High Point Marine Charles Metters Killed in Namur Action
H P Marine Charles C Metters of High Point was killed February 1 1944 during the Namur engagement on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands while aiding a wounded comrade. He had earlier driven Japanese forces back with his unit and was buried February 2 1944. Born October 16 1923 he graduated from Jamestown High School in 1940 and married Theda Carrigan August 23 1943. He is survived by four brothers and sisters his wife and his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Metters
High Point
Namur
Marshalls
Amermarines
Doyle G. Stout
The
Marine
Ce Metters
East Greenson
Stout
Capt
Doyle
K Company
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
Charles
Marines
Chase
All Islands
Jamestown High School
M Theda Carrigan
Baltimore
Parris Island
S. C
St Joseph Aspirin Ad Promotes Quick Relief
An advertisement touts St Joseph Aspirin for fast cold relief with a 10 cent Big 100 tab Jet size at 35 cents. Highlights its status as the world’s largest seller and names the product in a compact sales pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Col Phil Davis Addresses Kiwanis on Penicillin Advances
Lt Col Phil Davis spoke at the Sheraton Hotel on penicillin showing dramatic patient recoveries from fever and collapse. Davidson College glee club performed as guests and Lt Col Jonathon Hawkins led the program with a film Divide and Conquer. New members Brandus Casey F L Conrad and W D Armstrong joined. Harry Bell won attendance prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Davis
Kiwanis Club
Reguilar A
Sheraton Hotel
Davis
Davidson College Glee Clubs
Jonathon Hawkins
Jonathon Hawkins of the Demobilized Records
Brandus W.casey
F. L. Conrad
W. D. Armstrong
Harry Bell
Hal Davis
D. C. MacRae
Mrs. J. S. Pickett's Mother Passes Away
Mrs. John S. Pickett travels to Trenton New Jersey after the death of her mother Mrs. Margaret Ellen Cargill Sams widow of R B Sams. Sams aged 72 suffered a stroke died in Greensboro born in Johnson City Tennessee lived in Asheville until 1919 five Sams sons survive in Trenton and Huntington Funeral held in Trenton with family plot burial Mrs Pickett to be away into next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Pickett
Trenton
N. J
Margaret Ellen Cargill Sams
R.B. Sams
Sams
Greensboro
Johnson City
Tenn
Asheville
City-Wide Garden Program Under Way But Measles Cases Rise
City health officials report 119 measles cases this month, with February tally at 108 and many cases unreported. Dr. R A Herring warns of a periodic epidemic and urges bed rest for affected children to prevent complications, noting school absences are limited so far due to early age of many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring
High Point Health Department
R. A. Herring
Scrap Paper Drive Planned By Junior Chamber
At the weekly JCC meeting plans were completed for a scrap paper drive on March 26. Collection will be on the north side of the railroad, with bundles left on porches. Herbert Mitchell chairs the drive. newspapers and magazines to be separated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Mitchell
Vance Kester
Kenner Amos
N. C. State Central
A. N. Hunt
Frank Hunt
Bob Snider
George Connor
Ted Sorge
Jay Dee
Funeral Rites for Mrs Ben McNabb in Greensboro
Funeral services for Mrs. Ben McNabb of 201 Elmwood drive were held at 4 o'clock at Forbis and Murray chapel in Greensboro with Dr. Charles F. Myers officiating. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Also noted are services for Paul D. Fowler, killed in a Jacksonville motor accident, conducted at his mother's home with interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben McNabb
Greensboro
Elmwood Drive
Wesley Long Hospital
Forbis and Murray Chapel
Charles F. Myers
First Presbyterian Church
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Paul D. Fowler
Jacksonville
China W. Fowler
Centennial Avenue
H. P. Williams
Gospel Tabernacle
Willowbrook Street
Bixler
