High Point Boy Delivers Ammunition To Beachhead
St John L. Grant of High Point recounts delivering ammunition to the Allied Fifth Army at the Anzio beachhead. He braved air raids and constant German bombardment while shuttling loads from a southern port. Grant describes rough seas, constant danger, improvised meals, and fox hole living as he hauled supplies behind the front lines. His parents are listed as Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Grant of 211 Kennedy Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
John L. Grant
Fifth
Anzio
Grant
Ress
S Table
A. O. Grant
Kennedy Street
High Point
Calhoun Named Deputy Sheriff for City Lake Season
D Glen Calhoun has been appointed to serve as deputy sheriff at City Lake for the three summer months. Calhoun formerly worked at Highland Cotton Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Glen Calhoun
Sheriff's Department
Emor
Highland Cotton Ills
Local Boy Graduates From McCallie School
Harold Amos son of Mr and Mrs R T Amos of 902 Forest Hill Drive graduated from the McCallie School Chattanooga Tennessee last week He served as staff sergeant in re FE and later color sergeant During the year he earned B team letters in basketball and track
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Amos
R. T. Amos
Forest Hill Drive
McCallie School
Chattanooga
Tenn
Re FE
Seventy one men report for active naval duty
Seventy one men left High Point yesterday from Selective Service Board No. 5 to report for active duty in the U S Navy. Four were transferred to other boards for induction. Names include Charles Leavy Bennett Clarence Thomas Mills James Ralph Teague Charles Paris Wiley Junior Oliphant Samuel Robert Shelton Lawson Lowder Haywood Rupert Homer Tucker Jr and many others. Some were transferred to Dundalk Md Knoxville Tenn Statesville and Hendersonville for induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Selective Service Board No. 5
United States Naval Forces
J. F. Snider
Charles Leavy Bennett
Clarence Thomas Mills
James Ralph Teague
Charles Paris Wiley
Junior Oliphant
Samuel Robert Shelton
Lawson Lowder Haywood
Rupert Homer Tucker, Jr
Austin Cole Lovelace
Robert Morrison Walters
Staley
Wyatt Woodell
Roderick Johnson Reece
Jacob Horace Williard
Joseph Grady Goldston, Jr
Jack Edward Ahi
Junior Roby Carrick
Bobby Edward Carroll
Kell Taylor Brookbank
Samuel Theodore Miller
Clinton Roosevelt Tucker
Nathaniel Thomas Douglas
Willis Robert Montgomery
Mark Warren Shankle
Arthur Earl Leviner
Carr Reno Bodenheimer
Aaron Stephen Hucks
Hugh Archie McCrimmon
Harry Roland Schwartz
Everett Buford Hill
Daniel Hubert Oliver
James Robert Beasley, Jr
Willett Bedford Morgan
Clayton McKinley Haynes
James Edward Talley
Rt Beeson
Leslie Paul Haywood
Coy Winfred Jackson
Woodrow Morrison Pitts
Odell Jacobs
Calvin Freeman
James Lewis Garst, Jr
Herbert Mark Pegg
Walter T Sink, Jr
William Aubrey
Alfred Brantley Carr
Clifford Eugene Staley
William Clay Craven
W. R. Hicks
Charles Wayne Stack
Rodick Dewit Thompson
Frank Richard O'Neill
Roy Hampton Vestal
Francis Norman Kenny
William Horace McKinney
Dundalk
Claude Alexander Hess
Knoxville, Tenn
Vernes Howard Stancil
Statesville
Cleton Johnnie Hoots
Hendersonville
No Applicants Yet for Police Chief and Captain Exams
James B. Lovelace civil service secretary announced no applications have been filed to take the chief of police examination set for Friday June 9 at 9 30 a m in the city council chamber. The ad for the exam ran last Sunday and lists eight years police experience including four as a ranking officer, high school education, and optional college work. Salary ranges are 225 to net for the chief and for captain 175 to 200 with six years police experience and two as a ranking officer required for the captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
James B. Lovelace
Toy
Conrad Transferred To Midshipman School At Northwestern
Robert L. Conrad Jr A S has been moved from Asbury Park NC to USNR Midshipman School at Northwestern University Chicago. Charles Butler Brockmann son of Dr and Mrs Harry Brockmann 912 Fairway Drive has completed basic flying at Newport RAF and is transferred to another station for advanced training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Robert L. Conrad, Jr
A. S
Asbury Par
N. C
USNR
Midshipman School
Northwestern University
Chicago
Brockmann
Raf
A.C
Charles Butler Brockmann
Harry Brockmann
Fairway Drive
Newport Raf
RAF Wings and Commission Granted to James T. Smith
James Thomas Smith received the silver RAF wings and a second lieutenant commission at Stuttgart Arkansas. He is the son of Numa Lamar Smith of 310 Louise Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF
James Thomas Smith
Stuttgart
Ark
Numa Lamar Smith
Louise Avenue
Roach Returns From Overseas Service In New York Port
