Police Department Short By Ten Officers in Budget Plan
The city police force is understrength by at least 10 officers with 46 currently employed from a setup of 56. Budget talks call for adding seven officers, later trimmed to one, despite a need for 62 total to cover patrols and essential equipment, citing salary levels and vehicle replacements.
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Public
E. K. Ingram
Ingram
Stoker
Braden
Director of Public Safety
Ice
Funeral Rites for J. L. Mock Held at Mount Pleasant
Funeral service for J. L. Mock was conducted at Mount Pleasant Methodist church with Rev. James A. Allen and Rev. L. Oliver officiating. The choir sang two selections and flowers accompanied by friends. Pallbearers named Ray Green Cor Spainhour Eddie Wagner Ja Johnson Faulice Dunn Williams Monroe Cox Dennis Archie Venable. Interment was in the church cemetery family plot. Mr. Mock, of 902 Sixth Street, died at a local hospital after a brief illness.
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L. Mock
J. L. Mock
Mount Pleasant Methodist Church
Ames A. Allen
L. Oliver
the Oak Methodist Church
Shearers
Ray Green
Cor Spainhour
Eddie Wagner
Ja Johnson
Faulice Dunn
Williams
Monroe Cox
Dennis
Archie Venable
Mr. Mack
Sixth Feet
Funeral for John M. Stanley Held at Vernon Methodist Church
John Mal le Stanley died at his sister Mrs. W A Hayworth's home on East Green. Funeral services were at Vernon Methodist Church officiated by Rev. M E Martin with pallbearers C M Gantt Fred Williams E V Rogers Thomas Blair Carl Blair and Ensley Blair. Music by Gospel trio. interment in Hopewell Methodist cemetery.
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John M. Stanley
John Malle (Mack) Stanley
W. A. Hayworth
East Green
Count Vernon Methodist Church
M. E. Martin
C. M. Gantt
Fred Williams
E. V. Rogers
Thomas Blair
Carl Blair
Ensley Blair
Joe
Funeral services set for Rev. C. K. Proctor in Oxford
Funeral services for Rev. C. K. Proctor a former head of the Oxford orphanage will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Oxford. He died Tuesday from heart trouble at age.
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Co. K. Proctor
Oxford
C. K. Proctor
Proctor
New Landlords Must Give Notice
J. F. Jones head of the local rent control office announced a new rule requiring landlords to notify the office within 30 days after taking ownership. He also urged compliance with an existing five day rule after each tenant change.
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Rent Control Office
J. F. Jones
Jones
Call For Salesmen Signals Better Business Ahead
Ralph E. Miller of the States Employment Service says local employers plan to train traveling salesmen as spring indicates improved business. After World War II veterans sought similar jobs but were absorbed elsewhere. Miller expects many now to reenter the field as openings reopen.
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High Point
Ralph E. Miller
Thesf States Employment Service
Miller
Padlocked Beach Station Opens for New Managers
Judge D C MacRae amended the padlock against John Beach service station adjoining the Mills estate on Greensboro highway. Grover C Harris and Junior C Harris Jr, ex servicemen from Greensboro who bought the property, may occupy as a residence and run a retail grocery. Conditions prohibit alcohol sales and unlawful use and require orderly conduct. A separate padlock hearing for the West Tavern run by William Maurice Knox is scheduled.
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John Beach
Millis
Greensboro Highway
D. C. MacRae
Grover C. Harris
Junior C. Harris, Jr
Greensboro
West Tavern
William Maurice Knox
Legion seeks 150000 drive for High Point veterans center
American Legion post in High Point led by Phil Warner pushes a $150,000 campaign to build a Living War Memorial on Chestnut Street. The planned Veterans Memorial Recreational Center will include an auditorium gymnasium lounge and assembly rooms with support coming from Stephen C. Clark and local civic leaders urging unity and donations.
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American Legion
High Point
Phil A. Warner
High Point Post 87
Chestnut Street
Legion
S. C. Clark
Warner
N. C
Phil
Veteran's Memorial
Ee Ya
Stephen C. Clark
Teague Joins Ring Harris Pharmacy After Navy Service
Ralph Teague son of Mr and Mrs Fred Teague 1719 North Main street recently received an honorable discharge after service as pharmacist at the Navy Hospital Quantico Virginia He is now with Ring Harris Pharmacy 114 North Main street North Carolina University graduate in pharmacy in 1944 and has years of prescription experience in the navy and local drug stores.
