City Council Rejects Deferment Appeals for Fire Police Cited
City council on Wednesday frowned on any action to draft deferments for city police or firemen. Assistant Fire Chief C S Canady was discussed after Fire Chief E K Ingram sought deferments for Canady Lieutenant W A Metcalf and Private T G Womack. The local board denied the request and the appeals board upheld that decision. Further appeal would go to the President. Council doubted effectiveness and questioned political expediency, noting losses of indispensable personnel. A recent National Selective Service directive on exemptions for key municipal fire and sanitary staff was discussed but council did not commit to Canady being irreplaceable.
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Knox
C. S. Canady
Canady
E. K. Ingram
W. A. Metcalf
T. G. Womack
Council
Canday
Ingram
National Selective Service Headquarters
City to market eighty city owned houses for sale
City Manager E M Knox authorized by the council to negotiate with High Point real estate firms and tenants for sale of about 80 city owned houses now rented. Offers to buy may be for single properties or blocs, with appraisals after offers arrive. Some properties need repairs. sales will be free of encumbrances. Council deferred a bid for two Plymouth police department autos. Taxi stands locations approved. Refund of 1212.93 to North State Telephone for electric overcharge authorized.
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E. M. Knox
High Point
Winerween
Metbhhaninna
Nanan
ANNA
Aulnopizeu LU Aloe
Police Department
New Plymouth
Horace G. Ilderton
North Main
East Commerce
South Main and High
North State
Companies join half day overtime to aid High Point Chest
Employees from Adams-Millis Corp Slane Hosiery Mills and O E Kearns & Sons signaled intent to work a half day overtime with time and a half pay donated to the Industrial Division quota of the High Point Community Chest. J E Millis hailed strong company response and hoped more firms would meet the quota. The firm is noted as an early adopter in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams - Millis Corp
Slane Hosiery Mills
O. E. Kearns & Sons
High Point Community Chest
J. E. Millis
Adams-Millis Corp
W. H. Slane
Court Orders Carraway To Resign Post
Bruce H. Carraway a local notary public who faced trial on two counts of malpractice in office was granted prayer for judgment on mercy. The conditions require resignation of his notary commission for two years and no reappointment, no use of office space by a notary, good behavior, and payment of court costs. The notice of appeal was filed by his counsel. Over in community matters Ed Mendenhall reported optimism about a Community Chest drive, citing wide employee support from High Point firms and plans to increase gifts as more parents join the workforce. Several companies including Amos Hosiery Mill Globe Parlor Furniture Carolina Container Harriss Covington Snow Lumber and Crown Hosiery Mills pledged half-days for the Chest efforts.
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Bruce H. Carraway
Carraway
Red Cross
High Point
Ed Mendenhall
Amos Hosiery Mill
Globe Parlor Furniture Co
Carolina Container Company
Harriss-Covington Hosiery Company
Snow Lumber Company
Crown Hosiery Mills
Standard Oil Behind Move to Change City's Ordinance
City council voted unanimously to reject amending the ordinance to allow gas tank trucks over 1,600 gallons in the fire district. The push, driven by Standard Oil after abandoning its High Point bulk plant, faced safety concerns amid recent oil tanker accidents and major fire losses.
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Standard Oil
Law and Public Safety Committee
Standard Oil Company
Office of Defense Transportation
North Carolina
Lumberton
ODT
Pratem Sechrest
International Fire Chief's Association
Committee On Law and Public Safety
Council
Merchants Prepare Big Farmers Days Bargains in High Point
High Point readies its second annual Farmers Days Friday and Saturday with merchants offering bargains across the city. Sawyer, chairman, says plans are complete and farmers from surrounding areas are expected to attend. Prizes include two $25 War Bonds for scrap metal and farthest distance scrap. Additional awards from individual merchants accompany the main prizes.
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High Point
Farmers Days
Local Merchants Association
Sawyer
Merchants Association
Morris to Speak in Guilford for G O P Senate Bid
Sam J. Morris of Raleigh Republican candidate for the United States Senate will visit High Point Friday night to deliver the first major address in Guilford county court house on South Main Street. Although young, Morris is identified with the liberal element of the party in North Carolina and is considered a top campaigner.
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Guilford
Sam J. Morris
Raleigh
United States Senate
United States
Josiah William Bailey
High Point
Guilford County Court House
South Main Street
Morris
Students urged to press drive all year in High Point
J E Lyon chairman of the American Legion scrap metal drive spoke to Senior High School students urging ongoing collection after the formal campaign. Principal D P Whitley praised the response while Walter Lee McMahan, a High Pointer in the U S Navy stationed in San Diego, was introduced to the student body.
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J. E. Lyon
American Legion
High Point
Umost
D. P. Whitley
Walter Lee McMahan
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Cal
Poindexter Chosen as Poundmaster in High Point
Police Chief W. G. Friddle named J. O. Poindexter as poundmaster for High Point with a $1290 yearly salary. Poindexter, 35, will take the post October 10, pending pound construction, handling licenses in the interim. He previously worked for Lewis-Holmes Trucking Corp. the council has funded pound truck and equipment.
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High Point
W. G. Friddle
J. O. Poindexter
Howell Street
Poindexter
Olin Parks
J. C. Wilson
Friddle
Riddle
Lewis-Holmes ‘Trucking Corporation
Carpenters and Helpers Needed on Defense Job Virginia
The local United States Employment Office lists camp construction openings in Virginia for 200 carpenter helpers at 60 cents an hour with time and a half beyond 40 hours and 500 experienced carpenters at $112% per hour or specified rate.
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High Point
Sheridan
Capitol
North Main Street
United States
Virginia
Andy Merriless Cleans House To Aid U. S. Soldiers
Andy Merriless cleared his Em erywood Country Club pro shop collecting 1 165 pounds of scrap iron clubs for salvage and shipped about 40 reconditioned wooden clubs to Camp Jackson South Carolina for soldiers on the driving range.
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Andy Merriless
Emerywood Country Club
Andy
Camp Jackson
8. C
Two Arrests for Lottery Operatio n
Mary Etta Howard aged 47 a resident of 806 East High Street and Will James of Beamon Street were booked by police on Wednesday on charges of operating a lottery. James also faced a vagrancy charge.
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Mary Etta Howard
East High Street
Will James
Beamon Street
James
Carolina-Rice football game canceled for war reasons
North Carolina and Rice scrapped the October 17 game after Rice asked to postpone the two game contract for wartime duration. Carolina may seek a replacement for the Homecoming date while Reverend L H Marshall preaches at People's Tabernacle tonight on religious themes.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina-Rice
Jess Neely
Rice
Frama
R. A. Fetzer
Carolina Athletic Council
Fetzer
Carolina
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Adams-Millis
Slane Hosiery
O.E. Kearns
Chest
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Frank Bayne
Committee of State Governments
Broughton
T. Boddie Ward
Ward
Arthur Kirkman
Joseph Keller
U. S
Carolina-Rice
Mann's
Walgreen
Farmer
Jommha Point
K. Bat
Armers
Sellers
Rose Furniture Company
Main Street
Fayetteville St
Thomasville
Asheboro
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