Lilly Paint Plant Fire Destroys Four Story Building
A fire at the Lilly Paint Company plant caused losses estimated over 200000. The blaze lasted more than 12 hours with no firefighter injuries. C E Diffendal vice president died of a heart attack. wartime motor restrictions hindered replacements. Officials planned rebuilding if priorities and permissions were granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly Paint Company
C. FE. Diffendal
E. K. Ingram
N. E. Cannady
Cannady
Ingram
Lilly Company
W. R. Campbell
Iioe
The
W. J. Longsworth
Indianapolis
Ind
R. I. Quigley
C. E. Diffendal
C. C. Durland
Humphreys to Speak at Wesley Memorial Service Tonight
Dr. G I Humphreys will speak at the Week of Debation Service tonight at 7 30 at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Church School Faculty night will be observed with officers and teachers present Young People night is planned for Friday with Pastor Rozelle delivering You Can If You Will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I. Humphreys
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
C. E. Rozelle
Service Personnel Notes From Del Rio to Bainbridge
Cur Wen Jn Service reports Pfc James Norman Wier assigned as airplane mechanic at the RAF flying school in Del Rio Texas. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J W Wier Route One. Carnis Fred Wolfe on nine day Navy furlough with grandparents Mr and Mrs James R Lawson En route to Bainbridge Md he visited relatives Mrs Mazie Dawkins and Mrs Bill Lawson. Rodney J Roach at Camp Blanding Fla spent furlough with mother Mrs Acra Roach 937 Council Street. Pvt Albert W Morris left for Greenville Miss where he is stationed after a fifteen day furlough with parents Mr and Mrs A W Morris 703 Granby Street. Pvt Harold Morris reported improved after illness at Fort Bragg where he is stationed. he is son of Mr and Mrs A W Morris and brother of Pvt Albert W Morris at Greenville Miss. Reitzel Morgan son of Mr and Mrs W F Morgan 1717 English Street has gone to Miami Fla to report for training in the U S Army Air Corps. Morgan was UNC sophomore and member of the Carolina Co-Op House.
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James Norman Wier
RAF
del Rio
Texas
J. W. Wier
Route One
Carnis
Fred Wolfe
U. S. Navy
James R. Lawson
Airy
Bainbridge
Maryland
Mazie Dawkins
Bill Lawson
Roach
Rodney J. Roach
Camp Blanding
Florida
Acra Roach
Council Street
Albert W. Morris
Greenville
Miss
U. S. Army
A. W. Morris
Granby Street
Morris
Harold Morris
Fort Bragg
Army
Reitzel Morgan
W. F. Morgan
English Street
Miami
Fla
United States Army Air Corps
Morgan
University of North Carolina
Carolina Co-Op House
Tests For Navy Training At High Point College
Qualifying tests for the V-12 Navy College Training program will be administered at High Point College on April 2, 1943 from 9 to 11 am. Civilians will conduct the tests and college training will run alongside active duty. Eligibility includes high school or preparatory graduates age 17 to 20 by July 1, 1943, with certain additional conditions for current college students and noncertified graduates. Citizenship, physical fitness, and unmarried status are required as evidence of officer potential.
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High Point College
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Teague Trophy to Be Awarded in Raleigh Friday
The Teague Trophy will be presented Friday at 1 p.m. in Raleigh by the A A U to the outstanding boy and girl athlete in the two Carolinas. Peggy Pate the Goldsboro swimmer and Robert M Gant Jr Duke University athlete will receive the awards. The dinner at the Carolina Hotel precedes the Southern Conference basketball championship tournament with officials and guests in attendance.
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Carolinas
A.A.U
Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce
L J. Fisher
Peggy Pate
Goldsboro
Robert M
Bob) Gant
Duke University
Carolina Hotel
Passenger Car Tires Reclassified Under OPA Ruling
The local rationing board announced a new classification for passenger car tires under an OPA ruling. The so called war tire now becomes number two, limited to holders of C gas books, and three tires include used recapped tires reclaimed by the government.
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OPA
M. W. Nash
Randleman Man Dies Here Of Heart Attack
John Franklin Heath aged 46 died of a heart attack yesterday at Burrus Memorial Hospital High Point after a period of declining health. Survived by wife Mary Ellington Heath three daughters Lois Heath Dewey Davis Greensboro Lester Brown Randleman and Worth Heath, two brothers Charlie and Dolph Heath, and two grandchildren. Funeral services set for 3 pm tomorrow at the Christian Church with Rev. Riddle and Rev. L C Chandler officiating. Interment at Level Cross Cemetery.
