on the wane. It reflects on common signs about itching noses and ringing ears, notes roots in Roman and early childhood culture, and ends with a calm view that the universe is largely kind, with human risk mainly self-inflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old South
Pfc Skeen Begins Recruit Drill at Keesler Field
Pfc Wallace Ray Skeen son of John T Skeen of 654 Wesley Place started his recruit drill at the basic training center at Keesler Field Miss this week as part of basic training duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Ray Skeen
John T. Skeen
Wesley Place
Keesler Field
Miss
Craven Leaves for Camp Sibert After Eight Months
Private first class Robert M. Craven, after ten days with his parents at 1620 North Main Street, is set to depart Saturday for Camp Sibert in Alabama where he has served the past eight months. He is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Craven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PFC
Craven
Pfe
Robert M. Craven
J. B. Craven
North Main Street
Camp Sibert
Ala
Mrs. LeClerc Arrested on Federal Impersonation Charge
Charlotte July 9 Appy Edward Scheidt head of the FBI office said Mrs Helen Gertrude Davis Ran dle LeClerc of Bat Cave was placed under five thousand dollar bond at Asheville on charges of impersonating a navy purchasing agent at Camp Patrick Henry Virginia The defendant had pleaded guilty to a similar charge in Anderson South Carolina last May and received five years probation Mrs Randle operated a Greensboro road health center for several months in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Haworth to Preach at Union Service at St Marys
Cecil Haworth, pastor of Central Friend Church, will preach at the Union Service Sunday night at 8 o'clock at St. Marys Episcopal Church. Downtown churches participate in a series of Union Services during the summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Haworth
Central Friend Church
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Miss Franks Classes Suspended Over Brother Illness
Summer music classes under Virginia Frank are suspended until further notice due to the critical illness of Miss Franks brother in an Atlanta hospital. Miss Frank remains in Atlanta during this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Virginia Frank
Miss Frank
Atlanta
Clean Up Japs, Then Back To His Laundry
Pvt. Yemey Lew, a laundry operator who fled Taichang, China in 1939 as Japanese forces advanced, recalls his claim that the Japs have much to learn from him. He immigrated to the United States with his father and brother and ran a Port Washington laundry until his March 18 Army induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Polk
Yemey Lew
Taichang
China
Lew
America
Port Washington
N.Y
Fragmentary genealogical note ends with Atlanta grandparent
A fragment mentions North Carolina and one grandparent, Mrs. W. T. Gayle of Atlanta, Ga., as part of a family record. The readable text provides a partial lineage reference without dates or full names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
W. T. Gayle
Atlanta, Ga
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St. Joseph
Nat Walker
Fyel
Walgreen
Joans-Manville Dealer Insulation
Parker - Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Fapaperns Ese
Uby'si
Main ST
Adams-Millis
Cassiopeia's
South Main
Taylor St
Jane Gray
Leonard
Trinidad
Panama
Tomor
Morrow
Ivey
Stewart
Lions Meet
Kiwanis
Rotary
H.R. Borthwick
W. A. Bivins
Ife
Orion
Sirius
Council
Lt. Gayle
Mrs. Randle
FBI
Haworth
St. Mary's
Seward's Market
East
Commerce Street
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