Sgt Harold Roach has arrived at a New York embarkation port after fifteen days here. He spent two years overseas with a radio division. His parents are Mr and Mrs H M Roach of 710 West Green Street. Vivian Dennis daughter of Mrs G V Coltrane 112 Culler Street completed the indoctrination course at the Coast Guard Training Station Palm Beach Florida and has orders to report to Boston for her first duty assignment. Her husband J Lawrence Dennis is serving overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roach
Harold Roach
New York
H. M. Roach
West Green Street
Spar
Dennis
Vivian Dennis
G. V. Coltrane
Culler Street
Coast Guard
Palm Beach
Fla
Boston
Mass
J, Lawrence C. Dennis
Local Board 5 Sends 37 Men to Fort Bragg for Active Duty
Thirty seven men from local board No. 5 of the Selective Service System reported at Fort Bragg for active duty. Inductees included George Hutchens, Charles Gray, William King, Allen Clark, Jack Peace, Thomas Beeson, James Springer, Vernon Brown, Boyce Moore, Edward Ridge, Alvin Memory, Harry Allred, Charles Lawson, Frank Lane, Robert Hale, Lloyd Jordan, George Garrett, John Sawyers, Basil Meredith, Rowan Welborn Jr., Rufus Hunsucker, James McGuire, William Tippett, Douglas Mashburn, Fred Starling, Virgil Brower, Peyton Colbert, Bernard Kimrey, Charlie McPherson, Harvey Craven, James Bocholis, Henry Bizzell Jr., James Kirkman Jr., Robert Lewis, Francis Gray, Charles Havener, Donald Freeman, Warner Tharp, and Henry Clary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowan Shields Welborn, Jr
Rufus Venner Hunsucker
James Avery McGuire
William Daniel Tippett
Douglas Monroe Mashburn
Fred Jones Starling
Virgil Francis Brower
Peyton Harrison Colbert
Bernard Jerome Kimrey
Charlie Richard McPherson
Harvey Bernard Craven
James Bocholis
Henry Edward Bizzell
James Byron Kirkman, Jr
Robert Brant Lewis
Francis Dillon Gray
Charles Robert Havener
Donald Lee Freeman
Warner Butler Tharp
Henry Henry Clary
Realtors Urged To Keep Rents Down Here
Curtis Smith deal, chairman of the Guilford County real estate board rent control committee, says High Point is under a voluntary program with rents frozen since April 1 1942. He warns federal control could extend here if violations arise and urges landlords to cooperate with wartime measures to avoid added costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Guilford County
Curtis Smithdeal
Local
Real Estate Board
United States
Smithdeal
Reator
Air Medal Awarded to S. S. Hedrick in England
Staff Sergeant Harold R. Hedrick 25 of High Point receives the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in aerial flights over Europe. An aerial gunner with 25 combat missions, he serves in the Ninth Air Force A-20 Light Bombardment Group, first of its kind to land in the United Kingdom. He trained at aerial gunnery school in 1945 after enlisting in 1942 and previously worked for Diamond Full Fashioned Hosiery Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Air Force
England
Harold R. Hedrick
D. B. Hedrick
High Point
Hedrick
United Kingdom
High Point High School
U. S. Army
Harold L. Mace
Jacksonville
Florida
Diamond Full Fashioned
Anit
School Board Names Two New Teachers for High Point
Gerald nt and Miss Frankie Craven join High Point schools for the next year. Bryant, a Durham native and former North Carolina musician, fills the instrumental music post after Louis Alrutz’s resignation. Craven has taught at Thomasville High for two years. the board also approved summer play area use of school buildings and libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Nt
Frankie Craven
Thomasville
High Point
Charles F. Carroll
Bryant
Durham
Southern Conservatory of Music
Belgian Conservatory
New York
Southern Conservatory
Elon College
Louisburg College
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
WPTF
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Louis Alrutz
Craven
Thomasville High School
Mocksville
City Playground and Parks Commission
Funeral Rites for Mrs Mary Ann Kennedy Held at Zion Church
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Ann Kennedy wife of R G Kennedy died Monday morning in a local hospital were held Tuesday at four oclock from Zion Reformed church in Davidson county Rev C B Ridge of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church officiated. Music by a mixed quartet and church choir. Pallbearers included Clayton Kennedy Grant Proctor Cletus Kennedy Radford Kennedy Clyde Hilton and Thomas Hilton. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Kennedy
R. G. Kennedy
Zion Reformed Church
Davidson County
C. BE. Ridge
Pleasant Grove
Funeral service for Mrs Cora Morris Lomax in Thomasville
Mrs Cora Morris Lomax wife of William A Lomax died at her home 115 Griffith street. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 am from Chapel Hill Methodist church near Denton with interment in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Loman