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Randleman
John Franklin Heath
Burrus Memorial Hospital
High Point
Mary Ellington Heath
Dewey Davis
Greensboro
Lester Brown
Lois Heath
Worth
Charlie
Dolph Heath
the Christian Church
Mr. Riddle
L. C. Chandler
First Baptist Church
Level Cross Cemetery
Rites Set Friday for Mrs Hutchins
Funeral services for Mrs. Jack Hutchins born Sara Frye Stone die yesterday at her mother's home. Rev C Excelle Rozzelle will officiate at Sechrets Funeral Home with burial in Chestnut Hill Cemetery Salisbury. Survived by mother Mrs J Lee Stone husband Jack Hutchins daughter Diana Lee Hutchins sister Mrs Frederick A Gobble brother J Lee Stone Jr. Born May 30 1922 married Dec 20 1940 she was a Wesley Memorial Church member and majorette in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hutchins
Sara Frye Stone
J. Lee Stone
Sechrets Funeral
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Church
Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Salisbury
Hutchins
Diana Lee Hutchins
Frederick A. Gobble
J. Lee Stone, Jr
Greensboro
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Grace Aycock Joins Family Service Bureau Staff
Miss Grace Aycock of Princeton North Carolina will become a case worker for the Family Service Bureau on April 1. She earned a BA in sociology from UNC in 1941 and will complete nine months of social work study in March. She replaces Eugenia Davis who resigned February 8 to join the Children's Service Bureau in Charlotte. Grady Goldston presided and announced John Myers resigning from the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Aycock
Princeton
N. C
Family Service Bureau
Board of Trustees
Miss Aycock
School of Social Work
University of North Carolina
Public Welfare Department
Family Service Association of
Durham
Aycock
Eugenia Davis
Children’s Service Bureau
Charlotte
Grady Goldston
John Myers
F. T. Amos
H. P. Hardin
H. T. Hudson
Harry Alexander
Harry Bell
O. B. Bonner
Paul Ingle
John Peacock
Charles Perry
J. P. Richardson
W. D. Sale, Jr
Curtis Smithdeal
Margaret Briggs
Mayor Denies Dismissals Contemplated
Mayor O Arthur Kirkman denied any action to dismiss city employees including Grover Jones and Walter Crissman. Councilman Amos R Kearns supported the denial. The report notes discussions but no motion or proposal to discharge any employee. An infant son of Mr and Mrs H N Clapp died at 10:30 p.m. Survivors include parents and two grandmothers. Funeral services were held at Sechrest Funeral Home with burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Arthur Kirkman
Grover Jones
Walter Crissman
Amos R. Kearns
Kirkman
H. N. Clapp
Pine Street
H. N
Mary McGhee Clapp
Henry Clapp
Margaret McGhee
Sechrest Funeral Home
Father McMillan
St. Edwards Catholic Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Rationing Board Publishes Dried Food Point Values
The Winston-Salem OPA office released an official table listing point values for dried beans peas and lentils and for dried and dehydrated soups. Values rise with weight from 1 point for up to 2 oz to 8 points for 14 to 16 oz for beans and from 2 points to 16 points for soups as weight increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
OPA
John Triplett to Speak at Thomasville Scout Banquet
John Triplett assistant director of the registration service Boy Scouts of America New York will be guest speaker at a Thomasville Boy Scout banquet Monday night March 22. Local Lions and Rotary clubs cooperate and will cancel meetings to attend. One banquet will be held at the Womens club building.
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Thomasville
John Triplett
Registration Service
Boy Scouts of America
New York
N.C. English
Boy Scouts
Lions and
Rotary
Uquet
Womans’ Club
Funeral Rites for Diffendal Set at St. Marys Church
Charles E. Diffendal 56 vice president of the Lily Company died of a heart attack Wednesday afternoon after the plant fire. Funeral services are scheduled Friday at 2:30 pm at St Marys Episcopal Church with Rev. Hartzell Rev. Allen and other clergy officiating. War survivors include his widow two sons two sisters and several nieces and nephews. He was a Virginia Tech and West Virginia alumnus who came to High Point in 1921 and led local Red Cross and Boy Scouts efforts.
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Charles E. Diffendal
The
Lily Company
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Howard S. Hartzell
D. W. Allen
Grace Episcopal Church
Lexington
V. H. Norwood Bowne
St. Mary's
David Yates
St. Phillips Episcopal Church of
Durham
J. W. Thompson
L. R. Stewart
H. 8. Haworth
D. C. MacRae
Bunn W. Hackney
Edgar Hartley
O. Hauschild
Marvin Lacky
Pallbeaaers
Uwharrie Council Boy Scouts
Mr. Diffendal
Danville
William and
Mary Barrick Diffendal
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
University of West Virginia
Lida Dorman
Lynchburg
High Point
Marietta Paint Company
Lily Varnish Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Ditfendal
American Red Cross
Stamps Cashing In Surpasses War Bonds For Income Tax
Postmaster S C Clark reports over 40 percent of locally sold war stamps are cashed to pay income taxes while only about two percent of war bonds are redeemed. He notes many stamps go to children for movies and cites February totals of 15868.25 in stamps and 34725 in bonds.
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S. C. Clark
Clark
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Nature
Cur Wen
Teague
Mrs. Hutchins
H. N. Clapps
Charles FE. Diffendal, Jr
Baltimore, Md
Ensign John W. Diffendal
May Port
I. N. Dodson
Richmond
W. W. Lynn
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Laymen’s League
Diocese of North Carolina
Kiwanis Club
Uwharrie Council
Sellers Kitchen
Ing Table Porcellron Mf
South Main Street
East Main Street
Fayetteville Street
Asheboro
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