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Ralph Teague
Fred Teague
North Main Street
Navy Hospital
Quantico
Ralph
University of North Carolina
Navy
Navy Discharges Lt Cmdr Thomas H Briggs
Lt Cmdr Thomas H Briggs of 113 South Hamilton Street High Point North Carolina has been discharged from the navy at the personnel separation center in San Francisco California.
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Thomas H. Briggs
Hamilton Street
High Point
N. C
Navy
San Francisico
California
Two High Point Men Kidnapped in California
Tom McMillen and his nephew Jack Caughron, residents of High Point, were traveling to work for Consolidated Vultee Aircraft when a gunman known as Two Gun William Moore hijacked their car near Barstow California. Moore fired at pursuing deputies after crashing, then shot himself and remained alive in Barstow hospital as of latest reports. McMillen and Caughron described the incident as enough western excitement for one trip.
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California
Tom McMillen
East Green Street
Burlington Mills
Jack Caughron
San Diego
Calif
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
McMillion
Caughron
Iowa
William Moore
Kiowa
Okla
Barstow
Con
McMillon
Oklahoma
McMillen
Milk Fund Still Short One Thousand Dollars
The annual milk fund drive for the baby clinic and ten white and two Negro graded schools is about $1,000 short of its goal as the drive nears its deadline. Junior Service League officials urge donations to be made out to the league and mailed to box 1552, listing numerous contributions from individuals and groups totaling $1,409.71.
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Junior Service League
Woman's Club
Icee Aee
Edwin Hedrick, Jr
Mabel Burnett
Patayen
Tommy Hogg
Arles Kearns
R rEee Ocemeewaae
peCetick Vadeeakca
W. T. Powell
George Jr
Mary Welch
American Legion
Bryan Godfrey
A Welch
Barbee
Margaret S. Michael
Civitan Gud
Fred P. Ingram
Mary Ann
Carol Ann Welborn
Clapp Resigns as Delinquent Tax Collector
Paul W. Clapp resigns from the city tax division effective July 9 to join McGhee Furniture Company in an executive role starting July 10. Since January 15 he has collected delinquent real estate and personal taxes totaling about $90,000, reducing 702 accounts to 164 and recovering roughly $7,000 to $8,000 in that span.
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Paul W. Clapp
Clapp
McGhee Furniture Company
Harold Black
Black
Grover H. Jones
Ee Ae Sa “Aioe
Jones
Population growth and drive-through bank service noted
The text predicts Earth's population doubling yearly with 3.8 billion people by 2000 A D and mentions a western bank offering a drive through teller service for car deposits.
Henley Paper Company To Get Addition
City issued permits totaling 22000 for new work. Henley Paper Company at 125 South Hamilton street gets a brick office warehouse addition valued at 14500. Other permits include a residence on Wise street for 2500, an addition to a residence on East Lexington avenue for 2500, a machine shop on Mangum avenue for 1500, and a 40 by 60 foot addition to a warehouse on Grimes street for 1000.
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Henley Paper Company
Hamilton Street
J. B. McDaniels
Wise Street
J. A. Mizell
Lexington Avenue
Denny Roll and Panel Company
Mangum Avenue
J. L. Grubb
Grimes Street
Huge Sign by Plowed Wheat Stubble Farm Poster
Raymond Morris of Garden City Kansas, a farmer, created a large buy bonds poster by plowing out black letters in a field of golden wheat stubble, extending about a quarter of a mile.
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Raymond Morris
Garden City
Kans
Alexander's Store Sold. New Firm Formed in High Point
Alexander's Inc. will run the 221 North Main store as a department store with Miss Mamie Hough and Miss Iginia Clinard Benw staying on. Algernon E. Alexander and Miss Minnie retire. Casey named president, Silas B. Casey as vice president, H. T. Jackson as secretary treasurer and GM. A home furnishings department will be added on the second floor and the building redecorated. Scoter ducks diet note follows.
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Casey
H. T. Jackson
North Main
Silas B. Casey
Jackson
Goldsboro
Cp Point
A. Company
Rhodes Furniture Company
Greensboro
India
Burma
United States Harvests 90,000 Tons of Honey Annually
The United States harvests about 90 000 tons of honey each year. Beekeeping and pollination play a key role in agriculture, with production spread across multiple states and regional beekeeping operations contributing to national supply.
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United States
Rainy Patterns East of the Mississippi River
The excerpt notes that roughly one in three days east of the Mississippi experiences rain. It highlights a regional tendency toward frequent wet weather and implies a broader climate pattern for the area.
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Mississippi River
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Pittsburgh
Vienna
Clifford Bair
Winston-Salem
Edwin Needham
Bobby and
Jerry Crews
Earth
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Pullman
Elwood Hotel
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Ils
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Qpiamon
Corwer
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