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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1940

Page

3

Federal suit seeks to block use of Methodist Episcopal Church South name

A federal complaint filed in Orangeburg South Carolina seeks a declaratory judgment blocking dissident members from using the name The Methodist Episcopal Church South. Plaintiffs include bishops Clare Purcell William Watkins J Loyd Deason Hoyt Hobbs and others alleging interference with church rights and seeking injunctions and legal affirmations of the church union. Attorneys from Orangeburg Valhalla Laurens Atlanta Macon and Jackson represent the plaintiffs.

Orangeburg S. C Methodist Church Episcopal Church South Clare Purcell Illiam T. Watkins J. Loyd Dei Hoyt M. Hobbs A. W. Wington Paul B. Kern William Peele Athur J. Moore United Methist Church Uth S. J. Summers E .Gamble A. C. Aston C. P. Chewning J. Muggins L. A. Manning, Jr C. G. Ke Missildred Huggins United Church Methodist Episcopal Church Henry R. Sims Orangey R. T. Jaynes Valhalla E. Babb Laurens Walter Feet Atlanta Orville Ark Macon J. Mor- Stevens Jacksons Mis

State Commander Accepts Governorship Probe Into Fifth Column

Governor orders heightened watch for un American activities and asks the American Legion to form post by post committees to study sab re teaching and propaganda. Junius Rose of Greenville defends Legion’s readiness to assist in defending shores and democracy.

Carolina Rose

Hitler's War Plan and American Mobilization Parallels

Analysis compares Nazi planning and American mobilization concepts from peacetime to wartime. It notes industry coupling, resource prioritization, and labor and wage controls, with government coordination under Congress and the President. It warns of risks of centralization versus Democratic checks.

Germany Austria Vienna Low Countries Italy Russia Holland Belgium Flanders Hitler Congress United States Washington War Office England Winston Churchill

Analysts weigh Italy war moves amid looming peace ultimatum

Analysts view Italy's recent warlike gestures as stage setting for a peace ultimatum. They doubt Mussolini bluffing but question whether the Allies would accept any peace offer, fearing it would imply defeat and invite further demands from Britain and France.

Italy Mussolini Britain France

Americans in Britain Face Hurdles to Return Home

Exclusive dispatch details how 4000 to 5000 Americans in Great Britain must navigate passport rules exit visas and limited cash to reach Eire or safe ports. Officials admit impracticable plans and warn many will stay in cities amid Nazi threats and disrupted travel.

Milton Bronner NEA Service London United States Great Britain Bordeaux France Spain Portugal State Department Britain Paris Dover Folkstone Newhaven Calais Boulogne Dieppe Washington Eire Ireland Norway Belgium Holland

Peace gesture could force surrender and shift war aims

Report suggests a peace move may come early next week as Roosevelt pushes aviation production to aid the Allies. Analysts think Hitler and Mussolini could seek an Allied defeat this summer, and a rejected offer would prompt them to marshal full force with renewed vigor.

Roosevelt Hitler Mussolini

Liner Passage Amid Customs Checks and Expenditures

The article notes a liner voyage with tearful farewells and a rigid luggage inspection led by customs. Elizabeth Ellen Kennedy, eight weeks old, is the youngest passenger from West Orange New Jersey. President Roosevelt arrived, refueled, and officials warned about money and explosives as Americans plan to sail home on Manhattan and President Harrison from Italy.

Elizabeth Ellen Kennedy Elm Street West Orange N. J Roosevelt Italy United States Manhattan Harrison England

German Warplane Intercepted Off English Coast

Anti aircraft guns opened fire on a German warplane off the southeast coast of England early today as searchlights scanned the sky. British fighters scrambled to intercept the raider but no air raid alarm followed.

London England

Funeral Rites for E. L. Wood Observed at Mechanicsville Church

Funeral services for E. L. Wood 55 who died Friday afternoon at his home on Springfield Avenue Extension High Point route four were held Sunday morning at 11 from Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church. Elders O Brien and Purtle led the services with active pallbearers Gur ney Snider G G Taylor Tom Norman C M McMahon Garland Crutchfield and James Lowe. Honorary pallbearers included Walter L. York S D Clapp D A Dowdy A Coke Cecil A J Koonce Charlie Agner Leonard Deal Lloyd Clodfelter E P Alderman L F Ferree C H Rhodes C C Muse and C A York. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

E. L. Wood Springfield Avenue High Point Route Four Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Church O’brien Purtle Gurney Snider G. G. Taylor Tom Norman C. M. McMahon Garland Crutchfield James Lowe

Funeral Services for Charlie L. Cecil Veteran Grocer

Funeral services for 72 year old Charlie L. Cecil known as Uncle Charlie will be held Sunday at 2 pm at Green Street Baptist Church. Rev Woodrow Hill and Rev Cecil Haworth will lead the service with Cecil lying in state from 1 pm. Burial follows at Jerusalem Cemetery Randolph County. Pallbearers from Piedmont Camp 62 W O W and Trophy Council 29 Jr O U A M include N T Hedrick C O Plake J G Workman John D Atkins C R Gaddis and Joe Johnson.

Charlie L. Cecil Charlie Mangum Avenue Green Street Baptist Church Woodrow Hill Cecil Haworth Central Friends Church C. 0. Plake J. G. Workman John D. Atkins C. R. Gaddis Joe Johnson Jerusalem Cemetery Randolph County

Improper Winter Tire Inflation Causes Vehicle Strain

Driving with underinflated tires in winter leads to rapid tread wear and hard steering while increasing fuel consumption. In Borneo a wife wears her husband’s sword during his head hunting expeditions, reflecting local customs.

Borneo

Greensboro to Host Bowman Gray Pathology Lab

Bowman Gray School of Medicine will open a branch pathology laboratory in Greensboro by July 1. Dr. C. C. Carpenter, dean, announced the plan developed with a Greensboro interhospital committee. Five Gate City hospitals will support the lab while staffing and direction rest with Bowman Gray pathology authorities.

Winston-Salem Bowman Gray School of Medicine Wake Forest College Greensboro C. C. Carpenter Carpenter Gate City Wake Forest Win

Local Lab Facilities Offered for Teaching Use

The branch laboratory would be available for teaching purposes if needed by the local school. San Bernardino County California covers an area nearly equal to the combined areas of Massachusetts and Maryland.

ston-Salem San Bernardino County Califf Massachusetts Maryland

Lem on Juice Remedy Promises Rheumatic Pain Relief

An old household remedy touts Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice as a cheap treatment for rheumatic and neuritis pain. It claims rapid results within 48 hours and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved, with retailers Mann Eckerd Walgreen and others selling the product.

Mann, Eckerd's Wal- Breen

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