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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1944
Page
10
Mrs. Verta I. Coe, Emma Blair school principal and co chair of the High Point drive, said schools will extend clothing collections for Russia two more days. The effort, aimed at providing four pounds of clothing and a pair of shoes per child, continues despite the two day limit.
Preliminary reports suggested uncertainty on whether the goal was reached as 70 million civilians in liberated Russian areas faced stripping of clothing and possessions. Local organizers like Miss Thy Hoskins and a long committee urged donations of clothing for school children, with collection limited by no facilities. Poland is identified as the sixth largest country in Europe.
An 11-year-old boy Hollis Presswood drowned at Triangle Lake south of the city during a morning fishing and swimming outing with two schoolmates Eugene Kirkman and Bill Pierce. Hollis.failed to swim after diving from the dam into about 12 feet of water. despite resuscitation efforts the body was recovered in five feet of water. Funeral arrangements are pending at Yow's Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mrs W C Brown of Jamestown were held at the Jamestown Methodist Church with Rev C N McKinney Rev C L Easter and Rev C E Ridge officiating. The church was filled with relatives and friends and interment followed in Deep River Cemetery.
Dr. Bauer of North Carolina State College urged farmers and attendees of the Commonwealth Agricultural Society to boost crop production for synthetic markets after the war. He warned soil depletion from deforestation and emphasized lime and legumes to restore organic matter and minerals, noting state funding shifts since 1939 and increases through 1943.
Dr Ralph McDonald, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, will speak Friday night at 8 15 on South Main Street. The local headquarters announced the event today.
Local Boy Scout officials report Thomasville citizens donated over half of the $3 000 annual drive target to fund next year's work. Co chairs Charles Eanes and Stewart Burton note several reports remain and expect total funds to be raised by next Tuesday when reports are due. Seventy percent of Canada's mullions production is allocated to other United Nations.
High Point College students launched the Mile of Quarters campaign to reduce the college debt. A parade traveled from First Presbyterian Church to the Post Office and ended at a campaign booth in South Main. The effort aims to raise more than 15 000 through donations from individuals groups and businesses over about two weeks.
Aunt Sallie White of 1510 Hornet Street reports her little red hen laid an egg yesterday with two designs. One side shows a radiating circle and the blunt end bears a blood red circle she guesses as a moon. She fears it may signal Japan’s wartime stance while noting Spain and England claim Palau’s discovery.
Senator H. P. Taylor of Wadesboro will address listeners at 8 15 PM over WMFR in support of R. Gregg Cherry for governor. Taylor is a familiar figure in the region, having visited here on several occasions.
Mrs. Ted Hethcock, price panel clerk, says Thomaville merchants paid $14.95 in overcharges to the war price and ration board. The overcharge funds were donated to the local Red Cross chapter.
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