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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
15
Felix A. Scroggs, formerly manager of Asheboro’s employment service, now runs the Elizabeth City office. The note recalls that the first radio stations to broadcast weather and navigation data to mail planes were established in 1920.
British Officer recounts being seized by two armoured cars during desert operations. He details drives with German convoy, improvised escapes, pushing and repairing trucks, and a tense night in the sand. He describes interactions with German and Italian soldiers, near-misses with patrols, and eventual rendezvous with British forces amid_shelling and mobility challenges.
A mandamus action by Dan W. McLean to force print of his name as Republican candidate for court clerk on November ballots appears headed to the state supreme court. Superior Court Judge R Hunt Parker upheld the board demurrer. McLean’s attorneys filed notice of appeal. Parker ruled the state primary law requires timely filing and payment to have a name printed as a party candidate.
George C Cooper 23 son of Mr and Mrs George W Cooper of High Point has been promoted from private first class to corporal at the Columbus Army Flying School near Columbus Mississippi by Col L C Mallory post commander on recommendation of his squadron commander. He is assigned as a radio man and has been stationed at Columbus air base since.
High School teachers may take ground school courses of the Civilian Pilot Training program at no cost if they plan to participate in the air-conditioning program sponsored by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The program offers pre-flight aeronautical training to students, covering civil air regulations navigation meteorology aircraft structure and instruments. Teachers seeking cooperation details should contact Dr. Ben H. Hill at High Point College. Ground school for the next program is expected to begin around July first.
February 5 1942 notes a former army serviceman who completed the Radio Maintenance School at Barksdale Field Louisiana before his transfer from Fort Bragg.
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