Postwar Changes Planned for Downtown High Point
High Point anticipates marked postwar changes in its downtown area driven by a survey led by Frank J. Sizemore secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. The survey covers 470 retail stores 139 reporting so far 49 of 171 service establishments and 66 of 250 offices with total new construction and improvements estimated at 1 691 225 dollars plus 145 900 dollars in other work. Outside painting 37595 dollars inside painting 34940 dollars and expansion needs include more than 2000 dwelling units and additional staff for businesses and offices. The inquiry will be continued by mail and in person to widen participation.
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High Point
Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Sizemore
Cliff Lehmann Endorsed for State Legion Commander
Andrew Jackson Post No. 87 unanimously endorses Clifford E. Lehmann for the American Legion State Commander post for 1944-45. The convention in Asheville June 17-19 will select the new departmental commander, with the High Point post backing Lehmann as a proven Legionnaire and former post commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford EF. Lehmann
American Legion
Department of North Carolina
Andrew Jackson
Asheville
Cliff’ Lehmann
In Legion
Ereas
High Point
Rew Jackson
Rcan Legion
Co. E
Cliff) Lehmann
Rift Between High Point Council and City Manager
A rift has developed between High Point City Council and City Manager Roy S Braden over the possible removal of Police Chief W G Friddle. The council directed Braden to offer Friddle a sergeant position after suspending him for gun conduct, with a called session promised within days as Braden indicated Friddle may resume duties Tuesday. The council lacks authority to discharge the chief. only the manager may remove him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Roy S. Braden
W. G. Friddle
Friddle
Braden
Friddie
Memorial Rite At Junior High Next Sunday
A city wide memorial service for World War I fallen will be held next Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock in the High Point Junior high school auditorium under the High Point War Memorial commission. A march will precede the event from Commerce Street. Local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts with auxiliaries, the drum and bugle corps BTC 10 Greensboro, Red Cross, Nurses Corps, State Guard, and other groups will participate. Families of deceased veterans will have reserved seating. Dr. C E Rozzelle of Wesley Memorial church will deliver the memorial address. Memorial plaques with the veterans names and city pro memoria will be presented to families. Memorial committee members are Mrs Edith M Sherrod chair, R R Fountain, W B Hall, Mrs J F Hayden, Mrs Roy J Spearman, Rev T A Armstrong, and Mrs Ruby Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point War Memorial Commission
of Commerce
Drum and Bugle Corps
BTC-10
Greensboro
Red Corps
Nurses Corps
State Guard
C. E. Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Church
High Point
Edith M. Sherrod
R. R. Fountain
W. B. Hall
J. F. Hayden
Roy J. Spearman
T. A. Armstrong
Ruby Snyder
Local Draft Boards Split Over Induction Rules
Local Draft Boards No. 4 and No. 5 diverge on pre induction of registrants by age. Board 4 will send men aged 26 to 29 on May 29 to Fort Bragg while Board 5 plans no inductees in that bracket unless volunteers. Pre induction exams for Board 5 are set for next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere Sloan
Joe Snyder
Selective Service
Board No. 5
Board 5
Board No. 4
Fort Bragg
Trinity High School Begins Finals Tonight
Rev. Wilbur Hutchins of First Baptist Church of High Point will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to Trinity High School graduates at 8 o'clock tonight. Principal R. H. Abernathy invites friends of the school and the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Hutchins
First Baptist Church of
High Point
Trinity High School
R. H. Abernatthy
Four Wars in a Lifespan Recall Across Conflicting Eras
An elderly woman recalls four wars in her lifetime, noting Civil War era relatives and four sons who served in World War I. The discussion mentions her father William Warner with the Confederate Army and references World War II and the Spanish American War alongside WWI.
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W. D
7. W
Ter
Men Drivers Cause Most Wrecks Here
The April police report shows 16 of 21 auto accidents involved men and 17 of 21 drivers were White residents. Ages 25 to 34 accounted for 10 crashes. only one involved a 16 to 18 year old. Traffic-light violations rose to 63, illegal parking to 20, minor violations to 65, gambling charges to 35, disorderly conduct arrests to 17, and petty theft under $30 to 17 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Police Department
Oak View Grange Organized by Local Residents
An Oak View Grange was formed by Oak View residents at a school meeting last week. E. C. Blair named master with officers to be installed May 23. roster open for additional charter members. P. M. Davis of Trinity Grange attended to assist. Executive committee: E. F. Miller, G. A. Coyington, D. S. Hedgecock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak View Grange
Oak View
P. M. Davis
Trinity Grange
E. C. Blair
S. R. Clinard
Blanche H. Owen
Dale Montgomery
J.C. Forbis
C. H. Willard
J. C. Forbis
F. M. Hedrick
Sherwood Forrest
Pomona
Flora
Ceres
A. H. King
E. F. Miller
G. A. Coyington
D. S. Hedgecock
Diario Latino Resumes Publication After Hernandez Martinez Fall
RESUMES PUBLICATION IN SAN SALVADOR Diario Latino the region’s oldest daily returns to print May 13 after a shutdown on April 3 tied to the fall of President Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez. The revival signals a political shift and media reopening in El Salvador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
el Salvador
Diario Latino
Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez
Registration Opens for 46th Great Council Session in Charlotte
