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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1945
Page
2
Seaman 2/c Claude H. Outland, formerly a Portland advertising writer, began an island paper after finding a hand-run duplicating machine. News from radio operators overheard on air helped his early editions, leading to official Navy adoption. Chinese is widely spoken by many, while English is used by others.
An east half of the region sees considerable weather activity while the west half remains partly clear. Temperatures start near normal then dip later. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are anticipated, especially in Georgia and coastal portions of the area.
Guilford County records show transfers including J A Borland and wife to A J Borland on Coltrane Street, High Point. Marvin L State and wife to Marvin State on Arbordale Drive. Williard and wife to A W Goad in Williard Forest subdivision. Jessie Mozelle Stokes to Paul Dermont Rush on Finglands parcels. B C Harmon and others to Nellie Hedgecock on Staley Tarmon subdivision.
Nellie Hedgecock transfers a lot in Staley Harmon to J A Borland and wife. J A Bor to Coy Rhodes and others. two lots of Gantt property. Cleon W Wilborn conveys to W B Smith and wife, two tracts adjoining. Atlantic Life Insurance to R T Setzer and wife, lot on North Wrenn. Harrison H LeMon to J J Wilson and wife, Welch farm lot. Dr A A York to Woodrow W Kennedy and wife, five Yates lots. J F McDonald to Coy Rhodes and wife, lot of Jones lands. J W McGuinn to W G Isom, ten Albion Hills lots.
AP Newsfeatures notes ROADWAY tied to Gilbert and Sulli apron strings this season with two new versions of H M S Pinafore. This year's Buttercups have blossomed out from the traditional role shown.
Community notices list events at the Colored People Youth Center including a hay ride at 6:30 PM and member check-in at 6 PM. Also scheduled are lodge, church circle, and CME services with Rev. Frazier and Rev. Hall. Card of Thanks honors Chester Saunders family. Two North Carolina servicemen in the 5th Air Force cargo unit are identified: Sgt John Watts of High Point and Pfc William R Hargrove of Falcon.
Lt. Michael A. Kasesak of Bayside New York flew 34 missions over Europe in a B 17 during World War II. He credited no single charm but kept coins earrings and a white shirt for luck. He now awaits reassignment to a redistribution station. Two Connecticut soldiers earned the Purple Heart in the American Revolution.
London reports 25,000 British brides of American soldiers prepare to move to the United States. Miss Elsie Celli leads the Rainbow Red Cross club orientation, with Good Housekeeping and OWI guides, covering home making, health, cooking, and cost of living. The program includes embassy guidance, travel priority for dependents, and a dictionary of American terms to ease adjustment.
Six Democratic senators joined to back President Truman's push for broader unemployment benefits during reconversion. The measure would raise maximum weekly payments to 25 for singles and 30 for dependents, extend to 26 weeks, add travel allowances, cover federal and certain noncovered workers, and raise veterans' benefits to 25 or 30 dollars with new qualifying periods. The House bill lacks veterans provisions and travel or farm coverage, and hearings were delayed until after the summer recess.
The Em manual Lutheran Brotherhood will hold a regular meeting in the basement of the Lutheran church Wednesday at 6 30 PM. E J Pearson announced the gathering and urges all members to attend.
At an Aluminum Company of America plant in Cleveland workers revealed how each B 29 in the armadas that devastated Tokyo is lifted by 16 percent foot aluminum alloy propeller blades forged by 1,000,000 pound hammers.
The Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing company developed an automatic safety panel for arc welders that lowers voltage from 110 to 4 when welding contact is broken, eliminating shock risk. The article notes Captain Cook first sighted New Caledonia in 1774.
The mid summer meeting of the board of conservation and development at Morehead City may prove to be one of the most important of the year. With peace in sight, the board faces restored activities in forestry water resources and inland fish relief, and renewed focus on industrial development and park services.
Shi from the Ministry of Finance says by end of July deliveries will reach all buyers and gold savings depositors in China. Public gold sale remains suspended but the savings deposit system continues as usual.
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