City Soldier Recalls Guadalcanal Life and Bond Drive
S Sgt. Charles Byerley Sebastian recalls Guadalcanal nights of raids eight hours long with fox holes and pup tents. He notes cryptography duties, two Pacific campaigns, and a 21 day leave enroute to a new assignment after 30th birthday. His family resides at 101 Howell Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Byerley
Sebastian
Imart
Uadalcanal
Guadalcanal
Fox Hole
Pacific
Solomon's
New Caledonia
Est
Bougainville
States
Sebastain
Ser
Geant
Pacific Islands
Signal Corps
C A. Sebastian
Howell Street
Fifty-Three Taxi Drivers Certified By Police Hero
The city certifies fifty three taxi drivers under a strict ordinance requiring written applications, police fingerprinting, and proof of qualification. Permits are revoked for moral turpitude, traffic violations, or any conduct endangering public safety. A list of certified drivers includes Jace Dean Underwood and many others, noting that drivers named in the final list are Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Hero
Jace Dean Underwood
Howell Street
James Victor Welch
Carter Street
Cory Lee Alman
East State Street
Ernest Dermont
Hedrick Street
Marvin
Jessie Linwood Driggers
E. Commerce Street
George Alvin’ Smith
Richardson
Budget Work May Not Start Till Next Week
City Council delays deep review of Roy S Braden budget as members take vacations. Finance chief Dr J G Groome will study the 2 109 695 proposal with M F Crooks while Mayor Koonce is away in Florida. Expenditures 1944 45 rise 140 403 66. proposed bond refunding 3 495 000. department cuts and salary hikes under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy’ S. Braden
J. G. Groome
Braden
M. F. Crooks
M. F. Crooks, Chairman of the Law and Public Safety Group
Groome
Crooks
Arnold J. Koonce
Florida
Department of Law
Grover H. Jones
High Point and Guilford County Rally for E Bond Quota Shortfall
High Point and Guilford County boosted Fifth War Loan sales reaching 4.319 million dollars, with Guilford County totaling 26 768 thousand and rural Guilford at 680 thousand, yet the city still fell short of its 551 thousand E bond quota. Local officials pledged continued drive and announced Free Movie Day for bonds purchased Monday and Tuesday to spur further progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Guilford County
Goa
J. T. Waemath
Greensboro
Guilford
Hugh Smart
War Activities Committee
Motion Picture Industry
Smart
America
G. Curtis Smithdeal
Smithdeal
Union Service At Lutheran Church Tonight
The joint worship service of the Main Street churches will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Sunday evening at 8 o clock. Rev. Walter H. Haagener of Main Street Methodist Church will be speaker on The Power Of Becoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Walter R.aagener
Main Street Methodist Church
Cora Yates
Cora Bost Yates
B. D. Yates
Connor Street
Concordia Lutheran Church
Rowan County
Church
W. H. Barker
T. T. Lindsay
Two H. P. Men Now Prisoners In Germany
The war department released the names of two High Point soldiers held as prisoners of war in Germany. They are S/Sgt. Dorris H. Cornette husband of Jessie Mae Cornette of 1106 Park street and Pvt. Charles E. Summey son of Nelia E. Summey of Rt. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
High Point
Germany
Dorris H. Cornette
Jessie Mae Cornette
Park Street
Charles E. Summey
Nelia E. Summey
Rt. 2
City jury term opens with 141 cases docketed for trial
The July Municipal Court criminal jury term begins Tuesday July 11 with 141 cases set for trial. Judge D C Mac Rae presides. Forty of the cases involve Negro defendants. The docket includes driving drunk assaults with deadly weapons improper brakes and various non support and immoral conduct charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
J. L. Grubb, Jr
Clarence Ring
Albert Jones
W. F. Osborne
W. W. Byrd
Henry A. Agner
F. Prevost
Steve J. Cody
Charles E. Kellam, Jr
Russell Wood
Ira Bottoms
J. C. Bowling
Inez Collins
W. O. Dunbar
Ate
N.\. Green
Charlie Hill, Jr
C. J. Hiatt
Ola Mae Lawson
Fredda Oakley
G.W. Rice
Helen Teague
Paul Dennis
W. C. Luther
Paul Richardson
Clara Worth Bryan
A. H
Five Firms Seek 215000 Square Feet of High Point Space
Five companies have approached the High Point chamber of commerce in ten days seeking locations for new plants totaling 215000 square feet. Leading is a national furniture upholstery firm seeking 40000 to 100000 square feet, with others including a weaving plant 25000, a corset and girdle maker 20000, a hardware furniture dealer 35000, and a sewing plant 35000 to 40000. Secretary Frank Sizemore notes the search indicates a strong need for plant space and that occupancy depends on available space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Sizemore
High Point
Sizemore
Repairs Rise in High Point Dwellings and Non Residence Buildings
