Citywide blackout violators face fines and arrests
Civilian Defense officials report 22 violators during last night's surprise blackout with penalties up to 50 dollars and court costs. Police chief Friddle vows no more warnings and directs action against stores homes and plants still leaving lights on. Incidents include a plane crash near Mill and Culler and several car and building damages from simulated bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Carroll
Buss
W. G. Friddle
Friddleid
High Debaters Reach Finals in District Speech Tests
Two Greensboro teams from fifth district high schools advance to final rounds at Woman's College after winning first day debates on federal aid to public education. Teams from Gray High and Hanes High faced off with Winston-Salem schools. UNC contest and Aycock Memorial Cup at stake tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's College
Greensboro
Union of North Carolina
United States
Jack Dillard
Leigh Rodenbaugh
Jimmie Bulla
Grandus Leonard
Gray High School
Winston- Salem
Hanes High
UNC
Probable Cause Against C L Eanes On Jewelry Theft
Probable cause was found against C L Eanes 32 of Danville Va former High Point man arraigned in High Point Municipal Court on larceny of 250 dollars worth of jewelry from Hy mans Jewelry Store February 18 bound over to Guilford County Superior Court for hearing April 19. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Sixteen finger rings and bracelets recovered with more sought. Police traced Eanes to Danville after ties to the theft and he was arrested there. He formerly drove a taxi in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Eanes
Danville
High Point
Hyman
Guilford County Superior Court
Eanes
Jim Dunning
Cedar Street
S. H., Kress & Company
Mack Redwine
Underhill
Levander Borie
Clifford Cagle
Trinity
Bad Hunting Diogenes Letter From 1948 Encloses Ten Dollar Check
A 1948 High Point letter from an anonymous sender encloses ten dollars for violations of hunting laws. The note mentions hunting on posted land without a license, and notes it was more of an outing than a hunt. The writer appeals to observe minor as well as major laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
A. G. Kidd
U. S. Navy
High Point Municipal Court
High Point
N. C
Factories Donate Half Days As War Fund Quotas Hit
Seventeen plants in woodworking and allied industries report quotas met or surpassed. Amos Hosiery Mill Briggs Manufacturing promise half-day shifts. National Upholstery to schedule. Leading contributors include Kearns Furniture and Albion Hosiery, with totals well over targets. Red Cross drive totals rise to about 3537 dollars with a 25 percent quota overage expected to double. Industry donations top 1292 dollars. women's division 614. government units 145.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Woodworking
OTAS
Gordon Junk Co
Taylor Shoe Shop
John D. Brame
Wachaevia Bank & Trust
Carolina
Jos. D
Cox and Sons
Heritage
Thomas Car Works
Denny Rolland Panel
Peerless
Lilly Varnish Company
Paul Weaver Dies Suddenly At His Home
Paul Weaver 43 died suddenly at 806 Fifth Street Thursday night at 11 30 after a brief illness. He worked 20 years with Duke Power in Winston Salem and High Point as gas department superintendent. Born October 25 1899 in Cleveland County he married Nellie Cline in 1926. Survivors include wife two sisters step mother and half siblings. Funeral Saturday at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church led by Dr C Excelle Rozzelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Weaver
Fifth Street
Weaver
Duke Power Company
Winston-Salem
High Point
Cleveland County
D. C
Myrtle Frye Weaver
Nellie Cline
Roy Grigg
Wilmington
Jessie Carter
Lawndale
N. C
Emma Weaver
Carrie Lee
Chicago Market Recap Butter and Egg Prices Fixed
Chicago report notes butter receipts 608 843 with firm Chicago price current quotes. Egg receipts 27 537 unsettled current receipts 354 with other prices unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Men and Women in Service Graduates and Assignments
Pvt. John C. Cooper son of Mr and Mrs W R Cooper Route One has graduated from aviation mechanic school at Sheppard Field Tex Cpl William R Yazel arrived to spend a few days with his mother Mrs Cora Yazel 617 Wesley Place He entered service June 6 1942 and completed command training at Camp Gordon Carrabelle Fla Pvt Joseph D Blair returned to Buckingham Field Fort Myers Fla after a brief visit with his wife Mrs Lona Belle Blair Route One He has completed a course in radio communications in the Army Air Corps At Seymour Field Pvt Neal M Pierce son of G M Pierce Rt 2 High Point is now stationed at Seymour Field Indiana advanced flying training school He will receive training in flying twin engined aircraft Sgt Millard Holmes Bodenheimer has graduated from the airplane mechanic Liberator Bomber School at Keesler Field Miss His course included 17 weeks training in B 24 maintenance and repairs Final eight days of the course is under simulated battle conditions Pvt Chester J Burton Jr son of Mr and Mrs Chester J Burton Rt 2 High Point has been assigned to the Army Air Force Technical School at Sioux Falls South Dakota He is a graduate of High Point School and Jones Business College and was formerly employed as a clerk at the L H Bottoms Truck Lines He was inducted January 13 1943 at Camp Croft S C and has been at Fort Jackson and Keesler Field
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
William R. Yazel
Cora Yazel
Wesley Place
Camp Gordon
Carrabelle
Fla
Pvt
Joseph D. Blair
Buckingham Field
Fort Myers
Lona Belle Blair
Army Air Corps
Seymour Field
Neal M. Pierce
G. M. Pierce
Rt. 2
High Point
Indiana
Keesler
Millard Holmes Bodenheimer
Keesler Field
Miss
South Dakota
Chester J. Burton, Jr
Chester J. Burton
Army Air Force Technical School
Sioux Falls
High Point School
Jones Business College
L. H. Bottoms Truck Lines
Camp Croft
S. C
Fort Jackson
Mumps Epidemic Centered at Ray Street Junior High
The Ray Street Junior High reports 40 of 342 students absent with mumps. School officials note cases spreading room by room while Bay Street school also sees illness. Health director says cases are not reportable and rarely require a doctor, with symptoms including earache and swelling below the ears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Street
R. F. J. Johnson
R. A. Herring
City Health Department
Bay Street
Surprise Blackout Generally Good In T'ville Last Night
Thomasville reports a mostly successful surprise blackout with few violators. Four central business firms failed to extinguish lights, spoiling the district turnout, while residential areas largely complied. Air raid wardens acted quickly and residents understood signals. Chief Richardson plans to issue warrants and complete the violator list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Civilian Defense Corps
U. S. Army
Fourth Corps
Army
T’ville
Thomasville
E. R. Richardson
Richardson
V Mail Saves Space For Wartime Mail
Sixty five pounds of regular mail takes up fifty times as much space as a roll of microfilm. Use of V Mail conserved space vitally needed for equipment and supplies. Sixteen hundred letters can be elpestated on one V Mail microfilm roll.
