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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
8
The High Point safety council committees presented duties outlined by Chairman Howard Pancoast at a board meeting at the Sheraton hotel. The by laws committee proposed new by laws for the newly organized council to be passed at the next meeting on June 5. Seventeen of twenty one directors attended.
Forty two former servicemen with discharges have reported to the Thomasville draft board since April 29. The list includes Thomasville residents led by Lowell Lawrence Bowers and Leonard Rackley, with others named. out of town reporters include Jimmie Hines Winston-Salem and Dwight Breadlove High Point.
Ira A. Gilmore aged 39 and his wife Sybil of Los Angeles reportedly found a solution to a nagging problem that has persisted since last October. Both have joined the army to address the matter.
The 1946 wedding ring trend favors wide bands in palladium and gold with novel designs. Brides choose large, statement rings such as the Bible ring with open pages bearing initials and date, two tone gold and platinum, and floral diamond clusters. Jewelers note demand for bold rings for first and later marriages.
Samuel Shelton Stafford age 66 died Wednesday at 11 AM at his home near Bunker Hill church Kernersville Rt 1 after brief illness. He was a Forsyth County farmer born February 29 1880 and survived by his widow Betty Phipps six sons a sister and 12 grandchildren. Funeral Friday with a 2 PM home service and 2:30 PM at Bunker Hill Methodist Church burial in church cemetery conducted by Rev Nifong and Rev Bynum.
City records show April births outnumber deaths by 24 to 4 in Thomasville. White births were 21 versus three Negro births, while Negro deaths exceeded white with three to one.
Sixteen workers from the W. C. Kaus show at Myers Park were arrested after midnight on Tuesday for gambling in a tent on the show grounds. Each was released on a $50 bond and will face a hearing Friday in the local recorder's court. A large slot machine was confiscated.
Oscar Malloy of 1025 Leonard street and Dorothy Jackson alias Robinson of 1223 Hoover street were jailed in $500 bond each on breaking and entering and larceny of $146 from James McPherson of 729 East Washington street while he slept. Benny Allen of 205 Byrum street was arrested yesterday on the same charge.
The Internal Revenue Bureau reported collecting its $100 tax on 75 562 slot machines in the last fiscal year, as states generally ban such devices.
R E Snow files suit in local court seeking 1400 from John H Davis and Ida M Davis for damages from a March 2 1946 collision at Hillcrest Drive and Forest Hill Drive. Snow alleges his Ford station wagon was struck by the Davises car owned by Davis and driven by his wife. He seeks 800 for damage to the wagon and 600 for loss of its value. A divorce suit involving Wade and Gene Wade is noted.
The river Swanee gained musical fame as Stephen Foster found its name fitting his rhythm. He chose the title from an atlas, linking geography and tune to create the popular song association.
Pattern 4907 features soft slender lines with scallop details in sizes 34 through 48. Size 36 requires 3 yards of 39 inch fabric and costs 25 cents. send to Enterprise Pattern Dept at 243 West 17th St New York. New Anne Adame Spring Pattern Book offered for 15 cents with free directions.
The fish and wildlife service reports a 25 percent drop in the continental migratory waterfowl population. Director Albert M. Day says sportsmen must take a smaller share of the 1946 crop to allow more breeders to fly north in spring 1947. He cites a poor 1945 breeding season and heavy shooting last season as causes.
Bartender Omar C. Bijornlie deposits nickels in parking meters with notes offering help against fines. He reports only one grateful response from six nickels, which sent a quarter in return.
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