Bible Study In Schools To Be Expanded Here
Planes to extend Bible teaching from High School to Junior High and Elementary levels in Danville and High Point as funds and teachers become available. North Carolina Education Association supports spiritual values in education while upholding church-state separation. Miss Ollie Sherrill teaches Bible at the High School, spending summer study at Scarritt College.
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Danville
toSan
North Carolina Education Association
Uncle Sam
Ollie Sherrill
Scarritt College For Christian Workers
Nashville
Tenn
Iss Sherrill
Bankers to Meet In City Tomorrow
North Carolina bankers convene at the Sheraton Hotel tomorrow night at 8 for a district meeting to discuss new GI loan regulations. Washington VA officials join lenders and veterans with loan experience to debate expediting service men loans by relying on bank appraisals and cutting red tape. Eleven Piedmont counties will be represented with R L Heckard of Winston-Salem presiding.
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North Carolina Bankers Association
Sheraton Hotel
Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans Administration
Congress
Piedmont
R. L. Heckard
Winston-Salem
Alcohol blamed by fireman in wood alcohol deaths
John C. Archie a 57 year old Alma fireman faces a manslaughter charge as a preliminary hearing is set after several of 11 African Americans died from a wood alcohol and water mixture known as mule. Police report death bed statements and confessions link the case to stolen alcohol, with two gallons unaccounted for and feared further victims. Willis Phifer and James Nelson and Marie Nelson also face charges.
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John C. Archie
Alma Company
James Nelson
Marie Nelson
Willis Phifer
J. A. Lowdermilk
Alma Desk Company
Nelson
First Donation Received For Ship's Library
N. K. Green started the hall rolling toward a library aboard the U S S High Point Victory. Green was the first donor, honored at The Enterprise office. The ship, named after High Point for war bond success, aims to have the library installed before Aug 20 for the 80 man crew of citizens.
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N. K. Green
U.S.S
High Point Victory
Maritime Commission
High Point
Green
Enterprise Office
Enterprise
Soldier recovers snapshot from captured German
In Colorado near Camp Carson Pfc. Morrie J. Beitch of St. Louis Missouri had his field pack requisitioned during a sudden German attack and mourned the loss of his daughter's snapshot. A week later his unit captured German prisoners and Beitch recovered the missing photo among the loot.
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Camp Carson
Colo
Ins
Pfc
Morrie J. Beitch
St. Louis
Beitch
High Point's Historic Pool and Park Reveal Old Jamestown Roots
A century ago the area now known as High Point City Park sat atop Old Jamestown with its village life, schooling, and pottery prosperity. Cornwallis camped nearby and gold prospecting fed the local economy while families enjoyed log rollings and church sermons.
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ED Lewis
City Park
Cornwallis
Jamestown
North Carolina
Guilford County
Little Friends
Park
Richard Mendenhall
Martha Robbins Tilden
Greensboro
Pine Barrens
High Point
Bloomfield
Patrick Quits As Principal At Cloverdale
M. L. Patrick, Cloverdale school principal for eight years and on the city school staff since 1924, resigns to enter the trade publication field. Superintendent Charles F. Carroll said no successor is yet chosen and hoped to find a qualified replacement by September.
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M. L. Patrick
Cloverdale
Charles F. Carroll
Carroll
Patrick
Septemb
Reconversion Meet Set For Wednesday
A WPB reconversion meeting to inform industry about wartime policy will be held Wednesday afternoon two to five in the Blue Room at the Robert E Lee hotel Winston-Salem. It serves manufacturers within fifty miles of Winston-Salem including High Point and aims to show how to secure materials and equipment as restrictive orders lapse and war contracts end. E. E. Huffman and Chester O. Ensign of the Charlotte WPB office will lead the session noting textile mills may gain little from the meeting.
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War Production Board
Robert E. Lee
Winston-Salem
High Point
E. E. Huffman
Chester O. Ensign
Agayst
Charlotte
WPB
Evans Flower Garden Opens To Public
Evans Flower Garden welcomes visitors with an inviting display of canna varieties along Centennial Avenue attracting flower enthusiasts to view and enjoy the garden attraction.
