Former High School Football Star Now RAF Pilot Officer
William C. Hinkle, 26, a High Point High alum, left Canada to join the Royal Canadian Air Force three years ago. He has flown 43 bombing missions with two crash landings and holds the rank of pilot officer. He married Betty Alkinson in England in March and plans to return to active duty in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinkle
William C
Willie) Hinkle
High Point
Royal Canadian Air Force
England
Betty Wilkinson
Barrow-in- Furnace
Lancashire
William C. Hinkle
Willie
High Point High
Ontario
Canada
RAF
U. S. Air Force
Betty Alkinson
Barrowince
Nee
America
North
Africa
Ell
Rommiell
Olin Hinkle
P. O. Hinkle
Choppy Seas Off French Invasion Coast
London reports rough seas off the French coast with fresh northeasterly winds sweeping Dover. Day started sunny but cooled by dusk and visibility varied with haze. Dover and Calais tides forecast for 12:22 pm Sunday and 12:30 pm Monday.
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London
Dover
Calais
Fellowship Methodist Youth Meet at Wesley Memorial
The High Point sub district of the Methodist youth fellowship will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 8 pm at Wesley Memorial church. Officers for the coming year will be elected during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Wesley Memorial Church
Outsider Consideration For City Police Chief Post Arises
The Civil Service Commission will weigh waiving residence requirements for the police chief position after the permanent suspension of Chief W. G. Friddle. Acting Chief C. C. Stoker and J. Roy Teague are seen as potential heads, with an outside candidate list to strengthen eligibility. A third captaincy plainclothes post also awaits commission action.
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W. G. Friddle
Civil Service Commission
Police Department
Roy
Braden
C. C. Stoker
J. Roy Teague
Washington
National Police Academy
Friddle
City Faces New Painter Colic Over Unlicensed Fees
City Collector Paul Clapp weighs enforcement as painters claim the rescinded special license tax still funds unlicensed workers. The June 1 end date for the tax year complicates refunds while licensed painters press for action against rivals who never paid. Clapp reports collecting several fees and hopes June 1 will ease the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Clapp
Clapp
General Denson Explains Work With Term Halowawa
Brigadier General Eloy Denson discusses life in Seattle area embarkation command and defends soldiers against the idea that officers are distant. He reveals Halowawa as a shorthand for secrecy in his work and notes the difficulty of foreign language phrases in wartime.
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General Denson
Halowawa
Eloy Denson
High Point
Denson
Seattle
Washington
J. E. Denson
South Main Street
Fred Eshelman
Steve Clark
Ed Millis
W. H. Ragan
Dr. Morgan to Address Youth Here Today at Churches
Dr. F Crossley will discuss The Central Call of Christ in the morning at First Baptist and The Vocational Call of Christ in the evening at First Methodist. The event, titled Youngeople's Night, features an a capella choir directed by Carl G N Cronsteda and is sponsored by the High Point Council of Church Women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Crossley
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
Carl G. N. Cronsteda
Habakkuk
Niceudelmus
Simon
Pharisee
Christ
Two Summer School Terms At HP College
High Point College will run its 17th summer session with two terms opening June 5 and July 17. Courses count for college and certificate credit, aiding graduates who start in June to finish in three years. Faculty includes Hinshaw, Humphreys, and others. registration begins 8:30 a.m. in Roberts Hall and Its Hall.
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C. R. Hinshaw
High Point College
G. J. Humphreys
J. H. Allred
A.B
Carrie Brittain
L.S
VFW Post to Attend R. C. Cochran Funeral
Local VFW members will attend in a body the funeral of R. C. Cochran this afternoon at Union Tabernacle at four. Members are asked to meet at the post hall at 3 30 p.m. Rev S E Taylor and Rev C L Ruth will officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
R. C. Cochran
Union Tabernacle
Post Hall
S. E. Taylor
C. L. Ruth
First Pilgrim Holiness Church
Linthicum Promoted to Staff Sergeant at Bolling Field
Sergeant V. F. Linthicum of this city is promoted to staff sergeant. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Linthicum of 3517 Boulevard St. and serves as aircraft inspector with Post Technical Inspection at Bolling Field in Washington, D. C.