The 46th annual session of the Great Council of Red Men of North Carolina, Degree of Pocahontas, convenes Monday May 16 at the Sheraton with over 300 delegates. Chickasaw Tribe No. 32 hosts. C. C. Wallace presides. events include memorial service, degree conferral on about 100 candidates, a banquet and dance, and a Tuesday Great Council meeting at Red Hall over Princess Cafe with Dr. C Excelle Rozzelle as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Council of Red Men of
N. C
Pochantas
C. C. Wallace
Gastonia
Great Council
Arnold J
John C. Carpenter
Charlotte
Sheraton Hotel
Wallace
Red Hall
Princess Cafe
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Sheraton Ballroom
Carpentar
Shriners
Board No 5 Announces Classifications
Draft Board No 55 announced changes in classifications for 21 registrants. James Idol moves 2-A to 1-A, Dewey Frank remains 1-A, Howard Emory goes 2-B to 1-A, and William Wrenn shifts 1-A to 2-A. Other updates include John Thomas Jr 0 to 4-F, George Butler Jr 2-B to 4-F, James Walser 1-A to 4-F, Jack Otis 2-B to 1-A, and more adjustments across Lawrence Smith, Marcus Edmonds, Harold McMahon, Gilmer Farabee, William Bayless, Emanuel Tillman, Arthur Rose, Leon Chichester, Phillip Lucas, Lamar Melver, Raymond Ridge, Earl Frazier, and Frank H Barrett Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board No
Yestcotes
James Idol
Dewey Frank
Howard Emory
William Wrenn
John Thomas, Jr
George Butler, Jr
James Walser
Jack Otis
Lawrence Smith
Marcus Edmonds
Harold McMahon
Gilmer Farabee
William Bayless
Emanuel Tillman
Arthur Rose
Leon Chichester
Phillip Lucas
Lamar Melver
Raymond Ridge
Earl Frazier
Frank H. Barrett, Jr
Ind
Junior High Band and Chorus Present Joint Concert
As part of National Music Week observances the Junior High School band and choir will give a joint concert at 3:00 this afternoon in the junior high auditorium. Emile H. Serposs will direct. The chorus will perform works by Bach Schubert and Schumann while the band plays Elgar Martin and Cole Porter with Ketelbey's In a Monastery Garden performed together. Over 100 students participate.
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Emile H. Serposs
Bach
Scholin
Schubert
Elgar
Martin
Cole Porter
Ketelbey
Aonastery Garden
Shriners' Spring Ceremonial Expected 1500 Plus
More than 1,500 Shriners and their wives are expected for Oasis Temple spring ceremonial in High Point. The day includes a 9:30 a.m. concert, a 11 a.m. parade from First Presbyterian Church, and a 1:30 p.m. Mecca trip entertainment.
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Oasis Temple
Noble M. F. McNeill
High Point Shrine
Masonic Temple
Noble Joe L. Miller
Hotel Sheraton
First Presbyterian
North Main Street
Charles F. Shuman
Jul‘ian Price
Greensboro
Jack Burris
oJe L. Miller
Noble W. B
Lindsay
Charlotte
Mecca
Canning Sugar Registration At Schools Monday Tuesday
City and county residents to register for home canning sugar at schools on Monday and Tuesday May 15 and 16 under War Price and Ration Board rules. Registration hours run 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM in city schools, 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM in county schools. Each household may register all members at the same address, with War Ration Book No 4 for every person to detach spare stamp 37. Total sugar limit is 25 pounds from March 1 1944 to February 28 1945, with five pounds via sugar stamp No 40 in War Ration Book No 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Carroll
Carroll
Girl To Speak This Afternoon At Elks Mother's Day Service
The Elks Club hosts a Mother's Day observance at 3 PM with a speech by Edwin Gill of Raleigh and a musical program led by Gurney Briggs. Exalted Ruler J. T. Tucker notes the tribute to mothers as soldiers’ families await news from abroad.
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Elks
The
Elks’ Club
Broad Street
Edwin Gill
Raleigh
J. T. Tucker
Cially
National Organization of Parole and Prison Officials
Broughton
Department of Revenue
Gurney Briggs
Schubert
Coralie Thoma
Mother O'Mine
Tours
W. C. Phillips
Mahree
Alcott
Roy M. Padgett
Mae Kirkman
Pacific action earns Bronze Star for Lt Col Smoak
Lt Col Eustace R. Smoak 33 of High Point and Mission Beach Calif awarded Bronze Star Medal for leadership near Bougainville on November 9. He reorganized his battalion after devastating fire, ordered cessation of firing, redirected tanks, and captured the objective within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Smoak
Pacific
South Pacific
Eustace R. Smoak
High Point
Mission Beach
Calif
Bougainville
Numa
Smoak
E. C. Smoak
Montheu Ave
Cal
Uwharrie Council Represented at National Scout Meeting
B W Hackney Jr, iz Dillon and D S Sheloff of Lexington will represent the Uwharrie Council of Boy Scouts at the National Scout Council gathering in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria. Scouting Strength Is the Volunteer is the theme for the one day meeting. A Mothers Day concert will be held at Floral Garden Park cemetery at 4 pm with dedications requested for mothers buried there. Public attendance encouraged.
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Uwharrie Council
N. York
Floral Garden
B. W. Hackney, Jr
Iz. V. Dillon
D. S. Sheloff
Lexington
Uwharrie Council of Boy Scouts
National Scout Council
New York City
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Floral Garden Park
Music Tower
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Tom Kennedy
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Little Tom
Cliff” Lehmann
Clifford EE. Lehmann
William Warner
Erate Army
W. A. Cashatt
Con
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C. BE. Cashatt
U. S
Set
Lloyd Hill
Seaman ¢ Charlies Cashatt
Cashatt
Pfe
Rayford L. Jackson
England
J. W. Cashatt
New York
Grange
Oakview
Sheraton
USO
Ada Gashaw Pipkin
Guilford County
James K. Gashaw
U. S. Navy
Herman Kinekoff
George Weverly
Kenneth D. Livers
Paul Dilport
Frank W. Pirozzo
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