City Council Rushes Budget Fixes As Braden Aids Delays
Twenty days after budget estimates were in the hands of City Manager Roy S Braden councilmen faced only three days to pass rate resolutions for 1944 45 expenditures. No council committee sessions had been held and Mayor Arnold J Koonce was away on vacation delaying examination and revision of the budget. The total outlay is 2 109 695 with a tax rate of 1 21 per 100 valuation. A special meeting may be held Monday to approve resolutions and avert delays in tax levy and payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S. Braden
Braden
Arnold J. Koonce
Supervisor To Attend Dr Order Meeting In Guilford Council Hall
The Guilford Council No. 23 of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics will hold a special meeting at the Hall corner of Main and Washington Streets Friday at 7 30. Guests from Trophy council No. 29 and Mechanicsville council 347 will attend. C W Snyder regional supervisor from Winston-Salem will speak on matters of interest to members.
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Guilford Council
Order of United American Mechanics
Main
Washington Sts
Trophy Council No
Mechanicsville Council
C. W. Snyder
Winston-Salem
Shoemaker Reappointed to City Fire Department
Announcement states M. B. Shoemaker, who left for defense work in Wilmington, is reappointed to the city fire department. He returns at fire unit No 2 with the same fireman first class rating he held before leaving, preserving seniority after more than ten years as a firefighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Shoemaker
Wilmington
Baker
Defense
Shoemaker
New Broom Fails New York Tea-Room Sign
Passersby on Fifth Avenue notice a tongue in cheek window display reading Now Open Under Old Management, drawing amused reactions to the shop’s branding and brief gap in modernization.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Can't Keep Grandma in Her Chair
A lively grandmother shows backache relief after recognizing tired kidneys as the cause. The ad promotes Doan's Pills as a trusted remedy used for over 49 years to flush waste from blood and ease kidney and bladder related symptoms.
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Nature
Imea
Dean
Awning Inspections Begin Under City Ordinance
Fire Chief and Assistant Police Chief will lead the first awning inspections since the 1912 ordinance. Inspectors will check seven foot clearance from pavement, with violations carrying a five dollar fine after a grace period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Canady
No Charges To Be Brought In Royals Death
Henry C. Royals 56 a Trinity mail carrier and attorney died in a truck strike while delivering mail. Carlton Clinard drove the grocery truck. Royals son Don 8 injured. Royals active in Hopewell church and local groups. funeral plans pending arrival of Henry Jr. from California.
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Trinity
Henry C. Royals
Royals
Carlton Clinard
Don Royals
High Point Memorial Hospital
Hopewell
Randolph County B Bar Association
Two Men Indicted For Assault With Deadly Weapon
Thomas Chamblin 53 merchant of 826 W Greenstreet and Ralph Beamon 19 employee of Myrtle Desk Company were indicted for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious injury or kill arising from an altercation where Chamblin allegedly used a pistol and Beamon a broken bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Chamblin
W. Greenstreet
Ralph Beamon
Myrtle Desk Company
Chamblin
Beamon
M&k
Veterans Advisory Council forms with Mitchell as chair
W E Mitchell heads the Veterans Advisory Council elected at its first meeting. W E Mitchell chairs with R P Morrison as vice chairman and Mrs W W Dickerson as secretary. Monthly informals will be at the Sheraton hotel in connection with the United States Employment office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran's Advisory Council
Sheraton
United States Employment Office
W. E. Mitchell
American Red Cross
Advisory Council
Sheraton Hotel
Ralph Miller
OPA Food Authority Explains Beer Price Classes
Fourteen retail beer dealers attended the war price and rationing board panel where M. N. Cutler detailed a new order placing flat cent ceiling prices on beer sold by eating and drinking establishments. Dealers must classify themselves into three groups based on the base period ceiling and file with the board. Officials said many have complied, others are in violation for not classifying before the July 15 effective date.
