Another Local Landmark Yields To City's Growth
The Bowman residence at 217 West High Street, once among High Point's earliest brick homes built in 1845 by Wyatt F. An, who served on the first city council and mayor, has been torn down to make way for Tomlinson's of High Point furniture store. The old Field home stood as a milestone in local growth and housed notable citizens, its hand-made bricks and colonial design fading as wrecking crews moved in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almetta
High Point
Bowman
Old Field
West High Street
Tomlinson
High T
Wyatt F.an
High Int
Whater
Red Cross
Hamilton Street
Karl Clary
Harllee
Scout Camping Periods Are Announced
Scout officials announced four one week periods for a four week summer camp at Camp Uwharrie starting June 16. The schedule runs June 16 to 22, June 23 to 29, June 30 to July 6, and July 7 to 13 with first come first served reservations by postmark date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Uwharrie
Guilford Hosiery Mill Strikers Plan Monday Picket
Knitters and fixers at the Guilford Hosiery mill on Grimes street have been on strike since February 25 and will form a 6:45 AM picket line Monday. About 75 workers, led by Grady Morton of the UTWA AFL affiliate, seek to have UTWA as bargaining agent and extend the current contract to include the boarders, who already belong to UTWA. Other workers are urged to join the strike outside the mill property for a mass meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
Grimes Street
Grady Morton
United Textile Workers of America
AFL
Knitters
Morton
UTWA
Campaign For Scout Funds In Thomasville Reaches Goal
Thomasville district closes Boy Scout finance drive announcing a goal of 3975.25 has been surpassed. District Chairman Paul Hassler says receipts beyond the target will be donated to the Camp Jackson building fund, with D A Long as campaign chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Boy Scout
Uwharrie Council
D. A. Long
Camign
Paul Hassler
Camp Jackson
Notable figures who played the flute across history
The list highlights prominent names linked to flute playing including George Washington Lord Byron Dr Johnsons Boswell Robert Louis Stevenson Rousseau Scho penhauer Casanova Cellini and Leonardo da Vinci.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flute
George Washington
Lord Byron
Dr. Johnson
Boswell
Robert Louis Stevenson
Rousseau
Schopenhauer
Casanova
Cellini
Leonardo da Vinci
Flowers Sent To Markets By Planes
Wilmington March 9 That air age has moved into the flower trade with spring blooms shipped from Carolina farms to New York Baltimore Philadelphia Boston Indianapolis Detroit Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland and beyond Flowers such as jonquils narcissi and tulips are picked at sundown and arrive for sale before noon next day in Chicago Planes chartered for 500 to 700 dollars per trip carry about 5000 dollars worth of flowers per run Bluetheathal airport is a loading point Roughly one third of the regional flower crop is sent by freight planes the rest by rail truck or trailer Long-distance shipments reduce spoilage once common in costs Most regional growers are Hollanders and other specialists who converted soil into a flourishing flower industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Ludeke
Castle Hayne
North Carolina
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
Indianapolis
Detroit
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Bluetheathal
Holyoke Taxpayers Push Truant List for Absenteeism
Holyoke Mass. The Holyoke Taxpayers Association proposes a municipal truant list to curb absenteeism. Executive Secretary Edwin A Seibel told the mayor the payrolls should state days absent for illness or vacation. A police department policy already in effect reportedly produced a pronouncement of absentees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Mass
Canning Sugar Stamp Expanded for Home Use
The state OPA announces five pounds of canning sugar per family via stamp No 9 and a spare stamp to be valid Monday with another stamp in June or July. Sugar supply remains tight and optimistic outlook is limited. Home canners for sale may apply at the state office. issued amount equals requested or 1945 usage, not to exceed 250 pounds per family. Regular four month ration unchanged. next staple stamp set for May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Theodore S. Johnson
Johnson
Guilford Choir Sings Tonight at Central Friends Church
The Guilford College choir under Ezra Weis performs tonight at 6 30 PM at Central Friends Church in High Point. Rev Cecil Haworth hosts the annual concert featuring mixed voices and solos by Geraldine Garris Sue Shelton and Peggy Taylor with Grace Siler as manager and Betty Anne Brown at the piano. The spring tour runs March 28 to April 8 visiting Mt Airy Bluefield Uniontown York Tenafly Norwalk Patterson Baltimore and Washington DC, with a home concert March 26 in Memorial Hall for alumni and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
Geraldine Garris
Sue Shelton
Peggy Taylor
Grace Siler
Betty Anne Brown
Mt. Airy
Bluefield
W. Va
Uniontown
York
Keystone State
Tenafly
N. J. Norwalk
Emblems To Mark Local Red Cross Donors In 1946
Local High Point campaign opens with pins and window stickers designating Red Cross members for 1946. Lee F. Schaner urges 30,000 locals to wear pins by March end as posters, signs, and displays promote the nationwide drive for humanitarian aid and world brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Lee F. Schaner
Schaner
Modern Freezer Locker Plant Planned for High Point
Colonial frozen foods will erect a modern freezer locker plant on North Main street near Gibson's ice cream, with 700 individual lockers and bulk storage for retailers and processors. The High Point venture, backed by Phil Grandjean, J Melville Broughton and Harry Phillips, aims to serve High Point and nearby areas, creating year round programs for cattle and crops while reducing dependence on distant frozen goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Frozen Foods
Comas High Point Company
Phil Grandjean
J. Melville Broughton
Harry ~. Phillips
Raleigh
Main Street
Gibson's Ice Cream Company
High Point
Grandjean
Washington State
Williams-Lopp Negro American Legion Post Formed in Thomasville
In Thomasville on March 9 a new Negro American Legion post named Williams-Lopp was organized at Church Street school with 27 members from about 50 local African American veterans. Charles Wilhite was elected commander and N. E. Hart became adjutant as charter application is filed with national headquarters.