Marlene Lowe
Funeral services held for Robert C. Neal 64
Robert C. Neal 64 died at his brother Ben Neal's Walnut Cove home Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services were held Thursday at 4 30 from the home of his daughter Mrs Charles Campbell 306 West Burton Street with Rev M C Connor and Rev A L McGee officiating. Music by J Melvin Howard. Flowers by friends and neighbors. Pallbearers listed as Odell Koontz B H Ben J W Giles Douglas Bryant J H Thompson and E L Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert ©. Neal
Robert C. Neal
Ben Neal
Walnut Cove
Charles Campbell
West Burton Street
M. C. Connor
A. L. McGee
J. Melvin Howard
Odell Koontz
B. H. Ben J. W. Giles
Douglas Bryant
J . H. Thompson
E. L. Thompson
Oakwood Cemetery
Koontz Promoted in Naval Service Amid Norfolk Station Ties
Lt. C Burke Koontz, promoted from ensign on March 1 1944, now stationed at Naval Air Station Norfolk Va. He is son of Mr and Mrs W C Koontz of 309 Fourth Street and his wife Mrs Burke Koontz, formerly Neal Thayer of Trinity, resides with him in Norfolk. Sgt John H Boles U S M C has arrived in San Francisco and will reach High Point soon, after a year in the South Pacific with Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koontz
C. Burke Koontz
W. C. Koontz
Fourth Street
Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Burke Koontz
Neal Thayer
Trinity
Rewport Ave
Sgt. Boles
U.S
Navy sailor returns from fourteen day furlough
Water L. Thompson arrives back at Great Lakes Illinois after a two week furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs J C Thompson on route two. He has served in the Navy since January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Thompson
Great Lakes
Ill
J. C. Thompson
Scouting Court of Honor Honors Troop 19 and Many Leaders
A long list of Scout ranks and troop assignments appears for a Court of Honor. Names include Gene Hall, James Hayes, Bennie Innaman, Jack Steed, Bobby Everhart, David Carmichael, and James Hall among others, with ranks from Second Class to Eagle and various merit badges noted across numerous troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Honor
Gene Hall
James Hayes
Garland Bryant
C. W. Spencer
Bennie Innaman
Billie Almond
Alton Embler
Allen Hall
Joe Minton
Ralph Brown
Jack Smith
Billy Saunders
Samuel Hedgecock
Bobby Clinard
Kenneth Bryant
Henry Shavitz
Kenneth Brown
Ronald Kennedy
Billy Kennedy
Kadlen Wall
Frank Smith
Jack Steed
Johnny Adams
Bobby Everhart
David Carmichael
Robert Shackelford
Gordon Smith
Johnny Lamb
J. B. Ridge
Manford Key
Allen Smith
Hoyt Davis
Wayne Williard
Wayne Ridge
Raleigh James
R. G. Fields
Bobby Cornelison
Troop 10
Paul Royal
Eugene Brown
Roy Webster
Billy Roach
Edwin Lee White
Lloyd Brown
Harry Lee Stroupe
Bobby Peele
Jimmie Kent
Chas. Bryant
Roger Vincannon
Donald Goins
Bobby Goins
Clarence Greenway
Leonard Shoaf
John Boggs
Arthur Sechrest
Cha. Meredith
Darrell Vincannon
Allen Sussman
Irving Silver
Leonard Kaplan
Norman Schwartz
Reading
Bobby Efird
Wine Russell
Chas. Shufelt
David M. Lambert
Clay Cox
Royster Tucker
Mason Brown
Norman Sohnchen
Frank Slaydon
Darrell Beverly
Dean Godwin
Vestal Bernard
Clyde Garrison
Russell Neese
Eddie Tinsley
Star
Max Thurman
John Hall
James Siggdon
Tony Teachy
James Hall
Jake Froelick
Jake Pierce
Jerry Hesver
Percy Payne
Ted Een
Billy Campbell
Chas. Simmons
Eagle
Haywood Washburn
Carl Stone
Dewey Greer
Soldier Missing in Italy Now Prisoner of War
S/Sgt. Wilson H. Wiley son of Mr and Mrs J D Wiley of 211 Maple street was reported missing in action on a raid in the Italian theatre of war on Dec 16 1944 and is now a prisoner of war in Germany. His wife Mrs Hazel Hoots Wiley of Asheboro was notified through the International Red Cross. Wiley has served since January 1941 and has been overseas since last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson H. Wiley
J. D. Wiley
Maple Street
Germany
Hazel Hoots Witty
Asheboro
International Red Cross
Wiley
Two Negroes Held on Larceny Charges in High Point Theft