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War Price and Rationing Board
M. N. Cutler
Funeral Rites For Joseph Varner Held At Highland Church
Funeral services for Joseph Franklin Varner who was killed by a train Monday afternoon at Carrboro were held Wednesday at 4 30 p m from Highland Methodist Church. The rites were conducted by Rev Spencer W Johnson and Rev C L Ruth with church choir music. Pallbearers included Clyde Bristow Arlie Huffman Raymond Yarbrough Henry Wells Milton Anderson and Buck Anderson. Interment followed at Floral Garden cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Franklin Varner
Carrboro
Highland Methodist Church
Spencer W. Johnson
C. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Clyde Bristow
Arlie Huffman
Raymond Yarborough
Henry Wells
Milton Anderson
Buck Anderson
Floral Garden Cemetery
Funeral services for Pvt J C Gilbreath held at Fairfield
Pvt J C Gilbreath age 30 of Nadeng near St Marks Fla died early Friday. Services were at Fairfield Methodist church led by Rev O L Brown and Rev O L Ruth with burial in Fairfield cemetery. Chaplain Wilson Harvey from ORD Greensboro led grave rites. ORD honor guard pallbearers and buglers attended. Floral gifts arranged by Mrs C D Sheppard. A male quartet sang with piano accompaniment and Mike Tuttle sang solo Sunrise Tomorrow.
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J C. Gilbreath
Nadeng
St. Marks
Fla
Fairfield Methodist Church
O. L. Brown
O. L. Ruth
First Pilgrim Holiness Church
Fairfield Cemetery
Wilson Harvey
Ord
Greensboro
C. D. Sheppard
Jos. Coltrane
W. M. Lewallen
C. R. Mickey
Herman Goodin
Funeral services held for Mrs. E. O. Kearns
Funeral services for Mrs. E O Kearns were conducted at Lebanon Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon with ministers O L Easter George Curry and C E Rozelle officiating A brief home service preceded the procession Pallbearers included Reuben Bundy Paul Frye Worth Kearns Harry Harker Horace Briggs and L King Interment followed in Floral Garden Cemetery with flowers by the Mittie Philatheia Class and music by Argie Wood and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Kearns
Lebanon Methodist Church
O. L. Easter
George Curry
Oak View Methodist Church
C. E. Rozelle
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
West State Street
Reuben Bundy
Paul Frye
Worth Kearns
Harry Harker
Fowler Richard Thomas obituary funeral service held
Funeral service for Richard Thomas Fowler was conducted at his Rt. 3 home with Rev. O. L. Ruth officiating. Eva McMillan and Anne Boles performed a duet during the ceremony. Pallbearers included Dewitt Richardson Harold Richardson Earnest Saunders Oliver Thomas Espie Shoemaker and Howard Russell. Interment followed in Oakwood cemetery family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Thomas Fowler
O. L. Ruth
Eva McMillan
Anne Boles
Dewitt Richardson
Harold Richardson
Earnest Saunders
Oliver Thomas
Espie Shoemaker
Howard Russell
Oakwood Cemetery
Guilford Furniture Moves To New Location
Guilford Furniture shifts from 209 North Main to 309 North Main in the former Ingram Furniture building beside The Enterprise. Manager Reid Kearns said most moving work is done and the store will open this afternoon with minor finishing touches expected to complete soon.
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Guilford Furniture
North Main
Ingram Furniture
Enterprise
Reid Kearns
25 496 Adults Listed In New City Directory
The 1944 High Point City Directory from Hill Directory Co. lists 25 496 adults at regular home addresses in High Point and Fairmont Park with features on tenants homes marital status wives given names and nationwide distribution to libraries. Notable entries include Arvil H. Aaron and Dr. Thomas R. Zimmerman first and last on the roster and war related surnames such as Battle Fort Camp March Marine Commander and Victory.
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High Point
Fairmont Park
USA
USN
Hill Directory Co
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Arvil H. Aaron
Thomas R. Zimmerman
Herbert Hoover
Battle
Canon
March
Marine
Commander
Radiey
Patton
Bond
Victory
Demonstration Agent Position Sought by Local Groups
Eight civic organizations plan a 10:30 a m meeting with pay officials to push for a fulltime home demonstration agent for the High Point area. Attending will be officials including J E Millis and county agents to discuss preserving Mrs W K Whitesell's post as the current agent may be lost after September.
