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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1943
Page
10
P. D. Morrow and Geo. W. Hutchens announce a Jaycee scrap metal drive at city schools this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Students bring metal to their schools Elm Street for Junior and Senior High, Leonard Street for William Penn High. Metals will be weighed and receipts issued.
The War Department announced Pvt John W Potts Jr son of Mrs Dora Potts 505 Richardson Street has been wounded in action in North Africa among 802 soldiers listed wounded in all theatres of war.
North Carolina launches its largest scrap drive with prizes totaling 3000 in war bonds. Prizes include 1000, 500, and 100 for cities and schools, with a November 15 deadline. N E Edgerton heads the salvage committee and oversees divisions and prizes.
War bond auction at Salvation Army hall drew $103 500 toward High Point’s quota of 4 426 250. The event highlighted a 1909 Pullman car selling for 100 000 to an undisclosed buyer and a Buddy Lee doll sold for 2 500. An upcoming Saturday sale at the Chamber of Commerce building aims to lift the drive by 10 percent as 4 107 local service members await stars on their names.
The civilian defense volunteer office led by Miss Alice Caldwell coordinates war bond sales through 28 zone leaders and 20 office visitors. Volunteers count receipts from 300 plus Citizens Service Corps leaders, handle pennies, staff ration boards, aid Girl Scout leaders, send air raid posters, and mend items for Point College cadets as part of the home front effort. Funds from the United War Chest campaign in High Point on October 18 support the C D V O.
A list of auction items includes a 1 pencil, quilts, Bibles, household goods, and tokens for service members. It names buyers and consignors such as Mrs. J. W. Connor, Sgt. Sam Connor Jr., and Clifford Cagle, with assistants and Saunders band members referenced.
Hundreds report relief from indigestion loss of appetite weakness and nervousness after using DR FOSTER'S L K and S K with Mrs R L Church of High Point NC praising renewed appetite energy and strength. The ad touts the products and price 97 cents for a 1 25 size at leading drug stores.
C K Proctor longtime Oxford Masonic orphanage superintendent spoke on Our Masonic Challenge before a capacity audience at the Masonic Temple Last night. He reported the orphanage is debt free on a balanced budget with over 300 well cared for children and a home guard unit of more than fifty boys.
Reuben T. Jordan, a Deep River farmer, narrowly escaped death when his tractor overturned yesterday. He sustained a back injury and a severely bruised leg and was carried to Burrus hospital by Yow's ambulance after a 20 minute extrication.
Charlie F. Crouse filed for divorce on grounds of two years separation from Mary Crouse. The complaint states separation since July 14, 1941. He seeks custody of their one child.
Acting City Manager Grover H. Jones said he is finishing a cleanup of minor city affairs before handing over to Roy B. Braden, who is expected to arrive Monday. First shipment of Minnesota ore came from the Vermilion Range in 1883.
North Carolina Aeronautics Commission will hold hearings October 6 at Smith Reynolds Airport and October 7 at the King Cotton Hotel. Officials and aviation leaders from twenty counties will attend to gather information for statewide aviation recommendations. The five commissioners will hear input from Davie through Watauga counties and Guilford through Rockingham counties.
The fall meeting of the North Carolina Council of Church Related Colleges convenes in Greensboro on Thursday October 7 with sessions at the O Henry hotel and O Dell auditorium. Gov J Melville Broughton and Princeton philosopher Dr Theodore Green speak on topics related to postwar programs and church related education.
Margarite Koontz of Lexington won the High Point college student government vice presidency over Mary Ann Coe and Katherine Cross of High Point. A junior and Sigma Phi member, she is daughter of Mr and Mrs Ira Koontz of Lexington.
Local draft clerks announce October will see no fathers called up for induction. November calls depend on quota. Inventory of fathers classifications finished yesterday and sent to Raleigh for instructions. Board five will meet next Wednesday to review the inventory. board four has no date set. Several fathers have volunteered recently, but volunteers cannot be accepted as they are called by order number.
Dr Joseph Rennie, 83, prominent Southern Presbyterian minister, died in Staunton Virginia hospital after years of illness. He retired in 1935 and moved to Raleigh to live with his daughter Mrs Robert J Wyatt. Survived by three daughters Mrs H V Carson Mrs L L Rose and Mrs Wyatt a son Joseph Rennie Jr and brothers Harry Rennie and Archie Rennie and sister Miss Nettie Rennie.
Mrs. J. A. Moore of 742 Jones Street buys four war bonds honoring her four sons in service. Pfc Clarence W. Moore at Schofield Barracks Hawaii entered 1941 served Fort Leonard Wood Missouri with 47th engineers before overseas. Pfc Ray L. Moore in British West Indies with coast artillery. went to Fort Moultrie South Carolina in 1940. Pvt Thomas B. Moore with sixth armored division at Camp Cooke California. entered service 1941. Pfc James C. Moore served Fort Jackson South Carolina now at Rosewell New Mexico. youngest of the four.
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