Warren Dawson a 24 year old Davis Avenue resident and a Negro from Worth Street are jailed on larceny counts tied to furniture thefts from two High Point retailers. Each faces multiple counts with $300 bonds. Trial set for March 17 after detectives pursue more stolen furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Dawson
Davis Avenue
Worth Street
High Point
Dawson
Cha
Jones
Mrs. Ross Heads New Guilford Teachers Council
Mrs. Edna Ross, a teacher at a High Point junior high, presided over Guilford County Council of Classroom Teachers in Greensboro yesterday afternoon. Officers include Miss Virginia Lee, vice president, Mrs. L. R. Peacock secretary, Edwin De Sharo treasurer. Christine Ray, Mrs. F. A. Moser, and Mrs. Lucille Andrews named legislative committee members. The council aims to supplement existing groups and to share ideas and recommendations among High Point, Greensboro and rural Guilford councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Ross
High Point
Guilford County
Kington Hotel
Greensboro
L. R. Peacock
Virginia Ler
Edwin de Sharo
Bessemer
Christine Ray
F. A. Moser
Lucille Andrews
Guilford
Service in Hospitals by Gray Ladies of the Red Cross
The Gray Ladies of the American Red Cross numbered 18,000 last fiscal year and work in U S hospitals providing recreation and personal service to servicemen. Each has completed patient care lectures and passed an exam. Also notes on how horses sleep standing by a locking mechanism and a similar mechanism in birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Ladies of the American Red Cross
United States
Eagle Scout Candidates and Merit Badges Listed in Cadet Roll
A historical list names youth candidates and merit badge prefixes such as Eagle and First Class. Mentions include Richard Crowder Ray Wardell Chad Rogers Roy Stone Bobby Rogers Nolen Brewer Chas Byrd Walter Hester Ste Armstrong Glover Bedford Bobby Lindsay Sandy Skin Sandy Jones Glenn Patterson and varied badges like Camping Bird Study Carpentry Plumbing Painting First Aid to Animals Mechanics Drawing and Safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Crowder
Ray Wardell
Chad Rogers
Roy Stone
Bobby Rogers
Doughlas Lowery
Sonny Conner
Bobby Buie
Nolen Brewer
Chas Byrd
Walter Hester
Eagle
Ste Armstrong
Glover Bedford
Bobby Lindsay
Sandy Jones
Glenn Patterson
Victory Group Urged To Plan Now And Have Soils Tested
High Point gardeners urged to plant early as Victory Garden Advisors plan outreach. A. M. Garriss and P. M. Davis cite 1943 local garden activity, soil testing options, and fertilizer seed procurement, with efforts to recruit advisors and expand farm services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Group
High Point Victory
A. M. SS
On Garden
Agricultural Committee
Citizens Service Corps
Piedmont
Mr. Garriss
P. M. Davis
High Point
Victory Garden Committee
Victory Garden
George Washington
Mount Vernon
A. W. Blair
Blair
N. C. Department of Agriculture
Garriss
Nell Kennett
Sherwood Forrest
Alice Caldwell
C.D. V.O
Fred Bartlett
High Point Council of Garden Clubs
High Point Hardware Company
A. M. Garriss
A. R. Kimrey
E. F. Seagraves
D. L. Barker
J. W. Austin
F. C. Sharpe
J. S. Welborn
C. H. Williard
H. B. Chatham
C. G. Mackintosh
W. G. Clary
George McCorkle
Effie Cox
M. T. Hicks
Evelyn Stirewall
Alice
Winston-Salem Man Arrested on Draft Dodging Charge
McKinley Bogan of Winston-Salem was arrested by an FBI agent and brought before U.S. Commissioner Tom Kennedy on a draft dodging charge. He was bound over and later taken to Greensboro to await trial after authorities traced his whereabouts through local cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Bogan
Winston- Salem
La Pill Rollers Roll Own Aspirin
Albert Lauve of Charity hospital says his pharmacy department makes about 3.5 million pills annually for hospital use and that producing the glucose saves the hospital about $180 daily. He notes the arduous precision of the work but asserts they also make their own aspirin. The piece mentions an estimate of 20,000 Netherlanders executed by the Germans since May 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Albert Lauve