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Thomasville
Legion National Headquarters
Post No. 41
Henry Early
W. H. Jones
Howard Steed
Early
Jones
Legion
Sam Welborn
Mamie Harris
Culbreth-Harris Post Auxiliary
Local Manufacturers To Attend NAM Meet Friday
High Point and regional manufacturers will attend a NAM meeting Friday March 15 at the Robert E Lee hotel Winston Salem. Speakers include Ira Mosher and Walter Weisenburger with notes on strikes Office of Price Administration delays and budget concerns impacting postwar production.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Winston-Salem
Walter B. Weisenburger
National Association of Manufacturers
Left
Ira Mosher
Association
High Point
North and
Robert E. Lee Hotel
E. H. Lane
Office of Price Administration
National Manufacturers
New York
Washington
Carolinas
Funeral services for Ira T. Pruitt held at Yows Funeral Home
Ira T. Pruitt funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.m. in Yow's Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Julian Hopkins and Rev. Hoy Fesperman officiating. A Reformed church quartet sang two selections. Pallbearers were Jack Wilson, W. D. Russell, Walter Sink, Charlie Hilton, H. T. Hartley, and Rufus Laws. Burial followed in Floral Garden cemetery.
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Estella Brown
Estella Winslow Brown
Roy Lambeth
Trinity At
Rev Vestal
W. R. Kelly
Trinity Quartette
Frances Monroe
Polly Payne
Hopewell Cemetery
Ira T. Pruitt
Chapel of Yow
Julian Hopkins
Green Street Baptist Church
Hoy Fesperman
First Reformed Church
Reformed Church
Jack Wilson
W. D. Russell
Walter Sink
Charlie Hilton
H. T. Hartley
Rufus Laws
Floral Garden
Roy White Jr Funeral Services Set for Sunday
Roy White Jr 18 of 403 Osborne street died Friday evening at 11 20 pm in a local hospital Funeral services will be at his late residence Sunday at 3 00 pm conducted by Rev B H Phaup of Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist church and Rev W H Barker of South Side Baptist church Interment in Mitchell Grove cemetery Also noted the Empire State Building in New York has seven miles of elevator shafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy White, JR
Roy White
Osborne Street
B. H. Phaup
Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church
W. H. Barker
South- Side Baptist Church
Mitchell Grove
One Mile Wide Ring Around High Point Planned
Fairchild aerial mapping agency will map a one mile ring around High Point to produce an index and mosaic 72 by 72 inch map within three weeks at a cost of 2043 dollars. Additional areas and future annexation considerations highlighted by city officials and a postwar planning advisory committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild Aerial Mapping Agency
New York City
High Point
Roy Braden
Braden
Fairchild Concern
Virginia
Richmond
Point Greensboro
Public Works, Sanitation, and Public Utilities
Davidson County
Randolph County
Oak Ridge Plans To Hold Horseshow and Auction Sale
Oak Ridge residents plan Easter Monday horse show on April 22 at J. E. Benbow grounds along Oak Ridge Kernersville highway. D L Donnell chairs event with a one third mile track and new stands. Guilford and nearby counties are urged to participate. entries include riding and farm horses and mules with prizes. Livestock and farm implements auction planned plus unclassified items and refreshments for a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge
J. E. Benbow
Oak Ridge- Kernersville
D. L. Donnell
Guilford
Minister Sees Local Interest in Astronomy Club
Rev W F Elliott reports many local residents show interest in astronomy and favor forming a club. He may speak at High Point College to students and asks interested callers to reach him at home, telephone 4985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Elliott
Enterprise
Elliott
G. I. Humphries
High Point College
Lindsay Memorial Methodist Church
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First Baptist Church
The
Baptist Women’s Missionary Union
J. Clyde Turner
Greensboro
Campaign
Scout
Wilmington
Guilford Choir
Thomasville Negroes Farm Legion Post
Associated Industries of
High Point Manufacturers Association
Amos R. Kearns
Empire State Building
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