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Igh Point
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Merchants Association
Altrusa Club
Business and Professional Club
Garden Club
Junior Service League
Farm Club
J. E. Millis
Board of County Commissioners
J. Wagoner
Nell Kennett
W. K. Whitesell
Whitesell
Noble Praigg
Co-Op Club Donates $50 To Polio Hospital
At a luncheon in the Sheraton Hotel the High Point Co-Operative Club International gave $50 to the infantile paralysis hospital at Hickory after Roy B. Culler and A. Coke Cecil presented the cause. Rev. O L Easter spoke on Temperance detailing harm from alcohol and its violation of divine principles.
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Sheraton
High Point Co-Operative Club International
Hickory
Roy B. Culler
A. Coke Cecil
O. L. Easter
Lebanon Methodist Church
Easter
America
Welfare Workers Return From Meet
Mrs Faye Edwards Mrs Lucy Jackson and Miss Bessie Tesh welfare department case workers returned from a two weeks institute for public welfare at Chapel Hill. The leaders cite juvenile delinquency economic adversity emotional strain maladjusted children and threat of family separation worsened by the war. Dr Howard W Odum defined public welfare as the technique of making democracy effective in unequal places.
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Faye Edwards
Lucy Jackson
Bessie Tesh
Institute For Public Welfare
Chapel Hill
Howard W. Odum
Institute For Research In Social Science
Employment and Priority Ratings Mailed for High Point Firms
The War Manpower Commission set priority ratings for essential industries in High Point at an area meeting, then mailed by the U S Employment Office. Ralph Miller said ratings reflect industry demands, with appeals possible if firms are dissatisfied. Non essential business leaders await their ratings, to be mailed later. The employment ceiling limits workers per employer based on April counts.
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High Point
War Manpower Commission
Sheraton Hotel
United States Employment Office
Ralph Miller
Miller
Iller
Textile Workers May See Army Stage Show in High Point
Representatives from Camp Butner visited High Point to plan a special Army stage show for textile plant workers. The target Berlin show, seen earlier at the Junior High School, would be part of wartime appreciation for local cotton mills weaving plants hosiery and garment manufacturers. If approved, employees from locally important textile firms would be invited as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Camp Butner
Berlin
Arnold Sijlvert
Harold Boxer
C. V. Kelley
Silvert
War Production Board
Office of Civilian Requirements
Hi Point
Lieut. Silvert
Condition Of Royals Child Reported Better
Hospital authorities said today that eight year old Don Royals son of Henry C Royals who died in an automobile accident yesterday was better and resting today. The serious injuries in the crash were noted and the report contrasted with the fate of his father who perished in Mount Pleasant prison custody in 1825.
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Don Royals
Henry C. Royals
Acci
Sing Sing
Mount Pleasant
Air Wac Show at Paramount Tonight
Air Wac Show brings 56 Army Air Forces entertainers to the Paramount Theatre for Air Wac Musical Revue with an 18 piece band and a 12 member drill chorus. Featured acts include Cpl Earl Drebenstedt and Artie Young with Zachary Zolov. show times 7 and 9 p m with "Sae dies in Washington" after each stage. Regular Paramount prices apply.
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Paramount Theatre
Army Air Forces
Air Wac
Cpl
Earl Dreben- Stedt
Artie Young
Paramount
Sae
Washington
Letter From Little Chicago Arrives At Guilford College
John Haworth recalls a friendly letter from a Guilford College classmate addressed to Little Chicago N C and sent to the North Carolina town. The sender, stationed at the Great Lakes Training station near Chicago, used the nickname causing local intrigue. Haworth notes the letter arrived safely as if Point had been included in the address. He mentions hearing High Point called the Chicago of North Carolina.
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John Haworth
Guilford College
Great Lakes
Chicago
N.C
Haworth
High Point
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WAC
Ralph Sigman
Paramount Theater
Billy Pollard
Jimmy Beach
Fire Dept
Arid Police
E. K. Ingram
W.E. Mitchell
Veterans’ Advisory Council
OPA Food Authority
Joseph Varner
Gilbreath
F. C. Kearns
New City Directory
High Point City
The
Richmond
Co-Op
Polio Hospital
Italy
Robert C. Coleman
Catherine Howard
War Department
Wagger
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