Charity Hospital
Lauve
Red Cross Drive Off To Slow Start In High Point
High Point Red Cross fund campaign opens slowly with 1378.15 dollars raised by noon. Fifteen firms have met or exceeded quotas. goals set at 59000, higher than last year’s 37000 oversubscribed by 16000. Divisions list subscriptions from Salesmen and small manufacturers 396.50, Business and professional 312, Public service 204, Women's division 330.65. Governor J Melville Broughton opened the drive. Max E Meisel Jr noted for South Pacific service spoke. Firms reaching quotas include McEwen Lumber, Smithdeal Realty, Allen B Welborn, Security Life, and others. Froelich and Wall lead at 200 percent, G T Wood 150 percent, National Food Stores 117 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Red Cross Fund
Public Service
Mean Lumber Company
J. Melville Broughton
Max E. Meisel, Jr
Red Cross
South Pacific Battle Theatre
McEwen Lumber Company
Smithdeal Realty Company
Allen B. Welborn
Security Life and Trust Company
Aoe
Aeeae
Ttocks Warehouse
Union Hosiers Company
Thomas Gas Generator
O. E. Truesdell
Froelich and Wall
Menger Company
G. T. Wood and Sons
Froelich and
Wall
G. T. Wood
Gurney York Receives Eighteen Month Road Sentence
Gurney York, 27, of High Point, was given an 18 month road sentence by Judge D C MacRae for stealing shoes from Tom Silvery and $10 from his wife Thelma Crawford. A prayer for mercy was denied on another charge of beating board bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurney York
High Point
D. C. MacRaege Heality
Tom
Thelma Crawford
Bill
York
Cranford
Mary Hill
Grant Street
Herbs
Enon
Clinton E. Chambers
Wise Street
J. F. Griffin
Cassie Worrell
Commerce Street
Nellie Lentz
Millis Street
Dan Oakley
Ville
Alderman Photo Company Seeks Dissolution By Owners
S A Gayle and Bessie A Gayle petitioned the municipal court for dissolution of Alderman Photo Company Inc claiming insolvency and failure to pay four percent dividends over three years. The owners hold 120 of 180 shares and seek an operating receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Photo Company, Inc
S. A. Gayle
Bessie A. Gayle
Welfare costs rise in New York for unemployable
New York officials report an annual increase of 3,926,000 in welfare allowances for 72,034 unemployable residents. The rise funds food clothing incidentals gas light and cleaning supplies to support basic needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Captain Webster Heroic Escape Amid Marshalls Skirmish
In Namur Kwajalein a Marine captain, George Webster of High Point North Carolina, narrowly survived a machine gun ambush. He recalled a near miss as another weapon opened fire, while two of his men fell. His aunt A M Caldwell lived at Parkway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Namur
Kwajalein Ato
George Webster
High N. C
Webster
Narree Cape
A. &. Caldwell
Parkway
Lions Hear Talk On Delinquency
Lions heard Juvenile Court Judge Cox discuss delinquency at a Sheraton Hotel meeting. Cox noted 69 juvenile cases and 3,640 adult cases out of a 23 000 population since July last year. R H Smith led the Lion club session with new members Byron and H M McLaughlin attending and H E Murray of Longhorns as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion's Club
Sheraton
Cox
Lion John Kalte
R. H. Smith
Byron
H. M. McLaughlin
H. E. Murray
Longhorns
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H.P
Charles Metters
PFC
J. C. McCoy
Security Bank
Baby Supplies
Nacl Flower Shop
Washington
Col
North Main Street
Mrs. Ross
Council of
County Farm and Home Agents
Winston-Salem
High Point, N
West Washington
Deo
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Gars
Horace G.ilderton
Dodge - Plymouth Distribus Commerce
Willowbrook
Hamilton - Book Lumber Compan
Parker-Brown Lumber
Oak Street
Main &T
H. P
Oren
N. L. Garnd
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