High Point To Open Food Stamp Office June 1
Mrs Blanche Carr Sterne Gail County welfare agent announces the opening of a High Point food stamp office at 200 East Green Street on June 1. Richard Short named cashier and head of the local unit with BE Smith as bookkeeper. L.H. Allison named head of food stamp administration for the county supervising both offices. Five clerks to be hired from PA rolls as merchants study eligibility agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Carr Sterne
Gail
Richard Short
High Point
East Green Street
Bec Imnes
Tce
BE. Smith
PA Rolls
Short
High Int College
Degee
Smith
Welfare Board
Stern
Charles W. Phibbs
Annie Pegram
W. Hall
L. H. Allison
Greensboro
Bond refinancing cuts rate for Carolina Power and Light
Raleigh June 8 authorities report outstanding bonds of the Carolina Power and Light Company refinanced at a lower rate. Eleven insurance companies bought 46 million dollars of the bonds at three and three fourths percent, versus the former five percent. The sale was at 103. Panama plans a new building to house a permanent exhibit of its resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Caron Power and Light Company
W. H. Weathern
Ught
Panama
Building Activity Listed For Week In High Point
Building construction valued at 7006 dollars was authorized in 34 permits issued by the High Point building inspector last week. The list includes repairs and remodels on residences at 826 Montheu Avenue 21 South Hamilton Street and 1025 Leonard Street plus new garages boiler room and fire escapes for several properties and firms including Smithdeal Realty and Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
R. L. Ingram
Montheu Avenue
David Welles
Hamilton Street
T. W. Albertson
English Street
L. W. Glenn
Bridges Street
Home Owners Loan Corporation
East High Street
C. C. Stoker
West State Street
High Point Overall Company
Roxana Warner
Highland Avenue
Ada B. Cook
Leonard Street
D. R. Harrison
Amos Street
W. T. Alexander
Larkin Street
Bessie Davis
Ardmore Circle
J. W. Johnson
Smithdeal Realty and Insurance
County to hold monthly road problems meeting Monday
A series of monthly meetings to discuss highway and road problems will be held at the Guilford County Building Monday at 10 a.m. City resident Joe F Hoffman says the session invites interested residents. State Highway and Public Works officials Sam Bason and Tom Burton will attend. Similar conferences will be held in High Point each month due to its size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe F. Hoffman
Guilford County Commissioners
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Sam Bason
Yanceyville
Tom Burton
High Point
Hofman
Allied Legion Auxiliary to Convene with State Session in High Point
The American Legion Auxiliary plans its annual state convention in High Point June 23 24 and 25 aligned with the department American Legion session. Highlights include a joint luncheon on child welfare at Elwood Hotel June 23 and a memorial service led by Rev Augustine Gearhard. National Auxiliary President Mrs William Corwith will speak at a June 24 Auxiliary session. The event features official decorators Ward Flag and Decorating of Asheville building floats and a special 32 page Legion tabloid in The Enterprise June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
High Point
Department American Legion
Elwood Hotel
American Legion
City Lake
Augustin Francis Gearhard
Milwaukee
Gold Star
Ward Flag and Decorating Company
Asheville
Dr. C. MacRae
General Invention
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Association
Legion
Enterprise
Negro Slashed After City Altercation on Meredith Street
Willie Hill a 34 year old Negro of 324 Moon Street was severely slashed in the abdomen and back in a fight on Meredith Street about midnight. He walked to 1324 Kivett Drive where an ambulance found a knife in his back and drove him to Burrus Memorial Hospital. The assailant’s name was not immediately available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Hill
Moon Street
Meredith Street
Hill
Meredith Steel
Kivett Drive
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Sechest
Ephesian Whitmore Injured After Auto Incident
Ephesian Whitmore of 105 Railroad Street was bruised when he was thrown from a car running board into a mailbox near Malpass Store on Kivett Drive about 1 am. He was taken by Sechrest’s ambulance to Burrus Memorial Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephesian Whitmore
Railroad Street
Kivett Drive
Whitmore
Sechrest
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Local resident ends 81 year line of school attendance
W. W. Snider of 409 East Green Street will not have a child in school here next year for the first time in 81 years. His daughter Miss Marie Snider recently graduated from High Point High School, after a 30 year run of Snider children attending local schools. Previous graduates include Vernon, Joe, Sherrill, Jed, Miss Helen, Edgar and Robert Snider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Snider
East Green Street
Marie Snider
High Point High School
Snider
Vernon
Joe
Sherrill
Jed
Helen
Edgar
Robert Snider
Addition to Southern Furniture Exposition Building Awarded
