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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1944
Page
10
Reptilon Lodge of Odd Fellows will hold a supper meeting Tuesday at 7 oclock in the dining room of the Fit Evangelical and Reform Church. The church event replaces the usual Odd Fellows mobly in the hall and ends a friendly contest feature of the gathering.
Frances MacGregor Wall announces Marian Boulware of Mecklenburg County is the state winner in the Individual Dairy Foods Demonstration contest. Other 4-H blue ribbon members include Donna Swain Guilford County LaRue Whitley Halifax County Laura Williamson Wilson County and Tempie McIntyre Nash County. C W Watson becomes entertainment committee chair after election loss James A White serves as vice president. The program features talks by members and magician A Delie Cecil. Members must attend and go directly to the church.
In municipal court Judge Don C. MacRae warned that if local billiard parlors and pool rooms allow minors to drink beer and loiter, he will issue padlocking orders. The morning featured cases involving a 17-year-old boy, Eugene Turner, and wallet theft by Turner in Broadway Billiard. Turner admitted falsifying his age and the theft. Hamilton paid for most rounds, and witnesses testified minors drank beer at the parlor. Turner will be turned over to probation, while Hamilton received a four month suspended sentence and fines. Additional cases included reckless driving, public drunkenness, and an assault case with one no pros.
Three High Point youths ages 15 to 17 faced binding over to the December 4 Greensboro criminal term on multiple counts of stealing five automobiles from High Point residents. Broadwell admitted leaving Navy duty. Bradshaw and Presness faced several charges. All cars recovered and returned to owners Claude Gordon Ernest Brown Kermit Poole B L Mitchell Nelson J Callahan. Police traced the thefts to a Saturday weekend arrest by Mecklenburg officers.
Dr G L Humphreys president of High Point College was guest minister at First Presbyterian church in a Sunday service. He spoke on the idea of the ongoing church, noting universal Christian mission and the Kingdom of God, urging loyalty and peace through divine purpose. Also noted were forest thinning guidance by R W Graeb er and distant locust swarm reports.
The Fourth Service Command urges early Christmas mail to service members. Army officials announce War Department authorization to employ soldiers by railroads in December to handle express mail while on leave. Major Frederick E. Uhl warns most mail goes out after December 15 and stresses delivering remembrances by December 25.
The funeral for John P. Millner, former Thomasville resident, who died at his Richmond home, was conducted at J. C. Green and Sons Chapel with Heidelberg Reformed church leading. Active pallbearers and honorary mourners included church leaders and local residents. music was provided by Mrs. E. Brandon and Miss Elloise Bodenheimer. interment was in City Cemetery.
Herbert Mitchell chairman of the Chamber of Commerce waste paper drive reported about 60,000 feet of paper collected in a house to house effort yesterday. The paper filled two box cars and trucks made many trips to the freight siding leaving some streets unserved. Jay-Dees Gray-Y and Hi-Yo boys helped load until dark. Mitchell urged residents to bring paper to nearest receiving stations since private trucks limit street coverage.
The North Carolina Christian Endeavor Union held its first annual Leader's Conference at First Presbyterian Church in Salisbury on November 11–12. High Point members elected Miss Maxine Burge secretary Miss Martha Hayworth recreation chairman and Mrs Florence Allen to the board of directors.
Two German prisoners of war who fled a Nebraska camp in July to return to Germany were found aboard the Spanish merchant ship Castilla Ampudia at a South Philadelphia pier. They were taken into federal custody in Philadelphia on November 13.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower urges home front volunteers to back the Sixth War Loan drive for victory. He asks citizens to contact local war finance committees and join as bond workers to oversubscribe the campaign. Harry L. Brown warns rising farm real estate prices could burden farmers, echoing postwar hardship concerns.
Woodmen of the World Piedmont Camp No meets weekly on Tuesday at 7 30 P M. The membership is urged to attend and all visiting sovereigns are cordially invited. Officials listed include John T Bruton consul and Edgar Johnson financial secretary.
Washington November 13. The Office of Defense Transportation urged government and private employers not to grant leaves or time off for workers when inter city travel is involved from December 15 to January 8 to curb holiday travel.
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