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Evans Flower Garden
Evans Garden
Centennial Avenue
City honors 5,000 service members with 83 gold stars
More than 5,000 High Point residents have entered World War II with 83 gold stars on the service roll. An overflow of 336 names awaits placement on the boards, with 31 B names through 71 W names still unlisted. The P A Thomas Car Works provides materials while the chamber gilds the stars.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
North Main Street
Frank Sizemore
Sizemore
P. A. Thomas Car Works
Eyes of rabbits show wide rear vision fields
Rabbits possess overlapping eye fields that extend behind the head allowing them to detect threats from behind without turning. This arrangement provides continuous rearward awareness and aids in predator avoidance.
Tomlinson Reroofs High Point Furniture Plant
A building permit issued to Tomlinson of High Point covers reroofing the High Street furniture plant at West High Street with a cost of 3000 dollars. Additional permits totaling 2938 dollars are listed for various local homes and small structures including Ralph Slate 1000 for a new bedroom at 917 Rotary Drive and Chester Halton 900 to paint 1339 East Washington Street, among others.
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Tomlinson
High Point
West High Street
Ralph Slate
Rotary Drive
Chester Halton
East Washington Street
Marion Cobb
Hoovers Street
W. C. Beavers
East Green Street
Co. A. Joyner
West Bay Street
H. C. Beal
Denny Street
James Young
Cross Street
C. S. Presley
Forest
Cc. W. Coleman
Lake Street
H. J. Stepp
Welch Street
War-Weary Greek Lass longs for High Point home
Nine year old Perca of Mytilene hopes to travel to High Point after years of war delays. She is a niece of Mrs Archie Batalas who adopted her in earlier days. Letters from Greece report relatives alive but hard conditions under German occupation. Mytilene, near Asia Minor, is a key source of Turkish tobacco today.
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Perca
Mytilene Island
Aegean
High Point
America
Perea
Archie Batalas
Batalas
Mrs. Batalas
Mr. Batalas
Angelo Batalas
Genitsa
Greece
Angelo
Chris
Mytilene
Asia Minor
Paul
New Library Adds Twenty Four Books To Circulation
A local library catalogued twenty four new titles in the past week. The list includes The City of Trembling Leaves by Clarke The Red-Haired Lady by Corbett Freedom is More Than a Word by Field Connie Mack Lieb The House in Clewe Street Santa yana Nine Mile Bridge Murder on a Tangent Take Three Tenses What They Dont Know and Journey Into Morning by Maybury among others.
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Clarke
Cohen
Corbett
Field
Commodore Hornblower
Forester
San Lorenzo
Clewe Street
Lavine
Connie Mack
Lieb
Parton
Dragon Harvest
Sinclair
Rice
Mary Patten
Abbott
Chamberlain
Hermitage
Crabb
Godden
Greene
Marsh
Langley
Yahnke
Maybury
Gasoline Savings Big in Cincinnati Bottling Industry
The soft drink industry cut gasoline use by nearly 77 million gallons in the first three years of rationing. Edward Wagner, chair of the transportation committee for the American bottlers of carbonated beverages, credited drastic retail delivery schedule economies for the reduction.
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Cincinnati
INS
Edward Wagner
Transportation Committee of the
Amendment To Wholesalers Tax Comes Up For Adoption
City council will not approve the annual budget at Tuesday morning session due to unfinished study. Mayor Phillips and Councilman Kearns say final adoption will miss the August 14 meeting. Finance committee to seek adoption of a new license tax on wholesale merchants and possible quitclaim deed issues on sale of Redding property. City manager Braden's absence delays items and financial status remains under review.
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Earl N. Phillips
Amos Kearns
Council
Phillips Previeuble
Roy S. Braden
the &Nance Committee
Redding
Broad and
Lindsay Streets
Braden
Women Urged To Help With Rationing
The local war price and rationing board appeals for more women volunteers to issue oil and canning sugar rations. J F Jones, in charge, says fuel oil applications must be processed quickly to issue certificates and deliveries. Home tanks should be emptied to free space for military use.
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J. F. Jones
Jones
Getty
Funeral Rites Set for Warren Swain Wilson
Warren Swain Wilson, longtime High Point resident of 512 Willowbrook Street, will have funeral services at Southside Baptist Church Monday at 4 p.m. Rev. W. H. Barker to lead. Interment follows at Fairgrove Church Cemetery near Thomasville. Body moves from Green Funeral Home to residence today at 1 p.m.
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Warren
Wilson
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High Point City Lake
City Lake Pool
John Archie
Ship’s
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