George W. Kane of Greensboro will add a four story extension to the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. The project, managed by Paul W. Casey, costs about 250000 dollars with work starting soon and finishing by December 1. The expansion adds 65000 square feet of display space atop the existing 10 story structure to accommodate growing furniture and rug exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cane Company
Greensboro
Voorhees and Everhart
George W. Kane
Paul W. Casey
Salvation Army Loses Equipment in War Raids
The Salvation Army reports heavy losses in France and allied areas as a German raid kills Mrs Brigadier Climpson. Equipment losses total 200000 dollars with 17 destroyed centers and 46 Foyers du Sol opened near the front. In Britain 50 mobile canteens and 325 Red Shield units operate while refugees are aided by Salvationists. Twenty centers remain safe in Southern France as moves proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Climpson
Salvation Army
France
Parker
Maginot Line
Great Britain
Red Cross Drive Shows $3668 In High Point Donations
High Point residents pledged support as Red Cross receipts reached 3668, far short of the national 20 million goal. The drive continues with ongoing contributions from groups including Tea Cups Club, Business and Professional Women's Club, First Baptist Church, and other local organizations and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Red Cross
National Red Cross
High Point
Over the Tea Cups Club
Business
Professional Women's Club
Missionary Society No. 1 First Evangelistic and Reformed Church
B. T. A. First Baptist Church
D. KE
Phi Kappa Club
W. F. Barbee
T. R. Zimmerman
U. D.C
Portuguese Fish Canners Seek U.S. Popularity for Sardines
Portuguese sardine producers launch a campaign to popularize their product in America. They target new markets, promote quality sourcing, and seek distribution through American retailers and restaurants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish Canners
Portugal
America
Rural Blazes Razed Two Guilford Homes
Two suburban Guilford homes were destroyed by fire near High Point. The Millis homestead at Sedgefield burned, with calls suggesting a rural protection need. High Point firemen fought the James home fire near Kivett Drive. Greensboro may have been involved but was not confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Millis
Sedgefield
E. K. Ingram
Howard James
Walter Tucker
Kivett Drive
Greensboro
Paul Shaw
Deep River Memorial Group Plans Annual Meeting at Deep River Church
The Deep River Memorial Association holds its sixth annual meeting at Deep River Church with a memorial session tomorrow at 2 p m led by Robert H. Frazier Greensboro attorney. Morning services at 11 feature pastor Joseph H Peele and a sermon titled The Ancient Sacrifice plus a duet Beyond the Sunset by Essie Mae Briggs Roby Briggs and musical offerings. A 12 30 picnic lunch and social hour precede a 1 30 business session chaired by W C Idol with secretary Oriana B James. Music provided by a First Presbyterian Church quartet led by Josephine Pope Mary Louise Hasty and Betty Kirkman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Frazier
Greensboro
Deep River Memorial Association
Deep River Church
Joseph H. Peele
Essie Mae Briggs
Roby Briggs
Lois Skeen
W. C. Idol
Oriana B. James
First Presbyterian Church
Josephine Pope
Mary Louise Hasty
Betty Kirkman
Supreme Court Rules Tax Foreclosure Grants Fee Simple Title
In High Point the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in Russell vs Fulton that a tax foreclosure sale may transfer fee simple title and that the original owner cannot redeem once proceedings are properly handled. The decision, affirmed by the Guilford Superior Court, affects municipalities statewide. Grover H. Jones, city attorney, spoke on the ruling and noted its precedent for property buyers and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of
North Carolina
Russell
Fulton
Grover H. Jones
Jones
Supreme Court
High Point
High Court
Guilford Superior Court
The
Plainiff
Union church services planned through summer by nine churches
A nine service union program for downtown churches runs July 7 to September 1. The lineup includes speakers from First Presbyterian First Baptist Emmanuel Lutheran St Marys Episcopal Central Friends First Evangelical and Reformed First Methodist and Wesley Memorial with ministers and college officials leading each service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Williiamson
First Presbyterian Church
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
H. L. Fesperman
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
E. H. Blackard
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Cecil Haworth
Central Friends Church
Howard Hartzell
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
First Methodist Church
Foust Robbed Amid Crowding As Dewey Visit Looms
J. E. Foust, a High Point Republican, was pocket picked while pressing through crowds to see Thomas E. Dewey. His purse, containing between 150 and 200 dollars, was taken. He reported the theft to Police Chief W. G Friddle after extricating himself from the mob near the presidential car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Foust
Thomas E. Dewey
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Legion Auxiliary
NeClare
Ww.m.c.a
View Point CoLlece
G.O.P
Samuel F. Pryor
G.O.P. Committee On Arerangement
Greenwich
Conn
Philadelphia
Guilford
Deep River Memorial Group
Dewey
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