Enterprise
Thomasville
Cora Morris Lomax
William A. Lomax
Griffith Street
Chapel Hill Methodist Church
Denton
Church
Three Patrolmen Named to Local Police Force
The local police department announced the appointment of three patrolmen fourth class by acting chief C. C. Stoker. W. C. Pemberton, Gurney C. Andrews, and E. C. Cox will start June 1 with a monthly salary of 125 dollars. Pemberton has 15 years in the city, formerly a machinist at E. Kearns and Sons and recently in defense work out of state. Andrews has 19 years in High Point and worked for Boulding Upholstery. Cox has 22 years in town and served as foreman at O. E. Kearns hosiery mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Stoker
W. C. Pemberton
Wesley Place
Gurney C. Andrews
Smith Street
E. C. Cox
Cassell Street
Pemberton
E. Kearns and Sons
Andrews
High Point
Boulding
Cox
O. E. Kearns Hosiery Mill
Churches Begin Union Services With Cantata
The First Presbyterian Church choir will present The City of God cantata by H. Alexander Matthews at the union service next Sunday evening. Soloists are Mrs J H Allred Miss Elizabeth Martin Mae Kirkman Emile Serposs and Carl Cronstedt. The cantata fuses Luther chorale A Mighty Fortress Is Our God with other chorales and original choruses. The choir of eighteen voices supports strong choruses. Union services will be held on Sunday nights during June July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church Choir
City of God
H. Alexander Matthews
J. H. Allred
Elizabeth Martin
Mae Kirkman
Emile Serposs
Carl Cronstedt
Martin Luther
Our
Luther
Red Dog License Tags Put On Sale In High Point
City collector Paul W. Clapp announced licenses for dogs go on sale tomorrow June 1 in the collection department not the police department. Plastic red tags distinguish law abiding dogs from offenders. Fees are 1 dollar for males 2 dollars for females with a 50 percent penalty after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Clapp
WAC Private Johnson Attends Adjutant General School
Pvt. Margaret H. Johnson of the WAC, stationed at 707 Ward Street, attends the adjutant general's school at Fort Washington Maryland for eight weeks of intensive army administration training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Margaret H. Johnson
WAC
Ward Street
Adjutant General's School
Fort Washington
Maryland
Judge Imposes Stitch Based Sentences In Local Assault Cases
Judge H W S Burgwyn sentenced three assault with deadly weapon cases with a unique “one month per stitch” rule, handing Abraham Brevard 30 months for 30 stitches, James Pearson 30, and Clara Mae Foster 19 months. Jessie Williams received eight months on the roads. Cy Mullis and Ernest Gibson got five years probation and $500 fines. Morton was freed by the jury. Lovelace received a 12 month suspended sentence with conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. S. Burgwyn
Abraham Brevard
James Pearson
Brevard
Clara Mae Foster
Jessie Williams
Cy Mullis
Ernest Gibson
High Point
J. M. Morton
Mullis
Gibson
Eugene G. Lovelace
Wise Street
Burgwyn
Lovelace
Mrs. Carrie Curvey Dies After Six Months Illness
Mrs. Carrie Davis Curvey, 56, wife of P. H. Curvey, died at her home 508 English Street Tuesday afternoon after a six month illness. Born December 25, 1887 in Forsyth County, she moved to High Point a year ago. Funeral service will be Saturday at 2 PM at Bethel Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Body at Koonce Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Davis Curvey
P. H. Curvey
English Street
Forsyth County
Charles Vie
High Point
Bethel Methodist Church
Koonce
Coach Robertson Offers Reward For Lost Medals
Philadelphia veteran University of Pennsylvania track coach Law son Robertson offers a reward for the return of two solid gold medals he won in his career. One medal was presented by Czar Nicholas in St. Petersburg 1908 and the other by Alice Roosevelt in St. Louis 1904 after his national 100 yard title win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
INS
Lawson Robertson
University of Pennsylvania
Czar Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Alice Roosevelt
St. Louis
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High Point Boy
Beachhead
Thomas Goater
Max Bones
Depot
Rogers
J. G. McCoy
Security Bank
Frances-S
Palmist & Life Adviser
Ives
Trailer North Main City Limit
V. P
WY. IL
Garner
Agency
W. C. Brown
North Wrenn Street
Yiulip
Holland
The
Association of American Railroads
Benjamin Moore
Industrial Finance CO
South Main St
Smith
H. P
Fort Bragg
Air Medal
Mary Kennedy
Acadia Lodge
A. F
A.M
T. Bennison
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Johns-Manville
Main
Washington Streets
Washington
Commerce
North Carolina
Wachovia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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