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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
11
Widespread protest erupts as 32 year old awning rule faces court challenge. About 200 businesses warned to raise awnings to seven feet above sidewalks, with fines of five dollars per offense and daily penalties. Officials stress responsibility lies with store owners or managers and announce phased inspections plus time to comply.
Edward Miller, 17, a Black teen and local truck driver, will be tried in municipal court for carnal knowledge after waiving preliminary hearing. A shirt matching a stolen item was identified. Miller refused to remove it in public, prompting Judge D C MacRae to have officers escort him to a private restroom for privacy. A separate case, H L Winder selling wine to a minor, was continued. Reckless driving charges against Charles Hayes and Lonnie Harris were continued for the eighth time and set for Friday.
Pfc James FE Kestler was slightly wounded in France on June 16 and awarded the Purple Heart per war department telegram received by his wife. He has been overseas since October 1943, entered service in 1942, trained at Fort Sam Houston and Camp McCoy, and is married to Doris Stacy of 915 Park Street. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kestler of 1101 Park Street.
Sgt Ida Malloye Stanfield Air WAC daughter of Mr and Mrs W Stanfield 1004 Campbell St has been transferred from George Field Lawrenceville Illinois to Spence Field Moultrie Georgia where she will serve as secretary to an officer in the personnel department
Pvt. Robert J. Trivett visited his ill wife Mrs. Ella Burrow Trivett at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Trivett in Archdale. He recently left Ft. Bragg for a new assignment.
S/Sgt Dorlin M. Carithers of 1606 Ward Street finished a four week course in specialized training at the military police training center, aviation, Barksdale Field, Louisiana this week.
Pvt. Keene G. Kennedy Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Keene J. Kennedy lives at 219 West Lonmaee Avenue and serves with a U S Army quartermaster unit stationed in the New Hebrides Islands.
Pvt. Bruce Aigley son of Mr and Mrs R I Quigley of 1108 Westwood reports for air combat training at the army air bomber base in Fort Myers Florida.
Daniel Ervin Salmon of 929 Randolph Street enrolls in the U S Maritime Service at the Norfolk Virginia enrolling office.
Donald Albert Jester of 1603 East Commerce Street is now stationed at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis Tennessee as part of his assignment.
S/Sgt. Carl W. Nelson of High Point is awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement during bombing missions over enemy territory. Flying as waist gunner on the Liberator Old Glory, he has completed 11 missions over Germany and occupied Europe including an attack on Berlin. He previously worked for Swift and Co. at High Point and is married to Mary Wrenn of High Point.
War Manpower Commission issued priority ratings and ceilings for 41 essential employers with over 25 workers and 121 essential employers with fewer than 25. The Winston-Salem Greensboro High Point area set 306 essential industry ceilings, while High Point got 800 non essential ceilings.
Postmaster S C Clark announces complete overseas mail regulations guiding parcels to service members and others overseas. Rules cover weight size requests for army navy coast guard marine corps personnel and merchant marine with special allowances and prohibitions.
A joint meeting of the Farmers' Family Center committee and the curb market will be held tomorrow morning at 10 30 in the Farm Center headquarters on North Main Street. Renovation is complete and the center is open for operation though no formal opening has been held. Visitors are welcome during store hours six days a week with Mrs S E Montgomery as hostess.
Roy Grayson Edwards of 202 W Lexington Avenue is attending aviation machinist's mate school in Memphis Tennessee for training as part of military service.
Judge W W M York of Greensboro told Guilford Rotary members that county division is largely imagined. He praised Guilford as the state’s top county by population, school enrollment and school funding, noting Greensboro and High Point as its two large cities with different economic strengths. He urged neighbors to learn about each other to end factionalism and described the Guilford County Council as a vehicle for better understanding.
The Demobilized Personnel Records Branch in the Southern Exposition Building begins a nine hour day with vacations cancelled. Lt Col Jonathan D Hawkins says the shift applies to all army service forces in Washington and locally to catch up with back work. Clerks now work until six, six days a week, with leaves only for exceptional circumstances.
The board lists reclassifications for multiple men including Farabee Gilmer 2-A to 1-A and Pierce Thurman 1-A to 1-A with HD. Others show 2-A to 1-A(H) and 1-A to 4-F, with various 1-C and 3-A changes. Definitions of 1-A 4-F 1-C 2-C 3-D 4-B are provided for context.
High Point surpasses its $551,000 quota for smaller bonds and, with Greensboro, raises $249,000 to lift Guilford county past the target. Greensboro challenges High Point to buy $75,000 more and offers $174,000 additional by Saturday. Fifth War Loan directors urge renewed citizen support to cover the deficit and reach the goal.
A tent revival opens Sunday night at 8 at Pinegrove Church off Fairfield Road with the King Brothers in charge. Services run each evening this week at 8 o'clock and are open to the public.
The Office of Price Administration will hold a series of meetings the week of July 31 for shoe retailers to learn amendments to shoe regulations. Edgar Hartley announces gatherings in Winston-Salem on August 2 at 2 30 PM and Greensboro the same day at 8 PM with Stanley Sokolasration of Atlanta present to explain changes and help dealers. A letter is being mailed to High Point retailers.
Cpl. Grover L. Myrick of 909 Tate Street is stationed with an Eighth Air Force Liberator base in England.
Tonight at 7 in the Sheraton hotel ballroom the JayCee banquet will honor newly elected officers for 1942 and 43, present JayCee keys for outstanding High Pointers, and feature Dr I G Greer as keynote speaker with a guest delegation from Thomasville.
About five miles of dirt streets are being treated with calcium chloride to test dust control. A half car of material cost 23 dollars per ton was purchased, and 12 to 15 heavily used sections have received treatment. Officials say supplies are exhausted and it is unknown when more will be ordered for the next year.
Evslie Suggs filed a demurrer in the clerk of court to Theo Suggs divorce action charging the plaintiff fails to state facts showing adultery occurred within the marriage or with clear timing and location, and asks that the suit be dismissed.
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