Social Security Board to Recalculate Benefits at Age 65
The Social Security Board announced a plan to recalculate and credit wages earned after filing a claim toward retirement benefits for workers 65 or older who work in covered jobs. Increased benefits apply to those with higher postclaim wages, while widows orphans benefits based on prior wages remain unchanged. Workers should consult a local Social Security office if pay declines and may benefit from recomputation when turning 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Board
Uest
Mally
Prk
Sociality Board
Dedication Services at First Methodist Church Sunday
Dedication services will be held at the First Methodist Church at North Main and Richardson Streets. Bishop Clare Purcell will preach in the morning and Dr. I Humphreys will preach in the afternoon. The church has paid off an $80 000 mortgage after a campaign that raised about $43 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
North Main and
Richardson Sts
Clare Purcell
Charlotte
I. Humphreys
High Point College
Western North Carolina
First
W. A. Lambeth
Greensboro
George R. Brown
Wilson O. ‘Eldon
Harry Monroe
C. L. Gray
Humphreys
Young People's Fellowship
L. F. Ferree
George C. Haltom
A. J. Koonce
A. M. Richardson
Wilson C. Weldon
Christmas Mail Urged To Arrive By December First
Postmaster S. C. Clark urges timely Christmas mail for service members and families at home and overseas. He notes priority of war materials but stresses that timely delivery hinges on public planning and sending cards and packages by December 1 to ensure all reach destinations on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tmaster S. C. Clark
United States
Clark
Blic
HP Teachers Named To National Posts
Seven High Point teachers from Cloverdale, Junior High, Ada Blair, Johnson Street, and Senior High schools were named to National Education Association advisory committees. Appointees include Mrs. Ruria Shelton, Mrs. J. D. Ross, Miss Christine Ray, Mrs. Worth Ivey, Miss May Meador, Miss Raffa Poston, and Miss Madeleine McCain covering legislative, public relations and welfare, education and finance, ethics, citizenship, credit unions, and international relations roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
National Education Association
Legislative Commission
Ruria Shelton
Cloverdale
Defense Commission
J. D. Ross
Lax
Christine Ray
Ada Blair
Worth Ivey
Johnson St. St
May Meador
Rafa
King and Queen Named At Trinity Festival
Colleen Parks and Thomas Cumby were chosen as the most popular girl and boy at Trinity fall festival and crowned king and queen by R. H. Abernathy. The platform featured a white throne surrounded by the five couples of kings and queens elected by popular vote from each high school grace.
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Trinity
Colleen Parks
Thomas Cumby
R. H. Abernathy
Building Permits Total $2940 Issued by City Inspector
Building permits totaling $2940 have been issued since yesterday afternoon by the city building inspector. The largest permit, $1600, was granted to Sherrod Shirt Company at 1634 North Main for reroofing and repairs. Other permits include W. E. Davis at 610 Highland for remodeling apartments $590, J. C. Henderson at 311 W Burton for new sills $150, and Mrs. M. J. Crowder at 309 Steele for remodeling and building two news rooms $600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrod Shirt Company
North Main Street
W. E. Davis
Highland Avenue
J. C. Henderson
W. Burton
Sills
M. J. Crowder
Steele
Funeral Rites Held for W Vasco Brown
Funeral services for W Vasco Brown 54 formerly of this city were held Wednesday at Pleasant Ridge Christian church near Ramseur with Rev. Clifton Pearson and Rev. T J Green in charge. Edgar Thomas of Asheboro sang two solos. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Vasco Brown
Piedmont Memorial Hospital
Greensboro
Pleasant Ridge
A. 5. Marsh
Robert Plummer
Robert Burge
Church Cemetery
Oil Company Allocates $50 000 Bond To Guilford County
J. H. McCall, field supervisor at High Point, said Standard Oil Company of New Jersey bought war bonds in North Carolina for the Sixth War Loan. Guilford County receives a $50,000 allotment in proportion to its quota among 100 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McCall
High Point
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
North Carolina
Guilford County
Christmas Toy Trends Reflect War Scarcity
A survey shows many parents still buy war toys like tanks and planes for Christmas despite shortages. Sales total about 200 million dollars, down from 240 million in 1941, with early displays and nonmetal toys replacing prior staples. Electric trains and metal toy soldiers are notably scarce due to material limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Smits
Philip L. Kirkham
F. A. O. Schwarz
New York
Kirkham
Bureaucracy and rural electrification in a 1940s meeting
A reporter reflects on federal officials at a state REA managers gathering, praising their readiness and thoroughness. The piece discusses US bureaucracy, rural progress via electrification, Thanksgiving reflections, and a vignette about oldtime whittlers in a small town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Rea Managers’ Association
Uncle Sam
Thomas A. Edison
Rea
Edison
Bottleneck-Busting Driver S Sgt Kimrey Honored in Britain
S Sgt James R Kimrey of High Point North Carolina praised by Brigadier General Isaac W Ott at the Air Service Command depot in Britain for keeping his truck fleet in top shape and on the deadline. He transports engines parts and equipment across foggy British roads with careful maintenance and driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIR Service Command
England
James R. Kimrey
Montheu Avenue
High Point
N. CC
Isaac W. Ott
Britain
S Sgt. Kimrey
A. R. Kimrey
Montlieu Avenue
N. C
War Bond Show Windows Attract Attention In North Carolina
Jesse Wall of Harllee's chairs the Bond Display Contest with ten prizes per business line across North Carolina. Merchants race to display well planned windows using bond drive materials from Farmers' Family Center. The Rose Furniture Co window, merging Bonds and Thanksgiving, draws praise as a leading exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Wall
Harllee’s
Wall
Farmers’ Family Center
Rose Furniture Co
Phillips
United States
North Carolina
High Point
Lake to Cover Gold Rush Site in California
U S Bureau of Reclamation and state officials say Coloma reservoir will submerge Sulers Mill site where gold was found around Jan 19, 1848 as part of The American River Unit CVP. Three big dams near Folsom Auburn create a recreational lake triangle in El Dorado County near Placerville.
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Sacramento
Cal
INS
California
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
el Dorado County
Coloma
Suler
Folsom
Auburn
Central Valleys
CVP
Pilot Edward Palmer Killed in India Plane Crash
Beloved husband of Mae Neil Melton, Edward David Palmer, a navigator on a Flying Fortress, was killed November 11 in an India crash. He had been overseas since June and is survived by his wife, parents, and several brothers and sisters. Mrs Palmer resides with Lieut Pal mer's parents in Milwaukee after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward David Palmer
Mae Neil Melton
India
Palmer
George H. Dobbins, Jr
Lieut. Palmer
N. Marshall Street
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
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Robert W. Surratt
C. R. Surratt
Rt. 4
Holland
Camp Adair
Orgeon
Camp Carson
Colorado
U.S
Trinity Festival
W. Vasoco Brown
W. A. Bivins
Edwin C. Hill
W. F. Barbee
Hood Bank
Barbee
Sgt
Kimrey
Lake
Neil Shaw
International News Service
Triangle
Placerville
Old Dry Diggin’s
Hangtown
Wagger’s
Wagger
Elwood Hotel
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