High Point Realtors Split Over Rent Control Need
A survey of High Point realtors shows opposition to government rent control while favoring rent increases tied to higher repair costs. Some fear rent control could deter new rental construction, jeopardizing the city’s housing shortage, even as OPA investigators study the issue with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Don Conrad
Conrad
OPA
Charlotte
Earl N. Phillips
J. E. Amos
Amos
Guilford County Unit Returns Home From Italy
Guilford County’s 686th ordnance unit has arrived home and been discharged. Three remaining units stay in transit, with one in Naples and two at Piombino awaiting movement. First Lieutenant June A. Gray remains with the company after overseas service from May 1943.
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Guilford County
Volunteer Ordnance Outfit
686Th Ordnance
Italy
States
Naples
Piombino
Thepee
Casablanca
Port Lyautey
French Morocco
June A. Gray
Pfc Fred Davis Hurt In Wreck In Germany
Pfc. Fred Davis son of Mrs. Elsie Davis of 1312 Bencini Street was hospitalized in Germany after a jeep accident in late October. He was thrown from the vehicle landing on his head and was unconscious for two days, now reported improving by hospital authorities.
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Pfc
Fred Davis
Elsie Davis
Bencini Street
Germany
Davis
New Advertising Copy Schedule To Go Into Effect
C Patterson Jr advertising manager announced a new deadline schedule for ads in the Enterprise. Weekday copy must be in the day before publication while Sunday ads go in by noon Saturday and Monday papers by 10 am on publication day. The change aims to speed up and expand newspaper services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Patterson, Jr
Enterprise Office
Plans For Seal Sale Being Perfected
High Point tuberculosis association sharpens plans for its 1945 Christmas seal sale with chairwoman Mrs. S. S. Saunders urging use of the X ray, discovered November 8, 1895, as a wartime health asset. Officials note 252,885 U S deaths in service and about 206,000 civilian TB deaths. organizers aim to raise at least 8,000 to fund expanded chest clinics locally and in rural districts. Australia begins importing feed grains.
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High Point Tuberculosis Association
S. S. Saunders
Sale
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen
University of Wurzburg
Bavaria
Melrose Mills Plans Major Plant Expansions
Melrose Hosiery mills undertake two new buildings and an addition at Glenn and Full Fashioned plants on Kivett drive to more than double capacity. An air and steel building will adjoin Glenn plant with 15000 square feet of floor space to house offices finishing and shipping. The Glenn plant will add capacity to 15000 dozen hose weekly. Full Fashioned plant gains 110 by 115 foot expansion with basement and new knitting seaming and boarding equipment. A cafeteria will replace the central white building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Glenn
Glenn Plant
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Kivett Drive
Air and Steel
City Moves To Improve Its Electric Distribution
City officials and utilities leaders briefed council on worsening electric distribution as demand rose 10 percent during peak hours. With increased loads on Duke Power lines and aged primary circuits, officials seek new lines and a circuit from Southern Avenue to English Street to restore voltage.
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City
Roy Braden
H. A. Davis
Duke Power Company
J. L. Perkins
Perns
Utilities Department
Southern Avenue
Courtesy Road
English Street
Utilities Committee
Braden
B. F. Saunders
Dealers Warned Not To Sell Beer to Minors In High Point
High Point juvenile authorities through Boys Commissioner J. J. Ellington issue a warning to all alcohol sellers that selling beer or wine to minors will trigger immediate license loss. He noted good dealer cooperation, described a few isolated violations, and said the youth center project is on hold awaiting a qualified leader.
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High Point
J. J. Ellington
Ellington
Ers
Western
California
USC
Two Divorce Suits Filed In City Court
Mrs. Frances Roach sues Melvin E. Roach for divorce on adultery grounds and seeks full custody of their minor child. Carlos Oliver Johnson also files for divorce on adultery grounds. Vestal Arlena Griffin Johnson appears in relation to Carlos Oliver Johnson. Vestal Claywell files for divorce from Wallie Mae Claywell on two years separation.
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Frances Roach
Melvin E. Roach
Roach
Carlos Oliver Johnson
Vestal Arlena Griffin Johnson
Vestal Claywell
Wallie Mae Claywell
Nine Men Leave For Induction At Bragg
Nine locals departed for Fort Bragg to report for induction. From draft board number four were Wilbur Owens Pinnix Charles Cleo Massey Glen Evans Roscoe Boyd and Jasper James Studdleton. Registrants of board five to
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Fort Bragg
Armed Forces
Wilbur Owens Pinnix
Charles Cleo Massey
Glen Evans
Roscoe Boyd
Jasper James Studdleton
75 Sign For Homecoming Dinner
Alumni of the local Methodist college report 75 reservations for the Homecoming Day banquet at the Sheraton hotel at 6 p.m. and the 8 p.m. football game against Guilford College at Albion Millis Stadium. Husbands and wives of alumni are invited, with reservations accepted through Friday via the High Point College alumni office. Departure list includes Frank Bryant Mason, John Hyatt Jr., and A. Z. Randle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Ruth Myers Surratt
College Alumni Association
Methodist
Sheraton Hotel
Guilford College
Albion Millis Stadium
Last Of World War II Records Will Move Today
World War II personnel records housed at the Exposition building will be moved to St Louis by today end under Major Claude Duval. The remaining World War II files occupy floors seven through part two and will be transferred by November 15, with broader moves planned as delays occurred. Major Duval notes possible floor return to Exposition authorities before the lease ends and reflects on staff changes amid the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition Building
War Department
St. Louis
Claude Duval
Washington
Buford Doughtry
Sition
Duval
Col
H. C. Chappell
Chappell
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Melrose Mills
Bragg
Frank Bryant Mason
John Hyatt, Jr
A. Z. Randle
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Mank
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Rubies
Deltah Marvella
Laguna
Parker
Eversharp
SWANK
Ovely Dresser
Gger Elwood Hotel
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