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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1945
Page
10
Chief Lowdermilk says unnecessary calls for the exact time tie up police telephones. Citizens should use official channels for real emergencies and avoid tying up lines for nonessential time checks.
The term Kaffir, applied to all natives in South Africa, traces to the east coast via Portuguese influence and is described as an Ara word meaning unbeliever.
The city faces a labor shortage in the public works department delaying new garbage trucks. Four modern trucks stay idle while six crews with old equipment work to collect waste amid five week accumulations. Officials urge residents to separate refuse and prepare garbage as the department secures additional workers, with eight more needed to deploy the new trucks.
Emily Melvina Konkle infant daughter of Mr and Mrs William A Konkle Crestwood Park died in a local hospital this morning at 230 o clock born May 3 1945 in this city Graveside services will be conducted in Oakwood Cemetery Wednesday morning at 11 o clock by Rev Hoy L Fesperman pastor of First Evangelical and Reformed Church The body will remain at Youngs until the hour of the service Surviving besides the parents are three brothers James Theodore and William Kenkle Jr all at home.
Fresh fruits and vegetables were plentiful at the city curb market but few buyers turned out. Mrs. S E Montgomery of the farmer's family center urged early visits to support farmers who bring produce on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Rev Howard S. Hartzell Episcopal minister of High Point was guest speaker at the Lions club meeting at the Woman's club building. He spoke on Bells from 400 A D to modern times and Librarian Mary Green Matthews urged library support. Curtis Fields presided. visitors Craven and Lion Barrett attended.
Report from Mr and Mrs Joe Doggett lists their son Corporal Harold Doggett USMCR with accidental burns to head and arms in the Pacific theater. He is hospitalized at the U S Fleet Hospital in San Francisco for treatment.
Atlantic States Motor Lines, Inc. sues Southern Railway for 2606 dollars in a municipal court civil action alleging a December 11 1944 wreck at a Mebane railroad crossing. The train allegedly failed to signal and traveled unlawfully fast causing damage to the truck and merchandise. The suit cites possible schedule delay and faulty brakes.
A brown and white Shetland pony wandered into High Point and was taken to the police station after officers found it on Broad Street. The owner could not be located despite attempts this morning. Chief J A Lowdermilk urged guardians to claim the animal, noting the department has no hay for a long stay.
City building inspector lists five permits totaling $660. FE S Hollingsworth plans a $300 barn at 1 Barbee Street. C C Hassell to paint a residence at 414 Fourth Street for $200. Beeson Hardware to paint the store front for $20. H D Randall to repair a residence. S R Franklin to paint a residence at 919 Randolph Street for $40.
The famed Boer president Paul Kruger regularly rode seventy miles a day on a single horse as part of his duties in the South African Republic, a feat highlighted in contemporary accounts.
Flora Sharpe Lewis widow of W G Lewis died at her Statesville home after a brief illness. She celebrated her 90th birthday on Saturday July 14 and had lived in Statesville most of her life. Surviving are four of six children, six grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Funeral at 11 a m tomorrow at Statesville, burial in city cemetery. oldest member of First Baptist Church, married 1879.
Captain Leith Holloway Garrou 25 of the air transport command dies after a short illness at his parents home. Funeral arrangements await arrival of a twin brother from Germany. Alice Faye Hunt four, dies at grandparents home. Service held at Barnwell street and Mount Pleasant Methodist cemetery with Rev. Flowe officiating.
In 1873, historians record that at least five million buffalo were killed across the plains, a frontier era slaughter that reshaped tribes, ecosystems, and future settlement patterns.
A notice advertises Madame Jeanette offering assistance at a Pullman trailer location near Meadows Brook, with directions from the Inn at City Limits and N Main bus route near the city limits on Winston highway.
Herbert E. Carroll 24 of High Point, one of six convicted for second degree murder in the June 22 slaying of R. L. Beck, withdrew his supreme court appeal. Raymond Bennett and Sam Thompson remain jailed on $2,000 bonds. Carroll to begin a 25 to 30 year term at a local prison this week.
Second Lieutenant Jessie M. King of the army infantry received the Silver Star for gallantry in Germany. He moved under heavy fire to reconnoiter a route to outflank a pinned platoon, then maneuvered to surprise the enemy and force 80 prisoners along with five machine guns and five heavy mortars. King entered service in 1940 and has been overseas since January 1943.
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