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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1943
Page
5
Senate moves to final approval of a compromise pay as you go tax measure with President Roosevelt expected to sign or let become law. The plan shifts taxes to be paid as income is earned via 20 percent payroll levy or quarterly estimates, with large abatements and new due dates for 1943 1944 1945.
Henry Ford was elected president of the Ford Motor Company succeeding Edsel Ford who died last week. New officers include Charles E. Sorensen as vice president, B J Craig as vice president and treasurer, H L Moekle as secretary and assistant treasurer, and H E Schlechter as assistant secretary and treasurer. Directors elected feature Henry Ford, Henry Ford II, Benson Ford, Mrs Eleanor Ford, and others with new members Mrs Edsel Ford Bennett Bricker Craig and Rausch.
Robert Wood Jones died at his home Friday evening near Thomasville. The funeral was at Zion Reformed church Tuesday at 2 PM, with Rev. C. E. Ridge presiding. Pallbearers listed, choir performances noted, interment in the family church cemetery.
Community groups meet at local churches with schedules for tonight and Thursday. Obituary notes James McGriff, 65, funeral at Church of God on Gurley Street Thursday at 2 with burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery. survivors listed. Memorial Day parade organizers thank participants for a grand success.
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports American Negro combat fliers have arrived to join the aerial war, with veteran Tunisian campaign pilots instructing the newcomers in advanced tactics before the unit goes into action. Also notes ceiling prices on used bed springs in North Carolina from $3.50 to $6.50 as war measures.
About 150 men from eastern Davidson left Thomasville by bus for final Army service examinations at Camp Croft S C on June 2. Those passing will receive a 14 day furlough before active duty. The list includes Oscar Martin Smith William F Wardlaw Carroll Epps Laws Alton W Clodfelter Grady Clay Berrier and many others, plus Ensign Adam Lee Gibson Jr a Notre Dame graduate and former War Department employee.
Jacob Lester Green 62 of Kernersville route one died in a Winston-Salem hospital at 3 25 am after a period of declining health. A longtime farmer and Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church member he is survived by his mother two daughters two brothers a sister and five grandchildren. Services begin at his daughter's home then move to Abbotts Creek Church with interment in the church cemetery.
Charles H. Robertson, U S Internal Revenue Collector for North Carolina, announced receipts of 49 166 072 58 for the last month, up from 36 610 780 54 in May 1942. In Wisconsin at least 18 towns and cities are reported debt free.
A Washington insider claims more than 20 agencies probe federal employees personal histories, with wiretaps and FBI file-building surpassing prior levels. White House, Treasury, Civil Service, and several bureaus conduct thorough inquiries, while committees and the Public Buildings Administration duplicate reviews. A veteran federal worker notes multiple agency probes within months.
The writer notes inquiries by investigators about federal workers living in a single apartment building. With about 3,000,000 federal employees nationwide, questions rise on creating a central clearance system. Some officials fear a Gestapo-like scenario where investigators must monitor the investigators.
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