High Point issued 981 permits for repairs during the year ending June, up from 733 the prior year. Total repair permits reached $295,747, with gains led by 670 residence repairs costing $112,782 and 85 new non residence projects estimated at $67,660. Three new residences were authorized, all within wartime production limits. June permits totaled 93 for $41,189.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
War Production Board
Dog Registrations Slump During Week
Poundmaster J. O. Poindexter reported slow dog registrations at the city hall with 1,262 tags sold by noon. Last year between 2,500 and 3,000 tags were distributed in 1943-44. If registrations lag past Saturday July 15, citations to court will begin for delinquent dog owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ety Hall
J. O. Poindexter
Funeral services announced for R C Lawrence
Funeral services for R C Lawrence aged 67, lawyer and writer, will be held at Lumberton later today. Lawrence died Thursday in a local hospital. He formerly worked with L R Varser, ex member of the state supreme court, retired from law in 1934, served two years as Lumberton postmaster, then pursued writing for the State Magazine, the Biblical Recorder and the Charlotte Observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Lawrence
Raleigh
Lumberton
L. R. Varser
State Supreme Court
Lawrence
State Magazine
the Biblical Recorder
The
Charlotte Observer
Adams-Millis workers vote to unionize No. 3 plant
At Adams-Millis Co No. 3 hosiery plant 121 employees voted 84 to 28 for United Textile Workers of America. Nine ballots were unused as organizers pressed a pro union campaign while company leaders stressed legal, voluntary choice and wage comparisons during the wartime labor climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Millis Cotton
Uni
United Textile Workers of America
A. F. of L
J. E. Millis
Millis
National Labor Relations Board
High Point
War Labor Board
Youth Caravan to Open Full Week of Methodist Activities
A city youth caravan led by Miss Mary Lillian Haynes and other speakers begins a week of Methodist youth activities. Classes for adults and seniors will cover beliefs and world views, with evenings hosted by local churches from Monday to Thursday and a Friday communion to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Point
Met Youth Fellowship
Mary Lillian Haynes
Lewisville
Monument
Ward Street
South Street
Calvary
Trinity
Wesley Memorial
Archdale
First
Rankin Memorial
Pfc. Grady H. Ensley Wounded in Normandy Invasion
Pfc. Grady H. Ensley was wounded in the Normandy invasion and evacuated to a hospital in England. His wife Mary Snow Ensley of Thomasville, Rt. 1, learned of the wound from a letter he wrote after arriving at the English hospital. Ensley has served 19 months in the infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady H. Ensley
Normandy
England
Mary Snow Ensley
Thomasville
Rt. 1
Ensley
Two 500 Pound Tuna Arrive At Fulton Fish Market
Two 500 pound tunas, largest of the season in nearby waters, were landed by Capt. Nick Schafer from Islip Fire Island area and brought to Fulton Fish Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Fulton Fish Market
Nick Schafer
Islip
L. L Foff
Fire Island
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Currie Claude Haley
Tman Avenue
Raleigh Guthrie Green
Biltmore
Loudsy Marion Blackman
James Eli Bost
Carl James Taylor
Tryon Street
James Griffith Campbell
William Andrew Whitt
Johnson Street
Jessie Clifford Smith
Doris Street
Clyde Benson Stallings
Walter Frank Yow
Clara Cox
Hayes Welch
Elliott Burleigh Zachary
Vera Street
Emanuel Elmer Craughn
North Drive
Ernest Paul Pendergrast
Commerce Street
Grover Cleveland Tullis
James Marvin Farlowe
John Henry Gibson
Wade Dermont Peebles
Shelton Street
William Dennis Wood
College Street
Everette Neal
Rt. 3
James Roba Fowler
Randolph Street
Jessie James Newsom
Gene Valgene O'Brien
William Lloyd Rule
Russell Street
Guy Kenneth Welch
English Street
James Owen Sheaf
E. Lexington Avenue
Clint Horace Freeman
Robert Clyde Kidd
Roscoe Frndy
E. Washington Street
William E. Oliver
Washington Street
Leroy Saunders
Benjamin E. Allen
Alexander Ingram
Grayson Street
Raymond Parker
North Street
Willie Tyson
Olga Street
T. M. Asbury
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Roanoke
Eugene M. Asbury
Camp Rucker
Ala
Willie J. Asbury
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Charles Asbury
S 2 c. 17
Atlantic Ocean
Pvt
Alves F. Asbury
Keesler Field
Miss
Lutheran Church
H. P
H. B. Pierce
C. D. Rumley
Travis Garland Darr +l
Beadie Irvin
J. H. Stanton
W. C. Mills
A. W. Buck
Bud Chandler
John Kearsey
Fred Starling
Frank Bizzell
Myrtle Farlow
Allen G
Ham
Lawrence Elmore
J. M. Ellington
Dr. C. F. Ridge
Tom Silvey
Johnnie Yow
Kermit Evans
Roland Samuels
Joan Delmer Ruth
Thelma Phillips
Roby Dar Kilby
Zeno King
G. W. Meyers
William Harris
Lexington
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Meyers
Fourth Street
Adams-Millis
Pfc
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