Commander Johnson Visits High Point Before Washington Duty
Commander R. F. J. Johnson Jr., on the Pacific Fleet destroyers staff, arrives for a family visit in High Point before reporting to Washington. A Navy wife, Mildred Tabb Johnson, managed the Honolulu Red Cross during Pearl Harbor and evacuated in mid 1942. The family plans to leave High Point around April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Commander Johnson
University of California
Pacific
United States
Elm Street
Johnsons
Greensboro
High Point
Pearl Harbor
Johnson
Red Cross
Honolulu
Washington
New York
Lions Hear Talk By WAAC Officer Lieut McGovern
Lieutenant Jeanne McGovern of the WAAC spoke at the Lions Club dinner at the Sheraton. She described the unit’s role in freeing men for front line duty and noted women’s efficiency in clerical work with 150 women replacing 200 men at Fort Bragg. She urged recruiting, citing authorized strength up to 150000, potentially 300000, plus women serving in light tanks jeeps trucks and repair work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Sheraton Hotel
Jeanne McGovern
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Fort Bragg
McGovern
E. R. Outland
Dobbins
Lion Ralph Williams
Lions Billett
J. H. Kalte
Blackout Not Disturb Duo Piano Concert by Vronsky Babin
Russian duo piano artists Vitya Vronski and Victor Babin performed last night in the seventh season finale of the Community Concerts. They played amid a blackout, continuing the program with two encores and earning praise for unity and precision. J Gurney Briggs announced the May 10 start for the membership drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vronsky-Babin
Vitya Vronski
Victor Babin
Charles F. Carroll
Horace Haworth
Vronsky
Rabin
Community Concert Association
Ferruccio Busoni
J. Gurney Briggs
Kiwanis Hear Mendenhall Real Estate and War Talk
Ed Mendenhall, principal speaker at the Kiwanis luncheon at the Elwood Hotel, discussed how war affects real estate. He cited higher near-term demand for property close in, rentals down in cities, and wartime migration boosting local realty activity. He forecast future construction shifts and expanded home conveniences after the war. The club will meet next at the Sheraton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Mendenhall
Kiwanis Club
Elwood Hotel
R. W. Young
The
Elwood
Sheraton
Lee Schaner
Jimmy Kidd
Tom Powell
Local residents named in town reports
Sitors were Mose Kiser of Greensboro, C. H. Miller, and Mendenhall of High Point, listed among participants in the community notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Kiser
Greensboro
C. H. Miller
Mendenhall
High Point
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Ormit Ad
Leu
Friddle
Adam Millis
Lilly Paint Co
J. D. Cox, Inc
Advance Auto Store
Neill’s Auto Company
Wagger Jewelry
Lyle Chevrolet
North Main
van Hope Machine Shop
Cut Rate Furniture Co
S. W. Horne Grocery
City Transit Co
Marsh Ball Park
Ward Street
Bargain Furniture
Roy Black's
Samet Junk Yard
Big Bill
Hamilton
S. Main
S. H. Kress Co
Mill and
Culler Street
Carrill
Ferris and
Madison
Green
White Oak Streets
Redding
Gurley
Control Center
Raleigh
Roger
Lauby's
S. Main ST
ROYAL
E. High St
Siceloff
ICE & Fuel CO
Johns-Manville
Parker - Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Heparte Finance Company
IAN Industrial Bank
North Main Street
C.L. Eanes
Gate City Motor CO
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Amos
Briggs
St. Joseph
John C. Cooper
W. R. Cooper
Route One
Aviation Mechanic's School
Sheppard Field
Tex
R. F. J. Johnson, Jr
Carrick Avenue
W. Lewis
Parkway
Mildred Tabb
Johnson, Sr
Bay Street School
F. J. Johnson, —Jr
WAAC
Lieut. McGovern
Tut
IC Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Sara Alderman
Moroline
Petroleum
JEL
Victory Coal Co
Notary Public
Rationling Board
ATT Tire Company
West High ST
Wood
Ferry
Manderville and
KINE
Anderson's
West End
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