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V. F. Linthicum
D. V. Linthicum
Boulevard St
Bolling Field
Washington, D. C
High Point College Mile of Quarters Drive Gains Ground
Adams Mill employees presented cans of quarters to High Point College students at a South Main Street collection booth. Mills No. 2 and No. 7 workers joined with Doris Newell Gertrude Griffin Mittie Lou Bell Nora Hinshaw Lillian Smith and Aluma Hall to push the drive toward a full mile before May 29 graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Millis Company
High Point
High Point College
South Main Street
Doris Newell
Gertrude Griffin
Mittie Lou Bell
Nora Hinshaw
Lillian Smith
Aluma Hall
Civil Service Exam Set For Monday Night At City Hall
J B Lovelace of the Civil Service Commission announced civil service examinations for firemen and policemen will be held Monday night at 7 30 oclock at the city hall. Interested applicants should submit applications to Lovelace at 808 Security Bank building by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Lovelace
Civil Service Commission
Lovelace
Security Bank
Memorial service planned for 45 H P servicemen lost in action
A memorial program next Sunday includes a band concert at the chamber of commerce and a march to the Junior High School. Dr. C Encelle Rozzelle will give the principal address at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. W B Hall says the casualty list is not complete and asks families to contact Mayor Arnold J Koonce with missing names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P
C. Encelle Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Chamber of Commerce
North Main Street
BTC
Greensboro
W. B. Hall
Armed Services
Arnold J Koonce
Lloyd B. Abbott
Graham G. Alderman
Clyde H. Bass, Jr
Ralph C. Brewer
Lacy Addison Brown
A. B. Butler, Jr
David Daniel Crouse
Cletus Delk Crouse
Phillip Isom Doss
Miles Alderman Gayle
Jack Hunter Gibson
Justice R. Hawkins
William Lester
Edwin G. Watkins
Perry Lonnie Coltrane
Clarence Lemons
Robert Wade Biesecker
Marion L. Poovey
Baxter McLendon Howle
Richard C. Raynor
Joe Mitchell Rumsey
Charles Allen Tomlinson
Samuel M. Collier
William Julian Fraley
James K. Gashaw
Edgar James Green
Fletcher Forrest Hawkins
Donald Alexander Lovelace
Negroes Press Second Nursery School Plan Here
Local officials granted funds from the Federal Works Agency for two Negro nursery schools but only one has been established. Negro leaders say a second school in the southern part of the city remains stalled while white summer recreation schools will open by June 1 at Bay Street and Emma Blair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Works Agency
High Point
J. E. Melton
C. F. Carroll
J. W. McGuinn
Melton
FWA
Gregg Cherry To Speak Next Thursday At County Building
Major Gregg Cherry Democratic governor candidate will address the High Point county building next Wednesday night at 8 o clock. Dr Excelle Rozzelle will introduce him. The meeting was arranged after talks between Earl Phillips campaign manager and former Congressman William Umstead state manager.
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Gregg Cherry
County Building
High Point County
Ile
Trinity College
Excelle Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Earl Phillips
High Point
William Umstead
Major Cherry
Phillips
Gubernatorial Race Draws Principal Interest in High Point
High Point narrows to a climax as Cherry backers claim clear supremacy over McDonald in the gubernatorial contest. Hoey leads locally for U S Senate nomination with Morrison supporters active. Local races include lieutenant governor candidates Stag Ballentine and two state senate contests, with party prospects shaping the Saturday primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
McDonalders
Hoey
McDonald
Ormer
Clyde R. Hoey
United States Senate
Cameron Morrison
L. Y
Shelley B. Caveness
Robert Moseley
George Younce
Chas. C. Wimebish
George T. Penny
Jimmy W Griffin Goes Missing in Action at Sea
Mrs. Davis Dickens of 302 Ward Street reports her brother Ship's Cook Jimmy Alto Griffin of the U S Navy is lost in action in the Atlantic. Griffin, a seaman third class, trained at Bainbridge Maryland, recently visited his sister and had been in service under a year. He leaves parents Mr. and Mrs. A C Griffin and siblings Clarence Clyde Ola Pearl Betty.
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Davis Dickens
Ward Street
Jimmy Allae
Griffint
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
Griffin
A. C. Griffin
Sandy Ridge
Bainbridge
England
Dickens
Dickens Young Griffin
Clarence
Clyde Griffin
Ola Hawkins
Mayodan
Pearl Ridge
Sa Ridge
Betty Griffin
Graduation Sermon Today At Allen Jay School
Dr. Execelle Rozzelle pastor of Wesley Memorial Church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Allen Jay School this afternoon at 2 30 o clock Special music will be furnished by the Allen Jay glee club Graduation exercises will be Wednesday evening at 8 o clock at the school and Dean P F E Lindley of High Point College will make the main address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Execelle Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Church
Allen Jay
Allen Jay Glee Club
P. FE. Lindley
High Point College
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M’donald
Jimmy W. Griffin
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